The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1864-06-21

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freely vsvd 90 boih si3es, and tuo reg.
isseais a inlanfsy wers depiaJs3 -
skirmisheFs Aloai lweaty asn wsre
kaled z-5 resndrd Ia ibis short affair.
some q the rebels wefv n ads prs.
oners They report ihsl Lee Vas
m assing be tfpots 81 Bssi0m's bridge
Bm lie w=s ieo ,los. Oar advance
aloag tie read 10 Bsa,om's bridge Aeps
the eneny back and gaze tic Second
corgs. ample opPsrtuuiiy % pass ever
The Clickahoniny.
The ssxih and Second corps cross.
ed loNef dosn II Jones bridge On
sunday The Eigl,irraih corps embark.
n O. transports =, Whue liya.e, and
have since mos - pas, The place o. the
James river, going towards Bermuda
Hundred.
Our present position on the banks
n The J-mes is maeh healthier than
that 10 the Chickahominy swamps,
where many Of our men commenced
to ssiIrr from fever aad sgue, and are
nos rppidiy recovering.
~ AHna Corr. 10 the bsld.
Near Charles Cry c o., Jane ! 3 )
We reached Long bridge al about
ten o'clock ihis morning 1.-THE 1871,
and found that the Filth army corps
was already across the river. We had
10 halt tor short time before crossing !;
the wagon trains Of the general army
headquarters being IN front Of US, aud
In possession OF Tie ponioon bridge
and the road leading 10 il. Long
bridge is situated abou, eighteen miles
from Coal llarbor, and il is rather less
than hall that distance below Bottom 5
bridge.
Tie Chickahominy, as il has been
frequently stated, Is a sluggish and
muddy stream, resembling a Isouisia-
no bayou more than a river. lis width
al the point We crossed i about thirty
I yards. II runs in the midst OF mo-
rass almost as dense as an Indian jun
gle. Il isa very unhealthy neighbOr-
hood, owing to the poisonous miasma
il constantly cxhales.
4 II seems from prisoners that the en-
envy was taken wholly by surprise by
our Withdrawal from the other side OF
the Chickahominy snd crossing Of the
river at the points We did. They hur-
ried on, aud their intention was TO oc-
cupy the line from White Oak swamp
10 Jones Meek, west OF Malvern Hill
and which is The narrowest point OH
the Peninsula this side Of Richmond
and the mot deirnsible line against an
advance upon their capital. As il i.
they are completely nonpussed, and
will have TO devise some new plan ia
ress, our onward march to Richmond
Tie incidents Of our march from
i.Matiox House 10 this place can b,
summed up ia few words. w,
started at Z p. M. and marched ill at
Ter midnight. going through woods anC
every Imaginable sort. OF road. viii
pioneers ia adva CT to cut down tree
and clear tie way, and not kfiownq
but at any moment nc might stumble
upon the enemy aud have the excite
meut Of midnight battle. But NJ
were mol Interrupted in This way. A
brief .lcep ana rest AT 81. Mary
church, and our march was resumed
which terminated IA our arrival herr
al ten O'Clock this morning.
There has been some cavalry Skin
misbing but othrrAi,e it has beef
quiet all day. Oar corps headquarter
are at Oakland, the tmmer countr
residence OF Jud- Dtgne. The head
quarters Of The army are near us. Tn
aspect VI the country has not change
. materially since our army marche,
down here, neatly two years ago, e
route 10 JOIN The army sighting utld.
General Pope.