Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-06-21
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The Richmond Examiner. Of June IL, contain M
some matte 81 Interest Editorally Il states that
the occupation Of the city has .atly demnraiis ID
| the Rebel army On the day before the battles
on the Chickahominy, the Provost Marshal az.
rested IN Richmond, asd sent to camp, between
four and Eve thousand sodiers and after the con-
fict had actually begun, the thoroughfsfes, II
saws, were crowded With uniforms and the hotel
where, that Jackson's brilliant strokes do not
seem to have changed General mcClellan's plan
Of campaign, though they produced profound
impression In the North and II wsrns its readers
that Mcclellan will undoubtedly be enormously
re enforced
In one paragraph In the local column, Il asserts,
that from the beginning 30 tho end of the battles
Of MAY 80 and June 1 or troops droy. She YAM
KEGS before them, and In another, describing the
localities In aud around which the tide OF the
cOntes. ebbed and flowed, with consistent incon-
sistency, 1t says that part Of the lighting on Sun
day occurred two miles nearer the city than that
OF Saturday. Much credit is given to the cam
oulancs Committee" a voluntary association of
niteen gentlemen, who, lantern In hand, secured
the woods and swamps in the vicinity Of the
seven Pines the nights after the battles and re.
moved frsm the field at least two-thitds OF the
wounded The Examiner asserts that the Gov.
ernmsnt I'D made no provision whatever for the
care OF the wounded, and that had 1t not been for
this committee hundreds would have persisted
II saws that but one hundred and forty two of the
National wounded fell into the hands Of the
Rebels in consequence OF the thorough svstem
wulCE tc m t0iCdi DPphrtlne0tl aQ organized Tor
their care. OF this number nine had died up to
June IL. -..
GENERAL JoHssToN's WOUND.
distinguished gentleman sojourning In our
following extract from a letter received by him
on Yesterday, from his accomplished dauE hter,
dated at Richmond, June g where she was during
The recent battle before that CITY, on Saturday
sunday lest: HGe1. Johnston was wounded BY a
Minnie ball in the shoulder. The bali passed
down his back. and h4 not been found vet. At
th9 same time spent she'll struck him In the
breast. He fell from his horse, and broke two Of
his ribs so, OF course, be suffers very much. |
spent all day yesterday with him. To-day he 10
m Ich better, although the ball has not yet been
extracted "-At9dHta IntIlligsnesr.
General Price, with IFS stat, arrived at Mobile
(Tuesday) and Is stopping at the Battle House.
Gen Breckenridge came in this direction on
the same train, but got of at Meridian.
Gen. w II. Smith has been appointed TO the
command of the military district of Charleston ,
TO take the pace OF Gen. Hugh w. Mercer, tran
feTred to savannah Gen. Lawton, of Savannah,
ha' been transferred to the department Of Wiz
ginia.-Mobile paper. ' '.
M'cLERNAHD's DIVISION APPROACHING MEMPHIS
From the Memphis Argus, June 10
We learn that McClefnand's division, now in
commend OF Gen. Davis, was at Bolivar Tenn
few DAYS since and approaching toward Mem
phis slowly. They have been expected here
during the last two da7s, and we should not be
surprised TO see them here at any time
IL Is understood that large force Is also en-
gagged In repairing the Memphis and Charleston
railroad, and Geographic communication will be
speedily established.
LATER Wei elu that Gen. Wallace's division,
5000 strong, reached the suburbs Of the city last
night, and Will march into the city this morning.
They eucamped about three miles from the city
on the Raleigh road, last night
GOV. JOHNSON AZ FoRT PILLOW.
From the Memphis Avalanche, June 10
Gov. Johnson was at Fort Pillow on yesterday,
and may he expected t. reach our civ II he be
not already within the Federal camp.