The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1862-07-03
General war News.

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the accounts are very A,eagre, it is claim
cit as most brilliant victory for the Fed
efal army. Below We give the lates, in
teiligeuce received by telegraph a se-
! we're aud most determined battle was
fought on the right wing on Thursday and
Friday last, which is claimed by eur OIL
GERS as successful strasetie movement.
driving the enemy unwittingly into trap,
which has doomed the city Of Richmond
| and the whole rebel army to a speedy cap
| ture. The attack was made by the enc
my IN immense force, who crossed the
| Chickahominy near the railroad above
Mechaniosville on Thursday afternoon.
The rebels fought desperately, but were
unable 10 drlVe our men a single rod,
though the enemy were ten TO our one
The Only force engaged that day was Gea
VI Calls Division, the battle lasting from
two O'Clock till nine Z. NJ, when the di-
vision WAS ordered back Gen. U'Clel-
Ian was on the field and expressed himself
satisfied with the resulk The object of
the movement was to bring Gen Porter's
and other divisions into close connection
with the rest OF the array, changing the
front OF the whole Of our forces, with our
| central and left pressing Immediately on
Richmond itself which could be done, it
was expected, on Saturday. 1t was a vir-
tuai surrender Or vsoatin. Of long line
OF defense, heretofore kept mp TO Nechan-
lcsyiiie, III order 10 haze the whole force
Within moro elective distance, also to
allow tue rebels TO follow, and If possible,
to capture them. Gen. y NCIstlan ordered
Gen. Porter 10 withdraw 10 two laiies III.
side OF Gaines Mills cxr,y on Friday ,.or-
ming, which WAS done, TIE enemy follow
ins aud thinking they had gained the
victory. Our troops moved slowly back
n COED order, tsLtiG: as shey went, eros
sirS ths CaIc1ahomlsy, and reached the
position designated 70: their occupation
by Gen. Mcclellan. The rebels followed
III great force, and by three clock in the
afternoon a general and heavy en- agernent
occurred here, lasting till seven O'clock,
when lull too* place bat the rebels
again renewed il with greater ferocity,
having been reinforced. Our brave men
stood the unequal contest ike heroes, and
the she'll, grape and aastetry did fearful !
havoc. Or forces were increased by
Gems. Sioeain, Palmer, French and Meash- /.
sr's bsissdes, and the rebels were badly /
beaten. Nea agher's Irish brigade went 1
into the battle with their coats CO and |
sleeves rolled up, fighting Ike tigers
The erocnd which Gen VI CIellan ordered !
Gea Porter TO occupy and hold Was Occu /
pied aud held in the first part of the day
Gen. por.er's corps only contended against /
the rebels, but subsequent reiuforeements
swelied our numbers to ii, 900 men. The
rebels had $4,000 men under Generals
Lee, Hill, Anderson snd Branch. The
Of the Associated Press has
returned from Gen. n 'Clellan's headquar-
ters, and Is preparing \ detailed account
ct the events q the past four days before
Richmond, aud on the Peninsula. We
have the grandest military triumph over
the rebels, and Richmond must fall The
loss ia officers is very large. Among the
killed are Col. Samuel Black of the 62nd
Pa, by ball through the head, while
leading charge through piece of woods;
Col. VI Lane, OF the S3rd Pa, Col Magil-
ton, OF the 4th Penns- The mortality among
other oticers is fearfully large.
TIE LATEsT.-On Friday morning the
'irst item Of news from the front, received
By telegraph, was gratifying announce.
ment that "Stonewalf' jackson and Ew
ell, IN attempting to turn the right flank,
were repulsed by Gen. M'Car, with his
pennsylvania Reserves, and driven back
witt great slaughter This attempt of
]acsseGs was made at three o'clock on
Friday morning, and had closed at six
} clock, with signal victory by the Fed
eral troops. This repulse is said to have
oeen one OF the most decisive and destruc-
Ave OF the war, the enemy being put to g
complete rout with very light loss on our
lde. Although the attack was made at
night, and intended for surprise, the
gallant Pennsy ylvaniaus were found to be
vide awake. There was, however, an in t
lication of a general engagement along {
he whole line, and General Mcclellan, in
rider 20 be ready for any emergency. gave t
to Gen. Casey and Col Ingall c
maze every preparation for the instant q
emovai or destruction of all the supplies '
White House, should the result Of the 6
npending battle render such a course ne
cssary, his force being deemed too small [
, render the successful defense of his r
ositlon certainty against such move u
lent of the enemy. At nine o'clock n
ispatch was received announcing that d
eneral battle was progressing along the S:
hole line, the enemy having renewed the ii
tempt to flank Gen. Porter's position on D
le right. At eleven o'clock second
Spatch announced that Gen. Porter had n
rlven the enemy before him. and repul d
ID them three times with terrific slaupb fc
r, and was then ordered by Gen. NJ f.
ieiian to fall back. About seven o'clock oil
4 l-rI Il.