New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-07-03

VelagauhiC calls Tor troops went ~ t.o eso IlDc'
from presidcn. Davis, to every Southern State. A
r1isopsr taken by us yesterday told me that since
a week ago Wednesday" new regiments camo into
Richmond rapidly, many from Georgia, some from
Mississippi, and more from North Carolina notwith-
s,sniisg her INSTRUMENTATION Unionism. We here
knew that the Rebel army before Richmond was
being leonioIced with the most desperate energy.
We snow that jackson was TO come. We knew
that the whole power Of the Confederate Rebellion
NAE being pu. forth TO accumulate force here
which, Just by It's weight, should crush The Union
army. Why were not corresponding efforts PIT
lo.ih By tho Administration at Wellington 70
strengthen orr army NJ least 20 on equality with thai
Of the eucmyl We being superior to the Rebels
in populs.ion, weah and al 'esources, the neglect
70 send into any and every fed n prcpon-
ieininz advantage on our sido 10 OF itself
Criirc, which, he'd we Roman yirfuc, would
be irc1c.ably punished with the axe. Tho piekets
of both lines firing into each others SONS day and
nigh. Tor a whole month OF deadly Amino i'y, and
oars feeling every successive nigh. and each succ s.
svo morning, that tho enemy grew stronger while
we aoH woaker-oiIiccn, Iren, and ciyilians keenly
60. ions that hen the rival bEigades or divisions
locked together in combat, tho enemy ouinnnoored
u il . constantly increasing IAio, snd developed
.tc'F settled policy 50 be 10 eHAck IN columns IN
,ass, because they had ;bo troops 20 do 10 withal
O. us demanding Reinforcement, ard demonstrating
ils necessity we gnasbed our teeth at receiving from
Pfesidcnt.makers a Conventiou-e s.ncers, instead
o. coGp8 daFmeo, question iyr debate: C.n 'i'l
eng neer be q good general We had no TINE 10 DE-
bate whether Mcclellan wss good General or"
lad onc lie ,oas our general, and The strong grip OF
he strengthening Zoe VAS upon our III oats and W
Ua..od help. We did not care whether 1t came To
us under H.lleck, or Burnside, or sc committed 10
Mcclellan Not a single man Of IA who IL not 1901
o. a slave, is Sighting here for the sorieaon oil any
coriu anler. We fight for success-we fight to save
the Republic and TO squech forever On this continent
or anl1od rebellion against The Democratic rincipc'
Therefisil % give this army ample reinforcement,
on Friday last within hairs breadth Of ruin
inQ the nation. There was in staie's history
auot delicate balance OF fortune between life and
death 90 yibrsied on the Chicnhoniny last week.
Or line was North Of tte river and South Of il.
From our advanced railroad station, Fair Oaks, 70
our chipping port, White House Poiui. 20 miller.
We bod erected 10 bridges o, convenient places
across she Chcahominy. On Thursday afternoon the
enemy developed his purFose OF clearing MS ont Of
our positions North and West Of The Chicnhominy 10
cus or railroad connection ard eoize " bite House
Point, and destroy rs with destruction compounded
Of starvation and thrafning ~ three o'clock, IN
hour TOO late for Ie-enfoCt rent from a distance an
assault IN great strength nrop our troops near Ne
ehsn,es,ile was commenced. Tne dctails Of THO
iai,s a1st GrJ b''f,gy elf-aher,. The aztec.
a. eonrse was sncoe,sfol. TIE Rebels knew pre-
ci5sly or strength in Tho position, and pi'ched on
"a Two 10 one. We bad 10 abandon the ground OF
evening aftor o bloody struggle. The best military
minds in tho army know tha: d4yling't ihe next
dav would bring b us the orias OF the Union cam
ragn IN Virginia. j. was whispered among them
thaL Mcclellan had evacuated White House Point
and had sent all tho Qusrterpa,iors snd Commits
ssry store, there, saving cer.an number Of days
rs,ous, together with the tnnsports, around 10 the
James River 70 City Point. At early light. the
o.nnonade from Porlsrs batteries, announced
TIA, the shock of tho Rebel columns hsd
fallen on our extreme riglt-tlo.r plan Of present
etiack being upon sTc carving from the northwest
10 the southeast. The dsta'ls OF the terrible and
honorable battle this corps made against numbers
which were unqnes,ionably three 20 one, mus, also
he eft 70 another place and time. We lost
Immensely. We destroyed the Rebels indeed horn
tly-killng and woludiDg mors than we did OF the
seven Pines. Tho Romano 1t Canine, and the
Rus,gus a. Borodinox, did not snow more martyr
lac courage than ,ho most Of our volunteers did IN
facs Of tLeoe rnassed columns of the enemy. They
we're 20 close 10 them thu. the constant and excellent
Rebel practice Of relieving the regiments under fire
with fresh troops, was plainly seen by our weary
men not without sore trial 10 their resignation and
r,.dfagnesg. The Rebel warfare was similarly
vigorous and wise before all the other corps,
divisions and biigales, On which il fell on Friday
Superior numb.ls sssailed nferiori tho assaults
were in the highest degree marked by tho confidence
which numbers give, aud b. DESPERATE courage and
by discipline. Whatever local ree1lts favored us On
a., Qo.ng down Of tho sun, il was evident that the
Army OF the Potomac wa osinnuteret, thai Il wac
in certain peril OF being surrounded Gu. of, eTusAed
Or made prisoners Of war. Tnet affirm.
Fyjdsy pight Was full Of anxiety to all men in tie
sruv who had brline. The pro- billy was thu. the
caro- Of their acres Of dead md wounded, and The
exhaustion Of TWO days fighting, would impose quiet
On ,ha Rebels, and exempt us from attack. In the
moan time, tho Lett Wing which had fought the
way for the army across the Chckahominy, and OF
,he COS. # half is blood hs1 wen our vctosies and
mai ptsned our position upon the principal highway
70 Richmond. was partially in motion 10 lead the
army again TO new line Of operations and to pluck
liz On, Of the deep danger tia: gared uPonus' Reyes
ws, marching ut O'Clock CT Saturday morning Tor
City Point. Day dawued. Lam ached with the
the tension With which men lktened for the we'll
Known rnuoke.ry yolleys Of tie Rebel assault in
,os,s. Watches were consulted With strange fire.
o,s,cv Regiments End trains Of wagons moved at