The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-05-08
Washington News.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
THREE DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE.
Old World IDEAS of the New.
COTTON AND IRON SHIPS.

riRsr DisrATcu.


The Evacuation Of Ni'iia uisburg.
rinsr pIsrATCU.
Huntington, May Tho enemy have eyhcu.
ated WiIlinns'urgh and Hol towards r.. ln.nl.
oar army IL following them MP vigorously.
The battle Of Monday WAS very severe, aud the
lot, OF tho I,btla proves " have been large.
SECOND pisrArcm.
Biiimoyc, Soy The regular news letter
| hom Old Point /, received. II says tie mail boat
Nelly Bhssr arrived Just before tho Old Point boa,
c.I, oud reported that General Mcclellan w,s in
| Wniiamsbursh, having driven the cuemy from lis
= elton the'c.
few cap,1rei cannon . ri .,u t.. slflsel Az
| y whole division laI I..u tHso~n iu tho cat 81
wiIiamsbursh.
plsr.Tcn IRON GySrrNt r'ctrt'tN
Hr.no' ,rrrns Asuv %. lns Pol.a,rl
Wuri' urstI" Irsii.n, Mayo
| Hon. Ed'rn ". stanton, >.,Tc'rr,tJ Var.
| have tic 'ca.lrc t. tuu ,ur-" IT, .r~ur-ton
q this Place t." the result II The h.rlfpuslt acton
| ul yset"r'lay.
Tie elect Of II A. ia brlaat engagement vet.
| t'rday afternoon Nss 10 tam TIE lea u Eiur nne
| ol works.
H. was strongly reinforced. aud the enemy
| abandoned the entire position during ia. ni.It
| leaving all his sick and wounded Ia oar hsuds
| lie loss yesterday was very severe
| We have some 800 unijurcd prisoners and more
tlau 1000 wounded. Their les la killed is heavy.
I"o victory In complete. ] havo sent cavalry Ia
| pUr'uit
Tho conduc, Of onr men has been excellent, with
| scarcely nu exception.
| Tie onrmy's works are very extensive, md OK.
ceeinsly STRONG b"thin re.pocs " position and
| "a. wuras th"mselve-
our ioss WA hoayy In II ter's division, bu, very
littll ia ether paIts of the utlI.
Iianc~ ~ success WAS gained With q loss Of not
| over 20 killed an1 wounded.
Tho weather il good today, bat there Ia grea, dl'-
r. ant ~ t an ..ft
Very few wagons have yet come up.
Am authorized e. follow the examples ~ other
generals and direct the names Of battle to DO plac-
| uI uu Cporr OF rUgiiucntsY
We hnva other battle" to heht beore reaching
Richmond. q. u CLELLAs,
Major-Gcnersl Commanding.
InIEp DIsrAIDn.
ro,k,,,cn, W,y7.-Yestcrday morning our troops
followed up the r,trcsuns rebels with srca, re-
piLity, aud overlook them at w.llamsburgh. where
they fought all day.
Al tho outs,t We took two OF their works and
were advancing, but the exhaustion Of those u our
regiments which were c...ics, IN the ncld aud
which had h.i no provisions during the day, com
PEELED them 10 fall Ice K, they wcrc utterly worn
out one of our batteries WA Lost by getting i'm
hcdd,d in tie mud, and ts horses were shot, Gen
NJ Celia, arrived Oh the ground At O'Clock, aud
ASSUMED comnand. lie directed All our exhausted
truvIs I, refine, filed their places with fresh men,
Irn,t la the enemy, re possessed the ground and
works t.a,u in the morning, captured another
tr,,.t~ 90 b, and took about one hundred aud GfIy
l.s nors.
Iauco,I's t'iGade made most brilliant charge
I Tho Gr.ng WAS ker, up until after dark, a,
which time everything looked well. To-day the
whole nrny reserves, regulars aud all, id ordered
Wy, aud the battle will 10 renewed II the rebels
stand.
