The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-05-05
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PARTICULARS ABOUT YORKTOWN =?

PHILADELPHIA, May 5. The lnquirer's special
dispatch from Fortress Monroe gives the follow
ing particulars Of the evacuation of Yorktown.
1t is dated Sunday, 10 o'clock A. NJ.
All day yesterday the rebels kept up a hot
lire on Gen Porters division. but no one was
hurt. Our PARROT gun at Farnholt Court House
occasionally answered them. All last evening
and up to midnight lively firing was kept up.
About that time it sackened and stopped at 2
clock. We fired one or two batteries, but got
no answer. About 3 this morning build
ing at Yorktown was fired, and Prof Lowe and
Gen. Helntzeman again went up in balloon
and found it was a rebel store house on York
town wharf
At daylight they reported the forts empty.
and at 7 o'clock We occupied Yorktown without
being fired upon. The rebel guns were nearly
all removed, spiked and dismounted.
BY the side of the river battery were large
piles of ammunition powder, balls, shells, &c.
Eighty guns were in Yorktown which is sur
rounded by semi-circle of earthworks, cover
ing one other very formidable position, but
which must have eventually yielded could we
have got round them. The gun we dismounted
the other day killed and wounded ii rebels
They were ordered to report at Towards grove,
four miles from Richmond, and left the fort at
midnight. The rear guard retired in great
haste ON account OF our approach. Two DESERT
ers, from williamsburg at daylight, say the
whole rebel army WAS in panic. loves bal
loon found their rear at O'clock this morning.
four miles out Gen. Mcclellan orderered
out the light artillery and cavalry who were
pushing alter them at fell speed. All our gun
boats came up at 0 o'clock Some remained at
Gloucester, who raised the e. s. flag amid
cheering that could be heard across the river
The boats then all left and are now running up
York river, Smelling the bank on both sides \
number OF mines had been prepared for our
troops by placing percussion shells under ground
in the roadways and entrances to the Fort. No
whites are to be tound-only ii few negro women
and babies. The town is equalid and filthy.
few days warm weather viii breed pestilence.
Abundance of flour was le, t, also u large guam
tity OF meat and fish, salt ana fresh. All the
tents We're left but no horses or wagons
Reports concur that the rebel army consisted Of
q mob Of about 100 geo lifted, dirty and dis
hcartened. The road from Yorktown to iamp-
ton, on which we were encampeG, was guarded
! by Fort Magruder and large number Of guns
| Part had been taken away, and the rest were
spiked. Some OF the works were we'll built
and well laid out. Others were wret.hedly
built. The work upon them was finished Friday
night, and the slaves sent TO the rear under
guard. They have nothing behind them on
which they can make stand. Last night their
camp fires were all burning the same as usual.
The dense woods along the Peninsula enables
them to leave unperceved. The large guns
of the rebels were mostly Columbiads, taken
from Norfolk. Some OF them were recently
mounted. The fortifcations although of the
toughest character were very formidable, be-
ing surrounded by deep gorges which it was al
most impossible to pass.
New York, May i. A special dispatch to
the Times to-day, states that 10000 rebels
, were sent to reinforce an army from Richmond
to oppose Gen. McDowell's advance, a week
from Thursday last. Five thousand of Magru-
der's men threatened to lay down their arms
and mutines were frequent. large force of
rebels are reported to have been captured four
miles beyond Yorktown.
The 73d N. Y. regiment, Col. Brewster, of
Gen Hookers division, claims the honor of
first planting the stars and stripes in Yorktown.
Over 10 deserters have come within our lines,