Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1862-05-10

been precipiiats. They commenced uls'
mounting and carrying their guns TO VIII
iamsburg fonr days ago. Wagons have
been engaged transporting their ammunl-
tion provision and cnmp equipage Tor over
week past. Their sick aud wounded,
numbering over 500, we're sent to Ken,
mond 10 days ago. The rebel soldiers and
nooroos were at work on their enirench.
n,ents until 4 O'Clock this morning when
Ibeir rear qnard ordered the work TO cease
and take up their march to Williamsburgh. |
A dispatch from Gen. Mcclellan, |
saws We have the ramports, with guns,
ammunition and camp equipage. We
hold the entire line Of the works, which the
engineers report to be very strong. Gen.
Mcclellan further reports that the whole of
his cavalry force and horse artillery are in
pursuit; that our gunboais have gone up
York River, and that FrOnkln's division
has also been moved up the river, with as
many more troops as transports could be
found to convey. Our forces have also
taken Gloucester and to this is added
promise by the Commanding General that
he will push the enemy TO the wall. A
| later dispatch says the evacuation COM
m suced on Thursday last, the Rebels fear.
ing that with the mid Of the river feet our
forces might get iuto their rear and thus
cut of all means Of retreat. This dispatch
sets down the number of guns captured OF
! rs Three rebel lieutenanls, two Sergenis
aud twenty men were captured the other
side of YorktoAn, and brought 10. Since
| the 3rd, over 70 deserters have come in,
and they report their army as thoroughly
disheartened and demoralized. The honor
of first entering the enemy's main works
belongs to the T3d New York. The Texas
Rangers left as our forces we're advancing.
The EvACuArIoN AT YoRETowN.-Five
riaed guns We're found bursted within the
Yo ktown works. They we're manufactur-
ed in Richmond. Five Dahgreens, of 1850,
which were once part of the Merrimac's
armament, we're mounted on the works -
The evacuation was discovered by our
sharp Shoo;e ers at daylight, who, falling to
receive reply, crept gradually up to the
works, to fud them empty.
Among the prisoners token at yorktown
is the Chief Of Engineers on General John.
sons staff who states that the whole rebel
army at Yorktown amounted to IS 900
He gives a most deplorable account of The
condition Of the army, aud says they will be
unable 10 make a stand anywhere this side
of Richmond Their retreat commenced
before daylight on Saturday morning, and
he doubts not that the advonce was twenty
miles distant at the time the last gun was
fred from yorktown.
On Saturday morning Gen. Mcclellan
signaled Eve gunboets, laying before York
town, to proceed up the River to West
Point and remove All the distractions iu
their way Quite fleet of steamers and
vessels loaded with troops were discovered,
and a pursuit commenced, resulting in the
capture of some of them, whilst others were
run ashore aud fired 10y those on board who
ESCAPED TO the woods. 1t is said that by
8 o'clock in the afternoon the gunboats
had reached West Point at the head Of
navigation, nearly thirty miles above York
town, frequently shelling parties Of the
enemy who were flying along the shore
and flanking that portion Of the retrealing
army who were moving towards West Point
to take the Rail- DAD TO Richmond.
To Eox ELvIS NJ STANTON:
r After arranging for movements up the
! York river, l was urgently sen: for to
come here. ! find Gen. 10 johnson in
= front of me in strong force, probably greater
: a good deal than my own.
Q Geu. lIancokS has tukcn two redOubts
o aud repulsed Esrly's rebel brigade by a
real charge with the hayouet, taking l
u Colonel and $50 prisoners, and killing at
10 least 2 Colouels and many privates. His
conduct was brilliant in the extreme. | dc
,s. not know our exact loss, but fear that Gen
L., I,Tt
learn from the prisoners taken, that tbt
W rebels intended disputiug every step tt
] Richmond. shall run the risk of at leas
re- holding them in cheek here while resum
av the original plan. My entire force
- undoubtedly considerably inferior to tha
W. Of the rebels Who will fight well, but wi
10" do all can With the force at my disp,
ige sal.
eyi- GEO B. MCCLELLAN.
bel Some ilional particulars from advanC
hat near WlHamsburgh dated Monday evenu
In the fight thcre our less was seVentet
ing killed and about forty wounded. Eigh
uaI rebels were left dead on the field and for
wounded. We took nearly 200 prisoner
b., Their dead were buried by US on the fel
y A stand of colors belonging to ret
'ar' cayalry regiment was captured and are u,
and on their way to Washington.
ed The enemy bad force of ffty thouss
dc. men and only decided to evaeuate af
in the brilliant bayouel charge Of Gen. II
cock.
'rH A majority of the white inhabital
Mise remain.
ESQ. The number Of the enemy now 10 {
tho hands Wll reach about 900, including
y, wounded.
To Hon. Z. M Stanton
O4 Our cavalry and horse artillery ca
an yitb the enemy's rear guard in If