Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1862-07-11

Fortress Monroe the following day Tie Cap
tain of the boat reported all quiet along the
line Of the river, and states that he saw moth
ing of the Confederates on his way up In
direct violation Of the conditions which give
immunity to a flag of truce, the boat brought
down some fifty contra5ands and num-
Der of stragglers from the army, who had
been left behind during the retreat The OBJ
ject in sending Gag Of truce up the York
river is not made public. The Conlederates
subsequently compelled the boat to return the
wounded to the hospitals
Since there is now doubt thrown over the
statement that Stonewall jackson was yerita-
bly, and actually killed in the late battles the
New York Times wishes to know whether
there is no danger of his taking column and
marching suddenly in the direction of Wash
ton? The Times inclines to the belief that
Jackson is quite capable of undertaking this
important movement, and declares that the
operations Of this daring Rebel during the last
two months have been as rapid and success
full as they have been extraordinary in other
respects Ii is hoped, however, that there
are troops enough now concentrated at Wash
ington to resist him; and the hope is also ex-
/ pressed that the forces in the Shenandoah
Valley and elsewhere in Eastern Virginia
twill be SO disposed as TO effectually prevent
any other northward movement Of this Rebel
if he be alive, or Of his ghost, if he be dead
The correspondent Of the New York ri
bune, writing from Harrison Landing on the
I'd inst "wednesday week last) describes
Mcclellan as coming on board the mail boat
greatly perturbed. General Mcclellan, %
we are told "met General Patterson as he
stepped on board, laid his hand on his Shout
der and took him in a hurried manner into
/ the aft cabin or ladies saloon As he went
/ in he beat the air with his right hand cench-
1 ed, from which all present inferred there was
bad news To the establishment of the wri-
ter it was subsequently explained that the
whole army of the Potomac lay stretched
along the banks of the river where we Law ,
having fought their way all through from
1 Fair Oaks, a distance Of thirty miles" Gen
Mcclellan, however, claimed that his troops
had fought the Confederates in superior
numbers every day for a week, and whipped
them every time" To a question as to the
location Of certain divisions and their Gener-
ais, the answer was they are scattered every
where; but are nevertheless in a solid com
pact BODY and in reply to another remark
it was said, what we want is fresh men,
they the troops" are worked to death. !"
The description Of the troops, on a dead level
on the banks Of the river, covered from head
to foot, and up to their knees in mud in the
soft, moist, alluvial soil is painfully graphic.
Under some trees which lay in clusters,
the men were crouched. They looked, " says
/ the writer, as If they were more dead than
aliye. They were. covered to the crown Of
/ the head with mud their faces and clothes
were literally coated, while their shoes and
boots had several pounds Of the nasty, yellow
stuff stuck into and all around them" But
the men were safe for the present, and ready
1 to fight again, if reinforced. The safety Of
the army is, however, by no means assured
/ if we may credit the statements made by this
writer. lie tells us that the enemy is in
4 large force on the eastside of the Cbickahomi-
4 ny, and threatens not only McClellan's right
wing, but the navigation of the james river
So The construction of batteries
SO as to interrupt the navigation Of the river
would be laying direct siege to McClellan's
position, and would plaeehis army in a criti-
cal situation"
/ A special telegram to the same paper
from Memphis, puiports to give from South
ern sources the results Of the battles on
the Peninsula up to Tuesday, the I'd inst.
/ The Confederatcs claim we are told, to have
captured eight Generals, twelve thousand
/ prisoners, ali McCleilan's siege guns, and
supplies enough to support the Confederate
army for three months.
! Aperson from Tupelo, Miss, states that
General Bragg is in command at that point,
with from forty to City thousand mon-that
/ General Breckenridge has marched from there
to some point unknown, with thirty thousand
men and that it is the unanimous opinion Of
scouts and deserters thatno Confederate troops
have gone East except cavalry.
Mr. Yallandigham stated in speech dcliy-
cred By him on the 4th inst, at Columbus,
Ohio, that Senator Seward was at that time
intriguing TO bring about a recognition Of the
Southern Gsnfederacy by foreign Intervention,
and that his visits to the Governors Of the dif
ierent States were for the purpose Of consult
ing with them on Che subject.
On the 18th inst. stonewal jackson, or his
ghost attacked and drove in the pickets Of
General Fraaklin's division
zS- Gov. Bradford has issued proclama-
ton to the loyal men Of this State, calling
upon them to come to the assistance Of the
Federal government by promptly filling up
haryland's quota Of the 30e, 900 additional
men called for by the President. OF the num-
Der which Mary land will be expected to fur
nish, the Governor has not as yet, received
official notification, which, as soon as il Is re-
ceiyed, will be communicated 70 the public.
This call of his Execllency will thus afford all