Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1862-05-27
Baltimore, May %.
Tho hnat from Old pint has nrrired.

are being made.
Baltimore, May %.
The boat from Old Point has arrived.
The Baltimore Americans special cor
respondent states that the steamer from
White House this afternoon brings a mum
Der of passenger from the headquarters of
Gen McCieilan's army, which was IN prox
unity to BJttam Bridge, over which a por-
ton of the army had already passed, the
second division having crossed the Chick
ahominy at New Bridge. about seven miles
further up, and within eight miles of Rich
mond.
1t was rumored that proposition for an
armistiee for ten days had been made by
the rebels. bat of course no such idea could
be entertained
The advance Of our army was under
stood to be within FIVE miles of the city. to
which point the enemy has fallen back with
but a slight effort to check our onward
movement.
The advance by the way of New Bridge
enters the city on north side.
The tug Dragon, from the James River
this morning, brings down two very INTEL
ligent citizens from Petersburg, who fed
from that city yesterday 10 avoid the press
gang under the conseriptian act. In view
of the important information which they
bring, il would not be proper to make their
names public. Having been brought tc
| Commodore Goldsboro, they were immedi-
I ately sent to Wool. and will leave thi;
morning for McClellan's headquarters FIJI
/ whom they have some information which
/ they have not made public. They repre-
sent the condition Of affairs at Peters bur,
and the surrounding country as ~ de-
plorable character. The sutferings Of tn,
/ people seem almost beyond endurance
The scarcity Of provisions was so great tina
everything aas seized for the aTGy, aBt
even the soldiers have been on half ration
for a week past, with 10 prospect of ever
this supply continuing for a great length
OF time. The rebel army, or at least
great portion of it, they represent as de.
moraliZsd and dispirited to such an exten
that it is ouiy held together by the mos
vigorous appliances ef military Law. Still
the work Of conservation was progressing
aud the Roads to Richmond were thronee,
were unarmed men, Old and young, bein
driven along under strong armed guardc
They represent that no people in moderl
times have suffered more than the penpl
of Virginia are row suffering, every house
held being in mourning, with tho prespec
of on approaching famine. They ais
state that Gen. BeauregaTd arri5 ed a, Ricf
muud on Tuesday. On being questione
as to their authority for this statement
they say that 1t was announced and under
stood at Petersburg on Wednesday morn
ing, no one doubted the fact JEFF. DaTi
and the military authorities have declare
their intention to fight TO the death befoF
Richmond, but strong snsriciOns were en-
:ertained that 1t was really their purpos
to abandon the city after short deGenc
at the works surrounding IT. Large rum
bers of women and children from Rich
u,Oud had arrived at Petersburg, WHO yep
resented the distress prevailing in the cit
as beyond description. Threats wers N I'd
by the soldiers from the Gulf States tia
IL they bad 70 leave Richmond they woul
lay it Is ashes before doing so. Great fear
we're felt that their threats would be car
ried into effect 1t woaid require the grea
est efforts on the part Of the citizens t
prevent such catastrophe. The pumbe
of troops at Richmond and in the vicinit
was generally believed to he fully 200, co
including the uaarmcd and poorly arme
Of the recent lcgies, who were hagin
pixies put i0to their hands for active ser
vice.
Deserters from Fort Darling report tia
the infantry force in the vicinity Of To
work is nearly 50, 600 mon.