The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-08-02
THE SITUATION.

The rebels attempted to capture another
schooner lying of Harrison's Landing, on Wed
nesday night, but were driven back. The New
Merrimac" was constantly looked for coming down
tie river. Recovered soldiers are continually go
ing up the river to rejon their regiments.
The rebel batteries on the south side of the
James river opened fire at midnight Thursday
upon the mail boat landing at the headquarters OF
Colonel ingalls,, at Westover, killing four of our
men and wounding FIVE. Colonel Ingalls, returned
The fire with thirty-two-pounders, and soon senc-
ed the enemy's guns. A few of vessels were
struck BY stray shots, but were not injured.
Our correspondence from Harrsons Landing
gives some interesting details of the condition OF
the army and the movements of the feet.
That portion of Commodore Porter's feet which
has arrived at Hampton Roads is comprised Of the
Racer, tie Matthew vassar, George Manchan, F.
A. Ward, Adolph Huze Daniel Smith and VIM.
Bacon. The other five are hourly expected to
rive.
The army Of General Pope had advanced beyond
Warrenton at last accounts. General Hatch's
cavalry is reported to be actively securing the
whole country from the enemy's lines to Little
Washington, but is not meeting with any large
forces. He, however, is making it too hot for spies
and guerillas, many OF whom are frequently cap
tured and consigned to the charge of the Provost
Marshal.
General Pope insists upon carrying out his or
der with regard to the oath Of allegiance. Every
who does not take it must 60 outside his lines.
The rebel citizens are correspondingly rerplexed
most entertaining account Of ten months resi-
dence in the South and the difficulties of escaping
therefrom, appears in another column. 1t is the
history of printer, who was permitted to come
North under passport from the British Consul at
Charleston, where he resided. Among other Incl
dents related is the fact Which he positively states
was asserted in the Richmond E1ominer Office in
his presence, that General Lee had 10000 men
In the late battles, ard 10 GOO in Richmond as q re-
serve. Even the rebels accorded to Mcclellan the
greatest praise for his mastery retreat. On
the I'd Of july the Examiner announced that be
was surrounded, driven into swamp, and his
stores, ammunition, artillery and wagons cap
tured. Jackson, it was said, was in his
street on his 'front.' and Magruder on his right, and
tie next day il was confidently expected he would
Be escorted through the streets in cage Next
day, however, the tune had changed, and the
Examiner began its display head 10 the news with
this line" The bird has flown" The rebels
were outgeneraIled and Mcclellan ali right.
This statement TALES very badly with the in
sinuations Of radical journals, that the rebels
had but small force in Richmond when General
Mcclellan retired across the peninsula.
BY the arrival Of the transport Mcclellan from
Port Royal at this port yesterday, We arc enabled
to give our readers goodly amount Of news from
that place and from Charleston. The garrison al
the latter city has been greatly reduced by the re-
moya Of troops to Richmond. General c. W.
was felt because General Lee did not annihate
General Mcclellan in The late battles, and the ia.
telligoncc that the rebels had lost forty thousand
men in these actions did not lessen the feeling Of
gloom and disco. emit.
Ia our correspondence from North Carolina we
1--WE an account Of some brisk fighting and deci.
sive victory for troops on the Trent road, near
Newbern, which resulted in the occupation OF
Treason by the Union forces.
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.
The British schooner Mary Harris, from Nassau.
n p, entered OF this por, this week. brings a.
part cargo "a bales cotton and 100 barrels spirits
turpentine and the British schooner Blanche. from
same port, 200 bales cotton. II would appear from
Che peculiar cargoes continually arriving here from
chat port that the regular liners between that port
and Charleston still continue TO make their trips
regularly.
The term ~ Senator Chandler, OF Michigan ex.
pires with the present Congress-, on the sth Of
March next. Ills chances for reelection are said
10 be small
-Four hundred and eighteen rebel church bells
which had been sent TO New Orleans in response to
che call OF Gen. Besuregard, aud captured ia that
CITY, we're sold ia Boston on the 3Oth ult They
wsit bed together upwards Of one hundred thou.
sand 1nais, aud brought about twenty four thou
sai5 gaf4.
hcago papers are publishing the names Of
81 ur entces Of the Illinois regiments.
I8e Aewrk (Ncw Jersey Corporation shin
siastsf4 we're put in circulation yesterday. The
potcs m 81 the denomination Of ten, fifteen.
swenty.ty and any cents. Fifty thousand dollars
worth are t9 be issued. There was great rush
for them
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