, 1862-05-10

and the Monitor is etea1uing off towards her
at full speed. The Minnesofa Is also coming
Hp again at fun speed: The effort being to draw
the rebels ont again for the past two hours.
the fleet has been moving back and forward,
but the AeHizzEe still lies under
the guns Of Craney Island The Minnesota
Arago and Vanderbilt have gone back to their
anchorage, and there is no prospect Of light
TO- night. The troops are going on board The
transports and the war vessels. including tue
Monitor, have all returned to their anchorage
The President viewed the action from tug
boat lying about mile in the rear Of the fleef.
He has just returned, aud as he passed up the
Tharf was FoeiferonslE checrcd By the troops.
Our feet having retired, the Mer1imac i again
steaming out.
The Monitor, Dacotah and Naugatuck, how
ever, gre still In position off Sewall's Point.
An officer Of the Seminole states that the rebel
during the bombardment- The first time il
fell it was picked up, and 4 rebel in red shirt
Jumped on the rampart5 With stump Of the
staff and 1ag, and waycd it, when another
shell struck him, killing linn and it is sup
POSED others near him.
or the many shots fired at the fleet By the
rebels, not one struck any Of our vessels
Some went over their masts, but most fell
short The rebels could be distinctly seen
from the vessels, carrying of their dead and
wounded.
REPORTED BATTLE At WEST POINT,
VI A$il1SIICN, 1iJ tine flIF SAYS The
Secretary Of War has the following, takea
from thu special correspondence Of the Balti-
more A72aeticntl
tThe divisions Of Franklin and Se5lr wick,
numbering about &c, 600 n,cn, have keen land
ed st West Point, twenty miles above VIII
la1nsbnrg, at the head Of York River, and the
division OF Gen. Porter is now emb,7king on
steamers for the same destination, together
with the Rhode Island and other battcr;es
and the river from Yorktown up is lined with
steamer transports. No doubt is entertained
but that tbcy will intercept aud cut off the
rebels, Unless they escape across tie Jutlles
river.
BA1.TIMoRE, May "A battle has taken
! place at West Point, and the rebels have been
defeated with great slaughter.
THE BATTLE OF WILLIAMSBURG.
NEw York, May 9-The Washington special
to the New York 1laits says the following dis
patch is from the commander of corps ia our
army On The Yorktown Peninsula to lis wife
in this city:
"W1LLiAMsBCRe, May G.-Wc had hard
fight yesterday, in front Of the rebel works
covering this town. Gen Hooker kept Gen.
Longst:eet in check till about three r. n, when
Gen. kearney's Division calne into action, and
the engagement continued till after dark.
a moment before our rcinforcelnents came,
fhe men gave way, being out Of ammunition,
and nc lost some guns. We afterwards re-
covered our ground aud held it during the
night. The rebels retreated and at seven L.
b. nc occupied their works Gen. 4. ?. Hill
commanded rebel brigade, and Lon!gstrcet
the whole. We lost between five hundred aud
ore thousand in killed and wounded. W.
found six hundred wounded in this town, be-
sides other prisoners
New YORK, May o.-Gen. Marcy telesraphs
the following:
WILLIAMSBURG, May Seen. Mcclellan
On the 9th had most decisive victory. Ouly
hrT1f 1F 1ytY p%-t
against $1,000 Of the best rebel troops Our
| 1ucn fought tlcn yaliantIy, and used the bay
| opet freely, which the rcbuls could not stand
They fought we'll until they felt the cold steel,
when they took to their heels and ran Ike
hounds, leaving their dead. wounded and sick
| upon our hands. Joe Johnston led them iu
| person. They have lost several Of their best
! officers"
| The HeTd{d'S correspondent gives the follow
ing graphic account Of the magnificent charge
t OF Hancock's brigade on the rebels:
"scarcely hundred yards were between tue
came silent, the lines Of the 5th Wisconsin and
| the I'D New York formed up in close order to
the right Of the battery. The long range of
| musket barrels came to one level, aDd one ter
ritle yolley tore through the rebel line. In a
moment more the same long range Of muskets
came to another leTel. The order to sscharge
with tho bayonct'F was given, aud away went
the t~o regiments with one glad cheer. Gal
1ant as our foes undoubtedly were, they could
! not meet that. But few brigadcs mentioned
in history have done better than this did.
| For space which was generally estimated at
| three qpRrtezs Of q mile, they advanced under
fire of a Eplcpdidly served battery, and vi b a
e1ond nf Rkir.nishers stretched across their
front, whose fire WIS very destructive, and if,
after that, the rebels had not the nerve to
meet 4 line Of bayonets that came towards
them, like the spirit Of destruction, it need
not be wondered at that they broke and fled
in complete panic. 1d5 were taken prison
CTS. and nearly 500 were killed and wounded.
WILLIAMSBURG, Va, May Gle M.-To the
War Dcpaztmcnt:- heard, few minutes
ago, that the Gllena was aground of log
Island, | judge not badly, for the reason thai
Capt Rogers does not throw overheard
his coal I have sent him all the
assistance he asks. My troops are in motion
5h in magnificent % sprt III TRY Lave al ths
to see them. hare expected a junction with
Gen. Franklin. Instructions have been given
20 that the navy will receive prompt support
whenever and whcreyer required:
| [signed1 Gro. B. MCCLELLAN,
Major General Commanding.
W1LL1As1sBrRg, via Washington, May g.
The details Of the engagement Of Monday are
so yoluminous and incorrect, that it will os
necessary to await the report of Gen. McClel
Ian, which is now being prepared. Deserter;
from the enemy arc hourly arriving. The
| C1ucfl report 01 Tue hllltd a4u Hou1Qed 0e
ing too lengthy to send over the military teie
graph, it has been Forwarded By mail
The expedition up York River has beer
most successful, and We now occupy Wes
Point.
LATEST.
Gen. Mcclellan has advanced twelve mile
beyond Williamsburg, and has had seyera
skirinishes with the enemy, routing then
! with heavy loss.
The cmbarkation Of troops for West Poin
WAS progressing with great rapidlty, and
heavy battle had taken place on Wednesda,
fr,rf11oo.~ hafurpen fI,r froons rn3ar