Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1862-06-06
The War News.

There has been some fighting, and there
is every reason to believe that the war is
being pushed forward as rapidly as the
most sanguine could expect. We copy
from the Springfield Republican:
There was hard fought battle near
Richmond, on Saturday, in which the right
wing of our army was engaged. The
rebels took advantage of a severe storm
to surprise our advance guard, and par
TALLY succeeded in the attempt, throwing
the first division into confusion and fore
ing them to retreat. But reinforcements
were quickly. at hand, and the enemy were
driven back at the point of the bayonet,
with great slaughter They resumed the
attack again on Sunday morning, but were
again repulsed with severe loss. The
rebels appear determined to make good
their assertion not to abandon Richmond
without hard fighting: and it is probable
that this hattie will be followed immedi-
ately by the decisive struggle, for the two
armies are now 50 near each other that
much longer delay is impossible.
3" General Fremont has made a forced
march of one hundred miles during the
past week, encountering almost insur-
mouutable obstacles, and is now at Stras-
burg, in the valley of the Shenandoah.
He came upon Gen Jackson's force, on
Sunday, which was retreating from Win
chester, but the enemy declined battle
and slipped away. Jackson is in tight
place, however, and there is a prospect
of stirring intelligence from this quarter
in few days With the various federal
divisions pressing upon them, the rebels
can hardly escape capture or dispersion
as the result of their bold raid up to the
Potomac
Corinth was evacuated last week, the
rebels going south on the Mobile Rail-
road. Gen. Halleck, has taken several
thousand prisoners and large amount of
military stores, guns &c.
The Springfield Republican says
The result of each days operations at
Corinth shows more and more conclusive
ly that the retreat of the rebels was a
rout and that their army was thoroughly
demoralized. They were obliged to de.
stroy large quantities of stores, and much
that they were unable to dispose of has
fallen into our hands in the vicinity Of
Corinth. Gen. Halleck is confident thai
Beauregard has been in command all the
time, and ordered the retreat; and that
this skillful general should be forced tc
abandon chosen and we'll fortified posi-
tion, shows the rebel weakness and thu
federal strength in the southwest. South
ern papers found in the camp at Corintf
say the federal feet is moving to attack
Charleston, and at last advices was with
in s miles of the city. This is gooc
news, and we trust that before this TIM
the nursing mother Of the rebellion hal
conc again under the federal sway.
sa The Republican,, of the 4th has tn
following: -
There has been no battle in the VALLEY
of the Shenandoah, yet, but our force
under Gen. Fremont arc in full pursui
of Jackson, with prospect of driving
him to the wall. Frequent skirmishe
occur with the rear guard of the enemy
in all of which our success has been deci
died and complete. Much of the groun'
lost by the retreat of Gen. Banks has al
ready been regained, and the latest dis
patches are dated at Woodstock, some /
miles below Strasburg. Gen. Fremon
has shown great activity and judgmen
in his movements, and will soon driy
,Jackson's army from the valley or ba
the whole lot
The storm last night appears to hay
interfered with the working of the tell
graph, and there is but little news fro1
tho principal points ofinterest. We hay
no dispatches from Corinth or the arm
before Richmond Of later date tina
Monday, and the eager desire to leaI
the full particulars Of the great fight
Saturday and Sunday, is still only part
satisfied Our loss is stated at 5000
killed and wounded, and that Of the en-