, 1862-05-22
PUGET SOUND HERALD.
sTEILAcooM, w. T.,
Thursday Morning. May az, 1862.
LATEST EASTERN NEWS.

found he was ordered 70 run the OOckaue ana
proceed tO ork river. He thereupOn returned
70 Norfolk, and Immediately resigned his COM
mission, together with his chief officers. There
are six or seven thousand rebel troops, under
General Huger, between Pig Point and Norfolk.
Three companies In Portsmouth rebellvd q few
days since. II is also reported that Magruder's
forces had mutin;ed at Williamsburg
The rebels at Yorktown opened this morning
with their riAed columbads (6S.pOunders) placed
on the nights Of Yorktown. Our No. |. Parott
guns were brought to bear upon the only gun
which has given US any trouble, our shots falling
over and around it; when on its 23d discharge
the enemy's gun burst, tearing up the parapet,
and making havoc with u crowd who were col.
lected around it at the time. No less than ten
persons were standing on the parapet within six
feet VI il, besides tho who were hid from view
by the work. The loss Of life must have been
considerable. THIS is the only gun which the
rebels have shown capable Of doing number one
battery any harm. All firing on their side
ceased, but ours continued with renewed vgor
One hundred shots were fired by our guns up to
2 o'clock, when firing ceased. A rebel steamer
came down near by and attempted to land, but
was driven off by our 100 Founders the rebels
kept up q continuous fire all last night on our
men in the trenches; casualties, 2 wounded.
New YORK, May Sd.
special to the Tribune, giving an account Of
The capture Of Fort Macon, says five Of our bat
teries dismOunted Is guns Of eleven hundred
ahOt and shell, thrown by them at the Fort, five
hundred and sixty struck the works. The guns
Of the Fort were worked with skill and courage,
but the sand hills afiol ded complete protection
TO our men.
The Richmond Examiner, of the I'd, contains
the annexed items:
SAVANNAH, May lst
A dispatch from Corinth, April 29th says the
enemy has been reinforced aud is advancing;
heavy skirmishng daily.
Gen. Lawton has formally communicated to
tie City Council his determination to surrender.
The COuLcl resolved to sustain Cen Lawton.
MoBILE, May |.
Dispatches from Corinth, of April 26lh, say
that Col. Scott, with 9 companies Of Lees cav.
airy, was driven out by a regiment Of Fedvrnls
ct Tuscumbia, killing several and taking forty
prisoners; the enemy burnt their stores aud
were pursued by the Fedrrals; result unknown.
Telegraph operator in New Orleans telegraphrd
from Mobile office that stores are being emptivd
Of sugar and moasseS, which were thrown into
the river.
CHARLESTON, May lst
The Federals captured small battery Of two
guns near White Point, 20 miles from Charleston.
CAIRO, May Sd.
All news from Tennessee river is cOntTaband.
No Hgting up to 8 O'Clock last night
WAsuINGrON, May Sd.
The Navy Department has Just received dis
patches from Com. Dupont, announcing the cap
luFe Of the rebel steamer Ella WGriey by the
SiatiGgO de Cuba. She was deeply loaded with
Enfield rifles, and il is supposed she has cannon
in her fore hold, which haG not been Looked into
e the time. The steamer bearing dispatches
left Santiago de Cuba, and chased the NdShpiLie
hnl tha lnlfar Mas fnn gtrif fnr her nha Nash
Vills was also loaded with arms, intending to run
the blockade.
WASHINGTON, May 4th.
The U. S. steamer Mercodiad, on the 9th
near Hole in the WALL captured the English
steamer Bermuda, with 200 pounds Of powder,
7n-ld carriages, and a large humber Of cannon,
swords, pistols, ammunition, etc. She was taken
to Philadelphia.
Gunboat Santiago Do Cuba arrived with the
rebel steamer ElLG WarIeE prize. She had also
captured three sehOOneTH loaded with cotton
from Southern ports. Nothing new from Port
Royal
NMs LOUISVILLE, Maya
The Nashville Union Of Saturday contains a
call BY 100 influential citizens for q meeting 10
take measures to renew Tennessee's Gormer Fed
Oral relations.
ah WASHINGTON, May Q.
addressed to Foreign Ministers, announcing the
opening Of communication with New Orleans.
The mails are hereafter allowed To pass FROM
that place, and other places which having been
seized BY insurgents, have since been recovered.
Necessary preparations are also being made to
modify the blockade 80 far as 70 permit limited
shipments to be made TO and from that place
and one or two other ports which are now closed
By blockade
D. 70, PnTsBUR0 LANDING, May
Roads improving; no battle yet; dcserters
from the rebels arrive daily. A few days since
one Tennessee and one Mississippi regiment Of
- months men stacked their arms, Qheir time
for having having expirOd) refused to fight, aud
were put under arrest
Austin T. Smith, late Navy Agent at San
francisco, has been released from Fort Warren.
,iggue CHTcAGo, May 4.
Yorktown was evacuated on Saturday night,
and the Federal forces now occupy that place
and Gloucester. The rebels left large amount
% camp equipage and guns which they could
not destroy for fear Of being seen.
The following Is just received BY the War De.
partment:
Headquarters Army Of Potomac, May 4, 1861
TO r. N. Stanton 1--WE have transports, guns
end ammunition, camp equipago. We hold en-.
tre rebel works, which our engineers report
very strong. ] have thrown all my cavalry and
horse artillery 10 pursuit. supported BY the In
hnty. have Franklin's division and as much
more ascan be transported BY water to West
Point to-day. Gunboats have gone up the York
river 10 Gloucester, which is also 10 our posses.
son ] shall push the enemy to The wall
lSignedl raf. 70 ra McCLELLAN.
From army correspondents We have the lOl-
owing; We entered the sn0mys works at 8