The New York Herald Newspaper, July 9, 1862, Page 1

THE NEW YORK HERALD. WHOLE NO. 9433. Towards Richmond. « oa NEW YORK, WEDNESDAY, JULY 9, 1862. PRICE TWO CENTS. | IMPORTANT OPERATIONS. AT VIC |The New Mode of Punishing Rebels---Altering the Channel of the Mississippi Vicksburg Back a Little. sival of General Burnside’s Flag fi Boat in Hampton Roads, Cditional Details of the Con- test of the 3d of July. lasked Batteries Along the James: River. ‘ he Juniata and Delaware Fired Into from the. River Banks. james of Sick and Wounded Sol- diers from the Peninsula, Rey heey ke Forrress Moxnor, July 6, 1962, ‘The officer who was in charge at tho timo informs mo | all our sick and wounded at Savage’s Station wore joved previous to the rebels advancing on that place, 1a were safely placed in different hospitals with ethers hich were removed from the York river. A fag of truce was sent up the York river from For-, Monroe this morning at ten o’clock.2 Genoral McClellan has advanced up the river abont en miles since the 4th. We have heard of no Sghting! in the last two or thres days, Assma'l gunboat, belonging to the rebels, was sunk ee days ago by aur floet. It, together with the Teaser, |. lad veatured down the river to within’ about twelve, ileg of Harrison’s Landing, and encountered some of gunboats, Tho steamer Knickétbocker, with about five hundred ‘k and wounded, leaves‘here this evening for Wash- ston. Fortress Monon, July 7, 1862. ‘The steamers State of Maine, Vanderbilt, Kennebec, im City, Arrowsmith, Thomas A. Morgan, Massachu- ts, Canonicus, Now York and the Nellie Baker, are all Fortress Monvoe this morning. ‘The Sixth regiment eavalry, the Fifth reguiar cavalry, d the Sixth Pennsylvania lancors, leave here to-day to jo up the /omes river. It ts rumored that Gen. Cook hag received orders to re- rt himself at Washington. Gen. Stoneman is highly spoken of for his bravery and i in his late management of affairs on the York river. ‘The Fim City, from Harrison’s Landing, bas arrived at Monroe, with five hundred disabled soldiers on 'd, mostly sick. They will be taken to New York. @ liea at anchor tn (he Rexds, and not a doat be obtained *: go out to hor to procuro Met of iho vanes. The officers of transports have 9 80 bacdened that they will not allow 0: their small boats to do the smallest favor, even we humanity’s sake, and consequently we will po doubt | we toabardon the idea of obtaining a Iisvfrom the City. There are many wounded on board. Five ve died since leaving Harrison’s Landing. ‘The flag of truce boat which left here yesterday morn- returned to-day, having beon up*as faras White They report all quiet, having seen nothing of rebels on their reconnoissanco. Th ey broug)t down it Ofty couivabands ands few stragglers who had fortunately beon left behind at the time of the retreat. 'y also brought down oleven trunks marked‘ Wil-» ~? which wore taken from Wilmar, the clergyman Philadelphia, abont zix months ago, who was arrested having articles with him eoutraband, which he was; woying to theenemy. Tuey were breught bere to- from West Point, Two O’Croon P. M. General Burnside’s flagboat has just arrived and cast Ja the Roads. Forraras Movnon, Joly 8, 1862, A flag of truce returned to-day from a cruise up York iver. At Cumberland were found ninety of our wounded ldiers. They were brought a mile away, when the compelled us to return them to the hospital where found them. All ie quiet on tho James river. The Contest of July 3. OUR SPEC\AL ARMY CORNESPONDENCE, Camp on James River, July 3, 1862, Phe Rebels Open with Shell, but Avid a General Mngage- ment—The Cuns Captured—The New Position a Healthy Ona—The Kesuit of General McClellan's Coup, de., de. ‘This morning, st dawn, tho enemy tried to find our Pesition by shelling, Lhey continued this sport until he gunboats opened fire upoa them, when they ceased. A lire of battle was formed, consisting of all our @ra\ able ‘orce, in hope that the rebel commander w ula f@ensent tongenoral engagement. This, however, did fet cccur, much to the regret cf our forces. We felt ‘West, had they met us more in gonccal battle, wo oul! bave thrashed them as badly as we have in the @umerons engegoments of the past wock, They pre. ferred, however, not to take up the gauntlet thrown down by us, ardretired. In the afternoon the Fleventh Maino regiment, Colonel Sally, captured two pieces, twelve-pomnders, which had opened upon us in the