Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1862-07-10
GENERAL MoCLELLAN,s ADDREss Tn .I1s
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GENERAL McCLELLAN's ADDRESS 10 HIS
s SOLDIERS. 49,
i HEADQUARTERS Army of the Potomae s.
J Camp near HARRISBURG Landing, july 1th.
q 4. Soldiers of The armgof the Pel Smac. n ,,r.
achievements of the gen days nave illust Fa- Il
q ted the valor and enduFancesof tie Amar;, 81
Il, soldier. Attacked by superior forces a nd witbs
out nope of reinforceinents. yen have succeeded
Mn changing your basesof operations bv q Aant
movement, always regarded asthe most hazard
, Gus OF military expedienis. Tou(have saved all
\ your material, all your Mains and all your guns.
except few 1ostin ba tie, taking in reiuin guns
and scolors from the enemy. Upon your march
aNopshaye been assailed day after day with des-
y pefatsSfury by men of the samerace aud ma !ure,
skillfaRy massed and led. Under every dsad-
vantage Of numbers, and necessarily OF position
also, you have in every conflict beaten back
your foes with enormous slaughter. Your con-
8 duct ranks you among The celebrated armies Of
hlstory No one will now question that EACH OF
!, you may always with pride say. g belong to
Z the army of thS Eotemacs'' You have reached
tine new base complete in organization, and uu-
impaired in spirit. The enemy may at any time
attack you. We are prepared to meet them.
nave personally established your line. Lei them
come and we will convert their, repulse iaib a,
hnal defeat. X out government is strepgt hening
you with the resources of a great people, On
this, our nations birthday, We declare TO- our
foes, who are rebels against he best interests
Of mankind, that this army shall euler The CAPT
taI Of the so;ca!'ed ConSederaey; that epq Ma
! tional Constitution shall prevail and thai. Inc
Bnion which can alone insure internal peace
and external security to each S,ate,, must and
shall be preserved, cost what it may IA ii ne,
treasure and blood. u.s.. bs,}gt5s Sse;4',.r sAT
signed,7a& lg4gmGEo. B. McCls-LAS.
The Richmond Esemiaer, of July ., gives the
following relating tothe ba.tle of Monday. IL
says s.,9aas.s .iss..ass,s, ! a. -
On Sunday morning Generals II i'll aud Loog-
street, with their divisions, crossed the Chicka-
thominy, and laie; Monday afternoon attacked
the enemy about FIVE miles northeast of Darley-
) town, on the Newmarket road The CONFLICT Was
terrible, and by haf-past eight P Nj. The eue-
!, my had been driven back mile and a half. At
half past nine being heavily reinforced, The en-
! envy made another, stand. The loss here ON our
| the rebel) side was terrible. The situation be-
ing evidently hopeless against such overwhem-
ing numbers, General Hill slowly retired At
this moment, seeing ,beir adversary retire, he
, most vociferous cheers arose along The whole
Yankee line. The fight ended there for the
: night. ' ~. l...s.. -,
: The Examiner ays it tbinks the division which
went ino7the fight of Friday $4,000 s,rong could
only number 6.U00 men for duty Oil Tuesday,
and that he loss of life exceeds nat of any ba.-
lie or series of ba lies YET fought.
b. "A surgeon of a Wisconsin regiment who was
captured at Bull Run, end has been kept in
. Richmond ever since reached Washington on
Sunday He was taken out to he batt'e field
, before Richmond to help Gaze tor the wounded
= but he watched bis opportunity and escaped
He says the rebel leaders claim m,acu 10 Us
deiverance, and thai every pane of glass IA
Richmond was illuminated in honor Of their
victory; but sill me tone of the community was
greatly saddened by reason OF ther iiightlul
8 losses in battle.
MEMPHIS, July AT Helena, A.kansas, there
: is q band Of c 'e.illas nrWbei,g 2,OO0 threat
? cuins The psope with coiou bu,u;n.2. AID a
seae al des, .ucioh Of opc ~, The Miss SIS p
pi Rver no..h of V,cbsbuE3 is re,o ed to be
.ned with men t'yi"g escape No'.h. Jhe
e, cal boats are cor,'una'ly hai'c" by pe,>ons
wantl''s 70 be taken ahoa :; v. il b,t ru,a5,,.
The people eycrywber e a,e rep; esea,ed as sui.
,ug The s.eatest ha 90 i,s I'd dis, "ess on an
Island below. Whiie Rive. $500 me-, who
lave fled i,o:n scoosc 3 or are rned "a, ',,st
me- opp"es~o s. The AretG.,c,le ;,,,ea ,-,, I, is
mo log rs q Bri'e.l. 14e poo, lie o., aud
: et'to's 81" ass caa sc WAS mace in acco,Grn c
WIN lac 0 'et . he fio"o't Ma'>"' that
no "'i'ei a'o'" DC isap'u "ho>e ed''o's wodl0
not 'aNe 'i'e o"'D.
IMPORTANT bl.1S olfN*D'--'l lie I'esiueht
las aE52S' 'he 'o"oW''5 oHs:
|. The Tax b'iI:
. Nv ~ ! ~, ;I''lo n'|' v Da. ,,,1
Tho 20 ,,..n,o law. nf ". TO- nv ~ I7,,h
:.
On 'oe 2o'h n'''>no Lieu. Co. E''et VIC TRIP
tue la:.oo '@7ef VIII Two to.o"r p pose
o. de> o, g he IL. &c ,en"; sag rebel gra-
oo"'", van po''. Fok all" I'''"5;> o. A CT
p'oc' : - ''o'' -, : ave n'eN: &c lor'd me
we; OBJ 'c'ed " ara't- W" rh W. 30 e"'e"
by io''t @r's IN f e>. AT ''"s J|frR'se ne
leoe set II t % 'ne ~ &c orepo''-i . ,efsth' N
az down lre y@,' AID opr RAGS We on-
PEELED 10 leave SCI i'e g" d., a.io,. plbe
29;,, nine OF Commodore +; ,r.' !, fge,s ven
past the batteries at Vicasor,. I; III il i,.,:
! JuIc,on VIII Con ''oro D'Ns fo'i'a. y"ev
were j ed upon Dy so'he '''9y o. 70 o ,de
EepeAN $ spas' DUO Escaped VIII loss OF toer
'';ea hl"eu a'a Ill 'een "odhde".
dTnE REBEL GusnoAr Teazer was captured on
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