Gen. Franklin has just sent a despatch to Gen. McClellan announcing the battle of to-day. THE KILLED AND WOUNDED.-First Lieut. Frederick Pross, Co. F, Thirty-first New-York, killed. William Linser, Co. F, Thirty-first New-York, (private,) killed. Lieut. Babcock, Co. D, Thirtyfirst New-York, mortally wounded. Minor Wiggins, (private,) severely wounded. Abraham Davis, (private,) Thirty second New-York, ball through waist. E. Chasser, (private,) Co. G, Thirty-second New-York, wounded. Wm. Umphries, (private,) Co. H, Thirty-second New-York, flesh wound. Edwin Comp, (private,) Co. I, Thirty-second New-York, flesh wound. Joseph Hepstine, (private,) Co. F, Thirty-first New-York, flesh wound. KNOWN TO BE DEAD. Capt. Young, Co. D, Thirty-second New-York. Capt. S. H. Brown, Co. C, Thirty-second New-York. Lieut. Wallace, Co. C, Thirty-second New-York. Lieut. Pross, Co. F, Thirty-first New-York. Private Christian Hower, Co. B, Thirty-first New-York. Private William Linsener, Co. F, Thirty-first New-York. Private Philip Strells, Co. F, Thirty-first NewYork. Private Henry Urimclaserman, Co. F, Thirty-first New-York. Private John J. M. McClernan, Ninety-fifth Pennsylvania. Private C. Lebuy, Co. I, Sixteenth New-York. fifth Pennsylvania; Lieut. J. Twaddle, Thirtysecond New York; Privates Joseph Taulh, Thirty-first New-York; Charles Allen, Thirtysecond New-York; Minor Hicken, Thirty-second New-York; Olmon Davis, Thirty-second NewYork; Charles Chatteman, Thirty-second NewYork; H. Choper, Thirty-second New-York; W. Humphries, Thirty-second New-York; Sergt. E. Camp, Thirty-second New-York; Private John Hepstine, Thirty-first New-York. ANOTHER ACCOUNT. CAMP NEWTON, WEST-POINT, VA., May 8. I sit down under the shade of a tree to write some little account of the "second Shiloh" to which the rebels invited us. beaten at the first Shiloh I have never learned; Precisely who was but of how the little attempt at a repetition yesterday came out, I think I understand perfectly. First, then, of the location of the camp at WestPoint. long, upon the river, located on the left bank of A large open field, a mile-more, I thinkthe river, and nearly half a mile wide-being the plantation-a good mansion and numerous barns, principal part of a large and particularly fine etc., thereon. This diagram will give the position with tolerable accuracy: Shipping. River. A B Woods. Camps. Woods. WOUNDED.-Capt. J. H. Boltis, Ninety-fifth Pennsylvania; Sergt. P. S. Devitt, Thirty-first New-York; Privates Patrick Kelly, Thirty-second New-York, Thomas Alterdys, Thirty-second NewYork; E. B. Mulligan, Ninety-fifth Pennsylvania; J. A. Slocum, Thirty-second New-York; Pat Kildernay, Thirty-second New-York; M. O'Donnell, Thirty-second New-York; Oliver Wells, Sixteenth New-York; J. M. Smart, Thirty-second New-York; Richard Macnelly, Thirty second New-York; John Stevens, First New-York artillery; A. F. Sawyer, Thirty-second New-York; C. Hagan, Thirty-second New York; C. W. Smith, Thirty-second New-York; W. Robinson, George Cupping, Thirty-first New-York; James A. Day, Fifth Maine; Etheridge, Thirtysecond New-York; Jacob Walen, Thirty-first New-York; Lancert Parker, Fifth Maine; Freman Waymoth, Sixteenth New York; F. Detra, Thirty-first New-York; A. Carlton, Thirty-second The river makes a bend just above here, and New-York; W. C. Sweeney, Thirty-second New- the ground rises quite sharply from the water's York; C. Gumrin, Thirty-second New-York; edge, so that the bluff furnishes a very good William Luisener, Thirty-second New-York; opportunity for enfilading our camp. The woods H. M. Helms, Sixteenth New-York; L. Parrin, by which our camp is surrounded furnish excelSixteenth New-York; C. Thockeray, Ninety-lent cover for troops seeking to drive us into the fifth Pennsylvania; L. Alpheus Mase, Fifth river. I don't know that there is anything to be Maine; Henry Bennett, Thirty-second New-added to this, beyond what an examination of York; Hill, Thirty-second New-York; any map will show, except, perhaps, that it is the Capt. N. Martin Curtis, Sixteenth New York; most desirable camping ground I have yet seen Privates Thomas Chilton, Sixteenth New-York; in Virginia. J. Mott Smith, Thirty-second New-York; Thos. My license as a correspondent instructs me S. Murismon, Thirty-second New-York; Wm. that "the only restriction in the description of Steal, Thirty-second New-York; G. Wilson, battles and engagements, will be upon such inNinety fifth Pennsylvania; John Wilson, Ninety-formation as may indicate the strength of troops A-Dwelling-House. B-Rebel Battery. C-Rebel Battery. held in reserve, or the future movements of our in position. Porter's First