The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-06-03
LATEST rKoN M'rLE1LAE's AkMI.

The forthsrn papers contain tha nsue.
quantity of Letters from ia3 Army OF ths
Potomac. Some CT them sEe amusing, Ys
make some extracts
WHITE, Eou:E. W, .:ay 2h, l8t2
Tbs sreA. kocy - car amy have safely.
and, with put little oprosiE-Ca, crossed the
ClAlckaacminy river. and q ar 3dsanced suald d
il within ave m;i9s If the c.ty OF ksilhnlon6.
This fact Gispela the here otcr@ prev aAelt ijae
ina: the enemy aouii 2nake 2 b2it defence pn
tiaa ysese 3Gnk % f;ie river already AsnticEsa.
Iaat they viii tish., ana tAat desperately,
1cr he dstcIce ct THAR st-caiiei fationa,
capital. there Is ne hodh.. ami Il ;naae taetr
is.snce gucoessfui. they hay3 spared Aeilh 81
expense aor physical ;natAs, 50 far as tsaelE
RESOURCES Wtli refmtb. Oar army ia now a.
the very gGt3., - 10 speak, IT the Sehaatcpoi
Of rebeidCm, and fsw Gays, yea, II & few
conIs, may witness enc ct tha hicctles. eai
ties YET ta he recorded III the history ct me-
deTn coz ttiCts.
Yesterday there was cCnsitlBr8hia s'rirwssh :.
ing with the enemy along he Anes of oor
array. Ths firing comuencet eatIy IN tes
sao,ninK, and was con tinued at irTss uiar Iii :
.aryais throughout TIE eAtigs day. ln tEa
lnicdie OF the forenoon 1t was thought tnaL
the fighting would leDd to l. general engage
Dent in he atEerroon. Gen. Mcclellan tla-
posed Of his troops in such mannar es II ba
prepared for any pressure on his lines. Ia4
reserve troops were hrongbs np to 50 ppost th,
attacking column. a rain storm, however.
seJ IL u b jE& eleven O'Clock 4. - ah.ch f0r-
bsde 6 gar era, battle IS sooc At the weather
clears up u battle lDfy be iookan yor. Cur
troops np understanding the :n.ismency OF siis
weather, are III good sEiritsi oar Generals
nrs confident Ct snceess, t1Ous tke rFo.as6 oE
eGvanctEg 1nRy % slow. Icus la ta rtsss 8
~ MCsnsltuA has tJsn superb. lie has fTit b. Il
WAY 10 the vsry Door III RilAmo4d ~i5n 3
comparatively sma.l lose ct iiIe. 1-a Rae uTlv-
en SAG eneny from p!acs - pitce, WhitG2rso-
ever ne would
rrcm the fronti isrrn thai the ar rdichf.
xrHfta a VnppE.ipEss
tarday, encountered large be > Il the reasis >
III y sraq;p tsW miles from the CHIC kahom-
iny rivci. An engagement tock plGce, watch
resulted IN tbs discontinue III ae!ee. of Ens
rabsIs, large pEmbet Of whom were killed
Or wounded and taken pr.s Cners Our icse
was not very considerable. Jas fish. took
place III T. swamp. cur Insn AGhnnx 10 3 ga
disadvantage. owing TO this tact,
This place he's been II etamocphosad into r
locality OF fesst TEN pora. y im pcrtance Here.
after 1t will receive historic lupcrtance end
dignity, from being The grand depot vi sui
pifes Q. the Union army in its ady.nCc &c tho
ca.,.al Of rghe.dom, The fAIu~aheF EJvrr
which flows by this piale, is q ssre&na 81 uaote
importance than heretofore accorded x .t.
kroga ITS mouth, at West Point ths hea1 q
the York rs vsr ~ this rlRCs, q distance of0ysr
fifty miles, i. ruGs tn.0aga q picgart.Q ue
clpsutry uf Is genial climate. /. hG2 vur, ap-
uears crude - the Northern tya, as ihs4iysr
banks are devoid Of Villages and country vii
In- gnpn tcs agricultural segonfcsl OF Ibis
would have hsen rearsd ers Sis had The iald
basn In ths possession OF i.iea IN nhuoa With L
moiety Of our ganxes enFerpTtsc, lha rayss
itself ~ somewhat sinnnons, and II places
quits narrow out tho dep.h OF water is sssrsi.
Gent Ter vessels drawing rot more sn4n nfta
ies. oi WGtoI.
The repairs oli tAs bridge cf the kie1nioni
and West ro.ns Ei-!roco, across tie Pamuo-
Key at rhl. place, na.= o1aa co4ansQcS1. IpS
bridge was burasd hy tie rat.s ~ tlsic 20
sreas towards ktchmund. bslWoea 1orly and
nifty bridge builders are now lshor!ng TT tho
Wors. ana il Is expected that ina nriass wiz
he com p!ete,, in rhout .ea days l.s con pie
ION VAL fneliita.s tAe transport tatinn Of sutss
to uni Immense army. That portion Of tbs