, 1862-07-10
INTERESTING DETAILS OF TIE SITUA TON
Iron ;hc WASHINGTON publican, 5.h.l

[E1om he Washington Republican, 5th.l
The weck's fighting, ending with Tuesday,
tie first day Of July, has been 4 great adEau-
taee TO TIC pational cause Anything vas pit,
hrooded over the army Of the Potomac for
months. We have lost more 1nen, vice OVER,
! hy lhglorious disease III the sWamp5 OF tue
| Ciickalominy than in all tue seven days
| f:.hlirr. Our losses in these battles hryo
bcvn cruel. In the first moment OF the n ,tional
| an4 uisa, it ulay sccA uuIeellng 10 suggest any
| considerations of compromising advantage.
| But the truth is, War5 capno. be prosecuted
to successful termination without lighting,
ard least OF aIl, such Il var rs this is. The
rebels arc not to be put down by blockade, BY
starvation, OF by any form Of the anaconda
policy. L is to be done bS fighting, and by
| killing of their leading spirits in battle And
| while that ia not to be cconp1ished without
dep1orablc 1esscs on our side, the sacTices OF
life III idle camps arc really greater.
Correspondence \. =. World, 4th.J =
McClellan's reinforcements, ne fear, are for
holding his present position-holding it till
ThinE Of Mcclellan marching on the rebel
capital with one.half the number Of troops
that defend it.
Gcd grant, however, that this stup=ndous
! modification before Richmond may yet bring
the adnlinistr ration and the North up to !
| we have to do-that it may produce paroS-
, ysm of patriotism throughout The whole land
that in awful earnest shall end our enemy at
once, instantly and forever.
To arms! To arms! Reinforce!
c [F1om the Washington Star 5th1
= We feel at liberty to say that Gen. McCle-
) Ian is grateful fer the promptness with which
he is beirg reinforced. Sufficient men have
+ doubtless reached him by this time to render
;. hfe position perfectly secure. and in very
If brief period those that are on the way from
different quarters, aud those awaiting trane
portation being hastened to him, will SC
a swell his army rs to make it more efficient
= TRAN ut any previous period since it sat dow
- before Yorktown.
r. Correspondence n T, Herald, 5th.J
. During the whole Of The seven davs' ccntes
81 cur troops fought bravely, and drove bacl
n tie enemy at many points {as, for inst auce
es Eaen General Helntzelman charged with
l3Tge portion tj Of his eorRS; yet, IN spite 2
ut fayor Of the enemy. The Chickahominr ha
u. proytd do barrier to their pursuit Of ou
weary and decimated columns. Gen. Wood
bur5ss Engineer Brigade remained benin
blowing up the bridges. But the rebel
~ have engineers as well as We. They hav
~ u. beeid.s what we have not, IN intimate know
d. edge Of the topography Of the country, an
&C. thy know Of many fords and passes acros
l., consequence hss been that their engineers yer
~. quickly rebuilt the bridges, and while part {
ny their army crossed on these other part
N, crossed BY the fords. Thus they kept clos
tn on our rear. The Union engineer brigade OF
structed all the roads through the great Viii:
IL Osk Swamp. and SO efftctual we're their labor
Sc id doirg SO that Gen. He!ntze1man publicI
nv declared t1at they had saved the army. VII!
:. he meant was that the distinctions which OF
thst swamp so delayed the pursuit
"a the eIemy that cur army effected Il
,aa movement in safety. But the horde
10 Of the rebels toiled day and night at tt
Iry | removal Of some Of the distractions. an
&C. sought out new paths by which Others mtst
be ayoided, SO that BY Tuesday night tbs
:, were ready to cross the swamp with Whatey.
1t force they pleueed: Before that time. ho7
Or ever, our army bad reached the James Rive
and were comparatively safe. AS stated
l., my last letter, our a11ny is now massed on tt
'ne left bank Of the james River, along space.
OF d7e miles, where We are comparatively aaf