The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-06-13
Prospects mt Richmond.
The correspondent. Of the Philadelphia PRyss,
with General McClclland's army, writes as fol-
lows, under date Of Saturday evening last:

The correspondent, Of the rhiladelpha PRrss,
with General McClclland's army, writes as fol-
lows, under date Of Saturday evening last
II Ia strange that, save M occasional bout with
rif cannon, two inmcnac armies like those now
lying be'oro X thmOnd, shoId remain ~ long in
active. Tbs time last week n terrible battle WAS
iust Oh tic lcit wing, tut sine. its close on IN.
day, nothing stirring has occurred. Each army
has remained unusually quiet The beginning Of
tie ". * was Occur ed an securing our ady.ne ed
position on the lea the end q IL has been tiken
uy with Tie Wa. Ter ot II uleak's glorious achieve
ucnts ~ Ne West, tho ncw' Il Which burst upon
us ~ sudd'uy. " cannot last long, ai.d seems
| oniupus 4 what p,f,cnis Ia the immediate future.
| Evou a. | writ" the ftng Of heavy guns n bhoft
distance h. the lrt and H.. hir'ing u shells ovuf
tie rebel bait 'ries, IN Sn 90, ssional boom away
IN tAc distance, seem 10 tell me that another sab-
bath vii tncss great battle, or, perhaps, usher
~ TINT gfahI march Wild b wal end ia planting our
hsy on tie chcmy's capita
NJ cii.d's ay, however, is be- no MS In our on
siaugn upvn Il elmoui. Tie ie iersl IN and cen
Ire are airca'y .yro14 tie Cha, ianominy, but the
AIT st u has T. m he Nh pas ,gr A swAl',,.,o
droiA 81 yards vide Pas. de cnc,ny,s Guns /.
r'"c.'' 'i,' .h.!s tfIr sufinountr,l. TAoien aud
~ s'.ft 3'svt aitohiy done thiH. Then, there In
range OF hi.l-, thc tops Of which are hiueod with
WOOds, Ia whi.h were ''ucCa,i tno enemy hntter-
los. H. is,,t 81 th,s' WOO IA rci's ~ pen hc d.
uitu e., hil% .cs fuzzy ainiic across, every inch
OF whh eau lf r.ktd 10y rebel riiles and rebel cnn-
non, AMI tie rut.r and pltt = through which are
- died ly a. sorts of p,alis, tprl zoos aa oiAog
uImFny dri,uccs, form The ssr'pd dINcuIty, u
possible, ~, al, than tie ntHi. Then, VI the hills DO
inutlttJ ari tuc gel ir-iiiuI TO In our Ioisos-
Sion, lo.l DOWN upIa elm nd, T. hc sufe, uut
b,tN'en that goal aud our r.oud-io,ut ". SCI
vi ia sriits - htrenchin,nts anl forts, hu'lt
rs -k,iII 80 .ur.rs, planned 10y traitors whose
wits are X. rtf'hcd ly long course o! ntr gue and
trces IA, mi manned ly ioc ,oaiei ON by dcsp"-
ration. Th's Il a., rroapoc, before us Such din
cutics AS tr,s' vii have 10 be overcome before We
shsi eat II Ain mi as v.ctur'. cannot lc.iey-,
u.trr 50 ~ te iutr,. clmNt' tul lhtic'ics "X.
Posed Ia front Of te hcbcl position, that cl'n nj
Will be- iu. u-lv evacuated. sansunnry Tat
tie, t, vi! Ia Inst Sunday fylt il noting, vii yet
>trow tie banks Il tie ChiyKahomiuy with dead
aut in'cd, nui will sca tie lag o., oar entrance
To- ne capital ss forever n'tor day ~ morning.
VIII such dangers h"foso him, Gen. Mcclellan
Gu scN'rly bo O.rmed tor rr cccllLg cautiously.
| LIS Lly ,;.le NJ a." p"lin-L wa exceedingly
| RAPID. Now lac Las IL. army To- position right he
| fore the sn'my's works, All they are fairly be-
| sic,cd. lie cannot, uuoplosed, a.yance n foot
| further Tho enemy have r,treated g. the end %
| teit tcthor--now they t'snd at lay. E,.ry indi-
eaton % y inoy'Iucu ou our pant Is si,nni for
rebel Shells 10 come whi-ting about orr cars II .
| passin. rrpiu.,nt is cspei crossing hill or NOV
iuF urogl TIC trees. thck srd last fall their doath
ds.n, ine-sensert a. sround u. They nre on tie
slert T-ctc are = 10 lao more in. lJrors retreats
or ccwardy excavations. Every foot 81 the road 70
Richmond Is ~ be mort holy contested.
But commenosd by inaicnii's that 50 long .
calm por,cndt FL storm, md that, to, very = On
| NJ oinons are cther than iiea.ites Every moment
q two heavy shell can lie heard bursting over H.,
,Lcmys works, hcsIg thrown from the lei c.utr,
Of our position. Heavy artillery, in great force,
being scat, under cover Of the night, to the front
wh"r, they are RAPIDLY ranged and masked. IN.
rick't' "nisht' are posted closer than ever. nh,
ssuN! stations are h,nds NJ many secluded spot
! within hail OF the Rlhcl scouts. Berdan'a ceishta
IL arl,iocicrs are deploycd In the fields an,
sHtinl's up " tho very banks Tie river, and la,
down amongst the rank grass and mud In the mos
inaccessible places. They crawlld 10 thor post
early thir morning, md many hid H. construct rud
lr.dsc''a tao!limt, the crossing o,ths mont dctra
Rebel prowl"rs on the opposite Hills aud keeping
most vigll,nt watch.
within the picket .i"Os everything seems g. b,
| conducted wit, equal care. Every rcliincut IL II
readiness g. move NJ Tie shortest nutce. Tonight
| all fires are cXtinS uishcd, and every indication
| which would tel III. enemy our position, siren tn
| or movements, Is carefully SUI pressed. Exccptin.
u, or ers 10 move forward everything tl q Us ii
| erclt attic tomorrow or soon after. The troou,
| aro all read, 6nd eager for the fray Their MIA.
| kcts and s'unutiuA are KEPT la leifcct roalinoss
once r.vc tho word, snd 10 body OF ttJoIs In IT,,
| world Will ever exceed the glacrily with which tLt
nit wing OF tl..s great army Will rush g. the Ut
| tle fo.d.