Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-05-06
One NILE Beyond YORKTOWN,
Sunday 10 o'clock A. N.

Suuudy ~ D CLOCK A. NJ.
All day yesterday, the rebels kept up a
hot fire on Porter's Division, but hurt no
one. Our Parrott gun, at Farnholt Court
house, occasionally answered them. All
last evening, and up to IL o'clock, lively
firing was kept up. About that time it
slaokened considerably, and at two o'clock
quit altogether. We fred one or two more
batteries on them, but got no answer.
About three A. NJ, a building in York
town was fired, and Prof. Lowe and Gen.
eral Hutchinson again went up, and found
It was their Store-house, at Yorktown
Wharf.
AT day light the forts were reported evac.
uated, and at seven o'clock we occupied
Yorktown, without gun being fired.
We rode through the works, and found
the enemy's guns nearly all remaining. dis /.
mounted and spiked By the side of the
pier were large piles of ammunition, now
der, balls and shells.
About eighty guns are in Yorktown,
which is surrounded by q semi-circle of
earth-wOrks, all constructed to cover one
another. 1t has been a very formidable no.
sition, but must have eventually yielded,
could We have got around the mud
The gun we saw dismounted the other
day, we learn, killed and wounded fourteen
rebels.
The fort has been occupied by the LIST
Battalion New Orleans Artillery, 9th and
18th Alabama, 10th and l4th Louisiana.
and 18th and 45th Georgia Regiments
These troops were ordered to report at
Towards Grove, four miles from Rich
mond, and left the fort at midnight A
rear guard was lett, who waited for our
appearance, and then left in the greatest
haste.
We conversed with two deserters, who
left their regiment in williamsburg at
daylight. They say the whole rebel army
is a panic.
Prof. loves balloon was run in front and
found their rear guard at 8 A. NJ, four
Gen, Mcclellan ordered out the artillery
and cavalry aud is pushing after them at
An our gunboats came up at o o'clock
and landed some marines at Gloucester,
who raised the us. flag amid cheering
that could be heard across the river. The
boats all then left and at this moment are
running up York river shelling both sides
of the river.
A number Of mines have been prepared
for our troops by placing percussion shells
under the ground in the road way in the
entrances to the fort.
No white folks are to be found, few
negro women aud babies only being seen
The town is themost squalid and filthy
place we have ever seen, a few DAYS o.
warm weather would have bred a pesti.
lence.
Flour in abundance was left, and large
quantity of meat, salt and fresh. All theil
tents have been left, no horses and wagon.
were seen.
We saw number of the shells fred
from oar Parrot guns lying all around the
Fort and in the rear.
Reports concur in saying that thew bay,
a mob of about 100000 men, ill-fed, dir
ty and disheartened.
The news of the fall of New Orleans baf
been received several days ago, and wa,
known through the camps.
The road from Yorktown to Hamnton
on which we were encamped, was puardeI
by Fort Nagruder, mounting a large nun
Der OF guns, and arranged so as to Ere from
all sides. Part of these guus were take
away and the estspiked.
Some of the works are well built an
well laid out. Others are wretched.
Work was ended on the fertilization o
: Friday night, aud the slaves were sent /
the rear under guard. 4 s-r55F
They have nothing behind which the
can make stand. 1s