The New York Herald Newspaper, June 4, 1862, Page 3

NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4, 1862—TRIPLE SHEET. ed; he dismounted, and was holding his horse by the bri- le, when a party of rebels sneaking in the grass fired mpon him, wounding bim ip four places; he staggered a few rods and fell dead. He received two balls in the head and two in the body. The former eauged his death. ‘Tho deceased was forty-five years old, From the age of oventesn until his demise, he was in the military ser- ‘vice of the United States. At the time of the inaugura- tion of the rebellion he was Ordnance Sergeant in charge of the Plattsburg, N, Y., barracks. He subsequently was appointed Major of the New York Ninety-Sixth. In his mili- tary career he took part in tho’ Mexican war, and also ac- companied General Fromont in his explorations of tho Rocky Mountain regions. At the timo of his death Major Kelly wore his red sash diagonally across his body, which rendored him a prominent mark for the rebel sharpshooters. His loss will be keenly felt by his com- Fades in arms, to whom ho had endeared himself, for his generous spirit, brotherly focling and braye soldierly qualities. A report reached hore to-day that two thousand rebels ‘were surrounded and captured by our troops in fromt to- day. It is said the rebels were found lying on the ground with their arms by their sides, apparently in ambush, fend that when they discovered that they wel ur. founded, made no resistance. Of course this report needs RICHMOND. TUE VICTORY AY Additional Particulars of the Battle on Sunday. The Great Success of the Balloon Observations. The Enemy Driven More than a Mile by the Bayonet. One Hundred and Seventy-three Rebels Killed During the Charge. The Rebels Unable to Rally Their Troops and Retreat Toward Richmond. JEFF. DAVIS ON THB FIELD OF BATTLE. THE UNION LOSS ABOUT THREE THOUSAND, Over Twelve Hundred Rebels Left Dead on the Field. Five Hundred Rebels Prisoners. Names of Some of the Killed and Wounded, ber KILLED AND WOUNDED, Ber &e. THE BATTLE. Our Special Army Correspondence. Warrz Hovsr, Va., June 2, 1862. Where the Balite Commenced—Phe Rebels Successful th, First Day—The Daerminalion of General McClellan to Recover the Lest Grownd—General Heintzelman Seconds Ris Efforte—The Railroad for the Wounded—Steamers for the Sufferert—The Whole of the Eighth Alabama Regiment Captured—The Balloon Reconnoissance—The Balloon Fired at and Nearly Hit—Heintselman’s Bayonet Charge—A Batile Fought ty Lightning, de., de. ‘The events of the pasttwo days have been of such a @anguinary natore that my heart sickens to review them. Being removed from the scene of conflict, I shal; therefore leave them to bo detailed by that portion of the HERatp corps who were more immediately engaged in the eonfict, or rather series of conflicts. I oan only, there- fore, give the readers of the HeRaxp a series of incidents that will not prove uninteresting. The attack on Satur- day was made by the ¢ nemy on our left wing and centre. It was sudden and in overwhelming numbers. The object of the enemy was toturn our left flank. The fighting con- tinned during the day, and our troops were forced behind the original line of defence. Up to Saturday night the Dattlo was in favor of the rebels. On Sunday tho M@itlo ‘was opened by our left wing and centre column, the latter under Genera! Hointzelman. His orders were from Gene- ral McClellan to recover the lost ground, at whatever cost of life,even if every man perished. The courageous fighting of our troops on Sunday, when it shall havo been dotailed, will show that the order of the commanding general was carried out to the letter Up to this writing our loss in killed and wounded wil; mot fall short of from three to four thousand men Among those wo have a large number of officers killed, ‘The fire of our artillery was terrific inthe extreme, At evory discharge of a piece streets were made in their ranks.’ The bravery of our troops, with few excep. tions, was unsurpassed. One brigade of Casey's division was an exception. During the fight on Saturday they became demoralized, and retreat. @d. The second brigade of General Kearney’s divi- sion was placed under command of the senior Colonel’ J. H. H. Ward, of the Thirty-cighth New York, and under that officer did prodigies of valor. The railroad from this point to the battle field was ac- tively employed all day yesterday bringing down the ‘wounded. Seven hundred and fifty were placed on board the steamer Commodore and sent to Fortress Monroe; four hundred and fifty were sent on the Knickerbocker to the same place,and three hundred and fifty on the Fim City to Norfolk. The whole of the Eighth Alabama regiment was cap tured by our troops * ‘You are aware that, through the conduct of Gen. Casey's division, we were terribly cut up and lost