New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-04-06

and that hs and his forces be explicitly placed unde
his orders, "in the ordinary way lie closes hi
! letter by saying.
believe thsro isA g'e,tstrupge bsforr tia army bat
he force ss much rs but in apy event, shil fght
With al the sn, and csuon and determination that po
ses And trust that rfs9lt may ehs obtain Tor n
confidence Of mr. HoTennent or that it may ss
| nIy esteef."
sstes on lie III, 81 Nov: "HeD"wel can reach you b.
llG soon s he could get sosrd OF boats if The boes we
ady sI edefies sb uross s march rsa be rer'sosr, =
which The for5s rcsti9g hiri viii not bs cohrsn
at EhSs@ ne "a ; 5 S sSt ~ reach as'
iudgsr by Past .Tperienve Ffsnkns single avsOf
did aOr reaca you IN zen tays after f.eroered
| JACKSON IN THE sHksANDo1h.
| Preparations were accordisey nauo ~. 9th Of
Mcdowell to- leave FrsderiekssSIs va ~ rot time
May TO JON Sen Mcclellan. use AZ ,.a 49,
! boyyeyer Lscl,,on commenced hia expediuoh ao"D
the Shenandoah Valley. and CEN monoT W;r,i,is
gether with Ges Fremont, rom W. and 70 in,
was sent 10 the assistance OF Gen. huhs anu ~
800, To"tnn j., Ins retrest. Uponlbeing informed
| 80 ~ Can Mcclellan replied that ,the movement
% Iacisoo was probably intended q, prevent re-
sso..ent. beng sent 10 ham. ThesPresident re-
ncd living bun frii information as 70 phe cohoiion
of STAIRS in the valley, ana esa ~ as :. .souM
\. yt,5y bspisa Appr6henson' Of sono.hfns hAe this,
sad no T.nsas &c sfcs from you Please
derstsaa this, and do the q" you can "in
have
n, the s,st Of May end the LIST of juno III bat
ties of Seven Pines and Fair Oaks were fought. AS
there has been SO much controversy ia regard 10 the
conduct of ZONE of the troops engaged IN ehAt Dat
tie, your Committee will refer more particusAy TO
the testimony OF Gen. Casey who commanded Ihe
advanced di Vision, upon which the attack was rst
made. Gen. Casey states tbsx, when the canraign
of the PeninsI. commenced his DIVISION consisted
princt ally OF raw and inexperienced troops, Ehey
bad suffered greatly from tbs.labors and exposures
incident upon rhe siego of YORKTOWN and tiss ad-
vance of the troops up the Pessattuaa some m'Snem
bad besn for wseks without shelter, being CON-
PEELED TO leave their camp easnpage behind when
ordered On the pursuit Of the ensny after the evan
ation OF Yorktown. That DIVISION took the head
across the Chiekaaoniny, taking up high pofHloa
al Seven Pines, where 1t established seli by throw
ing up insrenchmsats aud outang 1aoa'is.
A few days before the battle of Seven Pines, cca-
trary 30 tae advice and opinion OF Gen. keJesapd
Sen Casey, the division ordsred hree-quastera
Of mile to the frcnt, within six miles OF Rlchmona,
his pickets extending within ivs mile7. They haa
re sappOr. their sight OF thar ef The REMAINDER
of the corps 70 which they belonged (keyess teing
in their reaF. They vt once commeReed dgging rifle
PITS aad cutting aba.is the Ysksts at night being at
tssked by she enemy, who were repulsed. About
II O'Clock the mcrnlng Of abe 3st the pickes, re-
ported the enemy approaching, aud al and Of Gen.
Jehnson was captured and brought IN with import
art papers upon him. Gen. Casey, with this aid
and his general officer Of tina day, went TO G,n.
Reyes and reported the circuDs tancss TO him. Gen.
