Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-02-06

, occupied by Gen. SsuArt's cavalry, few bat
cries Of Stuart's horse artillery wer6 thrown
forward to flank the Fsderals, between Walk
or 8 artillery and the river. Gen. Stuart or
dered Mai. John Pelham, bis chief Of artille-
~, to advance one gun considerAbly towsrda
the enemy, and 10 open upon him. Maj. Pei
ham obeysd, and opened the fze Of twelve
FOUNDER Napoleon gun with great precision
and dasdly effect into the Federal flank. Ths
CALLING discharges of thi gun quickly draw
upon ii ihe lire Of three Eede7sl fisld batts-
rica, whila from scroas tbs river two other
heavy batteries joined in thh strife, AMI Ina1s
Maj. Pelham aud his gun tGri' targ.t. For
houra not leaa than thirty Fcdrrsl csnnan
ssrove to silence Maj. Pelham'n popgun, and
strovs lii vain. The unyiolding and unde-
monstrative courage of Msj. Pelham, hia cou-
posure under to deadlicet fire, have long
made him conspicuous, but nevor we're his
noble qualities the subject Of more glowing
eulogy than upon this occasion. Gen. Loe
exclaimed "It is inspiritirg to see such glo-
nous courage in ons 40 young" (Mai. Pei
ham il not more than 22). Cen. Jackson re-
marked: with Pelham upon either 1lnE /
could vsnauiHh tho world" -
-. GEkEaAIs ZEE, LoNusrsFr AID JACEsoN.H
At half psst eight a. n. General Lee,
accompanied by hts full stall, rode slowly
along the front OF the Confederate lmes Fl ON
iett to right, and took up his station for time
beyond Ilamilton's Crossing, and in rear Of
the batteries on the extreme Confederate right
Ii would be presumptuous in ma to say oRe
word in conncndation Of the serenity, or, if
| may so exprseS it, tho unconscious dignity
Of General Lees courage, when he ia ltrder
Ma b.. Il k.s 1
uleanor in ordinary life would expect any
| thing else from ono so calm, SO uudemonsLra-
two and unass,iming. But the description
applied after the battle Of Alma TO Lord
Raglan, by Marshal St. Arnaui, and ia which
noticing Lord Raglan Hunconsciousnesa under
tife he speaks of his antique heroism."
seems tn me 80 applicable to General Lee
that cannot fpihesr recalling il here. At
subsequent period Of lilo day General tcc ss-
sulned his station 81 the hill which tafe.
iii nsTun fran hin, aud thence, IN ch:npany
Will, ':s'eTal Langstreet rslmly watched thu
T"pu'r Of the repeated Federal efrorts agningt
tbs hoshta On which he stood. Occasionally
General jackson rode up to tho spot ard
mingled in conversation with the other Two
lesdmg generals. Once General Longatrrst
exclaimed 70 him, Are you not acsred bJ
TINT file of Yanheea you lave before you
down there?" to which General Jackson re-
piled. " Nsit till they come little roarer, and
they thall either scsrs me or I'll acare thein.'
1rENlko OF THE FIGHT.
