The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1862-07-10
REBEL LOSS IN THE SEW EN-
DAYS FIGHTING ESTuMAT.
ED TO BE II, 900
THE Federal. LOSS ESTlMAT.
ED AT $4,000

New \ ork, July s.
A letter to the N. Y. TRIBUNE, dated
Fortress Monroe, July 9Th, says:
'Bcyond few skirm,shes, in which
orr troops gained the advantage, moth
inc has occurred in the neighhorhood
Of Richmond since my last. The reb-
eli army appears to have fallen back to-
ward the City, and Gen. Mcclellan is
now in position we'll en,rcnched.-
The apprehension that the rebels would
stretch themselves down the Pcninsn
In and possibly attempt to blockade
with land batteries the James river.
has not vet been realized.
s'Our force at Yorktown is evident
ly cvacuating the place, and most of
the arms have been burnt.
The statement that Mcclellan has re.
Gently been reinforced 10y forty thous-
and men is an exaggeration.
Four r. M-Thc Warner, when left
IIarrison's Landing, on James river, ut
two o'clock this morning, has arrived.
Yesterday onr pickets advanced four
or five miles from the river, and saw
no enemy, who seem to have myster'-
ously disappeared. It is suggested
that Gen. Pope will see them next.
"rherr was a brisk engagement on
Thurs lay, in which our troops drove
the enemy and captured battery,
without losing u man.
"Gen. Mcclellan has advanced his
lines down to Chickahominy, and no
fears are now entertained Of n flank
movement in that direction. BY noon
to-day Ga1. Mcclellan expected 70 have
his position so fortified rs to- he able to
bid defiance to the enemy in any shape
they might choose to cemc.
"Gen. Casey has arrived, em route
for Washington"
An army letter to the Mrahlsaye:
"ReLcl prisoners say that long before
the evacuation IT Corinth, troops from
Beaaregard's army began "a arrive At
Richmond, and continued to arrive
steadily until that event took place, by
which time fifty thousand had arrived,
and that subsequent to the evacuation
$4,000 more arrived from Corinti. and
those 5000 age the COVER Of Beaure
CARDS army. The whole number Of
troops at Richmond amounts fully to
100000. Gen. Lee has the chief com
mand, and Generals Beaurcgard, John
ston and jackson were commanders
of the corps under him. !.
I'm regard to the report of Gen
Jackson's death, they speak in such
manner as leads me to think it is a
mere ruse. l infer from what these
officers say tina: the eight forts or earth
works on the north and east Of Rich
mond are not Of any great strength
They rely mainly for the defense of the
city apon Fort Darling, the distractions
and batteries in the James river, and
upon the fighting Of their troops
They declare that it is an utter impossi-
bili,y for the Union army to take
Richmond either by land or watcr-on
land, on account of the number of troops
and by water on account of the defens-
es Of the James river. OF the latter
Fort Darling is only one. Besides
this fort, threc iron batteries have also
been erected, mounted with heavy guns
and cascmatcd for the protection OF
the gnnncrs. There arc also two sub
merged iron batteries, each one con-
tanning five tons of powder connected
with the iron batteries by wires, and 50
arranged as to explode at any desired
instant.
GAS regards the obstsuctions sunk
! and driven into the bed of the ryer.
they are such that it will require such y
vast amount Of time and labor to re.
move them that it can never be done
under the fire Of their guns, and no yes
sci can pass while they remain.
Cairo, July s.
The steamer Sunshine has Just arrived