Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-05-09
War News.
Evacuation OF Yorktown.

pGrss gtvts I've IoiioWihg ACCOUNT W IN Aet
that Ia. c,u'ed very great surprise. lie
write. under date Of Mayi:
Thi. morning at s O'Clock Jour CORES.
pondsnt entered the enemy's works. ~hich
the rear Of their army deserted ioor hours
before. Nv, rything Was found to he in ut.
ter confusion. as though they LETT In great
haste. Between frty and ffiy piece. Of
heavy artillery have been LEI, on their works,
after being spitei. together with large
amoont Of ammunition. medical siore..
camp eqsipass and private property Of their
officers. A negro who Was lef, in the town
states tina, the rebels threw large amour.
Of ordnance stores into the river TO proven,
it, falling into our hands.
Several de,srters have succeeded in run.
ming into our lines. One Of them q very
Intelligent man. originally from New York,
Who has been connected with the rebel
ordinances department ever since the works
at Yorktown have besn constructed. state.
that the rebel. evacuated owing 10 the near
approach Of our parallels covering the in.
menss siege WORKS OF our men. that they
feared the .uccs. Of the Union gunbo,t' 10
the York and Jane. rivers. by means Of
which their communication With the outer
world would be cot od. The order ~ evae.
ua,s vas given by Gen Johnston, on rhur'-
day. to commence the following morning.
which va. &C ,ordInsly done.
Gen. Migruder va. 'aId 10 have most
.,renuou.ly opposed the order. saying that
u they could not whip the Federal. here.
there wa. no other place in Virginia where
they could that he swors in the pre-snes
Of HE men. who ,ociferou.ly cheerei him.
losing complete control OF himself.
Gen. Robert T. lee. the rebel Command.
Or in Chief. arrived at Yorktown on Wedne.-
day. anil Immediately examined the work.
OF Gen. Mcclellan. when he !. supposed 10
have recommended the abandonment OF the
rebel works. deemipg them un'enable.
The de.srier. all agree in stating ,hA,
their troops were very much demOrallrei
aud d.bear,ened when the order 10 e1aeu.
ate Vas made puhlic. Ne they all Anticipated
having an engagement at tina, point. They
also agree that the rebel. had lOO. 900 men
on the peninsula, together with 400 pieces
Of field artillery.
From the best information received they
have fallen back to Chiekahou,iny Greek.
beyond Williamsburg. where 1t Is expected
they will make stand.
Immediately on the fact Of The evacuation
becoming known. the troops were ordered
under arms. and we've Immediately ct IN
motion from the right and left wing. Of The
army.
Tho advance came within . | . miles Of
Williamsburg. Sunday night On coming
up. only q regimen, Of cavalry Was 10 .igh,
An appsren'ly abandoned redoub, va. on
the right. Gibbon'. battery va. planted to
Gre on the rebel cavalry, when suddenly
deadly hrc opened from the work on the
right. A sallan, charge by the l., and 9th
cavalry drove back the rebel advance. but
our force va. too small To as.ail the work.
and they fell back TO await the arrival Of
infantry.
A special bulletin from Gen. Mcclellan
give. the following lis, OF supple. eslHared;
1.-TWO 3lnch riaei cannon. two I IL inch
r,aei cannon. sixteen 3s FOUNDERS, Ell ~
Founders. nineteen 4 inch eolumbiad.. four
pinch Dahlgren., ono 10 inch oolumbiai,
one lOipeh mortar and one Sineh siege
ho~itrcr, with carriage. and implement.
complete. each piece Supplied with seventy
siI rounds Of ammunition. On the ram.
part. there are alec four magazines. which
have no, yet been examined"