, 1862-05-09


having left Norfolk this morning with q crew
Of two citizens on board, on a mission to Ton
merry. Point. By previous consent they ran
oyer to Newport News and surrendered to
sewn1lg Point Is being evacuated. The
Monitor, Naugatuck, and several gunboats
have Just left for SewalIs Point.
FURTHER CONCERNING YORKTOWN. !
Correspondence dated Sunday morningl !
The enemy covered their retreat BY furi-
GUS fire from their parapets that was kept up !
till 2 O'Clock in the morning. "For what !
are they raising such row to~night?" was |
the question under discussion. just then an
indiscrfnfnate mass Of ammunition wagons,
which had been bearing shells to our out |
works, under cover Of the night, came rolling |
with great tnm1lt into ogE tieId: ,.. The E3
enemy's heagyare. Although for moment,
that the rebels were making sortie, and that !
some Of our field batteries were taking a |
tssafer poaition.'' Then came the discovery |
of the reality, mud much joking, but-just as
many shells. For severa hours the rebels
fred two-minute guns. At last We got out Of
patience, and opened some heavy replies.
After ten miuutos-at about 9 A. Mot an
other rebel shot Vas heard. Then dese1ters
came in, declaring that the rear guard Of the
foe had evacuated, and vas pushing for Will
liamsburg.
By 8 A. ~, the Whole ;u1my, east and west,
ws IN hot pnssn1. Of the ss.Feastng rebels. 1
Learn thus much OF the left wing, and am my
self now writing In the Yorktown works,
willie Gen. Fi.z John Porter's division, from
the right wing, is pouring through the gates
and on beyond the fortresses, by the Williams
burg river road. It is preceded by the Nc
Clella1 dragons and 9Th cavalry, With q large
artillery force: -
Correspondence Dated Sunday E|ening-l
Of the Tying enemy. In advance on the right,
the Mcclellan dragons, withc the first and
sixth regular cavalry, all under Generals Stone
mann and P. St. G. Cooke. Then Gibson's
Robinson's and other flying artillery. Then
infantry, &c, but within six miles beyond
Yorktown the yarious roads from our late ar
my lines 50 conyergcs that portions Of differ
ent divisions found themselves in irregular Sc
qucnce along the main road to Williamsburg.
At about P. N. come artillery firing from
the front; then musketry Folleys; and some
thing is apparently going on. Getting for.
| symptoms Of hot work Wounded and bleed
! ing men, belonging to the 1st and 9Th cavalry,
| and to Major Barker's Mcclellan Dragons,
| painfully ride or are borne to the rea1. A
! guard, at s little town in the woods known as
| Worthington's Mills. Gibson's Battery has
! quickly driven 1t in, but only that our van
| may find it falling back on q large body. and
| holding the works, two miles this side Of
Williamsburg, Of which We have heard SO
| much.
| Here cnsues hot and gallant affair. The
| skirmishers having discovered the cnemy's de-
| fenses on high ground ahead, and the rebel
batteries opening on Gibson's company
! of flying artillefJ-Thich has moved in
to field on the right to take possession Of an
| thousand rebel infantry, q regiment Of cayal-
IT, and four batteries Of their field pieces ap-
| pear suddenly in front Of and upon their
| works. The batteries move to tue deserted
pieces are speedily trained and in full play up
on hin1, He promptly responds, firing with
| effect on the infantry and cavalry, and when
the order is given to Withdraw till reinforce
nents come up, hauls off bis ordnance piece
by yWRasnf;n, WRiseff;; cant. Saunders. commana;np
the Sixth Cavalry, discovers three companies
Of the encmy's horse moving down rayine
and orders charge to meet them. Compa-
MES A, II, E, and K gal1op down the lillian
actual hand TO- hand conflict cnsues, the enc
my firing carbiDcs, and our men their revo1
b1es. Wheel as..Iu1 and withdraw and {
closing yolley ty~m both sides. The IL
vine is clear Of cavalry, but tTcnty o.
thirty dead and wounded men and nurse:
my; our boys have brought off their Dying
and dead. Sergeant DeyeEeux has Killed twt
rebels with his revolver, and brings in thei
horses and pistols. Our gallant Lieutenan
Mcclellan is wounded. Captain Hays and :
rebel officer have had pistol duel, exchang
winged aud dropped lis n.an. The Sixth cav
airy have lost in al about forty killed an,
wounded this afternoon, a large portion @
| whom we're hurt By the encmJ's fierce artler
: ! fire.
