The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-06-26
LATEST FROM THE NORTH.

The New York Herald. Of June 10Th, has been re
ceived It's columns ARE quite bsfe Of news, though
Il s interesting at all times 10 pcruse the Yankee
ficfions and exnggeratlops concerning the move
ments Of the war. Al q specimen. we commence
with paragraph from sn article headed
THE SITUATION.
|, TlDWM Department has reerivsd a disrasel,
from General MeCleHn headtfuafters announcing
that Colonel Averin had just rstsrned with his
airy, from Reconnaissance to the Mattapon river,
after band of those gu.rrlAS who have been
ing some annoy ance to the rear Of our army The
guerrillas had vanished before Avers troopers III
rived; but he succeeded in scizlng large number
of wagons laden with suprhes for the rebels at
Richmond. destroyed vast amount VI grain in
tended for the point, captured several prison
ers aud demolished bridge. The same dispatch
states that Col Gregg has made reconnaissance to
Charles City Court House; recovering some mules
driven off by the rebel Colonel Stuart in the recent
raid on the Panankcy river. General Mcclellan
complimented both officers on the success of their
movements. Further than these movements there
Is nothing to report ffom the Amy Of the Potomac
The Heyaii then introduces abr.ef summary from
curious account of Suart's dashing affair pub
lished In the Richmond papers Of the 10th inst. It
makes comment. but says, Our space is too
limited to give the account In full Upon its accu-
racy it is not necessary to say my thing"
We find the following allusios to affairs in tina
Valley:
Nearly all Gen. Shieldss command have arrived
at Front Royal From heavy firing heard in Gen.
Frerlout's camp Saturda Ylast Il. was thought
that reconuoterinn party cf lackson's army had
come into collision 1h ths rear guard Of General
Shields, opposite Mount Jackson.
VIEW OF AFFAIRS AT RICHMOND.
The same paper contains an important state
ment' from refugee, who had just arrived in New
Yorl, from Richmond, and thus alludes to it edito-
rally:
We submit to our readers this morning, from
an intelligent Union refugee just arrived from
Richmond, very interesting statement of his OBJ
servaons and opinions ot the rebel Government
and the rebel army in that quarter, Of their move
ments and calculations, aud OF the ruling spirits aud
elements of the rebellion.
We are thus informed that, while the rebels
themselves estimate their army of Richmond at one
hundred ana eighty thousand men, cannot amount
to less than one hundred and fifty Thousand; that
this army, though largely made up of conscripts, is
well disciplined and effective army and has ap-
psrentiy unbOunded confidence in the military skill
and promises of Gen. johnston that the rebel soi-
ders still believe that the tide will be turned against
Gen. Mcclellan and that the war, the part of
the victorious South, will be carried across the PO-
tom6c into Maryland and the North. II appears,
too that the army of Johnston is constantly receiv-
ing reniorcements, and that he at least expects to
hold our army in check until the impaience of Eng
land and France in reference to Southern cotton and
tobacco, shall result in bringing those nations to the
rescue. We have no doubt of the substantial truth
OF these statements, and think they entitled
to the special attention of the Government.