The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-04-10

IN connection with the account in vestcrdo,,
Sun Of the advance to Yorktown, the following
nom the correspondent Of the Phllade,pbi. is.
9ulREi' datod April g, will prove interesting
| 'Mhtn within three miles Of Y, rktaS,n tile com
mand waH again halted, heavy forts having H., an
discovered within a mile of the main road 10 ths
| l'sht' Iht troops were Immediately ranged al tle
most commanding points, and the hatt,rrs vyLr,'aI
t'lu pusluoh IN advance Of the infantry, by whom
| they were supported. The hrug Waa opeiyaj go
ue l"fts 20 the north-two Of them connected H."
! cMtnworks aud mounted with heavy r,lns-th, srst
S"e hHiyng itselt In the ground H. the len of Tho
.ad, about a mile and haf from the flrt
mon battery Wss posted little 10 the right Of The
over lori and then replied 10 the rgbs invitation
win great precision aud accuracy II ~ Lst,.r.os
l.rn being opened on each other the 6rine or
'luirr SIDE Tor a time was heavy And rApid An
M hour had elapsed, the rebel force a The fri
Mn1 irohsidrtahly diminished by many OF them
hNNui""!tt u less exposed position, but the Or.
lnS +. ~ stu Kept up at intervals of every three
~ ..1n as u forts alluded 10 had opened tbo,r
hr', another Union artery was posted IN the wonis
on tue west, and commenced l. throw slcll into tins
iHLlsN Tat point hom which shell Ind I IN
'hroNh among our troops by the rebels TlaG-~,
%. tIs'e iotts' ~ aso those on the north was con.
th5od al day long, aud occasionally amer nj. la
hn'l'5 req am 'ng our troops skrm.shers wore
also dep'oytd M the woods h. the right and len nd
VA Hles'. ~ eN' Nnse Of shots took place between
tho conteuiiug foe.
80, AN lay lo'S hes the skrmsh'ug been kept IN.
over our heads and In tlr case Of many poor srL
der, through him. W have been on, rst,,y m
the dark Neither the force nor d d ppstyu Of ts
enemy have we been able touseeitun, further tlnn
Mhal We have seen with the naked exc we nav.
heari thclr wild cheers when she'll has explg led
IA our midst have 5eau their s.ilrs rdlny ..r,sg
me country ard moving from fort 10 fort They
n'ng law suns 'a'uAtri there; iorty-two pound
howiIcrs TIE lal'igst Tor. is uodiutt u u.t
however ir several q them are IN possession Of
JuT troops
"sLci.s have Leon thrown by the rebel, IN all
iirrr,iahs; me- 81 Thorn with view OF /, I',I, or
'osIti'n. Our batteries have neon changed from
me position 10 tAe other, a. o.. crse mpy require,
- our mon are working Ike soldiers aud pa
riots
Tonight the barracks OF tho rebels m the jyest
'trr fired ny mem II IS suppJsed. So great was ,
90 connagratuG that almost tho entrs moi. 1on was
lUUUn tod"
" ar YoyE,nrL Sun. r", april a. Is02.-To- ]
~ has ON one ~ re,r To- the soldiers There
~ been IitIe or no hruG htm no rebel yrts ,
though during the Afternoon como tW Utu or /
'enty-hys shells were thrown We and into the forts
we norm oi Union .ll,ry. pom tAs fIty ! n
e first time A
me in'Ft important feature Of the day has been o
. uaH''h ascension. which IL point of i'm nortauee 1,
10 10 "o'e'nWehl hhs been Que Of the z InltBt a
~ Ie'"hh"Ih'hico ever made. Tie Ary, as :,
4 tb., w." a, nisir ~ I'VE o'c'ek IN tho mc~nhs,
" 'len ana There Tie pJs.t n aud strength Of IA.
ny were as tlit.ueI ~. the hrst time. suhss-
my Is'"hhol 'sANces Of from one 10 two hours g,
ire ire male snd IMPORTANT informstiol gained. DC
nc ipthchtOns OF tue rebels Of the stronger
'slble character and sweep an extent Of country ed
seven miles, extending scrosl the Peninsula TOM -
YORK 10 the James Rivera hylind thI ,r, ~ ~
atoms they have large reserve force 90 ua, .9 Til
Ire strength OF the rebels at this poll an . Tu
frpm twenty five ~ thirty thousand men hhsI
h are mounted by guns OF the hehVeS' uAilpls' -
some on Them are ~ continuous character for o.
les- being CONNECTED 10y e"'Hi"V'~s' A"s ns~'- ~
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