Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-07-10

Correspondence n. y. Times.l
At o'clock Tuesday morning, our forces
having been concentrated at this point,
the line Of battle was formed, Gen Frank
lin holding the right, resting on the James
River, and Gen. Porter the extreme left,
Gen. Keyes and Heintzelman occupying
the centre. Gen. Summers corps was held
in reserve. At o'clock the rebels opened
the battle with heavy fire of artillery, to
which we responded from numerous
batteries which had been placed along the
hill-sides in commanding positions. The
day was beautiful one, clear and cloud
less, unless from the smoke of the inces-
SAINT artillery fire; the position a fine one
an open country, with rolling ground
fringed by thick woods; the James River
in sight, and on its waters, cleared for ac-
ton, two gunboats, the Jacob Bell and Ga
lena, kindly auxiliaries, whose l00-pound-
ers poured awful missiles of death into the
woods above the river, by whose sides reb-
el reinforcements were coming, in heavy
numbers The FIRE Of the artillery on the
hills was kept up during the day, the reb-
els getting decidedly the worst of it.
They, beyond disparagement, fought nobly.
We could see several Of their batteries
pushed out beyond the woods, and almost
hear the commands of their officers. Their
infantry marched up in solid columns by
6Figpdas 6 Of ten t0 the support of the bate
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mined to make trophies our guns. Main
tanning their close columns, they pushed
forward to receive first our shot and shell.
and then drawing nearer, to be moved
down by grape and canister. Facing this
as long as they could they would at length
wheel around and march back again in
good order, leaving the ground covered
with their fallen. Again and again. with
new regiments, this was repeated and
again and again shot and shell, crane and
canister gave them awful punishment. II
was too much to be borne, and at last they
no longer marched back in columns, but
ran hurrying for life from the terrible
ministers Of death.
At three o'clock in theafternoon the enc
my opened fierce musketry fire upon
Couch, which quickly extended along the
line, including Kearney and Porter in its
fire. For three hours the battle RACED
fercely, the sound Of musketry and artil-
lery deafening the ear Up to 6 o'clock il
was an equal game-if anything, we we're
getting the worst Of it. Ate o'clock In the
evening Gen. Porter sent word by an aid.
who drove hastily up, dust-eovered and
exhausted, to Gen. Sumner, who,
rs Senior General, was in command, say
ing that he must have reinforcements or |
lose the day. Gen. Sumner Immediately |
directed that two of Richardson's Brigades |
-Gen. CALDWELL 8 and Gen. Meaghers s-be |
sent to his assistance. Gen. Heintzelman |
at the same time sent two of Hooker s.
Gen. Sickles' Excelsior Brigade and Gen,
Patterson's New Jersey Brigade. These
new men, fighting with courage and de-
termination Of which the annals of war
cannot furnish a superior, drove the enc
ny until dark, and decided the fate of the
Battle Of Malvern Hills and the Army of
he Potomac. Night coming on, we held
he hard-fought and thickly strewn field.
having in every engagement during the
progress OF the movement toward James I
River beaten and held in check a power
ul and superior enemy, at Aliens Farm.
'avage's Station, Nelson's Farm and NAL
'ern Hills-a series Of battles scarcely
,aralleled in history. The rebels were so
thoroughly beaten that they could no long
r pursue with the rspidity or vigor which |
ad characterized their movements, since
ur movement for change opposition was