The New York herald., 1862-08-19
Our James River Correspondence.
On DoAED STRAM1uG jams A. STEVENS,
August 10 1882.


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INC Amy 1os-"'"'s "e'eA'y Te0o'"soi-f"e Do"g' "
re TaorsHsS"t-i@S oao'g " HaT.so"s L0"9uv dSssd
A1oy-IAe a"cesss " re NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 1"c'sAo"
oTfasr ne tha'ye " bdsS-nhn Ms Ac'adt Aoss-
n4hS zoos Fsdt-iAe Dess'l"' tarP-1Re To'soon
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The n"ble Army Of the Potomac, which has earned for
itsen an hpeisaaoc iane as well as Tor It's noble com
mander aud has, Notwithstanding The immense Obstacles
placed IN its way, pushed It's masses TO within four miles
9! Richmond, and, IN defiance OF an Overwhelming rebel
iorct raintans0 ils advance positon Is quietly,
cautiously, apd With swelling heart, vending its way on
the swampy peninsula towards Williamsburg, from
thence 10 nc forwarded 70 its prxt base of operations
,t.n q, n.n
ih". 'bs enlvaroas ana ~ mht y"ehs col''"cis Wy"
George o. Mcclellan, VIII safely bring his army through
have ~, ma er;sh,osl don,,
's Sf s1 Ne :,
20 evacuate camping gfooho 10 tpe lace "' tne ene
nv canod by heavy less, every inch Of It's soil having
o0'n "st''o' y ~, ~ ~, ~, =, -...- 49,,
task wDiah can ony oa accomplished os "assef Vha
to prove success.
- ,,,,nc a. u.r-,so,,,s no, "a !, ,s ,or,csa
'''u ' s. " ~ - - =
where the Army OF the Potomac had taken up ss base
OF operans after the disasters Of the memorable
,., ,,,,Ios h.. .s,sad 10 eri, =. oor rea,,ezvous
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and finally evacuated by hcrse foot and artillery;
and the rcbais NAV now take defan, po,sess,ou ef
,n s,,, a. sooo as ,bev n.aec nrox-;dea ,hav have
'Ao AP " ~ " 80 i~' f e'
than former events Justify. Unlike the evacuation o.
white 4o,s the leaving Of Harrison = Landing was con-
"A'' iiV'ss sS0 's''''fe " A .s "' ~
Quoted quietly ana 10 so0d oraer anu ths government
not this time the loser Of dollars worth OF property
-, -,,or i \. r.,oov.i qba ,noronan, ba. raor
conset"eh' Np''i =" '@ AAo '..o.' - 10s'
going onor at least an order to this enect was issued
more tuau week ago-and /. is known as certain rae
80. ,s ,o-., ,rc,laua, has sto,,,v nro,as,oa
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its policy ana evei went SO lar - 10 repair 70 Fortress
Monroe from there TO hold teographc comnunic Al ion
~. ). ,ho.. "a xU.sh,r,,or "a ., ,,o.o,,. a. a.
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duce them 10 atef their pan u operations
General Mcclellan contended that nasmuch Pope
a -, ,ayes, ,or,n OF ,,,o rebel forcce 10 the She
o'"" W - i i', = , .. . .
nandosn Vshey, our army couia msfcn in'o iacnono
within twenty hours after receiving orders to That
effect The Army of the Potomac must leave s
vsicod position, give up the hard earned alres
the psninsua and reiurn-wherer Probably 10 place
whore stereoyped dispatches may be son cry day
tha Everything quiet the lines OF the 4.
There is ia McClelsIs cntire ARMY who has
the faculty upon the Of aas thai Dies
nul hang head mortihcaton the idea o.
gade movement Every regrets e., and question
Tns however viii Tell and il Is no. Che u,lssoa d cor
respondents at this crisis OF national affairs speculate
| in advance movements Of military nature.
number Of batteries, with ali their accou,rements
Complete have been shipped transports the past
week but this ony preliminary OF future
The outps pockets thened and advanced and
when was found that the enemy was not within Ten
\ miles Of u.s. aud the road clear 4, Williamsburg the anal
orders lor the cyacuaton we're Issued and every Thing got
| In readiness.
Captain James L. Jones the efficient H.bor Master or
the Army OF the Potomac, once proeed,i collect
his Gsct transport steamers, tugs scLoopcrs and
barge- not onIttng several large stosmsh vi ch
| attached 20 this army. Every ayalabe craft
loaded with government stores rstons aud forage
having stopped several days ago. The acta
| Ineni com menced Oh the 18th INST.
friday morning dnwucd On our sncampment at Harri
sons Landing, bright and clear. and atbe ah
expected " hear u leaving at once. st hope
nduged thai the plans OF the government might be
altered and we allowed 70 remain The Centre o. al,rsc