The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-07-07

THE SITUATION.
We have no later account of military movements
near Richmond. Advices up to Saturday night
state that everything quiet and that the troops
were in fine spirits.
General Mcclellan Issued an address to his army
on the Fourth Of July which breathes the spirit Of
success. He congratulates the troops upon their
courage, daring, endurance and discipline in the
face Of foe immensely superior in number and
without the hope of reinforcements. He
says that, although compelled to fight for
the object in view was completely At
tanned without the loss Of stores or guns, except
few OF the latter which necessarily had to be
abandoned, but that the guns taken from the enc
my cover the loss Of our army In this particular.
Taking the opportunity of addressing his on
what he appropriately calls the nations birth.
ed military feat which places them an equality
with any army known to history, and that it will
be proud boast henceforth to belong to the Army
Of the Potomac. The young chieftain procain's
that the capital of the so-called Southern confede
racy will soon be captured, and that at any ex-
pense of time, treasure and blood the constitution
and the Union must and shall be preserved"
The wounded officers who have arrived in Wash
ington from McCellan's army are unanimous in
stating that no defeat has been experienced on the
peninsula; that losses are greatly exaggerated
that the siege guns not lost and that not only
is the position of the army better than ever, but
that they have the utmost confidence in General
kcClellan's success.
We give additional lists Of the killed and
wounded to-day. together with some interesting
details from our correspondents.
An important order has just been issued from
Soldiers who may have been released on parole,
after being captured BY the rebels, to report at
once to the camps Of instruction in the different
sections of country from which their regiments
have come, and there report themselves for such
duty may be compatible with their parole. In
other words, we understand this order to mean
the organization Of home guard for parr;.on an,v
and defence. COMPOSED or tbos. soldiers nov a.
large who have served and were taken prisoners
by The enemy in previous battles.
Our news from The Wes. TO-DAY q cbsore, al
exciting. yicksburv a, We before snno,,,cod
Is safely N orr hanls. thus leaving the Mississippi
open, fro,n its source to ts ,oontbs ~ tho frio,
artns and the commerce Of the nar;or A,r;Il;,pt
alar has recently taken Mace AZ Pocp.r;ue
below Coripsh, between party OF Col. sberid,r,s
Michigan cavalry and q superior bodv If ,bs
rebels. Col. Sheridan il amman. haa or,v
S2s men pnaor hi. command a., o,,h,..,l.
= INV iopei9' sucSeeoea
10 deieat'hg lie latter, after desperate fight,
~h'sE lasted seven hours. The loss on our side
VAS only forty. one killed wounded a,a m;ss,,o
Tho, - ~ ,
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= nus hA'e 'eeh nea'y' because si1ty-hVe dead
were found upon the ded. Major General Halleck,
In officially announcing this ma euifcent encounter
very rroneylv recommends Col sbor;san Co.
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inc kangaroo ana Hibernian, on Cape Race,
bling telcaraphc details Of the European news
20 the z7,h Of June. published in the HERALD
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A"' ''O1u'n = ''oS'' organ " INC Insi1sh ar'sto-
orau' urges British intervention" The Affairs
Of the United States, while the London Times
sheds hyvocrities, tsars over the "earnagc,, in
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cary and naval demonstration aearu.. Mexico and