, 1862-08-07

The Situation On the James
.: :. :: River:
y. = ~
BRI1 LIANT :REC0NE0IsSANCE 10
MALVERN HILL. =
Cur Army Assume the OF
." fensive.
sPEculAT!oks AS TO PAsT AND
PRESENT REBEL FORCE.
MATTERS WITH THE FLO
THlLA,
Latest From - General
Pope'6 Command.

Pope's Command.
HEADQrAHTERs Alxf or TIE PoroxAc,} :
"Wednesday, Aug. s. 1862. {
The army Of the Potomac has again as
umed'the offensive.
The TeconDo Satce made yesterday under :
Gen. Hooker to Malvern Hill, White Oak
Swamp bridge aud in the direction Of New
Market ard Richmond Has Ia every resuect |
complete SUCCESS. The troops lett camp
at sarR night before last, striving at Malvern |
Hill Ut O'Clock, yesterday tnurn1ng, dis
lance Of ten miles. Here they encountered.
two regiments Of infantry. and battery posted
opened On them By Capt; Bcnson's battery !
snd section Of Captain Robinson's. The |
infantry was not eseaged.s The firing lasted |
about three hours with The rebels inglorions-
y fed By the river road to Richmond hotly
pursued by our troops who succeeded in ta- |
king leo If them prisoners.
New ToRK, August 6.--The New York
zxs5u"sss Washington correspondent says:
| Sperr3 vile, Va:
Eight prisoners, have Just been brought In
from Madison. Three Of them had been in
the rebel army at Richmond =
| great numbers In the direction of Standards |
| Vile They are Of q very superior class and |
will make excellent teameters.
4 scouting party yesterday found between
1
! twelve miles from Madison, in nearly starved
condition They eay that they. we're caught
IN irons
ago believed that through rebel sources in |
| Washington the enemy was In constant re- |
| eeipt Of important knowledge not generally |
known. Only few government Officials, |
whose patriotism is above suspicion, can noW
receive information, the iaproper disclosure |
Of which would pre1e detrimental to the best |
interests Of the country.
General Burnside, it is believed, has reached !
| by an act Of his own, announce his exact To-
| ca1ity- !
There is authority, for e1nphatically de-
nyisg the truth of the statement that
against The presence in tne Guf Of Mexico
tf powerful French feet, nor haa any other
such action Us represented been taken in the
TEe preliminary report Of the census will
be prinltd and ready for distribution in about
| j Week.
The following officers have been dismissed
from the service: Maj. Gea- q. Richardson Of
Michigan, and Capt. o. 7. Bank, Of Ken
NV YoRK, August "a Washington
special to the New York Tribune says: 1t is
, believed here that very Important movements
are about to take place effsctIng the fortunes
| Of the csmpaign.
| Coy. Morgan and Thur]ow.. Weed arrived
this evening. The governor says that New
| York's quota OF volunteers will DE ra!sed By
! the end Of next week,
II 4 epecial to the New York Times SAYS:
Though the rumor has not been current on
, / the streets, well informed circles are full OF
| stories abuut movements either progressing
or impending in McClel1an's army: The pres
( ident is cited as author1ty for declaratious
e that the present week must bring us stirring
news from the Peninenla, and much stress "a
" Laid on GeR. Halleck's reported refusal to
r grant pseses to any one on any account to
visit the Peninsula this week, for the alleged
reason that the state Of at1airs is too critical
| to permit any passing to AMI fro through the
/ lines, even by military men. The heavy draft
q By the government is various1y regarded in
e Washington, bnt the prevailing sentiment is
oile OF approval. 4 s1FoDg feeling oE cont
dence succeeds the discouIagemeat Of the
p2st month. It Is 8 question whether the
= draft applies 10 The District
=. A letter from Har1iEon's Landing says Gen.
~ Hooker has received LIS appointment Is Majol
u General.
a letter trom the gunboat Paul Jones, July
=! 29th, gives the report Of an assault On . rebel
=, battery in Ageeehee River By tht Paul JONES
=, Cuedl!a, Huron and Madgie. Taey shelled
- the york for Two hours, infic:ing serious
damage and receiving none In return.
= HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF TEE PoroMAc,l
l. August !, 1864.