Massachusetts on the armies." So I shall not be hanged for saying left, with Lieut. Sleeper's section facing the works that Gen. Franklin's division-the best, in several on the heights, Capt. Platt's battery, (Co. D, Seimportant particulars, to be found in the army—cond artillery, regulars,) on the right, and Hexahad been at Ship Point quite a long time, when, mer's New-Jersey in the centre. Other artillery in on Sunday last, the rebel army evaporated, wait- the reserve. The batteries were supported by the ing, apparently, for something to turn up-for Twentieth Massachusetts, and portions of the something pretty important, too, it should seem, Nineteenth Massachusetts and Sixteenth Newfrom the commotion which was caused in the York. Positions as noted above. Cabinet when the President interfered to say that Gen. McClellan must have his way; that Franklin's division must go with the army of the Potomac. The division was quite ready for a move when the order was received at inspection on Sunday last. On Tuesday its infantry was landed without opposition, gunboats having preceded the transport vessels. Tuesday night there were some picket murders. One, a sergeant in the Goslin Zouaves, of Philadelphia, was killed by a Texan Ranger. Another picket instantly fired upon the Texan, and in the morning the bodies of the two were found near together in the wood -the Texan dressed in unmilitary attire; in his pocket was a general pass permitting him to go anywhere within or through the lines of the confederate army, from which it is inferred that he was employed as a scout. Skirmishing was kept up to some extent all night. In the morning the fight began in earnest, and in the new style which the rebels appear to have adopted. The artillery had been landed during the night, or much of it rather, for the disembarkation was not complete until about ten o'clock in the morning. The rebels had a work of considerable development on the heights, with rifled field-pieces and a field-battery, behind hastily thrown up intrenchments, in a small clearing marked C in the plan above. Shortly after nine o'clock the main body of the infantry-all of Franklin's division-advanced into the woods in front and on the flanks of the battery at C, meeting a very large body of the enemy, a portion of which was the famous Hampton Legion of SouthCarolina. It was not a fair stand-up meeting; but the enemy, familiar with the ground, and skilfully managed, found it very easy to get into ambuscades. The Thirty-first New-York advancing, finds itself at once encountering, at a distance of a few yards, three regiments of the enemy, and so all through the battle, sharp-shooting, guerrilla fighting altogether on the part of the enemy. Other troops were landed meanwhile, and were held in reserve. The fighting commenced on the right and left of our line, and on the skirt of the woods. But the troops advanced steadily and under the severest fire. It was about one hour that this bushwhacking business continued when our troops were obliged to fall back, the enemy folowing close as long as they were protected by the forest. There was nothing like panic or fear. No bad conduct is reported on the part of any corps--on the contrary, every soldier was on his best behavior. The artillery had by this time got Now when the troops first fell back, and bullets were whizzing over the field, there was a pretty nice question of generalship to be decided. The artillery, by moving forward, could clear the woods very quickly, undoubtedly, But what would be the effect upon our own infantry? If it had been permitted to give up then, and another one had been substituted, it is not unlikely that peaceable possession of the field could have been obtained with a less loss of life than we actually suffered. But there would have been an end, for a time, of the usefulness of the division. The infantry having undertaken the task, must fight its way through or be utterly demoralized. So the infantry advanced again, promptly and willingly, quite as though it were a matter of course, to meet a second time the same reception. A second time they were driven back, and yet a third time the enemy succeeded in coming down to the skirt of the woods. The artillery had not been idle; whenever opportunity was offered, sending shells from the Parrott ten-pounder over the woods and into the clearing where the enemy was posted, the enemy's battery at that point pouring in grape whenever one man came within its range upon advancing. The battery on th heights at our left opened too upon the shipping in the river, and presently upon the camp, being responded to promptly and