Carolina Watchman

              carolina watchman w5_kk.iv vol xx salisbury n c 11 nf 1 1862 number :: 1 1 l'.l'lnki editor nd t'liiii'iii i i it wi-usk v...i-li_.m i n._.^_l_hbb__b tue great battle begun fimiii the richmond exarniupr june 2 the defenceof rich lo\l open ingof i'lll'l i t i e on the rich mo.nb li.n es tre w endous fioiit iv on s \ turd y and r'm v <>!' the enemy c vi'ti iii of bat l'i l i:s prisoners e i'c s wii generally anticipated from lhe posi i en in d by t in ii . urn oi i in i m y's force ie in ii side ofthe < ' hicks hominy , m . be • i i ne - il ji nir.i.i'1 ■ inny . i he bat e was ipeued between h and 10 clock \. vi nil saturd iy hy an attack it force of long street's and hill's - ivisi us on the enemy's po sition al hot loin bridge neai tin line of lhe richmond ind york river ruilroad the ene my . in ' itge mi e bad entrenched lhemselves behind coiisecuiiva butteries and felled tiees crosswise in front of them so as in render the approach of our troops lhe in r difficult af ter a musketry and cnniioii skirmish dining the i m in u.i i hi nl a imii i ai r bruve t roups with stood he i'u 1 1 fire i th batteries and _ eh ir«e was ordered nid nobly mad by oh neral hill the see ill d fl i i ■ sixth vil anna a nil fll ll south c a nlinu leading the dim ge up in very mu '. . ■ - i the gum uudei a terrific li ■■ nf grape i nister round shot and shell lhal c nid con b mount ing ovei i be first butter li y took possession at lhe p.i nl of i i ■ li \ ,' 1 , be yank es fleeing ." lhe next in ii i ni iu ihe i rn which in turn it s lir . ii i in t.ii was taken large u umbers b i in ed ami ta ke ii pro on i • -. aft r . obs in it ■ fin hi of . wo h urs ih en emy i g sixteen pi ces of a rl lie ry , cu ii j lb re e batteries in posset sion of our vie i i . i - lroops our loss here was heuvv riie hi niviour of ihe troops vas sjileuj.d one company ul the n , rib carolina regiment alone took on hundred nid sixty-five prisoners ami brought hem to the rear tbe enemy's : tree wiisesiim ed ai fully t_0,o0u and reinforced c us i tit y vfter he cessation of iii firing on our right wing l tie enemy atteuipled a ieiiiooslralioii across the chiekahoininy mi our left wing north of ih mechanicsville turnpike d mi the nine vi ih r.md he was here r .. i l t ; t i \ opposed by er*?ral <*. vv smith's division ol it r y ind general magruder's arti.l r . . inclu ling ' '. ii ei il vvhitiug's brigade ol the ixi*h north carolina eleventh and seccnd m sis sippi and voting brigadier-general colonel i hamilton's command ol the sixteenth \ .. ; i c ruliua and the fourl eenth au . nine teenth di rgia the i i iinpiou legion supported hy lhe six teenth north il una and nineteenth tiem a altemiued to capture a battery frnin tbe e lemy but finding ii too heavily supported fell back b il not until alle-r receiving its li and giving iheii own in return and forcing lhe enemy lo resume iln defensive cur loss on the hi was tot l heavy asmi lhe right wing of tbe army : but amoug lhe killed we lament several r haul ind distinguished officers ju the leu i a fell inn id i'n ti;;ii-w of south carolina a ui in * that became illustrioui in th a revolt inn he fell mi dii d on tbe field gen * r.d ilittou of the tennessee brigade wa shot from ins horse and died iii the arms of an aid colonel hampton was wounded sli>_htl in the fu i but remained ui his post hishorse was slmi h ice tin fighting extended gradually from the i ft i the right again about five o'cli ck and con tinued n|i i near eight o'clock in iln ■ veil ng when darkness put an end in the conrli t army i .*; .■ ... ih.