Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-07-10
Tuesdays Operations.


The fighting renewed agsn in the early part Of the
day yesterday, and continued almost without intermsion
9 ne IN the the Up Of over M Vs @
and pouring into their guard most fatal and de-
they maintained their oTganzsoD and were covering the
retreat of their Grand Army with commendable ZEAL Such
is scarcey possible to effect complete rout Whatever
may have been the conclusions arrived at account of their
cessVe defeats Tor me hst TWO or hree Gays OF his
long and bloody conflict they certainly contestg
the ground with earnesness that btokens either thor
and though many of their numbers may succeed in
making their escape the whole North must feel and
knowledge the modification of crushing and overWhel
ming def at
impossible for to learn the entire results Of yes
teTda operations we can only assure our readers that
they gre not less successful than have been the previous d
forts of brave troops and that night closed with the
unlon stu ana our wn steadily and sure
that they cndeaVorng to force their to James ri
YER &nd that their only nope Is that transports VIII be IN
readiness to receive at least portion of their TAX
ing this view Of the thousands of them likely to
leave their bones to bleach the hill sides and low lands
of Virginia Large numbers will doubtless find their way
to Richmond, to be fed and atted at the of the
Government whose sabugaon they have sought accom-
Plsh One hundred and htty YANKEE prisoners mostly
of Franklns division which brings the
Of the Federal forces captured yesterday
Ing little after sunrise ana prought 10 ts city under
charge of Captain William F. Plane, Of the 9Th Georgia
gment Among the prisoners are several officers dis
patch fell into the hands of General Hl from Gen. Kear
noy which to have been addressed to Gen. Franklin,
quesng him to send two brgades instantly his relief
to assist IN repelIng Magruder. Frankns position had
been on the stream, Immediately opposite Gen. Hill, and
the courier coming forward with the Dispatch and seeing
the same guns in position rode down the hill and was cap
ured by private in the 18th Alabama regiment His horse
is ridden by Capt Plane who had previously lost his
in spirits by the terrible hardshps of the last few
days troops in better spirits and eager for
At clock last night received from the battlefield
the following additional particulars of the operations yes
terday and day before
FIGHT AT FRAzER's FARM.
Our forces having pursued the during Sunday and
part of Monday, mp with the main body Frazer's
farm Generals
street and P Hill advancing to the right and Gen.
Buge by our left when about three on Monday our scouts
announced that the foe in strong force camp, and
all things prepared to receive Pushing forward the
DarbYt0wn Chares City, road to the right seemed to
be evidently part of the plan that Hugers advance the
left should be made simultaneously.
About P NJ. Longstreet advanced upon the enemy and
drove their dense body of skirmshers supported they
by large force Of artillery Huger did not arrive in
time for it was reported he had been engaged with the
enemy and consequently delayed. Our attack the right
proved emneBty successful and after much hard fghtDg
the whole division of Sumner Hooker and Kearney sup
ported to the right and left Of the road by not less than
thirty pieces Of artillery Fronting and in the midst of the
camp alsO artillery stationed, and maintained very
heavy fire upon advance, but when infantry had
ensconced themselves in the edge of the timber to the lett
of the enemy their fire destructive that the FedeCas
Immediately began to fall back. Our artillery and patcu
larry the Maryland company worked their pieces so fast
and accurately that every horse OF the foe slaughtered
and their artillery stationary. When the infantry and
artillery simultaneously advanced upon the enemys
the carnage proved ghtU the Federas rushing from the
field into the woods in the greatest confusion Their Gene
rails did everything possible retrieve their Losses but the
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widest manner, they threw away and 4ccoutemens,
abandoning hands not less than fine field
pieces hundreds Of small arms and stores.
is reported that during the fight Gen. Hooker killed
the field, Gen Kearney wounded and Gen Sumner te
ken prisoner Their whole loss is estimated at 5000 killed.
wounded and prisoners Our casualties not yet known,
but it is asserted by competent authority that it will not
all accounts compelled say that both infantry and
artillery behaved they always magnifcenty the
Federal artillery being assailed by with such fury
that they were unable to endure the fire. Those hrgads
Of Longsreets division (Wcox's, Pryors and Feather
aurels many fields of glory. Among the brigades
which were present or participated in the fight, we may
mention Pender's Arehers Fields and Branchs Of Gen
Huger eng gemen III the morning and which delayed his
junction with Longstreet, we have not as yet ascerained
anything definite.
| TUESDAY AFTERNooN.-There has been terrific fight
progressing since morn, about and half miles from
here-beng supported by batteries posted very
strong POSITIONS and of formidable character Our me1
succeeding uch by inch driving the enemy from al
points This is the hardest engagement that has yet
Cured and must have great results The loss both sides
must prove fearful Longstree Hill McLaWs, Magruder
and others are hoy engaged aud is expected that by
P NJ the enemy will have been entirely routed The great
est enthusiasm prevails and shells flying in all directions
From The Richmond Examiner, ID inst.
LATEST FROM THE ENEMY RETREAT- DsPATCE
PRESIDENT
1t appears frCm such information able to OBJ
tain late hour last night that forces leading in the
pUrsuit-JaCk CksOns and Huger's divsOns-3ame will
the retreatng columns of the enemy about eight O'Clock
yesterday morning Jacksons forces attacked the lef
flank of Mcclellan road leading along banh
Of the Chckahominy from Bottom Bridge to the Lons
Bridge at point seventeen miles from Richmond, while
Magruder and Huge later in the day, fell upon his rgh
flank Fighting reported to be still going to nine
O'Clock last night the endevorng to make the exi
to the river through lnes which had again enveopeG
him. BrgadierGenera Fz St. John Porter reported
be among the number of prisoners taken by US.
Last evening very heavy though distant firing could b
heard IN the direction of James river, and was naturally
supposed to come from the enemys gunboats covering thu
retreat CT hcClelans army. The details of information
from the river doubtful but there appears to be NJ
doubt that the gunboats have been engaged dqTin
yesterday with Holmes brigade and that number OF FED
eral transports in the with renforcements whic
probably portion of Bunsde's command. There ha
been attempt reinforce Mcclellan from the transports
which seems to corroborae the conclusion that that Com
mander sensible that the fortunes # the contest haV
! treat.
dispatch was received from the lines last night fror
President Davis stating that the condition in which affair
then star ding was all that tie country could DESIRE
, The Petersburg Express of the "a inst, contain
l. the following
We have positive information that the enemy rei1
forced yesterday from below We know not the extent
the rcnforcements but the Vanderbilt very large trans
port certainly in the lower James yesterday croWde
with troops More reinoreemens were probably carrie
last night The immense train of wagons seen yeste
day at Bekey to be used doubtless for the purpo
OF carrying ammunition and provisions TO he noW muc
discounted foe. is gratifying to know that we are pr
pared to meet these renforcements with fresh troops ma
for man.
BRIGHAM YOUNG AT WAsHINGToN.-A cOrrespo
dent of the Boston Traveller says:
+ Washington has curious visitor just now in Il
person of son of Brigham Young, Governor of Uta
81 He came on with the two Senators under the Sta
( Constitution which the people of Utah have adopte
" and which have already been presented to Congress
The son of the Mormon Governor IS good lookir
youth over twenty years. and is now taking his hr
lessons Of modern civilization, where the onewlte syste
is part of Christianity, well as common morallt
- The two men expecting to bel Senators are cleV
u looking gentlemen. Their names are Hooper and ga