The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-06-03

were on ~ eve Of mounting, sud all the camps
that unsettled and restless gusss which ssAaraceric
Of those VITO expected 70 b sntsnantsA = few more
minutes
The pacEets OF tbs First Brigade Smiths division had
Out jus returned from the arduous vs Of the night
whom thsy were commanded by the Intrepid Major for
meriy Congressman and Judge Charles H. Larraby Or
Wisconsin, 70 be on the ahrt His previous watch
prised twenty hours and his picket consisted Of
three hundred msn. These were thrown 70 the very
brink Of the stream and during die night they could
hear the opposite pckes convsrsng In the edge OF the
weeks. Al sundown sunday the rear brigadss
and divisions or our army joined the advance,
and having snoampcd, thousands Of our and
officers rushed pel-msIl 10 che Chckahominy, in
order TO catch glimpse Of the rebels Several thou
sand Of them assembled in this way full Wow Of the
rebels who imagined that about to ford
the stream in force They accordingly fred three shells
a. reminders that thcy not mapping. The Arst
passed directly the heads Of pckcts the second
struck few feet in front OF them and the third burst
shortly after leaving the gun. The second shell was
picked up by lad, and found 20 be filled with bullets
imbsdded in hard sulphur Two shells were fred at US
this morning without effect but have heard all day
discharges Of siege pieces the direction OF Bottoms
Bridge.
Indeed, our position is peculiar We are ND with
the enemy and there ID no retreat; outposts are
within shouting distance and our cannon menace theirs
From hill IN the the spires Of Richmond TO-
day with the naked eye; but in the sweep Of fields be
tween those spires and the supremacy Of loyalty or
violence 10 yst TO be established.
svm Prxr, May 81, 1852.
g,re Miles from Richmond Railroad COmms~scatio,.-
Hoso Abosa ne QSarermdaers Departmena S-Szsrm-
isAisg-A Heavy Storm, &C.
uuilogf nat "a Ar nj
on the battery would be from Central Park But the
path not paved, nor do the run. Here are the
rails however and the line, perhaps win soon be opsn
What singular freak induced the rebel leaders TO spare
this railroad will remain mystery. Was "prepertyp
superior 70 Patriotsm whom this matter was cousd.
srsdf Were tho drsctorsn listened 70 Are the stock
holders influential the rebel Cabinetf what else could
10 10 that leaves 10 the Yankee invaders 20 admira
BILE . means Of transportation with our dspot
al whitshouss, nearly twenty miles behind u.s. and
theyoads cut into succession Of dacnes all The wav
we shond have been bothered 70 supply the army bv
ordinary means But here and an admirably con.
strucsd railroad all the way from whitshouss 70 camp.
and bu little injured; and presto, locomotive does
the OF amlien mriss, and the locomotive can be
relied uon and the mules can't Alas for dslnoueus
in the Cpmmssaryiand Quartxrmaster's Departments
Lat them look 70 themselves. Now longer can their
shortcomings be put 70 the score OF bad rosds
sad impossible teams no isngsr can the mud
be relied upon 10 explain every difficulty.
Nsmore con the Hne prsext Of "waegons In che way,
explain the from camp Of all Ihat nsceasary 10
sustain life.
Yesterday at ten O'Clock in the morning. party o., the
enemy attacked and drove In pcke. but driven
back and the limo established There was more or s.s
diminishing between the pckess all day. Our loss waa
seven killed. We know the enemy TO have had seven
killed. and suppose him TO have had more he gene
rally TO conceal the greater part Of his loss
oae Of our killed J. J. Bach, OF Richmond
township, Toga county, Pennsylvania From the APP
Of his when recovered he was supposed
TO have been bsrbarously mutilated and 10 lie said in
that Of the soldiers comrades saw one Of the
emmy beat out this mans brains after he had fallen.
wsYOould not nnd tho soldier who saw this, end wss