Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-04-28

FROM YORKTOWN.
From the Bsltimo,s <,n.,,en, A., ,s,,o, ot
which has Just returned from Yorktown-we take
the followingi
From Yorktown We have intelligence that IN.
dicases the early commencement OF the s.ire. ana
its vigorous prosecution 70 a successfui Issue
Having recently visited the camp before York
town it may NOT Be improper 10 erpress the
opinion that we do not look for sl"w WORK on TIE
Peninsula, but that when the seige has once con.
menced the blows will Be 20 rapid and Vigorous
that the most critical Will be satisfied The re-
ported desertion OF Col Cruckef aud Major Cas-
sadly, Of the Esd New York. over to the enemy,
created much excitement In the camp on Friday,
ana though we zee by dispatch, dated on Sat
ufdsy night, that letters have been received from
them which indicate . desire that they shall be
tssaaeo as having peen captured rather than
having uesefteo Inev Passeo tne outer plckets
S ., sis, anu .ne osneI Ia emmy was tnat tney
uau "iii'hsF "eser'eo, ahs were traitors 70 tne
unciaIf e aesPGch leceisea Iss, hignt rom zen:
hCSNenan, anu Also one rom the correspondent
OF Ihe Assoclated fres, gives the particulars OF
sanan' ASSAULT ana capture OF REBEL earthwofk
1Y nVe Con,pdnles OF tne nlaSsacnnsetn F1fst ana
ana t'l,a Ne. .eas' VIII loss OF tntee .iiied
ana we've Wounaed. Iney also captured thir-
teen prisoners ana oeSfoved the work, which
Was In'enuea 10 tafrdss our gunners In working
one VI .ne odueles. nhefe was considerable
tne Progress OF our works, which were, however,
no' ue,pohceu 20, orlng ,ne intention OF zen;
MeClelan TO use none OF his Siege guns until all
a'e III Pos"ioh'
prsapess If thH Sisg..
rs,sc,s, co,,a.raas..a. n.i..
po"Ue"'s "a.uAoie hH-eficen'i
CAhP WINFIELD SCOTT, Friday, 10 O'Clock,
nnoh. ai.sf G,oslng my letter Yesterday, pro-
bsIo,r Vo,hto, n'ennoaa oouse, about Two niles
DeIoW orkteWn, Immediate on the banks OF
the river, uom which you can look right down
,mso ane streets Oh horktown ana lu surrounding
WI, a. wen as into the febei WORKS on Glou,
shss was abie 10 see tne men on the iampafu,
ana even 'he people In the streets, and 10 count
,neIL gnns, OF whieh there are twenty.fo on the
, oA'oWn sae ana Twelve on the Gloucester slide
% the river. fhe river here forms an angle, and
Doln places command the approach by water TO
tue iuil extent OF the fuil range OF their guns.
SHILLING OF YORKTOWN.
While viewing the surrounding scene from
Battery No. /, at the Farrenbold honse. the Ave
Federal gunboats were stationed about a mile and
half below near tie mouth Of the river AT n
o'clock the gnnboat Sabago got up ste an and
taking position on the north side Of the river
commenced TO throw shells towards Yorktown
The first shell exploded Immediately over the
town; but IL evidently being the desire To throw
them beyond the town, longer fuses Were used,
and she'll was sent every Ten minutes for about
three hours into the pucampments bevond tbs
town. The houses in Yorktown mostly bear the
hospital dag; hence the shells Were thrown he.
yond. and no response was made from the bate.
fies in front Of the town. The distance was also
Supposed to be too great for their guns The only
response TO the firing was the throwing Of two
shela from the Rebel works at Gloucester Point,
directed at Battery No I, In which your cores.
pendent with a number Of officers and men was
standing viewing the exciting scene The arat
shot fell short, and buried itself in the SAND on
TIE .econd na.rad 800 y. aUS Wnt
nils hevond s' "' ""~ eAPioueu aoou'
ASAyp.1R oy p1cxrr.
p,,ia,, ot;uy uo,ng Cap,aln Wiiuam r.
m,..acbn.a,t. % aairnont ooionei -, Tue EVtn
Inc 49, s,baD tI, 49,, VIC. ous WIN WofA.
The enemy,s sbsrnsSoote,s = n,,,nt w sS 90 ..
,rs,e excp,naad ,Lo hu m VI snou
Lnee Of Cn5tain K.rt,a,, d,n.s Taii en.e,ea the
the hone Hs .ncceeaaS =; ea snIy suaueilng
hundred wards Out Of the reach os the sna,O s%S
was immediately conveyed TO camn' whe,e anu anu
nntaiion wa. ncy,ov,n.d 49,. W tuinP, wnere aui.
pneratIon was Inn.t succes"trI ZIG LA me
himself S,,iIu ,hIs 70 s,.nd ,s anu ne decaTed
He left by the boat on FRIDAY and will ,a.ch ~.
home OF his relatives in Baltimore on SATURDAY.
fcien.ly recovered 20 proceed IN his bome in D..
tom He 10 most gailsnt "tticsr and xr.. -,
the survivors of the mem orabIe slaughter 81 Rail-.
Bluff. in which mis- regiment was aImost d.
mated His great ct grief seemed to he that he
was deprived of further active ns ruo,r.Inn I I
the war ~
RuMoRRp ppsRgrto,.
The startling rumor wp, ci,cnI.,.a La, ,,,
that the Colonel and Major Of New Work re1i
ment-the f3d-had deserted and gone over 10
the enemy. The countersgn was Immediately
changed throughout the camps, and every pre.
caution taken 10 prevent treachery and surprise
On inquiring at headquarters this morning. I
learn that the two officers are missing, and the
eircumstances are OF rather suspicious charac.
=, yer; Ihey may possibly have been captured, and
nn 70 oe nopeo Tor the credit Of the service that
'''A u,yr Ds me rwv case
,tuoniS No, =. sAaLh ", VIII COMMENCE.
80 .at.i Nv. w proper iof me 70 say when the
$50, ~ 81 a I'll eoILIaence or describe the
eateh' oI Tue arrangements making to insure sue
e +, on, nna.so, sag 'ns orstown will either
Se IN our possession, or the siege In progress,