The New York herald., 1862-08-22

son OF the enemy ordered forward the whole Of D. H.
unps artillery under Colonel Crutchhed. Under cover
of the hill tho left, north bank Of tue White Oak
swamp, our artillery brought forward, thrown
rapidly upon the Of the hill and suddenly opened
ire ION the en9mys batteries, with twentysiA held
pieces IN seven batteries, This was at about twelve
O'Clock NJ tremendous fire kept up from the bat
teries bo;h sdes-the enemy having in position near
hty pieces During this time or more OF the enenys
caissons exploded whe thoy suffered with heavy
lss Of men and horses The enemy than ie back some
distance behind skirt OF woods, abandoning three Of
their gus on the net, and there hidden from sight, re-
newed the fight al long range, which, with their Parrot
guns gave them great advantage. The fight of artillery
neYertheiess, continued with great spirit and deernna
ton until night closed the The casualties on both
this eight very heavy Indeed, this is said
10 been probably The heaviest right OF field artillery
which has taken place during the war.
About four O'Clock Monday afternoon, General Long
street having been called away the command OF bis div
sion assumed by General A. r Hill, who with both
enemy at late hour In the evening The battle was
thus fought under the immediate and sole command or
Genera A Hut IN cnarse o oS.n a a me os, y,
Darbytown, on the New Market read The immediate
scene OF the battle was plain OF sedge pines, in the
of which the enemy forces were skfuy disposed
In advancing upon the enemy, batteries OF sixteen
heavy guns opened upon tho advance columns of
General Hill Our troops. pressing heroicay forward,
had no sooner got within musket range than the enemy
forming several lines of BATTLE poured upon them from
his heavy ses devouring Are Of musketry The con
dict terrible the being filed with missiles or
DEATH every moment having its peculiar sound OF e or
and spot its sight Of ghasty destruction and hor
never u
more desperate aud threatening circumstances. While
exposed 10 the double fire OF the enemys batteries and
h x, we ws sss o
command of General Hill pressed on with un
quailing vigor and resistess courage, driving the
enemy before them. This accomplished without
tery, there beng but battery in General Hills
mand the spot, and that belonged TO Longstreets
division, and could not be got into position Thus the
fight continued with ardor and devotion that few battle
fields have ever illustrated Step by step the enemy
driven back, his guns taken and the ground he
O'Clock had taken all his cannon and, continuing to
advance, had driven him mile and half from his
ground OF battle. Our forces still advancing upon
the retreating lines of the enemy It was now about
half past nine O'Clock, and very dark Suddenly, as if it
had burst from the heavens sheet OF fire enveloped the
front OF oar advance The enemy had made another
stand to receive and from the black masses of his
evident that ii had been heavily reinforced
and that another whole corps darmee had been brought
up to contest the fortunes the night Line after line Of
battle formed II evident that his heaviest
columns now being thrown against Hlll's small
command. and IL might have been supposed that he
would only be satisfied with its annhillon The loss
here on side was terrible.
The situation being evidently hopeless for any further
pursuit Of the fugitive enemy who had now brought up
such overwhelming forces General Hill retired slowly
AT this moment, seeing their adversary retire. the most
vocilerous cheers along the whole Yankee line
They taken up in the dist by tha which
for miles and miles beyond supporting McJellan's
front 1t was moment when the heart Of the
commander might have been appalled,. General Hll's
situation as desperate as 1t well could be, and
required courage and presence Of mind TO retrieve IT,
which the c camst which surrounded him not
well calculated u inspire His command had fought for
Ave hours without reinforccments All his re
had been brought up in the action. Wicox's
brigade which had been almost lated, was reform
Ing in the Riding rapidly TO the position of this
BRIGADE General Hin brought them ny great exertions
up The front check the advance Of this confident
cheering enemy Catching the spirit of their commander
the brave but aded mon moved up TO the front replying
TO the enemy's cheors with shouts and yels AT this
iem,nstratn o. which the enemy. doubt, supposed sig
nied heavy reinforcements he stopped his advance 1t
was ,now about haf.past ton O'Clock the night The
h.pD HKlt-Dne
remarkable long contested and gallant ones that has YET
occurred on our lines-wis concluded with the
achievement Of the field under the most trying
crcumst tances which the en- my, with the most over
powerns numbers brought up to reinforce him. mad not
Tho battle of Monday night fought exclusively by
General A p. Hill and forces un1er his command.