considerable ground, The next day General McClellan determined, as I have before stated, to regain it and establish his su- promacy in that quarter. After making ali the necessa- ty precautionary movements, and taking the propor st ops to move forward, he sont up dailgom to the dis- tanco of two thousand feet, where it waskept,anda regular telegraphic communication established from that elevated point of view direct to the Commanding Gene- ral. As soon as the telegraphers were ready thoy mi- nutoly described the location and number of the enemy's troops. And as they advanced—for they wero again coming forward to chargo upon what they supposed our demoralized troops—the operators gave tho General their force and the direction in which they were advancing, and ho promptly ordered his troops to the proper place, when the enemy were met, and of course repulsed, Tho rebels, finding that whorevor thoy wont they wore met by overwhelming numbers, or at points where they little supposed they could be annoyed by our troops, the balloon, of course, was pointed to by the one my, and shortly afterwards they trained a rife gun at the daring aerial general, and after repoated firing they succeeded in exploding shells near tho bal. Joon; in fact so near that it was deemed imprudent to re- gain wp any longer in that precise Jooation, and,.acoord 4sngly , Nhe balloon was lowored to the groyna, to be phift @d to another position. Not many minutes elapsed be. fore it was again sent aloft, and in position not easily reached by the enemy’s missiles, ‘The communication, thus more securely established, was again opened, and with the same success, the aero- nauts reporting large bodies of troops in the rear of Richmond marching upto the scene of deadly strife, The telegraphers saw brigade after brigade marched up from the rebel stronghold, and as rapidly as they ad” vanced into action they wero met ina style wholly in comprehensible by the rebels. To them it seemed as if their boasted “God of battle” had deserted thom, and they only advanced to furnish food for the Yankees’ deadly rifle balls. Not a road was advanced upon nor @ broad fieki trodden upon by @ rebellious body of people but they were confronted by our people. After worrying them some time the gallant Heintzelman charged upon them with the trusty bayonet, and drove them back to their citadel frightened, and guffering @ heavy loss in men. The sight must Rave beon, from their aerial lookout, one of Grandeur not often witnessed by us groundlings. So good was the standpoint from which the telegraphers saw all and directed all, that in many instances, with the aid of vory powerful glasses, the number of the regiment could readily be discovered; and had the operators per- scpally known or been able to recognize the faces of per- sons commanding, they would have been able to have given Geueral McClellan the names of the rebel generals in the fleld. If this is not fighting a battle by light- ning, then pray toll me what it is? If only one thing is accomplished, it will be to impress upon tho rebel soldiery that the skill of our generals is unap- Proachable, or lead them to think that our army far outnumbers theirs. Every one’s attention could not have failed to have been attracted to the balloon in the air; and if the rebels had only tho ingenvity to con. struct a balloon we might be enabled soon to hear of & fight two thousand feet above the surface of the ground, The attempt of tho rebels at Yorktown to use a balloon Proved a failure, and I think they have given it up. The telegraph corps are an arm of the service of the greatest importance, and the least thought of, ‘The rebel soldiers were told before they started on Saturday morning “the Yankees have a year’s provisions on the Pamunkey river, and they will be ours in thirty- six hours,’ and to this grocery store the rebel generals led on tho balf famished men. It was, indced, oither “blood or bread’’—mostly blood—from the meagre ace count I can get hold of. ‘Bwo regiments of General Meagher’s Irish brigade were in the action, the Sixty-ninth, Colonel Nugent, and the Eighty-eighth, Colonel Baker, and they behaved splen- didly in the bayonet charge made by General Richard- s0n’s division, to which tney were attached. Major Gene- ral McClellan personally thanked these two regiments for their gallant conduct in the fleld on that occasion. Their Joss in killed and wounded has not yet reached us, but we Jearn that Lieutenants King and O'Connor, of the Eighty-eighth, were both wounded. ‘The following is a list of the killed and wounded of,the firet day's fight as far as known:— Generals Wounded on Saturday and Sunday. General I. N. Palmer, reported dead. General Howard, twice in the arm. Acting General Chas. Dovens, Jr., slight wound in log. New York. FIRST NEW YORK ARTILLERY, Killed. Colonel