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Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-07-08
Pierpo;a,ism iu gair1lx.

We t.age hy,olo NJ copy cf Tho Alexandria
News YanEee paper published II Alexau'
dris, V. I. OBTAINS IL scc1ua! OF The Or
gsnizltion OF tie County Court OF Fairiaz
couu:y, ut.dsr !Le Pierpolat dynasty, sud-
ci.et uum5sr Of Yankees and torres having
been fcunt! to accap. tho ttf 1eS.
Acalew J. Wyiis appasred AID took ::.s
oath as Common ~es!ih's Attorney, end Henry
J. Blocks Sc County r,sfs. Wylie is tie lnan
who yu:ed tor Ffe!n'.s. II Alexandra, sud was
subsequently, wa;:sd ca by the cit'zans snd
required to leave Jonathan Roberts has given
bond as Sheriff Of ~ ca::::.;r, BID Jos. Stiles
az Uoua:y Coz l;asioHcs. Thomas P. Brown
IVES elected Presiding Jus:.ts. HIS associates
arc E Masop, Wliisn a. Ferguson, Reu-
ben tvle, WIN. Terry, Daniol ". Lewis, I.
Tnorn, james II. Rice, Wln. Walters, Lew
Douiug. a.rrs Brslay, sstnuel eu'usn,
a. J. Sugar, WA. J. Ranasy aad Hirsm
Cockseil Walter e. HosS has been appointed
Postmaster 81 Fairfax Z. Il.
These wor has, IS veil 80 tie imported OF
Iec-scnt cit.z-ns Of o;h.. couGt:ts Sho hsYe
been bought Up By inc attractions Of ofics fox
which they are utterly Unfit, will have short
tlmeo - 10 deicat CT Mcclellan u.tGe
R.ch6.o:Id will, No trust, rs f,itowcd b. tic
specay emancipation Ct Iii Virginia from the
presence OF tho invader. Tia worslip!u'
Court OF FaiTfsx, ard other cuun:ios, who sill
unde, Pierpoiut's commission, will DO we'll te
pack tleir carpet bag, ii thSy have aoy, arc
tie I'D ihc;r bundles - lbei- cotton ban6ker-
cuiets and prepare !" ran. Gov. Lelchor sill
oo af,er ;noin very s2nn row.
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The Le.cber Artilla.T.

Tho "I.s:ch2r Artillery" olg"azst IN tbs
city, arc commanded by Capt. GIeoa?co D.
wilson, participated in The battle OF Tuesday
ofIIiug, aud hsCdlsl their guos 10 IS lusoaer
which told With terrible tf.cs upon the enc
my. Every sho: wen: SAFELY aetnc, making 4
lane through The ranks OF the Y.nkeo hirelings.
TIC onemy, however, we're not Idle, but seeing
what raroc tho Lstchoc boys MAS pinyiDg w!!a
them, ;urued thor attention TO Inc siionciRg 0!
their six sura, anh ies Ills pGipYoo brought 10
boar unon them q gu1s. Mus Hr5 ae.ing Capt.
Davidson Battery to :: cc..;.3s lie. Bat, note
ing daun.od, tho bravo Irea continued 10 pour
thsir deadly missiles i1!o tho ranks Of tho enc.
nv, with such terrible effect That he wsa cora-
paled to Sot;rs fSom tho contest. Tia tusm-
bers c5,n oesiig this Bast=ry rc:o highly com
olimentec for their cooiness aud bFs7ery.-
D5.oH re snnax is. o! tho casualties il This
company iu Inc hctt'o Of tuesday evening, the
1st inst:
Killed Lieutenant Charles Ellis Mumfor:',
OF Rich mond. Va; PiivEtes VIA George cf
MarS land, and J Wts7er. If M,ditoa cunt. I,
Va
WouE5sd se7ers' 5.-CO,pl Bsrj Schsetf.7,
in head; Privates john Lynch, in arm tisrk
Bernard, in shoulder; Jno A Coleua!, t~lce
in shoulder ard head Chas Moore, arm bro
ken; Tnos N Fisher, twico in leg and side
Lewis A May, in leg; jas NJ J.,rell, in side.
Wounded slightly.-Serg's John Il Muniord,
in head Corpl O " Launrs. in head Oorpl
F w spAlding, in aids; Pfivsses f Odrbs, in
chin NJ Douglass, in hand; Vim Smith, il
side; School, in side; Barry Robertson, OF
the Miiledge Artillery, Serving, temporarily
With the company, wounded in the shoulder.
Seventeen Of tho horses attached to The Bat
tory (sesrly ore third were killed or disa-
bed
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A MISSION TO NEW osLa:Ss.

