Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-06-26
Tns LINES Around R,chmona. :
The Dispqiek Of the 24th inst has the folIowiDs

L ne Dispdtca OF the 24th inst has the following
be comparative quiet and peace so loUg reigung al
our lines have rot been disturbed for the past few days
by airy event worthy of more ghan passing me ntfo1
skrmishng has been constant daily Ell divers points but
10 no Instance hayetheee encounters In the timber re-
suited Ia anything than the capture of few n4 is-
onefs and the exE ction OF tie enemys hopes 10 ed
vance Great bofduess have characterz tie ongs o!
our menin those daily adyenures-some few have been
rash enough to penetrate the outer camps of the e and
having driven everything before them returned with
trophies OF every imaginable description. Brave ard
characteristic as these episodes sere they have all been
dscountenanced by officers and properly 50 for picket
duty dangerous enough il itse ard Goes not call for
or need 4a&e by oEders) any Of those dashing feas
commepdabIe and common on the battle fed But not
only n the Infantry OF the service have cur men
proves themselves superior TO the fOeh3 artillery have
amused themselves greatly, and practiced with much
accuracy and elect upon the numerous breast ed and
horn works thrown up On the Federal front Since
Capt Dab8eY t5rs Friday last with heavy BIZ ces
which caused tudcron stampede from federal artile-
~ u niauiTy camp !, was suTmsed tba their obuox-
ou3 presence would orgr disgrace The lovely face OF
the landscape Oh tie north back OF the ChckanOmny
yet, humorous ard lmEUGgut ever, tkey again 8p-
peared in working parties on Saturday and Monday,
presenting lair scope and practice for artiIesls,
who, moving deliberately TO the front, G8rDets
farm, led the enemy from tter excavations, and
pedtd tbec departure from the knO3 aud woods With
mucl tOCt Shells from pieces could be plainly
bursting among he enemy, and although they braveIy
withstUUu canu0aade tor some short tine expecting
The arrived Of o. artillery, relief came, and they
audab;y Initiated lie Of their friends Friday
last j he artillery OF the enemy, though admirably
worked and served when not face face with ours Is
handled with gidness ard 0prtcisi0n Wht0
any Of our batteries appear 10 dispute The ground
Hence little damage is usually doue, ana the cost
suits Ia merely useless expenditure OF powder. Brisk
artillery FIRE was maintained by the Zoe upon our out
posts the MecLancsViIie road yesterday, but although
the range OF some ha-d shells determined with
great mathematical nicely, lew i'll harHessly, unex-
p did, while the fragments OF another slightly wounded
negro employed upon some OF our works. I've
shells damaged one Of our breastwUrks slightly, but more
than this no damage done IN this quarter.
Dense columns OF smoke ascending over the er-
eGys position Neutrality-suspicious. reasons we're assigned
for bis unusual spectacle, but the cause is best
known to those Ct cur chiefs in command. It would
not be wise in US, perhaps even to baz2!d conjecture
The Petersburg Express OF the seH.e date says -
IMPORTANT Observation-Disclosures connected with the
army, VINO over yesterday afternoon by The Rich
mond train, report that Mcclellan is falling back and
burning his ory6catlons he leaves them. This is
range proceeding, if true after TIE repeated bn
etiaS, wblch the General has issued the North, tina
he w0dd press The euemy to the wall, and be il Rich
mond in few days. Our telegraphc Intelligence tro1
Richmond makes 10 reference to sgcd q move on tht
part OF Mcclellan as given above.