Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1862-05-14

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Tents were lef. standing. with bedding saS
articles OF luxury in them. On tb- canvass
and sides OF the huts were oaricatr-cs Of ths
Yankee soldiers Many Of the .enls woro
eut in diffeTe:.t places. -Four large trucks
for carrying heavy Guns stood near the dock
with al immense quantity Of lrulber.
In the inside eutTcnclments were wooden
guns projecting from the crnbrasures. Furt
Magruter, which We buflt strong works 70
reduce, was found to Je q weak place. Its
inside works were sand bags, piled up with
logs Of wood p.anTe,. bacl- on the end.
On the parapots northeast Of Yorktown
SIX guns were l-.t. On the south side 40
smooth borcs were found spiked. Portions
Of Yorktown. was undermined. The ne-s-
zine doors are forbidden 70 be opened for fear
Of explosion. Tgrps7oes and shells, s-i.l
.fsss tEs'ssseI 70 small l-ires, ne IN he roqzs
rsdouJ,S, Sc.
The Fifth Regiment New York IDurvea's
Zouaves) had i've men killed and several
wounded by the explosion Of q torpedo. The
Thirty eighth New York Noluutee-s, Col.
Hobart Ward. had two men killed and four
wounded by the bursting of a prepared
shell His regiment was among the fist to
enter the Rebe! works. Tie Fortie.h New
York Volunteers Lost one man killed and
two wounded. The Seventieth regiment
New York Volunteers lost two mea killed.
Other casualties have occurred. but ! cans
not send You particulars at present.
As soon As the evacuation cf Yorktown
became known IL the camps, tie bands Of
tie different regiments commenced playing,
amidst cheering Of the soldiers. The follow
ing order was sent 20 divisions and b-i-a6es
at a IL, from Gen. 3teCleI,az:-
''COmmandants Of regiments viii prepare
to march, with two days rations, With tho
utmost despatch. Leave not to rctrlrr.'s
At about a NJ, the troops bean TO
march; the First Regular Cavalry and four
batteries Of artillery leading. Tents were
struck, knapSacks strapped. and, within 81
hour after the order was given, the tgoops
were marching or beyond Yorktown. Tie
gun boats ascende3 the river 20 cut o.F the
retreat OF tie enemy. They will 20 70 SYasi
Point.
Ten thousand OF tlo Rebels were se7.
from WINES :li1 to reinforce an army ST..
from Richmond 70 oppose McDowc,.'s ad-
vance, last Thursday week.
4 number Of guns. some of then spskeI.
were lcfl 1t Gloucester Point, bu-tLe precise
number ! am Unable = state The FORTH
cations At Gloucester consisted only Of ont
side earthwsEks. and could easily have ben
taken. The main body Of the Tr'0sls are en
campe3 .h.ee miles from Williamsburg. Tear
the James Tirer.
On the night Of tae 81 terrific firing wss
kept uP until twelve o'clock within the reb,l
works One OF CIR Generals T tie trenches
reported that 1t was voileys O! uusketrv ~ )
heavy canroEadins against our liues, which
proved 1 mistake Ore Of the rebel usas.>
zines t&d burst, anu the fDo scattered to
where large number Of boxes fllei with
cartridges were piled up. As each box
caught ile IRE the report was similar to q
regiment diScbarging .. vo,ley. N.aetern
rebels were killed and over sixty wounded.
The works At Yorktown are uothing ike as
formidable as We had beoR LED = belis-e.
The total force OF the rebels. according -
reports foua3 - tie head quarters u Gen.
Magruier. W4s less than seventy thousand.
No great Battle Is expected at y ili....5l,,.r.,
as tie rebel troops, particularly those under
Magrufsr, have mu5iniel ou several ooca-
siUns within t.o weg,-s. Eve thousand +
his men threatened to lay down lheir arms
unless they received food and clothing.
Three rebel LieUtenants. tyU Se-Eea-.s a.s3
twenty men were cagtGred the other s5ls Or
Yorktown and brcugh: in- Since lie thi.s.
over seventy GeseTters haye come IN, and
/ they report thei- %-lay as thoroug}y dishe9z>
/ tened ana GemuT@,ized.
/ The rebe, council OF war was he'd IN Ms.
| Nelson's house at Yorktown, on Tuesday
/ and Wednesday last ,Jef Davis ana tvo
members Of his cabinet, Generals Lee. Ma
gruler, and nine other Generals were pre-
seut. Tie debates were ssaIn a--d ezci.inz.
( but finally it Was resolved 10 eEacuaie. The
Generals entrusted with the order OF ,Vacus-
ton kept it a profound secret from tie Of
GERS aud men. The honor Of frst entering
+ the eaomy's main works belongs to The
Seven;y-Th;rd TsEirnen; # Mex YvTk v3,>
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