Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-07-07
FROM FORTRESS MONROE.
Movements On the Peninsula Arrival Of
Rebel PristueFs.

Movements On the Penlntuit- AfT1Vni OIL
Rebel Prisoners.
FORTRESS McrscR, July ., . O'Clock, r. M
Colonel T.. Ross Smith, who 10 connected with
the Reserve Cavalry, informs me that their force,
numbering over 900. have all arrived here this
evening This command, with the FLYING Artil.
lery and about 500 Infantry, were placed under
command Of Gen. Stoleman to attend 20 the re-
moval Uf Government property at the White
House. They saw IL all safely removed and the
building destroyed, and on Saturday evening
the goods and their infantry, $50 rereated to
Williamsburg, arriving there early on Sunday
morning. From thence they went TO Yorktown,
where they shipped their artillery Their men
are all In good health and spirits, and have lost
only two Of their pumber, who Were taken while
on picket duty. They represent the expedition
rs admirably managed by zen. Stoneman. The
cavalry, infantry and artillery In all number about
3 COO men, and many OF them have been erron.
eously reported captured. Ii was believed to be
90 In the main army.
FORTRESS MONROE, July3 AT 10 O'Clock this
morning the Nellie Baker arrived at Fortress
Monroe, she having left there at 5 O'Clock this
morning. She brings down twenty ave rebel
prisoners, and has cnl,, rev wounded on board.
The most terrible hghting took place on Tues.
day last and with the most brilliant success. The
rebels were defeated In every action, and the
rebel officers taken prisoners admit the loss Of at
least ten thousand men on that day. Our artiI-
iery vas most successfully brought to bear nearly
ali day, while the rebels done very little execu
compared with that Of the rebels The fighting
on both sides was Of the most desperate character.
As fast a. the rebel forces were pieces other
fresh troops were Immediately marched forward
to I'LL their places. They appear to disregard the
lives Of their men, and place and hold them under
the hottest FIRE Of our artillery, which was sweep
| Ing them down and cutting them topieces as fast
| as they arrived.
The enemy have been repulsed and driven
back in every fight for the last three days-Mon
day, Tuesday and "Wednesday. Yesterday the
| enemy advanced about O'Clock In the morning,
| and opened Are, which was instantly returned
and severe fighting on both sides was kept up for
three hours, when the enemy retreated with con-
| siderable loss and badly cut up by our artillery
This was the last fighting up to O'Clock this
morning. Our troops are In fine spirits and never
were so anxious to fight as they are now.
| Most OF our wounded express a desire to recov-
er speedily that they can again return to their
regiments. All seem to be very anxious to be
present when Richmond is taken.
A soldier arrived here to-day, who was wound
| ed on Tuesday by MIME rife ball In his left
| shoulder, which struck the bone, splitting and
diers about him who Were worse of than himself,
that he crept out Of the way, and with his pocket
knife dug out the ball himself. He said IL he
had waited his turn for surgical ats ntion It
was anxious: to return to his regiment or ''boys,"
az he termed 1t.
ARRIVAL OF REBEL PRISONERS THE REBELS
DRIVEN BACK TEN MILES.
FORTRESS MONROE, July4 The steamer State
| OF Maine, with 800 wounded soldiers on board,
and the Kennebec with $50, leave Fortress Mon.
roe this morning for New York They arrived
here last night from Harrisons Landing Many
OF them are very slightly wounied-a finger, a
hand, or an arm. Coils. C. +. Pratt and A w
Lewis, Capts. }. 6. Wilson, John KnobIock, A.
II. Hamilton, and Daniel Parker, are on the State
| Of Maine.
The nth Regimen. Pennsylvania Reserve, were
In The first battle Of the extreme right wing and
| suffered severely. Col Gallagher was wounded
| and taken prisoner; Lieut. Col. Jackson wa,
| killed; Major Johns Is missing; AdJutant Mccoy
Is mssingi and Capt Brady was killed. All the
| other officers are missing except Capt. Porter and
| his two Licutcnants, who were detailed upon
other business at the time Of the engagement
Parties on board the steamer Commodore, from
i Harrisons Landing, report they heard cannon.
aiding from nihe o ClCck In the morning until two
In the afternooni others say II continued uatl sir
O'Clock, the time Of the departure Of the steamer
from HaTrison's Landing: She brings down 47e
| Raymond Lee, Of the 10Th Massachusetts, who Ii
quite debilitated, but not materially injured
| Gen. Mcclellan sent down 533 Rebel prisoner
| today, who were marched In Fortress Monroe
could be dreamed Of. They wore all sorts O.
dr.ss--many Of which had undoubtedly beer
| taken from our soldiers-no two were alike, and
was brought up by about twenty "oontrabsnd.,'
who, IS they stepped ASHORE, Skinned ghastl,
q Mehafsy, OF the Staff If GEN Andrew por
| yer, Provost Marshal Of the Army of tie Potomac
amor among them are hfty-three ofncer.-two Colonies
| three Lieut.. Colonies, and three Majors
/ The following are included In the number
Msjor John Link, 9TH Louisiana; Capt CorneIiu
rage, 9Th Louisiana; Surgeon Norton, 9Th South
CCarelina; capt Rogers, let South Carolina r life.
| Capt1in Kirby, 18th Virginia; Captain Grapberry
and Captain john r Towers, LIST Virginia. Am,
gustus Shaw, Adjutant 3Oth Georgia; Colonel
h. n; hPpiewhite and Captain 9. b. McChesney
lzth Mississippi; Colonel Edward Pendleton
! Chaplain Martin, and Captain Jonathan River.
| ID Louisiana; Colonel Martin Mars. Cantain A
N; Jones, ana Captain Robert simpson, 18th viz,
Il is stated tina, the Rebels were driven b,c.
| ana retfeated ten miles on Tuesday, with urea,
4 loss OF men and cannon oN
| The Fourth was celebrated by the firing q, +,
saiu.e rom the fort and navy at IL O'Clock, and
an English frlgate lying In the Roads sbreast the
Tort chimed In Its salute '.'
! FoRIREss MONROE, July 5-Fresh troops a,.
Tveo mere yesterday and went up the James
skirmish took place YESTERDAY morning n.,,
0u, let wing, which resulted in the defeat OF the
heoes. We took one thousand Rebel prisone,s
ana three small batteries Our cavalry then fol.
ns them TILL they passed beyond the White
Great difficulty exists in obtaining the List n ,
kllled In our late battles, az comparatively few
cases exist where any one can tell whether the
oners. For the last two DAYS the rebels bswe
shown but little disposition TO fight. and veste,'
day relinguished their grounds and batteries al.
most without resistance ' a.
rebel gunboat was captured yesterday up the
James river and brought down to Harrison,s
Landlng. IL was completely riddled with balls
we iearn DY the hospital steward Of the United
states Chasseurs that only one ofacer of that regf
ment mas been injured, and that IL Capt. E. Be
nard, who 10 comfortable and on his wav bome
Inc regiment has lost one hundred Killed.
wounded, and missing.
~ATTENTIoN. ILLINoIs.NsE.m...