Morning, toethor with the horres and thecannoniers. Tt in ‘mpossible to ascertain our lose in the late series of dation. it is (hought that ten thousaad will cover eur loss in killed, wounded and missing since Thursday Bas’, when tc movement conimenced which has culmi- mate’ in the present dieplay of MoCiellau’s genius as a master stratng st and vailitury head. Without disparaging the lustrous abilities of such @iants of war as Summer, Heintzelman, Porter, Keyes @ad Hooker, it issaietosay thet nothing but the un- Geunted spirit and genius of our Genoral Commanding @eabied our forcoe—wasted by disease and fatigue—to @ffect this wonderful chaugs of front—retreat if you ‘will—in itotin; at the sume time upon the rebels nm lost Qt leant Coublo ours. ‘They flowed our troops with ail he dush ind vim of eonqueing eentaurs, only tobe eenvit sed tha, it was smother Yankee way of whipping S superior force, I predict that when the histery of the move nts and \erferoances of MoCleljan's army @iuce Taursty last shall have been written truth fully. the world will ackaowledse him as the gre @hieiirin of the age, as Our countrymen at oresent lo, ‘The present position of our troops is one bij biy | avor- able to an imorovemont in their beuith. Over two oaths’ severe \atigue and picket duty im the mwatnpe have sally changed the ro: st forms which marched on the tracs portant idriaand Wosbiugton. A work's test {1 this con paratively solubrinns locality will donbe- Beas bri: Deck tho raidy cliek and bail. up the frome of ou Diave troops. ao tha, whou they agein come in @onact wich the enemy they will meot bim with their Pristine st: ougth. it te no\ anticipate! that a movement of this amy will occur for sometime. It ible for them two be oy erpowcrod OF SUrToUR: @ ir prosort pusition fend the rebels have fonud to th. that they can- not sur) cise v8. Gun buat protest our rignt and lofi, while our centro is of vast strength. Thee iv no fear of our line teing pierced there by the rebels while we remain in eur prevent condition. Int the mean me fresh troops will be went in this direction. General Burnaide ig re. ported to be within striking distange, and General Pope got many days trom Jichmond. General ‘icCieltan’s coup, then, has had three grand Yeanits. Firet—it bas punished the rebels. It has placed he army in @ safe positivn © await a rein- forcement. Third—!t has opened the eyes of the go. wernment and the people as to tho necessity of placing this army on & proper basis in regard to numbers. 1 am requested by Captain B. H. Warford, Thirty. fourth New York Volimteera, to ovrrect @ statement gade ina inte Henao, in a der,atch from Washington, €o the offect that’ he had been diacharged from the ser- ‘viee by the President, in acoo' dance with a rooomiuen. Gation of @ court martial, The Captain has never been ourt martiailed, and still holds this positiou, to which Be was promoted on the 20d of May. domes river now progsats that busy appenraues which -Setiing and new 0: Opened ; tue course of river: W—WATERS~SONSC NY. BD SCALE -OF MILES ‘The accompanying map will polat out the present position 0; Vicksburg as regards the course of tau Aiississippi river. The dotted Ines also show the canal which 1s belog out across the beat. This canal or diteb te to out through Sie neck of the bend of the river. The bend is fourteen miles long; sor ss the neck is but three-fourths of a mile. The people of that city have long apprehended that bigh water might cut sach a canal, thus ivolating Vicksburg fur away from tuturo Mississippi mavigation. The canal has but te be started by man to be Anished swi tly by the river's current, The resistance these having the control of the city’s affairs are making te the authorities of the United States renders it necessary that Vickaburg should be thus removed from too close proximity hereafter to the navigation of the Mississippi. Thus war not only makes changes in men, but in geographical position. Porta are closed @ obangei, and water fronted cittes are transformed into inland villages. waters. Our James River Correspond: nec. Janne Raven, July 4, 1862. ‘The Recent apedition up the Apporna t e—Destruction of the Island Belte—Prospects of Another Bittle, de. ‘There are a few facts counected with the recent ex- pecition up the Appomat.ox river, and tho destruction of the United States steamer Isiand Belle, not yet recorded, but which are worthy to be noted. Commodore Rodgers