, 1862-07-04
THE STU ALTON ON SUNDAY.
Especial Correspondence n Y. Iribune.1
EoET6tss MoERoE, Monday, June 80, 1862

HE oil LA14C4S oAN olNdhIs
Especial Correspondence n Y. Tribune.l
FORTRESS MosRoE, Monday. June 80, 1862.
During Inst night largo number Of steam
els, towboats and sail craft arrived from York
River. An immense feet Is still behind-in
ali, net l.ss than 500 sail, This vas the prize
for which the rebels struck at the Whitehouse,
biy lot 10 Exceed 100000 worth Of property
YVES destroyed to prevent 1t filling into the
ent,n1's hands, consisting Of whisky, pork,
corn, locomotives, and a small number Of
arms.
The entire fleet will proceed up James
IngulIs, who arrived at 5 p. m. yesterday, left
during the night to 60 up the James River:
This morning information has been received
that the gunboats have established coumuni.
cation with McClel1an's left wing, SO that al
uncaeiness as to the new bsse is ct an end.
The point on James River will i,e a short dis
tunce below Drury's Bluff, soma ten or twelve
miles from Richmond.
AS yet We are Eithout particulars Of the op.
eration5 Of the army for nearly four days,
| further than that o dispatch from high source
| acknowledges that the change Of line had
| been attended with s'a serious revc1se.n OF
| ubat took place On Saturday, We have a5so-
}n.v}y not word. The best informed are,
however. not without approximations. and
| await tidiugs with no little anxiety. Others
| take hopeful and more confident ylew, from
! the faci that the change of line by Mcclellan,
| though with some serious consequences to
himself, has divided the enemy, py placing
| some ST, 600 on the left bank Of the Chicka-
hoaning, with the bridge destroyed, and no
means Of obtainiug supplies, While this
| theory is encouraging. it is not sufficient to
rest any great dtgrce Of contdtnce on, since
the rebt1s have unqucstionab}y been reseatl;
| reinforced.
We have no tidiDgs of VIA: Eas McClel-
lan's loss, though there is some reason for
believing that it was not as serious as first
eupnossd Persons who left the front latest.
on Friday evening, TepoTt That among the
lsading commanders it Was conceded that the
| result Of the operations Of the day wera unsat
isfactory, and it Was expected the conflict
| would be renewed the following morning Il
! is known that McClellan's plan was to tnro =
tie to press forward to Richmond. There art
| wild rumors that he has succeeded, but they
can be traced to no trustworthy source
The armed nayaltug Dragoon srrived from
the upper waters Of James River scout mid
day to-day, with dispatches fr3n Flag-Oh1ce
Goldsborough, who Immediately consulted
with Gen Dix. Their tenor is understood tt
be that Gen McClellan's right WIS attacked
| with gzeat impetuoslty By Stouewal jackson
whose men, with almost uncomfortable c2ur
ags successfully cbsrged our .ri1efy, sns
| less than 5000 men. Our loss YVES very SC
| yere It Is reported that jackson was killed
| that one Of our Brigadier Generals was tske'
! | prisoner, together with an entire regiment
!. / General Fitz John Porter, eoreiy pressed
| crossed to the right, or western side Of th
| ChickahoHliny, the enemy tsking the lett. D.
his lett, Mcclellan, with mrc 'isevere fighting
| had penetrated and passed through White Oa
! swamp, with 40, 600 1acn and 101 pieces Of al
/ tu1ery, TO q secure and advantageous position
| and Ind subsequently cut through line {
communication with the james River. 1t
, reported that, during the two days fighting
, McC1ellan's loss wasI0 000- Under this hes
. we have no particulars whstever. Col Alez
! anter had come through to james Etver to 8,
. lect the new base, and Turkey Bend had bee
decided on This is not faE from thirty mile
j. from Richmond, and some ten miles aooI
City Point
l | conr:enced srriyisg on tie banks Of Jame
River. several hund fed had already congregate
opposite City Point, where there WAS no pref
aTation to receive or care fer them. The GU
Z | boat Stepping Stone WAS then taking On
load for Old Point
Four o. m.-Gen. stonenaan has arrive
8 here from yorktown, having been cut of
= Nhitebouse. Part Of his command CAT
: downtby water last evening. An 1mmenl
y t fleet Of steamers and schoouers, conveyed
d 3 gunboat, is shout to lesve for Turkey Ben
= the new base. Three regiments under Ge
y Casey will be taken up.
. FoRraEss MONROE, July 1.-The 10
4 Yesterday and Monday is said to ha
"a not been less than 5000, but !
=. have nothing definite OF the loss On elthersl
"a Gen. Sbie1ds's arrived hers this morning, a
;. has proceeded up the James River. III
y | came in vessels Fia Annapolis.