Guilford D. Bailey (Chief of Artillery of Casey’s division). Major D. H. Van Valkenburg. Private Cyrus Covey, Battery A, Wounded, Adjutant Wm. Rumsey, shoulder, Captain Joseph Spratt, Co. H. Lieutenant J. H. Howell, seriously, doing well, Corporal Wm. N. 8. Betts, Co. A, foot, Private Warren Scott. THIRTY-SIXTH NEW YORK VOLUNTEBRS. Kuled. Lieutenant James. Wounded. Lieutonant John V. Lewis, Co. B, left leg. Lieutenant James Grant, Co. D, leg. THIRTY-SEVENTH NEW YORE VOLUNTEERS. Wounded. Captain Chas. C, West, Co. I, right foot. Captain Anthony J. Deignan, Co. F, slightiy, Corporal Jas. Quinn, head. Private Michael Mahon, Co. E, Jeg and ankle. Private Michael McGuinness, Co. E, shoulder. Private Peter Murphy, Co. K, thigh. THIRTY-EIGHTH NEW YORK VOLUNTEERS, Wounded. Private ——- Breeze, Co. 1, arm. FORTIETH NEW YORK VOLUNTEERS. Wounded. Lieutenant Charles H. Geener, Co. D, Lieutenant —— Fitzgerald, Co. K. Private Alex. Wood, Co. B, hand, finger off, Private P. B. Callahan, Co. I, knee, Private Chas. Triguet, €o. I, shoulder. Private Matthias McNally, shoulder. FIPTY-FIFTH NEW YORK VOLUNTEERS (FRENCH RE- GIMENT). . Wounded. Adjutant Leon Pfanmuller. Captain Edward Binsse. Captain J. 8. Pfanmuller, Co. G, left leg, Lieutenant Joseph Arnould, Lieutenant Lebmah Jeracis. Sergeant Jamer Mayan. Private Philip Schumley, head, Private Geo. Walter, Co. G, right leg. Private John Slezior, both legs. FIPTY-8ECOND NEW YORK VOLUNTEERD, Wounded. Private R. Huffmar. FIFTY-SIXTH NEW YORE VOLUNTERNG, Killed. Captain Wm. J, Williams, Co. EB. Sorgoant Hy. Sackett, Co. E. Wounded. Colonel Charles H. Van Wyck, log. Corporai Henry Conner. Private Miles Odell, Co. D, right arm amputated, Private Jobn Zindle, Co, A, both arma, Private George H. Bill, FIFTY-NINTH NEW YORE VOLUNTEERS, Wounded, Quartermasters Sergeant —— Dobbin, ‘t knee, SIMTY-SECOND NEW YORK VOLUNTERAG (ANDBRSON ZOUAVES), Killed. Colonel J. Lafayette Riker, SIXTY-SEVENTR NEW YORE VOLUNTERRS, Wounded, Lieutenant George Harper, Co, B, side, Sergeant Matthew Mabon, EIGHTY-FIRST NEW YORK VOLUNTEERS, Killed, Major John McAmbly, Captain L, M. Kingman, Co, FE. Wounded, LMutpoAnd Gobel TagoD J, De Forget, Malt Jaap, Captain J. D. Steele, Co. K, left hand, Lioutenant Hugh Anderson, Co. B, right leg, Lieutenant John W. Oliver, left arm, Private Robert Tigh, left hand. Private J, Glowers, Co, E, flosh wound in leg, Private Robert Kent, Co. B, right arm. MIGHTY-FIFTH NEW YORK VOLUNTEERA Wounded, Lieutenant Colonel A. T. Wellman, in the heads Major Reuben B, King, slightly. Captain T. J.Thorp, reported killed. Captain W. W. Clark, Lieutenant Troewelliger. Lioutenant George M. Munger, Missing. Colonel Jonathan 8. Belknap. NINETY-BECOND NEW YORE VOLUNTEERS, Wounded. Colonel —— Hunt, United States Army, slightly; Adjutant C. B. Broswell, Captain A. G. Bice, in hand, Lieutenant J. Pieree, slightly, * Lieutenant F. W. Smith, slightly, Sergeant Stowell, slightly. Private John Bradshaw, ankle, Private Allan Drake, right thigh, Private L. Perry, Co. H, three fingers shot off Private S. Fort, Co. I, right side, NINETY-SIX7H NEW YORE VOLUNTEERS: Killed, Private Antonious Berett, Co, G. Wounded. Captain Crary, slightly. Lieutenant John P. M, Ransom, head, reported dead. Private Milis Herrick, left arm. Private W. J. M. Blackman, Co. F, right log, Prisoner. Captain Charles H. Burbaus. NINETY-EIGHTH NEW YORE VOLUNPEERM) Wounded, Lieutenant —— Stanton, shoulder. Lieutenant —— Andrews, leg. ‘Sergeant Jason C. Ross, right shoulder, Private Robert Speirance. Private William Berry, slightly. Private Jacob Broz, Co. B, mortally, ONE HUNDREDTH NEW YORK VOLUNTEMBS) Killed, Colone] James M. Brown, Private Erastus Hayes. Private Capewell Eddy. Private David Williams. Woundedy Lieutenant Colonel P. E. Stanton, Major C. N. Otis. Captain John Nicholson, reported killed Captain D. D. Nash, reported killed, Captain W. B. Moore, reported killeds Lieutenant Samuel 8. Kelly. { Lieutenant F. C. Brunck, Lieutenant William L. Mayo, Lieutenant William Brown, Private Henry Rey nolds, Co. K. Private William A. Moes, left leg. Private ——French , head, ,; Private T. Hance. , Private J. Klingman. Pennsylvania. ELEVENTH PENNSYLVANIA VOLUNTEERS, Wounded. Private ©. 8. Barclay, Co. C, thigh. TWENTY-THIRD PENNSYLVANIA VOLUNTEERS: Wounded. Major John Ely, right log broken. Adjutant T. K. Boggs, severely. Captain Wm. Wallace, Co, E. Captain Edward Palmer. Lieutenant Geo. Wood, Co. D, slightly, Sergeant —— Lowe. Corporal —— Palmer. Private Wm. G. Coskey, Co. @. Private T. Graff, Private C. Smith. Private M.8. Potter. FORTY-THIRD TENNSYLVANIA VOLUNTBERS (FIRST ARTILLERY). Wounded. Colonel C. F. Campbell, in thigh, dangerously. FIFTY-SECOND PENNSYLVANIA VOLUNTEERS: Wounded, Capt. Geo. R. Sword. Captain —— Davis. Captain — Leonard, Captain Joseph Chamberlain. Lieutenant Weidereaul, Corporal —— Davis. Private E. Jones. Private C. Wiltkiver. |, Private Geo. D. Lott. Private R. Huffman. Private 8. Albert. Private J. N. Ehglish, Co. A, left Bip, SIXTY-FIRST PENNSYLVANIA VOLUNTEBRE, Killed. Colone) 0. H. Rippery, Lieutenant Colonel 8. 