Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-05-31
From Gen. Moolellan's Army.
A hard Battle expected before enter
Ing Htchmond'-ArriVa OF General
BeaureRRrds
Correspondence Of tho y. Y. Tfme,.l
NEW BRIDGE, CHICKAHONINY RIVER,
MONDAY EVENING, May &c, 1862.

NEW BRIDGE, CHIcKAHoMINY RIVER,
d, MONDAY EvRSrSG. May &c, 1869.
Hithin the past three days the di1positio,.
Of the ichOte rebel army before Richmond seems
10 haze been changed. Instead of the rebels
retreating, with all ther supplies aud camp
-equipsge toward the city, they are corajn0
from IL iu large numbers, and are evidently
determined to make stand between it and
the Chickahominy River. It was ascer-
tanned beyond u doubt that five days ago,
but Il small foroe of the euemy-say six
thousand men-occupied the ground be-
tween US and Richmond. It was then sup
posed that our march into the city would
be easy and rapid, and that an oppurtu nity
would soon be, given the Union citizens of
that place to demonstrate their delight at
being liberated from the secession yoke
But h0t1 the aspect is conpIeiels, CHANGED, and
numerous indications faUOr the belief that our
OnwGrd progre&s to Richmond ,s to be HotIv
disputed By the larger part Of the rebel army.
Every hour troops are pouring out of Rich
mond and disPosing themselves along the
line of the ChickAhomIny, being at some
points only half a mile from it,
4aGen. StOneman, who, for the past three
days, has been encamped short distance
north of MechantcsvilIe, thought it pru-
dent to retire to point about half mile
this side of the town. This fact alone.
however, does not prove that the enemy is
gaining ground, for twas expected when
the General occupied his position beyond
the town, that he would not remain there a
long while.
Gen. Stoneman with his force still holds
-, but how long he will be able TO do
80, unless reinforced, it is impossible to
say. He may with his command, the
or RF VDhtNn L..
to s:nte here, be able to seriously retard
the movements of the rebels, but It would
certainly be expecting too much from him
to combat successfully whole army.
A deserter just arrived from a Georgia
regiment states that between Richmond
and Machapicsville and about one and a
half miles from the latter place, three
Georgia regiments have encamped since
morning. He also says that Beauregarl
GTTiUed at Richmond last ThursdGy, and that
a most vigorous uttealbt .Oik Be made to save
the city. : ''ss- sss'a'l
Last night our gunboats on James River
threw few shells into the rebel batteries,
but with what effect we did not learn.
Yesterday We had cars running from
West Point to the Chickahominy River
This new facility for getting supplies, guns,
ammunition, &e., to the army, can be read
lily appreciated by us all.
Yesterday, while a detail from the sOth
New York Regiment Engineer corps) were
examining apiece of woods, they discover
ed in the bushes the body OF man which
was identified to be that of Sergeant C.
Whitwell, of Company B, 4th Vermont
Regiment. He WAS shot through the head
in two places. The circumstances ntteudf-
ing his death are not Known
Lieutenant Daniels, of the Signal corps,
who injured himself last Saturday by fall
ing against stump, while endeayoring to
leap his horse across the Ohickahominy,
in order to carry information TO General
Stoueman that the rebels were attempting
to flank him on the left, mas been Obliged
to leave his post for few days. Three OF
his ribs are disloCated It Is hoped he will
soon recover and rejoin his corps, tor in ali
the advance movements he has greatly dis
tinguished himself by his energy and en-
tefpr1se. se ~