, 1862-06-21
Moclellan within Five miles Of Richmond.

Mcclellan within Five Miles of Richmond
WASHINGTON. June 3.-Dispatches from the
army before Richmond say: Our loss during the
two days engagement in killed and wounded will
amount to about two hundred. A great number
are missing who will probably return. All of
the enemy's killed and most of their wounded fell
into our hands. The country in which the battle
was fought is swampy, and most of the fighting
was done in the woods. Owing to the nature of
the ground, very little artillery was used Four
separate bayonet charges were made on Sunday
In one instance the enemy were driven a mile
during which 173 rebels were killed with the bay
onet alone. The enemy's dead left on the field
numbered over twelve hundred. We have taken
over five hundred prisoners, among them being
several prominent officers. The fight Oh Sunday
was commenced at daylight by Gen. Sumner, and
lasted nearly the whole dav The ground gained
by him reached over two and half miles.
HAGERsTowN, Md, June "A paroled pr-
vate from Winchester, Va, who arrived to-day,
says Jackson and Ashby were both there on Sat
urday. On Sunday morning their army was put
in motion towards Strasburg soon after daylight
He heard firing in the direction of Middetown
SecesSionists told him that Jackson had encoun-
tered Shields and Fremont at Middletown and
was defeated with loss of ten guns. Informa-
ton received states that Jackson had twenty-one
regiments and fny-two guns.
WASHINGTON, June 3.-A dispatch from Gen.
Mcclellan, dated Yesterday, says that he-rebel
officers unable to rally their troops this
morning, and have retired towards Richmond
Our men have moved forward to Fair Oak, five
miles from that city.
jeff Davis and Gov. Letcher were both at the
fight yesterday
dis atch dated clock last night saws Gen.
Hooker made reconnaissance to-day on the Will
liamsburg turnpike, and went within four miles of
Richmond without meeting the enemy in force.
Their pickets kept in sight, but retreated at his
approach. Every one seems sanguine of the fall
Of the rebel capital when our troops advance, for
the engagen ent of Saturday and Sunday seals the
fate of the city They threw the main body of
their army, composed of their best troops, on our
left, with a view to crush it, and were defeated
after two days hard fighting and forced to retreat.
WASHINGTON, June 3-The House bill pun
ishing polygamy in the Territories in the United
States, and annulling certain Acts of the Terrific
ry of Utah, passed the Senate to-day-37 to 2
Latham and McDougall voting no.
WOODSTOCK, Va, June 3-The enemy were
driven out of Strasburg last night by Fremont's
advance guard, and have been closely pursued to-
day by his forces and Gen. Bayard's cavalry. The
enemy several times made a stand, and skirmish-
ing has been constantly going on with trifing
loss on both sides. The enemy is now encamped
three miles beyond this place. About 800 pris-
onels were taken and more are being constantly
brought in.
WASHINGTON, June 3.-F. F. Low was quail
fed and took his seat as Representative from
California to-day.
Dates 10 June 9Th.
WASHINGTON, June 6th--A dispatch from Gen.
Mcclellan says; The rebels opened fire early this
morning from five different points, opposite New
Bridge to prevent the reconstruction Of that work.
Three OF our batteries replied, causing the rebels to
retreat after hot fire Of two hOurs.N
NEW YORK. June 6.-lntormation has been received
from Mexico Of the complete defeat of the French
and their retreat to Vera Cruz.
Minister Morris has notified the State Department
that the Turkish government has issued an order re-
fusing Confederate privaeers admission to any Of the
ports OF the Ottoman Empire.
BY order of Gen IIaIleck the State of Missouri ex-
cept the counties of Pemscott, New Madrid and
Mississippi will constitute the military department Of
Missouri, under command of Gen. ScOfeld.
ROLLA, June 5.-Colonel White Sawse'ing, of the
rebel army, and James Massey, Secretary of State,
under Calib Jackson together with about twenty reb
els, captured at Cashve a few days since
! CAIRO, June Ga steamer has just arrived from
the fotilla bringing of the evacuation OF Fort
Wright and its occupation by the federals. From a
person who visited the Fort we learn that there are
lstill twelve guns there-a number Of them being
spiked. The buildings filed with commssary stores,
were burned also the cotton, OF which the breast
works Of the fort were constructed. The gun car
rages, barracks and every article of com
lnitted to the flames. One large mortar recently
brought from the SOUTH is bursted also another ten
inch mortar.
EAsTON, PA, June 6-Fearful accounts of damages
by the flood have been received from Mauch Chunk
and that vicinity. The dam there, as well as two 9th
ers, was swept away. Many houses washed off The
railroad bridge is gone. Canal navigation is stopped
tor the season. The Lehgh Valley Railroad will not
be in nrunning order for several weeks.
The town Of Wisport S washed away. but three
life has been large.
The damage at GlendOn is very great. The furna-
ces are all stopped and laboring heavy losers
sawed lumber and thousands of logs have been car
ried away The number ofpersons drowned is not yet
ascertained