0. Spear. Major 8. J. Sweet, Adjutant W. E. Miter. Captain —— Girard, Company K, Captain —— Bryson, Company I, Sergeant Jobo Glenn. Wounded. Captain Dalley. Captain Dawson, Company C. Sergeant 8. Stewart. Corporal John Rubinson. Corporal Thomas A. Hicks. Private James Abrabam. Private James Bolen. Private L. R. Loring. Private George Cakiwel), Company I, flesh. Private James Mahony, Company I, left arm, Private Michael Kennedy, Company I, right arm, Private William Strong, Company B, leg. SIXTY-THIRD PENNSYLVANIA VOLUNSEERS, Colone) Morgan, hip. Lieutenant Morehead, Company @, right hand, Private William Toeffer, Company B, buckshot wound, RIGHTY-PIRST PENNSYLVAKIA VOLUNTEERS, . Killed. Colonel Jemos Miller. SIGHTY-PIFTH PENNSYLVANIA TOLUNTRENS, Wounded, Mioutenant Colonel H. A. Purvianee, legs Captain George Hooker, Lisutenant J, A, Smith. bioutonant J. W. Atchison, slightly. Corporal —— Hooker, NINETY-THIRD PENNSYLVANIA VOLUNTEERS, Wounded? Captain John M. Mack, Co. D, right arm, Sergeant Wm. Young, Co, H, right side, Private Hy. Hoech, Co, C, right leg. Private R. Condon, I ightly. Private H. C, Bayes, Co. 1, arm. ONS HUNDRED AND FIRST PENNSYLYANTA VOLUN- TERRS, Billed. Maior = Hoard Private Jobn Fanlinger. Private —— Spence, Private A. M. Kelly, Wounded. ‘Lieutenant Colonel David B. Moore, Lieutenant G. G. Gaylerd. Lieutenant A. Young. Private H. Wagner, Private A. Whitman, Co, I, arm, Private Wm. Griffiths, Oo. I, thigh. Private John Adams, Co. K, arm. —— PENNSYLVAMA VOLUNTEERS. Major Jeremiah Culp, + ON HUNDRED AND SECOND PENNSYLVANIA VOLUN- TRERS (OLD THIRTEENTH). Wounded. Ool. ?. A. Rowley, slightly (another report says killed), Captain J. W. Patterson, Co. E, left side, Lieutenant McKenny, Co. D, loft side, dangerous, Private James Russell, side, Private Patrick Conner, Co, D, left foot; Private W. H. H. Warren, Co, H, right knee, Private Jas. Bolstridge, Co. K, arm. ONE HUNDRED AND THIRD PENNBYLYANIA YOLUN TEERS, , » Wounded, Major Goszana (supposed dead), Private Jacob Barr. Private N. N. Stevenson. Private Jacob Stultz, Co. D, dangerous. ONE HUNDRED AND FOURTH PENNSYDYANZ4 UUN: TEERS, Wounded. Major — Louis. Captain Jas. R. Orem. Capt. J. 8. Corcoran, Co. G, lung and left army Licut. George Ashenfelder, Co. H. Color Sergoant J. P. Slack, right Jung, Private W. Kirk. Private P. Burke. Private Jeseph Strowze, Co. G. Private J. Ccoper, right arm. Private Sam. Howard, Co. C, Jeft arm. Private Wm. R. Elliott, Co. C, right shoulder; Private A. F. Bertrells, Co. I, left foot. Private Sam. Taylor, Co. C, shoulder. OME HUNDRED AND FIFTH PENNSYLVANIA VOLUN- TEERS. Wounded, Lieutenant C. Markle, Co. E, back. Lieutenant —— Shiploy, Co. E, right leg. ONB HUNDRED AND TWELFTH PENNSYLVANIA VOLUN- ‘TEERS, Wounded. _ Sergeant J. 8. Brown, left arm. Massachusetts. TENTH MASSACHUSETTS VOLUNTEERS. . Killed, Sergeant —— Brunman, Private Frank White. Private P. M. Coleman, Wounded. Colonel Henry 8. Briggs, both legs. Captain J. B. Parsons, head and thighs, Captain 8. 8. Williams, Co. C, right arm, Captain — Miller. Captain — Newell. Private W. J. Bishop, Co. C, left leg. Private E. Whitney, Co. C, flesh Wound, Private W. L. Kingsley, Co. C, loft thigh, Private W. Anthon, Co. C, left thigh. Private T. W. Lee, Co. C, neck. Private R. A. Taylor, Co. C, left arm. New Jersey. FIFTH NEW JERSEY VOLUNTEERS, Wounded. Captain R. T. Reynolds, Co. F, thigh. Private A, W. Chapman, Co. K, left arm, Private Victor Schmidt, Co. G, right leg. SIXTH NEW JERSEY VOLUNTEERS. Wounded, Private Chas. Horteman, back. Private John Valentine, Co, A, right leg. Private Samuel McWilliams, Co. A, thigh, Michigan. SECOND MICDIGAN VOLUNTEERS. Wounded, Private M. Carrol, Co. K, left thigh. THIRD MICHIGAY VOLUNTRERS, Wounded. Colonel S. G. Champlin, severe, in right hip, Capt 8. L. Loring, Co. F, right leg. Lieutenant Crawford, Co. E, back, by shell. Lieutenant George Judd, Co. A, left arm amputated, Private Elmor Graves, Co. H, right arm. FIFTH MICHIGAN VOLUNTEERS. Wounded, Captain Stephen Flwortby, Co. I, thigh, Captain Charles H. Travers, Co. F, neck. Lieutenant —— Brenner, Company J, back. Lieutenant J. J. Knox, Co. D, log. Private Brigham Verkins, Co. C, head. Private Peter Roorsinger, Co. K, head. Private John F. Friendt, Co. K, left arm. Private Peter Alger, €o. K, left side. Private F. Crowther, Co. K, arm, Private F. Herbsh, Co. K, breast. Private RK. Cameron, Co. G, shoulder. Maine. ELEVENTH MAINE VOLUNTBERS, Wounded. Lieutenant —— Price. ADDITIONAL DI TAILS. ‘The following is the conclusion of the de-patch from General McClellan's headquarters, tho transmission of