Tee Baltimore correspondent nt trc Nor
York Post writing under d,to Of juno ), says:
I. ssid in quarters iksiY to b6ow, that Esv
eray Johnsor, OR new Sans!oe, and Judge
olt Bachsnan's iste Secretary Of War, srs
about 10 emnsik in lev days Tor NV Oiitsas
on soiIc SOFT Of .pitsiou connected vi,h the
Government. The Uninr quid nuncs. Of course
ino1 oil snout It, nrd lnuk w!se end say that
The mission of ihrse d'stir gushe.i lawyers lisa
SON. thing TO do with 'h3 trouble between
General Butler and The luregn cnusul:; but
tho secession gentry, who hH-ct 10 know all
The secrets OF tho Government and who, m
fortunately, Go get bold of too many OF thsn
by hot or c,,k, are more sprrr: IN their
glvings cur. THey say that Gsn"rei Buffers
cure toward the fureign olnsois ihrsa'cns
forsign complications, Which mag result un.
pleasantly On tbs sx?ec cd embarrassing o.
toc French fset 10 the river a. NeS O:leahs,
AID that tbs mission of MesoTs- Johnson and
Holt Is 10 aid General Butler in his dealings
With the FreDcb Admiral, should be be disposal
to DO ugly. You are not to understand that
this matter is in every body's mouth here, but
rather confined to the more cute ones.
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Tia Fourth q July in Gotham.

Ii the Yunkee hire!ings Of the Noltu had
hscn ,,s.;;r;,,s Oh tie hsrks OF the Chicka-
hon.ilY Broadway, No" York, from ono ex'
teeu,jty 70 he o:n.T ~ FIidaI, lie FoutiA O.
July, ~cald hlv0 t;ei i:s:.e4 ep NTH vast e.
display OF pyrosaoauics, boAaros, and hFc c''sA T.
srs; professions beaded b .mmensa ba'os oi
nps;.. would t,.vs sun-ctvd through the s!raa:s;
a., d 7;ac ir,ls, ivsTv N.;t.w go. ;n;s:6s
a: Temuany, :ha i.osueu'y .: ii ds;c, J''fer IL
sti,ua sad :ue :.Saa:i othe: i.icc"3 e a-rs Gu:
;,G,.aa! n!s,i$s .; TIC Da;acGo css1s .',s. "ho
inel ~ GotauIn, corgraSa!s Oh sacl ocei$soa''
Tae:a world hayy hern 81, :m'2eaas ce!soF@'
,ior =. ! uc.' weol, wnc. wo!i,! har. c:.:-
GUIDED in dance a. I'sat. Aad all t6's
ri )lc.ng soal1 lave b2t: g" account r' uEc
d.spia,on Cf .ho .0uies Of tho S3ns o: South.
ern a,.l--btcausc 10 capital CT tao O.o
Dominion ild 3etE csp,u.ed ~ htT 80 .in':s-
because h.r f:.;: daughters w'=.c ''c':. 70 ."
SUI iscel 10 thoazr2s ::s:.!:z 1',:c: h:'e ;es2
borle by 10 .ad:5 Il A!szsnd.ie, Nashville,
N,w O.leans a1G Ns::5lk-pa,Esps tn 3.:icr
i;ssst {; tee bc:ier 2rjey .:ad uce2 sai-c;ud 70
reiga over ouS city.
E,w different thu resu't in RchnonG T&v
God Of Battles has sisca u; tho v.c:ary OVER
! OCT .neri,s; they have. 5cea ds!7en -itcrl tho
r.tas Of tic city; lie armj sent 10 cFua', ano
sutinsete Us has been defeated, rcdlsl, L'o'ost
ce.ailetely tecimaltd Yet there tas been no
glori;aiion mae;iass, bcl!S, or pyro!sebnlc dis
pla.s, no ih.s bo.ssing Gut IL G)d ia all tu"
glory Due Ind sieurr:c1. Yesterday, the
Fourth ii July, in Z ca:n'ud, vas IS qu!esceat
as Sabbath morn-s@Vera Vi our "itg
churches wrre tkroon open snl ap?re97ia!s
rtlig;cu. services :isld-thc pei: ard tho
! ,cassnl kacit in huntls thaLkfaino&s TO tho
| Lord OF h:sh, ,:l-; 81. lad been delivered f:ou
bondage.
Gotham sc>i.y inouEE,S tic i5sa Q; eu In
neaso s,Uv, VIII cir lad t.co soa::o satjusaie
free peopIe. H,r great GIFTS =:s this d.
| yrApt il mourning. sid her citizsps sit III
sack cis:. tad s:nes, ic- some Of her best
bcod las bnea spilled in this innu">7 TaT,
brought on or her flnlt;c. leAls:. -! tae?
caanat longer ri main in igao!zaSa q 80 true
state Of IF .irs--tne Vol i ;.:,Gu, 10 70 tfrowa
! IF, when ,heir :.s.l,r judgments nay return.
Ls: lie So-liicTu pacple has, i"ish, and hear
tuuir au::neDs fof Yet saort time, aud ali
!! will Is well.
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FUN tia Army.
EluM Ito Amy
~, ~. sirSiS 1llnt the number :! pilt

