Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-04-28

BEFORE 1oRRrOwN, April a, 1862
Every new road your correspondent wan
ders into some new fertilization or work Of
defence built by the rebels turns up. The
highway, directly east of the rebel tort Grai.
ton, some three-ourlhs OF mile, has been
dug up something similar TO digging out one
kind OF spots from checker board, making it
an imp0ssi6lity to locomotc that way either
by man or beast In tile field besides these
holes, are rifle pits, built Tor the purpose OF
cOncealing rebel marksmen, if the Union
troops get en,angled in this net. Fort Grafton
commands this road as well as the unfinished
part back Of Mr.. Grey's house
There is also small tort down near "Beach
Creek Landing, very neatly built and sod
ded. This is about one mile and a halt below
Grey's house. No guns have ever been
mounted on it, Thus York river is lined
from Ship Point to Yorktown, with tortfica.
tons of all shapes and sizes. All of them are
frs. class earIhwOrks, built by experienced
and scientific soldiers.
The rebels are very careful OF their lives.
The other day the Sharpshootcrs, on the ex
IRENE left Of the line, kept the enemy from
using gun They did not dare to load if.
They got colored man on their ramparts. by
force, which could be plainly seen by our
troops, and compelled him TO load the gun. 1t
was lite or death with him lie commenced
TO load, when one OF the sharpshoOiers picked
him OFT. Il was '.justitable homicide" as
the gun might have killed several OF our men
as 1t was in easy range. The rebels were
observed, all day yesterday and to-day, un.
loading ships and pungee schuuners at the
wharf opposite Yorktown aud at the wharf
at Gloucester Point
Yesterday morning one of our gunboats
threw humber OF shells into the woods ON
f1lOnppstar -.
no response. About one hour alter this a
light battery was observed making for the
fort, coming from the neighborhood of the
woods which had heen sheled No doubt the
enemy had this battery masked ior the pur.
pose oil cutting Off any Of the ships crews if
they venIured ashore.
There is an old chap in the Berdan SAarn
shooters known as old Seth He is quite a
character, and is II crack shoG-one OF the
best in the regiment. Ills instrument as
he calls it, is one Of the heaviest telegraphic
rifles. The other night at rol! call, odd Seth
was non est. This was somewhat unusual as
the old chap was always up to time. A ser
geant went out 10 hunt him up, he being some
what fearful that the old man bad been hit
Alter perambu!aIing around in the advance of
the picket line, lie heard low 'hallOo.' Who's
there inquired the sergeant It's me- re.
sponded Seth; and I've captured secesh
gun Bring it in, said the sergeant. Can't do
it, exclaimed Seth.
1t soon became apparent to the sergeant That
, Old Seth" had the exact Iange OF one of the
enemy's heaviest guns, and they could not
load it tor fear OF being picked of by him
Again the old man shouted Fetch me
couple of hayersacks full OF grub, az this is
my gun, and the cus,e ed varmnts slant fire it
agin while the scrimmage lasts" This was
done, aud the old patriot has kept good watch
over that gun. In fact, it is u captured gun. 8"