which was interrupted on Monday night:-— MoCietLay’s Heapquartens, June 2—P. M. On Sunday, as soon ag it was light, the fight was re- newed by General Sumner with marked miccots and it lasted nearly the whole day. The rebels wore driven at every point with heavy loss. The ground gained by General Sumner was about two and a half miles, Gen. ‘Heintzelman on Bunday morning retaking the ground lost the day before by General Casey, after a struggle, Vur loss in the two days’ engagement in killed and wounded will amount to about three thousand. A great number are missing, who will proBably feturn, haying strayed away. Soe 0) 2 oe ae swampy, with-thick undorbradh j at of the fight. ing was in the woods, Ofving.t0 the of the gtoumd, ‘Tory little artillery was used. Both balloons were up early all day yesterday. ‘AN the troops oft Richbend and iméfohed out in tho Airtotion of tfo baltle feta, General McClellan arrived n tho flent on Satur. day evening, where has has fémained (nee, direct 1 the movements in peton. fie Fadoce among the troops had a most splendid effect. Four separate charges with the bayonet wane made during yesterday, In one instance the enemy Were driven a mile, during which one humedred ana seventy-three rebels ‘were billed by the bayonet alone! Ali of the onemy’s KP Md aml most of the wounded fell 1oto omy hated The enemy's dead, left on the field, amounts to over twelve hundred. ‘The railroad has been of inestimable service, the cars running within @ mile and a half of the battle field, bringing forward ammunition and supplies. The wound- ed were immediately put aboard the cars and sent to the White House, General Howard was wounded twice in the arm. Colone) Miller, of tho Highty-first Pennsylvania, and Colonel Ripley, of Pittsburg, were killed. Colonel] Campbell, of Pennsylvania, was wounded in tho thigh. We bave taken some five hundred prisoners, among whom are several prominent oflicers, Lieutenant Washington, Aid to General Joe Johnston, ‘Was taken prisoner. McCuriian’s Heanguarrers, June 2—9 P. M. ‘The rebel officers were unabie to rally their troops this morning, and have retreated k towards Richmond, Our men have moved forward to Fair Ouk, five miles from the city. Jeff. Davis and Letcher were both at the fight yester- day. General Hooker made a reconnoissance to-day on tho Williamsburg piketo within four miles of Richmond ‘without meeting the enemy in force. ‘Their pickets kept in sight, but retreated on his approach. Every one feels sanguine of the fall of the rebel capi- tal when our troops advance for an engagement. The fight of Saturday and Sunday seals the fate of that city. They threw the main body of the army, com- poned of the Lest troops, on our left wing, with a view of erushing it. They were defeated after two days’ hard fighting and forced to retreat. Among the wounded were Colonel Hunt, Ninety-Second New York, in the leg; Lieutenant Colonel Perry, of the Fighty-f(th Pennsylvania, in the leg; Lieutenant Colonel Morris, of the One Hundred and First Ponnsylvania, in theleg, and Colonel Van Wyck, of the New York Tenth Logion, slightly in the leg. Heapqvarrens, June 3, 1862. ‘The dead are now being gathered and buried. As all the wounded and many of the dead have been sent to White House by railroad, it is impossible to obtaiu any correct lists of the casualties of the past three days. Wasrmxcton, June 3—11 P. M. The War Department has not received any further details of the late battle in front of Richmond, ‘The members of the Naval Committee who had par- teipated in the excursion to the seat of war returned yerterday. They visited the White House, and report that tho statement of the number of our killed and wounded in the recent battle before Richmond has been greatly exaggerated, and that the progress of our army ia very gratifying and creditable te Genofal McClellan, The Telegraph Line and the News. ‘Wasuinaron, June 3, 1362, ‘Tho telegraph line to Fortress Monroe is working well, Dut the press and private despatches ubject to some delay, owing to the immense amount of important offl- cial business passing over the wire. The same is true with regard to the military line from Fortress Monroe to headquarters. Important government messages have Precedence over all others, and next the press reports are forwarded, to give the public the earliest possible information. It is impossible for those who are not on the ground to realize the difficulty of obtaining authentic information with regard to the dead and wounded, after a great battle has been fought over a field of many miles in extent, and while all are engaged in taking care of the sufferers, or making preparations for a new contest. Official Report of the Killed and Wounded in Hancock's Brigade, mar oF Tax Finst Bric., Surr’s Drv., Cimp No. 19, Ix tue Frey, May 27, 1862. Enclosed you will