The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1862-07-01
MCCLELLAN's HFADQu ARrERs ]


courage OF our men.
During ;hc d, Y, everything indicated
a general engagement, but the enemy
for some reason or other, backed out o
it.
The troops fought CALAMITY as ever.
The loss on our side will be about 20(
killed and wounded. The following i.
among the wounded
Col, Morrison, volunteer Aid Of Gen.
eral Palmer, wounded in the hand.
The enemy's loss is not known, but i
is believed TO be equal to ours.
The position Of the rebels in front 0
Gen. Hooker was captured, and is now
occupied by our troops.
The ground fought for was swamp
with thick underbrush, beyond which is
an open country.
The woods intervening between our
troops and the enemy, prevented the re-
suit OF our artillery fire from being
known. Two Napoleon 12 Founders
under Capt. Dernssey, succeeded in get.
ting through the swamp during the af
ternoon, and did excellent service. All
effort of The enemy to capture them re
suited in their being driven back with
severe loss.
The result of o-day is highly import
ant to the health Of the army, as but lit.
tie more ground Is to be gained to place
our troops beyond The swamp.
General Mcclellan was present the
whole day, experimenting all the move
ments.
WASHINGTON, June TriJune's
correspondence.-Major General Pops
believes that the forces Of the rebels a,
Richmond are oyerrated, as were the
forces of beaurcgard at Cornlh.
1t was the concurrent testimony oil
spies and deserters that not less than
10000 TO 100000 armed rebels were
behind Beauregard's entertainments, Blu,
upon the occupation Of Corinth, it was
ascertained beyond question that he
never had more than $4,000 He laugh
ed at the report that General Beauregard
had reinforced that army to the extent O
soldier.
He considers the war in the West as
virtually at an end ; the only thing ye
to be done being to possess and hold the
immense breadth of country already con
quered.
In answer to question concerning
the 10000 prisoners taken by him, ac
cording TO General Halleck, he says he
took 30, 900 men,-they could hardly b,
called soldiers-and $4,000 sand o.
arms.
Most Of the captives were from Ken
lucky and Tennessee.
Beauregard's rear guard was driving
them South.
Having no means to feed them, and
believing there was liltle temptation for
them TO Join the rebel routs, he released
them Oh parole.
WAsHISGToN, June 26--Flag Officer
Farragut communicates to the Navy
Department the report of an encounter
between our gunboats on the Mississippi
and the rebel artillery in the vicinity o
Grand Gull, between Natchez and Vicks
burg. A boat was sent down to bring
up coal vessels from near that point, dis
covered earlhworks in process Of cree
ton, and The Wisson,on and The ltasc;
were sent down To attack them The,
found a battery Of riaed guns LOCATED
there, and force of some $40 arlilerisi.
ready 10 receive them. Aud vigorou;
fight ensued The Itasca was struck 2i
times, and the Wissonton II. They
however, lost but one man killed and siA
wounded. The fort being 100 serious an
obstacle to have in the rear Of the boats,
commander Palmer, serving at that point
decided TO bring the remainder Of the
squadron down and break up the business
before il became too formidable On the
p. NJ. of the 18Th he dropped down
abreast with the squadron and shelled
the town for an hour, but they deserted
their batteries, and with the exception oil
few rifle shots manifested no resistance
Commander Palmer says the nights are
filled with rifemen, and if they give hin
any more annoyance be shall burn the
town.
A dispatch received at the War De
partment this afternoon from Gen. Nc
Clellan, states that the affair of yesterday
was perfectly successful. That we haC
the new picket line undisturbed, and tina
all was very quiet on the Chickahominy
The forces under Maj. Gen. Fremont
Banks and Mcdowell have been consoli
dated into one army, called the army 0
Virginia, and Maj. Gen. Pope has beer
especially assigned by the President t,
the chief command The forces under
Fremont constitutes the first army corps
and are to be commanded by him. Tn
forces under Gen Banks constitute til
second army corps, are to be command
ed by him. The forces under Gen. Nc
Dowel constitute the third army corps
and TO BE- commanded by him.
McCal's division, 10000 strong
which formed a part of McDowell's corps
has reached Mcclellan by water, an
another division is to follow immediatel
in the same way, while Gen. Pope ais
operates against Richmond,
Besides McCall's division. Gen. Nc
Cellan has received other reinforcement
to the amount of several thousand sine
the battle of Fair Oaks.
MEMPHIS, June 25.-Beauregard pub
fishes letter in the Mobile News, 9th
I8th. referripg to Gen. Halleck's tele