regularly by the left section of Porter's battery. The gunboats fired a few shells in that direction, and also toward the centre. At about half-past three the infantry rallied for the last time. The artillery had damaged the rebels considerably, and the time had come for settling the question of possession. The whole division advanced, the First New-Jersey charging at the double-quick upon the rebel work at the centre, the artillery the while keeping up a brisk fire of shell upon the point. Two shells from Porter's battery fell in the work as the regiment advanced, and the rebels ran away with their little howitzers, leaving the Jersey men a free entry. Their cheers announced to the artillerists in the field below the success of our troops, and the firing ceased. An hour later a corps of infantry was seen marching by the house near the battery on the left, and Lieut. Sleeper sent two shells after them by way of a parting salute, the last going through the building. The battle was over and the field was ours. But it was not supposed that we were to be left in quiet repose, and therefore the battery horses were in harness all night. But no enemy appeared to disturb us, and to-day we have the satisfaction of knowing that they are as far from us as they have been able to travel in the time that has elapsed. The Thirty-first and Thirty-second New-York were the greatest sufferers, though the two companies of the Sixteenth New-York, which were sent into the woods, scarcely escaped more easily. The enemy, in ambush, fired low-as the wounds of our soldiers testify-following the orders which you remember Gen. Magruder gave to his soldiers. In the course of this guerrilla fighting, of course there were many very singular scenes. Capt. Montgomery, Gen. Newton's Chief-of-staff, and Lieut. Baker, of Gen. Franklin's staff, ventured too far into the woods, and soon found themselves close up with the Hampton Legion. A question put by one of them revealed their character, and instantly a number of muskets were discharged at them. Lieut. Baker escaped; Captain Montgomery's horse, pierced by half a dozen bullets, fell with his rider. The Captain feigned dead, but when the rebels commenced robbing his body he was moved to come to life, and to give the secessionist the benefit of some testamentary opinions -as Mr. Choate said when he spoke in behalf of the remains of the Whig party. Just at that moment a shell from one of our batteries-which I can't undertake to say, as the officers of three companies have positively assured me that they did it-burst among the party. Then the cry was raised, "Shoot the Yankee!" "Wherefore?" queried the Captain, "I didn't fire the shell." Then another shell-whereupon the whole party skedaddled-rebels in one direction and the Captain in another. Immortalize Pat, said Captain no-matter-who, just now. I obey the order. Last St. Patrick's day I happened to be a guest of the same captain upon the Potomac. At night I saw Pat for the first time, when he came in, considerably the worse for liquor, to apologize to his commanding officer for his condition excuse he couldn't think of allowing that day of all others to go by without getting drunk. And Pat expiated his offence by sitting on a spare wheel the better part of the second day. Pat turned up again yesterday. Not at his place, however, but coming out of the woods, where the musketry was severest, with a rabbit which he had managed to kill. "Where are you?" asked his Captain. "Sure, sir, I was detailed to stay in the camp, sir." And Pat upon being ordered to return to camp offered to compromise with the Captain by giving him the rabbit. In some cases our wounded and dead were treated with shameful barbarity. The body of a soldier of the New-York Sixteenth was carried by, shot through the heart, and throat cut from ear to ear. Several cases of bayonet wounds upon our dead, who had been killed by bullets, are reported. Per contra, a squad of men, bringing in a wounded soldier, have halted for a few minutes' rest under the tree where I am writing. The wounded man reports that he was taken prisoner by three men of the Hampton Legion, who treated him with every courtesy and kind ness, and only abandoned him when forced to do so by our artillery fire. When our infantry was driven back the second time, the enemy's musketry became so severe that it was necessary to remove the hospital on the right further toward the river. One man who had just come in with a wounded comrade received a musket-ball as he entered the hospital tents. "But for the artillery, this would have been another Ball's Bluff," said a general officer today. In the