Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1862-05-13

uated Williamsburg and are flying toward Rich
nond. Our army ls following them up vigor.
ousy The battle on Monday was very severe.
and the loss Of the rebels proves to have been
very large.
BlvoUAC IN FRONT OF WILLIAMSBURG
May 5, 10 P. NJ.
Ed,Oin M. Stanton, Secretary of War
After arranging for movements up York Riv-
er, | was urgently sent Tor here | find Gen.
Joe johnson in front of me in strong force, prob
ably greater good deal than my own Gen.
Hancock has taken two redoubs and repulsed
Earlys brigade by real bayonet charge, cap
turing one colonel and $50 prisoners and kill
Ing at least two colonies and many priyates.-
His conduct was brilliant in tie extreme do
not know our exact loss, but fear that General
Hooker has lost considerable on our left.
learn from prisoners taken that the rebels
injend dsputug every step 20 Richmond
shall run the risk Of at least hodlaG them in
check while | resume tbe oliema plan NV
entire force j, undoubtedly considerably inferior
TO lhat 81 the enemy
Gro. i MCCLELLAN,
Maj -Gen Commanding.
NAsuNco>, May z. Tho hloaur has
be0 received az tae War Department
HEADQUARTERS ANy of mL PulaaAc,
AtAj ot'a
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tta eH 90 81 Hancock brilliant eugaz.u.pg
yoga4F afternoon Wa. % g9ra tHa Len II tle
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o'' ~" "'7 ~" e4oehe''s' WIN s'deey avn
eAcoPt0u lhe tSyel "oIAs aIe very extensive
exceedingly strong ool1 IN respect 20 tuef Po-
siIoh ana the works themselves Our loss was
heaFy on 'en. Hooker DIVISION put very little
on tho other parts u our lines. Hancock sue.
cess was gained with los OF ~ KILLED and
wounded.
Inc weather Is good to'day, but there is
great ullheuIty IN gettlng up iood' on account
81 the roads Very lev wagons have YET come
up Am authorized to folio" the precedent
Of other Generals and direct the names Of bat.
tles to be placed on the eolors d The Regiments
" have other battles 10 fight before reaching
Richmond (oighed) =. d. Met LILLIAN,
MAJ cen Commanding
r., az NUT ' 10y N = o'p oi"' Doa.
~ halr, tb hIat af 49,. ~ ~,
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noa', rr, ''"''s INV" '''e
~. '. 80.
and ,shd ,t,y,.;an 6a. ha,r -, f;"'sa
.a,. - NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. =" wy
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th.aI..L t'7Sa','b
Canag and esort 80 -. ~ = .iu'A eg aI.
nas.oss,on Ahont l5G of the encny's 1870
.ere left babind witbont anv osc',a. r'ti"ms
=, sur,,a,ns ana tbe,r daa1 ,nbr,'.d All -
our wounded of Yesterday a,,,,,e,na,,t VIM ali
into their hands were Nh hebind IN n,y,,Lt
AZ Inc Eree1sinr brie,de wLo y.,s ..,etst,
wounded and taken prisoner wa. aIso le6
In the eneaeement yeSterdav ,be sne,nr snc
6red terriblv Gen p,ekatts ,yos t,Il.d ~,
enemy mad force bera Yesterday If "a o0o
mon and onlv ,l.o;9ad ~ tn ~, br,
liant bayonet charge Of Gen. uaneoek The
town il yerv nls,s,ntlv lo,,tad and tbs ,n,,.,r
ity AZ the VIM inhabitants ara ,.,nain.o.,
The number Of the enemy nuw n tar9s
will reach about 1000 including the wounded.
BALTIMORE May 8. Ihe AmTifas cores
pondent' under date OF Yorktown 1th, l2oclock
says
" AZ close my letter ihe M'e.t Intelligence
from the ueld oil hatle Is, that ten Mcclellan
oas come up with the enemy about eight miles
beyond " illhmsoars' and after pretty severe
sRHmlsn with has rear, has again put him 10
hight across TIE Chickahonlny. LaTse numbers
Ioi PRISONERS have been taken, including many
deserIers wao report that they had nothing
+ IL eat but lew biscuits for Is hours and when