The National tribune., 1898-09-01

| o,UuU. DT1S "Uen. MatiOHo, VI IIuStI . LII
vision. reports a total loss of 321 out of ,226
Gen. A. r. Wright reports the loss of his al
ready-weakened brigade. in this fight at 362
DIR. Jones reports the losses in his division Al
S33. Among the wounded in this fight were
Brig. Gen. Jones, Virginia; Col. Ransom
35th N. c., severely, and Col. Ramseur, 49ti
n. C. @~'' s"'.-''''--~
Darkness closed this one-sided carnage,
though our guns were not all silent till s
o'clock when the rebels on our front had
been fairly driven out of range. though or
our left they sunk to rest in ravines and
hollows somewhat in advance of the ground
| they had held when their artillery first
opened.
Still, as throughout the struggle, our gun
boats continued to throw their great missiles
clear over the left of our position, into the
fields and woods occupied by the enemy,
probably doing little positive execution,
since that enemy was not insight. but adding
materially to the discomforts of his position.
Gen. Mcclellan, who had been down to
Harrison's S Bar in the Galena. in the morning,
landed toward night, and was on the field
during the last desperate charge of the
enemy.
RETREAT TO HARRIsoN's BAR.
Our victorious army began at once to
evacuate, by order, the strong position
wherein they had just achieved so decided
and bloody success, leaving their dead un-
buried and many of their wounded to fall
into the hands Of the enemy, making q
hurried and disorderly night march over roads
badly overcrowded TO the next position Sc
lected by their commander, at Harrison's
Bar seven miles down the james
The movement was covered by Keyes's
Corps, with the cavalry, which did not leave
Malvern till after daylight of the I'd. The
last of our wagons was not i'll place at the
new position till the evening of the Sd, when
the rear-guard moved into camp, and the
army was at rest
A small rebel force had followed our rear
guard. and this day threw few shells, but
was soon driven off by the response of our
batteries and gunboats
Gen. Mcclellan reports the aggregate losses
Of his army in the Seven Days lighting and
retreating from Mechancsville to Harrison's
Bar at $50 killed, 7,7O9 wounded and 5, 95S
missing; total, 15,249 This may or may
not include those abandoned to the enemy in
hospitals most of whom are probably num-
bered among the wounded.
Lees report does not state the amount OF
his losses, but SAYS it is contained in 1.-THE
accompanying tables, which the Confederate
authorities did not see fit to print with his
report. He sums mp his trophies rs follows:
The siege of Richmond was raised, and
the object Of a campaign which had been
prosecuted, after months of preparation, at
an enormous expenditure of men and money,
completely frustrated. More than 10000
prisoners, including officers of rank, So pieces
of artillery and upward Of $4,000 stand of
small-arms, were captured. The stores ard
supplies of every description which fell into
our hands were great in amount and value,
but small in comparison with those destroyed
by the enemy. His losses in battle exceeded
our own, as attested by the thousands of
dead and wounded left on every field, while
his subsequent inaction, shows in what con-
dition the survivors reached the protection
to which they fed"
THE "INACTIoN''
thus Wanted was mutual. Lee did not see
fit to repeat at Harrison's Bar his costly ex-
pertinent at Malvern, but after scrutnizing
our Thastily-constructed defenses and guessing
at the numbers and spirit of the men behind
them, withdrew, July &. to Richmond, leav-
ing but brigade of cavalry TO watch and re-
port any fresh evidences of activity on Our
side.
None being afforded, he sent Cen French,
with 43 guns, to approach Harrison's Bar
on the south side OF the river, dur
ing the night of July 81, and open fire on
our camps and vessels, whereby we had 10
killed and ID wouaded, with some little
damage to tents, ETC. French dessted latter
half an hours firing or so soon as our guns
were brought to bear upon him, and de-
camped before daylight.