The Nevada Democrat., 1862-07-08
The Battle Before RIchmOnd-sl1 days
Fighting.

The Battle Before RIchmOnd-slx days
Fighting.
The dispatches to The Associated Press
give some additional particulars Of the late
terrible fighting in the vicinity of Rich
mond. which seems by ibe accounts to have
been the most severe of any that has occur
red during The war. For six days. com
mencing June 25th aud ending on the 3OIh,
the fighting was almost continuous, aud
during that time the Federals abandoned
their line along the Chickahominy. aud
took position on James river. Whether
it was retreat or a strategical move
mput il more than we can determine from
the intelligence AZ hand. Ii looks TO us ~
though the Fcderals had met with a serious
reverse, as their advance is some six or
eight miles further from Richmond than
before the fighting commenced; though
there was nothing like ront. 1t is claim
ed by correspondents that Mcclellan bad
planned change of position, and that the
desperate assaults of the enemy were for the
purpose Of defeating the movement. This
may be true, aud il may be true that The
army at present is in more favorable
position for approaching Richmond than 10y
the route first attempted
The hardest lighting seems TO have taken
place on Thursday and Friday along the
Chickahominy, when the Fedarals retreat
ed towards James river, some particulars
of which we're given in our last. Another
terrible battle occurred OIL Monday. July
lst, in which the enemy we're repulsed with
great slaughter. OF this last battle. the
following accounts are given 10 New
York dispatch of July Sd:
The Worlds correspondent from the field of
battle before Richmond, July lst, has arrived
here and saws McClellRn's advance was three
miles from Harding's Landing, and within ff-
teen miles of Richmond. The enemy were ter
ribly repulsed in Mondays battle, which was
desperate in the extreme. We were attacked
at four different points, and summarily repuls-
ed them at three, when they pressed Helntzle-
mans left hard, but Sumner went to his relief,
and the enemy were finally repulsed with great
slaughter. Heintzleman captured eight guns
and whole brigade, 1000 strong, including
their Colonel, PendlctOn, of La, eX-Congress-
men Lamar and MCGOWAN, of s. G. All our
seiGe guns have been safely removed to the
river, except one, which was dismounted. Our
Transportation is all safe, except 10 wagons,
which we burned in camp. In Mondays fight,
Kearney, Hooker, Richardson and Mccall
participated. The reserve under Mccall suf-
fered severely. Gems. Mccall and Reynolds are
missing, probably taken prisoners. The rebel
Gen. StonewaIl Jackson is undoubtedly killed
all the prisoners cOrrOborating the statement
During the action on Monday the gnnboats
Galena and AroOstock shelled the river road,up
which the enemy was attempting to advance,
but they retired prccpitately as soon as the
shelling commenced. McClellan's army is
greatly exhausted from lack of rest and food,
but were still in excellent spirits. On Monday
night the army began entTenching. The first
boat with reinforcements arrived just before the
correspondent left. Supplies we're also coming
in abundantly.
The latest dispatch estimates the Federal
lOss iu the six days 6ghting at IL, 900 men
of whom 1900 were lost in the battle on
the 9th. The enemy's loss in Monday
battle alone is estimated at 5000; and II
seems there was another severe battle on
Tuesday the I'd. in which the enemy were
again repulsed. According TO The state
ments of prisoners, the enemy's force NUN
bered l50 900 men, while our effective fOrc(
did not exceed g5 900.
| New PROaRAMNE OF THE REBELs.-A