early stages of the engagement there were serious fears that the rebels would succeed in driving our troops into the river, protected as they were by the woods; but the steady fire of the long-range guns was quite too much for mere infantry to withstand, and so the enemy retired, and the battle-field of yesterday is now as quiet this morning as Boston Common with a militia regiment encamped upon it. We have about two hundred and fifty wounded or killed the precise number it is impossible to get at-but you will know all about it before you get this, for the official report will go by the Government telegraph line from Fortress Monroe. Many are line-officers. As I said before, the enemy fired low. A surgeon tells me he has amputated five legs to-day, but has heard of no man's losing an arm. Only one man in the artillery was wounded- he a soldier in Hexamer's company by a musket-ball. Porter's battery was the only one which had the honor of being shelled by the enemy-indeed it was the only one within range. But the shells hurt nobody, and the rebel battery was silenced in a very few minutes. The buildings upon the plantation are all used for hospitals. I went through one of them this morning; and although some were dying, and all were severely wounded, I heard scarcely a single groan. -Boston Journal. ACCOUNT BY A PARTICIPANT. The following is a private letter from an officer in our army to his father: SOUTH SIDE OF PAMUNKEY RIVER, MY DEAR FATHER: By the time you receive this, the press will have furnished you with a description of the battle of West-Point, fought yesterday by us, and also of my wonderful and miraculous escapes throughout the day. General Franklin's division left Yorktown on Monday, and landed same night upon the south side of Pamunkey River, opposite West-Point, in presence of the pickets of the enemy. Sharp firing commenced immediately after our landing, and our brigade was therefore kept under arms and in line of battle all night. On the following morning (yesterday) it became evideat that the retreating columns from Yorktown would attack our division here, with the hope of beating us off before the arrival of our reenforcements. At seven o'clock I was sent out by Generals Franklin and Newton to make a reconnoissance of the ground around us in an engineering view, so that we might establish the point of their at tack. I took a company with me, and after going about two and a half miles, I observed a large body of rebels ahead of us in the woods, awaiting our arrival. I ordered my men to deploy into the woods as skirmishers, and then received a volley of musketry from them, which I returned, and then finding they were surrounding me, I fell back gradually until I reached the reserve, always keeping one platoon in the woods as skirmishers, to prevent an attack. Receiving orders then to join the brigade as rapidly as possible, as the enemy was preparing to attack us in numbers, I took my position with General Newton, who had drawn up the brigade for action about half a mile behind where I was, or just outside the woods. The action commenced at nine o'clock A.M.-the enemy being posted in thick woods, and we endeavoring by manoeuvres to draw them out-and was maintained with great spirit and incessant firing until four o'clock P.M., when we succeeded in driving them from their position and in occupying the ground lately occupied by rebel hordes. The artillery worked beautifully, doing great ex ecution. My own escape is wonderful, and, indeed, almost miraculous, and I forgot not to thank God for his watchfulness over me. It was about one o'clock P.M. when I received an order from Gen. Newton to go forward into the woods to ascertain whether the rebels were falling back, and whether a certain regiment of ours held its position there. I went forward at once as fast as my well-tried horse could carry me, and upon entering the woods moved cautiously until I reached a barricade, when hearing voices beside me I plunged into the woods, thinking, of course, it was one of our regiments-Thirty-first New-York-and was surprised to find that I had gone right into a perfect nest of the Hampton Legion, from SouthCarolina, who were lying behind trees, standing behind bushes, and kneeling behind stumps like bees. I at once perceived my mistake, and knew that nothing but the most consummate coolness would save me. I therefore saluted them, and they, taking me for a rebel officer, asked me how far Gen. Hampton was then. I answered without hesitation, and with rather more assurance than I thought I possessed, "I left him about ten rods below here," and added, "now, boys, the General expects