-ir arms iu the positions from whence had h ,- ,, forced the jlii n ih of th enemy is supposed (" have beeu very gr al on both wings and ins ins pr p ii tiouai lv lieu . _\ . th ■ booming of artillery heard occa sionally iu ihe city i saturday morning h d prepared the people for the tidings from the field about a it became evident lhat bl v work was doing along the l-m-s the ambu lances and surgeons li id g out a nd our cit izens rem i led iu a state of anxious suspense butimt i in they knew too well the invincible army in *. i they had confided their trust sunn pe.rso * in vehicles ind on h irsubuck le gal tn arrae from lhe direction of the lines hi y were eagerly surround rl by groups ol izeus und soldiers to whom ihev detailed the news their presence w.s marked every where l nieiitiv gioiips of listeners " vve have re pul red tin enemy j passed from 1 1 to lip and i cheering beam of satisfaction in up every i n e saddened only bv record i iln gal lant ni n who hud fa leu a nd were still fulling in th tow a evening . l ■ wounded began lo come iu ruin lhe everal scenes of action and were c irri d lo i he hogpii i . the hotels . id residences 1 an appeared i .. i ly i ■ nly d"d li i rely suffi ueul lo disubli thi m nnd i uighed and cb nied -' ii ii ' h hundred of palhizt i - v i ai i i ii i .-!' al el lh and nl ' iln-i , *.. i i ere i br.itigh tin nnd mn • ? sirel ciied out lu tin ih th i sal ni il.y night they wei e bei ng brought ni up iu yesterduy n.urniug und ull ! ■■ ii - is were impr sed lu cur ry ihem . i ': sccount 01 till pioiit vve i 1 idili uinl accounts of i he fighl oi i right wing the be of the but tle was about eight miles out mi the williams burg ro id i i m ill iv rn onr side opened about ten minutes to n i m . and th ca ading ii im d foi hi spa i i one-half nr three quarters of ;• i hour a fu r a heavv fire of mus ketry oui ii ■•..*. charged nam il.e enemv in iheir entrencb.tien » wiih the mnst devoted gallantry . repulsing him at the poinl of lhe t i \ - ""' '• and driving him back uni i we had pos entire camp the enemy being i heavily reinforced drove is b.-ck i*r a little space bin culd nol r covei his ramp geuer.il s ii n v .,- in <• i n i 1 1 1 the field i ni g ii't.il ii ill was in immediate command of i lhai portion of it win re the llgln was iu pro ' it --■ after the yankee had been driven from their camp n » is thought lhal t hey were re i treating i ow n ihe ( n ,-', hominy . wl sen ; eral stuart 1 ployed three r u uieiiis in inii i '. '•• pi their retreat ll *.*, ,-. found however thai ' the enemy was !>• ,.._. heavily reinforced and i ihe regiments n ere r na about this time general stu.ni sent lieu , tenant fontaine w no had attached h-mselt in his si a m . - iid i.i < ii i ,| | ii |. ,.,- mi h gener al officei as i i might find un th field i rg ng h ". in hold p i inn , hi reinf rcemeiil - fre ii impetus to fin tin n ami the tiring v is co i imi'-ii wiili i mi and hearty cheers aflei i he right h ui en inn d i r about an hour i be ainniii mi ii ot ine ol lhe regiments gave • lit and there wus some wavering i.lot g our lines colonel lee ! nam font line and colonel i moore were sen i h general stuart in see to 1 he ammunition ti u and io rally such of ibe regiments as had been thrown in'o disorder the tweiity-liiurili virginia i fifth north carolina aud some ntln-r regiments weri ri formed ii ud led inin ac ii in lis colo el moore . and i.i ii iiit in c'im.iiand of ' ol smith about brill past six o'clock general 11 uger's sion came upon the field in gnlla i.i sty le lhe men da hing on a i i he di mhlt'-qu i k wi i lolld ill is lhe combat war now t'u lam there was a cm ti n i roll ol musketry vu i i l iy the occasional booming ot iln artillery in lirii i coin lined umil about ei_hl o'clock when : 1 1 ■ i-ueiny were driven mill cur her back and we remained in their camp having captur ed a nm nber oi pieces of iheir artille \ . the km william artillery cap ai ii carter was pi nun nt iu i he tight and acl icv - j mosl conspicuous re mi i s th.