find a complete list of killed, ‘wounded and missing of Hancock's brigade, at the battle of Williamsburg. As, by your paper of the 24th inst., I see you speak of having a complete list, with the ex. ception of this brigade and a regiment of another com- mand, I forward this to assist in making it complete, 80 far as we are concerned. Stuce the official report some of our wounded have died, probably amounting to not over ton, Iam, sir, vory respectfully, your obedient eervant, JOHN HANCOCK, Captain and Assistant Adjutant General, KILLED, WOUNDED AND MISSING OF HANCOCK’S BRIGADE, SMITH’S DIVISION, MAY 5, 1862. KILLeD. Hartweil C, Hern, First Sergeant, Co. E, Fifth Wisconsin. Jacob Cochome, Corporal, Co. A, Fifth Wisconsia, jer, Corporal, Co. ©, Fifth Wisconsin, Wm. A. lieid, Corporal, Co, I, Fifth Wisconsin, David Woodcock, private, Co. A, Fifth Wisconsin, Adolph schirmer, private, Co. C, Fifth Wisconsin, Bawin ug, privatey Cb, Hh HY) Wisgonsin. ‘Thos. M. Wheelock, private, Co. I, Pith Wisconsin, Wounded. Theodore S. West, Adjutant, Fiith Wisconsin. David C. Fay, private, Co. A, Fi th Wisconsin. Gotlid Herman, prival A, Fifth Wisconsin, pr Co. B, Fifth Wiscon Goo. W. Adains, private, Co. B, Fifth Wiscow James H. Conion, private. Co. B, Fifth Wisconsin. George W. Maison, Sergeant, Oo. B, Fifth Wisconsin. Goorge H. Cooper, private, Co. B, Fifth Wisconsin, W. H. Decker, private, Co. B, Fifth Wisconsin. Marshall W. Patten, private, Co. B, Fifth Wiseonsin, Freeman P. Riddle, private, Co. B, Fifth Wisconsin. J. Young, private, Co. B, Fifth Wisconsin. Charies Kessinger, Sergeant, Co. C, Fifth Wisconsin, Charies Baumbaugh Sergeant, Co. C, Fifth Wisconsin, Charlee Hartung, private, Co. Firth Wisconsin. John Mickle, private, Co. C Wisconsin raingtou Co, D, Fifth Wisconsin. Fifth Wisco Penjamin Farmington, pr! Vetor Anderson, private, ( Brainard Worthington, private, Co. D, Fifth Wisconsin, George Thorngate, Corporal, Co. B, Fifth Wisconsin. ‘Thoinas It. Richardson, private, Co. Rodney K, Johnston, Roeh hf Webster, privat ‘Charles Cole, private, , Fifth Wisconsin. Wm. H. Bugh, Captain, Co. G, Fifth Wisconsin, P.C. Ryau Drivgte, Co. Fi(th Wi ‘Dawes, private, Co. G, Fifth Wisconsin, G. W. Baldwin, private, Co. G; Fifth Wiseonsin. Stewart J. Fay, private, Co. @, Fifth Wisconsin. G. : ver bitth Wi M. Chamberlain, private, Co. G, Laws, Se “0. Wi in. Henry , Fitth W Hen ite, Co. H, Fifth Wisconsin. Geo. W. Moore, priv . H, Fifth Wisconsin, John L.. Joues, private, Co. H, Fifth Wisconsin. Jona:han Spry, private,Co. H, Fifth Wisconsin. William Lavdings, private, Co. H, Fifth Wisconsin, } Co. H, Fifth Wisconsin. William Dolin, pri Fawiu R. Shoewaker, private, Co. 1, Fifth Wisconsia, George Whitman . private, Co.'7, Fitth Wisconsin, Janes Waite, private, Co. 1, Fifth Wisconsin, David Gilbert, priv Gor @ Korky ninth Floming Liliy, private?Co. B, Forty-niut ‘Thomas Coniff, Corporal, Go. ©, Sixth Maine, Samuel E. Emery, pri , Oo. 1, Sixth Maine. ADDITIONAL CASUALTIES APTERWARDS REPORTED, WOUNDED. Ww. 0. ) Private, 8.'F. Smith, private, Co. E, Jeese Anson , private, Cv. ‘m. BW |, Corporal i dower, priv Loke Cheple pra Co, Fs Fit W dames 2. priv Hawkinw, Captain, Oo. Ht FiO A sevey_ Corporal, Co. K, Fifth Wisconsin, John Nolans, Corporal, Go. K, Birth Wisconsin, ‘A. B. Moore, private, Co. K, Fitth Wisconsin, Benjamin Ellis, private, Ge. Ficth ‘Wisconsin, Jesse Brown, private, Co. E, Fifth Wisconsin, GUMMARY. Killed.. ‘Wounded Missthg.. TOA. ee ss esse eceeeecveeeereeeeeeeeieereenes WOUNDED AND MISSING OF THE THIRTY-THIND NEW YORK ‘vouuen Ee THIRD BRIGAPE, George W. Brown, First Lieut., Oo, D, Thirty-third N. ¥, Willan Siodart, Sorgeant, Co, , Thitty-thitd New York, Robert Coates, private go. B, Thirty-third Now York. , Myron Scott, private, (0. H, x! ‘third New York, Frank Partridge, private, Ce. H, thirty-third New York, Charles Meueh ivate A ‘Fnirty third New York. Michael Catnp! priv ». HM, Thirty-third N.Y. Joby Mosier, private, Oo, A, Thirty-third New York, 3 Alexr. H. Drake, Captain, Co. rd Thirty-third New York, Thowas Baxter, Corporal, Co H, Thirty-third N. ¥. Henry Egleston, Corporal, Co. H, Thirty-third N. ¥. Benjamin Wheater, Corporal, Co. H, Thirty-third N. ¥. Alexander Dennis, Corporal, Co, H, Thirty-third N.Y. William M. Manning, Corporal, Co. H, Thirty-third N. ¥. Joues Austin, private, Co. H, Thirty-third N. ¥. Thomas J. Rowen, private, Co. H, Thirty-third N. ¥. Alvin Brotherton, private, Co. H} Thirty-third N. ¥, Charles B. Brown, private, Co. Hf, Thirty-third N. ¥. Jacob Dennis, private, Co. H, Thirty-third N. ¥. Henry U. Ford, private, Co. H, Thirty third N. ¥. Charles Freshour, private, Co. Hi, Thirty.third N. ¥, William EH. Hicks, private, Co. H, Thirty-third N. ¥. Elijah Jones, private, Co. H, Thirty-inird N, Y. Petor Vetrio, private, Go. H, Thirty-third N. Y, Hirata Pratt, pri , Co. H, Thirty-third N. Y, iijawm P. Rh 8, private, Co. H, Thirty-third N. ¥, Jacob Green, private, Co, H, Thirty-third New York. Ezra Willson, private, Co. H, Thirty-third New York, ‘McGill, private, Thirty-third New York, n Pelt i, Thirty-third New York, A 1. private, William Russel, private, Co, John Williams, private, ( John Buckley, private, Co, Thirty-third New York, Thirty-third New York, ‘histy-third New York. suMMaRy, Wounded s Missing. 