The New York herald., 1862-08-08

oi our grasp pcloTe al s"ei 4''-
ishment haa been administered to thcm
BrvouAo
for the night was in the rear OF tho Glendale ba'ue
ground of June go on the Quaker Church road Growers
brigade was in the advance, and their pckss saw no
movement during the night, except Of three men VINO
took peepat the Second Wv Hampshire regiment anu
then disappeared.
Al daylight tho column moved sufficient force having
been posted to protect tho Passing through the
Nelson Farm, the body marched by the
OLD pArIs GROUND
OF Glendale The Quaker church, otherwise called Ue
Willis church, lies upon the road below the field where
the left wing. uudor Heintzelman and Hooker, re-
pulssd the rebels on the last day or June The
little church bears evidences enough Of the
bloody work that was done H. The pews were all
ripped out and converted into ampuaiing tables and
other conyeneuccs for the OF wounded men, and t
floor OF the building is entirely covered with blood.
Many OF the dead buried around 1t, with hardly
memorial to designate them. noticed on head
beard of one grave the name Of l.. T. 10
Blanc. Third Louisiana regiment In the woods
beyond the church, on the road TO Malvern
Hl are abundant evidences OF the artillery practice Of
the enemy upon the OF army during tho march
10 James river Trees OF considerable size arc literally
mowod down by the shot aud SHE'LL and others SCARED
by the MIME buBcts that hailed through them.
The column arrived
AT MALVERN HuL
about ha-rast five O'Clock. The sky was clouded and
lowering, and heavy moisture hung IN the air, which
was not stirred by the slightest breeze II is not proper
to state what forces comprised tho expedition Suffice
10 say that II was strong and well proportcned CORPS,
with the proper amount Of cavalry and artillery
Cavalry aud artillery lod the column into the Geld,
through the wooded gorge in front OF Malvern Hil ac
companied By General Hooker and his stan, Taking .
position with his staff, upon a conspicuous knoll,
GENERAL nooRxR OPENED THE raHr PERSON,
as hc did at williamsburg, posting his artillery and or
dering the cavalry TO the attack. Tho enemy had
battery in position at the right Of the brick
house on tho odge Of the bluff towards James river This
was the Fauquier battery from Fauquicr county vir
gina commanded by Captain siriblng. Tho Eighth and
Seventeenth Georgia regiments the Geld and two
regiments Of cavslryoue the Cobb cavalry, Of Georgia
Major Pickett was in command Of the post
The Eighth Illinois cavalry charged upon the battery
and were by storm OF grape and canister that
drove them back. Tho battery then fred shell and
spherical case directly upon the road leading 10 the b
from the Quaker church, and Captain Bsnson1 battery
replied Almost Instantly cloud OF smoke settled ovor
,he field, obscurng every object The enemy kept
up remarkably well directed nrs Upon the
road on which our infantry were advancing.
shells and spherical burst In the road and upon
either side Of 1t IN rapid succession. Ths enemy prac.
cs showed they bad previously obtained the
OF this spot with great accuracy Tho infantry led by
tho First brigade Hooker's division, commanded by
General Grover marched up the road under this o with
out fncnng like veterans, In admirable order followed
BY ,hs other brigades in the same manner. Whom a
shell hoard approaching regiment the dropped,
and were instantly their feet again, with unbroken
ranks, moving forward. Fortunately only two or
three shells took effect upon the column, killing
two men and wounding GGtcen. Tho infantry
marched upon lps Geld and took their position,