The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1862-05-15
THE NEWS.
WILLIAMSBURG, May 8.
,iIn WARRINGTON. Nav 9.

WILLIAMSBURG, May 3.
via WARRINGTON, May 9.
The details Of the engagement on Mon
dsy are 20 volumnious and incorrect that
il will DO necessary to await tho report OF
Gen. Mcclellan, which 10 aow being pre-
pared. -,
coming in.
The official report Of the killed and
wounded being too lengthy to send over
the military telegraph, has been forward
ed BY mail.
The expedition up York river has been
most successful, and We now occupy West
Point. Heavy firing has been heard in
that direction, but the particulars are not
known.
Yesterday The advance guard Of our
cavalry had a skirmish with the rear
guard Of the enemy, about miles from
here.
The main body Of the enemy has re-
treated across the James river The ges.
eral impression amongst military men is
that the rebels have made their last stand
in Virginia For distance OF some 10
miles beyond Williamsburg, the wood il
alive with army wagons left in the retreat
Of the enemy.
WILLIAMSBURG, VA, Mayo.
To the Var Department .....s &c.
| I heard few minutes ago that the Ga
lena was aground of Hog Island l judge
not badly, for the reason that Captain
Rogers does not throw overheard his coal
l have sen. him all the assistance he asks.
My troops are in motion and in magni6.
cent spirits. They have all the air and
feelings Of veterans. 1t would do your
heart good to see them. I have expected
a junction with Gen. Franklin. Instruc-
tions have been given 50 that the navy
will receive prompt support, whenever
and wherever required.
[Signed1 GEo. B. MCCLELLAN.
MONTEREY, Temp, May Q.
Refugees from Memphis, on the 4tA
inst. have arrived here, and report the
citizens Of the place in great panic.
The troops are gradually evaeusting
Corinth, and Beauregard Is raking and
scraping everything for the impending
| battle.
The couscript law takes effect on the
18th. The Memphis appeal says every
man must fight OF cut bail.
At Atlanta, tbs Confederacy, Of the
24th, chronicles the arrival, on the 23d,
+ a long train of box cars, illed with to-
ries, and their departure, on the Gath for
Madison, where they will be imprisoned
in IN old factory building, in 0, near sha.
place.
A reconnaissance 10 within mile Of
the eDewy's entertainments fully essab-
fishes the fact that the rebels are there
in force, and furthermore they will figh.
inside their entren chmente. The weath.
er is good and the roads are fast i'm prov.
ing. Nothing is known here of the sup
preston Of news at Cairo, or news of any
kind not already selsgnphsd.
CAIEo, May 8.
A steamer arrived from the Feet carly
this morning, but reported no material
change in the position Of affairs II Fort
Pillow.
The steamer Dilligent arrived late last
evening, from Hickman, having as pas
seuger Mr., Sharpe, late Mayor Of COlum-
bus, who, on the evacuation Of that
stronghold by the rebels, some time since
was taken prisoner and carried to Mem.
phis. He was allowed to 90 into the
country rs far as Randolph, from whence
after considerable trouble, he escaped to
Hickman. He tells pisifol story Of At.
fairs at Memphis, confirming in the mos,
essential particulars the reports received
and published some time since. During
their hasty evacuation the rebels buried
thirty pieces of excellent cannon in 4 10
callity which Mr. 8. has indicated to tn.
authorities, all Of which were exhumed
and are now in the possession of Genera
Quinby,
L. S. FLAGSHIP MrNNEsorA.
HAMPTON ROADS, May 3, 1862
To HIS Ercellency, the President fth
United Mates-S1R: Agreeable to
communication just received from Hon
4. NJ. Stanton, have the honor to re
port the instructions l gave yesterday t.
the officers commanding the several YES
sells detailed to open fire upon Sewalll
Point,
The object of the move was to ascertai.
the probability Of landing a body o.
troops thereabouts, and to reduce thu
works if it could be done-that thu
wooden vessels should attack the rrinci
pal work in enf!ade, and that the Moni-
tor, to be accompanied by the steamers
should 60 up as tar as the works auc
there operate in front. On the appear
anee Of the Merrinac outside Of tn,
works, the Monitor had orders to fall hacl
into the Fair Channel way, and only te
engage her seriously until in such posi-.
ton that the ship, together with the mer
chant vessels intended for the purpose
should run her down if au opportunity
presented itself The other vessels were
not to hesitate to run her down, and thu
Baltimore, steamer of light draft and
high speed, and with a curved bow. v.s
kept in the direction of the Monitor ex.
Pressly to throw herself across the MeY.
rlmac, either fore or aft the pilot house ::
out the Merrimac did not engage the
Monitor, nor did she place herself where
she could be assailed by our ram vessels
to any advantage, or where there was any
prospect, whatever, of getting at her
NY instructions were necessarily verbal,
and In giving them | supposed l was
carrying out your wish, in substance, if
not to the letter. The demonstration has
established the fact that the number of
guns at the principal work has been O..
sentially reduced, and is not now greater
than about II, and that the number Of
!, men now stationed there is comparatively
limited. The quarters connected with