New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-04-09

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| THE ENEMY RETREAT.
We coon perceived Aliens fnth Massachusetts
Battery banging away at q very formidable cafth,
" ork .hor' tme preyious to thls, the lhifd
PENNSYLVANIA Cavalry drove IN the Rebel pick,sc,s.
Griffin Battery was aiso unlnbered in range. Ire
5S GT '' ssar.s f% aayanaas to@ad tie
batteries 1bere being no fori respoose from tie
enemy. after firing sone sixteen shells, no comm
advanced along winding road made by lhe heoe's
around HowaId's Mills. >,
After getting TO the top Of the Ill., batteries could
he seen all around. II was very iorai! i,,.l
stronghold. The enemy re'reacd. Major rIlAlYS
lad comm nd o the kooel cayshy. lie ieit e 6S
thing tehud--meat on the fire cooaing' ~
were somewhat eurDiistd ut tie Ia,id aGvan'o 90
de Union forces. The Rebel hints were superior ~
any hing Of The kind we had over witnesstd--'os
houses hOoFed and lighted At comior'aDle aS @"'
city louise wih windows.
ARRIVAL or DLsERTEBs.
At THE roi,t Col. Launing 81 D., lh New'Jeisey,
and Cob Averell captured iw0 OF enemy p'a."e
linz 40 tho q Mis Battalion, Col layer, -
etated that ti.v were dese.toss nom lhe "a ~
tippi. They were both flom tle Noi'A-, 10
Ger from Cincinnati and John Last i,on MI" ~
Wisconsin. Ihey bad been pressed 1910 'ha Is. -
,eryire. md wi.ied a. get home. They were con-
f,5tl'y dressed in tlick grey '!0b aNu ''0- "-'-'
! J. Gcld ode. with tie sword b'yoht's.
the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES MISERY
tn. al and 8h mississippi occagied the above
for,ihoaiiCiis, aud called the l'a.e N".up "no'5
! Most Of tae residents that remained LAD thcr
/ Lor,es Alsd with children. They claimed 'neui ~
,tsir own bat 1t was evident 'at they belonged 10
S.c,ss, sts, who Lad gone Of 10 hight il tie heOei
cane.
Rom. IN he ater Of these foftilcaujas tne head
ora,fers of tais coryg. Tie family who occupied
N. house ear lie Inine Of Buchanan. DrrnG q G
Ieyoai - seycIai fiocs can.c OUT OF ne "oo4s wan
white i lyins wanoz - get 20 Ter i.'.o' Ie'T'
fear. Hey were te.rbl, frightened, claiming tiAI
lcntlsmen would not insult them, tbelr oily ieur
1 being from stTaggicrs.
lie UAlon army Livouacled IN the Rebel camp
Misery" prer'r-iory u 30 early start
REBELS N EEThEhT.
No lefs than eleven reimenti were 'een 81 diier-
cut tin,s to-day upon TIE SANDY beach onpDtte lhe
ijp Nap. Several shell were lrei % tAer Vi,i.i'y
/ from tnat forl.nc.tQn, canning them - S-an'PcF'
/ Tie proceeding was witnessed BY several highly
interested spectators, who lid cooe ogrea upon tAr
BOARD les and other places along ihe Deac1'
TIE MARCH 10 ioRKTowN.
| The army. under .he In mediate command Of Cen.
Mcclellan lelt camp 81 daylieht, the advance beng
- far p. CcckoyFyil'e. Soon n.'cr staring me
heavens became 5acl, Will lqge h,avy clouds eiy-
my evidence that we were 10 Aatch tTonph u neGNy
shaver OF rain. Yer. soon 70 ltgan t. raiD, flooding
, Tic roqds-e-re,iilly those through tie wofi-fo
AZ 10 he almost imrtasa'le. lleinia1try pushedcn,
overcoi0ng al Obstacles. The cavslry and artillery
dashed on neli NEIL through, III nuxiops 10 90
ahead. Gen. NcClelln AID aI were but q sloI1
distance bell ind lie advance.
! Abppi 10 O'Clock on the morning Of lie 3in, th.
foa-0irQ Of the Efsf gun wac beard. II electrified
/ he whole line. Overros's hlGnr,t', tayei.T ~
/ g.. we've thrown away by the anxious tol'ier-i
Zach regiment wing viii he oiNP % be TIE ir-t
in Tie no "a ie-aue terrible for iocomciion tie
further We advanced; uucho!cs, ru.f, sloughr, &C.,
seemed 20 go "a toward making az tie rad.