8 Ever since the firing upon our shipping al
u the mali boat landing by the enemys batter
~ 81 les, our troops have occupied The opposite
:. | shore.
q Yesterday reconnaissance Was made froa
~ ! | that point back into the country to within
o. fourteen miles Of Petersburg. It was CON
~ ~ Of the 5th United States and $50 Of the 81
u Penney 1yania cavalry, with four companies q
The lst Michigan intantrg: captain Coste
t. and Bowen, OF Gen. McClellan,s staff, accom-
at from the river, they encountered the 1871
e, Virginia cavalry, drawn up in line. Our mel
lis charged on them when they broke aud ran
'r5 They drove them to their encampment o
nd Sycamore Church, two and hatf miles fur
ire ther, where they again formtd, but were III
ur glo1iouslE put to tight, leaving behind al
their tents, camp equipage and commissar.
Is, stores, which our troops gathered toyetae
lat six men wounded and two taken prisoners
I'd, Our less was ore horse killed. After scoutin
the country short distance further they re
nd TUNED 10 the river.
of boa1s on the river this side Of Fort Dariiug.
cs. | Information received here goes to sho1
he that the new Merrimae will not be ready
'rk operate for three xsrks Jet.
Two Of the gunboats were yesterday afte1
at noon engaged in Ehellipg the opposite sllot
zen ahove City Point.
The health Of the troops has improve
ever since thcy began to receive fresh Veget:
MS hlss, which we're ordered to be issued
OF them By Gen. Mcclellan
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md The Richmond papers Of Auguat ., in gi1
Ar ing an account Of the night engagement q
re- posite the mail h0st lauding, acknoH1edf
one man killed aud six wounded.
4 large force Of infantry, cavalry and artl
lery lett camp last night for Adsern Hi
Nc report has yet been received
re Lieut.. Col 7itzer arrived yesterday vii
@s' 592 men, the balance of our sick: and woan
, of edffom Richmond, making total Of 1000 :
~ ~ cefyed since the army came to the 5am
~ ~ river.
10y gos About 5000 prisoners have arrived here
hs be exchanged under the new arrangement.
ant Gen. Barry has commenced to employ co
''s. trahauds in the construction Of earthTork
New Yong, August s The steemer Jers
rib, Blue has arrived here with Newbern, N.
tied ! dates TO the I'd.
and An expedition under Col Hickman, Of t
rea- 9Th New jersey regiment, proceeded
en- Yonng's Gross Roads, at tbs head OF VIII
for | Oak River, whers they hsa 3 skirtnish With
party Of rebels and completely routed the
Col. Hickman, Surgeon Noodhnn and th1
ond The loss On our side at this point WIS thr
killed and eleven wounded. Capt. Bens
oats bad his thigh broken By piece OF shell. T
yes doctors think the leg ea4 ,:f De safea: Lse
ned, Col. Gamble, Of the 8th LIMOS caveAf9, :
1lse severely wounded in the breast while drivi
hem in the enemy's piekets. Col Ayerlll, u
Is OF 500 cavalry, took the Quaker road 20 Wh
,ody OaE swamp bridge. There ne touna the X
!
dis I 4 charge Wxa Immediately ordered, viii
= OF broke the r=bel lines, when they fed. G
Ma Averin followed them three miles, and to
ss Of twenty eight prisoners without losing N
rear Gen. Pleasonton with. force .of: cava
med took the Newmarket road on which 8 port
kill OF the rebels were retreatfng. He followed
LdIu1 within short distance of EewulaEket, Whe
tar, meeting tWo brigades Of rebels, be ieu pa
ixtsa bringing over thirty prisoners, taken. o9
asas, way. Newmarket Is ten miles ffoan Ri
Ma mond. This ended the operations of. tie
when the troops went into camp on Ma17
Hill. Gen. Mcclellan, who went to the SC
| Of action early yesterday morning, has
- returned. 5000 of our prisoners Will ar1
[otel, today from Richmond in exchange for
T fire liar number sent up on Monday.
,oc- Everything is quiet on the opposite Sid!
skeE, the river.
165 NEW YonK, Aug: .6.::::The Commercial
rman tertlser stateg thsr an Important secret EXP
and ton, consisting of one little steamer ~
lliam | few picked men, left one Of Cur naval pa
and and viii be heard from In a few days.
and | Admiral, Goldehorough and feet Cap
Case have asked to be relieved from pre-
command. Rumnr gsys that Capt, vi
- FiI1 take the place of Goldsborough, and
Ii far tar Of the mortal Hotiila, will be flag Of
catidI- of the naval forces before Richmond,
On to | 4 special from Washington to the !.
re- re- Yufflkz 1bst says: Reports from Pope's b
1uaYferS efate that the rebels are couceu