The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-07-04
FROM McCLELLAN'S ARMY.
HIGHLY IMPORTANT NEWS

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| McCLELLAN's FIRST DISPATCH. o..
| REDoUBT, No. 3, June 25,-l;30, P. NJ.
TO Hon. E. M. Stanton
We have advanced our pickets on the
left considerably to-day under sharp resisl
lance. Our men have behaved very hands
somely; some firing still continues.
| (signed) GEO. B. MCCLELLAN,
Major General Commanding.
SECOND DISPATCH.
To Hon. E. M. Stanton:
The enemy are making desperate resis~
lance to the advance of our picket lines.
Kearney and one half of Hooker's men
are where I want them.
have this moment reinforced Hooker's
guns, and hope in few minutes to finish
the work entered upon.
Our men are behaving splendidly. The
enemy is fighting we'll also. This is not a
battle, but merely an affair of Heintzelman's
corps supported by Keys, and thus far all
goes well, and we hold every foot we have
gained.
five succeed in that which we have I'M.
dertaken it will be very important advan.
tage gained. The loss is not large thus far.
The fighting up to this time has been
done by General Hooker's division, which
has behaved as usual, that is, most hand
someIy.
On our right Porter has silenced the
enemy on his front.
(Signed) G. B. MCCLELLAN,
Major General Commanding.
THIRD DISPATCH.
To Hon. E. NJ. Stanton. 5,P.M.
The affair is over and we have gained our
point fully and with little loss, notwith.
standing the strong opposition Our men
have done all that could be desired.
The affair was partially decided by two
guns that Captain Deernsy brought gall
lantly into action under very difficult cir
cumstances.
The enemy was driven from his camp in
front of this and all is now quiet.
(Signed) G. B. MCCLELLAN,
Major General Commanding.
DETAILED ACCOUNT OF THE AFFAIR
McCLELLANs HEADQUARTERS, June 25,
Evenlng.-General Hooker at nine o'clock
this morning advanced his division, with the
view of occupying a new position. The
result was that his troops met with most
determined resistance from the enemy, which
lasted until o'clock ia the afternoon, when
the rebels were forced to give way before
the invincible courage of our men.
During the day everything indicated
general engagement, but the enemy for some
cause or other backed out of it.
The troops all fought as CALAMITY as
ever:
The loss on our side will be about 200
killed and wounded.
The following are among the wounded
Colonel Morrison, volunteer aid to General
Palmer, wounded in hand.
The enemy's loss is not known, but it is
believed to be fully edual to ours.
The camp of the rebels in front of Gene
raj Hooker was captured, and is now occu.
pied by bis troops.
The ground fought for was swamp with
thick underbrush, beyond which is an open
country.
The woods intervening between our
troops aud the enemy prevented the result
of our artillery firing from being known.
Two Napoleon l2.pounders under Capt.
Dernsey, succeeded in getting through the
swamp during the forenoon, and did excel.
lent service.
An effort of the enemy to capture it re-
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we're loss.
The result of to-day is highly important
to the health of the army, as but little
more ground is to be gained to place our
troops beyond the swamp.
General Mcclellan was present the whole
day experimenting all movements.
From the HeraId's Letter.
BURNT CH1MNEYs, June 24.--A dashing
reconnaissance was made by Capt. Heenan,
with two companies of cavalry, to James
river, on Saturday.
The Captain understood from citizens res
siding on James river, that a gunboat had
of late been signaling the shore, as if anx.
ious to communicate with our land forces.
He obtained permission from headquarters
to communicate with her.
He found that Gen. Henry A. Wise held
position opposite Fort Darling, with 5000
troops, constituting the extreme right of
the rebel army.
The pickets of the rebels reached along
the river bank several miles below, and as
they were closely posted the Captain DETER
mined to hazard the probability of cap
ture and 60 aboard alone. He penetrated
in early morning the enemy's picket line,
and forced negro to row him to the Ga
lena, Captain Keenan, holding pistol to
the Negroes ear to prevent treachery. He
remained on board the Galena till daylight
and rejoined his command, having accom-
plished bis purpose.
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