Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-05-09
Surrender Of a Rebel Tug,
OFFICIAL DISPATCHES FROM NEW
ORLEANS.
Forts and Everything in Our
Hands.
Last Nights Rspsrt
az BATTLE or WILLIAMSBURG.

TIE BATTLE or WILLIAMSBURG.
BALTtNoEE, Nov g.
The following g from the Americans account
Of the battle at Williamsburg.
The batf'e before Williamsburg on Monday
was q most warmly COME ted enlargement OW-
ing 10 the TOughness Of the country and bad con
ditiOn Of the roads, but q small portion Of our
troops could be brought into action. Sickles'
Excelsior Brigade and HOOkerH Division bore
the brunt Of the battle. and fought most val
lianuy throughout though greatly OFeFpOWered
by numbers and the superior position and earth
works OF the enemy. 'Ihe approaches 70 their
eaFthW0rks we're series Of Favfnes and sWamOs
while rain fell in torrents throughout the day.
The men had also been lying on their arms all the
previous night IN wood. and were soaked with
the rain and chilled with cold
The battle ragged from early n The morning
until o'clock in the Afternoon, when Gen. Ne
Clellan arri red with fresh troops ard relieved
the Division Of Gen. Hooker, who were nearly
prostrafe with fatigue and exposure, whilst the
Sd Excelsior regiment Of Sickles' brigade had ifs
ranks terribly thinBed By the batteries Of the
enemy They are represented a. having fought
with such bravery that not les than two hundred
OF them are killed and wounded.
After the arrival Of Gen. Mcclellan the enemy
we're dercely charged b. Hancoek'a brigade, and
we're driven within their works before nightfsll
with heavy los. Nearly seven hundred o. their
dead were LEFT on the Geld with many wounded
though most Of the latter were carried into VII
hamsburg.
Night having come on we occupied the battle
field, the enemy having been driven within theif
works, and our forces laid on their arms prepared
20 storm their works in the morning
On Tuesday morning Gen MeClellan sent our
scouts whilst preparing 20 move on the enemy 3
works, who soon reported that the enemy had
again taken dight during the night.
The works OF tbe enemy and the city Of vii
liamsburg we're then taken. FOrt Magruder was
most extensive Wcrk, capable Of prolonged
defense, but the enemy had abandoned Il early
IN the night refreating IN the greatest alarm and
confusion as described by q Few negro women
who were found in the town
A large number Of wagons, munitions 60. and
considerable store Of provisions were found IN
the town, and the road was streWn for many
miles with arm5 and accOut ements.
A number Of deserters made their escape and
came within our lines, who slated that fhe rebels
had received intelligence that large numben Of
FederHl troops were landing on York River above
Williamsburg TO hsnk them
The ID New Hampshire regiment had l6 killed
GO wounded and q missing; ID Michigan regi-
ment, Col Poe commanding, killed (; In Co. O.
corporal 0rien Mickey wounded, James Aiken
| shananan; Co F, p. P. Gallup, J. w. KeOWn
/ Geo Cannon Co n, corporal Willard Eddy
l Co. j, James DiEella, Henry Hearluk, Hugh
| Mills cOrpOral " A. Wallace Co. II. Thomsl
/ Lemon. Total, Il wounded. ID Lieut.. z. D
Il johnson, Co A, slightly wounded; corporal "
/ Kiarie, slightly wounded; private John Rasch
| severely lst Sergeant ". II Daniels, Sergeant
i slightly; TheO. Oakly, slightly; james DadmOn
/ slightly; Ist Sergeant Benz. T. Lee. mortally
/ private Joel CarTen, severely; L B Glidden
i slightly y. Covert. slightly; fm h Custo
l slightly; John b Farnham, slightly William
! Jay, severely; J. K. P. MeCloFy, slightly.