The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1862-05-10
WHOLE NO. 263.
S.. g . 80 Washi6gton, Nay 5.
Tho following bar beea received fssa

A..'s ~ Z hs2a WaskinxtoD. NAY S.
Tho following bas bees received fssa
Yorktown: ais silg &. sas aa S
ss Stonsmau came up Nth tho snsny'srsss
guard within two miles Of WllliamsbusG,
at O'Clock yesterday a!tefnoou. ~ they
approached The enemyss works i r6bet yekL
iment Of Cavalry sadvsnced il lice DE hes4
tie. Capt Gibbons battery opened On
them, bnt. did not change the course OF ths
rebels, who opened fre from behind earth.
works. Aportio6 of sthe lst and 9Th Cav
airy then charged !; on advancing . band 10
hand fight ensued. The rebel Cavalry were
finally forced to yield. Our want Of infan-
try prevented our advancing Cd their works.
Hancock's Brigade Soon arrived, bot il was
concluded TO defer farther 0perasions until
to-day. 50. ~, -.
The enemy are still retrestiDe beyond
Fredricksburg, but their rear guard 10 very
strong. Tsa gs8a ID s sS as8f
81 Gen. McC'ellan telegraphs that the enc
ny have been guilty Of the most murderoae
and barberous conduct, placing torpedoes
within their abandoned works 1t wells and
springs, near aag-stafs, 10 carpet bags,
and barrels Of Aour. He expsesses his dc.
termination to make the priseneTs remove
them at their peril.
Washington, May S.
The House, ii Committee Of the whole.
to-day, on the Pacific railroad I'LL, Nh.
Conkliog moved that the committee, raise,
OF the bill until the "a Tuesday ID Decen-
ber. Motion ost-34 to6I II s&
amendments we're made, vbsa
the committee arose and reported 70 ~
House. The bill was ordered to be prins-
ed in order that the House might exanins
the amendments with understanding. A
vote will be- takcn on its passage - 8
O'Clock to-morrow. sa stls ss1esz sfsgs ,f5e fs,ya
sss4 are "a Pittsburg Landing, May 3
An artillery reconnaissance was made
this morning to Glendale, which destroyed
two bridges and some Of the track Of tho
Memphis and Charleston rail road. adi
stadas aat geas Washington, May s. e
8 The news of the evacuation Of the rebel
stronghold at Yorktown was received hers
joyfully, as it vas entirely unexpected
Among additional partisalasa sreoeived are
the following:
lssAll day Saturday, andsup, to midnight Of
the same, they kept up = continuous firing.
About that time the firing ceased consider
ably; at two O'Clock the firing ceased alto
gether.s At Z O'Clock our forces occupied
Yorktown. aiEo9 10 ygIgR stbrHsg stE
II Oh, the guns left By the enemy nearly %
were spiked, or dismantled BY the water
battery. There were large piles Of anl-
unition in the easthsorks Of, tho euenyas
position. An our gun; boats came up q
y O'CLOCK .gss8 fa5-f ~ sBt,rf
e Cairo, May 6.-The steamer Antelopes
from Pittsburg Landing Sunday p. M, has
arrived. When she left, loud and continu-
firing was heard-cause not asccYtainei.lo
% The latest intelligence from the fees -.
port that matters remain as before. !,
Deserters from Fort Wright confirm The
report that JEFF Thompson Is 10 command
or that fort. A part OF the tr0ops weIs
sent from there. to Corinth, Leaving garyf
son Of only three OF four thousand.
., E.n 49, Washington. May s.
Specials to New York papers say the Sc
fect G Committee of the House on coo6sca'
ton snd emancipation. Instructed their
chairman toreport the two. bills the frst
of which vas agreed to by Noels of Missou-
ri, Elliot, ,Hu.ehins, Beaumont, and Sedge-
wick, and opposed BY Mallory Of Kentucky,
apdr Cehb of New Jersey. The bill ,son6s-
Gates all real and personal property of the
leading classes of rebels who ahsll eontisse
in rebellion altar the, passage Of The BILL
IL also provides that the properly Of aN
others who continue 10 rebellion si1fy days
otter the passage of the bill, shall share tho
same fate. The President IS to- 4seiss tke
property, but courts are to institute pre-.
oeediDgs. Claims of loyal citizens are ,noae
liens upon the property taken. e4ts.fs-
Tbs Hsrald's dispatch says the Adminis-
trstions 10 fully satisfied that the road to
is opened, and that the rebel as-
my Of the East is utterly routed. I, ,4s.si3
The. Times dispatch, says that the main
road of retreat up the Peninsula i close on
the banks Of York river, which viii bring the
rebel s1ny within the range Of our g1nboats
which are conducting Franklin's, transports
to their rear, This division will dosbtless
be sbla 20 iptereept the rebels ip their re-
treat, ndsfoEce them to giye. battle OF sur.
rspdsr., Mcclellan has transports sulkoient
to forward 10000 additional troops from
Yorktown to West Point Immediately, and
will not be surprised il be captsres the bulk
Of therebel army and takes Kichmond With
! The. Tines dispatch say. ths French Mia-
isters has, gonaf to Richmond to assure the
that the Emperor does, not re-
cogpiss them, as power among natlone. !;
that France and England By recognising
them 40 belligerents, did oil that could ts
expected on the part Of neutral kovern-
meuns that the blockade pf Aher porbs MAS
effectual; that they are fairly beaten in
asms shat MISUNDERSTANDING isimpoSsible;
shas the ooutinued de6tsuetion of the ootten
and tobacco CROPS .woald only bs vantoh
injury - the oommerce of shs world, iljasp
ing RraDss and Eaglssd. svsua anols than she
U:Stase8; that 10 resort togasrillA Warfare,
90 proposed, whenshsir asuiss arsidestroy-
cd. would dsmorsiiss sooiesy, ord would b
simply;a retafn 10 oerba1ism; asd shat .
cessation OF hostilities is duty they aoweto
themselves and to ahe .wotld gsDd which all
the eitilised .nstioss will unite IN Feqaifae4
New York; Msy 55o
u The Harmonis, FROM Sostanmpson 23d,
mss arrivddg The AdhMsity has ordsrsd
all wooden corvettes, sloopsa and gaoboAs6s
to De ironspl4setf and sonveTted ins0tAfm.
strong Aoating battsfSee EwDfkato be com
iSenced mmedsateit. 4ss hsas ~
.IaTukxf r.l-Eixhs 9Aos1Aud i0suf9ssGs .at-
tackled the forks ssneaf 1SekjsshA - The fex61
were sspdlsss; ; leavtsks 600 d6sA sHth nd;
thr 6S hd6dfed Tnrlf6 Nefe killed aand In1nhy
ir11nY.. Gavibssdi ~ forhssg rilsxlsbs.
Il The 6lsrgy:ss Dreooo hsd smtaaes6o
De6risk 100 si4oatufss, % 1hsdRQsy9 9e!ys
ing hina 90 'fsnsdust t6up p1sald eN9y enn
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