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ws summary thinks that. The latest rumors are very conflicting, but most of them seem to be unfavorable. Dispatches to Flag Officer Goldsborough, on Monday, are said to state that the rebel attack on our right was a desperate affair, in which the rebels lost 5,000 men; our loss was heavy. Gen. Stoneman, being cut off from the right, had retreated to Yorktown, and arrived at Fortress Monroe. It is further stated that on his left, McClellan, with severe fighting, had passed through White Oak Swamp, with 40,000 men and 100 pieces of artillery, to a secure and advantageous position, and had subsequently cut through a line of communication with the James river. It is reported that, during the two days fighting, McClellan's loss was 10,000. On this head we have no particulars what ever. Col. Alexander had come through to James river to select the new base, and Turkey Bend had been decided on. This is about thirty miles from Richmond, and ten miles above City Point. Telegraphic co