The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1862-06-02
Important from Gen. CuMis's Com.
mand in Arkansas.

Times Washington correspondent say
Gen. McClclIan'o dispatch, touching the con
t!ct u Saturday, before Richmond, was mad
public early this morning, and created i'm
mems" excitement in the city, and is every
where the subject Of animated discussion
and has given rise to a thousand rumors
each Of which has its earnest adyocatcrs.
One story is that the gunboats have forced
their way to Richmond, and command the
city, while our troops are rapidly entering.
Another Il that we have possession of the
first line Of the enemys works, and are Wig
orou'Iy Smelling the city. But ut this wri.
ting nothing is really known further than the
official dispatch.
The general impression is that Richmond
has not yet fallen, or not ia our possession,
but our position is strong and satisfactory
and that ouril az will, in few hours, wave
over the doomed city.
WASHINGTON, June l. During the whole
o! the battle Of this morning, Prof. loves
boloon was overlooking the scene at an alti.
tude Of 1900 feet. Geographic communca
ton from the balloon to Gen. Mcclellan and
IN direct communication with the military
wires, was successfully maintained. Mr..
Park Spring, Of Philadelphia, acted as o1cr.
ator. Every movement Of the enemy was OBJ
vlons and instantly reported.
Tin. il Inliurnl -, L. 81 l.
loon reconnaissance has been successfully
made during battle, and certainly the first
the telegraph station has been established in
the AIR to report the movements Of an enemy
and the progress Of II battle The ADVANTAGE
to Hen Mcclellan must have been immense.
WASHINGTON, June 2.-Dispatchcs Of nm
Official character received from the head
quarters Of the army Of the Potomac, say that
the importance and dimensions Of our victory
increase as they are hourly developed.
WASHINGTON, June 1.-The following was
received at the war department this morning.
llallcck's headquarters, Camp near
Corlnth, June |.
To Hon. f. NJ. Stanton, Sec. Of Wharf.-The
following dispatch has been received from
Gen. Pope to Mai. Gen. IlalIeck:
1t gives me pleasure to report, to-day, the
brilliant success Of the expedition sent our ON
the 18th, under Col. Elliott, Of the 2nd Iowa
cavalry.
After forced marches, day and night.
through II very difficult country, and obstrnrt-
ed by the enemy, he finally succeeded in
reaching the Mobile and OHIO railroad ut
Booucsylle > o'clock, a. M. of the Both
He destroyed the track in many places
south and north Of the town, blew IN one
cuIvert destroyed the switches, track, burned
up the depot and locomotives and a train of
20 cars, loaded with supplies Of every kind |
destroyed 10000 stand of small arms, three
pieces OF artillery, and IA great quantity of
cIo'hlng and ammunition, and parOIed . 900 |
prisoners, which he could not keen with his !
cavalry.
The enemy had heard of his movements
and had train Of box cars and das cars with
lying artillery and 5000 infantry runniny
up and down the road to prevent him from
reaching it. The whole road was lined with
olckets for several DAYS.
Col. Elliotts command sub>j.tad an n,oot
alone, such as they could find in the country
FOR daring ana dispatch this expedition has
'een distinguished in the highest degree. and
ntitles Col. Elliott and his command to high
The results will be embarrassing to the Ell.
my and contribute greatly 70 the loss and de-
noralization.
lie reports the roads full of small parties
the retreatlng enemy, scattering in all ii
rctons.
Tribune dispatch: l
The rebels showed themselves on the Poto.
lac opposite Maryland Heights, last week.
ut were soon scattered by a few discharges c
ON the nine inch dahlgreens. manned by t
llors, which were planted on the heights, {
hey were not prepared to find gunboats IN {
ere.
Lieut.. Frank G. Davis, of Averills Sd Pa. I
VARY, was dispatched on Sunday last, with 5
small squad, to open communication between
e lana forces and the gunboats opposite CITY "
unit, ON the James river, and he accom- g
Ished ms errand In style SO handsome,
d surmounted such difficulties in doing it,
at ne has been thanked by the commanding I"
neral in public order. tC
The Lieut.. reports the Galena very much 81
up by the enemy's shot The battery she y
IS engaged with mounted 80 large guns l.
lot OF shot are still sticking in her below d
water line.
Special to Tribune: of
-oR'NTn 3Vth-via Cairo lst.-Yesterdav
rnlng our reserve divisions were BROUGHT re
and our entire front moved forward, the pC
n having two days rations in their. haver-
ks. la
Daring the day. we kept up tremendous
Smelling the woods furiouslv. III
? rebels hardly showed themselves, but
lied tebly with few shots ne
'ast night we threw up breast works along GU
entire front and slept on our arms, with lite
900 yards Of the enemv's breast works. vi
1t o'clock this morning Gen. Pope en- ev'
ID the city without the slightest opposi- as
/, At the same time the mayor who had SUI
Ie up on different road, met Gen. Nelson pa
surrendered the town to him c
here were no inhabitants aining EXCEPT
women, children and old men. der
he rebels succeeded in carrying absolutely Gre
y thing away except Il few provisions. eau
en- with the warehouse was burned be- and
our troops arrived. and
hey took every invalid from the hospital for
every letter from the post Office. They the
not leave single gun. and had been mo c
away troops more than days and stores dest
, than two weeks erol
le most of the troops have gone towards II
I'd junction. to ,
lie rebel rear guard, under Bragg, 10000 will
*, marched southwark at midnight $50
tlzens assert positively that Beauregard NJ
there IN person, and left with the army nam