General Magruder did not come up until eleven O'clock
At night after the fight had boon concluded BY orders
from General Lee Aagr ader moved upon anu occupied
the battle ground General H'lis command being III
condition OF prostratou from thoir long and toiisDms
fight and suffering in killed and wounded, that II
proper they should be relieved by the occupation of the
battle grouid by fresh corps d. arme In the long am
bitter Conflict whiea General m hsi sustained with the
enemy. he hid driven him about mile and half; and,
the conclusion Of tho BATTLE although he had retired
somewhat he still held tins grouad from which, in the
early part OF the action, he had drven the enemy.
President Davis on the field daring tho day, aud
have proven fatal. he had taken position in house
near the scene when word was sent n by General Ls
70 leave y 2. once as was sarssssnsa E % Win dagSrs
huse literally riddled with shell from the enemys
batteries.
Prisoners state that on Monday evening Mcclellan I'd.
dressed his troops In animated sran conuring hom
for God sake and the sake Of their country, and tho
old nag around which many fond recolectlons custer
to Join In one more last struggle reach our gunboas on
the James river have beel frustrated In all my plans
against Richmond We must cut our way TO the river,
aud then shall await reinlorcements do not give up
the hope Of yet capturing Richmond" Their lighting
subsequently showed that his words not without
effect During tho night the enemy rstreated again down
ths quaker road toward Malvern hi about half mile
within the intersection Of The Now Market or River road
and the quaker road Here he took strong position
this hill, about two miles aud half from his gunboats
the James river This closed the Of Monday.
BATTLE TUESDAY, JULY FIRST.
The army OF Nc lean getting into the triangle
ormei the three roads already alluded to- and la whoh
II hoped that he would be enrapped IL 10 this
area that the great battle OF Tuesday took place All Of our
forces however, failed to be position in th right time,
and those In the who were TO cut him OF and hem
him in, allowed the game 70 slip from their hand. aud
quietly make his ESQ PEI which hs subseq lenty did by
roads easily traceabe on the map.
Mcclellan, in making his way In all haste but in good
tuesday, July point about sixteen miles below Rich
m0nd and two miles above Turkey Island, where
determined to make stand with the purpose o ecctu
ally covering the retreat Of tho main body to their gun
boats. The ground admirably chosen. An elevated
plateau hundred yards in length and three hun
dred and ny yards width lay between skirt OF woods,
dark aud dense and plantation dwelling which will bs
known in the official reports Crew's house,, with its
surrounding buildings Upon the crest OF gentle slspe
In front Of this country seat the Yankees planted four
heavy batteries, commanding the plateau, and every
square yard Of it, 70 the woods.
Ou lueSuay morning ~ H. ulVlslon, On rftnt
Of Jackson, Whiting, Ewel and Jacksou's own division
the left jackson commanding tho three latter d.
vsions crossed the White Oak BRIDE and took up their
position n this order the left Of line, At about
three O'Clock in the afternoon D. II. Hlps artillery
sent 10 the 20 rest Longstreet, A. p. Hill Magru
der and Huger, on our right wing. pushed down the
Long Bridge road In pursuit. and took position the left
and front Of the enemy under fire Of all his artillery
land and water
About four o'clock in the afternoon, the skrmshers OF
our pursuing column, on emerging from the wood, were
by the re " the enemy and fell back to repor to
the Commanding General Magrudor whose division en-
bracng the brgades of Howell Cobb, Toombs Wright
and Armstead was In the advance. Two batteries Of
light artillery Grimes and the Second Richmond Howit
GERS, Immediately ordered TO take position in the
cleared ed nifty yards from the edge Of the Forest
aud 10 open fire upon the enemys batteries while the In
fantry drawn up under of the woods to be
pushed across theheh at the proper moment. Grimes
battery thrown into hopeless disorder by the killing
Of three Of Its horses and the woundng Of
In the act Of taking It's ground and never did get into
position whereupon the Purcell battery Capt. Pegram,
ordered 10 replace IT, The Howtzers and Capt
Pegrams veterans At opened furious cannonade