The national Republican., 1862-04-09
HE MILITARY NEWS.

The news hexcN1pg froAs all quarters anet
,ood item evssy Al ttcr wkSe Mythlns s,iece
i've - occurred. E "A II,
Isls, No. q krrsnd kd Sia.t, e4lall
% the credit Oh stiNteky Of 6ur headers, Su1 I
10 the patient courage Of our soldiers under \
Of adverse circumstances. Seej
our teiegrsphic dispatches for full sccounts
AFFAIRS AT yDRKrOwN. ,Ii;lt
Dispatches from Fortress Monroe to five
O. o'clock on Monday evening, report that during |
lint DAY tkundAy) 'GenerA Mcclellan had
been engaged at long range with the Yorktown |
though the engagement was not
a brisk one, the firing on both sides being oc
casional, and that no important casualties upon |
the national side were known 10 have occurred |
We expect later dispatches befJre we go to |
pres, but II We do not receive them, shall be |
none the less hopeful Of q finally snccsssful 70.
suit. ,. :,
The report that Gen. Wool telegraphs hi,
belief that the ehemy have 10000 men at York.
town. needs confirmation. ''i '."'
.," .'.', FROM TENNESSEE
Ger. smells advance guard has reached Gen.
Grant, on the Tenneseo river. II contnnes 70
be eaid that Gen. Halleck will take command
there in person.
Gov. johnson reports that he Is making ar
rests Of the prominent persons engaged In the
rebellion, and that the Union cause il progress
ing well. II will continue to do so, under this
policy Of punishlng the leaders Of the revolt.
FROM THE WEST.
A dispatch from Gen. Halleck states that
Gen. Sturgis goes to Kansas, Gen. Craig to the
Indian Territory. 90 ... .f
VIRGINIA.
We copy the following from the Sar Of las,
evening, with the single observation that We
believe very little Of the story Of the ''thou-
sand Union men 10 Rockingham" II there are
such refugees in /" the mountains at Elk Run
they are more likely 10 hare ren o. TO eecspe
draft because thcy we're towards, than from
any particular loyalty to the national Govern.
fnent: 80,
Refugees TO day report that a thoueand Union
men, In Rockingham county, have taken to, the
Il uOuulluc, NJ LIN nun VII bluc INlukc,Wttu
the determination 70 resist with arms their i'm
pressmsnt by the rebels. .-.,....,, ,...,.,
This statement !, beloved Jackson threat
ems to subdue them by force, which they arr
determined TO resist. 4. :, .,,.,.,.. ,......
Gen. Abercr9nbic .sports that BY recon.
noissancs made last night to the Rappshan.
mock river, picket guard ard few Infantry
were discovered occupying what apr cared to
be rifle pits, and two small redoub,s Of receh,
construction covering the fords. ,. ... .,.
Some Of the slaves who have come in say
that the rebels are retreating., ......-.,
of the % R,ppahanaess r. sse.,s IL are % u rsS, sta
on the opposite sdc. They may, however, be
concealed bohind the hills IN that direction
Th, magnificent railroad bridge ever that
stream was entirely destroyed by fire, a. were
also all the bridges Cvsr the smaller stresmi
on the whole railroad route. For tho spacs
four miles, near Warrenton, Vie ttacN was tori
up and the bars PLACED IN piles, and fire kin
died tepeatt them, warplng them 30 as TO rem
der them unAt for use. Our troops are all IL
| good health, though fa'isued with rapid march
SATURDAYS FIGnrAr YORKTOWN.
A correspondent oi the fhiladelphis 7neutrt!
gives the following accotptl ., ,...,..,, -.
The iipe III battle ~, formed about ter
O'Clock, Bsv@sns Sharpshooters In tho advance
Astss various columns arrived on the ground
they ut oncA began TO take their rpspectiy,
positions. Gen. porter's division bud the aeutrs
d Gen. Sedgw wick the extreme right and QeserS
Hamilton and Gener a SelitN sn~ ehtseme ieit.
| A heavy pise fotest Intercepted the tfoopi
excert y etsional clearing, which gave dlt
! tinct view Of the enemy's entrenchmsnts Tiles
entrencbmenis seemed to be OF the nrN clnk
style, and mounted with heavy guns, tuppeset
to have come, from the Norfolk Iavy !Sord. a..
Soon sftet The firing ccptntvet t:s enem
recogni, ID Gen Pct-ef aat staf,,, and at ono
II opened upon khn With she'll, one OF which bn1ii.
within twenty feet Of the General
Inc fight w5s carried or alE,ost cntirel,
Z with artillery ~sh t.e exception OF Berdan'
Sharpstrro.rtt ,weeden's battery opened Ara
tc'tt Red by Martins on the left. Soon Grifia
Third Rhode Island and the Fifth MAsssc causeil
were In position, and the battle commenced ]
earnest The discharges were fsbfe on n
Union side, answered. IT. ir+~,vSs, 'by' III
'Ths srt tsnh struck wa. J. Reynolds, or Ii
Rhode Island battery. Pboi' Gll6w,' be Wi
A struck With a piece pr sheil. Two III Cot. eal
! BIscks men were mkt hit BY toltnd' jhokA !.
! fthirsy-twoA tearing ths knsHsack, on ode I'M
One o W. w. " " ,aaed q tesSttst VI
II m0ftatfy wounded. 80 '''''''' ''
y ! The heaviest dtinE commented al ham Id
twelve; M0re,is brigade, on the ltft, advance
within three quarters Of + mite Of the tntrehcl
ed enemy. '' ~ ~. ' ,'-"". ''' T'"'I ''77I
d The 81 irpshooters; with their telercoplc /
10 ttes. kept the enemy away from theft Gun
d They crept within 6aF mile 0f the rebel
For one hour they did not reply, our sbarI
shooters popping them on as soon as they I
v, tempted 10 load. r. ." -" "'"' F'"' Nr-'
"" At one o'clock Capt Martin 4 battery 81
two men killed, dvs wounded, and three hort
dead: The two men killed were named Lew
and Lord. y o. ,''r.'"' .'"7 I''0NN ~
Three Of Berdtns shar psh ooters were at Il
~ time wOunded, ,sand one kllied-a man Irc
y. New Hampshire. lie was shot through u
on forehead bya ';nusket BALI Lieut.. Col. Ri
ley kill, the man who shot MIN, thus avenRii
bis death. Mr.. Way, Of combAby q, (Bsrdati'
q, was shot IN the arm, 4 bad dlstf would; Corn
10 raj Pech, shot IN the leg; Mr. Wilcox, oi cJ,
\, Fany U, bruised by a stfelLir"h rriH"'1' r"''
:. About7 oeiock, Aliens Finn Massacliuse,
e. relieved the Fourth Rhode Island, the rebe
r all day, when opportunity offered, trying
n shell out the sharpshootsrs, without ava
Gritfins battery receixsd no LOSE, although ba
teries at their side lost several, o..
During the day the rebels lred small pie
ID Of ordnance, Of one inch bore, rlaed, ttheBe
=. dams. ''' '.h,' '''''"'" ~ :f'' n"
ts Ansr f,rt6,n,. hat+ar,, T,,,s h,o,A. ;,i,,r :.