The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1862-05-09


Nothing new from below. General
Strong reviewed oil tho troops OF this
point to-dny. Minute guns were fred In
momory of Gen. C. y. Smith.
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Latest from Plttsburg Landing.
A Fight or stampede within 80 hour.
CAmo, May @.
Nothing of Impotence has transpircd
here to-day, aud but one arrival from The
Tcnnesscc river, bringing no news Of im.
portaucc. 4 fight OF general stampede
Of The enemy must certainly take place
IN the next forty eight hours. Our army
Is still gradually advancing on the enemy
Al quiet at the feet.
pALTiMonT, Moy G.
Among the prisoners taken at York
town is the Chief Of Engineers Of Gen.
Johnson's stlf, who states the whole r, b.
cl urmy at Yorktown amounted 10 80 goo
men. lie gives n most dcplorublc &C
count Of the condition OF the soldiers, and
t0ys they will be unable 10 make stand
anywhere this side e Richmond. Their
r,tfcut commenced before daylight Sat.
urdny morning. And he doubts not that
the advance was twenty miles distant the
time the last gun was fred from York.
town. On Saturday morning Gen. Me-
Clcllan signalcd five gunbonts laying be-
fore Yorktown 20 proceed up tho river 10
West Point aud remove all the cbstruc-
tions In their way.
Quite fleet of steamers and vcsscls
loaded with troops, were discovered aud
pursuit Gommenccd, resulting in the
capture Of sohc Of them, whilst others
were run ashore und fired by those on
board who escaped TO the woods. II IL
said, that hy o'clock in the oft ,rnoon
the gOnloats had reached West Point.
the head of v'galion, nearly thhty miles
above Yorktown, frequently shclling par.
les of the enemy WHO were flying olonr
the shore and ndnking that portion Of
thc rttrrCtiug ara y, who were moving
toward West Point 10 take The railroud to
Richmond.
CncACo, May 9.
Special 70 Times lrcm Cairc--The
steamer Walsh reached here this morn
ing from pittsburg Landing. The army
Is SO lar advanced from the river tina,
nothing is known Of it's movements. A
drcnclnng rain is falling, which had CON
tinucd 80 hours without intcrmissiun.-
The report il current that Pcpts army
had occupied Clriulh Sunday. A few
regiments were posted in front, who are
said to be taken prisoners.
WASHINGTON, NJ 80.
Ofli iil dispatches received hero irdi.
cate that the enemy nrc in lurqc force
and strongly cntrcnchcd near Williams
burg, aud that they intend TO DISPUTE at
that point the further passage of cur or.
my. There hud been some brisk, fight
ing, Ia WhiVg ucu. rfancOck had taken
two rcdcubts aud ropulsed Early's rebel
brigade by brilliant bGyonct charge
la THE engagement Gen. llancocks for
ccs are said TO have killed two rebel Co.
loucls aud two Lieut.. Coils. aud captured
one Colonel aud one hundred and firty
prisoners Gen. Mcclellan highly com.
pllmcnts Gen. llauCock's conduct. AT
the time Of the sending of the dispatches
cur loss was not known, Tut twas sup
roscd 10 be considerable, IN proportion
To the extent Of the engagement, as the
fight was very severe.
DWouAo IN FROM OF WLLuMsBrRoJ
May u 10 u. NJ.
To Hon, +, NJ. Stanton, Secretary ol
WT;--I was urgently e,Lt for here.
fnd General Jo. Johnson IN front OF me
Ia strong force, probably greater good
deal than my own. General Hancock
has taken two rcdoubts and rcpusct
Earh's rebel brigade by real charge
with the bay yonCi, taking ono Colonel OnC
l50 prlsolcrs Ord killed at least two Col
onels and mary rrvaics. His condgc,
was brilliant In the tNtrcmc.
do not know our exact loss, but lcai
that Gen. Hooker has lost considerable
On eur lett learn from prisoners takor
that the rebels intcrd disrut,ng ever,
step to Richmond. shall run the risk o
at least holdin them in check here, Will,
resume my original plan, My entir
io'cc is undoubtedly inferior. to that O
the rebels who will fight well, but vii
do all cTn with the force at my dispo
sal.
(S'gncd) Gro. u, McCLELLAN,
Mejur-Gcncral Commanding.
Herald dispatches say the Admiuistrs
ton is fully satisd,d that tho road (
Richmond is opened and tho rebel arm,
Of the East utterly routed,
Times disputck-Gcn. Frankun's di
vision, which Gen, Mcclellan las ordcrc,
to West Point ut the head OF York river
was on board nf transports when the reb
lrls abandoned Yorktown. Tacy wcr,
kept on board by Gen, Mcclellan for IN,
very ecrvico they are performing, an,
win doubtless be able 10 intercept a.,
rebel retreat 10 Richmond, compcllip.
them 10 give battle or surrendcr.
The main road of retreat up the pe
nnsula is close on the bank of York rive
which will bring the rebel army within
range OF our gun-boats that are conduct
ing Franklin's transports TO their rear
ThUo are four eun-bo0ts in this service
Mcclellan has Transports sufficient 4
forward twenty thousand additional sol
dicrs from Yorktown 20 West Point i'm
me diatrly. II will not be surprising
he captures the bulk Of tho rebel arm,
aud takes them in u week.
BALrIMoRE, May Q,
The Fortress Monroe letter of IN
American, dated the bth inst, says ihS
cur gun.bo0ts are at West Point, hayin
on their way captured OF destroyed man
rebel transports. A report was ourreu
of tho capture of large number OF pris
oncrs. a force had been landed at We,
Point and destroyed railroad bridg
leading TO Redmond
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