A sharp skirmish between McClellan’s forces and a detachment of Gen. Longstreet’s division, took place at Malvern Hill, below Richmond, on Tuesday last The enemy attempted to advance a force into Curl’s Neck, but was driven back with considerable loss. Later in the day, having been strongly reinforced, he attacked our forces on Malvern Hill, and after a severe engagement, drove our forces from it and took possession. The cause is attributed to the ammunition of our artillery giving out—a reason which reflects severely upon those in command of so important a position. It will be recollected that Malvern Hill is the strong position occupied by McClellan on Tuesday of the great fight, in which our loss was so severe. The loss of that position, we fear, will breed trouble. In this latter skirmish we lost three pieces of artillery and six or eight, prisoners. The killed and wounded was not ascertained. The above particulars we gather from the Richmond Dispatch, but the Examiner doubts the story entire. Its information from that quarter makes no mention of it
Weekly Standard, Raleigh, NC