Keyes tesiss that for some days before the alta ek
he sent to Gen. Mcclellan reports Of his condition.
the threatening attitude of tho enemy IN his imne-
date vicinity, and urged that Gen. Sumner be Eant
across 10 his support. This was not done, hcwsvs
until after the attack commenced Reports continued
to come in Of the approach OF the ene1y. The di.
vision called out and formed, ths working me n
called in, and preparations made 10 meet the comm
attack. Two lines Of battle were forned-one in
the rfe-piis aHd another about ono shird Of mil 9
10 adyauce-composcd of FIVE or six regiments and
four pces Of artillery. A regiment had preyiousiy
been sent out 10 support the pickets About 70 min
utes to o'clock the enemy commenced the attack
in force, supposed TO amount TO about $500 men
attacking in front ard on both Aaaks. After hghi-
ing for come time, the enemy continuing 20 come
in force the forces IN front fell back to the
and fought there until nearly surrounded. Ro.cr
forcements had been promised, aud Gen. Casey hs d
selected the position 10 which they were 70 DO al )
signed; but no re-eptorcements came ap to hs pos L
ton until just before he was forced to fa back ffoI
his second Gne when o single regiment arrived. A {
ter about three hours fighting the division fell bac
flon It's second line with loss Of l,433 IN klle'
wounded, and missing. In the course " m hot Il
after Caseys division had been driven back, the >
mainGer Of our forces were swept back from mile
and half TO two miles from Caseys hrst line, wnin
tho enemy checked. and the lighting ceased B,r
the day.
During the battle Gen. SIMMER, whose corps was
on the left bank Of the Chiekahominy, was ordered
by Gen. Mcclellan 10 hold his forces ID readiness 10
cross Gen. Sumner not only did toat, bat at once
called out his forces and moved them unt the heads
OF the columns were at the bridges ready to cross,
thereby saving between one and two hours. When
the order came to Cross he immediately moved his
forces IN the direction OF tie field of battle, came up
with and engaged The enemy, ana relieved toe pres
sure upon tine troops engaged upon his left.
ROUTE OF FAIR OAKS.
The next day, the Let Of June, the enemy attacked
Gen. Sumner 81 Fair Oaks. Gen. Hooker, who had
been ordere forward the day before by Ger. Heins-
lehman with one-hnlf Of bis division, hearing the
firing of the enemy upon Gen. Summers fsrces, pro.
ceded ut once in thai direction and engaged the
enemy. La short time the enemy were repulsed,
and fell back in confusion. There was DO communi-
CATION between toe forces under Gen. Sumner And
lthose under Gen. HeinIzelman (HOoberb), but each
fought as no deemed best under tie circumstances
Gen. McCLelaR paS ruth the man part 81 the arms
on tue left bank of tie Chiekahomiay. After III,
fighting Soa, 0esr he came acrOss 10 the right bGHt
NJ tie T'per.
HooKER's RECONNAISSANCE.
On the morning Of Monday Con. Heint,eiDai
ordered Gen. Hooker to make a reconnaissance IL
force, which be did, advancing to within Iour mile
of Richmond, meeting with no resistance cxoept.
little from the snemJs picsets. Upon BENG IN
formed by Gen. HelDEzelman OF what be had done
Gen. Mcclellan ordered the troops 70 De recalled ant
occupy the posit!on that had been held by Casey
division.
The officers engaged in that battle, who have beel
examined testify That the army could haze pushe
right on to the CITY Of Richmond ruth ilttle resisi
anec; that the enemy were very much broken am
' demoraized, throwing away arms, clothing, dc.
that might impede their fight. Gen. McCienns
seems 70 have contemplated an immediate move
ment upon Richmond for, the day after the battle
! June 9. ne writes TO the Secretary Of War:
The enemy attacked in force and with i. yeste
dy morning bu everywhere most signsy repuised wit
meal loss Our troops charged frequently on both dsy 40
nif,ruiy broke the enemy Tue result s that our lett
in -four miles of Richmond only Wait for the river
fail 10 cross with the rect u the force and mate general
ank should fna them holding firm in vsry sIong pos
Ion nav wait for what troops 1 brig from o.
Monroe But the morale OF my troops now such thsi ca