New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-07-30

the engagement and during the retreat, the latter
greatly facilitating the change Of base"
Our total loss is estimated at "A killed and ~
wounded. The returns are not all in.
Dat OF seven line officers III the detachment from
the LIST s. c. Regulars artillery two only escaped
unhurt, Lieut.. Gourdin Of Company ii, and Lieut..
Youngblood Of Companyl
The loss of the enemy is variously named; some
placing the figures as high as 500 killed aud
wounded. They have probably 500 killed. 23l oil
their wounded were in the city last night including
several negroes.
or white prisoners we have taken six com
missioned officers and ninety-four privates VI
blacks il il lid we have over twenty, OF whom
several are severely wounded wounded negro
IL 20 be- put into every ward Of the white Yankees
Tie Latter kicked at the base alliance, but the
surgeons have plainly told them that If they put
themselves on par with the negroes AS soldiers,
the same relation must be maintained under all
circumstances while they IRE In our hands. Public
opinion will render the verdict, Serve them rght
One Of the negroes is q REMARKABLY sprightly Eel
low from Bermuda, where he was educated as sol
der. Hs position IL that Of an Orderly Sergeant.
From communications with various prisoners. the
following facts gathered may throw additional light
upon the affair
In the first column were the 9Th Connecticut,
10Th. SSH, aud 35th Pennsylvania. md 18th New
York. in the second, 9th Maine, 81 ew-llamp-
shire. 9TH Massachusetts. ana sinh Massachusetts
tcoloredl The l00.h NewYork, Goth Ohio, Lieut.
Col. Stevens commanding; 9th Ohio, Col. Noor-
hces, and LIT South Carolina Regiment lcoloredl,
commanded by Col. Montgomery, were held in re-
serve.
The whole force was commanded by Brig. Gen.
Strong. who led the charge in person. The report
that he was wounded in the assault OF the nth INST
was incorrect. 1t was believed by the Yankee OIL
GERS that the troops in battery Wagner were perfect
" exhausted from the bombardment and that bold
sudden assault coup de main would effect its cap
tuTc.
Several line officers We're killed and wounded.
Among the former were AdJutaut Alvin IA. Libby
Of the 9th Connecticut, acting at the time on Gen.
Strong's staff and Lieut.. Col james NJ. Green, 9TH
Connecticut; and among the latter, Col. Barton,
9Th Connecticut, dangerously. The slaughter was
particularly severe in the Connecticut aud Ohio
regiments. The 81 New Hampshire and negro
regiments broke at the frat or second fire, their
officers finding 1t impossible to rally or bring them
up TO a second assault.
Yesterday, the enemy sent flag Of truce Tor The
body Of Col. liadeFman ). Putnam. ~ new
Hampshire acting Bngadier- General in the Assault
on Saturday and a,o asked permission 20 bury their
dead. The latter request was refused, AZ the dead
had been nearly all already buried. The body Of
Col. II. ). Putnam, winch was identified, was de-
livered into their hands. Col. Putnam was formerly
Il the old army. attached 10 the corps o.! lopo-
graphical Engineers. Among the dead 90 the held
identified by the prisoners, wa. the body Of Col
Shaw, commander Of the 9th Mae.