The dollar weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1862-1864, 1862-07-10
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

NEWS OF THE WEEK.
As thers is considerable excitement as re-
CARDS the state Of affairs before Richm ond.
we have endeavored to give our readers the
latest and most reliable news which has
come to hand. We let the Richmond bat
ties speak for themselves. There has boon
much hard fighting done, and immense
slaughter on both sides. The National
Army appears to have been greatly out
numbered by the Confederate and were
informs us that Genl. McClelland, has
again ed assumed the offensive He is rep
resented as having attacked the confed err
ates last week, and driven them before him
at all points. and gained so much ground as
to enable him to advance his pickets to the
Chickah ominv. Burnside had also COM
municated with him. but up to latest adj
vices had not left Newburn. The state
ment that he had recently been reinforced
by 10000 men is contradicted.
The whole number of Confederate troops
reported to be at Richmond by rebel pris-
oners amount fully to 100000 men. Genl-
Lee. has the chief command, and Generals
Beauregard, Johnson and Jackson were
comm anders of the corps under him. In
regard to the report of Genl. Jackson's
death. they speak of it in such manner as
TO lead one to believe it is n mere ruse on
the part Of the Coufederates.
bility for the Union army to take Rich
mond, either BY land or water-by land on
account of the mum Der of troops, and by
water on account of the defenses of Jam es
River. OF the latter Fort Darling is only
/ one. Besides this fort, three iron batteries
| have also been erected, mounted with heavy
guns, and casemated for tn e protection of the
gunners.
We have intim atoms from Washington OF
early effective moveme nts of the whole
Western army. We cannot conceive what
it means, unless Halleck is to advance from
| his Corinth line, with the design of clearing
out the rebels in Mississippi aud Alabama
and at once endeavor to occupy and fortify
the Cotton States.
i he Europa from Liverpool on the 2Sth
via Queenstown 29th, brings news two days
later than the Kangaroo.
The receipt of the ers'a's news in liver
pool caused an increased excitement in the
cotton market and an advance in prices.
The London Times saws in regard 10 thu
war in America, the news shows tina. moth
ing much can be expected before fall, and
it hopes that means will be devised before
that time to put an end to the conflict
The Richmond Dispatch of Monday
states that steamer had arrived in a
Southern port, about the 23l, with $500
stand Of arms and large quantity OF am
unition. Two Sc hoorers had arrived with
salt and assorted merchandise, several other
ships were on their way.
dispatch from Memphis dated the 9th
inst, says the ram Lioness, from Vcksburg
brings dates to July End. When she left
tho bonn bsrlment was still going on, the
rebel batteries replying occasionally. The
city is said not to be so badly damaged as
at first stated. The rebel force is stated &c
be 5000. a story reached the fleet that
several hundred of the rebels had been kill
ed by the explosion of shells. The cana
across the point of land opposite the city ha:
been nearly completed. Negro workmer
have been collected from various plantation.
in the vicinity. it is supposed that wher
the ditch is finished the river would cut a
wide channel during high water and forever
leave Yickburg an inland village.