The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-05-06
Interesting Incidents Of the Cap.
ture Of Yorktown.
FULL PARTICULARS Of THE EVENT.
Precipitate Retreat of the Rebels.
More Wooden Guns Discovered.
Ten Of our Soldiers Killed by
Rebel Internal Machines.
The EnenY'S Force 10000 Men.
OUR CAVALRY AND ARTILLERY IN
FULL PURSUIT.
QuarrClS among Rebel Generals.
Revelations of JEFF Davis COachman.
Gen. Mcclellan oyertakcs the
Enemy.
QuarrCls among Rebel Generals.
Revelations of JEFF Davis COachman.
&c.
&C.,

Bdltniore, My 5.--Yorktown wa. evacIa-
ted entirely by the rebels st ~ O'Clock on tho
morning of the sth. During all the preceding day
ani n'yhtthey kcitup heavy nr.n; on our bat,
'erics sa along our ncs n cover their retreat Our
picket, pressed ti,r position ON thc morning OF
sAe ith, aud entered their abandoned intreueh
mcnts.
We captured r,be gunner In tie .c, of Grim.
h, piece lie said hc was tic las, inhahitan, Of
iorltown. lie had been firing the gun oil night
entefedtho rehel works al fnar A. NJ Nj a
white man. woman or chili, was to be seen. Artl-
c!es of clothing stores, aui oficcrs' camp Nirni-
ure lay scattered every rywl,re None of tho ten,
oi houses were d,.troyed.
Tho retreat Of tho rebels appears to have been
ptc'iptaic. They commenced dismouuiins and
carrying their g'Ins back to will,srnsbursh four
lays ago. Wagons have been engaged in trans
ro'ung their ammunition, provlsion- and camp
eln'P"ee Tor over week past. Their sick and
wounded, numbering over two Thousand hyo hun
ir'd' were sent t. Richmond tcu days ago.
The rohei soldiers and negroes were al work Oh
teir intrcuchncnts until o'clock this moruin.
wien q cir rear guard ordered the work 10 cease,
aud take up Tho march to wlsrnsburgh IN the
house u Mrs Melon, where Gen. Magruicr had
slept the night before the evacuation, found sevc-
raj open letters lying unfolIcd on . table. Two
were addressed to General Mcclellan, one to the
hfst Yankee who comes" snd ono To "Abe Lin.
coin" The following are the contents Of one al.
dressed o. General 81 cCIollan;
"Gen. McCrrttA~i
"You will ho surprised g. hcar of our departure
NJ this STAGE Of Ia. game lonyIn, Won in ,,sassi,
Of tbs worthless town; but tie tatt Is, Mcclellan
W. have otlcr engage turuta & attend / niI We
mia TANNED r,,.,,. and ,ho I"s,l,t fks,isr a"
ed. bye Tor little while.
"NtWa" l'HHf' = > n NJ"
''l WV WV "'"""''s' WIN "ol''hs AMI AZ
'' W 'N"' h ''"'' VA Tue CANVAS ana sues
=, ,n 10 'a Oh We f'AN"e s''dl'f-'
""'' '' 'H were e"' ih dHi'f'hi i'"'ca' -Four
"'' As ''t carrying he"'y guns stood near tho
o',s' Win "h Immense q1'utiy - lumber
~ wv '"7'"p 'n't'h'h'''H were wooden guns
prJ'ctng from tho enhr9uros. fprt M,Tuoer,
which we hIiit strong works to reduce yyss f,uud
h. he = weak pine. Its inside works were ,.nl
bags, r.i,d up " Tia logs OF wood painted black ON
the end
On tie parape,s northeast Of Yorktown six guns
were len. On tie south side two smooth Lor.s
were found ~ kel Portions of Yarkt,yn was nm.
derm. Tie magazine door. are forbidden ,o
be opei.ed for l.ar of ,,ul,,,, p,,,,.i,,. and
shes t,fh r.e Dtsisiiei 10 small ,rfrss lie In ,hs
roads, rcdouJis, DE. TIL Fith reyimpu, New York
piryee's uaye-g had five men killed aud several
wounl,d hy tn. explosion Of n torpedo The
Thirty eighth New York Volunteers, Colonel IIo
bart ward had two mon killed. and four wounded
by tho bursting OF prepared sholl. lis regiment
were among the hrst to enter the rebel woras The
forti,th New York Volunteers lost one man killed
AMI t.,, i.J
York Volunteers lost two men killed. Other casu-
alitcs have occurfe 1, but cannot send YOU par-
tpulars at present
A. soon the evacuation Of Yorktown became
known In the camps, tie bands of the different
regiments commenced playing, amidst cheering Of
the sol!iers The following order was sent to di-
visions and brigafes, at I a. NJ. nom General Nc
Clellan;
Comnandants Of regiments will prepare 10
inAI.n, "'th Two !.S'. fau"n'' with the utmost
a, .i'.,,. A. A.
:, ,,.,,.-..,.. "
,,,.-. -. ,r,. -. ,'
.,,..,',..I a,.T ,.,.,,a'aa 49, 800, ".''r'l
,,,.o,' w."
,.,,yn rno i,I,a,. ,1'o .
t,.,,,r,., ~, ,t., -. ,,a.,.,,u -. -,
pJ,, o. '" "'''
,r,, ,hors.,, p, A.. .,, -
W, ,.,-. '''
,,',, ,,.','. ''1' "o"a
,,,,'', ','.,,l,
n.,C1.,,,o.,,. D 'P'"''' we
.,.' .',,,a,t,,..,.,a rra s.,'o.i' '''
,,,n ,s,,., n,'' ,1'' S'a''
rI.. aro on,.',',,,I ,,.o ,',,a, sr,',, w,Y,.,'
,..a ,o.rr, ,.,,., p,..r
~, uo ri,i,of poq,, ,.r,ic. c-,,.,...,,L.,,
,r,, mt 10 ,,,l,.k vy,,li, u,o ro,,I ,.',a n''
10. oyr c.nor,ls I'm H., ,rercl,. ro,..,,-t,..,n
yy.s ~ l..y. Il ,,,,. .,,ry ar, hoor, ..,,.,,a.
a,lu., ,ir iip... ,.nia ,r.v.d n ,,is,,L. o.