Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1862-04-10

our sharpshooters to Towards Creek,
where they had some deserted e~arthworks.
-Four shots were fred here by the rebels
from two field pieces, which were soon
silenced BY the 4th Rhode Island Battery.
The rebels beat,a hasty retreat, taking their
pieces with them. The main body Of the
army rested here for the night, while Gen.
Morrirs brigade advanced three miles to
Cucklesville, and six miles from Yorktown.
AT o'clock this Saturday morning the
column was in motion, aud at 10 o'clock was
In front Of the sncmy's work AZ Yorktown.
The first shot fired was by the rebels. The
shell passed over the heads Of Gen. Porter
and staff without exploding.
FhA. batteries Of Griffin, Sd aud 4th
Rhode Island and 5th Massachusetts were
now placed in position, replying 70 every
shot from the rebels. The cannonading con-
dark. About 400 shots were fred by both
parties during the day.
The loss on.our side was three killed, az
follows: Ed Lewis and Chas. Lord, Third
Mass. battery. John Reynolds, 4th Rhode
Island battery. N'"t
Wounded. Tom Donahue, in the hand
Y reemau Caring and Chas. Tucker, con-
fusion Of the chest, all Of the Sd Mass. bat
terry. Cyrus. Wilcox, piece Of shell in the
leg, and u, vi Peck, In leg all Of Ber-
dams Sharpshooters.
The position Of tho rebels is a strong one.
From present indications, their Notifications
extend some two miles in length, and mount
heavy guns. The ground in front OF their
works Is low aud swampy, making 1t utterly
|, impossible. Pr
z sEcoND-opERATIoNs At NO. TEN
i AND IN THE DEPARTMENT OF fl MIS-
sIssIPPI, RECEIVED W O'CLOCK, p. N.
!. 10 Hon. Ed. NJ Stanton, .Sec'y Of War
q The chief operator at Cincinnati tele'
n graphs me as follows:
Commodore Foote got another boat safely
K past the batteries last night. laIH
q General Pope is now crossi ng opposite
New Madrid, In force. Heavy firing in nd
i vance. raa II |fl: 80 4' %
. INTERPRETATIONS IN II MoUNTAI'
l. -nos sid - DEPARTMENT. .a.r.us"..
Major General Fremont reports that Gen
Milroy with his advance has occupied For
Allegheny in person. No enemy In Hun
Is ~tersville or Monterey. The enemy appear
to be retrsating to the Shenandoah Mouu
tains. $500 itoi iApl ti
roUR1 u-oPERAT1oNs IN DEPARTMENT o
SHENANDOAH.
" NO lnater1al cnange IN the poslti0n OF Tn
Mt enemy. Jackson is near New Market an
: johnson is at GordonsviIle. .poirr
, A refugee who came in to-day, repor
that a thousand Union men in Ryckinghal
county have taken to the mountains an
Elk Run on Blue Ridge, with the determil
on alton to resist with arnis their impressmei
I by the rebels, This statement is belieye'
p j ackson threatens to subdue them by for,
ii which they, are determined to resist, III
'P' forces in trent of General Fremont are r
ek treating towards Shenandoah Mountain.
he lSigncd,l N. p. BANKS, T..
lge I'd, Iu4 lsIg Maj. Gen. aCom'd'g.
is INTERPRETATIONS in TIE DEPARTMEl
q. s.Jr- or THE RAPPAHANNocK. h'i.
III. Gen. Abrecrombie reports that by a
connoissance made last night 10 Rappha
mock river, a picket guard AMI a few infa
10 try were discovered, occupying what appc:
,be vi TO be rifle pits and two small redoubts
To recent construction GOVERN tho forts. ~
me Some Of the slaves who have come in
o the rebels appear to be retiring.