-We .ru sirSid that tho number q PRISONERS
CAPTURED 5v our army G, f't,usEdag was over
estin.ts;! il, :.rasJ'G ;ssuc. Oar curt Is
TO publish, osiy .sna. IS reliable, Oh al least
highly urossh!e; sud VIC sgc pleased that tso
nnb,;c hive discorsrc. to;a, vi.h or! any sound
il, p:...=sss.o1s .. i.onodsss clai-ns on our
r,,s. No specialize dslis.:, shsrei"ss, = % &c
tra7s ie.o e.ror Il tie e"se ac:"e re'eFree
81 -, had ina .c.t! of aI;cers, 20 Gusy 9.
whsr i u.e te 49,, wlli'e "no:har ASSURED Us
-: he fsa passed ca The road 10 TINS CITY. ono
boay Of fifteen hundred prisoners With more
ns,,;ra The whcle runber amounted u lie
ipstcsd Of six thousand. Wo will add that II
H.. last few dgya;: bse oesn moro difncul! than
ever to &c, st ,l,e truth. Va viii Anow Letter
aetc- awhile. VIA: we do know nov Is, ina'
Mcclellan is running. aud Lro after hin, and
th,t Lao Las been pania!,ing him Il! every
step.
We j5,or.ntd OH what would al oiaar
times 10 good Authority, tia! Mcclellan Is 81
,r,sen, in pretty strong position near W est
oyer end that Leo is expcc!al! 10 str.ca Elm
to.iay.
On Tas:a.a.y, operations, Ia tas opinion q
tn, lai:.ars nhou. ls~n, wers decidedly a'oS'
Some hundreds of pr::.,n:ia ;7eIs ssssn: q! q
WHOM we1o ci tie "S9laHta-;" sort" Nun-
b.ri ere cscanigz, Without aims. into the lower
counties, tu. uo oreanzsi movement hss yet
taken ,l.cc, OF tbs pat Ct tho oa6ague7sd
army, which Gao 30 :era:ed ei;hor catte OF
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moSe az J.api Hu,Ier7s Orders.

JACKSON, July 1:-Tne New Orleans del
t." u tie asa MI, contains nuE her OF
Ba;!-r's orders no. II doc .res the CITY au-
,norties d,iunc', and resum-s to himself eli
.;s @u.jea Of s!,ycf Grd Uity C;l"'''l ia
sleciion s.tc I'D held uIi zutticlcEs number
OF loys citizens justify ii
No. 4G sequestra'es the Pra+sri5 Of IaJoT
General TwIgss. No 10 all1ws vessels with
supplies &c co1ls and 60. assigns the CRY Ii ,ll
10 tue uss OF the Proves, Mushsl, fixes the
price OF f,ur 81 S24 per barrel. and closes iii
the har-roon,s. unless license DO taken ts!"fe
he Isl Of JulJ. No. 81 SLOWS nc vessel to
c,rry colorod persons without permit.
IL tho Provost M.rshars court, tho tnlon
Bank has hsd potitoa aganst tho March ants
and Traders Bsns, fnr si2 900. Tha Mer-
cnsnta' and Traders Bank ctt'rcd to pay he
Union Bank in Confederate notes, which the
Uaon B.rk refused Tho case was DISMISSED
On ,ba ground Of the zrans nf jur.sd;cnon-
Lieut. Dickay, aid to Gen. Williams, ciod
from WOUNDS recsiscd 8: Grahd Gait on the
26lh.
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FTnlll sickbburg,

