Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-05-06
From Yorktown.
The Herald's special dispatch says;

PHILADELPHIA Nav 5-The Inquirer has
special dispatch from Fortress Monroe giving the
following particulars in regard to the evacuation
of Yorktown:
ONE MILE BEYOND YORKTOWN. SUNDAY, 10 o..
clock A. Mall day Yesterday the rebels kept
up hot fire on Gen. Porter's division. No one
wa hurt. Our PaTott gun at Faiiholt c. II.
occasionally answ cred them all last ev ening and
up TO midnight lively firing was kept up. About
that time the fire slackened considerably and at
o'clock stopped altogether. We fired one or
two more batteries at them, but got no answer
About 3 O'Clock this morning building at
Yorktown fired Prof. Lowe and General
Heintzelman went up in balloon. Ii was their
storehouse at Yorktown which was fred at day
light. They reported the forts empty.
At Z o'clock We occupied Yorktown without a
gun being fired OF the guns of the enemv
nearly all remaining were spiked and dismounted
BY the side of the river battery were large piles
of ammunition. powder, balls, and shells Eighty
guns were in Yorktown, which is surrounded by
a semi.circle. The earthworks were all con-
strucfed to cover one another in every position,
but they must have eventually yielded could we
have got around them The gun we dismounted
the other day killed and wounded IA rebels. The
fort had been occupied by the lst battalion of
New Orleans artillery the 9Th and 10th Alabama,
the 10th and l4th Louisiana, the 18th and 18th
Alabama and 45th Georgia regiments
These troops ordered to report at How
ards Grove, four miles from Richmond and left
the fort at midnight A rear guard was left who
waited for our appearance and then retired in the
greatest haste.
Two deserters. who left their regiment in Will
liamsburg at daylight, say the whole rebel army
was in panic.
cred their rear guard at A. NJ. TO be four miles
out.
General Mcclellan Immediately ordered out
the artillery and cavalry, and is pushing after
them at full speed.
All our gunboats came up at nine O'Clock and
landed some marines at Gloucester, who raised
the United States flag amio the cheering that
could be heard across the river. The boats all
left. and are now running up York river, Smelling
the banks ON both sides.
A number of mines had been prepared for our
troops by placing percussion shells under ground
in tho woodways and entrances to the fort No
whites were 70 be found, and only few negro
women and babies The town was saualid and
flthy--a few DAYS would have bred a pestilence.
An abundance of -four and a large quantity of
meat. salt and fresh, was left Ali the tents
were left. but no horses or wagons
Reports concur that the rebels consist of a
mob of about ten thousand men, i'll fed, dirty
and disheartened
The road from Yorktown to Hampton on
which we were encamped was guarded by Fort
Ma sruder, mounting large number OF guns.
part of which were taken away and part spiked
Some of their works we're well built and well
laid out, while others were wretched contri-
vances.
The work upon them finished on Friday
sight and the slaves sent 10 the under guard
The rebels have nothing behind on which thew
can make stand. Last Eight their camp fires
all ali fhaarl Uerof ho l..
dense Goods along the Peninsula enabled them to
/ leave without being seen by the balloon.
The large guns of the rebels were mostly col.
umbiads. taken from the Norfolk navy ward
Some of them have been recently mounted. The
Notifications, although Of the toughest character.
were very formidable. being surrounded by deep
gorges almost impossible to pass.