Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1862-07-11
ITEMS RELATIVE TO THE SIX DAYS
FIGHT.

Our informant says Gen. Mcclellan and
his staff all agree that the present position o.
our army is far more advantageous as bast
Of operations against Richmond than thai
hitherto occupied. s~rr#F-s
The gunboats can now be brought to bca,
) and materially aid in carrying on the work.
The Richmond Examiner says it think.
the division (rebel,) which went into the
fight of Friday $4,000 strong, could only
number 5000 men for duty on Tuesday
and that the loss Of life exceeds that of any
battle or series Of battles yet fought.
Our total loss in the whole six days terri.
bic fighting to Monday night is about IL 600
1850 Of which were lost in the battle oil
Friday, OH the tight ,... .. ..-
Rebels taken prisoners state their loss q,
10000.
All our siege guns had been safely rcmov.
cd to the river, except one, which was dis.
mounted. Our transportation was all safely
removed but IS wagons, which were burned
in camp. ~ at
The enemy's force, gathered from prison.
ers who were members of Bcauregard's west.
ern army, was 10000, whilst our effective
force did not exceed 5000.
This move Of the right wing Of the army
was predetermined upon and planned ten
days ago, and would have been carried out
sooner but for certain reasons well known in
the army, but which it would not be proper
to state
The Fort Monroe correspondent Of the Tri-
5une, dated July Sd, says that Gen. McClcl-
lan's position cannot be tlanked by any force
however great. ..,....- A.
Supplies of all kinds, and in abundance,
have arrived, and the army is in the best
possible spirits.
The most terrible fighting took place on
Tuesday of last week, and with a brilliant
success. The rebels were defeated in every
action, and the rebel prisoners admit the loss
of at least 10000 on that day.
Our artillery was mos! successfully handled
nearly all day, while the rebels have done but
very little execution with theirs Our loss
was very small compared with that Of the
rebels. As fast as the rebel forces were cut
to pieces fresh troops were Immediately
marched forward to fill their places. They
seemed to disregard the lives Of their men
and held them under the hottest fire of our
artillery. The enemy have been driven back
in every fight for the last three days. Our
troops are in fine spirits, and never so anx-
ious to fight as now.
The rcinforcements the rebels received
from Beaureguard and Jackson, gave them a
force double that Of the army Of the Potomac,
and many of the prisoners taken during the
battle belong to Beauregard's army.
Our troops have captured, notwithstanding
their disadvantages, large number Of artil-
lery pieces and 1000 prisoners.
Dates of the 7th state that Gen. Mcclellan
bad moved his headquarters, and the army
advanced some five miles towards Richmond.
The correspondent Of the Philadelphia
Press, on the same date, reports that McClel-
Ian was pushing rapidly forward, driving the
enemy at all points. The gunboats accom-.
panied his advance, Smelling the woods and
scattering the enemy, his main force follow.
ing in support. ..
THE rebel prisoners do not claim vic.
tory, but confess to have failed in the ohjcc,
of their terrific attack, commenced on Thurs.
day of last week, in which their loss was con.
fessedly murh larger than ours, including
many officers Of high rank.
A boat came through from Newborn, via
Norfolk and the canal, yesterday, (July 81
and returned this evening. 1t is rumored
that Burnside, with considerable force, was
preparing to CO operate with MCCLELLAN. Ru-
mors to the effect that he had advanced from
Newborn were without foundation.
Rebel prisoners say that long before the
evacuation of Corinth, troops from Beaure.
CARDS army began to arrive at Richmond
and continued to arrive steadily until tina,
event took place. by which time fifty thous
sand had arrived, and that subsequent to the
evacuation, % 900 more arrived from Corintf
and those $4,000 are the flower of Bcaure
CARDS army. The whole number OF troop!
at Richmond amounts fully to 200, 000.-
General Lee has the chief command, ant
Generals Beaurcgard, Johnston, and Genera
Jackson were commander OF the corps unde
I him. ..
Tho Philadelphia Press has dispatch dat
ed Newbern, n. C.. July I'd. which says tina
. Gen. Burnsidc's entire army is in motion
against Richmond.
a Fort Monroe letter, dated the 9th, ha
the following items, which have a pcculia
: significance when taken in connection wit
the above;
t "A certain General, who was looked "a
f to-day has not arrived, but we still have hope
5 Of seeing him before the going down Of tn
/. sun. The weather is beautiful for the tri
: and it seems strange he didn't turn up.
"a large number of naval officers are her
to report on their vessels hourly expected.
S This great point Of interest is bccemin
r more and more important.
S "A few days longer and Richmond ",
r be ours"
0 The army Of Gen. Mcclellan is being raj
: idly reinforced How and to what c,
I tent we are not at liberty to state but tn
fact is certain, and the country may rest =.
c sured that every nerve is being strained
5 make things turn out right at Richmond. an
r we still have confidence in the final result.
c The Washington Star of the 9Th. says
t distinguished officer Of the Army Of the Pc
e tomac was in Washington this morning Iii
opportunities for learning the extent Of tn
Q enemy's damage in the seven days battle
5 were better than any other Union officer
: He estimates that they lost in killed, wound
/, cd, etc, the immense number Of Is 900 me
or, in other words, their loss was quite hal
: their whole army in and about Richmond.
A letter in the New York Times places OH
Joss in tho recent battle at $4,000.
\ An army letter to the N. Y. Herald says
! "In regard to the report Of Gen. jackson
! death, they speak in such manner as lead
me to think It is mere Iuse. infer frcr
\ what these officers say that tho eight forts @
s earthwOrkS on the north and east Of Rich