Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1862-07-15

and thence with little delay reviewed the whole
army.
The President rode to the extreme front. The
welcome ihat greeted him was in the highest
degree enthusiastic.
Not satisfied with riding to the front of the
army, the President dismounted and assembled
the ramp arts in view OF the reoel pckets.
Many Of our mon were working in bitches,
including one or two ex congressman All were
cheerful and sanguns Of an early and hnal
SUCCESS
The Heraa's Washington dispatch says thc
President Is satisfied that alfArs Oh the PENN
sula are IN much better conaiton thun has been
represented lie gives great credit TO General
Mcclellan tJr having in 10 way exaggerated
facts. lie has seen tho necessity OF reinforcing
the army and returns with thu conviction that
Gen. Met lellan is in his proper pooi1lon-that
the army is devoted 10 ham. and full 81 conf
dence IN hs ability, and that all be- requires
shall be done without delay. On the way up
the Potomac the boat was aground several
hours on Kettle Shoals, and the whole party,
including the President took bath
The Tribune says the President returned last
evening. Nothing o1cial has TRANSFERRED as 70
his action while with Gen. Mcclellan, but our
letter from Fortress Monroe says be- went to see
Tor himself what changes il any, were needed.
All was going on well. The troops were vel
rested and really to IL man Tor another fight
The new position is lmpregnAble and the road
10 Richmond, II miles, dry and favorable The
Burnside reluiotcrment' have all gone up the
river. They are in fine health and spirits. and
stlendidly disciplined, aud efficient Gen Burn
slde Is an intimate friend oi G7n Met ielIan aud
will be next 10 command
Another correspondent earn. that on the ar
rival Of the President At Harrison landing,
Gen. Mcclellan, with several other military
gentlemen visited hun on board the steamer, at
ter which the President and Gen. Mcclellan
held private conference for halt an hour
They then proceeded to Gen Sumner heaS
quarters, where they took to horse to visit the
line 81 entertainments Arriving % the trench
Is the President briefly addressed thc soldiers
lie said be md come % SEQ tor himsali
an3 to know she situation q affairs and thHt
he mould ~ back sat-het. II vb, -aii they
lad been whipped, Lit was L0t so and meyer
would De- lie know tho men Uc sass Atuuat
MN would pro'requAl % tita a-k before uem
and never give upN without 5aus lu.u Richmond
H. bad been 4na5l, 90 81 + from auNety But
auer What ha bad -,tu auG ht.t4. bee >ioa.d 80
back y Washington ,,a-i.l th4t all was rIght
Vic 'he Army % hn Potomac he declared
bis confidence in the urtul and 10 g. command
sr ana IN all tie men, and .u 40 the officers
WHO were all alike deserving IT the confidence
VI the country
On Wednesday morning. altcr 5 alniareucs 40
headquarters. tile President started OIL his De-
turn.
NEW YORK July T. III. stated in Fortress
Monroe correspondence that the reported death
Of = S'onewall Jackson Is a eanard
An army letter says thata rcLel Captain who
WAS taken prisoner confessed that the rebe loss
on Friday, 1T GMne-ylle, was - 900 aud
their total losses 10 tie weeks fighting, was
from 90 GOO to 20, 600 Another letter SAYS
number OF our wounded have come in having
been ordered by the rebels to seek their own
camps. Our loss nov, says that Ietter, is re-
duced to less than 10 000 mes
New YoRK July s Tho Trjrne gives Gen
Andrew Porters name as authority Tor the
statement that the rebels have loU IS 900 men
10 tho recent battles