-ii battery was posted ill in i i.i d a ' d was engaged from lie i " hall j .- ' i •• o'cli ck . w he u it w as relieved i'lieir lost iu kiih'd and w uuded was terrible — thirty s von out of eighty-eight lien - i - a lit ivill un . a i : . r v us v ind d in i in i ■ by a minie ball second lieutenant newman w.s killed his bodv being hi era my lorn to pieces bv th inirsti g of a shell the batter was publicly compl nieuled in a glowing speech bj i neral hill wh i declared thai us gullaniry would hold a conspicuous pan m history and that ** he had rather i in command of such in ii than be president of the confederate n:.ii " the loss on both sides could not be otherwise than terrible iu the early pan • t the action we had taken the enemy's i-hik nchmetits at ihe point ofthe bayonet our columns buffeting from the close volleys of musketry in cross ing the field to make il charge oil smith's virginia regiment was badly cut up by the en i-iiiv s fire up to half-past seven o'clock sal urday nigbl we and laiw-n aliin one hundred and ihirly pi i*"ti.-*s iii addition lo this vv.-le.-nn that lute in lhe veiling an entire company of ihe enemy had thrown down their amis aud sur re d red ihemsi \ .... ,,> |, 1 1 ■ n i is among il e prisoners taken by u vv . r iieutenaut-coloi.t i a in jor aud several other commissioned offi cei s our forces engaged on the right were sm art's hill's i ungsi reel's ai.d vlagiuder's d vi sions th im ter having cmne up du ii.g the ac tion we had probably twenty to twenty five thousand in .*. in this action the prisoners taken by n s,,v lhal lhe em my had three di visions i ngaged un our right . the battle renewed "\ 8unda — more hard fighting — inotiier success for our arms public expectation was mi tiptoe yesterday in anticipation of the renewal ol lhe contest for the hard 1 « . 1 1 lt i > t field iu front of richmond on saturday and events did not disappoint in the least the scene of the ii_dii was in ai the villiamsburg nuid about seven o'clock a m the ninth virgimu regiment lieuieuant <■ '. iui.i 1 ui'dw ill v iii had i ,- n mi lh il i mill unconsciously wiihin fifty yards of the enerm i in infill previous were ambuscu.ed by a \ m kee regiment who rose up behind a dense thicket and protected then by poured a d - siiui-nvi fire into ihe uncovered column nl lhe n imh which however being speedily support ed drove the enemy back and captured s vit al p s of artillery the ground was so miry and unfavorable for lhe use of artilh . y thai i in few pn-l'-s could in brought into pluy . and the filing u as principally bv musket y . which ia-_r ed inn ii lv from the left to tbe centre •■( the lines i he brigades engaged were <" in i i 1 1 inns and griffith's i smi b's division in cluding the third alabama colonel lotnax and ihe twelfth ami forty firs virginia - in en i s the advance wus gradually pushed ti il belwi • and i h 11 o'clock p w , w iii ii our coin ■ i ',.- cent re of i he ene my u nd hi commenced still nl v retiring iu lh dire on i the me idow biidge i d v illiamsburg ad abandoning his eaiiip occupied the previous nighl . and leaviri iu oui hands large qiianti 1 1 :- • i * n . 1 1 i rni . overcoais knapsacks hie v inch were ■ ■ ni ,!. imii c i . ri d to ihe r ar v i i p i . i he fit in ii id ceased • k - .