, 1862-07-12
A REBEL CONFESSION OF THE
STRRNGTH OF OUR 70.
SITI0N.
TEE STAWTQM- -M'GLELLAM ILL
BH0GLIO.
MIR, STANTON NOT TIE BE-
SPONSIBLE PARTY,
THEpREs!DE%T THE SOURCE OF THE
ORDERS 70 Ef'DOWEtl.

Is aEcuIatt ItLu1ua Ss pUSslul1 IlAue 70 uiHl |
Of thu losses in the recent battles, but there
are half Q dozen stories as to what the actual
footing was. This Evenings Star says the
killed, wounded and missing in all the seven
BATTLES wcre reduced to II, QUO. Frank Blair, !
Wno accompanied the President, says 10000, |
while Senator Wilson Was understood to say |
that the President told him 15,o01 At any t
rate rcinforcements now have far mora than |
supplied a1l losses.
The Richmond Examiner and Dispatch of |
July T, give us more encouraging views Of the !
rebel dtspobdtncy than ANYTHING We have |
hitherto had. It's articles are regarded as in !
d;cating belief that MeCle1lan's present po- /
sition is entirely safe from any attack theY |
can make, and 4 continued menace to the
safely of their capital.
The president, assistant secretary Watson
ard Frank Blair bring back most encouraging
news i:A Mcc~le}l&n's army, which they re-
port in fine condition and rustoreI to more
than the original strength again aud ready for
offensive operations.
II may be regarded as settled that Mcclellan
will remain in command OF the army and Mr..
S;apton reiain his place in the Cabinet The
President is indisposcd TO make any changes
for Tie present. One fact IS we'll known here
that all the late war on Mr. Stanton totally
missed its mark. The man responsible. for
every act for which the Mcclellan ra7ty
accused Mr. Stanton, vas President Lincoln.
The chain ofeyldcnce exoDerating 3Tr Stan
ten is complete. Among other facts ir the
case is this, that days before the beginning of
late battles Mcdowell was under orders to
march to Richmond to reinforce MtCleltan's
ri.ht wiEg, and that the President courter-
handed the order. Thrse Developments
.lau5e tie re1atlens Of parties somewhat.
MI. Stanton is but strengthened by the accusa-
ton, which the President knows 10 be unjust.
Both Stanton and Mcclellan arc 10 !u re-
taincd. Such is the belief at least Of the best
informed.
NEW YORK, july 11.-The New York Tri-
;uut say: I lis Pr s!G!t1lt returned to W,.>h;uG-
ten last evening. N.ti.iu:, official has tr4s.s-
pi-ed as to lis aciion .hit with General Me-
Clc1lan. Our letter from Fortress Mou7oe
suys he went to see for himself and learn Whas
on satisfactorily. Tie troops were veil rest
Cd, III i ready to man tor another light. Tic
new position is imrregnable, aud the rolds
to Kich1ht':'d, niuetlcn Miles by laad, dry
! ard favorable.
Tie Burnside reinforccr1cnts have I'll gone
up the river They were n fae health anu
spirits, sp]enGidiE disciplined and efficient.
| Burnside il al Intimate friend Of Mcclellan,
and will BIZ next in command.
Another correspondent learns that On the
arrival Of tile President at Harrison's Llndlng,
! G*n. Mcclellan with several other military
| 4yntlenen, visited him on boaEI, after which
| til. president and the general held a private
| conferences for about half an hour. TAty then
| Wcceeded iu Ell ambulance to Gen. Sunler's
| headquarters, where they took lolse5 and ylS-
| tied the intlenc!tmcnts.
| Tie President briefly addressed tho soldiers.
| lie sa;d he lad come 10 see fer hisu:c'f, and
to krow the situation Of affairs, aud that he
| should 90 lack satisfied. It was said they
! ha1 bc:r wA,pped, Il was not So and never
t would be. He knew the men he 6aw around
| hin would prove equal to the task before
then1 aud never give up without going into
| Riuhluo.d. He had been uaahle to sleep for
anxiety, but after WIT LIT Il Il had seen aud heard
| xunid 60 back to Washington satisfied ths
it vas 81; right with the army Of the Potomac.
H. declared his contidcEc: III the army aud its
commander, in all the men and I'LL the 0tficsr5,
who were all alike deserving the confidence Ct
tie country.
The party continued their ride along tue
line, and at nine in the evening returned to
headquarters, after having been in the saddle
uiue hours.{ On "Wednesday morning. after a
started on his return.
