New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-04-12
Efficient Service by Our sharp-shootsrs
STRENGTH OF THE REBEL WORKS.
Rebel RejOicings Over a Victory at Corinth
GENERALS LEE AND JOHNSTON.
Fifty Thousand Rebels in the Field.
Special Disp.tch to The N. Y. nfbuns.

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WA,HIxsros, Friday, ky>l II, 1851
We have news from Yorktown PEI & Iula by
sells which left there yesterday afternoon. Psssen-
gers report the situation substantially unchanged.
The storm had prevented active operations Cor several
DAYS. and Caused little discomfort to both armies,
the bulk OF the Rebels no, being well sheltered az
our men, who exc ont their tents dabh with pine
branches The mud was knee deep every where ex-
cept under the pines One civilian, who penetrated
on horseback to Gen. McClellsns headquarters, was
three hours in achieving three miles Our msn were
working cheerfully and with will.
The main work ~ far has been done by one or
two batteries Of Light artillery and Berdans Sharp
sbooters The latter are doing wonders. When
they frat came within range, the Rebels were in the
habit OF psoen,ly dancing upon the top OF their in
trenchments with jeers and uneouth antics, but it
wac soon found out tina, every man no amusing him
self received rifle bullet from an unseen marksmsn
The gunner. also Soon discovered that il was unwse
to expose themselves and now every gun is pro-
tected Blu, 80 Of our men have been killed since
the commencement OF the siege. The loss Of the
enemy il Of course unknown but is probably greater
There ia no Disgusting the fact that the eneny's
position it, both by nature and art, very strong
The York River ia damned o. 90 to overflow what
was already marsh. Whether the line DO, as your
diagram indicates semicrcle, or not, IL uncertain.
Every reconnaissance develops new batteries and res
dents with Rebel tendencies say that army which
should carry the first line would have 20 deal with
second, still more formidable, beyond. An infer
encs az to the strength Of the works held can be
drawn from tina, Of those abandoned.
The forti6cation q. Ship Point, whittier our sup
plies are now brought, mounts but three gnns bu,
is constructed with admirable engineering skill, and
in many respects is moro complete in its appointments
than any OF the works about Washington.
The log huts in which the men were lodged, aud
which are left untouched, though the Rebels ex-
poced reoccnpy them, better habitations than
tboso n1nny a Wesssrp fa,n.- Tb~y sse white
washed, and have door, and glass windows The
other woTss and ntrenched camps which the Rebels
occupied are characterized OF similar excellence.
And il ia believed that the works which they occupy
ere even moro formidable.
recent visitor at Manassas says that the Rebels
have vastly improved their position over wha, j.
was at that place.
Gen. 10. Johnston arrived on Sunday and too;
command on Monday. Gen. Lee reported TO be
there by to-day's telegram from Fort Monroe. had
not been heard Of ut Snip Point.
Monday Norfolk Day-Book, which reached our
headquarters a, clock in the af ernoon OF the day
Of ite publication, contained q telegram from the
Vest announcing great victory near Corinth by
Beauregard who bad taken eight batteries of srtil-
Terry, ard would surely capture the whole Yankee
army next day. Ths news apparently did not reach
Yorktown till Wednesday, when the Rebels went
mad with delight. Their shouts were heard at our
hesdquarters which on the same day were cheered
by the news Of our victory, which put fresh spirit
into the National soldiers.
The Merrimsc still lies with her consOrts st
Craney leland. On the day she appeared, the Rebel
shores were lined with spectators 1900 or 1900 Of
the Norfolk people having come down on foot or
horseback in carriages to see the expected naval
combat. Up to last night storm bad prevailed and
she had not ventured out. Some supposed that she
is waiting for fair day and smooth water; other
Iha, she intends TO remain standing menace TO our
chipping, to prevent them far as possible from
operating with the army in The attack upon York
town.
Assistant Secretary Fox, Senator Grimes, and
Representatives Sedgwick and Washburne returned
from Ship Point, where they have been detained by
the storm, this morning.