, 1862-06-06
FROM BEFORE RICHMOND.
TEE SITUATION YESTERDAY.
LOSS OF THE REBELS IN THE.
LATE BATTLE.
Rebel Newspaper Accounts Of
The ickahominy Fight.
GEN, MCCLELLAN PRAISES
GEN. SUn1WER,
AND AMENDS Ills FORMER
DISPATCH.
McCLELLAK's HEAnQEARTER5,
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/ seyere storm since Tuesday lasted the |
whole Of yesterday. The Chickaho miny rose |
to an unprecedented height, and trains from
White House to Battlefield we're detained, aud |
tie telegraph line Frustrated.
All information shows that the rebels sui |
fered terribly in the late battle. Al the carts,
fnrriture-Wsgone, omnibusses, &c, were in
pressed for carrying the dead and wounded
from the fie1d. Hotels aud private houses
were occupied - hospitals
The rebels opened with artillery this morn
lug from five different points opposite New
Bridge to prevent its reconstruction. Three
OF our batteries replied, causing the rebels to
retreat after hot fire Of two hours- We lost
one Killed and tTo wounded; .
WAsaNeros, June 5.--Ehe VAT depart
ment received a dispatch from Gen. McCie1-
Ian to-day, stating that his dispatch of June
1st, regarding the late battle, vas incorrectly
published in the newspapers: lie sends copy
Of the original dispatch and desires its i1nme-
mediate publication, and says be is the more
anxious about it as it would seem he had Is
npfcd the services Of Gen. Sumner, which
were too valuable and brilliant to be overlook
ed. The mistake seems to have occurred in
the transmission by the telegraph.
CAIRO, June 5.-Ae1nphis papers Of June
I'd, contain dispatches from Richmond, dated
| June 1st, of which the following is the sub
| stance Of the news. Gen. HIPS division COM
menced fight on Saturday with Rhodes
| Garlands, RAINS and Anderson's br:zadrs
bearing the btunt Of battle unit. Inc arrival of
1einfoIcements: Tie + F<.aerals were ariven
from THEIR r~aoubts, ard their batteries turned
on them. Prisoners taken say Buell. vas in
| cen. Lee were on the field Their presence
increased the enthusiasm Of out troops. The
Yankees stubborn1y contested every Inch Of
ground, while giving way before the imnetu
Gus charges Of our soldiers. a large number
Of Confederate soldiers are wounded IN tht
arms and hands.
| Gen. Rhodes is slightly wounded. Tht
enemy tried to make flank movement aeou
: seven O'Clock in the evening, but WIS repulset
by Whitney's division. The battle took pla::
in Tie vicinity Of Boar Swamp, seven mile
from the city. On snnday the 9attie na was II fe
constantly coming in. Gen. Hatton n IT,,
ncssee was Killed. The carnage dre.dn ~ = y
\ on both sides, the Yankee, losing two to &c, o,
d takep.
r The Memphis argus further says that i
a tne hEht now progressing before Richmons
s and had beaten the Federa1s at every poin
b Gen. Hatton Of Tennessee is killed and Ge1
n | Rhodes badly wounded. The slaughter c
. both sides Is iulmcnse, but We have Z
d doubt that We shall win Q glorious victor
It Gen: Lee and President Davis were on ii
= bar,,o seld encouraging and increasing Il
\. enthusiasm of our 1ruoFfs.
The last dispatch is as follows:
RICHMOND, June --latest reliable repor
le from the battle field represent that the cneu
II has been driven back a mile and half fro
n his position. and our forces occupy his camp
y We captured three batteries, after most de
IN perate fighting, the enemy being protected
a woods aud entre1chments
n A VicBsburg paper Of Saturday, May
~ ~ Ba3s that eleven ot The Federal gunboats ha
H. gone down the river. They Say the fleet is
n. nearer the city now than it was two wee
ne ! ago, md that iusurmountable obstacles c
49, countered below Vicksburg had caused dis
Ill fection among the Yankee troops, compeli
o their commander to fall back to r1ofgani
m | their forceB