The Nevada Democrat., 1862-07-01
AErada 9rmOtrat.
BY OVERLAND TELEGRAPH.

Richmond aud Vicinity.
! WASHINGTON, June 25th.-The following
has cen just received:
! RkDoUBT No 3, 1880 P. NJ, June 25.-Tu
) or la,y of War: We have advanced our
ickcls on the left considerably To day. uh
d ra sharp resistance. The men behaved
handsomely. Some firing still continues.
Fifteen minutes past three O'Clock p. NJ.
The enemy are making desperate resist.
anct To the advance of picket lines. Kearny
aud one hall of Hooker's men are where we
want them. have this mon ent reinforced
Hooker S right with Il brigade aud couple
oI guus. hope in few minutes to finish
The work intended for to-day. The men are
brbaving splendidly. The enemy are fight
lug we'll also. This is not haltle. merely
an affair Of Henizleman's corps, supported
10y Keycs, aud thus far all goes we'll. We
hold every foot We have gained The loss
thus taI is not large. The fighting up to
this time has baen done by Hooker's divis-
ion. He has silenced the enemy's batteries
on his front.
Five o'clock, p NJ The affair is over.
We have gained our point fully, with but
little less. notwithstanding a strong oppo.
siiion Onr men did all that could be de-
sired. The affair was partially decided by
two guns that Capt Drcmy brought into
action under very difficult circumstances.
The enemy was driven from his camps in
front Of this. All is now quiet
(Signed) MCCLELLAN.
NEw YoRK, June 25.-Lelters in the Phil
adephia papers from McClellan's army
state that our first parallel. miles long. is
completed. II is also believed that the reb.
els cannot muster 60 900 men on whom they
can rely TO make charge on us, or stand
one from us.
Richmond papers of late date speak Of
the arrival OF Gen. Price No mention il
made OF the Whereabouts Of Beauregard's
army. The papers also complain Of ihe
high price paid for substitutes in the rebel
army. Men imncd lately desert.
WASHINGTON, June 24.-number of prom
inent cllzcus were arrested yesterday and
to-day at the rear of McClellan's army, aud
were sent to Fortress Monroe
Several Congressman returned from
White House to-day. having been refused
permission 10y Mcclellan to 90 to the
front
Cutting of Railroad Communication.
NEw YoRK, June 25-The Petersburg
(Va) Express Of the 10Th says that Yankee
troops TO the number Of 600 have adj
vanccd from Norfolk and Suffolk on Il point
10 the Spaboard Railroad known az the
Franklin depot. so miles from Portsmouth
aud 80 miles from Weldon. This force is
beyond a doubt to advance To Weldon, and
cut of the railroad connection ut that place
with Petersburg and Richmond. At Weldon,
the roads 10 Wilmington. Raleigh aud Pc
teubury converge. This explains the recent
visit Of Gen. Burnsides to Gen. Mcclellan
at White House
New Orleans sand the Lower MIssIssIppI.
NEW YoRK June 25.-Tbe steamship
Coa,ZAcoalcos has arrived from New Or
leans win dates TO toe 18Th. The news is
unimporlant. The steamship Mississippi
sailed for Boston on the same day with
large number Of passengers and 272 hhds
Of sugar. Business at New Orleans is light.
An order from Gen. Shepley in military
command, permits the return OF Confederate
officers and soldiers 10 the city, on condition
that they take The oath Of allegiance. aud
not further bear arms against the United
States. or in any way furnish information
and comfort TO the enemy, until they are
exchanged. Fonr men were sentenced to
be hung for robbing citizens. They were
executed on the 7tb
Com. POrter's mortar feet had gone to
Vcksburg. Farragut was before Vicksburg.
A portion Of his feet had routed the enemy
at Grand Bluff
Gen. Shepley bad vetoed several acts Of
the Common Council calculated to injure
the rising Union feeling n the city.
Numerous guerrilla bands along The Mis-
sissipp annoyed the passage Of vessels.
WASHINGTON. June 26.-Com. Farragut
communicates to the Navy Department an
account Of the engagement on lbe Mississip
pi between part Of his feet and a rebel
battery T rihed guns located in the vicinity
Of Grand Gulf with force of 500 artiller-
lists. The attack was commenced by the
boats Ottosca and WisbouctOn. The former
was struck Is times, the latter II. They
however lost but man killed and 6 woun.
ded Not succeeding in silencing the rebel
fire, and the fort being too formidable an
affair to leave in the rear OF the boats, the
remainder of the squadron was brought
down on the afternoon Of the 9th. and
sbelled the battery and the town for an
hour. The enemy deserted their battery,
and, with the exception of few rife shots,
manifested no resistance. The commander