A slrons force has gone 10 West Point, and will
attack the r,bo!s Ia the rear. NJ report OF yester-
day = losses - y,t received.
rouRu prsrArcu
Williamsburg, MIy 6.--rhs enemy evacuated
this place aud their works ia front last nist the
rear guard passing through about siI O'Clock. A.
nine O'Clock General Mcclellan and escort entered
g.. town and took possession. About $50 Of the
enemy. wounl,l we're left behind without any
rauons, medicines or surgeons. They slso lea .
uumhar Of their dead unburied All II our wound
81 IN yesseriay'- engagement who ieI! IN their
4uls were lc.t behind
Colonel Dwight, oi the Ercelsior Brigade, who
was severely wounded aud taken prisoner, was
| $50 left.
In the engagement yesterday the enemy suffered
terribly.
General Ricketts, WAS killed.
Tho emmy hSd u force here yesterday Of 1000
mon, and only decided 70 eyscuatc sher Nae brill
ant bsyonet charge Of General Hancock.
IAe town rs very pleasantly located, and ms-
JOINT, tile white iuhahitauts are remaining.
Tnr Humber Il tie enemy now in our hands will
reach about oug thousand, II c.ud.uS the wounded.
fiFm plsrAl,u
Wal al,i'on, Miy THE for,ress Monroe boat
,.i.. lrn "a o'clock tile morning, Lao arrived a.
C.cr.! rt.nc l.nsinS tie following;
WLLiAMsprRG, Mayo
nm D. " Stanton.
! I.ly hour iruyc' our victory more conf lete
! Tho ,ncuy'a lasa ia EteHt, especially ia oih,ers.
3 have iusl A,.ld ol ave .nure ui thoir guns Us.n.
PRISONERS age constantly arriving.
ID MtCIrLLAN,
Suur-,ienrtal Commanding
5. Crs ucluLIAnH pir 'ArCu TO ms WIrs
Nj NJ C.,NAl, who Is now IN this city has lla
i...,,lt.o fG,Niu. li4rat.l 'iom Leg husband
" .....ni I...f. Niy r.-l.c N,'t' If William,
. lur ~. veg % A. .lari victory We h0re t.o cla
: uyB STRONG VOL t tie wn, and all the 81 49,
80 uunlNl oft.c cu,uy, ~. None of your m '1i
T. j.. .uitd, ~. rN uur l,sH Is c'as'tr.i." Tlt
. t.r cucuy $40. severe. rhe . Itkef army 10 l.in
p" N,ryAt.lI IInuco,k was superb Yesterday / a.
in Joe John tons headll o' yesterday. IN
GEoH1s y 'Ctr.tAs.
y AN,-.1 Dispatch TN C..'',u r,y.i
" " u1tc Nc huuN Nae moe complete utr vi
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5 NTNspArrI ACCOUNTS
Wug ue,ponl,ut n Nc pH'adc'p'5A |.
9'urr s.y"s tlr following account Of he cyscu'
a Co.,. sd pWbuti
TUNE MuIs rRos Wuil\MsUvrq, !
or TUESDAY Night Hpy G 1862 :
iy nv t7ro r'ins W rc csptutei ty ms NJ Ve INT
~, | q 81 l.'., ~ all siGc4 and az spled. b .rt
~ looA "a tc SECS g. the re'r q tie TO- ~ 'atiui
81 tWi.,h IL NHkt'Yu lr Ier,, Aid 'o are -, %
before meni uuIng lew facts, however, Ia re.ur
t. tue csu,e rlrctuy tie evacuation. On Thur
t. day Jen. Dsy,s and GoHeral Lee paid yIs,
le yorktown.
II Then and there = conversation was had VII
q a-a!s NJ ruder and John .ipu, the latter BEN
al .. ,.ulilsli of thesrmy 20 y ie. having ieyolyt
b. i'... iI4u,pd uL Johur. I" ten is}s lt't
"a a.. ....,t %. Of Gen 20 .lsu were tlep al
+. co.. .A4i Ills prepir' - Sit. tlV coming ,os
Ia o.. ....y l psctgd IT, ~ N,1 .. "a evscl
alton rss ordered hy JeG. pA,.s, ol'Y Of Wv obie