you to do your duty to-day." I then turned my horse slowly to lull suspicion, and was congratulating myself on the probable success of my ruse, when seeing the U. S. on my cap, they yelled out: "That's a d-n Yankee son of a b-h, give him h—1!" On hearing this, I dashed the spurs into my horse, threw my head over his neck, and made for the road. A perfect volley of Minie-balls passed over and around me - killed my horse, who rolled over carrying me with him, and left me down. Knowing that apparently nothing but time would save me, I lay with my head back in a ditch, as I fell, and appeared dead for some ten minutes. I did not move a muscle or a feature, although the scoundrels were swarming around me, and threatening to "end | VOL. V.-Doc. 3 me." I remained in this way until they came up to me, took away my pistol, and commenced general plundering, and as they fingered away I could not suppress a smile and then rising, I said: "Well, men, I yield as a prisoner of war." They said: "You have been shamming, you d-d Yankee scoundrel, have you?" "Certainly," said I, "everything is fair in war." They then commenced to abuse me as a d-d Yankee this, and a d--d Yankee that, when I turned upon them, and said: "I have yielded as a prisoner of war, I demand to be used as such. We in the North know how to treat dogs better than you do men; now lead me to your commanding officer." They gave me another volley of abuse, at which I merely smiled, and then a shell, fired by our artillery to the place where I was seen to enter, burst like the wind amongst us-skinning my nose and scattering the rebel rascals like chaff. They seized their muskets, pointed two of them at me, and told me to come along, you d-d Yankee!" I still talked with them to gain time, when another shell bursting amongst us, they moved on further, calling to me to come on,' while I said: "Go ahead, lead the way, quick." I then saw a favorable moment, and preferring freedom to a Southern prison, I made one bound into the woods, and went back as fast as one leg would carry me. I felt very much exhausted, and was carried to the rear by some men and placed under a tree, when, with whisky and care, I soon felt stronger, although my leg was stiff. They wished me to go in an ambulance to hospital, but I politely declined, and calling for an extra horse, I was lifted on his back, and returned to the field and reported to Gen. Newton for duty. He kindly told me that I had distinguished myself enough this day, and requested me to keep quiet. 66 Do you not think that this was a miraculous escape? My captors (Hampton Legion) were the most murderous looking body of villains I ever beheld, and as for honor and mercy, they know not the first principles of such excellent virtues. They are lost to all sense of honor, and should be used as dogs. Our men were brought in rapidly - many fine officers killed - and several men killed with Minie-balls and their throats cut from ear to ear! Savages themselves would blush at such barbarity. Gen. Newton conducted the engagement, Gen. Franklin arriving at twelve м. on the field. It was a beautifully planned battle, and they expected to drive us into the river. We had twenty thousand men against us, composed of Tennesseeans, Texan volunteers, Louisiana Tigers, Virginians, and Alabamians, beside the Hampton Legion. Our men fought like tigers, although they suffered severely. We are expecting to meet them again to-day, and will give them another chance at us. We are surrounded by them here, but we are bound to be in Richmond soon. Believe me, ever, your affectionate son, Doc. 10. BATTLE AT MCDOWELL, VA.* REPORT OF BRIG.-GENERAL MILROY. HEADQUARTERS MILROY'S BRIGADE, CAMP NEAR FRANKLIN, VA., May 14. GENERAL: I have the honor to report to you the result of the engagement of the eighth inst., near McDowell on the Bull Pasture Mountains. As an apology for the delay in transmitting this report, I would state that the officers and men of my command have, since the occurrence of the engagement, been constantly occupied in active field duty, leaving no time for the preparation of the details by the company and regimental commanders from which alone a correct report could be made. Upon the seventh day of May, I was first advised by my scouts and spies that a junction had been made between the armies of Gens. Jackson and Johnson, and that they were advancing to attack me at McDowell. Having, the day previ ous, sent out a large portion of the Third Virginia, Seventy-fifth Ohio, and Thirty-second Ohio regiments to Shaw's Ridge and upon the Shenandoah Mountain for the purpose of protecting my foraging and reconnoitring