solected the Port Royal for his flag ship on that oceasion, in consequence of her light draught, and bo sent the Stepping Sienes to mark Out the channel, in consequence of her still lighter draught. Tho Maratanza and the Island belle unfortunately got aground, The former was got off, but the Ieiand Melle was hard and fast for upwards of two days, The most strenuous exertions were made by the commanders of the Satellite and the Stepping Stones to get her off, but without effect. Seeing that the condition of tne Island Belle was hopeless, the rebels came down in numbers, and bogan to builda battery which was masked by (he troes that grew thickly on the bank of the river, and cousiderably inland. We con- cluded that we should haye some hot w rk, bot not of the quality, we expected, for the rebols did not pitch inte us, because we were ready. Commo‘ore Rodvers sent orders to burn the Isiand Belle, which was done. Every thing that could be saved was saved, when the torch wa: applied, and, after burning some time, the Island Bolie blew up, the fire reaching her magazine Tthink {t was a good idea to destrov her, as gunboats were wanted 10 aggist General Mc lellan onthe James river, and the Island lelie was never worth much. Her rmament was saved. What has been done by the doate. you will, ef course, have heard from your army correcpondents’ long ere this reachos yon. ‘The gun}oats are now going from Curtin’s wharf, about four miles above City Point, down to Selden’s wharf,» disiance of some fifteen miles, ready at any moment to co-operate with General McClellan, The opinicm among the troops, ae well as throughout the navy, is that the work is almost done. The number of gunboats is in- creasing every day, and reinforcements are constantly arriving; 80 look out for another battle one of these days. Near James Riven, July 5, 1862. Purth-r D tails of the Coniest of the 30th of June—The Close Quarters of General Stocum and the Rebela—General Setow The Enemy Repuised— Why (he Lic: of Casual- thes Was Not Male Cui—The Lors in the Sixteenth Massa chusetts— Narrow Bycape of General Smith, de. We nro now getting more composed, and many things that escaped uotice during the terrific excitement may now prove of interest to tho friends of those concerned. The fighting on the afternoon of the S0th was as fierce as any of the bloody battles we have been engaged in during sovoral days past. Commencing with @ force in our rear, which wns protect- ing @ party detailed to destroy the pontoons, tool wagons, &., which could not be brought along, the Aghting progreased around a semicircle embracing nearly all our army. Tho rebels were repulsed at every point. General Slooum's division was so nearly surrounded that the enemy, in fring upon our men, threw some shot and shell over into their infantry. The First Massachu- Sotts battery, Captain Porter, fired every round of am- munition ata range so short that one second fuses were ‘used for their shells. They aiso did much execution with canister and spherical caso, Company D, regular artillery, commanded by Licuténant Upton, played into the woods with their twelve-pounder howitzers, making great havoc, Hexamer’s New Jersey battery, No. 1, wasalse ‘engaged in the action Asit happened im gearly every ome of our recent deities, the rebois Lad tap advantage of the pun to their backs, making our soidiers a better mark, while it Dinded them partially, When the forces we engaged, the noive in the field in front, concentrated by the woods on three sides of the square, was almost deat- ving. Theenemy were driven back, but, pouring in partially regained the grourd; but they were agaiu repul-ed ;but still they resisted flereely the Failing to picrce the centre of the ent upon the left in prise whoa Dutchy, in about @ minute or two, by the assistance of his hamds and knees, stood before them, looking rathor Crightoned, and exelaime’!, Tamo, I tought I was shot.” The rebels followed tis in rapid succession, n talking effect in some purt or other of ‘the ont of range. when nothing more was heard from ise, but up and down the heir evil geuiuse the York and Pamunkey did when I jast skimmed their shot by othr rly every oue tie enemy, pr bably be fiver, was coming & coupl Suape of two a: our qunboat: > ‘he spot by the tiring. shell in the neighborhood of the gill as death there, and in @ short time cur firing evased. The Jumiata must bay ward: of twenty shots. Uno passed com: letey th ough her, and another passed through one of hor wheeth use. Tue’ torre struck ih different pino-s along the veusel, do- Tt was at first reperted that one ma ‘was killed and cwo wounded, but, from what | could learn, B-LA man received a seratel narrow escape, a8 she was loaded with troops. 