Tho hat!le Opened WHEN the sun hal lot
lii enoush light Though thu mist to da,lnse
tfln nrsr proximity nf lile Federal lines and
hsld hatto1ies- The first shot was Gred
shortly before 10 A. ~, from tho batteries
II the Federal Centre, snd wsa directed againet
General HoGd'a division. The Pennsylvania
raservas advanced boldly under Il heavy fra,
sEsinst tbs Confallerates, who occupied one
OF tbs colsawood spursr and wore, for TINS;
petnlittad II hold il; ut presently the Con-
fedarsta batteries nrsnsl On them, and Il de-
termined chsrEe Of the Texans drove thu
Yankees out Of tho wood in confusion from
which nothing could subsequently rslly
tiiom. Simultaneously heavy frs isau=d
from tha batteries of General A., P Hills
sad Esrly's diyiaiens, which WAS vigorously
replied to by ths Federal field batteries The
only advantage momentsrily gained by-tha
Fcdsruls in this quarter, and which is no
ticcd in Generals Lees report, was on tho
occasion OF tho collapse Of regiment of
North Csr1!ins cnnscrirts, who broke and
ran, but whose place was rapidly taken by
moro intrepid Successors. Ths cannonadinG
now became general along tho entire lima
Such scene, at oHcs terrific and subliuie
mortal egs hover rested On hef1re, unlssa tho
hombsr'i,nent Of Sebastopof by the combined
batteries nj France and ENGLAND revealed a
more fesrfll manifestation of the hste snd
fury of man. The laundering, believing
roar of hundreds Of pieces of artillery, the
bright jsts of issuing fame, the scrssming,
Kissing whisthng, ahrieking prejaciiles. tho
wrcatbes nj smoke, ns shell after shell burst
into the still Eir, the savage crash of round
shot amoIg the trees of the shattered forest,
formed i scene likely to sink fi,ravor into the
memory of all who witnsosei it, but utterly
dsfging verbal de!incstian. 4 direct and OIL
filadinE fire awept esch battery urnn either
aide As It mas unmasksd: volley rspl cd to
volley, crash anrceeded crash, until tho eye
Lost sll power OF distinguishing the lines Of
coInbstants, sHd tie plain Easmed laka Ct
fire, seethDg lake OF molten ]svs, ccurgsd
over by incsrrate fends, drink with fury
and revenge.
THr FrDERAIs TWICE REPuLaEn WITH GREAT
sLiuGHTEh
Twics Tho Federsls, gallanllY led anal hsn
, died hy their oflcera, dasnsd sgsinst tbs
forces OF Con. A. p. Hill sud Ctcn. Early, and
twice they rsaoi}ed, broken and dscomfited,
and incapable of being again rallied TO the
, fray. The Oonfederatcs drove them with
. horrid carnage across ths plain, and only de-
sisted from their work when thoy cams I'M.
der the fire of Tbs Fedstll batteries across
the river. Upon the. extreme Confederate
right Gen. Stusrt's horse artillery drove hot
ly upon the fugitives, and kept up ths pursuit.,
:. subsequently, understood to hs7O been offec-
tive, until after dark TTpnn the Confederate
left, where the antagoniato fought upon more
equal ternas, the equality of logs by tho
Uoniedera:ea Was greater than on the Con.
fsdeTa!a left; the Federal llosa in officers mud
men far outbalanced that Of their Opponents
3 Gen. BsFard; tbs besL cavalry officer in the
! Federal Services. md Utmost IN the eve Of the
day which would have Ritnasaad his nuplisia,
was killed, and Gsu Jackson, Of Pannaylvs-
mia, Uhared his fate. Many other general
officer. wore carried to the Federal rear,
:, grievouslF wounded; Whereas of tho Oonfed-
crates only one officer of rsnk (Gen. Gregg
fell npon the right, anil only one lGen. C"hb)
Upon tho left.
MAGNIFICENT ACTOR nr THE IRISH sRIGAEE-
: THE MEN OF roHrETo7, iLRUsRA AND WATERLOO
= rCuPsED.
Meanwhile tho battle, which had dashed
2 furionlly ag1inst the iinaa Of Gen. Hood, A P.
Hill and Early, was little moro than ChiIIs
8 plsy, Us c>mpar"d with the onslaugh directed
t. by the fedeials in the immediate nsighbor-
: hood nf fredericksburg. The impression that
/ the Confederate batteries would net fafe hcav-
iy npan the Fohersls advancing in this quar-
+ te., far far ui injuring the town of Frede-
|, rickshurg, is believed to have pTevsiled among
f the Norshcrn generals. How bitterly they
B deceived themselves subsequent events served
= to 4h0w. 10 the Irish diyislc1, commanded
o by tisnersl Mcaghcr, was principally com
=, lnittsd the desperate tssk Of bursting out of