■' oc cusioiial shots al " long law in he i irly mn i nl tin i tie lieutenant ; olouel g dwin v ho v a in : in adv mice nl lhe s'inth \ i i i bihji : i m i tide i him a "•' ' '■ inn i in falling fell upon him u - ly n jured him iu lhe la - a i uud it rl 1 1 •• v us brought in i he \ ica ti hotel col i -\ . ol the th i ! a lahamu . • o kill d iu i he act ion while gallantly i ent to i he charge in sup|mirl ol iln nil v the fom ;■ ni h \ rginia and fn i v'i r'niia al ... di ting uished themselves iu the fighl and look a considerable iiumbei ol prisoner both on sal urdtiy ai d y • 1 1 w sl ul ed thai iln enemy fired on a ii n ' mi ihe li "' l rivei railroad can v ing 1 1 '- : d d i the cil v and l hat im intention v as pud to a il ." nf i rn i h i w a i.ii lh there was a report t the ihird alabama fir ing into the twelfl h vii p'uiu , w h ■ " i nrned the fire and created *-• me runfusii n i ill we are wiihn.it confirmntiou as lo its teliahiliiy from the numbers engaged on the side of the enemy , it was evident th ii he had m heavily liming lhe nighl on in left wing out ii in . the i.eiiiy s i i i aiii mi i m log on ssiurduy was estimsited at b(l,li(i and ours ai bi iwe n mi.ii(i(i and 341,(100 to .. i •- ihem vebterdi.y in strength was ai least 50,000 l with heavy reserves and iboul the b un the enemy dining both • : . \ i > i 1 * he advantage of position uud eiiire.ichnieiils l.ui i lost them in ith t ur b.ss in iln i , i ir , ,-, th»r iwo battles was nol lesa lhan hioo oi l.0.1 ti iieinv'i i wus hs great if not greater besities several bundrei prisoners during the progress of the figbi i j t bailie was penet rand by iiiauj of il ,• citizens ut it icl ml cb irged w nh ihe duly nf bring i no n:i in wounded — c vili . i s at duijn r -« ho ii iliernlls ins ances pillurili feats ol va ' lour vv i i hy i d.sciplin d sob the entire day the wound i were arriving in ihe cm and the community remained in a state nf excite ment up in nig it when later in telligence assured tlnm again thai the prestige i v cl ory had uol di pai ted from our urms the wounded are v i v nu me re us and they a re being accomumdnie d as t in eiiiprgeneiet ol the liim-s will heal admit private dwellings i i . s iv e have been ell red hv their owners and they will be occupied as they aie needed i he slice ss am progr ss of our aims yes i lerday was . ven more de ided and satisfactory i ban was saturday and our troops were in the i lies possible spn i 8 d.i ring the day the yankee prisoners coniin | ued io be brought in iu sfpiads i ten fil'tei ti und twenties lh v were certainly premium * i i'inieiis nf i lie grand union auny foi they were lhe iin.si dijected looking human ; bi ings ih i were ever seen some of lh m ' were covered wi h mud from in ud lo fiuit and j s eui'ii i v so worn out ss to be scmcely aide to i move tin ii'jh ihe street i ibeit prison many were mere b vs fourteen or fifteen years ol»l who mii*-t have s.sggi id under lhe ueighl of amuskei trophies of every i ml bundles of h iters and pi p is were tic ed up ofl the hai tle-fie|d nl'i.-i ns abaiidoumeul bv lhe yanke 8 uni in iiighi to the cil v i si evening th hod'es of the everul proininenl nffieer slain iu the engagements were brought into richmond yesterday thai of gem ral hat lon was taken to the exchange hotel where ii will be cu i pa in d und ■ ■ i i t li a n-.nve slate lhal ol lhe lamented peltigrew of south car olina was iis brought in and ' ken in charge ! by t he friends ol i he deceased to hundreds of hoiiseholi s in richmond and ehevvhere lhe doings i saturday and yester day brought ih craped badge ol mourning for hundreds ofthe confederacy's brave sons have fallen in he gullani d l'i in e i ln-r capital the people ol richmond huv had a foretaste of this heartbstoni desolation and iin.