, 1862-06-21
FROM M'GElLAN'S> ARkY.
RU1I0RS AND COUNTER RUM0RS.
VARIOUS REPORTS FROM REBEL
SOURCES.
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Trfbune.1
Mr4ru14 .Tuna 10Th rir r ry,n sft1, 1879

pg at the battle Of Seven Pines. They say |
hey took a00 prisoners. As usual, the rebels
howed themselves the better men.
New YORK, June e0-The New York Til
'une's correspondence, dated :" Mechanicsgil1e,
"a, June 16," says:
Unusual: quiet has prevailed in this vicin-
servations, made from the balloon to-day, that
he enemy's main body have moved to some
otherpoint, and the impression prevails that
Richmond is being evacuated It is certain |
that the grester portion Of the tents on the |
eminence opposite have disappeared, and no !
soldiers were visible this AFTERNOON, excepting
one company of infantry marching to the left, |
and few plckets.
''Onr pickets occupy the bridge on the Nc |
chanicsv1lle road acroEs the ChickahomiuY |
River, within four miles of Richmond, while
those Of the enemy are on the road . little
above, and within speaking distance.
The weather to-day is delightful, with a
cool breeze. The health Of the soldiers in this
vicinity is excellent.
FORTRESS MONROE, June 19! Nothing new
to report in this vicinity. The weather is
Aultry and unsettled
Gen. Dix has returned from Suffolk, having
completed bis 1aboEs in preparing and posting
troops SO as to cut off any Communication be-
tween the secesEienists Of Norfolk and the
rebels above.
By IN arrival from Whitehouse, We learn
the army. The rebels have assumed q more
menacipg attitude, and will probably try to
bring on general engagement In front OF their
works in order to draw our troops within range
Ut their batteries
Three dese1ters from the I'd regiment OF
Georgia. who came in yesterday, reiterate the
reports that the rebels are becoming desper-
ate and greatly disheartened at the present
defeats.
Orders have been issued preventing any per
y7<7f1 h
nac from visiting the front under auy circun1-
stances.
Under the proclamation Of Cor. Pierpont,
tomorrow is the last day for the civil officers
to come forward and take the outh Of ;allegi-
anee- As none Of the city officers in Norfolk
have as Jet taken the oath, it is thought there
Will be some trouble.
New YoRM, June 20-The Herazd's Wash
ington dispatch says that Intelligent officers
"ho examined the Whitehouse on the P.-
mun6y River,a are astonished at the noise made
IN Congress about it's occupation IS a hospital.
They say that it can't be made to accommodate
more than eighteen or twenty patients, and it
is regarded as very small pretext for an
assanlt uton Mcclellan, who, through the
n.achina1ioDs OF those who are howling at
him, has been left with only part Of the
army Of the Potomac to sustain the brunt of
the whole war'i in front of Richmond
The editorial correspondence Of tue New
York Times says Mcclellan has been laboring
under Eli indisposition, more Or less severe,
for several days. He IS much better now,
however, and is indefatigable ia bis attention
to the details Of official duty, keeping an eye
over every bridge and every battery, aud
spending large part Of every day in the sad
de. He has most laborious and effective
staff, and the whcle business of the arlay is
in tie most compact and complete order.
MEMPHIS, June 1s.-The A,a7anehe has spe-
cjaI adyices from Richmond to the 18th, as
| follows.
! s*R1cuMosp, June 15.-BEigadier General
| Stewart has made circuit through the ene-
i mys line from Richmond, yia Hanover Court
house, Old Church and Tunstall's, to James
| River and back to the city This morning be
captured IT'S prisoners, 800 horses aud mules,
and destroyed three large transports on the
PamuDky, laden with comsnlssarF aud ort-
| nance stores. The force with which Gen.
Stewart accomplished this brilliant reconuois-
eance consisted Of the LIST and 9th Virginia
cavalry, Cobb's Legion, and three pieces Of
Stewards artillery.
1.-THE expedition left Tay1orsvil1c Friday
cavalry at Old Church, captured and burned
three federal transports at Putney'6 Mills, on
the Pamunky, loaded with comnlissa1y and
ordnance stores; then proceeded to Tunsta1Ts
On the York River railroad, and captured {
number Of Yankees, and fired into aud rid
died train. The engineer was killed aud fel
Off the engine after putting on full head O
steam. The train then dashed toward Panuu
key River, pear Taylorsville. He captured
and burned one hundred wagons loaded Will
commissary stores, and returned to Richmond
bringing 100 prisoners and 500 mules AMI
horses. G. NJ
| STATEMENT OF A RICHMOND REFU
| GEE.
