Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-07-07
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THE WAR NEWS.
THE BATTLE NEAR RICHMOND
GeM. Nc Call a Prisoner.
VICksBURG CAPTURED
From McClellan,s Army.

The following il an account Of the battles
fought in front oi Richmond sunday, Monday
end Tues lay, being the 9th, 9th and 7lh day of
the engagement:
On sunsay morning the corps o. Gems. Sumner
and fraLklin were left In T. . works At air Oaks
with Instructions to evacuste and prote tho bag
gage and supply tr1 Ms on their way TO James
| river They had hardly I.ft their p sition and
| we're falling back on the K H. snl Williamsburg
turnpike, ~hsa the reb discovered the move
mt and started in ursuit with the whole force
so rapiAly did TIE reUeis approach tia; our Of
hcers had barely time TO place their men In po-
sltion to receive them, before they u, on
them. The enemy advanced 10 the attack about
o'clock a. m, which was promptly met by our
men. The ba, tie lasted until dark, during which
the enemy suffered terribly, advancing in a soiid
mass TO within short distance Of oar artillery.
tue effect of our guns upon their ranks was tear
, iu, killing and wounding them by hundreds.
At dark the enemy Was rePul.ei. aud forced TO
abandon their position. The battle took place
siiout mile aud half above savage Station,
" hilst ,ueir battle was in progress other impor
tant Ivonts were tsanspiring. The Railroad
bridge across the LhicKahoIniny was bv,nt, and
u train ot IL cars, under fuii head Of steam was
over board. All comnssary sni quarter
| master stores, unable to be moved w.re mmit.
| ted to the fAlues, together with q larse amount
| of ordinance stores. The large house at the
! station and the ad dining grouud, which was
| fined with our sick and wounded. whom It was
~
Of our surgeons with all the necessities ut hand
| for their comfort They number about zoo and
| are in the eneny's hands
| The troopswhich had fought the battle Of sun
cay re,rea cd nnder Of the nj ght l., White
Oak swamp bridge, about II miles there to await
| the app oach Of tn enemy.
The deposition OF the troops on Monday, the
six b day of The isle was follows: Genera
Smiths DIVISION, supported by Gen SAyieys
b kade while Gen summers and Gen. Faux
.t4ts - 5anH rF1S ta In tam .,'u
cor Win McCa,is uivllIon was ent on tho
roAs to meet the enemy, who were approac hing
from ftichinond.
The enemy came up bold early IN the morning
having been heavily roinfo!ei by the troops
VINO had tough the battle Of iiay, the o,-
posire side the Ca,ckaholnby.
About O'Clock, II became ev dent that some
portion OF Our lines must give way. as the rebels
were Constantly throwing fresh troops into action
Our roops front Of the bridge now fell back to
within ~ miles Of Turkey island, where the
tight was shortly afterwards renewed and contin-
ued with the greatest determination on b. th SIDES
1he loss on Monday was very heavy on 10th
sides. During the day all the cattle and the
greater port Of the transportation safely eros.
sed Turkey Island bridge. Some Of the wsg
ons had to be abandoned TO make room tor tue
passage of artillery.
The night was renewed on Tuesday morning BY
tue rebels, they evidently intending 10 crush our
army. 1t lasted about three hours, resulting in
considerable loss to both sides. The enemy then
RETIRED leaving the field to our troops. The rebels
again advanced about O'Clock p. LII in consider
able npmber, but retired after being she led bv
the gunboats and artillery Tor about t~o hours,
without coming near enough for mu kerry to be-
! come engaged. The loss Of our army duri' the
several ssgements is not Known, but 20 900 is
,nsid cred to be cstim to as at pre-
sent be given in killed, wounded and missing.
Many of those at present unaccounl0d for may
have stragged away through tn country and may
hereafter return.
&The loss Of the enemy in killed uust have been
very heavy, far exceeding that Of cur army. We
nave taken about 200 piisoneIs, among shom
three Lieutenants and one Msjor. The reported
capture of Gen. Magrude is probably mistake.
The less in field artillery is abcu, ~ pieces during
the days.
Gen. heynolds and Capt. Kinssburg, of his
staff ere taken prisoners, as also COL stockton,
of Michigan.
Gen. Mead Of Pa, was severely wounded. Gen.
Burns was wounded in the face. Gen. Sumner
an Gen. Ii nizelmaa were both slightly wound
ed in the left arms, but neve. left the fed. Gen.
McCall was seen to fail from his horse during the
battle and was taken prisoner. The extent Of his
iBj ures is not known.
Gcn. Geslin, # the 5'h Pa, was killed. Capt.
Gamble Of the ) ID regu cavalry, was also killed
Col Pratt, OF the 3lst y. \ was w.un ed in the
face.
The army is now encamped on high rolling
ground on the banks Of Jane, river, . miles from
Richmond The transports are already unloading
supplies at he wharves. The ComDandins Gen
feels coniten' Of successfully meeting any
attack the enemy may make upon his present po-
sition.
The reioforcements the rebels received from
Beauregard and Jackson gave them force dou
bic that Of the army OF the Potomac. and many Of
the prisoners taken during the battles belonged
to Beauregard's army.
NEW YORK, July 5.
Tae Ft. Monroe correspondent e the Tribuns,
dated July Sd, says Gen. McC CLANS position
not b. f4nked by any force, however great.
Supplies o: all kinds are in abundance and the
army !. in tue uest possible spirits.
Two ganboits went up the pomatox river, to
wares Petersburg, sunday night.
The Island Belle got aground. was abandoned
and burned The City Point was nuI at his morn
ing by the 4uaboats, thus destroying the shelter
tor rebel sharpshooters.
The James river is filed with transport vessels
and steamers and over twenty gunboA,s, in tn
vicinity Of harrison's Landing
The rebel prisoners state their loss az 10000,
ours will not exceed 1900. The retels had over
leo o0o engaged.