The Placer herald., 1862-06-14
LATEST EASTERN NEWS.


our Rotilla without firing gun. Great de,
demonstrations of joy here.
The news from Charleston is interesting.
The Union troops are investing that city and
are now within four miles of It.
The battle Of the Chickahominy develops
to greater proportion from day to day: Lists
OF the killed and wounded have not vet been
published.
1t is stated that the Federals had colo.
nes killed, taken and wounded; 4 lieut.
enant'colonels, majors and about 80 cap.
tains. A large number of lieutenants were
wounded.
FRONT ROYAL, June 6.-Captain Sander
son, Chief Of the Commissary, has taken
possession of all the -four mills in the valley.
together with all the grain and flour in hand.
Safeguards have been granted by the com.
mandng general to all families who request
them, without respect to loyalty or disloyal-
ty. Soldiers violating them, do 20 under
penalty Of being shot.
MOUNT JACKSON, Va, June 6.-Fremont's
headquarters are now here. Further pursuit
of Jackson is impossible to-day, owing to the
sudden rise Of the Shenandoah. The pom.
toon bridges, replacing bridges burned by
the rebels, are partly completed. Fremonts
forces crossed the river this morning. The
river rose l2 feet in four hours to-day bring.
ing down large quantities of drift: wood and
heavy timber, which parted the bridge in the
middle.
Dispatches from McCleIan's headquarters
say that two deserters just in report that
Gen Joe johnson was seriously wounded in
the groin by a minnie ball during the last
battle. General G. w. Smith now COM
mands. Other information corroborates
this 1t is also stated that the rebe loss
was estimated at 10000 killed, wounded aud
missing. No material change has occurred
in the enemy's position.
Information has been received that no
Rebel troops are between the Rappahannock
and the army Of the Potomac.
1t is reported that the Federal gunboat
fleet has passed some of the rebel batteries
and passed up toward Richmond
WASHINGTON, June 7th.-Representative
Odell, of New York, has just returned from
the battle field and our works in the Valley
Of the Chickahominy. He says among the
cheering facts is one that the remainder of
our army show no signs of disorganizalion,
which generally happens after great battle.
The Generals of McCelan's army are enthu.
sastic over this fact.
WAsHINGroN June 6.-In the Senate
Mr.. Sumner ctf-red resolution that the
President he requested to cancel the letter
of the Serrenry Of War under which Gov.
Stanley assumes to act. The resolution,
which was laid over, offered in conSe
1uence of Gov. Stanl-y's course in surrender
ing fugitive slaves contrary to the meaning
of the Act of Congress recently y adopted, and
his course in closing he >chrols for colored
children.
Mr.. Sumner also offered resolution that
such an officer as Military Governor is con
trarv to the Constitution and our laws, and
destructive 20 the spirit of our ins,it tons.
Laid over.
WAsHINGToH. June IA special dis
patch to The New York papers SAYS ba; the
Tax bill WAS passed hv the Senate so va'i"nSl
ly amended that the House will hardly be able
TO recognise its own offs ring.
1t is currently stated that but one member
OF the Cabinet opposed the Presidents policy
of emancipation with compensation.
1t is conceded that our loss in killed and
wounded at the battle of Fair Oaks is much
larger than was at first stated, and will prob
ably reach 1000.
CHICAGO, June 6.-Memphis papers of
the I'd contain Richmond dispatches of the
lst, which say that the carnage during the
battles of Saturday and Sunday was dreadful.
The Yankees lost two to the rebels one.
General Hutton, of Tennessee, was killed.
They admit their loss was heavy, and say the
Yankees fought we'll. They claim to have
captured three batteries,
CoRINTH, June 5.-General Halleck NOV
ed bis headquarters here to day. The enc
my are reported to be eighty thousand strong
between Baldwin and Okolona. At last ac-
counts, Pope's advance was this side of Twen'
ty'mile Greek, and the enemy's rear guard |
on the south side still retreatng.
CAIRO, May GA steamer has just arriv-
ell from the hotilla on the Mississippi, bring
ing news OF the evacuation of Fort Wright,
and its occupation by the Federals. From
person who visited the Fort, we learn that
the'e are still IL guns there, 4 part of them
spiked. The buildings, filled with commits
sary stores, were burned, and also was the
cotton Of which the breastworks of the fort
was constructed. The gun carriages, bar
racks, and every article of use was commit.
ted 10 tne names. lne large mortar Teceut'
ly brought from the South is bursted, also
another ten inch mortar. There is no evil
dence of the presence of the enemy at Full
ton Works. The enemy kept up heavy
firing Wednesday night, for the purpose of
covering their retreat. After leaving the
fort, the enemy destroyed fine pontoon
bridge across Hatchee river, which was con-
structed some weeks since.
The steamer reported the gunboats steam
ing down the river. No determined resist
ance was expected at any point