The New York herald., 1862-04-30

According 20 all accounts, the FApedipens which our
Union soldiers have confronted a any ether pointslhe
West includedhaye been fsw/and sigh, in comparison
with the Immense foftf' Asions which frown dcwn |
upon us hers in front or Yorktown Before we came
hero, apprehend the'.> were very few on side
who imagined that r<s works which ths enemy had
erected either 70 namcrous or 80 formidable an
round them, while within the weeks shsy have
peen greatly sreS thsned Besides the connected fort
hSason, with IS salient vnges, and mounting many
heavy coumb ads, which Surrounds the ancient town it.
sell, and oes mes the water batteries sor sweeping the
river, whc erectedn this side at Yorktown and on
the oher fe VI Gouce ter there h sn outer chain Of
eartnwo Sss which see, streched the On
'ro pc Lsua. There iinee Of foriinca.ions,
also, that when defeated at posnt fall back
70 Sher The omy understands the character OF tho
io Io has crnssntsd gho caution skin and
rsssy of oar upnanding General end the magnificent
psteria snd corplose equipmontse our army have
vlnced Southern adversary shat all his efforts VIII bs
recesssry 10 solA tho position he has chosen, DO it
fortiEeN strongly IL may. Thsrsogo since tho Union
army ccnfrop1ed him. he has been bending all hin
energies rsadsr forticattons still impregna
be Thoas OF rebel sOdiers. and thoussnds Of negro
slaves have been working night and day. From before
rise H.rnfter them, busy bees
working e beavers, and when tho darkness renders
them invisible We car hear them. We see their
tfcer@ riding in wor1s ana around them supcrin
endAg the labor aud giving additional Instructions
Apparently they make .le effort TO conceal their opera
ons hundreds Of hose lnborsrs may observed with
the necessary mplemente, strengthening this redoub,
extending that rife pit connectir those separate works.
orrssng yonder psra-st. senaes strut M and down
ehs exbankmeass. with that confidence which
urcnched position naturally furnishes those OF the
enemy whom soc conduct themselves with the
grsntest ronchalanco But behind where our eyes
| mat roach them, froza what Information We hsverc
csVed u IS aniro7.'hat they state OF little
trsfidation. They road even tho Potomac
Hfrmy. They sreno: so safe after all even behind
Fsormdable fortifca,ions. They are undoubtedly
t3Gructing masked batteries, which will open at uDex
l3pected moments ard inner works which, extent,
win command thstr outer chain os defcnces.
l. Except thu preliminary contest tho day OF
\ our arrival, ihe engagement ct Leos Gll on the
16th inst, and the brilliant and successful little
charge oc Massachusetts, boys q rsbere-
pubt at dsyss this mornngthe particulars of which
hayo already. warded-we havo little in the
tual 6ghng further than to keep ursharpshootsrs
tho lookout for mprudent reses and artisriss
in practice hysendng occasional shell at the enemys
working parties. We haY done an immense Uf
preparatory ~ork, however. This s siege in the
duct or qhc iruoh scientific Gksl is needed The enc.
my knowstsa. tho only way 20 saccessfay assault him
is by OF regular approachss lie knows
work somewhere, and heuco rote shot and shell como
over here .slite often AT almost every hour day
and night reports Of eaad OF bur5tiug shells
n are heard ,swth and then ths SHARP crack Of
4 rife in tho bands OF come sRcrpshooter Sometimes
they conso sffcm the enemyis aide sonehcs they ~
from oars fl is said that there is consider bic ontsds
pressuretHs work Of the abola onlstsagast General
Mcclellan. scnc thing oertail--hs nrHg is FOR him
yhose vssce lives entrac4si his caso have the
fullest confi iencs him. Ana IN present instance
who and undsrsts I'D his opar1 lions
on tho peninsula question hls ability erl energy
Notwithstanding unfayorablo her for noitery move
ments outstanding series CT disadvantage which
It is aecnssary 10 enumerate ns gene
| raj and his devoted army have performed an immense
amount labor necessary to fast ap-
oachtg.siege IF the public, With slnss,syc and a
generous heart could only fully understand ana 0pprec
ate siluation,' thoy aaos With accord would
place in,plict confidence in hlIn and bid hin Oh OH
| eouragng So speed.
| One " the most beautiful and touching ihiass con
ncctsd with army is the preparations
being made by some the sstes for tho
their friends Of the bodice OF those who sha be
| killed, and the tender care or those who shall DO
wounded. Che Medical Director CT the Army o. hs Poto
has made arrangements fo-tE, fitting up several
stesnboatsfcr sending possible after action
the wounded to hospitals at Fort Monroe, Alexandria
Washington, Georgetown, Philadet ha, New YoEE sad
| perhaps 20 Albany. These boats will be furnlhsd
| fort of tie wounded. AccoEdlrg to tho arrange
! ments msdo by the Secretary Of War and the
| Governors Of New York, Pennsylvania and Kassa-
| chasctts, tire medical stahs oa those steamers
will be compOsad OF sklfo medical gentlemen from those
respective States who have volunteered service
that the limited Number OF Surgeons allowed BY Law
20 each Of vo,Gn,eer regiments VIII not bo diminish.
Cd supply ,hoss hospital ships Thoianary Counis-
son making rssparocns for TIE OF the killed
and wounded 40, aone from New York but hose from
other Statos. Issy win have tho spsndid steainboa,
Fh City Massachusetts has already here sx surgeons
Drs. Cabot, Fox, Eastwc Gray, Bomans and IIodgcs-
" III Gsssi Ia sI.s3dng to the aoldiers from
the Old Boy Slate lfs Legislature Of Pennsylvania hay
ing authorized toe Governor TO make exsnsvs arrange
4 ricn,s for bringing her own coil fcr treatment
| wounded Penosylvana troops, and the .t<ansprta-
slon Of the dead Cos burial a. ths.r former
homes, the execution Of the matter was on
irused 70 Dr. smith The Surgeon General OF tie State
| He vsnt 70 Winchester sad took home ffty OF the
worst wounded 10 the Eigh.y fourth and One Hsndrsd
and Tenth Pennsylvana re- asns engaged in the 5atte
rssr tSat place. snd ten dead bodies, which we've en-
balIss. and sent to the frsads OF the deceased 81,
Jossphs Hospital in Pbadslpse has been ltsed M for
tho accommodation OF three huadrod patients. Accom-.
moda,ions have likewise been provided near Lancaster
Crozisrs oogc Chester and OF Harrisburg for
| about sever hundred moro. TIE steamer whden now
at cheesenar Landing, tho sers Of the peninsula
has been prepared with I'll the necessary
including largs supply OF medical storo or the socep
| ton Of about three hundred woundsd, who can be
| brought fron the field In atnbulnnccs. Accompany.
| Ing this ship is Or Smith himsslt, snd twenty
other surgeons, Sisters Of Charity and uosk nurses
might we'll append tho OF ,hoss velsnteer phy.
sicsns They Drs. GILBERT Norris Gioniaser Lewis
Mcbride, Thomas, Guth. Campbell, Bishcp hodge Neb.
brger, Moore, Applsgats, Flynn, IIdsOy end rNh. All
The bodies OF Pennsylvsna's who shall be killed
that ie, all that can be recosnized--wl be snbalmsd
and sent home for burial by their friends The remains
| Of Lieutenant Wagner have boon embslmod and for.
| waTdsd 10 Philadelphia.