-i nobly have they witnsloo it coin ting ihe loss i ' husbands fathers brothers and sous as so much price paid down iu tin ir blood lor the liberiy j they sei k . till i'l'vy curing the battle during the progress of lhe battles of salur 1 i'.iv and yesterday fough i in front id i cl.inond though every bpecii 8 ol wild reports wen fly - iii(j about mi tin loiigues ol ruinoiir the peojile re i i remarkably calm und quiet while ex hibiting a livlv interest in the t suit i he cure nl ihe wounded that came in almosi coi linuul \\ l,v one and twos from noon mi saturday i in last night seemed to engage their humane attention und we have heaid ol numerous in si ii ni s i a i evol . d nt t emion the ladies were particularly nclive in pro \ curing water lhat be.veiu.ge wrhich above all , i hers i so refieahing lo lhe wounded soldier anv supplies oi ice furnished ut the hospiiu s in win rever the wounded are w»u d be accep ■ table lei 1 1 be never so small in qu nnv the assistant provobl vlarshal vlexunder is exerting himself in procuring iwo bundled til v un rs s for lhe ci re ol the wounded in the hospitals — nurses bolh male and female are ; wanted tins assistant provost marshal has received : iu im tions i hereafter uni'l inrthcr noli order lhe closing of a i the places ol public amusement during ihese exciting limes us a inn , uiii i aiv measure the ordi r goes into . effect lo-inglit the inove.lli lit i a good lie a it will offi i less indue ments to the soldiers lo straggle in to the citv at nighl from the camps soldiers should be on lhe field facing lhe siern realities of this hour nol h ggling in the pil of a thea tre over the maudlin representations of a by uiii ii l\i idents of the battles a yat kee colon i was brought into the mar slial's oliice woullded hilda plia-inl a p".s.ni . present remarked " yoni on i richmond journey wasn't a very pleasant one foi you was it 7 •• \ ii in i uni il li . ' ii o'clock . \ m yesterday when 1 found it pleasant enough ridi ng in all i he w ay v e in k ni i fi " huiidi ' d prisoners \ lr'*uil man vv in i was on the batth held ; te'day among other trophies picked up lhe | copybook of one division ol ny s u con tg copies ol all i le '•• p itches ■-• nl io th vvai i >- p trtinent ul va li i v ing to tin dies ihey « re up to v ,- mn ml . .." i;,1 ■- their ft leru , mak : he in * in ■ ivmiei ■■ in li iii lid a iu ni v p d spheric i • in ii fell v here a spectator of iln bat : i y«-i lerduy v a • 1 1 i ng 1 1 did not ex - ecured ih j bell and br ni bl it i tin the hi id the lixi s l from of rltumom the battle of miudiiy nut resnuicdon lliethli iihniniiiy 1 1 :: nl iiruee fioui tbe liiumv for the burial l tbe dead etc rte the richmond examint r ol l lis i i insl ul says : n r \ morning it wus i he public e v - l r ., i i l evl-uls would ' ' ll in a e ill i ll t hi kahoinii.y iu lhe grund battle u hich mu ,-,. iiainly bur . belore i be w ui cioud is dispell ed und stamp lhe second da v ol june in i in hist i v i the colli deracy . as i be " i i u hich all ol hers were made :" but all re ; maiued qui t and the oneiuy ■ protected by in swhtnp fastnesses seemed content la le il re ilia li ml during iln morning il w n said a flag of truce came from « 1 1 • * hi udqu irieis of ihe enemy in - 1 1 1 in * in ii s i.i |>- nil 1 the burial ol ihe dead which was granted uud bolh ami 8 eilg a il in i in woi i vleaii | o'clock yesterday the pickets on ihe ri in v i , i -, on ; in ( hick n miny were draw n in hall a mile or inor . ihe army g back i < orresponding d-si , c nr ing i with il all ih lents artilh rv . ammui.ilioii and ( amp e n . itured fiom ihe en my mi saiurday the letils immbered ivv.i i in dr i or more w bile the ainoiml of fixed am ii ii n i ion i nd 1 1 res v as large hiki v aluable i in a band i rn nt nf ill c mn iositi n . i , ihe enemy w i nol necessitated by any n n me.it ol i in i - : hut 1 1 was uba ndoiied hi ui in - .