1 ab learn (by report) that another steamer, the jelaware, was fired apen a short time onget of eur troups. line, the rebeis t the wood upon that side of the (eld, sachusetts 1egiment were immeiate'y sent to check them, which they did in gallant style, capturing twenty- ope | Tisoners without losing a man. ‘The tight was ke) t up until xundown, and the field pre- nonted a graud spec raised an immense baitie cloud, which was reddened to an angry glow by the sun, which never shone more In the midst ef the battle Gen. Sedgwick’s splendid Plack charger came galloping across the field int: the yard, reek.ng with sweat and blood, having beeu shot in tho sive, near the ilank. Kefore dark the exemy had been decisively repulsed much siaughter, and Gen Hvint- zelman, Gen. Horker and other officers met in front and Govgratulated exch other upon the results of the day's Tt was ascertained that Hooker had once more deen contending agamst Longstreet, who commanded the rebe: forces which asraiied the leit. It is impossible as yet to give a list of the casualties of the day, as thearmy rm by day and marching by night, the officers of com)unies and reghnents have vo time to make up their accounss wounded an} missing. ‘The Sixteenth Mirsachusetts regiment suffered cea- Colonel Powell T. Wyman was shot through jeacham and Major Lam- ‘of the same regiment, were wounded in the ‘aldo Merriam in Robert Cowdin, of the First Massac! wee disabled by hospital. Major tery, but all was struck by up ke of the artille-y hig little damage. fe was cortainly a very some such name, to tho arrival thik it must be @ mistake, tery further down the river, as our so thickly plauted along the river hat the rebel batteries would got have much time to upp sed to have been a ring the cover of the and di ivev back wi wel for boata, light artillery ope, placed there ni.bt for the very purpose which it accomolished, nawwely—firing upen our unarmed vessels and then clear- ing cut befo.e our qumboaw can coach shelling distance. ‘The mail boat John A. Warner was detained afew mo- monte by the news, startling to the citizen passengers, ‘as the boat had to pass tho battery id occupy ashort time previous; but their fears wore somewhat quieted by learning that they would be com- paratively safe bolow the water mark. When the boat loft the wharf for Fortress Monroe she was joined by a into tho stream, which proceeded with her past the places whore the battery was posted, side by side—the cunbeat towars saving the timid among the pastengors on the mail bout from going down stairs below the water mark. hed that night. tho piace which it Lieutenant Colonel and Adjutant gund at on gettin, ihe “battery—thus andlor, the next officer in command, was wounded, and is reported missing. This officer was formerly iaw partner with Go jutant being off duty, the comma ‘The regiment lost about seventy. ts anglter was made It was noticed, by the way, thet the secosh prisoners were all drunk—a fact which was ob- served in the battie of Gaines’ Hill last Friday. General Smith was drensing in the Louse of Mr. Brit- ton, opposite White Oak Swamp, . Awhell burst in the or Andrew The Ad- — devoived apon (ap- | Our Fortress Monroe Correspondence. Fortress Moxnor, July 7, 1862. AU Quiet on the Jame:—Genrral McClellan Stik Confulent— The Rebel Iron-clad Batery— Wounded Men Returning to Camp—Our Loss Much Less than at First Reyorted— The Arrival of the Elm City—Good News, de. Yesterday the mail beat from Harrivon’s Lanting ar rived too late te connect with the Saltimore boas for the North; therefore we were unable to forward anything for the anxious perusal of the readers of the Hraratp, The despaten boat Sevh Lin arrived in time to get Geue- She reported no news of tes that everything is quiet up thero, although the enemy were expected to mako a demon- T lowrned last evening that « reconnoissance ina balloon reveals the fact that the enemy has pitched his tente about three miles from us; but it is a mater of conjecture as te whether ail of (hem are peopled. At any rate she pickets of the enomy prigoners taken reported that when the rebels opened