[From the n I. Herald, 1sth.7
I learned, as passed through this place
that all the army formerly located at GoFdons
Vile, had joine Johnston.
The forces Of General Johnston are to b
augmented Indefinitely from every sourc
available, General 1ongstreet's S, General Gus
tayus Smiths, general Early'6, General Bor
hams and other divisions, even part Of Gene
raj Kirby Smiths brigade, from East Tennes
see, having lately joined this command. tn
concentration Of the rebel army, even to th
total abandonment Of all minor points, is d
established fact.
Mcclellan has an army Of 10000 Of VT
disciplined aud armed troops opposed t
him sour readers can safely rely upaa, and
is als1 upquestionable that an invasion Of II
North, aud particularly the crossing OF Il
Potomac into Mary land, is still fond dreaI
and fixed resolve among the rebel army.
+ FROM THE REBEL ACCOUNT OF III
!, LATE DASH.
Z from the Richmond Dispatch, June 16l
= It being determined upon to penetrate Il
! enemy S lines, and make full sud thorou2
reconnaissance of their position aad strengt
Gen j. E. B. Stuart ordered the LIST iCo
!. Lce), aud 4th Virginia cavalry (Licut. G I'D
ner commandingl, to hold themselves
readiness. These regiments, however,
not turn out more than half their usu
strength. the 9TH not having more than fo'
e companies In the field. The JEFF. Davis Trot
!: ! two pieces Of Nstuart's Flying Artillery:
h l2-ponnd howitzer and 6-ponnd English ri
5 picce-the whole force not numbering mo
Than 1,4Q0 men, If even the total reached tn
d number. On Thursday At dawn th's cosua
proceeded down the Charlottesville {Broe
e Chprcl) turnpike. Carefully and cautious
! iuurncTing, the federal lines we're penetrate
8 when horse pIckets discovering onr yidett
C advancing, the videttes hastily retired, aeeoF
ingto o5deI upon NE M nan 1oag o9os
h Hanover Court House, the federal. were "o
8 to proceed thither daily for forage, as ca
r tufed picket informed the men, but on tt
occasion had orders to proceed as tar as Pr
n sible towards Richmond. Il being thoug
2, possible to capture the whole detachms'
3r dispositions we're accordingly made, but up
If the appearance Of the second squadron OF
ID 9Th {composed Of the Caroline dragon
Captain Swan, and Lees light horse, Lie1
ID Hnugerford commandins,) under command
Cant swan, the enemyss outpost hastily g
Is ! loped back, and their main body took 10 dig
4 Capt, Swans squadron dashing after tn
down the road, making splendid race OF t
p. miles at a killing pace. Having proseec
le thus far, and near the court house, the ene
he seemed to have been reinforced, and mads
as stand On the road, and in the fields to the ri!
and left of it Thinking to flank them, 3
I'd canture the whole force, Col. Lee, Of the
proceeded around their position TO cut OF
k. treat. but the movement occupying Ion
IT, time than desired, the second squadron OF
is, 9th prepared 10 charge. And as thug trof
ne toward the enemy, the federal leader could
u MAINLY seen and heard harangulny his troo
a ilryipg and begging them to set like men,
0' | stand. His eloQuelce WAS Of no aTalt, and
on fhe second squadron Of the 9th increased tt
mace and came nearer to them with flash
lot sabere, the Federal officer galloped tow
M them. thinking his men would follow. :.
ot- 20. however, and IS he wheeled hts horse
I'LL / again, our men wete upon him he 1eii sno
to tue head; his men gave feble Foiie7 =
de- PISTOLS and scampeEeg of the field 1n i
i'd cons style. leaving killed and wouaded IN
ich hands, and many prlsoncFa- capturing
POSTS and pickets III great nunb. ITS, and g
i've | taking wea1itd hofsemen, it Was asceEta
Ieir that the force engaged were squadrous oi
uId ! 5tb United States regulars, who haa seen
ote service in TcSas :ud the Indian committees,
had never refused a charge before. I
camps were reported to be a312cent, and
ceedine thither every thing WIS destroyed
40 Tut to the torch ,
From several captured In and about I
,r.. camps It VAS asceTtained that several
eral ros5 and "a tbe;r picEets were stronger
the more numerous than usual, it was deeme
-t-a+tn half The second squadron O.