■ in m i uni uiiableiu ss for si i aiegic > pe laii-n i h i i-t . ni in ill ■ still further pushing i 1 1 in - lines not i na ol intel ps war 8lir ■ ring mi inr pi v ing . a the army persons who cam n from i he li res at litl'erenl points tppre sen i ii condition of the arm j us being m i • \- i i'-nt . a ml ihe confidence in their own in ! vine i il'n v stronger i ban evi r the weaihei was \ - i \ warm bul the dead ami won nil *. hm been i niovi il — lhe fi mn i ini ■ . and the lit i le i bl ii in t . t be ci ' v . large numbers of persons incited bv idl cu iiy lo view the b lie ■ round rtieinpl ed in in t li rough lhe picki i \ esterdii \ . bul i h > were promptly slopped anrl s m back none bul i hose propel ly am 1 zed in succor i he wounded ami inn ih dead were alb wed lo pe a : fu i e i he [ iiiiud we learn that a few shells were thrown by the in in \ do tin j iln ui i i ni our lines y:es i . iday morning but tin chsiii i ps occurred 1 1 has been pre l . j reliabl y a ci rtained lhal t be n inkee loss in ' i - two days con lest wus v rv ci ns tin ir wounded are being sent on isiard t ran sport s for shipment to fort ress monroe und \\ i-hi a n tin enemy have evidently f it oui a ha it is of iron and lead • ppos 1 to iheir earib and felled pine trees and coward behind ih in and will feel a i .. 1 1 a our liu s in th vain hope i if discover ing an unguarded gale lo richmond we shall j p n.i them further particulars ofthe rattlo of saturday and sunday vve have received f"iin an official quarter the annexed particulars of the brilliant part borne by general hill s division on the right wing of the army in iln engagements ol saturday and sunday lust the division was the first in tbe ; f i ii lit at saturday and in a bold charge drove the enemy from their wt»h s through the woods and tie'ds routing billi completely and holding poseessiou of their works and three encamp ments late in the eve ning ufte-r the enemy's works v\i lu en possessi i bul tin fighl raging orders were sent foi reinforcements when <■ neral vnderson's bri.ade commanded i colonel jenkins and general kemper's brig and general nderson c nanding the iwo in rades were sent upon lie field when lhe repulse if t in en m , v s made comple'e ii i eral anderson's ir ops behaved im.st gallaullv and com ribiiti d greatly to the uttei roui of the s a n ke e s during saturday ni_lii reinforcements c«me un an i the lij'iii was renewed ul daylight next morning g nerals vv ilc \ . picki it's < olton s 11111 puine's brigades were engaged general pickett s brigade was conspicuous f..r gallant ry lhe mei be h n ing like nn.iv idua ' bei i hi saturdav ni^iii two more brigades generals armatead and m ibone's come on the field and were sierhtlv engi 1 in iln fighl nl sunday ; moriu i g th division suffered severely in killed and wounded the bat tic of sat urday for iis fierce ness while il lasted surpassed that of manassas ii is * id bv those who participated in both en gagi in ills names of bome 1 1'iie otfic1 us killed am vv a \ mn amid tin conflicting statements concerning lhe loss bub ana d b