The First Cavalry also advance under Ger
!; | Cooke and Colonel Grier-are ordered to SUI
: | port tho artillery On The right. They hay
: slight loss, but one shell kills five horses au
; ! thfcc men Captain Gibson's loss is reporte
: | at about thc same; probably fifty Killed, an
our list Of casualties in this affair. Both side
; ! halt. Our Infantry have not come up, and
i. | would be absurd to even reconnoiter stron
. and elevated 1ield-works with cavalry in sue
| tract as this.
:. b. and By Generals Summer and Heintze
man uriye at the Old Mansion-about OF
, mile from the works ia front-where Genera
;, Stonenan and Cooke are halting, as aforesai
y We are all trying to get supper for ourselv
, and horses, while the cavalry and artillery q
in battle order in the fields each side. Geney
j. Sumner, with brigade Of infantry, avos
N ! he will go forward and take the main Hol
~ with cold steel, Prince de j., vi
- has made 4 reconnaissance in front, report
! the enemy in battle order behind their work
! and thinks an attack SO near evening We
~ this peninsula. Gen. Sumner, however, q
= FanceE, and news comes back that the SIX
mishers think the coast clear--the ID
II | diteh' deserted. It Is too dark to moS
~ however, and the entire force around us q
r. | preparing to sleep upon their arms
n 10 r. MA great light is visible in the
~ ~ rection Of Williamsburg. The rebels eith
40 eucamped in force or burning their comm
# + sary stores. Probably the latter.
,e MONDAYS OPERATIONS.
&c Correspondence dated before Williamson
le Monday eyentng-1
g. When mv letter WIS sent last evening, t
| indications we're that our troops would oce
K, py Williamsburg without much opp positie
~ The first indications Of the encmy's II
IT. guard being reinforced TaS tho fact Of tn
le- pressing our lines about eight O'Clock in I
I'D morning, showing a determination to res
ms arrived during the night to enable our &c,
as rails to act either on the defensive or Off
~ eiyr.
de About s O'Clock, the enemy opened on
no troops posted on the left, composed OF q
lat Hookefs division, and other troops Of &
NIX vicinity was very heavy at times. The loss
killed and wounded is not known, hut supp
l6 ed to be considerable on both sides. I
enemy was rcpu1sed at al points, Gen PET
brigade, stationed to the right Of Gen 8ook
M soon after became engaged. Here the fir
1!,s 1p which they handsomely repnlsed the enet
les ans in making charge Our loss here was ab
~ ~ thirty killed, and seyensy-fye wounded.
IN. A brilliant victory was achieved about
~ o'clock in the afternoon, By Gen. Haucos
90. brigade, assisted By Kennedy's aud Wheel
~ batteries. They had been ordered to the II
,tiE to feel the enemy, and If possible to turn II
~ left wing Here they were met BY Ear
~ brigade, consisting Of the 5th North Caro-
r and Twenty fourth and Thirty eighth Vl1g
T. regiments, with i squadron Of cavalry who
,,d were quickly prepared to receive them, OF
~ ~ ed heavy fire on them, and the enemy
t;5' vapced stesdiy to within two hundred "a
~ when Gen. Hancock ordered q charge with
49, 49, I bsyopet, which was executed WITH the IT
sA osf courage. The enemy's line broke-t
became panicstricker, and fled, lea1
their dead and wounded The rebels
are UPWARDS of 50 dead and 10 wounded.
es'e We also took pesrly 200 of them prison
vii Among their killed and wounded was the
ecu oncl and Lieutenant Colonel Of the N,
ark, and about 10 wounded. Among the ene1
apt dead were the bodies Of the Lienteaant~C
seri- mel and Major Of the 9th Virginia regtu
( by together with several other officers T
and dead were buried by our troops, and t
us1y ! wounded cared for:
The conduct of Gen. Hancock and his |
his | adc on this occasion has excited universe
gcre uiiratiop. L standard Of co1ors belougin
the cavalry engaged was captured, and is
on its way TO Washington.
aitor mnen ,o' .ne shont rr.nt ~ 9ra1r Sus
that ~. O. ~ +hans.13a af I1,,i,r thr,o4E thst
IN; Hna the country rcsound for miles around.
1AIs Hancock remained during the week in
a. fHO works Of the enemy.