Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-06-21
GEN. MeCLELLANs ARMY.

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| ginnin TO prevail on side that no active op.
/ erauon>, h7 way Of an advance, are to be expect
/ 90 Tor some time TO come. but In this opinion
do not share. General Mcclellan will unques-
/ :ionably take all the time for preparation which
he deems essential to success-ba: he tciH taks "a
more. He has full and enIire confidence in his
troops, and viii NOT hesitate to put them IN mo-
| tion the moment he Is able TO move them with a
1 certainty OF being able 10 support them properly
III II had been possible to bring the main bod
ol our army across the Chickahominy on the mig ht
| after the battle Of Fair Oaks, they would have
1 been marched a. once upon Richmond. But we
1 had no bridges the stream terribly swollen
1 and crossing In force was simply impossible We
4 did succeed, thanks to tue indomtable en,roy
OF Gen. sumner, In bringing over men enough 10
4 repulse the enemy and achieve a signal success
| but not enough to make that success decisive
we could now push infantry and cavalry upon
the Re bells in front Of u.s. but these are not
We must be able also to bring iato complete &C
tivity the great bulk of artillery and for that
all the requisite conditions are not yet fulfilled
When they will be 10 Is not for me to saw even
| knew; but with such weather as that OK yester
day and today the crisis cannot much longer be
Unless some new obstacle interviews fee, unite
/ eohnaent tnat the present toeek will witness a
decisive trial OF strength between the opposing
armies IL may possibly be postponed little
longer 70 insure the cooperation Of gunboats on
lanes River, and the arrival of expected rein.
fHrcernents; but think not The enemy evident
~ sunnr'ose that Burnside IL to advance upon
tctersburgh from the direction OF Suffolk, for we
have report day that they have destroyed the
! railroad between those two points. But, what
| ever NAV be the fact about Burnside's move.
ments do not believe that McClellap's will be
delayed on account Of them.
hear no doubts expressed, in any quarter of
L success. The Rebels are believed to have force
| OF $50, eco men, thereabou's-but not more than
IvO,oOO OF them are believed TO be at all discip-
lined soldiers, and not nore than IS ,OO1 are
| thought to be troops worthy of meeting ours
l The new levies Will be worse than none Tae
/ battle soon to come of will be for possession
primarily OF tte comparatively open country
which lies Ia front OF the eight Notifications b.
| which Richmond Is defeaded. The guns
| mounted upon these Notifications can IA Ike but
| little part In It, They are too far eff and can
| come into play only after the action shall have
been decided, and when our forces shall have ad :
| vanced three or four miles further forward TIE
| new levies will probably be posted in these
works, leaving the older troops to contes, tn
ned In Mont Of them. II the latter should be re-
pulsed aad driven back upon The WORKS thew
Will be very likely to carry among the raw troops
there great deal of confusion with them n
This should be sufficient TO warrant such stem
on our part, we may push for ward az once and
undertake their capture II not we can at least
encamp In font, and enter more dslibgrsteIy
upon the work OF reducing them.
n nov oeheved here Mat any portion of Beau
regards forces have reached II ichmond from'Co.
rlnth But 1t Is not doubted ID some Of the best
OF lnen may be on the ndy. They might posi-.
oty arrive next ws ek-not sooner. / do not think
Oen. Mcclellan likely to run the risk Of giving
them the advantage Of such a reinforcement n
seems TO be understood that he ia not 10 have ,b
BENEFIT OF Gen McDowsli's cooperation; al Least
we hear OF no movement either on his part or that
Of the secretary Of War ind :catiyr OF surh a -
cut IL was rumOred two or three DAYS since
tnat zen mcdowell would advance BIZ lad from
FieaeIlckspurg; Out as he would have march
OF some sixty miles, over country DISTRACTED
by frequent streams, tee bridges over which
have been destroyed, it 10 not probable tina, The
Government, which is known to share The limos.
tlence OF the country for all advance TO Rich
could ai
NJ. lellan woIld await his arrival by sucb a
route. Ii he Is to Cooperate In the attack he
VIII have been sent by water before this time.
