Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-06-23
Affairs near Richmond.

WASHINGTON, June 21-3 P. M.-Having
learned that reports of an exciting character
were industriously circulated in Philadelphia
and New York, respecting affairs in front OF
Richmond, your correspondent called at the
war department for information, and was as
sured that no adyiceS had been received which
would indicate any engagement OF character
beyond the daily skirmishing, growing out OF
"Reminiscences, and none announcing any
change in the general position of our forces
before Richmond.
LATER.-The following message was re-
ceived at the war department at 3.l5 P. NJ.
MCCLELLAN's HEADQUARTERS, June Il
2.3O p. MO Hon. b. ". Stanton, Secretary
of Var Things are pretty quiet to-day.
There is not quite as much Smelling as usual.
Our preparations are progressing well. The
enemy opened with some heavy guns yester-
day, but did no harm. G. b. Mcclellan.
Fort MONROE, June Give learn to-day
from the army of the Potomac, that quite
skirmish took place on the 18th inst, between
the Doth Indiana regiment, in Gen. kearney's
division and the rebels, which lasted for more
than an hour The Indiana boys stood their
ground, and sustained very slight loss. Lieut..
Carr, of company l, and three privates were
wounded.
During yesterday, the rebels endeavored to
feel our entire line by Smelling vigorously at
different points, in hope of annoying the work
ing parties, principally on the right, and oppo-
site Kearney's division. Their shells general
ly fell short and did but little damage.
The Massachusetts sixteenth has had
sharp skirmish with the rebels infront of Gen.
Casey's old camp at Fair Oaks. The casual
ties were as follows Company B, killed,
private j. Speakman; wounded C. S. Wilder,
I'll IN
James M. Mann. Co. G, killed, privates, A.
Brooks, T. Wilson; wounded, corporals M.
G. Wright, M. Rand, privates j. A. Hunter,
A. P. Ingalls,, J. A. Baker, S. Leeds, A L.
Willis, j. w. Eldridge; missing, privates j,
Brooks, c. H. Gardner, A. Sibley. Co. d,
killed, Thos. Wilson, John Barry, Peter Cur
ry, Patrick McMahan; wounded, privates Pat
rick REYNOLDS, Patrick II. Mcguire, John
Ryan; missing, Capt. Mathew Donavan, pri-
waite Edward Kane. Co. E, killed. private
Frederick S. Richards. Co. +, wounded,
privates p. w. Combs, T. Whelan, j. Cliff
ford, c. Stearns; missing, first lieutenant +.
2. H. Rogers, corporal j. Allen, privates
L. McAndrews, P. McCarty, P. Weston,
L. J. Reynolds. Co. G, wounded, sergeant
Charles o. Hare; privates Charles Jones and
Robert Nelson missing; Robert J. Kannan,
Co. II. killed; wounded, privates lyman
Field, Jr., Geo. N. Robinson, Co. l. killed,
sergeant John Kennedy, corporal Paul Ken
needy, private VIM. b. Clancy; wounded, LIST
sergeant Hugh Boyd, privates NJ. Corcoran,
P. Gillen, H. j, Clarity, Geo. E. Tuttle Co.
X, killed, LIST sergeant c. f. Coburn, private
Robert Sherman; wounded, privates g. Smith,
H. +. Miller, j. w. beaverton; missing,
private Joseph Corrigan.
Among the deaths at Old Point hospitals
are,-Alvin S. Waven, Co. E, 18th Massachu-
sets, and Huber Dufans, Co. c, 18th Massa-
chusettS.
MAJ. GEN. MCCLELLAN's HEADQUARTERS,
Sunday, June %, P. M.-This has been
remarkably quiet day, considering the close
proximity of the two cOntending forces. Brisk
skirmishing went on all day yesterday, and at
night everything indicated that general en-
gagement was at hand. The enemy advanced
in strong force on our lines during last night,
but, being promptly met, soon retired.
The Richmond papers of yesterday contain
a dispatch from Montgomery, Ala, dated
June 18th, stating that Gen. Beauregard and
staff had arrived there on their way to Rich
mond, and that it was said they were to be
followed by large portion of the army of the
Mississippi, and that a sufficient force had
been left under the invincible Bragg, to check
any advance of the vandals under Gen. Hal
leck.
The Charleston Mercury of the 18th, gives
graphic description of an engagement on
James island the previous Sunday, in which
it acknowledges a severe loss on both sides,
without any material change in position.