Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1862-07-10
The Rebels Admit Loss of 10, 900 on Tues.
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The Rebels Admit q Loss OF lO,OOO on Tues-
day.
It will yet be some time before we are in
possession of sufficient facts to enable us to
give a connected account Of the several severe
engagements that have occurred in the region
of the Chickahominy, near Richmond, com
memcing on Thursday the Goth Of June. Last
weel, We gave some accounts of the fighting on
that and the next day. The battle was resumed
on Saturday and continued with more or less
severity until Tuesday, on which day grand
onslaught was made on nearly our whole line
by the enemy in great force after several
hours fighting the enemy were repulsed with
terrible slaughter. During this day the Ner
mont troops were engaged, and several of our
officers were either killed or wounded among
the latter are Col T.. II. Stoughton Of the 18th,
It, Col. Joyce of the 2nd. Captains Benton,
Jenie and Segar and Lieutenanis Peck and
Barber of the 9TH.
During this continued engagement Gen. Nc
Clellan changed his front. removed his stores
from the White House on the Panumkey River
and he is now located with his whole army on
the James River as base his left being to-
ward Richmond, with his supplies in his rear,
accessible by III, James River and his whole
army protected by our gunboats Here he is
safe and here he will probably rest his wcaried
army after six days terrible fighting The
enemy have been so severely damaged in the
battles that ragged for week as not TO be able
to follow up the advantages they gained the first
e 10, -, Ia 81 tbt uin
in the fight of Tuesday last week they met
with greater losses than on any previous day.
THE BATTLE on TUESDAY.
Our left wing was engaged on Tuesday, July
/, up to 2 o'clock with the enemy, mostly with
artillery. The enemy was terribly repused
the fight being sangunary in the extreme
We were attacked at four dilferen points. and
summary repulsed the enemy at three, when
they pressed Heintzeman's left very hard but
Sumner went to his relief, and they were finally
repulscd with great slaughter. IIeintzeman
captured eight guns and whole brigade of
rebels, 600, including their colonels-Pendle-
ton OF Louisiana, eX-congressman Lamar of
Georgia, and McGawan Of south Carolina.
Our transportation was all safely removed but
seventy-fve wagons, which were burned in
camp.
The reserve unler Mccall suffered severely,
and Gems Mccall and Reynolds were probably
taken prisoners, as they were missing Tuesday
night. Gen Meade is severely wounded, and
Gems Burns and Brooks slightly.
The Richmond Examiner of Tuesday, in its
account of Mondays battle, says, that on
Sunday morning Gems Hill and Longstreet
with their divisions crossed the Chickahominy,
and late Monday afternoon attacked the enemy
about five miles northeast of Darleytown, on
No ark OF lha Nict
BILE, and at half past eight p. m. the enemy Che
federals) had been driven back mile and
half. AT haltpast nine, being heavilg re-en-
forced, the enemy made another stand. The
loss here on our (rebeD side was terrible. The
situation being evidently hopeless against such
overwhelming forces, Gen Hill slowly retired
At this moment, seeing their adversary retire,
the most vociferous cheers arose along the
whole Yankee line The fight ended there for
the night. The Examiner says it thinks the
division which went into the fight on Monday
$4,000 strong, could only number 6O00 men
for duty on Tuesday, and that the loss Of life
exceeds that of any battle or series of battles
yet fought.
There was most terrific fighting in the battle
of Tuesday, and a most brilliant success for our
army. The rebels were defeated in every ac-
ton, and rebel officers taken admit loss of
ten thousand men on that day. Our artillery
successfully poured into them all day, while
the rebels dill very little execution with theirs
Our loss was very small, though the fighting
was most desperate AS fast as the rebels
were moved down, fresh troops Immediately
took their places, their officers appearing to
disregard the lives of their men, and holding
them up under the hottest fire of our artillery,
which swept them down as fast as they arrv-
cd.
IOSGES
1t is estimated that at least Is 900 men were
left dead on the various battle fields around
Richmond, of which much the larger portion
were contederates. During the day we took
"a guns from the rebels Our entire losses in
killed. wounded and missing are variously est-
mated at from 10000 to 90 900. The lowest
number is quite likely to cover the whole loss,
as many reported killed are already found to
he safe and some of them not even wounded
Col McQuade of New York, Col Cass of Nus.
sachusetts, Major Patterson of Pennsylvania,
and all the field officers of the Duryea zouaves
heretofore reported killed or wounded, and
many others, are alive and well.
Some of our regiments have suffered terri
bly,, while others have but little, The New
York 9th suffered terribly. They made most
heroic struggle and made great havoc among
the enemy. About onc-half their number are
kiet., wounded and taken prisoners. They
were in the fight at Cid Haraor, and fought
against desperate odds
The Richmond Dispatch of Monday announ-
ced the deaths of Gen "StonewaL' Jackson
and Gen Barnwel Rhelt of South Carolina.
Reports from Fredericksburg represent the
greatest possible distress among the inhabitants
the 18th Virginia regiment, raised in that
town, having been cut to pieces. The rebel
Greral J. r. Anderson was mortally wounded
in Tia action at Sayage's Station on Sunday
lhee have been great many wounded pri-
soners taken on both sides.
PRESENT POSITION AND PROSPECTS.
Gen McClellans headquarters are now al
Hardns Landing, within Is miles of Fieh-
mond, and his advance is three miles above, or
fifteen miles from Richmond. Gen Mcclellan
and staff agree that the present position of our
army is far more advan ageous as g base OF
operations against Richmond than TINT hther-
to occupied The gunboats can now he brought
to bear, and materially aid in carrying on the
work. There can be 10 doubt, however, that
he meant to have placed his lines considerably
nearer Richmond, and that the superior numb
ers of the enemy made the change of front a
perilous operation. Nor is there any more
doubt that if he had attempted to hold his pre-
yious position, he would have been outfanked
his supplies cut off and the Instruction of his