Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-06-20
FROM GEN. MccLELLAN's ARMY.
TIE POSItion-Tks Far Oaks Battle
Grou1d-TrsaJon WtthGH tie L,ass.

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Grou7d-TrsdJoa Wtthtx tAs L,ass.
Correspondents OF the Baltimore AmsricauJ
HRApouARIRRs GIN. MCCLELLAN, June L. -
Gen. McClellanss headquarters are now on the
| s'u,hwsrd side OF the Ch'ckahouiny, aud much
carer Richmond than heretofore. They present
the Hme quietu&e and order with which one be-
came familiar whilst before Yorktown Except
ing little change In the surrounding scenery the
parallelogram OF tents, the same quadrang 10
sacred to the Commander in-Chief and his i'm
mediate military family, the same going and conn
Ing OF ofhcerS and orderiies, aud the same gather
Ing OF news-seekefs.
The position Of affairs here also, TO consider.
able degree reprcduces those existing before the
evacuation OF Yorktown. We have the enemy
In our immediate front q deeatsable territory
about mile wide separating the two armies,
over which the scouts and shsrpshooters Of each
party hold alternate swsy. On the Richmond
force, ready whenever opportunity serves to rush
out upon our pickets and either kin or capture
them.
Beyond these unimportant sallies, and semi.
occasional interchsnges OF shot and shell at some
Of the more important points Of contsct there has
been no serious encounter since the battle Of Fair
Oaks. The received opinion OF the army as 10
filters down from the hsadq uaFters Of the differ
ent divisions. 10 that the enemy will not again
attack US and thstwe shall not attack them until
certain arrangements are made that involve vet
some lapse Of time "When shall we take Rich
mond ~ Is question debated here a. much as
at ltimore, and perhap s with as much variance
Of opinion, with this one exception to be noted
that here the expectation Of an immediate result
In not 90 generally entertained as In the cities,
where almost every man looks at his paper in the
morning with the expectation of hndihg the
| startling heading of Richmond CO pturea.n IL
We are able TO season our celebration of the ap-
prosching Fourth of July with the patriotic con.
diment OF the fall OF the Rebel Capital the con-
summation Will have been reached about as early
~ the best Informed opinion here looks for IT,
Still IL Is emphaticaly true that no one here can
a m hrf fort
close together as those now here be regard
Ell always on the eve OF battle, and any one (
long catalogue of causes may bring = great con
fct on to-day or to- morrow, or postpone II for
month AS to the result, that is accepted here as
foregone conciusIon. Richmond IL ours when.
ever the time for taking it comes
The facility with which the late rebel raid
along the Pamunkey was executed, and tne escape
Of those engaged In II effected, has reused the
military authoT tiles TO the necessity Of strfcter
rule over the inhabitants who have been suffered
TO remain withiL our lines. Another lot have been
arrested and sent to Fortress Monroe Among
The m are several boys, Of the res idents who
have been In the habit Of eluding our seutries IS
sharp, active lads, well acquainted with the
country, could edtiiy do, and carving over or
papers, which they obtain from the soldiers and
bringing back the Richmond papers. This en.
chsngs Of newspapers is frequently effected by
sentries, and believe f. not objected TO- but Il 10
rightly suspected thar these & native pewsboysn
carried other communications beside the papers
and that the rebels thus gathered information Of
lately been sent out along the Pamunkey, and the
Il rebels will hardly have another opportunity TO
break in on our lines there. The little damage
| they did do, compared with what they might
l have done, II holder and more enterprsiDg
causes Congratulation at our lucky escape
| | have had an opportunity for a long converse
| tion with deserter ffem the Isl Georgia regI.
l ment, who came into our lines q few d.ys 400
He Is sharp, observant man, thong not S'intel-
ligent' IN the rig Mt application Of the term and
gave answers 10 the sm:cable cron-exsmInation
| 10 which ] subjected him with much apparent
| truthfulneas The general belief In the Rebel
camps was that they had two hundred thousand
men under arms around Richmond He thong hi
this somewhat exaggerated, and believed Il at IL
| included all the sick, disabled, and the recent
1 refnfoTcements, who consisted Of men broug ht
together by CONSUMPTION, and not yet drilled or
| hardened to tie duties Of a soldier | questioned
| him closely as to whether 'he-e had been any
1 Tumor In camp or talk among the men In relE-
1 ton 10 anv portion Of Beauregard force having
l reached Richmond. He had heard nothing Of
any such arrival, nor Of any pecta;ion Of rein
forcements coming from that quarter. They knew
l that Beauregard had reireated from Corinth but
were told that be YVES only falling beck 10 more
favorable position.
At the battle Of Fair Oaks my informant was
/ In the reserve ana not actually engaged. The
| rebel army moved out from Richmond on F,Id.y
. night, and, 70 use his own expression tie whole
cOuntrr from Fair Oaks and the Seven Pines back
to Richmond was ''ehoek full' Of their troops
The rebel troops generally regarded the battle a.
/ victory for them, because they aptured some
a. OF our guns and DESTROYED the camps Of Casey IS
division, but they reco gaIzed that these adyan-
/ ta1es were very hardly Won and with serious
loses The bayoEei charges OF cur troops on
Sunday were much talked of, and theif best
uoops-!he Alabamians and Misassippien.-ad.
mitted that the f9hiing @! our men exceeded
l anything they had before experienced. For two
days after the battle vehicles OF every description
| were used In conveying the killed and wounded
L into Richmond.
Gen Joe. Johnston was sho. in the arm, and
l was on the fed OF battle Zen Saturday, after be
l was wounded. On Sunday Gen Lee commanded
but was not able to throw the troc ps forward with
i the impetuosity that Characterized the action of
Saturday Their best troops had Suffered severely,
and those who had come 20 relieve them could
not hold the gIouad 40 s!nlt cur men. Richmond
| 10 military camp Very many Of the citizens,
| and perhaps majority of the women and chill.
| dren, have gone away. AL tae male adults, ex.
| cept the disabled or those employed by the gov.
ernment are expected TO drill every afternoon for
prescribed number OF hours In regard to the
Qualifications Of Richmond, this deserter tells me
| that he knows OF no intrenc 6ments except those
1 Immediately Contiguous TO the city. In the adj.
l vance the rebels have no permanent works, but
\ around Richmond he says they have the same
l kind Of Notifications as he saw when with the
| army a, yorktown.
| The weather has been clear and warm for some
DAYS. the country is drying up, and those prepa-
! rstions upon which future events rest, but o!
which II Is contrshand 10 asy much, are -raP!6ly
| advancing. ..# -..- T.. r.
TEMPT OF THE REBELS TO EXECUTE FLANK
MoVENRSr-DEA OF LIEUT.. PALMER THE
L WORK OF HooKER's DIVISION.
! BEYoSD FAIR OAks. Tuesday,. June l., 1862 -
| Yesterday afternoon the Rebels In front Of our
picket lias attempted to flank portion Of our
forces during violent thunder storm They
| were promptly discovered AID kirmish ensued,
| ghen they Were soon repulsed with severe loss
Lieut. Farmer, gallant young onIcer, Aid 10
General 81 kles, while gisi AZ order, to the com.
nandant of the regiment attacked by the Rebels,
fell pierced with three halle His body was i'm
| med ately brought in We los. TWO killed and
| several wounded. Captain M.caulsy, CT tn 4th
Regiment Excelsior brigade with toane of biz
men, were taken prisoners By the rsoe.s-