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FOaTREss MoSEoE, June S, m--During yes
friend, regular northeastern rainstorm, which
has rendered the dusty reads hereabouts little
else but ponds Of soft mud.
From City Point learn, to-day, that our war
vessels IN the James river, sbove City Point have
run the batteries at Drury's Bluff, ard ii Is Tu-
mored that the Monitor has passed throug h the
obstructions, sinking the Rebel gunboais about
Richmond. II this oe true, the Monitor by this
time, Is at the Rockets
A number of powerful gunbosts have been sent
up the river during the past two or three DAYS,
and our feet before Richmond 10 now quite for
midsble, consisting OF at least twenty vessels,
armed with the veTv best Of naval ordnance.
We must succeed N driving q e rebels into
their lsst ditch and, indeed, out Of It again.
The Metsmora arrived here from City Point
yesterday The rebels came down from Peters
burg with two miserable freight cars, under a
Gag Of truce. Upon these cars Mr.. Greenhow,
Mrs Ba1ley, and Mrs. Morris, who were not q
little humiliated At the carriage prepared for them
took passage for Secessia. As they mounted the
can the rebels gave three cheers for Mrs. Green
how and her company.
The rebel orncers were very despondent about
the recent great battle near Richmond, and se-
knowledged that their loss~Rss frghtful, and
they also acknowledged that their plans had be- 4
frustrated. Their faces were greatly elongated
about the bad news they had recently received.
By the arrival here Of the Cour de Lion, Capt
Alexandra Hamilton, from City Point, | havs
been enabled to converse with a number Of ref
ugees, who came from Petersburg, which inn
portant place, they say could be taken by single
gunboet, there are no batteries or troops there
now a. all
The entire rebel army was moved forward u
aid In the attack upon our troops on Saturday
lsst, and the rebels were 80 sure that they could
whip Gen. Casey with forty thousand men, tina
they sent 4 heavy hanking column down th.
James river, which was to move north along ID.
Cnickahominy to w bite House Point, whese .
was to form a junction with the column opp, I'd
TO Casey, and pitch into McClellan's flank ald
rear The plan was thus much more exten-!v.
than was at nrst supposed.
Great preparations were making among Cul
gunboats for the reduction OF Fort Darling.
Many Of the poor mechanics ln Petersburg ars
In a starving condition, and lOngingiy look for
ward 10 the time when the tsg Of the L UniOn shal
guaranty them something To do.
Desertions from the rebel armies are very fire.
quent, and companies Of cavalry have Teen or
dered TO patrol the country for miles around ich
mond TO bring In these deserters, who are leaving
by scores
There are thousands OF men in the rebel army
before Richmond who will surrender without
blow, when opportunity may Cner. The rebel,
put their best troops and their best generals for
ward In the battles OF last Saturday and Monday
and had Davis and other great traitors TO eneour
age them but they begin TO feel that their caus,
j. about played out and there IL but little uae o.
nghtlng.