MOBILE, Jaly "a SPECIAL despatch to the
sTsnuce'' from the Jackson "Mis5iss:2pisr'
today ssys:
As We write tho booming Of deepstoned
o.unon from the eneny's feet st Vicksou-g is
distinctly heard. When it is remembered
tina: the distance by seaboard is 6ity-fve
miles, we may we'll iusgne that the bonn
bardment is the most tremendous ever known
on this continent. The citizens of Vicksburg
and tbs military authorities are firm in their
determination 10 suffer the city 10 be batter
cd down bsfore tacy will surrender.
Jsckson's Cavalry, besides destroying c
train Ct cars near Memphis, captured one
hundred wagon loads Of storea. six hundred
hcrses and mules, and $3.50 900 in specie,
all of which was saved and brought South.
SECOND pEsPA7cs.
JACKSON, July 2.-Tha Federal asot ia atill
bonbarding Vieksburg, but with little effect
Gentlemen just from Memphis say'that the
Northern accounts of thufrst TWO days battle
before Richmond, admit that Mcclellan wns
badly defeated. Tho Avalanche" says that
Yankee pickots.are killed every night IN Mem
phiS
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eonItICAL
BOYS.

- MARYLAND. BOYS.
.s,,,,r daairstsd to ny-bsloved Col. zarsona-.
.s I s.asor Of The ST. Nichola.-now q prisoner
E ~. Isfaystse. Our prayer H. inlay he soon d
exchanged"
NY CAPT. G. ". ALEXANDER, 4. P. Il
Tho Maryland boys are coming,
Dost hear our string drum,
Our homes are now before US,
Dear mother we will conc.
CHORUS.
March away, march away.
The old lines bugse yet IS soaaolns'
Msrch away, march awaj. ,,;-
Old North Points brilliant story,
Still cheers US, every msn,
ehere our banner led 10 glory,
Waving proudly in the 'sn:
Mlr,h aHsJ, &c,
\, Gu;ldtord aid Long Island,
The ola line s.ood tie snocK,
There our fathers struck Tor ireeo0n'
Aad stood i:mly 81 ra1h.
a.alch sway, &c.
opr mo,bs.s, sweS;hear:s, sisters.
TIE fond hut absent We.
All lock TO Us Tor saeeo1,.
OH strike while there 10 lie.
March swsy, &c
I,t onr motto TO, "Dssr Mother"
Thsy can Xii, but nothing nare.
Oar raules viii ire in story,
Thsn scout !cc Baltimore.
March sway. s..
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fsrnl .he New Yc.t ::u:.d.l


