The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1862-07-01

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Rs8oais NJ. 3, June -, 10 pm
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We have adyaBoe5 our plcksit On
Is, n. considerably to-day afseF sharp
resi.saner. OR men have behaved
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The enemy are making desperate re.
sislanoe 10 the advance q orr picket
iinss
Kerney ard one bali Of Hookers
aiv..isa arr where ! want them.
/ have thi. morning re,Hioreed
ll5sal.rs night pli, brigade and a
eoaple ~ guns, AID hoFs ia few mo-
meat. g. iinisa ,lir work luteaded Tor
to-day.
our men are behaving splendidiy.
The enemy ARE fighting well also.
The /. NOT 4 battle, merely an adj
vance oF lIeiatsciinat's eorps, soppor-
ted by kryes aud lhus far al goes
vel. Ind We hold every fooi sc have
gained. II se sbccevd ID What we
have undertaken. il viii be a very i'm.
portam d,antage gained. Loss not,
large, HOS far Tie fighting up 10
his time las been done by Gen. Hook
ers division. which has behaved as
usual--,ba, is most handsomely. On
our right. Porter has silenced the en-
enys batteries in bis front.
g. d. MCCLELLAN,
Msj-Gen. Com.
Trhm DsPaieh
Redanbl No. 3.
June %. 3 O'Clock II, NJ.
Hon. II. Stanton, Sec. Of War:
Tie affair is over. and we have gain
cd our point fully, and with bot lisile
loss. notwithstanding lhe strong oppo-
siiion.
Our men have done all that could
lie desired. The affair was partly de-
cided by Two guns that Capt Deerusy
(Duseubury) bro't calamity into ac-
ton, under very difficult circumstan-
ces.
The enemy was driven from his
camps ia front Of this, and NJ IS now
quiet.
G.. Il. MCCLELLAN.
Maj-Gen. Cong.
FRIDAY.
u Washington, June 26.
The forces under MAJOR Gen. FIRE.
mont. Banks. and Mcdowell have
been consolidated into one army. call
ed the Army Of Virginia. and Maj.
Gen Pope has been especially assign
ed By the President to tho chief COM
maul.
The forces under Gen. Fremont
constitute the first army corps, 10 b.
commanded by Gen. Fremont.
The force under Gen. Banks con-
stituie the second. army corps, and are
to be commanded by him.
The forces under Gen. Mcdowell
constitute the third ccps, to he COM
manded BY him.
Gen. McCall's division, 10000
strong. which formed a part al Nc
DowelI'- corps. has reached MeClel-
au by water, ard another division
is to follow Immediately in the same
way, while Gen. Pope will also oper
ate against The enemy at Richmond.
Besides McCalPs division. Gen. Nc
Clelhn has received other reinforce
ments to the amount Of several thous-
aud, since The battle OF Fair Oaks.
MeClellan's Headquarters.
June 70, Evening.
Gen. Hooker, at nine o'clock this
morning advanced his division with
the view OF occupying new position.
The result was that his troops mel
with a most determined resistance
from the enemy, which lasted until
-four in the afternoon, but the rebels
were forced to give way.
During the day everything iudicat-
ed = general engagement, bat the en-
envy backed out. The troops all be-
hayed as CALAMITY as ever.
Tie loss on our side will be about
Z0o. Killed and wounded, most OF the
men being wounded.
The loss of the enemy is not known
bnt is b-Iirved TO equal ours. The
camp OF the rebels in front of Hooker
wa. captured, and is now occupied by
hi.sroops
The ground fought for was a thick
underbrush. beyond which is an open
country. Two Napoleon l2-pounders
succeeded in getting through the