Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1862-05-07
THE WAR NEWS.
Evacuation Of Yorktown and aloucss
ter hv the Rebels

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Fontntv MoSRor, May 4--Yolklovr
wrs cyoc uolcd hy the rebels last night. and
Our troops now occupy the cucmy's works
A large amount of camp cqupago and
guno, which they could not destroy for
fear Of being seen, were left behind,
HEADQUARTERS Army OF THE PoroNAC,
Nav 4, . o'clock, a. m -- II The Hon. +. w.
Nu,gn. N.crcilrU ~ H'l- .-Wo have the
enemys ramparts, guns, ammunition,
,oamp tQuipage, etc, aud hold tho entire
line Of has works, which the engineers re.
port as being very strong, have thrown
IAN my cavalry and horse ARTILLERY IN pur
suit, supported by infantry | will move
General Franklin's division, and Ns much
more rs | can, by water up 10 the West
Point to day. No time shall be lost. Our
euuboats have gone up York river. o.
mitted TO state that Gloucester is also in
our possession. | shall pursue the enc
my ~ the wall.
G. B. MCCLELLAN, Maj, Gen, Com,
headquarters army QMe Patomac, lQa. mo
May 4.--From the army correspondent OF
Associated Press:
This morning a; o'clock your cores,
pondcnt entered the enemy's works, which
Tho rcor ~r ,l.a;- ....,y dsss"toI F,,'" hourc
before. Everything. was found in utter
confusion, as though they left in great haste
between forty and fifty pieces Of heavy ar.
tilery have been left in their works, after
being spiked, together with large amount
of ammunition medical stores, camp
quipage, tents and private property Of
their officers 4 negro who was left in the
town states that the rebels threw a large
amount Of ordnance stores into the riN er
to prevent them from falling into our
hands.
Several deserters have succeeded in run
ing into our lines. One Of them very
intelligent man from New York, who had
been connected with the Ordnance De-
partmeut ever since the works at York
otwn had been constructed, states that the
re Jels evacuated owing to the near ap.
pcoach OF our parallels, covering the i'm.
nense siege works Of our men. That they
feared the success Of the Union gunboats
in the York and James river, by means OF
which the communication with the interior
would be cut oil. The order was~given to
evacuate by Gen. Johnston on Thursday
TO commence the following morning,
which vas accordingly done. Gen. Ma
grudcr it saidto have opposed the meas
urc, stating that if they could not whip
the federals here there was no other place
iu Virginia where we could that be swore
in presence Of his mon, who vociferously
cheered him, losing complete control of
himself.
Gen Robert Z. Lee, COMMANDMENTS
Chief, arrived at Yorktown on Wednes-
day, and m:nutely examined the works Of
Mcclellan, when he is supposed u have
recommended the abandonment OF the
works, deeming them untcnable.
The dcsertcrs all agree in stating that
their troops were very much dcmoralizcd
and dissatisfied when the order was made
public. as they all anticipated having an
engagement at that point. They also
agreed that the rebels had one hundred
thousand men on tho Peninsula. together
with fnmr hundred pieces Of field artillery.
From the best Information received they
have fallen back to Chickacoming Creek,
beyond Williamsburg, where it is expected
to make a stand. Immediately on the
facts becoming known, the troops were
ordered under arms and are now in mo
ton from the right and left wing Of the
army.
4 large force under the command cf
Gen. Stoneman, consisting Of cavalry, in
fantry and artillery. are in advance, and
will probably come up with the rear Of TIE
enemy before night, if they remain near
Williamsburg
The gunboats have passed above York.
town and are now sheling the shore on
their way up. Following them is a large
steamer and vessels loaded with troops,
who will effect a landing.
Magruder swpro he was not afraid of
Mcclellan if lee was, and that if he could
not successfully fight him here, he could
no where
Only ouo man vas left in Yorktown and
he was a negro,
Gen. Jameson and Colonel Sam. Black
were lie first to enter the enemy main
works. The cnly casualty that occurred
was the wounding Of three men and the
killing of two, by the explosion of a con-
ccaled shell within the enemy's works
The following are their names. Killed;
George Mcfarland and Mich. NJ Dermot (;
Wounded: Sergt. James Smith, Fredlick
Steyck and Lawrence Burns.
The works are very extensive and show
that they were designed by scientific eng.
nccers.
LArEp.-The official report just made to
headquarters, show that the enemy left
seventy one guns in the woi Ks at Glouces.
ter Point the or nance stores were also
left.
Another desorter has just come in and
reports that jeff, Davis came with Lee on
Wednesday last, and after consultation
with the most prominent officers, all
agreed as to to the evacuation except Gen.
eral Magruder.
The Fallof New Orleans Effect ofthe
News throughout the South-0pin-
ions of the Press
Late Southern papers have reached New
York, containing the following in relation
to the fall OF New Orleans. 1t will be
seen that they express surprise at the
disaster
The Norfolk Day Book on tho fall NJ ~ OrIo,rs