i.iir lilflls vm have ill namer ol lhe fu i wing offi en kiib d and w nil , ded aruoi ; ihose wed known t iln city who have sealed ihir devotion lolhec um wi<b iheir iii i are t'aptuin robert i keeling i ( ompan v 1 tw ell h virginia ; t'uplaiu shields saonder lucke and private isoherl i i'vree ol pirst virginia regiment ; upiain g i norion company g of the piisl virginia , was i , 1 1 1 1 - • ; 1 wounded and bad every oflicerol ! his command placed horn du emnlittt til ihe third alab_ma adjutant johnston ( apt in vi a v and phelau ■• ere killed _ cap tains it i-ad a nd itobillso anil lieut iibiltf vvitherspoon launder and partridge wounded i imii di ke son of the ly i chburg i |, a . h d his h g broken wiih nineteen of the ni i,l ; 8 ll lli " nil an *• ouilded ( mpt ill ii , \. r scarborough ol ih tw em v ih rd nm lh iirolina wa killed u ud djutuut stai ke ol t he seven ih virginia w u tided i ., i i |',, nub nol ill c ' 1 d ■ ii-i . lhe ai mi nt . i ft ent and 1 be ci oui b rer w re lull ed v lib lieuieuant white ci pi am sinn a i | ,; iii nam vict rou - . all ol the i i nes capti in vv ... d n i in a im regim nt was wound . • m , , rihi.r heiberl • i i he se i tile n li > . . ... | | , | , led ; set ■ ■ ' v i i p , i i cut c na n t g ra y . k il led ; u ud ( f f ui ... ; plain j i n i ih.i i ii i i , . i vdie v " d i . il prof not i ' n ' x mpt . , n win i ig h members reel id with regret i be ■ , i.e ijj.eon hill i vv lei vld shii id and v«-a 11 . yeui i i . i i 1 ii ii , alsool snow hill vld . \\ a of vi or la i i ol li klghlll vli iip lit i j by a m inuie ball in through him he v rhi to tin me . hull hospital il lustevu 1 1 . , 1 wa ni of pi ince vv ii in well k n w n :. ml highly i steemed i \, ,- rdmg iu ro|*orl mail at hi adquurteri i day morning the numbi rol killed a nun 1 i miii ii n in in 1 1 impton i egimi wen v one l '• d one hundred aud eighteen w ai . di ll and hit i n mil hiiifi captain 1 i v ■ -! ,,. ■[, , , i {, • ;, , era in * ' ■»■ v i i1 currying an order on sat > during lhe battle got will in the \ ink t i ti ud wus taken pi tier i : i nf lewie w ashingion esq , ne u vv im !,, iter litofher l i'l.tii-iiiiiiuii no the junes rher lu'p..it.d lauding ofthe runny lu atlntk the ltalteilc in a nl w '■ h a \ ,. nl ,| hi ioll i'll ill lle vli 111 v f drury's bluff thai i ds us lo believi lhal ibe enemy t content with ibe repulse ol their i d ennl i i an i paring to li ml it if \ i i " hoi a'lea.l i i 1 ,|. ,, |, .,,.,. i , n , i 1 1 auspi rls several miles below th cbsirt cliom in il 1 nnea river to all mpt ii inn i r iliu lion oi the battel • ah \ . iln m bj n flmil nuve ment on the gui r from lhe south side . t lhe ' v , ,,-, i i i foi n . d 1 1 . he strei :• i h f our forces elm gcd iu supporting iii ni sorb an sull n n i ar il hut vv . believi ii lo be am pb etion i io ' i list any stu h d un n*t ,,- several inn ports w ere m i he riiei yesln day ai the | i indicut d and as many gu i hi at * low ' i di vv n vn '*■'•' v , i ml . y c waicln s the fcoilingi ol lhe c y and wi h i . \ r hi can n . i no ; nun e hi wevei n and heavy . that ni not 1 "* un*1 i iln pn i ■ lime and pbici by a coun ter one thai shall ihwail i t his puipo • llst of killed an i wounped in the wattle near tiirhmond from north ( tu i ma name regiment comp'y •■ '*• farnu-r lib norih ' an in a . (*', ii e smith . . • il ninth ( an in a . m a f < loo ii ... mi north ( ar hna (' 1 i hi in - hi ■■ . ( i '/■ b (' i1 hi " i vv (•! cain 4th " ....(' t l vv hilak r .., 4th " .... \? i c robinson 23d " ... 1 s a jone - lib " ....(; 1 a ngrsham lib " .... ,.\ r vi levi nberg ith " ... .