21 Kiltea: by Alexander Adams, private, Pattory E, First N.Y. Art'ly. Edmund K. Perry, private, First Ind, Battery N.Y. Wounded. Lucius A. Goodyear, private, First Ind. Battery N, ¥, Harrison B. Smith, private, First Ind. Battery N, ¥, Levi Cleveland, pri Firstind. Battery N.Y, James Neville, pri ind. Battery N. ¥, REBEL ACCOUNTS FROM RICHMON! What Caused the Attack On General McClellan Before Richmond. The following articie froma late rebel paper shows 0, Fi how the Confederate generals were urged on to make the late attack upon our forces, which resulted so disastrous- ly to the rebel eause:— {From the Richmond Examiner, McClellan can operate against Richmond te two ways. He can come up the banks of the river, with his flank covered by his boats, bring with him his siege trains, aud, if not attacked, do here for the second time whathe has alreacy done once with unmolested ease and 8 at Yorktown. Or, he can march his army up the ‘Month. ern bank of the Chickahominy through Hanover, get troops betwoen Auderson’s ariny aud Richmond, and, when he bas done away with it, form a union with Banks and McDowetl at his leisure. The Chickahominy furnish- es an excellent defensive line for our army; but as McCiel- Jan is on the other side of it, it defends him, too, while eccupied in these comfortable arrangements. Of course he is allowed to take his own time and do all he wants over there; if the Confederate commanders are going to eit down and twiddle their thumbs till he con- descends to begin with them; if his banling of heavy guns and digging of trenches is to be repelled by the hauling of other guns and the digging of other trenches, then thoend of it is certain. Nothing is more mathema- tically proven than the plans of attack taught to boys at Weet Point and other academies, provided armies can be reckoued into blocks of ston~, which will stand still to be measured, weighed, calculated, and then one to be lifted over another as if by cranes and pulleys. ‘Tho attacking army, given the requisite tinis, transportation and num- bers, willalways get the defeuding army insueh a fix that it is bound to retire or be cut in pieces; and up: to this time our defensive army has regularly retired in compliance with the principles of Jomini. Such has hitherto been the history of our war. But such is not the history of war in general, and cannot always con- tinue to be so here. There are such things as bravery, enterprise, invention, quickness gf movement, determi- nation of pur} » which have had much to do with the military aia every age and country, and they wilt sconer or later make their way over all the precedents of the iate army of the United States, It is easy to repeat the cuckoo song that war is aaci- that no ong knows it but those who have passed a pretending to study it; that generals have done so, newspapers bave not done so; that it is impossible to de- liver baitle to superior forces in unassailable positions; thatif our generals offer battle to McClellan, he will notac- cept it, &c. But an appeal from common conceit to com- mon sense and to boa is re justifiable. The greatest masters of the military profession have left on Teoord this unanimous judgment, that war is an art, not @ science, much less a mystery ; that it cannot be — or reduced to rules; that success in it depends pom mother wit, not study; that quick perception, strong seuse, courage, enterprise and genera! meutal resource are the qualities that make a commander ; that the worth of an officer is to be tested by his succers, and the merit of o campaign is to be estimated by its results, and not by whe peeee oF critic..ms of persons having military Pretens Ds. Now what haye been the resultsof the war in Virginia? ‘The war haslasted a year. Many battles have been fought. fought in Virginia, with the Confede- In every one of the battles exception of Cheat Mountain anid Roanoke, the rate soldiers have had the udvantage; yet the Confe- derate armes have been always in retreat, never in ad- vance, abandoning position alter position, according to rule aud square, till now the State is nearly all swallowed by tho enemy, {ts flelas desolated, farin houses sacked the slaves wandering in troops, the people a nation of exile, and the capital still safe only on the supposition that the precedent of the past shail here be abandoned. It js time to put ina protest against precedent, and