The Ihra1d'S special says the President is
satisfied that atla1rs On the peninsula arc il
much better condition than they have been
reported. He gives credit to Gen. Mcclellan
for having III no way exaggerated f:lct5. Lie
hes seen for himself the necessity for rein
1orcements, and returns with the conviction
that Mcclellan is in his proper position, that
the army il devoted to him and full Of couf,
dence in Lis ability and tnat all he require:
shall be done without delay.
WASHINGTON, July 10.-Accounts brought
By the presidential party from The headlaar.
| tiers If the army cf tEe Potomac, give 4 clecr.
ing view OF the position Of things in tha!
vicinity. It is represented that the catiri
losses on our part ia the several battles will
not exceed in ',ilIed, wounded and mizsins
IL ,tQ0- StraCslers are continually returning
The loss Of the enemy, there is TO doubt i:
Exceedingly large. It is understood that pre-
vious to the late battle before Ric,:as 51ld
Gen. Mcclellan arranged With the rebel au
thoritfes for central exchange OF prisoners
ard that Gen. Dix has been Instructed to con
| suululate the same under flag OF truce.
WAsH1SGToN, July 1.-THE Richmond E.
oa4i7er of the 7th received here, disconrSias
Ge1; .;9a, Mcce3aqs q, rs present p9in says
; yesterday outside Of the several circles .
Bureaucracy, was that the enemy had taken
strong position With one Of his 1iank5 restin:
on the river about Berke1y, completely unde
| cover LIS EulQDIl+S, dIu LIS EAl(emt
reaching to Herring Creek, where his position
is defended by an almost impassiole mo
rass. It was supposed that the enc.n,
would have been attacked yesterday, hu
there had leen no fighting up to the las
accounts. Its not to be supposed the enem
his last great stand without good reason:
The first and most apparent of these is tha
Nestoyer 1auding is perhaps the very 5es
ground On the James River, aud th= str2ar
for miles up and down being broad and deel
affords both an excel ent sea room and aucho'
, this is by no means the oalE a
west Of Berk]cy are impassabl
ra4ines running from near the ChaSles Cit
read, on the north to James River, making
successful attack from that quarter next
| impossible. Within quarter Of a mile fro1
! where these rayines begin, Herring Cree
, ! crosses the Charles City road. The who
L course Of this creek is one impossible morls
while along its northern and western baol
my's position presents but one prcgnab
point-the piece Of level county mort
}, half q miIe in width lying betxet
the head OF the rayi1es and the point Hhe
Herring Greek crosses the Charles City roa
Already this entrance to his stronghold
within range Of his gunboats and Of Ills sic.
guns planted on the Evlinton Hills.
N Whilst our ammuCltl0n and stores must
IT, wagoned distance Of nearly thirty miles, b
!. steamers and transports are running up
IL the very doors Of his tents: Ten day5 q:
at when Mcclellan beleagured Richmond, vi
st tbe exception Of about five miles Of t
~ Cbickahominy low grounds, he occup
~ the most barren, and at the same time t
he most watered and most uBhea1thy region
nc Eastern Virginia, with the Seven Pines
Mt their headquarters, the very pick and foa
Nv of the Northern army was concentrated, a.
Oh here for weeks their yigor and numbers me-
ed away under the influence Of miasma, b
N, water and Southern sun. But by his has
trip through White Oak Swamp Mcclellan /
W. emerged With thinned ranks into more gen
OF land.
New YORK. July 10-Among the sick a
IN wounded who have arrived here are Dr. "
- E. Clark, 4th Michigan, chronic diarrhe
We James Arnold, 7th Michigan; 1saac Danes
20th Indiana, typhoid fever; Ephraim Dire
,rs 7th Michigan, leg; Martin D. Smith, 66th Oh
-, foot; Thomas Pattle, 4th Michigan, dead q
ne buried at Fortress Monroe; Char
Goodwin, Goth Indiana, head; Lewis Yat
4th Ohio: L. B. Sullivan, 10th Michigan
rs. ". Passage, do; Abraham Bahcock, 6
,ys Ohio; William Parent, do; 3. E. Rice,
ia Illinois cavalry; II. Tuttle, do; G. B. CsIki
to Sth Michigan: I'd Mehigan-H Eggemy,
en- A; Arnold BARLEY, co. e Barker, CO.
Ix- Odell, co. H; James Hetch2oat, co, q: Jeru