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ort Da ing report that the infantry force in the vicinity of the work is nearly thirty thousand men. Washington, May 23.--The latest advices from the Army of the Potomac state that Gen. McClellan had crossed the Chickahominy at Bottom's bridge, and that his headquarters are near New Bridge. Preparations for an attack are being made. Movements of M'Clellan's army. We make some extracts from the correspondence of the New York Herald: Camp Fifteen Milks From Richmond, May 19, 1862. Colonel Russell, of Massachusetts, yesterday reconnoitered towards the railroad bridge on the Chickahominy with one company, and established satisfactorily that about one hundred feet of that structure had been burned, and that the remainder — between five and six hundred feet--was in good condition. He was fired upon by the enemy's skirmishers, on the other side of the stream, and had one man wounded. At daylight this morning Major Harlow and Captain Holman, of the same regiment
$100 reward. --Ranaway from the subscriber, living in Hayneville, Ala., on or about the 17th of March last, Ben, a likely mulatto boy, aged about 21 years; about five and a half feet high; weighs about 140 pounds, has a fine set of teeth; a smiling, pleasant countenance, and is prompt in reply when addressed. It is known that he was in Montgomery, Ala, on 1st April, and it is believed that he was seen in Richmond Va., about the 24th April, dressed in uniform, with a sword suspended by his side. He was raised in the neighborhood of Knoxville. Tenn., and was brought from Knoxville to Montgomery. The above reward will be paid for his lodgment in jail, and information furnished, so that I will get him. P. S.--He is a pretty fair carriage-smith and a colorable bricklayer, and it is believed he has changed his name. William D. Sherman. Hayneville, Lowndes co., Ala., May 19, 1862. my 27--12t*