4 b;..la xlich Tesu'i.r. - Vs are i0iGrUel
by ,rcs nrr:hy authority, il tho grEGd st
Union triumph Of sEe way, and which would
probably eilsrrs tho capture Of R cauoId,
look place. a; Too close Of las: we-k, bu: tho
particulars W. are uGs permitted to publish,
Secretary STAGE. hhVlT taken upon himself
10 prohibit ths sendug vi all despaches from
Washington giving the details oi TIE hsns.
THIS cscisoo o; e? Secretary Of War viii
profoundly iucenss IN anxious public. The
peouie who ere Tagi5y 80 Tsf have right
10 knoh Tia G5"S a. u,n sitter it Is knoTn q:
Wasbihgtcn as il Consistent witt: y. ::iib:,1
interests. There may DC SoEls gocI alia Sur:
cicnt reason fer keeping back the new; AID
it is well, porEaps MOI - DO TOO ha5.J IN coa7
iemning Secretary Stanton; but enough is
known 70 excite the kusnest anxiety until the
particulars gre ~: hiished ard the result uu 1: +.
stood
Tasrs ere 'se7ersl ot7iouo tussIies % account
for .tis suppression of :hs news. The Asst and
most probable is, that tbs Snal result was lot
tticiali; known. erd too: General McGiallsr,
if ce vas folio !yiNs 10 TIE enemy to R.curooh
mad not time to CEN pose nfEc:si dispatches 20
the Var Department Until he ~as heard
from it may asya been deemed iEtxpe3iont 70
make soy publication Of ibe disjoia;ed iccis il
pussetsion Ct the Government
Another aad DO: so hopo'u view CT the case
may be, that afts. the Telegraph agent LEFT The
ground 10 take his special Dsssagcto Wssn-
iustor, auo,heC batila may nave tskc: p'ccs
NOT 80 favorable TO our arms. "r which bad not
teen cor Guided up TO last cTininG. Thste IL
An unpleasant ru,n~, hy wy Of City PoiHt,
that '.Stouewam' Jackson turned .hs night o.
Gsa McCi, llan's li;le or THURSDAY last, hu: tic
AUTHORITY fur il il very bad, "rd thea :ae Assa-
:iafed Press news must tt iaicr.
We incline to the belief iaa: victory ba1
been wnr, and that General VI ;Oiela1 is ro~
in or nea: R,chrpopd 10 3 lGT hours, nov
ever, ne hoya ,ce. the publ; Iaay b, relieved
from its pa!nfui suspense.
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[Frnm III. NV York TtibIne.

i SegBru l:.G INST detvimuicd DALI" vas
fought on the light wing on Thursday and
Fnday, which IL ciA;mri b. some OF our tfii !
GERS az sue ;essiul s.ratrg: C 5'o7"mcnt Ih'o
which Inc enemy have INV lIlrglJ born drawn,
and which ~i,i SOON rcsg.t III tho capture y.
Richmond and The entire rebol army.
IL. attack was msds bv tie enemy in I'm
menso :orce, vac crassai the OhickuhonnT.
nes: !;.s railroad. ahGvo MGcaGnics@ille, on
Thursday E!terroon. .ad fought deapersieIJ,
but were unable 70 drivo coz Men 8 stcgss roo.
though !he encuy were tea - ohe.
The OILY fo-co ougs,": III lha: Gay was Mc
Calls divs'c;-, ,bu battle las:irg from o'cuck
iii 9 2. u when TOE 5irl,iJr was ordered
tsck. Gsa. Mcclellan gas ca the FIELD, tx
pressing ti!ossif Slisaed w;t5 th" E,&u|s
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From Jamer, Erland.

CHARLESTON, jury 2-Tns enemy exhibits
activity on James Island and Beems to have
abandoned the intention Of advancing across the
Island, via Sscessionv!l,c, and is landing troops
higher up Stone river as with the view OF
Thinking Fart Psuberton. The Y2pkees have
3 large fo.cs oil contrsbsnds throwing up works
near Turn Cut Bridge below Fort Pomberton.
SECOND DISPATCH.
CHARLESTON, July 8.-Tne enemy last night
evacuated THAR position on James Island. Ga
one of their works was left board inscribed,
"Farew ell, scoesh, We 60, but we'll come sgaiD."
There src many surmises IS to tho reasons Of
this movement. Some think that the bulk of
Hunters forces have been ordered to Wash
ingson. y
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-GE NaCG.iE mTGA9gxs.TT oTyixAr .7T-E.
OFFICIAL KEpogr CT IT,: rIGgr HsTwSs" y:
GrHsoAr JACOB BELL $50 TIE slssL >rrssr
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Cxl.gu SrArgs S.s;MaS JAc HrL.
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- X ~" Hihn!:|. "h'ca c'''''2~fc'i 70 ter,
- 2ao u 'ass q rc":a ~ o'|'. iaY i''ei
we're Ps"i'rths"' a''' p toHs IS 'ny V:s':.
'SS ga - 'loh ~ "s &c. "r :" ta' o'pc'
"'''SES 'ha 'o'':. 1H''sF? 'Sata "S @.'' . "t'::
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aaTEH0sTHERk INTELLIGENCE.

