The sun., 1862-06-19
FRENCH ARMY STARVING
Rebellion in South America.
MASSACRE OF THE PEOPLE.
important from Congress.
the C0NFISCA1ION MEASURE PASSED
&c. &c.
(te.
Eron Gen. McCieliau's Army.


Washington June ls.-A dispatch received at
As War Department, from Gen. Mcclellan, this
Snssnoon, ssssss that COL Averil had just returned
Rom scout " the Aaaspony In search Of band
pf gusrrillaa, but they were found 70 have le the
rsvious day. hs destroyed the bridge, took
aumbsr Of wagons and carts loaded with supplies
Or Richmond. destroyed . large amount Of rebel
grain, and captured several important prisoners.
Col. Gregg had made reconnaissance 70 Charles
City Court House and recovered some mules which
eosd.
soos PosIrrvB THAT Tun RBBst.s ARH RgCEvIsa
nEAvr RErsyoRoExzsrs.
The correspondent OF the Philadelphia INQUIRER
writes from Gen. Mcclellan. .rmy. as follows.
Yesterday our pickets were driven In on the leN
snd our uisn,.in r.pulslns them, had one or two
wsunds1. We took six Of them Prisoners, AID
learnp4 thst they belonged u tie Y3d North Caro-
tina Regiment. They are ignorant OF other d.vis-
Ions except their own, and say other troops are
psayng ia from the south aud southwest. Just le-
vsal oar ulekei lines at Old Tavern, (which Ia but
mill er y0tle more, from u,e battleheld,! they
sonstrS6Ss6 esrthwork.
NsAa NsonAsiosvnlr, june 14-The tempo
cary excitement OF last evening soon subsided. The
rebel cavalry, after having pcketsd the road yes
terday, upon this side of the White House, made
dash sfser the teams between that point and Gar
wagen % General Porter, with six hne black
horssaj j0etween the church and the river. Some
twsnty WagonHewere picked up, aud the horses and
1p1nlss taken out and the wagons fired.
- Everything coming from the front Indicates that
V Rebels will make q stron.; stand between Fair
Aks and Richmond. Our Lines run from tst
|. tolql n about half mile below New Bridge, di-
c60 IN front, and not distant . mile are u large
torcS Of Rebels at work, day aud night, upon
sarthworks. The whole Rebel army and large
number of negroes are now working day and
a ght III, ging bitches They now are at work us
busy ~ though their last ditch had not vet been
dug. They have made five or six more
GROUND Richmond, and are running smother limo
From below Richmond out TO . point below Fair
Oaks from thence 70 New Bridge aud up TO the Ne
chsnicsville turnpike road and thence into the city
The camps groVins IN numbers daily, scarcely
an open feld this sido Of Richmond but Ia dotted
~sth tents working parties digging dirt.
ON, ,,,vnws a,rso ro,nv.
-
Tho New Bridge, Noe correspondent OF the
e,hil.dsInbi. psrsa June 1Qth eonNrms tha arrival
:, ,.I-,r.,., ,..-~... m.
VI 'eoe' 'e'nio''sae"'"' AA' ss'''
Day after day the two opposing armies are becom-
ing more savage. Thers VASE time when tie plck. .
sters hobhoboed together and high oihoers passed
compliments, but that day has gono by. Strict
uruers nave bseh gwen 70 hre upon every one oi
sne ehemy who shows himself and the sharp cracks
o. mnuInsrs.Ie a rh.s are heard all day long. The
she,hy SEN % 70 nave me same orders In force, and
M & anu ,Ir'n ans esuen bullets whz, and woe TO
SassIn aT.r, "S"ssH'y oApos@s himself 70 sheir
oeay s"e.' -. 49,, -
.9p so ~ nom, Riny need nreeiy sntieipes The
* ~ al. H. ~ " 90 " racaivaa =, , li ,iio Pass week
"a" ,.iJut .e'n'oieeinehts and
uhve SNOW mohi,riu aiu''oh ol energy in their
- hitL I,,iIi,r', ~. a1o,.oi -, " ~, s oaks
,. -, -. -, " "' -, - - ", W ~ .'u M'u-
sid H. .his,W, ", III ', ~ 'a.u 70
luz Of shell. The rebels, too, have tesom. mos,