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-- The Petersburg Express learns from a gentleman who left the army at 10 o'clock Tuesday forenoon, that General Johnston's Vanguard was only one mile this side of New Kent Court House. -- Gen. McClellan's advanced forces were at the Court-House, but the impression seemed to prevail that he was retiring. New Kent Court-House is 28 miles from Richmond, and were, McClellan defeated at that point the greater portion of his forces would be compelled to retreat in the direction of York town, before reaching which they would be captured or cut to please. It was thought not improbable that Gen. Johnston would under the young Naplson battle.

The Daily Dispatch: May 16, 1862. Richmond Dispatch. 4 pages. by Cowardin & Hammersley. Richmond. May 16, 1862. microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mi : Proquest. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm.

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