St. Mary's beacon., 1862-07-03


false, IN 'oo. upon the subject of conjrc-
ture. The repulse Of the Federal right
wing. Instead of being indicative Of Con-
fcdcrate success. We are informed. was
looked for end desired by Gen. MeClel-
Ian. ut was a trap set for the rebels. !"
who have fallen into it and will be all
; "bagged' and lose Richmond iu the
bargain. The los. of batteries aud the
nPplrent rout Of ''our troops" are but
the precursors Of speedy and signal Fed
eral triumphs, and are regarded, % even
by Gree Y. as unmistakable evidences of
mastery general>hip" on the part Of
Mcclellan. There is a slight dcsercpan-
ey. however. in this report from the
Tribune, which it may not be aniss to
nu,ice. Il is first stated, that Gen Nc
Calls division, about 10000 strong,
composed the entire Federal force op-
posed to the 'rcbels." and TIL, this
division was not driven 4 rod from its
position, although the a>sailing forces
"utnumtercd it ten to one" In the next
paragraph We are told. that 1.-THE Federal
forces engaged numbered IS ,OOO and the
cnemys forces 90, 900" and that Gen.
McCalrs division "retircd' ia accordance
with "tie previously arranged plans of
Gen. Mcclellan" The Fed,ral l,s, il
put down by tn. Tribune at too, in kill
le''. wound i an I missing, whilst that of
the rebels" i. not known. The Rich
mond parers Of Saturday make no mention
Of the Federal loss, whilst their own is ad-
mi'tcd to have been quite severe. Over
800 wounded had already reached the
Richmond hospitals, and forty Of the Ma
ryland artillery were reported among the
! number. From all the reports that have
reached US, We are satisfied that the fight
before Richmond was very far from being
ended up to Friday night, and az we have
heard nothing definite from there since
then, it is impossible to form any accurate
conclusion Of the exact smfus Of affairs at
this time. An official bulletin from Wash
ington to the Baltimore Sun, states that
nothing had been received up to Monday
, afternoon to confirm the report that the
army had met with severe revcrses before
Richmond The suspension of telegraph
ic communication is accounted for by other
means than the "cutting of the telegraph
ic wires by the rebels" and a speedy
capture Of Richmond is still spoken Of
in some Federal quarters. We incline to
think, however. that affairs glaSI, not be
progressing in that vicinity as favorably
as might be desired. otherwise official in
telligence would be less mcagre than at
present.
Later Federal intelligence from the figh,
at James Island shows that it was much
more sanguinary than at first reported
The Federal loss is now ascertained to have
been 67T, in killed, wounded and missing.
and reverse is no longer denied The
Confederate reports estimate the Federal
loss at still higher figure. They claim
that the enemy" lost 300. in killed, and
that his entire loss was ll3O. The Con-
ftdrrate loss is put down at 1874, and u
decisive victory is claimed.
Reports from the West give no new in
telligrnee as to the relative position. of Hal
leck and Bcauregari, but it is believed that
each has made heavy details from his forces
in the past few weeks. The old story that
'Beauregard is certainly at Richmond, :"
has been revived, and We should not be as.
toni>hed t. lean, that Hallcck wac
somewhere in that ncighborhood in
less than week from this date
The Fedora: forces are reported to be re-
treating from Arkansas, towards Missouri,
and the Confederate General, Rains, to be
III tncIT TSdT Will lo,VOO Incu. nc " nltc
river expedition has been abandoned, Gin
consequence Of the low stage Of water at
this time" Some skirmishing is reported
in Tennessee, and North Western Missouri,
aud guerrilla bands are reported as quite
formidable and numerous throughout GER
tain sections of both States
There is nothing new of interest from
the Shenandoah valley. and the fact of
Jackson's being reported at Richmond
accounts. We presume, for the unwonted
quiet that prevails in this locality. Gems.
Fremont and Shields are said to have re-
signed their commando. and Gen. Sigel
is mentioned as Frenont's successor.
Affairs at New Orleans are reported az
quiet. though much excitement il still said
to exist among the inhabitants. Rumors
Of a general uprising on the part of the
people are reported. out are not credited
in Intelligent quarters. The expedition
against Mobile is reported to have been