Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-04-14
From GEN. aIecLELLAN.s ARMY.

NEAR YORKTOWN, April 12-The sun
shone brightly yesterday and TO day, much to
The reliet Of the thousands of soldiers who are
compelled 10 sleep in the open air. The roads
are still in very bad condition. The rebels
still continue TO open with artillery whenever
they discover picket post, TO which our guns
never reply. The rebel forces have been
greatly increased within the last two days.
On Thursday several vessels we've seen TO
land troops at Yorktown, and also at Glouces-
ter, opposite, which place has not been Occu-
pied up to this time Reinforcements have
also been received from Norfolk by way of
the James river
The balloon reconnaissance made yesterday
by Gen. Fitz John Porter shows that the reb-
eIs had materially strengthened their works
since the advance of the federal troops, and
that many additional guns had been placed in
position. lie reached an elevation Of five
thousand feet, atfordins an unObstIucted view
as far as Williamsburg aud Norfolk.
Gen. Mcclellan has written letter highly
complimenting the sixth Maine regiment Tor
their gallant behavior while making recon.
noisance on Warwick river. Similar hOuOrs
have also been bestowed on the Bsrdan sharp
81 ooters, by Gen. Porter, for their conduct
while acting as skirmishers during the adj
vance. They now do picket duty in front of
fallen from the bullets of their unerring rifles.
Among the wounded in the division hospi-
tai is private Fred KOrarOlski, of q MsssSlp-
pi battalion, who was shot through the lungs
while deserving from the enemy. Capt.
Spaulling of the fourth Michigan regiment,
was severely wounded on Thursday in the
left shoulder.
CAMP BEFORE YoRKTowN, April 13-On
Friday, while the twelfth New York volun.
teers, in command OF Major Barnum, were on
picket in front of the enemys works, near
York river a regiment of rebels came out
from under cover, aud advanced in line OF
battle. The ma or rallied about three hundred
OF his men to receive them, at musket range,
pouring IN deadly fire OF minnie balls, when
the rebels retired, leaving their dead and
wounded, which they afterwards removed in
ambulances Later in the day tbs rebels ad.
vanCed in considerable force tIom another
point, drivin" i'll our entire piLkets, and burnt
a dwelling used by the federal troops During
both these skirnishes e had three men slight
ly wound,d The fifty seventh and sixty.
tnird rennsy lvana regiments had brisk Skin
mlsh with the enemy on Friday, in which we
had tHO men killed and tour wounded. The
xii ed are L Cross, Co. X, aud James rhomp-
son, Co. A, both belonging to the sixty third
Pennsy lvauil regiment; wounded. -Thomas
Dto"As, w ~ ""I ~ ~ L) "c'I, W. u, siA-
ty-third Penusy lvania sergeant Samuel Mer
vine, Co. L, and john Cochrane, Co. L, fifty
seventh Pennsylvania.
a balloon was sent up from the rebel lines
| this morning for the first time. The weather
| still continues pleas ut, much improving the
roads. The stern wheel steamboat WisStuck
| OF Philadelphia, while entering creek yes
| terday, was fired upon by the rebels wafer
| battery, one shot passing very close to her
cain. There was no firing OF artillery yes
terday by either of the parties, OF any mo-
ment.
The army is busly occupied in pushing
| forward the necessary preparations for an adj.
| vance. There are 10 suffers here. The
| quariermastcr aud subsistence departments
are rapidly perfecting their arrangements to
keep the army supplied with every thing need
cd Tor the comfort OF the troops