, 1863-07-10
THE MOVEMENT ON RICHMOND.
Fight near Baltimore Cross Roads.
Gen. Gctty's Expedition mp the
Pamun1key River.

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Gen. Gctty's Expedition up the
Pnmunkey River.
TIE REBEL FORCE AT RICHMOND.
Correspondence Of the New York Worfd.1
WHITE HOUSE, Va. July 2.
EARLY yesterday morning movement com,
menced among the forces Of General Dix at
this place. The command is now divided into
Ing the place, and the other two have pro-
ceeded through the country by different
routes. Lam not yet able to gigefau details;
but the position may be stated In d few words.
: Major General Reyes. with part Of the
mo1e Gross Roads, some six miles from this
place, and nearly in direct line between here
and Richmond. General Getty's brigade was
sent up the Pamunkey to take for some miles
nearly the same course On the south side Of
over. He will doubtless destroy the remain-
Ing bridge over the South Anna, aud then
proceed Is direct as possible to join General
Kcyes. The cxpediency Of Immediately ad-
vancing on Richmond Will then be- considered
and acted upon. Of the results OF General
Getty's movement nothing Is yet, known, but
in all probability will join General Reyes
within few hours.
Gen. Kcycs' force afIcr advancing about six
miles, discovered the enemy in considerable
force in front. Both parties deploYed skfr-
desultory firing took place. The rebels eau.
tiously kept ID or near the woods, and all
efforts to draw them out upon the plain were
unsucceEsful. Our troops then advanced in
splendid line Of battle, and the enemy slowly
rctreatcd before them. After proceeding
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ting within good lighting distance, halt was
ordered. Gen. keyes has since returned to q
position near the cross roads, that commands
very important lines Of march. The gucrillas
and hushwlackers are very numerous in the
whole country. They were continually hover
| irg OH our fanks mud rear, watching and pick
| ing of any Etraggler. One Of our cavalry men
WAS shot, and believe two or three wounded.
A sergeant in Federal infantry regiment re-
ceiyea d sluC.ehot through tho two thickness
es Of bis belt, near the buckle, and found it in
his rantaloons. Two rebel prisoners were
captured, one Of them Major.
In recent letter on the defences Of Rich.
mond, The types represent the Merrfmac No.
3, in the James, ns having guns thro wing
twenty. four pound shot. By adding cipher
AID 1nakingit two hundred and forty, the
etory will be related Us it was told Iue. So
much difference docs EotliDg sometimes
| make.
Two civilians have been caught tonight
cutting the telegraph wires, and are in Gus.
Nn1rs HousE, w., July s.-Tho day Of
decision with regard to the fate Of Richmond
IL NEAR. If the question IS not already deter
mined, IT. must be b. the commencement Of
next week. Just now is q time Of supenge.
Nearly everything depends upon tue success
Of Gen. Getty s movement, which is reported
successful so far. Shon1d Ae fall, 1t may be
expected that the attempt will be abandoned
or the present, and the troops transferred to
GONE otber field where they are needed.
In my letter Of yesterday wrote that
| brief skfrnlsh took place Elk miles from here
last evening, resulting in better discovery
killed on our side, and q number wounded.
The 139th New York Volunteers, n regiment
| In Colonel Vests brigade, retired to the
| main body, which advanced simultaneously
| to its support. It is now early evening, md
| everything has been quiet along the lines.
This morning there was no enemy visible In
the immediate front, and a6 Gen. Reyes has
tetn reinforced, 1t Is doubtful If the rebels
Wish to bring on general engagement. In
| case they retreat towards Richmond, they will
be pursued, q. 1t ia desirable to keep their
attention from that place for day or two.
From ali I can learn. the rebels are
not in very large force in front of Gen. keyes.
| Ger. Dix received Information yesterday from
| the Confederate army at Richmond, from
| which it appears that the force there is not
a part ol either Brogg's OF lee's immediate
| comprising all the worknen in the foundry
and machine shops Of the city, all the young,
| and, In fact, everybody capable OF bearing
| arms. The maximum number Of this "home
| battalion is stated ut twenty. five thousand,
but The number that could actually be brought
into battle must be much less. Tho same
person who brought this information states
| that the Ttsdegar iron.works and other MI
chine shops are manufacturing about twenty
| five thousand carbiDes apd reyolyers weekly.
t Information from another source Is to the
| are leaving the city, in anticipation Of an as
tnult and Siege. Tile stories p.iutel in some
papers that ''cver} body is skedsddling from
Richmond, are rlanifestly untrue. No man
capable Of bearing arms would be allowed to
il eannot be disguised that there Is gen
eral apprehension among the officers and men
| Of this army that they arc too few to SUCCESS
fully attack the 1cbel capital. At the same
time the morale and espritd du corps Is excellent,
snl have often lea1d expressions Of almost
unbounded confidence in the Generals. It
may be relied on that. Gen. Keyes will not
iorce battle unnecessarily, or where tho dis
| Advantages fall 10 our side.
Major General Dix, with his staff and body.
guard, reviewed the position this evening,
and Generals Dix and Reyes consulted TO-
gethcr.
A telegraph wire Is putting up between
! these headquarters and those of General Reyes,
| under the superintepdencc Of Captain Davis.
Although 1t only extends about ayo miles OF
less, and is guarded from end to eud-part oi
the way by u Pennsylvania conscsipt regiment
the officer in charge OF this end Of tho line
states that the wire has been cut "about fifty
times within the last two days" Probably
that is something ofan eSaggeration.
! hare previously given brief description
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eition. Perhaps d glance from q less wArlikc
point Of view will not prove entirely uniIter-
estiDg. Sitting in the shade Of little grove
Of naples at high noon, when lunch is just
dispatched, and the p1acidity Of nature and
the quietness Of camp combine to leighten the
think that the scene Is very agreeably pretty.
Thirty feet below, the Pamunkey glides along
Its toItuons way, smooth, but not as clear Us
smooth, and the hills that rise nt some dis
tance Fl ON Its banks are green aud verdurous.
Tie plain, with its clover covered expanse, Is
dotted with camps, from which rise the smoke
Of many little fires. All along the river banks
are thick awanlps and rat vines, fragrant with
tic perfume Of many wild roses and trumpet
flowers, while vines Of various character climb
| the rongh tree trunks ard hang down long
clrsterS Of lcafy branches. A hundred yarie-
ties Of birds make field and brake musical. It
svcme a litter place for summer plc-nics than
for war. But before anothermoTning wound
cd asd margled soldiers may be borne across
this green sward, staining it the while, % Q
few did last evening, viii their young patriot
blood.
f.While the people of New York are firing the
festive sq1ib t will be celebrated here, if at
all, By the grim cannonry Of battle.
SIDNEY.
The Draft at Hand.
It Is announced that by orders from the
President, the draft will be made Immediately
in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, whence
the inference Is obvious that the consctiption
ne snTolment m Il ~ ~ comn1c;., as T. ~ n these