The Burlington weekly hawk-eye., 1862-05-10
BATTLE at WILLIAMS
BURGH.
THE ENEMY ROUTED WITH
GREAT LOSS.
Thel following is despatch from Gen. Nc.
Clellan to Secretary Stanton:
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The) following is despatch from Gen. Nc
Clellan to Secretary Stanton:
WuLlAxSBURan, Nay 8.
have the pleasure to announce the occupa
tion Of this place as the result of hard fought
action. Yesterday Hancock's Brigade engage
ment had the effect to turn the left of the enc
my's line of works. The enemy abandoned their
entire line during the night, leaving al his sick
and wounded in our hands Their loss yesterday
was very severe. We have come three hundred
men killed and more than one thousand wound
ed aud prisoners Their loss ID heavy. Our
| victory complete. I have sent cavalry IN pur.
suit. The conduct of our men was excellent,
with scarcely an exception. The enemys works
we're extensive and exceedingly strong. Our
loss in Hooker's Division Is heavy, but very lit
tie In other portious Of the field. Hancock's
success, was gained with the loss of not over
twenty killed and wounded. We have other
| battles to fight before reaching Richmond. The
mond. @IatH
Mcclellan telegraphs from Johnston's head
quarters as follows: go.
The weather is good to-day but there is great
difficulty in getting up food on account of the
roads Very few wagons have yet come up
Am authorized to follow the examples Of
other Generals and direct the names Of battles
to be placed on the colors of regimentes
(Signed:) Gro. B. McCLELLAN.
Major General Comdg.
ITO Associated Prcss.1
WILLIAMSBURG, May 6.-The enemy evacua.
ted this place and their works in front last
night Their rear guard passed through about
| 6,o'clock, and at O'Clock Gen. Mcclellan and
escort entered the town and took possession.
About $50 Of the enemy's wounded were left
behind wifhopt auv rafinna noodiCinoa or ss,r-
geons. They also left number Of their dead
unburied. iHH.iJ tt- o e5
Al! of our wounded in yesterdays engage.
ment, who fell into their hands, we're left be-
hind. Col. Dwight of the Excelsior Brigade,
who was severely wounded and taken prisoner,
was also left. 90
In the engagement yesterday, the enemy suf.
fered terribly. Gen Rickets was killed.
The enemy had force here Yesterday of So
600 men, and only decided to evacuate after the
brilliant bayonet charge of Gen. Hancock.
A majority Of the white inhabitants remain.
The number of the enemy now in our hands
will reach about 1000, including the wounded.
WsHISGros, May THE Fortress Monroe
boat, which left at 8 o'clock this morning, has
arrived at Cherry stone, bringing the following:
WILLIAMSBURG, May T.
| To Hon. E. M, Stanton
| Every hour proves our victory more complete.
The enemy's loss is great, especially in officers
I have just heard Of five more Of their guns
being captured. Prisoners are constantly ar.
irving. (Signed:) GEO. B. MCCLELLAN,
| Major General Commanding
WASHINGTON NEWS.
WASHINGTON, May 6-The gunboat Ham cap.
tured on the 10Th ult., off Charleston the
schooner Clean of Charleston, while attempting
| to run the blockade. She was bound to Nassau
| and was loaded with one thousand bales of cot
ton and five tierces of rice. The papers and log
book were thrown overheard during the chase
| A number of the members Of the Committee
on Military Affairs, of both the Senate and
House, accompanied by Gen. Clarke, executive
clerk of the Senate, and Mr. Smith, Clerk of the
House Military Committee, have gone to Fort
ress Monroe and the headquarters of Gen. Nc
Clean, to prosecute enquiries touching the
charges against Gen. Smith and other matters
of Importance in the prosecution of the war.
Senator Wade's bill in aid Of agricultural
colleges, provides that the public lands shall be
donated to the States and territories which may
| establish colleges to teach the science of agri.
| culture and the merchante arts, in the proper
ton of $4,000 acres for each Senator and rep
resentative; the funds acquired by the sale Of
the lands to be in Government or other stocks,
| yielding at least five per cent; one college at
|
State or territory which received the donation.
| The Senate Committee on Finance has re
ported about 260 amendments to the House tax
bill, after having heard the representations of
delegations representing variousinterests; among
the amendments they have striken out the tax
on Eli rectiied and mixed liquors and increased
that on distilled spirits to 90 cent per gal.
lon to be collected at the dstlleries, but not to
operate on the stock in hand previous to the
passage of this act; the tax on domestic wine is
stricken out; lager beer and other malt liquors
remain undisturbed; three per cent is proposed
on the gross receipts of railroads, steamboats,,
&c; thirty instead Of fifty cents head on cat
tie; adding five cents on calves, tobacco twenty
cents per pound; cigars from ten to thirty five
cents, according to quality; the tax of one per
cent per pound on cotton is stricken out.
WASHINGTON, May THE Senate will, with
out unnecessary delay, proceed to consider the
tax bills which have been presented snd it is
thought the report of the Committee Oh Finance
win be adopted without material change. The
tax of twenty cents per gallon on whiskey and
twenty cents per pound on tobacco it is stated
will yield S40,000,OO Should the views of the
minority of the Committee prevail it is sup.
posed the revenue from this source would be
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