|| 1 !•'. lubsuter 1-lih " ... . |_ m i trover 23d " ..." h e a morrison lib " ...'.<; vv i biggers ... . 4ih " ... |{ e patterson 4ih " .... i ii t addington 23d " .. e 1 t h'-ard lib " i 1 s martin 22d north carolina regiment w <;. hay 6th " s a hoover 4th " " 1 a loupe 4th " " i i ruwley " " | 1 s bustle " " alfred baker , the hospitals yesterday—the wounded and i licit wants vv i yesterday made a tour nf the several private hospitals located on alain street and elsewhere erorn iln laci thai then are im promptu quarters tin accommodations are not perfect yel between three and four hundred of i in wounded in lhe two days fighl arc comfort ably quartered therein on maltrusses and , stretchers and are receiving the best of atten tion from the ciiizem — itidu b and gen i men — , who are ever present and seem to vie wiih each other in then labours ice i in ing tup pi . d in liberal quantities at ke hi vv paiue's store on main street near t in v un i a a n i intel ' in first ii i d second tari i ..) which re occupied lhe ludies were furnish ing i in wounded with btruwberries and ice cream lhe angel-servers standing ovei their bloody couches meanwhile aud serving out be delicious fruit the prostrato soldiers eyw ■ i wiih gratitude and we c uld nol help i fleeting how much belter were ihos ladies re paid than are the avaric h deab is w h deal at 1 1 1 < • luxuries at exorhiiuul prices and lock lhe change in theii money drawers without so much a patriotic impulse for lhe soldier little hoy and girls were also there carrying ne .-. ml water and distributing the bevi rages lo tin wounded undismayed by the groans of the - n!b i * rou mi i he m the wounds of many al ibis hospitul are slight bul m me nt a desperate characli i n a matt rass near the door reclined iwo ri rol hers of the nineteenth virginia co'onel strange named respectively i a and henry e p pouion bolh were slu.t ihri ut'li the arm and hands on sunday in lhe fighl on the i i *.' b i w i ng at the bank of virginia hospus on main street are a number ol the wounded fr m ihe south carolina reg nn i is and wo arc clad lo a v . they are receiving beii share i at lent ion < lolonel bratlon i the sixth soul !.(-.• i c.ji iniiii . wa wounded among lhe killed in one bri trade in loim i reel's division inc'u ng the fourth 1 '•■ h sixtl . and ninth south car olina regimeiu re ( apt sins lyle alex n'.-r . riiilcloutrh walker and gaston the adju tant i .' ■ i i al nt 1 1 i hi ". tie i a ir 0 mil1 bad tin i i i ■ i i n hy the hurstit g of n shell — south car lina lis anolln i b.i ide in smith's i.i • sion wl - lu i evereh engaged of lhe i ll the te a reg m lit we h . i < ' .. pi in bi viiu con pe i v f of t he i j \ if u s killed wiih levetil oil er , ffi ■ ■ . *-, i nd a i nn i e . i.i ' p \ * ■ nd v null , i'd i'lu liii i iln wounded complete has nut v i been prepi red and it is imp ssible lo tin m h nan ei willt accuracy 1 1 older lhal ihe hospital mav be pr pured * ■ wi in i d fn in lhe in i battle field . vv e ■ ■ u'.tl 1 1 ci nm . nd i nr cit !/• i .* s i'm i ca n in rec v . be moi t slight ly *-'. oui i ed into t in ir dwelling il ii ill i ' plan * may b i by tin c who in lh n '■• i . ■-.* of : in hi i lie lu tin defence ol richmond mn surely ft a m al • mli a genet ul exhibition of htt i ' iou and kindness such a was sin ah by ull c w e f i|e i in ha '. e in l i i . - , \ , | , ' .. . i i i the wounded v • i hi hospital : i the corner of twenty firii nnd cury « j n lb man had in - a't ii l ioii ui ract d by i iii criei 1 1 a uldii-r who si r 1 1 in d i n a mat i ran wi b hhatteied leg misto k him for a surgeon and