The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-04-12
FROM FORTRESS MONROE.


FROM FORTRESS MONROE.
BALTIMORE, April 9.-The Old Point boat has
arrived. She left Fl. Monroe about eight o'clock
last night
The Merrimac is confidently expected with
seven other gunboats on the first favorable day.
Weather cold and foggy.
The latest news from Yorktown by telegraph,
sth, is that everything is progressing satisfac.
torily. battle is not expected within cay or
two.
The Americans special correspondence SAYS
The atorm which arose Monday afternoon and
continued through to-day doubtless prevented
the Merrimac coming out as she intended. She
is now looked for confidently as soon as the
weather permits.
A gentleman who was on board the steamer
Rancorous when she went up with flag of truce
OIL Monday, says the Merrimac was then living
off Craney Island. The Yorktown, jamestown,
Teazer and four steam Tugs, were in company
with her-all under steam No particular change
in the appearance Of the Merrimac was noticed
1t was the impression of those on board the
Rancorous that the whole feet were on their
way down when the flag of truce appeared.
The storm must have been severely felt in the
army now advancing up the Peninsular, deprived
as they are to great extent of shelter and
tents, and exposed to a constant watchfulness in
the face of the foe. Their discipline, none too
good before, will be brought to poor condition
and the public must not be impatient in expect
ing early results in this direction.
From Gen. McClellan's Army.
WASHINGTON, April s.-The following is a
summary of intelligence received by the War
Department up to 10 o'clock Monday night, of
the operations at Yorktown and Fortress Mon
roe:
yesterday the enemy's works we're carefully
examined by Gen. Mcclellan, and found to be
very strong and the approaches difficult The
enemy was in force, and the water batteries at
Yorktown and Gloucester were said to be much
increased.
'There was sharp firing on the right, but no
harm done. Our forces were receiving supplies
from Ship Point, repairing roads, and getting up
long trains. 1t seemed plain that mortars and
siege guns must be used for sssaulting"
Another dispatch, received at TO- 80 this morn.
ing, states that Yorktown will fall, but not with
out siege Of two or three days. Some of the
outer works have been taken.
A dispatch from Gen. Wool states that Magru.
der had 10000 men at Yorktown.
On the afternoon of Sunday, Ship Point had
been taken and our gunboats had shelled out the
batteries.
There was considerable delay caused in cross
ing Deep Creek, at Warwick Court House, and
resistance was made by the rebels, during which
time several casualties occurred on our side.
All the fortified places of importance before
Yorktown had been taken at every point.
A fuller account is contained in the following
dispatch: -
Before YORKTOWN, Saturday evening.
"Hon. Edwin N. Stanton, Sec'y Of War:
"That portion Of the army of the Potomac re-
Gently concentrated at Old Point advanced yes
forrs in tlto nf
fourteen miles distant. The right was assigned
to Gen. Morrils Brigade of Gen. Porter's Divis-
ion, two companies Of the Third Pennsylyania
cavalry and a portion Of Berdan's Sharpshooters
acting as skrmishers.
"Nothing of interest took place until their ar.
rival at Big Bethel, twelve miles distant, where
they met the outer pckets OF the rebels. The
troops we're delayed here two hours, constructing
bridge which had been destroyed.
The rebels retreated before the advance Of
our skirmishers to Towards Creek, where they
had some abandoned earth.works. Shots we're
fired here BY the rebels from two field pieces,
which were soon silenced by the 4th Rhode Is
land Battery, when the rebels beat hasty re.
treat, taking their pieces with them. The main
body of the army rested here for the night,
while Morrill's Brigade advanced three miles to
Cuckleville, six miles from Yorktown. BY Z o.
clock this Saturday morning, the column was
again in motion, and by 10 o'clock was in front
OF the enemy's works At Yorktown.
The FIRST shot fired was by the rebels, the shell
passing over the heads of Gen. Porter and staff
without exploding. The batteries of Griffin and
the Third and Fourth Rhode Island and Fifth
Massachusetts, were placed in position, replying
at every spot from which shot were sent by the
rebels.
The cannonading continued, with but slight
mi ainp until dark Ahnu& Ann ahota vera