The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-05-12
LATE FROM THE NORTH.
Tho Evacuation Of Yorktown.
YAaK-E KEPOkIs or AFFAIRS IN TIE
WEST
&c &C., &c.

ing d t"s Es late os My 9th. They MAKE &c
aiiusion 10 The re1or ed sta pede OF Inc Bor'e'
States members from the LtnooIn Congress
nor TO the rum6r Of the prospective European
In 'ervsa Ion IN af Hrs o. this continent. The
extracts .iCh we puo iso contain the usual
qa.nt!ty If exhegsraion. aud must be Pc.
rusca with due M ,owaEcs:
ras KEraEAr rRox YoHkrows.
[CEctnt Dispatrhss
war EBPAKImKhT. w AsH.s9roN. May IL 81
p. M.--Tpe following higaIy important Tn
nouncem,ut Is ass reoeivsd from 70; ttess
M)nroe:
"Yorktown WAS evacuated last night. Oar
troops now occupy the enemys works. The
enemy left a large amour. OF camp eQutpaxe
aud gus, which they could no. destroy, tor
fear Of bsing seen"
SECOND Di,patchl
HEADaCARizRs ABMr or rHs ForoSAc,
may 4. . A. IN.
Hon: T. M. Stanton. Secretary OF Wal :
" We have the ramparts Of the enemy. We
have his guns, ammunition, camp eQuipage,
&c and hold the entire line OF his works,
which the engineers report as being very
strong.
al have thro~u all my cavalry and horse
artillery ID pursuit, supper ed by infantry.
IL movs Franklin, ani as much more as I
can transport oy water, up 70 Yves. Poin. TO-
day. No lime shall be lost.
The gun pats have gone mp York riv,r.
In our 20 session.
81 sh 81 push the enemy TO the wall.
&C y. MoCLtLLAs, Major General"
(trCnI :as Army Cores .oldent Of tie Ags, listed
P.ess
HsAIQUAHTsRs AMI OF The PoToxAC,,
May !, 10 O'Clock A. ID
This morninS, r., five o'clock, yoar COZ
respo dent b ID the Measure Of euteriDg
tn tn my's works at Yorktown, which the
r-t.r OF .h.lr ermy d serted fur hours be-
for.
everything vas found to be in rather coz
flston, as though tney lef. in great haste
Set xeeu forty aud fly pieces OF heavy ar
t.l,sry have been left il their works. after be-
ing spiked, together with q large tmolnt Of
ammun,tioa medic.l .oree camp .qutpage.
ans, and private property Of their offi;erA.
Iegco Who was left In the town statss
th ut tae REBELS threw large amount OF ord.
Ii nee st res into the river to prevent It's fall
ng into our hands.
nto our lines. One Of them, very III tslii.
CANT man, from New York, who had been
with the ordnance departm ever
since IT, works az Yorktown were Construc,-
owing to the near approach Of our parallels
covering the Immense siege works of our men.
TuaI shay feared tbs success Of the Union
sunboats on the York river and James river,
oy means OF which their comm upicatiOn with
I ne outer world would be cutoff
The order was ven - evaCuale by Gen
Johnston Gu Thursday, to commence the fol
loving morning, which was accordingly
done
General ciAgruder IL said TO have most
.:,eRnou.ly opposed the measure, staIlng that
ii they CQulu nnt whip the Federais here,
there vas nr her place in Virginia where
they couid tie sxore IN WA presence OF has
mD:1 tina! tnts was 40 ann hay v3ctferousiy
c heersd BIN. he bee mo much excited and
los, contIci of himself
sien. Rooert f Lee, command n i C hief.
arrived at EoIktYWu ca Wednesday, and mi
nuteiy examined the Vo-ks of MCC eilan
when bs IA supposed 10 have recomm ended
tae ,.handcn tn-nL OF the works, deening Them
uateEsOis
IT. d ss-r.ars all agree III Stang tha; thei'
Ii ocs we're very nuCn demoraiIet,. dEI ~
GI-ns ;iis!3eS:t-,,~3 Eh2l the Crdar - Ieti'iv
wAs f1l.idH, - they All aaticlVH-si having 3 4
snsc gsme..i 81 tt,s poiEt. .'re csse.;e1s 80"
g 8 90 IN shyiag ,nA' The races ha1 iHsce o.
, - 900 ,Gtu On t..e penIusuls, irz"'hai sIth
some a. yisCeS 81 hald arLiieTy-
Fr0ni re pest I"!csFO ntlCn c7ctl sed, ioey
haSs Iail,n back To- GE, sshOirjry creek. D.
yod.i WILLIAMSBURG, y aero the are 9Hrzrted
~ make {. sand.
