Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-06-10
LATE NORTHERN INTELLIGENCE.

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laid bef'ro thom Of tho extraordinary and sys
tomato mondacity Of Northern statements
whether Of anonymous newspaper correspon-
dents OF Of prominent coiDlusn ders making Of
.dcial sta'cuonts, that We now present the do
tails which !key furnish us of late transactions
more spsrineiy than we should otherwise do.
We. chiefly coniine ourselves to their more
rational representations, bet admitting their
bombast and t1travsgancies in part, as Illus
trativs Of the m's' of WIS. they say. The
following Hfc 'sia ihe!r papers Of the 4 n inst
inLanded 10 he descriptive Of the battle Of The
Seven Pines:
HEAEQUAKrlhs OF GENERAL CAstY,
ScHcl Pines, Va, May 81, 1862
Tho advance division o: the army OF the Pc.
lnnac, On the left, under tho command oil
Brig. Gen. Sllss uasoy, were attacked to day
by ALI overwhelming force Of tho enemy and
driven ba'li dlslanca OF two nlea
Pfemonliory symptoms OF an attack had
shown themselves for two days previous, ard
1t Wus generally the opinion in camp that the
enemy contemplated such L movement
TACK.
At Tho lltie TIE attack wss m.de {, .n.rsl
Casey s outpos!s we've within about five miles
OF k.cnmotu, uear Fair Oak Station. The
position was gained by the reconnaissance
mst!c by Gen. Negley, on Saturday, the 24:h
inst, and our general lad orders TO huld the
position al u!l hazards.
OUR ricEtTs DRIVEN IN.
Our picsols were either killed, captured or
driven III very quickly, and the enemy ad.
ranced IS rapidly rs possible upon our camp.
ln lhc lneanuuo the regiments Of the different
bTigadcs had talicn into line in anticipation OF
an orGSr to llht effect, which soon arrived, and
at oncs' were III in double quick to tbs scene
OF COIL CT.
GEN. cAsEY's CAMP
Was sitna!el in an open corn6eld, abou. nils
square, sIrruundpd OH I'll sides BY bolt of
w"odF, and his pickles. woro posted through
these woods in front OF him distance of nearly
milo. la II very short time after the firing
c1Iuuienced the enemy bad driven our pickets
clear hruug:i ,hsae "oodn, when They were
niu' ny "nr iore;, ':nlhins 10 their support, and
h2'u .hs hevrtrsl lighting took place
rnF MrsEFThy rIRmG
IL Ills IImo surpassed anything of toe kid
Cvyg Witnessed, aid it sesmod az if whole hr-
sa,ies we're lining al the same instant. Our
insn fought with great bravery, moving down
HE nnrmy 1T every discharge, but the vacant
places were immediately filled from their 40.
Parent nuInhsl less reserves
THE ENIRpHcHMEETs.
"ui;iteI IL lBeninn that General G. lssy had
th,""n up III tie centre OF this open fold,
ht.llv 10 c"mpi' l"n, quits respectful Ia siz-d
f.ml Hinhel rIl.rr siis by trenches or rife
r',~ 81 londins hua,lY across it. aud which our
turn wrrU at Wink UPON when The firing com
IN 'rr.i: ihts" were nj one. occupied by our
/ Il .n,rn hs The i!',aE grew bearer, while but
Ier:es II aud a. al TIC FIRST New York Arlil-
l.ry, c'r1 I.nnded hy Captain Spratt al Lieut..
lir', '~u,s i"'i m ii IN front OF This tort, They
dri srrA r&'crlipn ill The enemy wvle right
u;'.il '.'nt, ~I'an. shat gas lcGt .f then Erle
"..i.G"d lr withdraw, taking with them what
!a,Y ro,i!G 81 thclr k'llud sinl wounded, but
l"aS;ne several uI their guns in Inc hands ol
The eueIuJ.
WHERE Tiis FIGHT WAS MOTT stvERE
Tho NEST terrible Of The lighting occurred
j s; AZ n, ohslnC had got through The woods,
I'M wta:u u.r rcsnrvs wer, drawn up to To-
cave al.m f:.r MOS. Desperate courage was
di"rhye'! ;r"a ':pla b iii sldns, our regiments
charging repeatedly upon the enemy, driving
lh@lu back IRA ~n,le, when they would again,
~ 'u!n, sel Tn, upper hand aud drive III be-
fore ti.rln.
THE GROUND DISPUTED INCH BY INCH.
The loss upon both sides at this point uu st
have been fearful, as every inch Of ground was
disputed IN lie Iaost desperate manLer, and
was ""ly g'ined by overwhelming numbers
sud hy passing over the bodies OF our dead
n0d wUuude,i soldirrn
CUR ARTILLERY AT wokK-sEvEN OURS CAP
-ukED.
Uu: batteries At this time We; pouring into
no r.: bel tAoka a..-E-Atsi..--- % ss-nf-r rz-i-
c,nsior. moving them down in throws, but
riiii hey steadily, step by sep, advanced till
or i,uts c;,nmenceh u give way, when they
charged ''!'n cur batteries, and succeeded in
r4pturiHi. sryrm guns, which Wa were unable
10 r'lno,., uwirs 10 Tho horses having been
killed
the M NETS CAPTURE OUR CAMPS.
The s!a,nv wcrn now in possession Of our
camp uni had turned our own guns npon our
reLreatIng colunnF, while the infantry contn.
ned IL follow theln u rs closely a. poss ble-
Oar msn allknngh compelled To fall back, did
g" without any symptoms Of a panic, but still
quito hastily.
TIE EMMY CAPTURED EVERYTHING
Baiops,ns tu Ua>ey's division, excepting what
they hah oil sh,s backs, leaving them without
tent orn blanket to e,vcr them. The supply
vi com,u'e-aIy stores WAS very light in camp,
and all .rhu baggage wagons In Ltficars bag
gags had heen seni to tbo rear lwn days before,
so that oar loss folls principally upon the men,
WIN bad lsfl all their effects in their tents.-
Tire attack waR male so suddd6plY and unex-
pertedly, that Il! this time (s;X o'clock P. NJ,
while lhefgnJ is still gong on and all is con-
fns!pn il IS impossible 10 giVn the exact posi-.
ton which eac 9aeg i'm 'nt held ia the erglgc-
meDt.
The P0:ITIaN OF cGa TROOPS BEFORE TIE FIGHT.
The position Of Tho different brigadee before
tha enga sament was AZ follows: Gen. N,ges's
brigade, cnnslsting If ths
Ors hundred aGh fourth Pennsylvania, Col.
" Ii II D>,is;
Eleventh NJ lire, lrussnaht Colonel .Piau,
str"t;
Fifty sixth Nav Turk, Colonel G. H Van
WICK;
F'ln -.cl.';.d Pennsylvania, Colonel j. o.
Dog;
one hunireira New York. Cnlonel J. NJ.
Bru~r;
Were 90 tho right Of tia Williamsburg and
Richmond stage road, and extended across the
rail- track some distance.
l:ie Ss.:nnd Brigade, under command OF G On.
W.,s-e!I., i'nna'iiiug Of the
Eighty filth Pennsylvania, Colonel 4. B. H.
lI"wri
0,nhundrsd-s dGrst Pennsylvania, Colonel
T. Ii. Wilson;
THE DIyIsIoa COMPOSED OF RAW TROOPS.
rhese regiments are mostly composed of
rom, a'al:vrly n2w troops and havo bcen re-
.lILc.l mlLu luIllh Lu si,knass ainna thn1- hnr NC