The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1862-05-10
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LaAaissdlHeepos iron 10 Asid Of 6estls,
says MeClsllaN came up With a feoeis 9
nilee beyond Wiaiausburg ! a!ssf 2 eevere
skirmish with their rsar gusso y pot lsos1
to diRAt across the Ohlcksbomio9 rsvsss
Large numbers ~ sddisional 0esessefs y.
port that they had noshing 60 sas ior =
hours hut . few hard biscuit. When osesgnt
in they fell down exhausted. !.
Heavy s~snuousdipg VS. heard q % early
hour THE morning 81 boss coming down
the river. Tho ressIt was pos aseersained.
No doubt The vhsis rebel Aarny 81 ses
State 10 d~isorganissd under tne f:p.o ~.
suit Of Mcclellan, and 6ee'os ~ kI,s'
precipitsncy without the intention OF ~.
ing . stand anywhere. Unless .aey fesoo
Richmond by boat, via james i've. .usy
viii certainly be iotercsptsdsoJ DIT 'oIoss
landed ct West Point. !,
Not los than City steamers are emp'eyeo
IN Transporting the balance o. 'ne army 70
On Monds, last The sossy took ees peas.
s~ylvania battery, having frss lhleo sn .es
horses Of the battery, and having ous smsi,
infantry support, we're over.ne'moo sno
compelled to surrender. Before tnc GLOSS
Of tie day this battery, With one OF zoe sns'
mv's, was csptured.
LAr.sr.-We have just learned thai the
suemy have destroyed oil the bridges across
the Chickahominy.
Mcclellan Is resting bis Army. % this sids
OF the river.
The C~bickahominy runs parallel with the
James river, into which it lows.
Washington, May 8.
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tions Of the feet 1t New Orlesnsi 10 received,
AMI contain nothing but what .is already
tolsgrsphsd.
Washington, May s.
The Navy Department has received dis
patches from Commodore Dupont dated
Port Royal.3d.
On the 18th Of April the gun boat Hale
vent on an expedition, and captured the
rebel batteries near the junction Of the
Pawpaw and South Edisto rivers. The en-
envy opened FIRE on the, Hale when within
1900 yards, and continued it ~ she wound
her way up to attack at close quarters.-
the river she destroyed their works. Tho
Hale returned without having . man in.
jured.
re Louisville, May 8.
Two thoroughly reliable K~entuekiens. Just
arrived from New Orleans. report that oil
along the Mississippi, from Memphis to
New Orleans, is ono general bonfire Of
property, particularly cotton, Of yhich
eleven or twelve thousand bales have been
burned 1t New Orleans. The people near
towns al moving inland, destroying prop
erty along the tributaries Of the Mississipp;i
the planters in many cases applying the
torch to their v property. Among q
great number Of planters bat one vas found
who objected to the burning Of his cotton.
Washington, May 8.
Several Democratic members Of Congress
issued an address to the people Ut the D.
States setting forth party organisation % .
positive good, and essential to the preser.
walton Of public liberty. This, they say, 10
now . vital necessity, and invite all men,
without distinction Of section, State or par
ty, who are for the Constitution and the
Union a. they were, to unite with them in
the great work Of preserving both on . per-
feet equality.
Cairo, May 8.
The headquarters Of Gsuls. Halleck sud
Grant 10 nov located Monterey. Anumber
Of Hospital boats are stationed At Pittsburg
Landing, from the different States, for the
purpose, 1T necessary, Of caring for the
sick and wounded of their particular States.
Fortres. Monroe, May 8.
A special to the N. Y. Times SAYS the reb-
Gle burned their gun boats in York river
Yesterday Dorping. We had taken many
prisoners 10 small companies, but We can
not learn OF any large bodies being captur.
ed. Two companies OF tho 9Th Illinois
Cavalry reported captured by enemy.
Gen. Mcclellan was struck bya fragment
Of shell-not injured. Roads in bad con-
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Americana account Of the battle at Viii.
hamburg: n.y.
The battle Of Monday was . most holly
contested engagement. Owing to the
roughness Of the country and the bad con.
ditios Of the roads, but a small portion Of
our troops could be brought into the ac.
ton. Gen. Sickles Brigade and Gen.
Hooker's Division bore the brunt Of the
battle. They fought most desperately,
though greatly o~utnumbered By the enemy,
who also had . superior position. The
approaches to their earth.works we're .
series Of ravines and swamps, while the
rain fell in torrents throughout the day.
Our men had also been lying On their arms
oil the previous nixht-were soaked With
rain and chilled BY the cold.
The battle ragged from early in the morn.
ing until 3 O'Clock in tho afternoon, when
Mcclellan arrived with fresh troops, and
relieved Hooker's Division, Who were near
y Frustrated from fatigue. The third reg
iment OF Siokle.' Brigade had their ranks
terribly thinned BY the snemy's batteries
They are represented a. having fought with
such bravery that not less than 200 Of them
were killed and wounded.
After the arrival Of McClsllan, the enemy
we're 6ercely charged BY Haucock's brigade
and were driven within thsir rat-holes be-
fore night-fall, with . heavy loss. Nearly
seven hundred Of their dead were left on
the field, with many wounded, though most
Of the latter We carried to Williamsburs.-
Our loss is nearly 800 killed and 700 wound.
ed. Night coming on our forces lay on their
arms in the batsle-6eld, prepared to storm
the fort in the morning.
Tuesday morning Mcclellan sent out
scouts preparatory to moving On the enc
my's work.
Scouts soon returned and reported that
the rebels had taken to fight, burning their
works, and Williamsburg was then occupied
BY the federals. Fort Magroder wss nost
extensive work, capable Of prolonged Dc.
fence. Enemy reported BY free segroes
and women found 10 town, TO have ded IN
great eoafusisp. Large numbers Of wae.
obs. Munitions, stores snd provisieus were
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