The effect Of McOlcllsn's duical at the NORTH,
will be looked for With considerable curiosity.
At III, latest accounts received from that
quarter, the public had been alloTed-to know
very little. The battles Of Msckanics7ille and
Gainess Mil had bson represented aa victories,
sad feats of admirable strategy O.: The psTt Of
Mcclellan; but the telegraph lnysisriously
broke, and "victoTies" hccGmu SO rapid, that
Stanton clcssd duvn upon the press. We
subion ths following from the Northern papers:
From the New York T!ues
To-day more than any other Of lhe many
renal ksble Sundays CT the var, has been pro-
life ofezciteuent. During the whols day ,hs
most startling runors ha7s been sfont, sue
owing TO the absence Of any official intelli-
ssncc tie suspense has been terribly painful.
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BALrINoaE AMlR1cAN OfEloE, !

Baltimore, SindlJ, June 29-9 ?. NJ.
am writing for tho "American" detsiiea
account Of events a: the White House, before
Richmond AID On the Peninsula, during tine
INST :aur days, Including fscts obtsined from
& sshineton huvin;; Goca selt for By special
ua;u to communicate with the President.
ii you desire it I Till aeEd it to yau. Il will
roeks sonT or FIVE thousand words
We hare me grsndest military triumph Ger
Tia enea.y, aud Richmond must fsll.
@. q. EULToH,
P.npr;oi4;r ''-.a,sIica:." md Agsat Associated
Press.
After waiting patiently IL: the Eows, ss
promised above, until Midnight, re were sur
prised at tie reception of Ina folloSing de-
s2stc5:
BalTIsosF, Sund>y, .Inno 90 IL, P. n.
Tns Secretary 81 Wat Il, Leg that nothing
c.n DO tele gfsphed r2lltiyo to ttf,ifs oh Tie
Peninsula.
G. c. FpIToH, Agea. Associated Press.
:. commentary Gu this we append the fol-
loving, which was received from tho War D,-
p,rtment yesterday Afternoon:
WAR DEPARTMENT.
Washington, Juns 20 2 O'clock, ?. NJ
AZ sSoa is Ito d. pirrm9Ut can obtain rSac.
information c. the sIa." ii EG.iEs iii !ro"t oi
Kctln.cl, 1t witi hs ,Hpcrica IL .ts .'"hlic,
y. e:aer good ca as:i.
Tois d.. ,a ca is nit E.eat:.o Id publication,
but cor tho Information y; lus .r"ss.
WAtnlkGrvE, Jnun 30.-'ius Gossrbmsnt
has no sccursto uf,lrlat:"u o, tho state Of a +
fairs On the P.nnsua, o. reason Of rho ln!eT'
rupticn ri tna iplssrap5!' COMMUNICATIONS.
No,bin. nag assn rsc*iFoG - 6sIf2nt the b.
lief .: s..y serious disaster.
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from :he NtY York HERALD