house, killing Mr. 13. and @ premixes om fire. General Smith oscaped Lhe had on, losing his watch, sword onday aftarnoun is considered as having most critical one for our army that has yet vc —— despatches off. Harnwon’s Lanvixa, July 7, 1963. Masked Batteries on the Janes River—Narrow Escape of the Jun.ata—Vagaries of a Shot—Surprise of @ Dutch r—The Rebel Batteries Silerwed, &c. o'clock this morning no little excitement was created here by the arrival ef the Juniata, from Fortress Mouroe, whem it became known that less than an hour ago eke had been fired upon soveral times from araacked battery some two or threo miles above. A short time previous to her arrival a number of shots fren heavy gune were heard ia the direction, which uuppoved to have been our gunboats sholling the The cause was gow kuown, they having mate all haste to; the reliof of the Juniata. It appears that aa she was sailing quietiy along « shot, evidently froma light autillery gun, was fired at her, doing little dimage, excopt passing through ono of the houses on dock, In its course was @ three legged stool on which rat # of the stool boing in range of the ball they were swept away, when both stoe, and Dutchman rolled upon the flo ing * Ohl’ Of course overy one \mouglt the poor fellow was either dilled pr basly wounded stration during the day. if the government is very cheerful, and premi will sustain him, to be in Riehmend jn les then one mouth, Support him and he will not belie bis good His men afe fuil of enthusiasm and spirits, The mud bas tolerable than it was @ week ago. Our lines are con tracted and concentrated, and our position is betier than ind life is far more The tone of General MeClelan’s recent order is most 4 puts to blush sume of tho lies of the mis. chief makers and oronkers who haye been engaged in air. culating downright fileehoods during the past six or omiseof the brave G big army shall eater the gapitai of their se-ealled conto, ® Dutch suidier, , the lattor exclaim. elght daye. The ay Saeed Sugle aute deracy,”’ will bo redeemed, and the soldie:s of the Army ‘of the Potomac believe it.’ A better dinciplined set of mn were never marshailed together under a leader, We have news that the rebe's have erected an fron-clad battery a short distance below Fort Darling for she purpose of aiding that work in the repulsion of our ;unbouts when chey #hall go up Specking of the gunbuais, I am reminded that Fiag Officer Goldsbore.gh has more vessels ct his commana now than did Far-aget w make bis daring and successful push to New Orloaas, With the infermation ihey have recently possessed themselves of (he naval officers should, and no doubt will, make adios wich will dis- @ mfort the rebels mazingly. The sick and wounded do net arrive as rapidly os « few days since. This morning there wag not @ transport here with wounded on board; poesidly one me arrive during the day. Yosterday we forwarded a list of over five hundred names of ‘hose on board of the Knicker- bocker, Mostof them are being sent North,as it i fuund that tho a here does noi 60 well agree with their constitutions, and « quently with (heir recovery. A flag of trues sent up the York ‘river yesterday for the pose of bringing dows as many of our sick and wornded as could be found. This is truly @ very charitable and humawve movement, eapecial!y ax the rebels do not wish to be encumb.red with our divabied mou, They have not the food to feed the:n, nor ay ienty of “uedical stores io snare from their own men. I) (act, they would be de- ted if we would take ali their wounded prisoners. Quite a number of our weunde! came in yesterJay, wing been ordered by thy rebels to seok their own crmps. This shows that they have their herds full, or they would | tour meu, some of whom will be Mt for duty ina Our toms is very materially di- minished,andup te yesierday it was less tunn 10.000 men, and that number will be redvced if stracglers come th as they have dove within the past few days. ‘Yhe Kitn City bas arrived, with about five hundred sick wounde. op board. Slost of them aresick, Fight we died since sho left Har isen’s Landing, and others will die before sho reaches New York, for which place she leaves in a few inin xpect one more boat down today with sick and wounded. ‘The steamor J. M. Lewis arrived here this noon, with s@ hundrod contraban's, picked up ct Inifaa The Lewis brings down @ medical S10108, ke, tendant upon the thet there are