De>patches In ii c newspapers indicate that he IA
sun in Washington, and that Gen King yen1,Ins
opposite Fredericksburg -'"'
oittie may, at any moment be precJpitated
oy The Retels. They have probably learned IN
be more wary in making an attack sInce the AZ
dSuOGS r's1t OF their well plan ned and mos, for
mldaO!e attempt 10 destroy the small force wbIcb
he,r crossed s 'ns Chickahoninv previous to the
lions OF disposition on their Ear. TO MAKE an
attempt uPon one Of our fanks-most nrnnahIu
Ihls tie, II al ell, upon rig ht In the hone az
uesuOyl'g our stores at the White pu.e aud
cutting OF our communications bv tho psIn,I'n
kty and I ork rivers, which 10 now our onlv Itne
NJ btlo dash g! stewards Cavalry, last F,iiav
LOOKS very much like a reconnaissance prepaI,
aioIy TO u movement OF that kind: and Inc f,c,
that large masses Of the enemy were observed 10
De moving toward their left on Friday and Al,
Iiuay gave sun further color 10 this conjecture
seho you 'We or three letters which were seizsd
Dy our cavalry in in excursion toward Hanovpr
Ccust House, made on sunday night wrItteo hv
Reosi ladies to their husbands ON Saturday and
sunday, and having reference mainly to The pas
sage Of Stewards Cavalry. You win ohsa,va
that Ia one OF these letters, written eyIdeotJv hv
lady OF great intelligence and cultivation tbs
I'M Is given nat the dash was preliminary to a
movement In force upon our flank. she NAV
nave made this cent lecture herself; hut Abe Z.
mucn more likely 20 have heard it from some
military authority. -'o
MS
OF the war, and Is scarcely to be explsined er-
cepi IN connection with something of mora i'm
pOf Than Its own Immediate results IL has
re, s s.atsa Dy prisoners taken BIZ our cavalry,
hdt StsWaIts purpose was TO burn the stores n
tee "nlts House, and that he Yves deferred fronn
gong there oy seeing train pass along the road
iaden Win troops, from which he inferred that
We had 100 strong force for him there ana tbs,
we nsd sent troops moreover to his rear He
therefore, as matter of necessity q .sbed across
me railroad at Tlnstalps Station, passed com.
plstetf In the reaf OF our army, flor we nave No
force In our rear TO hold the country betveen ba,e
ana hiliiamsburg,) stcaD the kahozninv ne.
low Jones' Bridge, ten or twelve miles hsIow
i bOsLoms Bridge, and passed into Richmond be-
tween our forces on the White Oak swamp ana
TIE James river On Sunday he is known TO bavs
returned to Hanover Court House
IL my be that Stewards object was to burn our
stores az the White House; but IL seem. IN me-
more likely that he wished 10 see whstbsr
stronger force than his own could not do N. and
al the same time cut US of permanently from ony
JAZZ VI oIcsduOnS. w nat bis conclusions IN
have been, do not know. But the enemy. Tins
Iar. have not gtatifed US by IN attack in that
nag OF truce was sent over to the rebel cam
on sunday TO hold a conference with Gen Hon.
Ell Corp on the subject OF exchanging prisoner,
Col. Key, Of Gen. McCiellan's staff. was tbs
omcer intTusted with this mission II is raid
that be found Gen. Cobb In fine health and snIr1is
osteitaiousiy eonfdsnt Of victory before Rich.
mond: but htill more emphatic In maintaining
mat, even II weshoud take Richmond we should
asve msny other battles 10 fght before we .houId
succeed In " conquering the South He WIS
qa,.s ,asposea 70 arsne the whole question of /
quite IN ready 10 discuss the political az tbe mill.
sry peers OF the controversy. Gen Cobb sta ted
that the Confederate Government yas readv -
eIchange prisoners upon any fair and equitable
terms, and seemed quite desirous of coming IN
some mutual understanding upon this subiset
Nothing was decided, however. beyond this mn.
toal agreement on the general issue. Whether
any explanation was asked or offered Of the eY |
aaofdfnafy course OF the Confederate Govern.al
meat toward Col Coreoran, / have not learned.
FROM nring upon each other constantly. the
Plcsets OF the two armies have passed 20 the on
Peste extremes, and are now heuuently foubd L
IN Aose companioHship, having laid aside Their
lima a