TIA Obl-c. .: thu MOVE mcut was &c ET;nE
Porter aud other divisions 10 mort close coz
nsctipu with iiis res, 0t the army-n iac'
chan zii,g tie ffUnt of the wbc'o OF our forces,
with our cultrs and hf. pressing immediately
Richmond Itself, which YOU'D be done, il
VAS exp c ed, or Standby. Il ~as Inc y!flusl
su,rerdcc Gr vac-tng Gi The !ong limo Of dc
iracc heretofore Kept up 10 aiocaan;ta7Iilr. ii,
vrirr 10 have ne wholy force w:hi2 en- et.c-
i've ci.laucs. Also 30 sllo~ t;:e rebels 70 FOL
low up, and, il roEsoie 10 bar ;":U.
G.nersl Mcclellan ordered Gonoiai PvT.e
TO ..trd aw TO two miles this side cf Gsin's
Will, sar.y on Friday u ,rhTg, "hcn va.
ducr, tho eaclrT Iolowing ", thinking h:a-c
gared victory. Our troops slowly laovin2
BACK in ordsr, citing IS ;hey went, crossed
tho Chicksho,olny, ard reached tie rn5iioo
designated fvr thci1 occupatiop hS Genera
NJ. C.e.lar. The rebels lolla. al in greet num-
bcrs, aud bJ three o'c!1Ct ~ lne sftcrncoE 9
general and heavy engagement occurred here.
l;.s.iag ill seven a'elutk, wheI lui took
place. but the rsh.ll sgsln renewed It 1iil!
greater ierocity, having been reinforced. Oar
brave I.,sn stood tie unequal G .ntcst lIks no
rc.7. aaj cu7 csiiis;er, ahell, s:a2, and ELS
ksIyy did ;eali9l hac3c. Or f,.ces wore Il
.,7eased b: tho b,igsces o: Generals S:ocan,,
Palmer, froncti ala EsasLcr, sad ihc rs6sls
wcro beaten b,Giy
Meagne,'s brig &c ven: Ito ;c= sts r't;;:
,7i,h cua,s + aud 5ieeTes rOJd w.; Lighting
Inks tlssrs.
Inc gr"4,.d 7tich Geasrsl lleC.eii.n :jsr2o
Cereal Porter to Occupy SOD hnin ass cccc-
pia5 rrd held in the Grst pat OF tie day by
G.-erGi PoEi.r's c?rrs only c"nteldng SgsirS;
tts leteis, t,ui stqusntV fsiciJrcehe7ts
ss7efd our numbers to IS. Coz. Tia rehsis
had Ct, C34 nan ur:ic:' i9enxrs.s LIE. Hill, An
dsrson and Bcanch
Among III, hii,d ere Coi3n2l Bach; AID
I.isi.leu.nt C"l"fel S~eeiz:7, OF tEs Sixty
s.coud Psnnsy iv.ria; Criolel Gore ri the
TseAty So ,i.A ht.:::c;scdasetts Co!':1e' Rseat,
OF the Firas Michigan; Ccoapl ,I,Q Iato snd
LIEUTENANT: Co!onel Rider, OF the FouriseIt h
Nsv YORK. and II jyr Paterson, OF tic Sky
s.cnnfl p,.rnuylyauia
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Onc!al: w. b. FAIRIAN,
Acting Adjutans-
a1.j,r Com manGin5
9th Rac't II. /. z.

STRENGTH or The MA VAL IND atli?iR1
FORCES OF FRANCE
TIC rtps7ss Of C.ptain Horo, R n, ca ITO
strsngtn oI ,le French navy, AID those Of Col.
ls:; u.on., on tue strength Of tho French arlny,
wars published On the 80 inst Ga tho lst Of
January tbs sta;s Of the F.shci slaa" navy
IA. a. i,l;nMa:
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Taxes PaIsasxR.-It has been secsTtaired
that the Rev. j. C. Cranberry, Chaplain Of tho
Eleventh Virginia Regiment. and reported RULED u
the battle Of Monday, June Soth, was only slightly
wounded. and Is now In the hands of the enemy.
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v Az DEP.HrHc:T.
Washington, y. g., Jiae q, 1852. +!

"4sois5ii5, b. g., Ji;!e q, 1852.
M-;or Geaera! John c. e1,ont having re-
nucs''i !" DO relieved i-ocl the cotn0,aod O.
the Frst army C,fps u 20: ARM Of V"g'.
na, ""c;use, es he says, the Do5:;iin Sssne'i
him by Lhe appointment # "iajjr G:nefs:
Po:,e 81 Commlnlar.in- Jhiei e Tue Aruiy %
Virginia is subordinate and inferior 70 loo>e
,Gereloiote held by him aid to resuain IN the
subordinate command now assigned would, Is
be says, lsrgeiy reduce h!s rank md coma ders-
non in thp service:
Il is ordered by the President that A'jor
General John q. Fremont. De relieved from the
command
Sscond-Tbat Bigsdier- General Rufus King
be aud he is hereby assigned 70 the conuand
of the FIRST Army Corps Of: the Army Of Viz
giDia, IN plscs Of Ganers Fremont relieved.
By order of the President
EpwM ID STANTON,
Secretary Of Wsr.
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TAsH1soToS, Juno 28.-ibe rumors from
New Yo,k Of contemplated Cabinet changes
ere not believed here IN any quarter, and are
generally regarded IS mere s2eculations, from
tue fact of the Presidsnt's visit to Lieut. Gan.
Scot, Oh business. the military bearing Of which
is only corjoc.ured.