ne about army wagons, hospital bed: which had nm left im the burr evacuation of eur treops. she rebels in sight at White Horse, the enemy hold it sinoe we left. ‘The M; Yorktown, is in, Dat reports nothing of inter vicinity. ke of the Rey, Mr. Wilmer, of Phila phia, anything about them. ladetphin, ‘The weather is very warm—in fact, hot. The cavalry horses, star ding still ia the sun, are ing profuse ) erspi- D ored that there been suveral casos be a barren snot for be portart ai 9. tu they are going on Tecantionary mea- 7 annoyance from Le enemy We bave the best of news this afternoon, not from up ‘a river, but [rom another quarter, Motielian will ‘nd the whole country will, when th w iby hapa, for the present it bad better be kept quiet, ry toing looks cheerful. she Twentieth New York Regiment at the Battle of Golding’s Farm, jeth New York regiment, has culled at our office for the purpose of correcting the statement published on the 4th instant with reference to ‘ie regiment, He contradicts the report that when the artillery opened his men became stampeded by seme afrighied mules, and that officers and mon were placed wader arrest in consequence, The truth is, that « short time previous to the engagement the Colonel was placed dor artemt for (he mon-sxecution of a certain order Which baa besa ri his fete ot cora, but wg FON Tavensed, gitment, he says, did 5 rin at che battle, bit, afte hoiding its MA, fol) back at night with the remainder ‘oral Nevidson’s brigade. Lieuteaaet (ok » the Colonel gendred w friendly feotiug and which has now induced tho Culenc] to resis: It was not Colon’) Weiss, G The Losses in the 1 aamtoerss TO THE EDU Ub (HE ERERALD. New Yorw, July 8, 1862. Will you publish, for the benefit of the friends of the Tegimont, extracts from letters veceived from Captain Fred. M. Company ©, Tenth regiment, New York Volunteers, dated July 1 nd 37— Wo have passed through the retieat and Qght of the past five days, and most of us are ali right. Tamvafe and unhurt, not a seraich th oughoct the entire foray. Our regiment lust some Ufteen or twenty . The loss im my company is onw naa, Thos. a New York Vol- Scunvion, killed, four men ad stightly, ond four missing. Lieutenant »miih wounded severoly in tho kiuve. fhe Colonel, Liew nant Colonel and Ma.or ae are (te tenunt 1 Smith, se- onic’ vumjared Our bys ison Phis has ast Been a t 1 could r baoned nd Fire nd wel. Oar who says the iy 1), where aidos thoge op ibe kuubuats, were Dot atiacked we stared how. 8 The Massachusetts Regiments. Bogor, July, 8, 1862. shusetis First state Uaat (he d to about one hundred aud Letters from the net has beea reda seventy-five effective men, Company A nywbers but fourteen. Colonel Cowdin is sick, Mayor Chaadier mis. sing, and Captain Baldwin 3 Aeting Colonel. Col Cass, whe arrived mome to-day , is hopeful of son again hoading tie brave Niuth. His wound is se vere, but net considered dangerous. Sketch of Major UM. B. Clitz. Mavor Heury 0. Cite was a native of New York, and was appointed a eadet to the West V’oins Military Acade- my in the year 1841. He was ihe son of Captain Joho Ciitz, of this State, who died) white ia comia wd of Fort Muckiaaw, on the 6th of November, 1350. Ho graduated on the 30th of June, 1845,and had as c'assmales Genorals W. F. Smith, 2. J. ‘Vood, F.John Porter, J.P. dutch, J. W. Davidson and others of the Unton army, and 2. E. E. K. Smith and others of the rebel forces. On the let of July, 1845, he was promoted to a brovet second heutenancy of tho Seventh Uuited States infautry, and on the 2ist of Soptembor, 1940, h+ was further promoted toa fullsecond lieutenancy of the Third infantry. He was brovetted a first Hentenant on the 18tb of April, 1847, for gallant and weritorious conduct in the battle of Cerro Cordo, Mexico. Oa the 15th of Septembor, 1348, ho was appoiuted an Assistant Instrucior of Infantry ‘Tactics at the Military Acaiemy at West point. Durmg the month of March, 1851, ho was promoted to a first Vow tenancy of the Third infantry, and on the Gth of De- comber, 1868, was again promoied, this time, to a cap. taiucy of thesame regiinent, On the 14th of May. 1962, ho was further promoted to the first majority o? the « Cwelfth regiment of United States infantry, which yosition, with the command of the regiment, he held at the time of his death. Jie fought bravely in the battles of July 26 and 27, and fell during ono of those sangul- nary contests. Sketch