Tue LIME oF BATTLE FORMED.
! TIE lie of battle was f,lr ID about 10 O'Clock.
n,rlan's arl-shooie,s ~ tie advance. As the
va~on, Columns arrived on 'Lo ponnd itcy ~
once began 60 tai, lheir rcsrcctive To-.o.s. Con.
Io.tef's divis. kas no center, Gen. Scdgwlrk
,he extreme right, Gea. Hamilton and Gen. Smith
the extreme l,ii.
i leayy rine forest in,erocr'ed Ii, troops, ex-
cent Gee. q ,onei Gle. firgs, which gSso di-'iuct
.ey " &c enemy s. iltfeaehmrut.. r-c.e ir,fcnrh-
men.s fe-ued 60 be o. tie Er,t-clas s'yle, end
mounted win iaavy GYMS SUPPOSED TO have come
from the Norfolk N.vy-lard
, soon af,or thc firg commenced, tic enemy Fecog-
Iriz.d Gen. Porter and sf.G. and 70 once olered
uroa him with shell one Of which buret within
liwe-ty feet Of The General CD. fvercll, 81 the
Third Pennsylvania Cavalry also mato very Ear-
row escape.
THE RtTrLg.
Tic G-lt was cauiat GA almost er'irely WITH ar-
tiii.rv with e exception of Btr.an >hsr -.hoot-
ere Weedea's Battery opened t1i, follow q ~
Martins on the leit. Sooa Gu Has Third Rhode
/ I-laud and Filth Iassachusetis were III iositi'u
and % battle commenced in earnest. Tue Dies ares
were rapid the Union aide, ensWeleo, AZ 4ntef-
/ yal-. by the enemy. -,
Tbe iirst man struck ,yss T. Reynolds. Of tho Rhode
leland Battery. Poor fellow, ho ~as struck with
piece OF .h,I. Two oi Col. : an Blacks men were
text Bit tv round shot tAir,y-twO-teaIlng 10
! kuarfack oil one man. One was wounded lIghtiy,
whiie tie otter wis MORALLY wounded.
The heaviest firing oommonccd a. ~; MoFcU6
Bngade GA tLc let, advanced within three n'ilers
a. az a r.riI. 81 tic iuf rprcied enemy.
The Sharp-sh0otcrs with their teleEc0pic riicg,
kept the enemy away from their guns They cr T.
within half "a nls ot tie Rebels FOR ona hour they
dill not reply our Shdrp--foO'er8 popping th9a oil
a. Don az they en-, uyieo to lord.
At / O'Clock Cant. G4uin's Blttory had iwo men
ll.lled. five woundei, ami three horses dead. The
two men killed wee j. .med Lewis arL Lorl.
Three o. Ber5an sharp. .ACoier were IL this tine
wounded. md one kl-a--a man Iou Nes-.idrp-
sl.re. lie was shot through the forehead b. a mus-
Let BAH. Leut.-COl. Ripley killed tas man who
sLCt Bin, inus sveng.lg hs death. 1r. Way, OF
Conn tnS (icrdoI OIL, shot iu the srri, x o ii
fcsh wound Corporal Peek, slet in Tire leg; Mr.
Z Wicox, OF Company {. brnistd By shell.
About o'clock, All'ns oh Massachusetts, re-
ieved the IN Rhode Island, tbs Rebels all day,
when opportunity offering. trying 70 shell olt the
SlqrV-shOotc 2, without avail. G.ihne Battery re-
ceived losH, although batteries st their bido lest
several.
DINING tie day, the Rebels Cred .mall piece Of
oriuaace, OF one inch bore, Iiie "a the Boriau"
Ancr Gfniu's Battery wa, brought ilto action, IL
siicncei three guns II tie Rebels.
The suillerists acted nobly during tho whole en-
Vggenent. Incy took their Icai'ou and mail tanned
IL until ordered to move.
4 -. n. Phcigs, Company II, Beriaus Sharpshoot-
crs, was brought 10 about dufk wounded IN tho
shoulder BY piece Of shell.
Bn.,erield . and Aariiadale's Bdgaice acted noLly
dining to Day, both reclining on tl.ir arms, within
range OF tie enemys guns thso1, ho0i tn day.
Heavy firing closed with tie day, but dgfilg The
tir ria. alpfa could be heard tant