parties, I immediately ordered my whole force to concentrate at McDowell, and, expecting reenforcements, prepared for defence there. In the afternoon of the seventh inst., a large force of the rebels was discovered descending the west side of the Shenandoah Mountain, along the Staunton and Parkersburgh turnpike. I ordered a section of the Ninth Ohio battery, (Capt. Hyman,) on Shaw's Ridge, to shell them and endeavor to retard their progress. This they did with such effect as to cause the enemy to retire beyond the Shenandoah Mountain; but, observing another heavy force crossing the mountain on our right, some two miles distant, I deemed it prudent to fall back and concentrate at McDowell. purpose of obtaining accurate information of their strength and position. For this purpose the following troops were placed at my disposal: The Twenty-fifth Ohio Volunteer Infantry; the Seventy-fifth do.; Thirty-second do.; Third Virginia do.; and Eighty-second Ohio. The regiments were by no means full, various companies of each being detached for special duty. The number of privates, non-commissioned officers, and officers, actually engaged, are reported to me as follows: Twenty-fifth O. V. I., 469; Seventy-fifth O. V. I, 444; Thirty-second O. V. I., 416; Third Va. V. I., 439. Total field-officers, company officers, and privates of this brigade engaged, 1768. The exact number of the Eighty-second O. V. I. engaged, is not known to me, but has been doubtless reported to you. Under my order, the Twenty-fifth Ohio and Seventy-fifth Ohio regiments, (the former under the command of Lieut.-Col. W. P. Richardson, and the latter under the command of Col. N. C. McLean and Major Robert Reilly,) advanced in the most gallant manner, up the face of the mountain, and attacked the enemy in their fronts. Numbering less than one thousand men, unprotected by any natural or artificial shelter, they advanced up a precipitous mountain-side, upon an adversary protected by intrenchments and the natural formation of the mountains, and, unsupported, drove them (at least twice their numerical strength) over the crest of the mountain, and for one and a half-hours maintained, unaided, whilst exposed to a deadly fire, the position from which they had so bravely driven the foe. Too much praise cannot be awarded to the officers and men of the regiments. The Twentyfifth led the advance, and were rapidly followed with the coolness of veterans and the determinaand supported by the Seventy-fifth, both acting tion of patriot soldiers, willing to sacrifice their lives for the good of the Republic. At about four o'clock in the afternoon, perceivUpon the next morning, (eighth inst.,) the enemy was seen upon Bull Pasture Mountain, about ing that the enemy's force was being constantly one and three quarter miles distant from Mc- increased, I ordered the Eighty-second regiment Dowell, on my right and front. I commenced O. V. I., of your brigade, the Thirty-second Ohio, shelling them, and sent out parties of skirmishers and Third Virginia to turn the right flank of the to endeavor to ascertain their numbers. About enemy, and, if possible, attack them in the rear. ten o'clock A.M. your brigade arrived. Desultory They obeyed the order with the greatest alacrity; firing of a section of Hyman's battery, and occabut the enemy, observing the design, and having sional skirmishing, engaged the attention of the a much superior force, in a handsome manner The regiments enemy during the morning. Major Long, of the changed his front to the rear. Seventy-third O. V. I., with a party of skirmish- named, however, attacked them briskly, and kept ers, rendered a good service by his efforts in as-up a destructive fire, causing the enemy to waver certaining the position of the enemy. several times; but fresh reënforcements being brought up by them, and a portion of the reenforcements coming down the turnpike, the Third Virginia became exposed to their fire in its front In the afternoon, at about three o'clock, being informed by Capt. G. R. Latham, of the Second Va. V. I., who, with his company, was engaged in skirmishing, that the rebels were endeavoring to plant a battery upon the mountain, which would command our whole encampment, with your permission I made a reconnoissance, for the This battle is also known as the battle of Bull Pasture Mountain. and rear. Unable, however, to withstand the fire of the Third Virginia, the latter reenforcements joined the main body of the rebels, and the contest became general and bloody. Whilst the Third Virginia, Thirty-second Ohio, and Eighty-second Ohio were advancing on the enemy, a six-pounder of Johnson's Twelfth Ohio |