Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1862-07-10

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mate the rebel loss in.the late battles at $1,000
These prisonersgsay that stonswall jackson is
lnninjpred that he cutoff and captured three
miles Of wagon brains on the retreat from White
House to The james River at the battle Of
Gaines Mill, Gems. Davis, Lee, and Longsreet,
rode atthe head of the troops. They say the
/ Confeierates are four toaone against u.s. and
that they have large number of cannon. and
Ian, abundance of rifles, paskeis, ammunftion5
hhillaH the ihp Elements and munitioasl War;
THE rapid and mysterious movements of Sec
rotary Seward, just before the call for more
soldiers, have given rise to suspicion ahat it is
not altegsthef tAe-siaten of tfde against tife
rebels hat caused the demapd, but that the re-
moe possiHiiit 81 "a 1f0fsiga interference had
something 10 do with it. Of course the rebel
sympatlizers will make out Of the seven days
fight before Richmond q spleAdid triumph for
the rebels, and under its prestige bring their
lEweghiiest inauenceto bear upon tile English
and Frehch governments, urging them I'd, inter
7ene It is naturally argued that, in easeeithe
Government should undertake the job, 1.-The I3OO,-
900 menajast called for would be very handy to
have on hand ni3s9ol az shrs5sd 2I3Fs'iiS i
i .,l ada ~ .ps g4tls wat i. an dos} 81 jg3R 81
The battles bal of Monday and Tuesday of last
week, finishing up the series lasting through
seven days. satisfied the rebelsthat all attempts
to overcome The Army of The Potomac would be
in vain, and since Tuesday night, as we learn
by the latest dispatches from Gen McClellauto
the War Department, there has been no fighting
The fighting on The last Two days was ofthe
most terrific character, and the defeat of the
fl'ebels was most complete. Even the Richmond
Examiner acknowledges that The rebel army was
repnlsed on Monday, and that it suffered most
terribly ia killed and wounded y and its defeat
on Tuesday, as we learn from our own dispatch
es, was even more decided-,he gunboals play
ing an Important part, aud Carrying havoc into
,he rebelran with the, heavy SHELLS. Seven
teen of our gunboats are now in the James Eiv-
er, protecting the tanks of our army. Gen. Me
Clellan STA, es that our 70 'ces have not been
beaten in any conflict, and that they could not
be driven from the field by .e u,teemost efforts
of the enemy. No guns have been lost sioce the
| euSHSeHeHL vi 'Iotty tue ~ III uIt, Nueu eetl
McCall's Division was overwhelmed al the com
mencement of me ba,tle of GaiDes Hill, and
some lweni y-fve pieces fell into The hands OF
The enemy. A cor, ect statement of our losses
III killed, wounteu aud missing ca1not yet be
given, and the esltma es way icon fifteen to
twen' thousand. We have in, ors hands less
han a thousand rebel prisoners, though many
more were cap.ured, but released during the
movement 10 the James River.
The present position Of our army is one tha!
not on'y insutes lis sa,e,y, but is admirably
adapted future opeya.ions upon Richmond,
when it SHALL Lave been sat1iceuly st eng heued
to renew offensive ope a.ions. Forming an arc
of circle, one point rests upon tue James Riye:,
nealy opposite Fort Darling, and lie other
touches it at Harrisons Ba>-ma tug q front of
eight or ten miles. The g, ound is Slightly roll
ing, with a considerable elevation about mile
from the river, from whence it gradually slopes
to the wate"s edge. The eu'<e rear Of the al
my is tho orghly defended and rendered safe
from auack in diet quar.er by The James and
The gunpoa.s watch rest Oh lis fayotng bosom.
Di:ecly in f oA! a.tne point nca.est Eichmohd,
the WhiIe Oak S"a 'p aud Creek 10. IN a pto,ec;-
ing barrier; wni'c ridge Us ct whose base
lu,s Iu ney ecF. sKir.eu by ma si'v Ia nd on
each side, i'll e.'noses 10 reuGer approach upon
our extreme lus,her wing diHicultif ro imp ac-
ticable. For the whole distance. moreover. the
gunboas are within range of The outskirts o.
our lines nearest The enemy who pro6ting by
the experience Of Tuesday, are unlikely torenew
the fighting where they are 10 be exposed to
those dreaded adversafies.
GsN. ANDREW Posfsr, OF The Army of the
Potomac. was in Washi"a, . a Moodav. on BIS
way to visit his family notA. HIS oppo:tun;-
lies for learning he ex,enez OF ,ae dana ge re-
ceived by The enemy la the recent seven days
bat.'es were, Pc uaps betr ban o'her
Union officer. He es. I.,, es hey lost in lied
wounded, AID oererwlse Iendeted hors d. corr
bal, the imme"se number OF seeeniy .iUe ito. send
men, o., in other words, thattne;r loss was quite
/ rerrse 10 rece We flags Of luce rom Gen. Nc
Ctelian conveying Inquiries reattve to ere fate
of Union officers ard otbe believed 10 be
! wounded and pi sone:s ia inei.- h. ads. ibus
| evinc'ng a d,1;uci.nat.oa 10. perni,.ing Gen
Mcclellan to ob,.' in auy ioking of their real
condition since the te al ina, ion of lie battles
| The CONDITION OF Tns AEMy.-Tbe follow
ilg dispatch was received OF, Sau day at he
i War Department fro..l an officer of high rank
| and character in Gen McClellans army -"
- Army OF THs PoreaAc Jalv4 1862.
H. 1be newspaper reporters having all 60 ,e OF,
! prevent the people of the our, y being
frightened to- death: L will supply sae that at
II NJ today a national salute of 81 euns was
fred at The headquarters Of each a.inv corps
and all the bends are PLAYING nationaliaiss. M
| The men are i'll frst late spiriss, and The Gen.
eral is just ss.csipg to visit all lie troops. -
The newspaper reporters and Others who have
gone to the rear do not represent the army OF the
Potomac We can't be bea;en, and what is
i more, we won't be beatea. We ae all right.
and always have been. If they will seud rein
forcements enough 10 FIJI up out losses Of sick,
killed and wounded: we viii take Richmond from
this point. III ie95 aa' salt a.z "t '' $40
| Don't believe any stampede repo.ts you hear !;
there is no truth in them. - Seeesh is smashed
up, and as soon as we eau res;ed and get sup
plies, and few more men, we can use them up
completely. a.sr ~ iA
This is glorious Fous,h oe Jn'y for us ali
right. We hear nothing Of The enemy today
Don't fear for the Amy of The Potomac. s
| In conclusion, would just state that the Pro-
vost- Marshal General found it uune> essa " 10 or
der reporters TO the rear, they baving gone Of
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