The national Republican., 1862-05-06
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EATnsT YRoH YORKTOWN.
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'Tne REBELS RDTRHAT1Re.
Their Rear Guard Very Strong.
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a 9I1a1k O1G1rnn101a.
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The Rebels masked Batteries.
UNION TROOPS VICTORIOUS.
A Splendid Cavalry ChaFge.
A HAND ~ HAaD oONTnsr.. 'eml
TWENTY-FIVE PRISONERS TAKEN.
WILLIAMSBURG OCCUPIED.
GENERAL McCLELLAN's OFFICIAL DIS
. PATCHES.
The Rebels Masked Batteries.
UNION TROOPS W'cToRioUs.
A Splendid Cavalry Charss.
A HAND ~ nAaD cONrnsr.
TWENTY-FIVE PRISONERS TAKEN.
WILLIAMSBURG OCCUPIED.
GENERAL noCLELLAN's OFFICIAL DIS
' PATCHES.
Corrsspoadsses Of the Associated Pres. \
HnADQuARrEls AMY OF fHk PoronAc,

HsaDouARrE.s AMY OF rsE PoronAo,
Near williAmsburg, Nay 4, p. N.
The sdvaacs Of the forces under command
Of Gen. Ssonsnan, with The visw Of asosrtAin-
Ing The position Of the enemy, reached this
place -two and . half milss from Williaas-
burg about two O'Clock this aftsrnoon.
On the road from Yorktown, the country, iu
moes distances, was desolstsd, and bat few Of
the b6dses occupied. .,r..r ....
On emerging from cover Of woods, We
came in view Of Williamsburg and the snemys
earthworks st the same time. No guns were
visible On The enemy's works, but . regiment
Of cavalry could be seen approaching, about
one mile Cd, 10 line Of battle.
Capt Gibbons's reserve battery was then OF,
dered % the front, To open on the snsmy's ap
preaching cavalry, while portion Of the SIKH
cavalry were dsployed as shirmishsrs 70 The
right sod LEFT. The ars from the bsttsry Was
very effective on the enemy's cavalry, but never
changed their course. About 200 yards 70 tbe
right Of GibbonSs battery wss an esrthwork,
which had oil the appearance Of being deserted;
when III Of sudden our troops we're opened
upon BY q deadly are from srtillery posted
behind the works. .-g 'r t'r, .a.
Al The same time The rebel cavalry continued
advancing until they were checked by charg
made BY Q portion Of the First and Sixth
cavalry, which was performed 10 = most I'D
mirsbie manner. 10 more instances than one, !,
was hand TO hand encounter with the enemy,
cavalry; but strange 70 relate, none Of our men
were taken prisoners. while We captured about
twenty-6 Of the enemy; among whom h
Capt Frank Lee, OF the Third Florida infantry
Captain Gibbons had fourteen horses killed.
Lieutenant Dewolf was nortally wounded
One gun was Lost BY sticking fast 10 the mud
Lieutenant Benton, First cavalry, and ten mer
Of the same regiment, wsrs wouodsd. Lieut.
Mcclellan, Of the Sixth cavalry, was dightly
wounded, % were also twelve others. Lieut.
Cress, Of the Fiyt cavalry, bad bis horse sho
under him while engaged in hand 10 hand
encounter with two Of the enemy. HI ss
osped with few slislt bruises. Private
Noble Irish, Of Major BArkers xcolsiiAn
Dragons, had bis horse killed, aud was ~
verely wounded in the leg BY the explosion o
. torpedo while passing through Yorkto~n.
The rebel cavalry were forced by our nel
to abandon their position, but the want Of in
fantry prevented our men from advancing o.
the enemy. work. It being evident that i
was useless To attempt further operations, tbt
troops fell back about two hundred yards tc
await the arrival Of Infantry. General Han
cocks brigade soon alter arrived, but II wa
deemed advisable to defer further operation,
until tomorrow. We have information ths
the enemy was still on the retreat beyond
williamsburg The rear guard Of the enemy
Is very strong, IS was shown today.
LATER.
MONDAY MORNING. May SIT commenced
rainipg about two O'Clock this morning, snt
has continued heavily until this time. There !,
no news from Williamsburg, - It is too early II
the morning to hear. We shall occupy vii
liamsburg early this morning. From there ou
course will depend upon that taken by th'
enemy.
Il AUG ioiloWiuB uisPoOuoo woio i0S0rv0u I'D
night from Gen. Mcclellan
| HeADQuARrERs ARMY or THE PoroMAc,
| Nay :, ll.2o A. Y.
Hon. EDwIN u. STANTON, ..
Il Secretary OF War. -,
i Al inspection just made shows that the rebel
absndoued, 10 their works ct Yorktown, twt
three inch rfed cannon, two four-snd.A-hal
rifed cannon, sixtssa thirty.two pouudsrs, sil
forty. tvo poundsrs, nineteen eightinch colum
biad,, four nineinch Dahlsrsens, one ten-inci
colu uhbisd, one tsn.iuoh mortar, one eight inc
siege howitzsr, with carriages and implement
complete each piece supplied with seventy
six pounds Of ammunition. On the rampant
there are also four magazines, which have no
yet bssn examined. This does not include th
guns left at Gloucester Point, and their oths
works to our left. . ~
g. B. MCCLELLAN,
l Major General.
HEADQUARTERS, Nay s, 1862.
Hon. EDWIN II. STANTON, Secretary of War:
Il ID raining hard now, and most Of the night