The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1864-06-08


esi poiut said 10 be fye or SIX miles. The
Federal army is as near as can be in the.
same position il was two years ago, while
commanded By GkE MccIELLaN. Gag.
Gsksr is Today, after loss Of no. less than
so 900 since The beginning of the CAM
paign. where Mcclellan was, with comPsF-
siively no loss, when he begun the fire,
siess Of Rickmond. The Aholitionisis do
not Ike 20 acknowledge this, bat they must
own the corn. GaAsI's right flank ap.
proacEed Mschanicsvile. and his left New
Bridge, as McClellen's did. His supplies
are drawn ffom the White House as Me-
Cleilan's were. His best officers were Nc
Clslian's best officers. The Chickahominy
is before hin 10 be crossed, as i. was be-
fore Mcclellan. He sees befo:e them the
game immense hilis ths, Mcclellan saw.
serraced RON top to bottom wiih earth
works. All ths roads be is using were sur-
seyedb By Mcclellan His Maps were drawn
by McCIelian's Engineers. MccleIl2n's
Signal Corps diseovesed the eaens's for
ti6calions, and left on record full aecosnt OF
theirs posiiou and strength. McClellan's
Engipesr Cops baslt ibs roads across the
swamp Ffosa sne side 10 the ether of his
line, Csass vii advance iowaids Rich
mond, ss Mcclellan did, and will through
ous be beae6sled b bicClsllsn'a expert
eness. .
Cks. Sn17s. from BuTLxa's command,
has formed janctioa with Gr.ns's army,
reinforcing il . ,he tune Of 6fieen or ,wsn-
" ftoasand troops. He cams IN on the
southern aank; and Oh Wednesday after
neon Iast, hs sad Wright attacked The sne-
my on li.sls creek. running from Coal Har-
Dor 10 Gaines Mills. They succeeded in
carrying he works Ia front Of ihsm bui
the enemy had second line which COM
nandsd the fifsi, and Smith aud Wsigh,
found fhem uuisnahle. When the contest
was over cur forces ionnd the nselvss 10 the
same position as before il began. The
losses 81 both sides are .aid TO be ,clerably
heaxy. On his day, ihisss =PFssss 70 have
bean considerable hard fighting, bat no
general engagement took place, the move
msnts having been made merely with =
view Of obtaining each others position.
On Thursiay no operations took place,
bal on Friday Gran, made determined al
tack oa ths snsmy's lines. Secretary Sian.
ioiiss first despatch of .h:s affair details the
operations down to O'Clock on Friday af-
lsrnoon last. ii which time Gran. reported
he had driven The enemy within his en-
srsnehmsnss. but had gained NO decisive
advantages. The Losses in these two days
are sci down at seven thousand Eve hun
drsd. Fo1r c0lonsls were killed, and Two
general of6cers and four ccIonsls wounded,
10 fridays battle.
From BERMUDA Hundred, where Butler
lies. us have Intelligence thai on last We'd
ssday. thsrs was fight On bis southern
flank. but silh no decided results. General
Ballsr i asedsp for this campaign, and
might as veil be wishdrawn from the field,
ard some good man PM in his place. The
taking Of Richmc=d, Is was reported. By
Ba;Ier. has bseu The means OF damaging
this man IS > Gsuersl. The fanatics elssa-
ted him 100 fss. and 100 high aa.il he cone
down to Bermnda Handled win psrisc,
erash-
Gen. Sbsrman has done some hard march
ing and soma sharp fshsins IN Ceorgis.--
cn lss z5ih ssvers Eehl took place Be-.
lxsen HooEez'seofps and the rebel General
Hoods cozamand, near Dallas. The I'd Div,
Sen TiIIians' con nand drove tbs enemy
seAe lxo miles, when il vas rslisred By
Esns Gszry and Bnltsr6sId, uho advanced
steadily nudsr : terrible zsusksisy fae, and
proceeded uishin iory yards Of q eoaeeaI
ed bseery. vk:sh fred spou shsm . sud-
den and mnTdsrons EizehafSa Of grape and
esuistsr. The frss Division ia .his chargs
lszI so nsn The baiisrY vas siisnesd,
sse szs sbeny driven auay. Oar loss was