The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-06-25

at Long bridge Having accomplished bis MISSION and
finding Il impracticable to advance further
force under his command, Colonel Chapman merely
advanced strong skirmsh ns and lay in front Of the
enemy two hours In the interim wounded were at
tended TO and dead buried well - the killed
Of the enemy that fell into our hands.
Tho enemy began 10 get heavy renforcomsnts OF
Infantry. Up to this time had encountered nothing
but cavalry ard artillery From the manner In which DO
masscd his forces In front Of concluded the enemy
thought tho movement general advance OF Grants
army The enemy at last threw ou, aatropa skirmish
line and advanced upon or the light cavalry
carbine is match for heavy rifles in nght, and our
line under the necessity falling back about one
fourth OF q mile, and another position taken.
Al this uucture of affairs our supply OF ca-bine and
pistol cartridges became exhausted aud had to send
back to the ammunition train for iresh supply The
who detailed for the ammunition brought
1t in their feed bags and haversacks.
soon afterwards the Irish Br gade, OF Gen. Crawfords
dvison advanced 10 tho support Of Col chapmans brt
gade Ono Infantry regiment position In
the rear OF our advanced ne remaiucd thus untl
about soven O'Clock p. NJ, at which time
and charged into the woods upon showing afr Mt o
at least two regiments. For while the lire no poured
into our ranks was terrific. as he dred in regular
volleys at us and short range. The infan-
try Immediately moved or 10 the lot and rear. get
ting behind hill to shelter themselves tho fire Of
the enemy, whilst the cavalry remained and vaianIy
contested the ground
After while. however, tho 'antry again advanced
and checked the approaching robsls and drove them
back into the woods
tsTE PANIC"
When regiment or cavalry dsmoupts TO night foot
every fourth remains mounted and hds Tho horses
Of the other three We had four regiments dismouned,
and the Kissing and shrekng shells frightened Of
tha lad bora of 10
became unmauageable, and run 10 amoug the inan'ry
This gave the report that OF the best fighting
cavalry brgades in the service panic stricken and
fell back In confusio
The infantry above referred he'd the in check
for tour two, when General Wilson sent ur two
regiments OF his cavalry ard relieved them and held the
position until the infantry brigade marched ont OF
the way. Then Colonel CHAPMAN fell back, as he was or
dered to do to ST. arys church, wherc portion OF his
brigade bvouasked for the night.
The part OF Chapmans brigade that bad been left on
the Bottoms bridge road had not been idle during the
interim. The Thir0 Indiana Ind been dismouned and
thrown up the road towards White Oak swamp and they
had considerable force OF the enemy, who
had several pieces OF In position and no opened
furious 1re upon Us the moment he discovered our ad
vance.
Lieut. Fitz Hugh with batteries c and E, OF the Third
United States artillery, came MP promptly and took
position within onethousand yards Of the enemy's guus
One OF the terrible artillery dueis Of the war en-
sued and lasted rather than m hour. Tho enemys
cannoneers had a great advantage over Lieut. Fitz
Hugh's since his protected by earthworks, while
ours fully exposed to his nre Some idoa of the
hoat OF tho engagement be inferred from the acs
that ten horses killed AMI several wounded ip single
section Of battery We trumphed at lnst, and bs
enemy was driven back Shortly Afterwards the cavalry
ras relieved by General Crawfords division which held
the position CHAIRMAN had wrested from the onemy.
When the infantry relieved us, about nine A. on
the 18th inst, tho column advanced and took position
commanding the Richmond, Quaker and Malvern Hii
roads, wn~s rona~ad related in tho former part OF
| this despatch.
Tho General Prcss Despatch.
| HEADQUARTERS, Army PoroxAc
June 22, 1854 +
Major Holt, Of the First Massachusetts, was slIghty
wounded
Tho Third Excelsior regiment Colonel Leon,rd COM
mandng leave here for bomc their term OF
service having expired This regiment participated In
all the battles or tho Peninsula under General Mcclellan
and with the exception OF Antietam all hose which
the Army OF the Potomac has been engaged
The Fortress Monroe Dispatches.
FORTRESS MONROE, June %, 1864.
The steamer Guide has arrived from City Point with
over seven hundred rehc prisoners recently captured
front Of Petersburg Thero has nothing skir-
mishng thus far tn Is week.
Deaths In the Chesapeake Hospital. Juno &C apain
O. p Brockaway, 9th United States colorc regiment;
Captain T. Dodge, 18Th New HAMPSHIRE Lieutenant
John williamson, 1st Vermont cavalry.
Wounded admitted into the Chesapeake Hospital
June 2l-w +. Butler 1894 New York; w. parn, Sth
Maine; Lieutenant John Stevens. 9Th Manc Lientenant
S. Gilbert. I1th Connecticut, thigh: Captain r. H. Rice,
1lth Connecticut, abdomen CAPTAIN J. A. Livingston,
Pennsylvania. thigh Captain paolT Jones I'd Penn
sylvauia, shoulder; Captain W. NJ Mob. Houston, 1st
United states cnlorcd regiment
Deaths in the Mcclellan HOSPITAL. June 21-wm p.
Ma vnwr Int,n Aanh Car
lima, prisoner; r. $. Tennant 14sth New York. Z. r.
| Smthcrs l42d New York; Rufus p. Wright, lst United
co'ored regiment John W. wilson and Thos Sar,
| l43d Ohio Philip puckiey, sh Now York Robt Lloyd,
117th New York George Barnes 9Th Connecticut Geo.
Williams, 9th Connecticut Fred A. Crufts, 9ih Maine;
Charles W. Hisiey, 11sth New York.
FORTRESS MoSRos June 23-6P.M
The mail steamer Charles vanderbt, from Bermuda
Hundred reports further fighting up 10 ton O'Clock
this morning
There nothing later from tho white House, ana no
particulars from General Sheridan since his arrival there