Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-06-30


put an end to the contest greve to state that our
loss in officers and is great We sleep on the field
and shall renew the contest in the morning.
FhASe the honor to be, very respectfully,
Signed K. L. LES, General.
rHK KILLED AND WOUNDED.
The prevailing impression has been that the Oouiede
rate loss exceeded tbs. of the Yankees but We learn
from officers Who have been the field that the num-
Der Of the enemy killed viii fully equal the loss
side.
We have lost general cficeF but regret to learn
that toe brave General sy Of JSrksons column, was
seriously, If not mOrtsy, WOInded Cen Featherston,
OF Mississippi and General Pickett, Of Virg MIA, were
also wounded, but not dangerously. number Of field
officers we're killed and wounded. Colonel withers Of
the 18Th Virginia was MORALLY wounded in the breast
The gallant M.jor wneat Of the louisiana Tigers,
killed Colonel Hoke, Of North Carolina received pain
fg but not dangerous wound. Lieutenant Colonel Hay
eood Of North Carolina killed. Ia another column
We publish is. Of casualties in Writings Division
communication accompanying the list is deferred.
We have not heard whether any prominent Yankee
c6eer vas killed The prisoners taken say that they do
noe know of the loss of any such officer on their side.
The PRIsoSTRs cLPruRKD.
The reports of the number of prisoners captured vary
materially but believe the number will not fall short
Of five thousand, one fourth of whom are Wounded
Among the prisoners Is Moi Gen. John +. Reynolds, Of
Illinois Who commanded portion Of the enemys forces
in Western Virginia last Summer. Gen. K, is wounded
in the left arm In consideration Of his kind treatment
Of the Coafederales clptured in Western Virginia, be
psrOled and is stopping at the spotsWood Hotel
Il is also stated that Brigadier General Saunders and
BrgAdier General Rlrken or Rker have been captured
Two entire regiments or what was left Of them eur
rendered Friday afternoon, WhGn they found that they
we're too holly pressed BY our boys" They we're the
4 NeN Jersey and / n Pennsylvania.
The very large accession of unlimited strangers In the
eity caused the reopenng Of another hotel for their
comuodltion. "Graaers factory Gary street, was
accordingly obtained for he purpose, and ia now filed
with the petty tools Of base yTant"
The prisoners we're brought to town in large squads,
and their arrival created lively excitement AmOrg the
boys and darkies who after them in crowds just to
see how they looked There no jserirg insult,
but simply the qualification of natural curiosity.
THE sPoILs.
The enemy in their retreat on Friday, burnt immense
quantities Of commssary stores, wagons boats, etc,
cut nevertheless considerable quantities captured
Ia some Of their daserted camps medical stores
found in abund lncs besides fruits EqGors etc Thirty
pieces OF cannon WeseeaP red, and about fifteen thou
sand stand of picked up the cid Saturday, be-
sides any quantity Of kuapslcs sccoutrements etc. Of
which the Yankees had dsburdened themselves in their
stampede to tie s~amp5 Friday. Several wagons and
:asms we're constantly employ d. Saturday and ester
Law in removing the spos to .he city.
tax WORK OF SATURDAY.
There was not much fighting the north side Of the
OhckAhon.uv on saturday. Our troops were engaged
n buryag the dead OF both armies except the left wing
Of J,cksons corps which, is understood pressed
the York River Rroai near TunstAn's Station, ard
n c!ully cot CT all communication between hcCellans
army ard the White House, on the P4munkey river
General Suarts Cavalry participated 10 til movement,
,ui il is reported that be captured destroyed large
quantity Of stores al the Yankee depo. of supplies, near
tle " ate House.
About d O'Clock Saturday, two regiments OF roombs
b. ,dc the .th and s;h G'orgia, charged battery
about half mle distant from Seven Pines. Tney bad
10 cross three TOSS of breast-orks to effect their object
sad did succeed in capturing revolving rns gun, but
he Yankees opened ~ aade hre upon them from
hes battery. -uFfNlscu VI wv ei
and the Il ,orglus, who bad displayed their most in.
rspiity ssre compelled to abandon the works leaving
m,ny OF their deaf and soundst IL The hands Of the
Y.ukes5 II they Sst bseu promptly and sufficiently
supported tbe sesu!. nigh, have been otherwise OoL
Lamar OF the SD ,orga The SUCCESSOR OF the lament
Baf.oej -ss wounded AID tai sn prisoner The t~o
regiments sustained los Of nearly hundred, kIl
aud wounded.
smell sqlad Of Ylakees we're brought in yeseris /,
The guard VINO accompanied them, displayed three cal
,ared ga one of which was the "Old g,idiron." The
Yankees Sht for an old fgthe COufderAtes fight for
A principle older than the hIg-the rgh. OF seEgovern
ment.
The following is partial list of the captured officer,
below the rank Of General
CIoT,h-J. Ii. Simpson, / n J Thos D. Gel.
lAghcr, ll'b Pa, 7. d w. Stockton, IL MCh.
Lieut.. C,L-J b. Swei zar 62iPA, b. W. Hatch, All
n } SlmT n. Jackson, lltb Pa.
U3jrs.-D Dlndridge, Al Lofty az g'r,) Henry X liz,
II CO., (Souudedl
A5ja.arL-J SIudderford, ihNJ.
CIpiai,ts.-- Cousnr, ~ Mass b Hlml on, 80 ! n
Y,HR Co1be, l2b \ I, A 4 Niles, lV Pa r ts, P
Snnbops, y U S Infantry, (Sounded) Rid.
way, Amy, SAM AuliOrd, do, ThOs Fetter do,
VIM Noppirs do, Il Il JsEett do, n B AsroDson dc,
John Reynold do, Ed N Anderson DO, S B King, 7,h
Pa, Evrard Brerer ll.h Pa, sphe1 do Nat Nesbit,
do, Dan Kisslsr do, WiVNm Stewart do, R Brady do
WHAT WAS DoSE YEsrERDAY-A GLORIOUS PROSPECT
real anxiety manifested yeserd ay by the public
to hear from the lines, but here nothrg TO satisfy
tue pevadrg interest except street reports Of Uncertain
reliability. Newspaper men being excluded from the
lines could not impart the desired Intelligence aud the
War Department which, under most governments is e
source of information for the public was closed. Had
been open there would have been bulletin there
from the army, conveying cheering tdrgi 10 tie Peo
pie. "rhe people! whA, right have they to know
what is going ," Let t6em wait
Our sdVices from the liues yesterday assure US that
McC an is in very tight place. and if be does not