Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-05-24
FROM McCLELLAN'S ARMY.
The Approach 10 kichmend-The Chicka
hominy Crossed.

The Approach 10 kichmend-The Chicka
hominy Crossed.
CHIcKAHOMTNY RIVER, Nav 90 1862 To- day
orders were given from headquarters to General
Reyes, commanding a corps of the army, 10 Ia We
Reconnaissance made Of the Chickahominy river
in the BeighbOrhood Of Bottoms Bridge For
that purpose General Peck's command was
ordered forward directly In front of the brid ge
and General Csssy's command, with Nsgie,,
brigade on the right, at the Richmond and York
river railroad bridge crossing the Chicka.
hOmlHy
Previous to the advance, the enemy occupied
both banks OF the Chicka hominy river, on the
west bank a large force Of artillery Infantry and
cavalry being collected.
ne Reconnaissance was conducted with extra
ordinary spirit, causing the enemy on the an.
proach OF our forces, 10 rapidly retreat, thereby
evacuating the country for several miles beyond
so inst to day not rebel Is to be seen
The s3d Pennsylvania regiment Col McCar-
ter, was on picket duty at the bridge last night,
and this morning Col Russell's Pennsylysnfs
regiment crossed the river and now holds that
point '-1'
During the six hours occupied by the recon.
noissance Yesterday, Gen. Keyes conducted all
the movements In person, and the success Of the
reconnaissance has added great merit 10 his
already laooriously acquired fame.
The battery Of the list New York artillery wa
which the enemv replied from the opposite side
OF the river bank In the skirmish some four of
our men Were wounded by fragments of exploded
Shell. none Of them, however, dangerously
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scouting duty upon the occasion.
CHicKAHoMINT BRIIGR, "Wednesday, NAV 81
a m.-Prof. Lowe has just lowed his balloon
down here, and Gen StoneInan iumped into tbe
car, they both shot up; when up a few bnndred
Toet Gen StonPrnan announced that Richmond
and the Rebel army.lsy before him In pI ain view
The body Of the rebel army lies off to the left and
bttween the roads running into Richmond from
Old Bridge and the Bottom Bridge, ard in tbs
rear OF The swamp that runs up to the river near
the railroad.
Drnf n
TON after Cen Stoneman came down. and had a
hne view Of Richmond, Manchester, the Rock
cts, JaInes river, the Rebel army, &C. &c The
streets, churchrs, DC In Richmond. were dis.
tLnctly seen. The Rebel army Is retreating from
the ChickshOminy river now. baggage train
close 70 the river could easily have been taken
by Stonem3n, In dash, had his orders allowed
II. The works around Richmond could be seem
bat lot infinitely enough to see the guns-tbe
distance through the air being about 1--we miles
Large camp fires upon the OF bank of James
Tivef, shows that they have not got their whole
"rny here now. They are graduating RtrAzuonJ
% yOad doubt.
Oh to our left We hear firing, probably at the
Bottom Bridge
Up II O'Clock last night the rebels KEEP, ND
eonunual drumming, as though they We're
marc Atng troops TO the front to lie sortie upon
US, or 10 prevent our march onward This morn
Ing they are all quiet. About 3 a. m. we heard
nrlng OF artillery OF to our right, probably some
ten miles of.
THE LATEST.
The RKRELs DRAW IN THEIR ARTILLERY BET
KEEP THEIR PICKRIs our
6p. m.-We have just ridden a mile alono The
banks q the Chickahominy, and in conversatfoD
with our scouts and pickets, learned thai 40
rebels have been seen today where they had 30
many Yesterday. Their pickets are along botb
sides Of the river here, and the bridge Is Inn, ed
The river can he crossed anywhere ALONG here
by throwing pontoon bridges over Il, In twenty
minus We can command the opposite shore
with our artillery. IL 10 ridiculous TO cali the
Chickaheminy river here. IL IL not formidable
Is not swempy all along IL, and not an entrench-
ment has been found. Contrabands, who have
good ford has been found here, above the brIdoe
n few rods No attempt 10 made here by the
Ieoeis 10 nre upon our pickets, and though the
6tn cavalry nave been In an exposed position all
day, none OF their artillery has been used All
Is quiet along the lines
In front of Bohlens house can be seen the re,,-
dence OF Mrs Price. II is upon q high hill, be-
Vond the river, distant some two miles bv the
road, or one and a half miles through the all II
IS Eeoel headquarters. In front can be seen
tne orderlies coming and going, while this NOM
Ing general and bis ST. q rode ecross an open
held to IL. The read 10 Richmond 10 Ia font OF
II In he d, to the left, their artillery was
placed; now II Is all gone. When the Balloon
went mp this morning, all their horsemen and
he seen plainly In Richmons from the streets. IL
Is no doubt a cause Of excitement, and the cry
"the Yankees are coming :" was no doubt echoed
all over the city What welcome sound II must
nave been Tor The prisoners In the tobacco ware
house wonder Ii their windows do look out
f6is way, 30 the boys can zee the balloon They
can hear the booming Of our guns on the James
river, anyhow.
III Vieksburgh, Miss, which, according to
the rebel telegram, had been reached by Com
Porter's neet, is situated about midway between
New Orleans and Memphis-its distance from
New Orleans being four hundred miles. and from
Memphis three hundred and ffty. IL 10 forty.
ave miles west from Jackson, the capital OF Mis-
sissiPpi, with which IL 10 connected by railroad
IL IL located just below the Walnut Hills In a
ton on the side Of hill whose hiQhsst point is
three hundred feet above the river; opposlte tbs