The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1864-07-23

arrived hero tc-ntsht, many PARTICULARS have Teen e-
ceyci OF the ieccnt attack that city, but no de-
\ thef sccoUu. NJ re-. Thd bfunt Of the fghtlnc
tPpeip 20 have taken place on the south
Seventh rioet 'osd leading to Tonaily town and
| lockvilc. Many elc ant icsiieuccs aic u1on this
avenue, which &c ended by oc Of the chsin Of forts
tha suioiui tic cit iiomCIeoil etoN to.sGo nshure
MN ioeds Or ',ccs have bate les planted upoa
q Co. .ut no iIfc-os. The defenco- IN this dl, &C..
i'"1 'e'e 10. w fooi condition. owing to NEGLECT H..
duced BY 1ocAng Of security fom an at,scs on this
point. On sunda c'cains the enemy advanced In
! two ooumns roi tdNar.s cry and Rockville,
an Ncsy warmly ca.sscd our skilm,.herr, who wc;e
thioa out 10 delay their advance. On sunday even.
iI~ a a.ss Coni,!c :a,c iore ilvoiaekci within &C.
ven n.ier OF the cit. q, Nonday morning 6.htins
ccmmeacci vt An eniy hour, and vs.. continual
thioueh lie entire dsr, the ercmy sAriu, ,ev,rd
mics until his further p.o@fcq was iuip,dcd
by the timely aiiiva Of rrinfc.ccurnts Tho
Picsident and several cabinet minister. yId,.
ci the scene OF operations durlus tho Gav,
rut cncou.a gcd cur Dacn by their p.e.,noe
a1d 80 Ie - ch'cs. our men FOUGHT outside tic
io.ts in c.dcf to prevent the enemy frvm salnins
near APP zach to plan, ar'lllco asains, our works.
On 1ussiay morning the 6sht vs. tcrineI With
great spit, but tho enemy forced Rack, AMI the
conflict srsiuslly ceued. TN Wednesday morning
~ WV NirhNtl'u tnht itt ftNefs hrt ftsnupca Y,
AMI dotschmeats we're thrown out In pursuit
Fort stc'cns tho seventh .tict road
"a the chief Object Of attack and It Ia 10.
uwr c'p'urcd On Monday, hut was subsequently ,c.
taken. Several tine rosdcacer In this vicinity ec-c
destroy e., both Nv oui and the i.iel t,oct- IA
orief :" pr,eut them fiom scIdny sholicr TO sham
shooters Among other hous,s thus neccssni ily De-
"oyed b. tn.on 'rcor, we've those osncd II, Ce7 ain
Richardson, ID. kes,h. Nj. Caibery, and NJ. la.
OF TIE Wlrh'n ol Po-t Office. The fsh,ins M th,s
roin' vW vefy eovcrc The fences and ruins
o. the houses wer hup.oviscd Into Temporary
brrast' oika 10 ro-',t the fpr
II srr'Rrs ihit the fc.licncc OF NJ r p blair VA
cc Ell from tos.ructou. Amer the rc,,ca, Of tho
ieNc's nearly hund; az dead and wouneci men vc-r
found In tho vicinity Of this rcsicace. The fighting
u point VIZ very severe. In one charge NC io.,
two bundled Killed and wounded. and the enemy
must have sufe CT far more.
Tho hou'r Of fos;mAs' or General Diair y p Bair's
SIN dii no. et,p' ~ Wen Ne that ~ his tn,hcr Il
vs dcf'ro ci After T. hal Tea ruitcd of IT, mora
valuable coni.rs. volume Of Ilyfon's poems WA
found 10 n il' ~, near rc.tmN'cr GeucsL Blair's
homo, -th 1ic following snucy letter to President
Lincoln, .'on oa the q, lcrf
~, Wa'h'no'on, mp u, lsI-Nor, Uncle ,ho,
,t TT SM y '", 'ss s. , Of SuI admns.
10 siso~ You Wa. 20 could do but II you 30 IN In
S"', ma, 80 &c. 'c ~ come rtsin 'oon, ard you
had Dtttrt siNld from uEar. lou r~,Is,c tiully,
IuI WuHer kEHKI Voc EvrR saw.
b5th virginia Infantry.
Tho retreat Of the enemy Wcdn sday was
has Mood hy nion cavalry force, wh.oh camo Up
with them betworn Icnallytovn Rad Rockville. At
tac latter p nre they maze stand and fv,htng took
place, The town VA lost and several times, IN
ether si!c 10. clvci IcinorccnentA. Tho object Of
the rebels was to delay our advance TO sguJie
tho retreat of tn inain body. A nnIIiber OF
. isoncis cp urri saej ttat they hAl hrea
| iniotInod thai wwhingion was sn,risonsd ouly
nv Department closAH md hum. e day mon, and
that the Voc not cpa I'D to confront the
o. the A NV of the roouec. Thcy int,n.,oi, ho,.
esur, that the conte,t ior Wa hingtoi was BY no
means ovcr and that Il would soon he ioaeael sov.
cTnl ~ ouf own o're exp as-cd the opaion that tho
enemy would return to hi. lo'b..r postion. Tho ron-
ciaI lcBct IL tia, the inva..on /. at oud, and int
the enemy will bc glat 10 get acIoss the
Potomac In saioy. When the icie-
on'cied Maryland, Tho @ie nsa oil
on ioot, and dirty and 'ugIcd an. bare
looted They return. niost of them, hoifoii rs,
veil mounted. With ull kn p, irks and said cback-
and not ony vol -hoi, ut IA man oisoS ~,,h two
OF mo pals o, shcc, boots at ih,lT Lel. oE IN
tu9o no.
NJ. Baker, citizen OF Rockville Ia said to have
cnptuIei ioul rOle alone and unalGod. III. raw
then enter field Du ing ti.ht to ies cute ,es,
when lac wntche his oppo iunit. aud ns them
with hs iito, oFdc.r! them 10 turIcndcI. The, had
nc h'efnilSo but 70 ot"-', nIi he room after gave
ucUI ia change TO son,r mon soldicia.