, 1862-06-23
FROM GEN. McCLELLAN'S
ARMY.
jeff. Davis Wants to Escape
from Richmond, but Can't.
The Streets Of Richmond Posted
with Handh1ls Denouncing
and Ridiculing Him.
[Eneciaf DisratcIl tn the f!hica IN s1r{h1

The Grenada Appeal, Of the 18th, has come
to hand. 1t has Richmond advices to the 18th.
Mcclellan was strengthening his position, en-
camped on the Charles City road. The opinion
Was prevalent that q great contest was pending.
Mcclellan is reported as bringing up heavy
siege guns from landings on the Pamunky
The rebels don't relish the idea Of his de-
serting the swamps Of Chickahominy, relying
upon ferers to fight their battles there. Only
1000 Of MeDowel1s force are left In the rlcini-
tyof fredericksburg: The remainder have gone
to join the crusade against Jackson. The
rebels do not know what has become Of Gen.
Banks.
The Charleston Courier Of the 18th says
Lincoln troops landed In force On James
Island, vest side Of stono River, End above
the Battery Island. Sixteen regiments more
are expected. Nodoubt but the federa1s are
entrenching themselves and intend to make
their position the base Of operations against
the city. A aght took place at this point
Oh Tuesday The federals retreatcd
then to their gunboate. The left
wing Of the rebels subsequently retired, COM
manded By Col Williams. The fight laated
four hours. The rebels report thirty or forty
lost. fHeavy firing Is kept up By the fed
eral mortaas all night, perhaps to protect the
landing Of reinforcements.
A Richmond paper estimates the Union loss
before Richmond for the Last ten days ct not
less than 1900. The enemy claim to hare
captured 1850 stand Of arms, twenty field
pieces, &c.
The same paper states the Yankee officers
Of Prentiss' brigade are to be removed from
Richmond, aud exchanged according to
/ usages Of war.
NEW YORK, June 21.-The New York Tn
June 18th, says:
"At noon to-day intelligence WIS commu-
| nicated from the front thai the enemy, 30, 900
| strong, Ras in line before Rockers advanced
position. At half past four o'clock, under
| Hooker's order, the 18th Massachusetts went
into the deep Ewampy wood, and other regi-
| ments took up line Of battle upon the edge Of
| the timber, out Of which burst upon Us uue-
quail numbers aud death on the 31st OF May.
"Ihe musketry ire was soon sharp within
halls battery sent spherical-case shot over the
wood into the rebel picket ground to assist
the infantry skumish. This artillery fire was
not replied to for half an hour, and then only
| Hom the faF right
att 7;ae Ar1,ssesd,s brigade that was In
dead laid together. We drove their whole
line in half mile. Three meen OF the 10th
| were killed and eight wQpadcd.
The New fork Tines correspondence,
dated Scamp before Richmond, June 18th, u
"Another fine day. Every day Of suushine
advances the fall Of Richmond. Three days
| of rain might postpone it essentially. The
roads are becoming hard- The surface of the
earth in the fields. except in Low spots, l.
eve Lad very brisk picket firing last night
in front Of point half mile north Of Fai1
Oaks Station. Our side sustained no damage
This morning everything is quiet again.
| "1t is reported BY drserters that heavy re-
Inducements have been sent from Richmond
Another correspondent, writing On the SAINT
date, says:
~ am positively assured, by parties who
are reliably informed, that the life Of the arct
traitor, Jeff. Davis, is in extreme danger, ths
rebels looking upon him with the utmost sus
picion. It is even aserred that he was pre-
rEntp1 b; an armed force from escaping ou
of Richmond. He is the object Of general dis
| trust, Haud-bills, in every variety, are dis
played all over the city, denouncing JEFF
Davis, and applying to him ridiculous and op
probrious epithets. The rebels declare it
|
merous persops have been arrested and con
fined for rebelling against the authorities il
Richmond
I FORTRESS MONROE, June 20.-The fleet i
| rnce r,-"r remains as previously reported
onist1r 1riG;H 4 ~ anchor a5ccye ;5cye CITY Point:
quG!s1s qGans H. +; nroc:-4ded to New Point Comto1
this morning 10 make ~. arrangements for ne'
hospitals there. This, Us weu a. "l4'e1''o7
Point, is in his lines,
The Nelly Baker brought down fifteen rebe
prisoners captured By onr cavalry scouts d
different points near Richmond recently.
Everything is reported quiet In the army Q
the Potomac.
WASHINGTON, June 81, 8 p. m.-Ha7in
learned that reports Of an exciting characte
were industriously circulated in Phiiadelphl
and New York, respecting afIairs in front G
Richmond, called On the War Department
for information, and was assured that no ad
yica had been received which would tndicat
any engagement Of 3 character beyond tn
daily eIirmishes, and none amounting to an
change In the general positions Of our force
| before Richmond.
LA1ER.-The following message WAS #
cei7ed at the War Department at 5-15 P. ~:
McC1z11.AHs HEADQUARTERS,
June 2l-230 p. m. {
To Hon- E. N. Stanton, Secretary Of War:
Things are pretty quiet to-day. There
| not quite as much shell as usual. Our pr
parations are progressing we'll They opeue
with some heavy guns yesterday, but did n
harm. {signed) G. B. MCCLELLAN,
Maj. Gen. Cond'g.