of Major Nathan B. Rossel, United States Army. Mojor Nathan B. Rosse:!, of the United States Army, was born in Treutop, New Jersey. about the year 1817, and was consequently between forty five and forty-six years of age. He was anon of tho latv Genera! Resell, whe was prominently known tn Trevton, where he died ‘on the 21st of July, 1542. Major Rossell entered the army on the first day of August, 1433, a8 @ second Heutenant of the Fifth infantry, his appointment being accredited to the State of New Jersey, Had he lived until the first day of next month, he would have been in the service twenty four years. He was promoted to a first lieu tenancy in Novembor,1840, He surved with great dis tinction during the Mexican war, being distinguished ip the battle of Monterey, and also in the battle of Churu- buseo. He was made acaptain of the Fifth infantry om ihe 8th of September, 1547, and wus brevotted a major for gallant and meritorious conduct in the battle of :>) Molino de! Rey. This brevet was awarded in July , 1848, and was dated September 8, 1347. Un the 25th of Sep- tember, 1861, he was made the jirst major with the com. mand of the Third infantry, United States Army, After the end of the Mexican war, Captain Rossel. was detailed for service in Utah, Texas, New Mexico and other places iu the great West and Southwest. He was in New Mexico when he was appointed tothe Third tofantry, and was ordercd from that Territory last winter. He was alwaye considered @ brave officer, never shrinking from bis duty, and his conduct in Mexico and at the battle of Gaivos? Mills, during which he was killed while leading his regi- ment, bears ample evidence of this fact. Im his social qualities he was also much admiret, Heiug possessed of a foulty of attracting and attaching people tobim. Le was admired and loved by all ciasscs, and has loft a large pu:nber of mourning frients. He was married toa daughter of General Mann, and by thie lady hed four children, wow living. To his wife and family he was enpecially devoted and endeared. Le was by marriage the uucle of Mrs. General McClellan. THE KILLED, WOUNDED, MISSING AND SICK, Killed, Wounded and Missing. ‘The following is a furthor list of Killed, wounded and missing soldiers during the recent contests on the penin- sula:— BAXTER’S PHILADELPHIA FIRE ZOUAVES. Kild—June 29.—Joha Hoodhck, Uo C; John Robt, Co. C: Captain McGrogh, Co B, Charles slater, Co. 8: Joseph Roberts, Co. B; James Tayior, Co. 8; Corporal Leivon, C. Kelter. Wounded —Lieutenaut Causten, Co. C, wounded and risoner; 1. Baker, Co. C; P. Umster, Co. C; John Smith, , Harris, Co. B; P. Taylor, Co. B; T. Potts, Wise, Co. B; A. Myers. Co ve a Co. B; J. Wright, Ge, B, Josepl hb 3 MIGHTY-THURD PENNSYLVANTA-- BUTTERFIRLD’S GAD. Killed —June 26.—C: MeLaue, Major Nazhel, pri- » Bennett, J. Rowevt wounded and missing; MoCoy, wounded; Lieu Yeale, Vo, C, wounsed 3 Sur, jsoner ;Corporal Hayes, Co K, wound: od, private Miller, wounded; Daniel Cicason, missing W. Fleming, missing; ral Wade, missing, Corporal missing, 996 ities, wounded and missing in thi, regiment. oom i be Killed. —Color Sorgoaut George M. Burgers; private Loason, On. F; Corporal M. Willman, €). F; Corporal ¥. Jobnston , Ov. i Captain Cadwell, Co. F, severely; Sergeant Stet, Co, A, wounded and missing, -—— heefer, Co. A, wounded and missing; —— Mattaine, Co, A, ‘wounied and missing; Crowley, Co. A, wounded; Fergt. (aselaay, . EB, wound and mivsing; Ourp, Brad- ly, Co. K, wounded; ——- Tayior, Oo. Pattison, Go. K, wochded; —— Sher wounde); === voreiy; J. B. Rilaworth, Co. C, severe! C, saghuy; —— Finacie, —— hasoll, head; —— May ord Co, G, hand; —— McDonnell, — Taylor. Co, 0, mortally; Lieut, Duly, Corp. Brack, Co. C, sligutly; ——- Pres. ily; =e Wrem, Co. C, mertaly; Lient. a Hurvitt, + alipbely; \ cart, Co. , wor needy 4 h “di %0. 1 wounded; F. F. Grow, Oo. F, wounued; —— Metrolor, Co. Fy wouuiady —— Mott, Co. F, wounded; —= Usear, Co. Fy woun ed; T. Peterson, Ce. Hi. }etorsum, Co, ¥, wounded; —— ‘ever: . THIRTY-FOURTH NEW YORK. Daniel Cassiday , Corporal Gorden, John Sixeby, J. W. Nichol o.1. Rrown, seriously; Sergeant Geo. Marne, serious! Lassi breast wore, J. G. Gaps bell, A. 4 f G. Peire, M. Digi ad, J0hu Ropbian, &. Nertn: Haw. s, Wattom, William Roros, William ‘Lewis, George Lavis, Jolin W. Rosa, He Granby. SECOND NEW YORK MILITIA-—RIGHT r-8P00%% VOLS. Capt. Dela vey. svounded and ere ss ay, Oo {CONTINUED ON Kia) PAGE|