The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1862-06-24

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returned 10 suaolk. having oofuplei-
"a hia labess in preparing and posting
TROOPS. - 81 10 eos "a any commaQ.-
cation bsseea tas .eccsasonisis IS
Norfolk ard rsbe abar. By az NJ.
rival 81 ths White EioBse boat we
learn thar sAirmishing las been going
- 3 iron. n he army. The rebes
have assumed : more menarlug att.
ia8s and vii probably try u bring
% = ecueral engagement q ir0ni o.
ihesr works, Ia order 10 dras our
troops Within range Of lheir batteries.
Three dsserlers FROM the Third
Georgia regiment. who came N yesier-
day. rriieraies the report that lie reb-
els arc becoming desperate and great
IL dislieariened az their recent defeat.
Orders have been issued prevent
ing ANY persons not connected with
the army 81 the Potomac, visiting tie
front under any circumstances.
Cairo. Iane 10.
Gen. Strong was severely wounded
to-day, by the accidental discharge Of
pistol ia the hand Of Capt Deiu.-
Tie bail passed through the Gems.
arm. a "A lodged in bis aide, whence
Il was exlracied.
On Board the Guntoal St. Louis
White River Cut, of Ar : June 10
An expedition down The river pass,
reached here without a slot beng
iired. The tug Spitiire captured tile
rebel steamer Clara Dobson to-day
She had one hundred bales Of cotton
on board, said to be worth S60000.--
She has started for Memphis with a
prize crew on board.
The steamers Parallel, Judge Fletc-
her, and several others are IN India
bay also the iron clad beat Arkan-
sas, which run down the Memphis in
an unfinished state, and which is ex-
pected 10 offer battle 10 US. The Van
Doru, which escaped our fleet, is said
10 be up the Arkansas river.
SATURDAY.
Camp Before Richmond, June rs,
Special dispatch 10 the New York
Times:
Another fine day. Every day OF
sunshine advances the fall Of Rich
mond. Three days rain might post.
pone it essentially my opening re-
mark, therefore, is entitled TO special
attention. With the exception OF Sun
days thunderstorm we have had now
ii succession, seven warm days. The
surface OF the earth in the fields, ex-
cept in low spots, Is practicable for ar
tillery. We had very brisk picket
firing last night, in front Of a point
halt mile North Of FAIR Oaks sta
lion. Our side sustained no damage.
This morning everything is quiet again.
il is reported by descriers that
heavy recuiorcenents have been sent
from Richmond to jackson in the val
ley Of tie Shenandoah.
Another correspondent writing I'M
der the same date says; | am positiv-
ely assured by parties who are reliab-
ly informed, that the lite Of the arch
traitor JEFF Davis, is in extreme dan
ger, the rebels looking upon him with
the utmost suspicion. Ii is even ay-
erred that he was prevented by an
armed force, from escaping out 0!
Richmond lie is the object Vi gem
eral disirust, IIandblls in every vari-
ETY., are displayed all over the city,
denouncing JEFF. Davis, and applying
10 him ridiculous aud opprobrious eph-
ithets. Tie rebels declare ii the in
tention Of Davis to desert them.
MONDAY.
Memphis, June 10.
An EXPEDITION composed of the gun
boats St Louis, Lexington, Conesta-
90 and Mound City, accompanied by
transports carrying the 43d 46th Indi-
ana regiments, was sent up from here
some days since for the purpose Of re-
moving Instructions in White River.
On the 18th the expedition reached
St Charles, l35 miles above the bend
of the river, where the rebels had
erected battery. An engagement
ensued, lasting an hour and half.
While the gun boats engaged the
battery, the troops under Col. Fitch,
landed a short distance below, and
proceeded to storm the place.
During the engagement ball en-
tered the boiler Of the Mound City,
causing fearful explosion and loss
of life, The crew consisted Of l73