Daily national Republican., 1865-10-02
MANUFACTURING HISTORY FOR
BRITISH CONsUMPTION.

HERos VoN BoRcKE, chief Of staff for ].
Z. B. STUART during the war, is publishing
his American journal in Blackwoon's Maya
accounts may be judged from his statements
respecting the battle of Seven Pines. After
describing the battle of Saturday afternoon,
May 81, in which he claims glorious victory
for the rebels, he goes on to say that on the
following morning. although few shots were
fired, the battle was not renewed Won
BoRcKE says he was with JEB STUART on the
front line during that morning, and some of
the shells fred came in uncomfortably close
proximity to them as they were riding over
the field, but yet the "battle was not re-
newed," and the rebel generals who had won
glorious victory retired to rest on their
laurels for awhile.
Now let us quote from Gen. RICHARDSON'S
account of the battle of Fair Oaks, as il was
commonly called by our Generals:
"SuMday June 6rSt.-The army had lain
on their arms all night in our front, the 5th
Texas, I'd Mississippi, and I'd Texas regi-
ments bivouacking within half musket shot
Of my front and picket, within speaking dis
tance. Every one knew that the struggle
would recommence in the morning, and our
whole line stood to arms At 3 o'clock in
the morning, before light, the enemy drew in
his pickets. The line of railroad is bordered
by woods on both sides, except a few open
spaces. There was large field, three -fourths
OF mile in extent, on my right front, and at
that point posted battery of 10 pounder
Parrott rifle guns, directed by Capt. Hazard,
4th artillery. also posted the brigade of
Zen French and one regiment of HOward's
brigade in my front line. The remain
ing three regiments of Howard's brigade
formed second line, and General Mea-
gher's brigade, with the remaining eighteen
pieces OF artillery, in the third line.
The early part of the morning passed away;
the enemy made his first appearance on the
other side of the large field, his skirmishers
forming in line across 1t, and advancing. A
large body Of cavalry was also seen in the
woods on the other side, drawn up in column
as If to head mass of infantry in column of
attack for the assault This soon drew the
hre Of our ParrOtt guns. The line of skir-
mishers fell back before it; the cavalry broke,
and this, which was no doubt intended to be
the real attack, failed at once, and the head
Of the column turned down the railroad to.
ward my left. My division, occupying the
centre Of our whole line of battle, now ap.
peared to be the object Of attack, to follow
the favorite plan Of yesterday 1t was now
half past six O'Clock in the morning All at
once the enemy came upon us in full force
upon the railroad, which, on my left flank,
was crossed by two common wood roads,
along which they pushed columns Of attack
In mass, supported on both flanks by bat
tallons of infantry deployed in line Of battle
Generals French and Howard now opened
on them a steady, will directed FIRE from their
Drlgades, within half musket-shOt. / imme-
dlately communicated to those officers my
Wiling intention to furnish them reinforce
ments as soon as needed After a close FIRE
OF musketry OF an hour and a half, without
any regiment giving ground on our part. the
head OF the enemy's column broke their line
OF battle, wayered, and the rout became gen-
eral for the time. l had thrown in. in the
meantime, the two reserve regiments of How
ard, TO replace those regiments of the front
line which had expended all their cartridges
the relieved regiments coming out and filling
their boxes again. Sixty rounds had been
fred per man, and the battle was supposed
TO be ended. Hardly was this effected, how.
ever, whom the enemy's column, being rein
forced by the reserve, gave general shout and
again advanced to the attack. This time
threw into action, in support, the Irish regi-
ments Of Gen. Meagher's brigade, reserving
npme Of the LIST, which had been much shat
1Ilnd in the early part Of the conflict, and
~ InHdy fire was continued about one hour
lactN ~ the enemy again fell back.
Theiftssr this time was more Precipi'