Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-07-28


The following burlesqne upon General Nc
CLELLAs. albeit from rebel source. il being
pablissed in the Richmond Dispatch of the llth,
Is Of amusing interest:
HEADoUARTEEs AMY or THE PoToNAol
sNelr GuI.bpais. on zines River. July
Hon f. " Stanton, SecretaTyof War. 5. 4:
1t may seem missioner for tie army OF the
James rver 10 lie cillei the army OF the Potomac,
and Il NAV excite surprise that INV address is
beis the gnnbpats instead of Richmond. Va. but
/ have just executed "A grand strategic move
ment Nothing equal ~ it was perioFmed at Sc
bastoiol.
TIN, the enlightened public of Boston and
New York NAV understand the magnificent con-
ceptlOn and execution OF this wonderful plan,
will make bret statement.
On the 10th OF j une enticed across the Chick
ahomin, the rete Generals jackson. Lpugsreet,
IL H. Hill and A p Hill. for the purp,>e OF an
Initiating them when separated from their base of
operations.
A z. Hill attacked my works in front and
Jackson and II HILL turned them on IN, right.
Ne killed vast numbers of tn. enelny and lett a
vast army Of my wounded in his hands Know
ing the greet lack OF provisions aud melical
stores in the rebel ranks. let them Ike 900 OF
my well men and all my sick. Ny wounded,
sick and sound men will add realty to the dis
tre>s OF tie enemy and help crush the unnar u
raj rebellion. No such magnificent scheme Was
devised at Sei,I.Iopol.
The rebeis having cut my telegraph wires. |
found it -e>Sary Ia invent "a new system ot sig
mails. ! therefore adopted the Old hed of signal
in. by IighIs. 50 ! made bpntres out OF lea mil
lions of dollars worth of cumms>iry and quarter
master stores | am happy Il state Ihtt the sig
nails were understood throughout my lines In
this age of progress We ought to improve upon
old ideas, and am confident that car firmly
claim IN 10 such signal lights used at Sc
btsto,Ol.
! had now tolled the rebels to the very place
wanted to get them. M lsn Hill" ,gnf-
cent hight, defended the funk bv the gun
boat. and only approachabe by ravines swept by
my artillery anticipated gorious time in
Strengthening the rebels The rebel trOons OF
jackson. Huger, NJ gruder, ID II Hill and Whit.
ing. swarmed around me all day. They came up
to my batteries Yelling and shouting, ami moved
them down with grape and canister at hilf
range Ii WAS glorious victory; but ! could
not persuade my men il WIS glorious victory
for them; | therefore yielded TO the wishes
of my heroic boys and resolved To toll the rebels
on.
harter myself that / have seriously crippled
the enemy by leaving another large lot OF sick
and wounded in his hands. had almost forgot
ten to state that L have abandoned in all about
fifty of my magnificent Parrntt and Napoleon
guns. The enemy will be compelled To fee y
large number of horses to transport these guns.
and it is difficult To- imIgine haw starving ebel
dom support such "a burden
am HOW on the banks at the male~tic James
whales and catfish are disporting in It's yellowi>h
waves; the gunboats and fleet float proudly on it,
glass, bosom, the suft zeph,rs ruffe its surface.
The mosquitoes and the frogs unite in dulcet
symphony with the owls and the whpp"rwills
The dense dark foliage beSpe ks eioquentlv of
rebel sharpShoo!ers In fact. all nature is redo
lent with grandeur. ma gnfcence. nagniloquence
aud glory. | leel inspired, elevated. sublim ted,
etheralzel. 10y the great through which
have passed. Ny victories have won me eternal
fame; Immortality is mine, lmm0rtalir, is miuel
have not taken Richmond but | have taken
the gunOoats. have not pushed Johnston
TO the WALL )" but have pushed myself against
the old redoubtaoe Stonewall! Immortality is
mine. Immortality Is niue!
With lofty sentiments of exalted esteem, !
abide, q. B MCCLELLAN,
Maj Gen Com. pear the GunOoats.
p. S. omitte,l to state that fUrtv-six of the
rebel regiments were from North Cl.ulina.
have told YOU before OF the strong Union senti
ments existing among the troops from thar State
From the cloSene-s with which they followed me-
it is now demonstrated beyond all peradvenrure
TINT they desired TO establish intimate relations
with my brave and noble reserves.