The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-06-26

Ths Rchnond pspers Of Asisy contain nothing
q special interest," except shs srrissi Of Geuerst
PrhA
No mcnaon 10 made q the wh~esScuss Of Beau.
psssriN army.
AppvfcrAL ~ NAIL.
ccrresrcndcnt Of the Philsieiphla 1Sornsl
writss ftosn before hcAmoui In an encouraging
sTAria His letter. dated James Ill., June 20, says
For several days the Rebeia crpr-ite here, hsvt
been excessively juhilsnt about something. A brass
band played early In tue mcruins. during the day,
and sometim ines very late even unto the wee small
hours Of the night We knew they we're not yet
svAcuatns, for from the balloon we could look
down upon them in the hslds, spd fnd no change
had come che spirit Of tieir dreams, and that
they still expected 10 hold their ground before
Richmond unti We stsscked them, but gradually
We found out what was gong on.
In the woods above Lewis lll. last Friday, we
heard . report OF heavy gun, whizz grew louder
and louder, aud an explosion . mile in the rear
Of where our 5bley was pitched. enabled US N
come 70 the conclusion that ye rebels lad been
mounting heavy guns within range otour ten-round
rarrotts
one of the guns ar.d Is the siege gun we len on
the hill near th. st ne Brdse QUE Is 3 92-,ound
Psrrou gun; and, strange " say. Seccsh has really
made sn improvement ia the shspe Of casting the
shot AMI shell; at least our artillery officers here
| say II is an Improvement, They make the base OF
tie shell hollow, like the bottom OF wine hottie,
lut the rim runs out Film instead Of being blunt.
Taey have an English gum hrns <2-pound shell,
| similar To those at Yorktown. They have also .
number of ln-Iouud Parrot guns.
Willie Prufe-.,r Lowe had one of his balloons up
| the other day, they opened ON him, aud ths hrst
| shot pass I'D between tie ropes; TIE next fell
wit Ia hundred y.Ids OF where the detail Of men
| were ho din. tie guy ropes, but did not explode;
| lie made descent and reporting the location 81
| matters, anchored hs balloon In ravine. Mt To
| be ouilunr, the Professor soou had quantity Of
shoyes and spades brought, and in a shoit time he
hsd . sun ulent number OF omb proofs thrown up,
| from which the men could opciate the rules In
safety. H. thinks lie i perfect secure in the car
| of The balloon, when up at any height s' they must
FIRE at great elevation to lt him, AMI the chances
are hundred g. one IN iayOr Of missing, both the
| car and the balloon
| Its believed v those who have q good chance
10 know that ne ttbels cA'iut to-day raise oIt oi
| the army IN front of Klchur a 6oo00 men Oh
| whom they can rely to make = charge uion Us, or
| u stand one from us.
The Philadolrlis Pars, corresponicnt under
| date Il June 81, says;
| Orcharj Station, from which 20, IL the
| h,r,hest SlyBnccd comu,issaiy iN-' vn the Rich
moui and York ycr II. road, ~ u c very midHt of
tnu haiti, fed. AMI the sisl.piiug evidence u' hI-
| man siiilt can hr seen GA al s,dts. TAr land IN
| t.r vel nliv is swamp. save tie four structures
Immediately hr@tt tie rallwu., every mouse there
Las been In tered t. pieces uid iW'ned aie'y utun
the battlefield. amid all the horrors two days oi
| drcadfui chtnt.c produC,d. Thousands of soldiers
are eaca'npcd, ali ANXIOUS " ayense the'r Ireih'
| reu's cause.
orchard station. now IL a great supply depot,
| and hundreds Il vssuns parked around, aud
| coming AMI going, with teGflsi,rs shout ng nui
laborcrs working, make II quite busy place.
The seven mi. stone OF the railroad Is right at the
| landing place although the distance from Rich
mond la straight line IL scarcely FIVE miles
Civilians have Little Idea Of the Immense business
transacted At tbs station. Several trains arrive
and depart daily. pile OF pilot bread, hfty fee,
square and twenty high, neatly packed In boxes,
Is the great landmark of the station.
Three miles length Of General Mcclellan,
"Arst parallel" reaching over hill and through
| bs,u n lei
protected by an impossible swamp, and the right
| II gradually being worked In between the rebel'
| and the Chickahonny though, of course, zi.rzag
ging To secure safety, It's general direction Is Z
curved line, In all parts, about four and half mile,
distant from Kichinon1. The impregnable works
1t Yorktown are initiated here, and some heavy
| siege guns will strike terror " the very centre o
tho enemy's works. Our pickets extend slightly
beyond the sarttvorks. being advanced ~ the skirt
Through openings In this wood the rebel can dis
| tincty see everything on the Federal embsnk
n.nt, and within week their shArpshoo,ers have
picked Of many = soldier. whose imprudsnes IL
eyposing himself - sight cost him h = life.
Wednesday, at noon, Gen. Mcclellan commenced
grand review of the army In the field, beginning
awsy the left, near the james river and endini
at dusk on the right wing. Past keyes, Hsintzle
man, sumner, Couch, Casey, Sedgwick, Richard
| son, Franklin, Smith, Sl1cum and Porter, he ant
his staff swity rode the General bowling b. the sol
dicrs and the soldiers throwing up their hat. ant
cheering with great g,isto. Such loud and univer
sal shouts, extending from Que end 10 the other o
the army, portenlng some disaster to the reLs
cause flied the whole sion horde with wonder
and a brigade was ordered forward 20 capture som
Union soldiers and discover the truth. Three regi
ments attacked position T. the front of Fair Oak,
= | occupied by Morehead, Owen, aud Baxt.r's req
n | meuis, but were met by perfect storm OF shell
grape and canister. half hour served 10 driv
them back the Union troops capturing several pri,
| oners. one o' them, orderly sergeant, said tbs
tho cheering caused the forsy, aud reported ths
| over five hundred OF tie enemy were killed Q
wounded. A sergeant Of Bixters zousyes wa
L killed, and one private slightly wounded.