to give solemn warning to all those, if any there be, who prone ta continue the campaign in Virginia as it has n commenced. But our generals have often ‘offered battle.” Mc- Clellan would not accept it. Therefere thoy could not fight him. On this point we would refer to a memo- rable piece of military history. When the great general of the civil wars of Kome was engaged in his campaign against Publius Silo, @ distinguished commander of the other party, he bothered him much with his trenches and slow advance. Silo often sent out his legions, in choice positions, * offering battle,” which Caius Marius would never accept. At ast. Publius Silo resorted to this Simple expedient:—He seuta herald in the lines of his adversary to make Rim this speech, “O, Caius Marius, if you are indeed a great.general, why do you not come out of ditches and fight me a battle?” Marins sent back his own herak! to make him this reply, “0, Publius Silo, if you are a great general, why do you hot make me cone out and fight you a battle?” ey Still Doubtful of the (From the Richmond May 19. It may be that the barrior (i. ¢. the river pbstructions} will be passed. Jf 30 we shall have the hated (pe here ina brief time, The question arises, shouli onlya few gun- boats present themselves, not backed by an army that fought through our own forces, will the city be sur- réndored to them? We feel assured that the people will respond with unanimity,"'No.’? The sentiment, as far Ag We have heard it, is most decided. We bel ‘yernment and pooplo are united on this point. there have been gross derelictions with reference river defences, the public are not willing to incur the disgrace of submitting fo (wo or three federal gundvais. ‘They will resist untila demand can be backed by such force aud circumstances as at leastto make a surrender an act not to crimson the cheek with shame, Under any view of such a fate as the occupation of this city of un- tarni fame and gencrous renown, by the federal invaders, it willbe painful, a mortifying but whenever (hat event does occur, lePus at least it will carry with it no dishonor for the community, The unanimity with which the act of secession was sustained at the polls by our people, was, one of the most remarkable displays of popular sentiment ever made. Taking that as an exponent of the true feel of the community, with reference to the tyramny of the North- ern government, we may safely predict there will de no concessions here, should ite army, in the vicisss tudes of the present struggle, ‘get possession of our ce: will have the power of and can enforce ‘mands; but of concessions Fire Rafts for {From the ‘The proximity of the enemy -dittonal means may not be pr 00, to > river defences? The water is ‘accidents may = may injure the 4 Uons, or an over force may possibly them. What then? ust ‘Richmond fall? ht we not have other formidable means in reserve? fire rafts answer as an additional security? Let them be constructed at the proper points, Of the material ‘and of sufficient strength, aud tied Epes ‘sweep the channel. Filled with combustible they ‘woul too formidatie for the Yabkee,gunboats, even when clad in steel ; ior wo presume that our enemies are as vulnerable to fire and smoke as other men. ae cnet “Wvervdate have (From the Richmond Comme ane.— Wo le shown the most commendable degree of alacrity in offer- ing their services for work oa the batteries, &¢., around thecity. ‘This ia an it should be, ahd as displaying ina prominent way the latent patriotism of our people, de- serves commendation and applause. The er aees and about us, and it beheoves all to put their jers. wes venn avatar ‘an unscrupu- wrt the Walls Mprom the Riensrond Whig, May 2. ( 5 ‘a daylight bro: to view ® number of ‘Yestorday’s daylig “ chalk inseriptions upon Cay of parts ity. * The Latin’ “Ven Vietis, opeaeat to nearly every tatanee. ‘The only pro- wae matanco nbout these inscriptions is, that the porous ouga wm the dirty work can porform it with such impunity. The vight wateh, the military guard, aud detective police owe it to themselves to dizcover arrest the offenders. ¢ Plan of the Enemy. vate Riehmond Dispatch, May 22.) The plan of the enemy has been fully unfolded by press, as well as by his demonstration at Y« what upon his advance there. He take this olty by encreachment hag the paratiol lines, He will throw up dirt as Foaches the proper point, and he will try to heart of the city with the spade. he & proceed in this way he will most ‘vance js not (ar from cee not molested, shail soon see that 6 Hinging up itt. But we do not Apprebend that he will be allowed to go om undisturbed thas kind of strategy. He will never gos to Richmond With that economy of bloodstied and life imagined by ‘MeCielian. Be ee SHIPPING NEWS. Below. Zufriedenhelt, from Marseilies=By pilot bont Mary Tey.