Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-06-11

and was rescued. All bridges between Burr
vile and Winsted are swept away, both upon
the railroad and highway. 1t is doubtful if
the injuries to the railroad are repaired within
less than ten days
The senate of Connecticut, by an unani-
nous vote, have recommended the general
observance as holidays of flag day, June IA.
and constitution day, Sept. II. The addition
of holiday to the national calendar is a ben
faction.
Rev. Charles \. Goodrich, who died re-
Gently at Hartford, was associated with his
brother Samuel e., or ''Peter Parley,' in the
preparation of popular juvenile books, and
alone wrote several religious and historical
works, which were widely sold. He gradual
ted at Yale College in 1912, studied theology,
and was settled as pastor of the First church
at Worcester four years ending in 1920. He
was of old and honorable Connecticut nces-
try.
WAR ITEMS.
A soldier writes to the Lowell News stating
| that on the Monday of the retreat from Stras-
| burg he saw General Banks trying to make a
| breakfast Of hard cracker and piece of raw
salt pork, and was the last man to cross the
Potomac, and he actually hauled on ropes at
tached to some army wagons that had got
| stuck in the bed of the river, and did not leave
until they were safely ashore.
| 1t is said that Gen. Mitchell recently tee-
| graphed to secretary Stanton for authority to
hang some rebel guerrillas whom he had cap
tured, and that the secretary answered him to
swing them up.
The office of the Richmond Examiner has
been removed to Petersburg, twenty-four
miles distant, sin anticipation Of movements
of the United States army"
MISCELLANEOUS.
During last week the enormous amount of
| one million four hundred and thirteen thous-
and four hundred and eightyfour bushels of
grain, and thirty-five thousand four hundred
and thirty-two barrels of -four, were shipped
from New York for Europe, the most of it 60
ing to Great Britain.
The Kansas senate is now sitting as court
of impeachment in the case of Gov. Robinson
and other state officers. No progress has yet
been made in the trial.
A severe drouth prevails throughout Cana
da, and the crops are suffering in conse-
quence.
Rebel Accounts of the Battles before
RichmOnd-Jeff. Davis Address-Lying
Reports of the Fight.
When the first news of the battles of Fair
Oaks was received at Richmond JEFF. Davis
issued the following address:
To THE ARMY OF RICHMoND.-I render to
you my grateful acknowledgements for the
gallant and good conduct you displayed in the
battles of the 3lst of May and LIST INST. and
with pride and pleasure recognize the steadi-
ness and intrepldity with which you attacked
the enemy in position, capturing his advanced
inrenchments, several batteries of artillery
and many standards. At part of your oper-
ations it was my fortune to be present. On
no other occasion have | Witnessed mar, Of
calmness and good order than you exhibited
while advancing into the very jaws of death,
and nothing could exceed the prowess with
which you closed upon the enemy when a
sheet OF fire was blazing in your faces! In
the renewed struggle in which you are on the
eve of engaging, | ask and can desire but a
continuance of the same conduct which now
attracts the admiration and pride of the loved
ones you have left at home. You are fight
ing for all that is dearest to men; and, though
opposed to a foe who disregards many of the
usages of civilized war, your humanity to the
wounded and prisoners was the fit and crown
ing glory to your valor. Defenders of lust
cause, may God have you in His holy keep
ing! JEFFERSON DAVIS.
The general will cause the above to be read
to the troops under his command
From the Richmond Examiner, june S.
1lOOlIo anu OllCCIS never DelldNGu better
than the confederate army engaged on the
Chickahominy. The only thing 10 be regretted
rs the unfortunate W0Und of Gem Johnston.
That was indeed disaster. Saturday and
Sunday were both victories, but with great
difference between the promise of the first and
the accomplishment of the second. The
whole affair seemed to have lost its purpose
and plan when the animating mind was with
drawn. and that spirit that went up in the fiery
shouts of Saturday came .fa5bing dorm into
indifference on Sunday Nevertheless, the
enemy was whipped-well whipped-and lost
not less than 10000 men, perhaps many more,
as their own lists will shortly show.
From the Richmond Enquirer, June6
The late two days battle fought near this
city is designated in the reports of the enemy,
and is also known to some extent, at least in
our own army, as the Battle of Seven Pines.
We have not been able to obtain COPY of a
late northern paper, but we learn that an off
cial dispatch has appeared from Mcclellan.
claiming, as he did at Williamsburg, a bril-
liant and complete victory! Driven from their
ntrenchments-driven out of their camps
their cannon taken-their tents taken-their
stores of all sorts captured-driven among
the bullfrogs, and driven back when they tried
to come out-five hundred prisoners taken,
and saved from utter rout only because the
Dog protected them from pursuit-McClelan
yet claims victory! Surely he must be I'M
der an extraordinary pressure and necessity
to make him thus sink all the instincts of man
mood IN the misrepresentation of the deliber-
ate and habitual falsiier When does Nc
Clellan propose to whip us again?
From the Richmond Examiner, June 5.
w. Z. L. Quarles, who, previous to the fall
ing back Of our army, lived in the house on
the left hand side of the Williamsburg road,
| and In the center of the battle field of Satur-
| day, owns negro named William, who. nm
| til the day Of the battle, was employed npon
the batteries at Drury's Bluff, from which
place he was discharged Saturday, with per-
mission to return home. Mr.. Quarles saws
William is an honest, trustworthy and very in
telligent negro, can read and write, and is
somewhat acquainted with figures. This is
Williams account Being discharged from
Drury's Bluff Saturday night, on Sunday
night, not knowing that his master (Mr
| Quarles) had been driven from home, he I'M
suspectingly went down there, and was imme-
diately taken prisoner by the enemy, who put
a spade into his hand and set him. together
with one hundred and sixty other negroes, to
work to bury the dead The negroes worked
all day, and gave assistance to the Yankee
soldiers in the burial of two thousand men.
William heard the Yankees say in converse
ton among themselves that their loss in killed
in the two days fight was between three and
four thousand The negro escaped Sunday
night and made his way to this city.