Inlmo. ,tely AFTER ms 1ight Of thu enemy
oet ! IN AnoRp. tbs ;rooIs were ofd.fT1
uuIe. a. ms .Gd are now ~ n3t,oG ON the
nsnt Aua let! wings OF the afmy. a large
force, uuier Han. tonemaE, conslsI" oi
.a,aI.y, artillery and inttulry. are Ia tne
4dvance, anG WA, prooaoiy c.,me up viii the
r AK OF the enemy before nigh. II ;hs3 snou ID
remala uelr Williamsburg.
t>uf sn1boa.s have paE-el above fork,o~u.
aud &c Low sn~litag tie snofs ou 'helr way
40. EoiinwluS .a- gun oasls a large ste m e
sf and otGer transports loaded vita troops,
VINO will fast q landing above
IL Is SAID hat N sruaer said be vas LOT
afr AID Of bicUiellau If Les was, and that II
he coul1 not successfully fight aim here, he
could DO il nowhere.
OaIy one man vas lef. IN Yorktown, aud
he VS. IL negro
Gen. Jameson and Dol. samuel Black were
the firs& to enter the enemys main works
Tue only casualty that occurred was the
killing OF two msn and the woundtIg OF three
by the explosion OF concealed sell within
the easmy's works. Their names ara as fcl
lows. They belong 10 ConpaA5 a, io.h New
YORK: Killed, Geo. Mcfarland and Mlchacl
McDefmot; wounded, SerS'; james Smith
Frederick Sleick, and Lsurence Bur Ms
The works are very extensive, and snow
that they were designed by sctendidc engi.
Deers
LArEa An official report just aade 10
aee. q .ar!ers shows that tins eAtny II II II
guns on the works At Gloucester foint. The
ordnance stores we're also lett
Another deserter mss Jast come Ia, and re-
p1rts that Jsferson Davis came With Gen.
Lee on " eduesd.y last, and after coEsUita-
ton with Lee and the most promIM Mt Cnl
Gers, all were agreed 10 The Evacuation ex.
ospt Gen. Magruder.
CAPTURE OF aRsERAL JoEIsTOH's aAiiGAGG.
HEADQUARTERS AksY POrohAc, Ma /, r.
Mt A.. GER tain thal lhe rebeis received rsin
forrsmenis by steamers from Richmond on
Thursday, bul did not disem bark ths m.
The euemys troops re- badly demon lIzed
and ,hey evinced gym pit ,ms OF m t1ny on &C.
count Of the RETREAT.
/ side the fortifioations, aud ale along the
Williamsburg road on which they are re-
ire .ting, they have buried .oI pc ooea' and per-
oussion shells. which are Occasionally sx-
piodii and iaju!ing persons.
General oseph JonnstoA's bssxaa hes Just
been captured
OF Il t,rpedc Another torpedo, asu ched to a
Is-'nch shei. has Just been discove Ced IN the
telegraph CHE.
The LATEST.
FoRrREss MoEkoE, Gay p. M The news
received mere this morning OF the - iacHation
Of Yorktown took everybody Uy surprIse
For some days We nave mad eSidom ~ OF the
IN ten tlop CT the eaemy, but tne evlc srcs was
not strong enough 10 iauucs belief. On the
al fivat Of ,ne news here T. quickly cir. ala ted
CG snofe aAo thrCuga he II at, And me great
est excitement 1as IN al tested.
lSscond Dtspc:cA
Fesrhgss hiossos My 1, 1 50 P. The
Merrimac maze neT apr~1ral 20 bsyo ao Sew
airs + oini at O'Clock his atternco u she
TOD ..ea . Il the + oiUt, aud up - The .oresap
She is no: ate ldsd oy any other guu bo Ats, s
usual, and IL Is supposed !: - not ner IN ten
ton 10 visit Us to- day
The Moui.or and other vessels o; our naval
fleet are all IN reHdipeSs for aoti3E gu sho.
no.Ice, and all h. nd. are hoping she w,lI come
down.
Foe supposed design CT the enemy lie TO en-
de AYR - preren any expedition fem. goin 4
ut TIE Jam es rives 10 cEI Ok tha Ta.r..U frcui
fpratoTu
Three aesertsis ertiyed mere TINS mo rniuG
i Ii i Te,,s, Schooner, md report the evacu Htlo
of mulberry Island mt james 'NIIy
yesterday NJ 'rniDg
FRUh 6EsBRAL HALLECk'S COMMAND
PirrsBuRa LASDisI May 81, Q r. n.
Hon E NJ S,autoa, See cary of War.
Gelter.. PANS DIVISION made a retonnots-
asnce ~ Forming ton TO- lay, hnd found aocuL
j tGh OF tb- enemy aud drove taeM III hand -
some STYLE ktiuug 81 and wouncinS rtaay
r. O.. ,atr -Ins sC o. urts..ueIA and III eif tan