The Express.
London, England, 1862-07-15 00:00:00

ADDRESS OF GENERAL M'CLELLAN TO

THE ARMY.

(Per Jun, by telegraph to Cape Baer, and via Londonderry.]

NEW YORK, domes 7, Evnino.

The Confederate general Magruder has been
captured ; the report of General Jackson's death
is not oonfirmed.

Vicksburg has not been taken.
The Federals have captured the Confederate
gunboat Teaser in James River.

Richmond has been illuminated.

The Southern newspapers claim that the Con-
federates have captured 12,000 prisoners, all
M'Clellan's siege guns, and supplies sufficient to
last the Confederate army for three months.
The Federal War Department has ordered all
returned prisoners, liberated on parole by the Con-
federates, to report themselves immediately, and
they will be appointed to some duty conip!itible
with their parole.
The newspapers urge recourse to drafting.

General MTlellan has issued an address to the
army, declaring that the Federal" should enter
Richmond, and that the Union shall be preserved,
no matter what the cost of time, of treasure, and
of blood.

The correspondent of the New York Times states
that since the evacuation of James Island, the Con-
federates are threatening Port Royal, in South
Carol'ua.
The Governors of all the Union States have issued
proclamations for more troops.
The Federal commander before Vicksburg is em-
ploying his troops to cut a canal across the land
opposite the city, so as to change the course of the
Mississippi, and render Vicksburg for ever an
inland town.

General M'Clellan has had another skirmish
with the Confederates, being the third, which has
resulted in the latter being forced to retreat.
The Bavaria and Glasgow took two-and-a-half
million dollars in specie on freight for Europe on
the 6th.

THE LATE BATTLES.
SEVEN DAYS' FIGHTING.
GENERAL M'CLELLAN'S DESPATCH.
(Per how via Quebec end Loodoodarry.)
NEW YORK, JULY 3, Bviainto.
Events of the higheet importance have taken
place before Richmond.
A aeries of severe and bloody battles, exteud-
ing over seven days, have been fought before that
place, resulting in the defeat of General M'Clel-
lan's army with heavy lees.
The Federal army retreated 17 miles.
The accounts received are very oonfused, only
one official report having been published.
The correspondents state that General M'Clellan's
army consisted of 95,000 effective troops, and that
the Confederates with their reinforcements num-
bered 185,000.
The Confederates must have suffered very
heavily, but appear to have continued to press on
in overwhelming numbers.

No estimate of loss can be made on either aide
with accuracy.
The estimates given vary from 10,000 to 30,000.
General M'Clellan with his army has fallen back
under the cover of the gunboats on the James
River, and is throwing up entrenchments.
The War Department has received despatches
from General IL Tlellan, dated "Berkley, Barri-
I eons Bar, July 2, 5.30 p.m.," stating that be had
suooeeded in getting his army to that place, on the
banks of the James River, and that he had loot but
one gun and one waggon.
He further states that be had fought a severe
battle upon the let, and had beaten the enemy
upon the 2nd, that the men were in good spirits, and
that reinforcements from Washington had arrived.
This is the only official despatch published.
The correspondents of the various newspapers
mention the ices of several Federal batteries and
siege guns.

it is reported that the Confederate generals
Jackson and Rhett (1) were killed, and that
Magruder was captured.
' It is also reported that two Federal generals are
captured.
The news from Richmond caused great gloom,
and a great deal of popular newspaper indignation
that General M'Clellan was out-numbered.

General M'Clellan's despatch from Berkley
caused more cheerful feelings.
Some newspapers attack General M'Clellan,
others blame the members of the Federal
Cabinet.

The new levy of 300,000 men is urged on as of
more importance than ever, and a more energetic
prosecution of the war is demanded.
The New York Chamber of Commerce has passed
resolutions that it would by its influence continue
to sustain the government in the determined effort
to put down the rebellion and to maintain the
Union.

The Count of Paris and the Duke of Chartres,
aince the late battles, have quitted the Federal
army and returned to Europe.
The editor of the Baltimore American is released
from prison.
General Hunter, in reply to an inquiry from
Congress, acknowledges that he has drilled and
armed negroes, and hopes by the end of the fall to
present to the government 40,000 negro soldiers.
His reply will be debated in Congress.
The New York Herald says that instructions have
been sent to General Butler to cease all further
correspondence with the foreign diplomatic agents,
and to leave such matters to the States depart-
ment.

(Per Jura, by Teloges& to Father Paint and from
Londonderry.)

NEW YORK, JOLT 5, Arrmoos.

Official despatches from General M'Clellan, of
Friday, the 4th, says that no fighting has maned
since Tuesday, when the rebels were repulsed with
heavy slaughter.
The Federal army moved into the position now
occupied because it affords greatly superior advan-
tages for the operations of the gunboats, seventeen
of which are now in James River protecting the
flank of the Federal army.
The Federal forces were not beaten in any con-
flict, nor could they be driven from the field by the
utmost efforts of the rebels. No guns have been