The New York herald., 1862-12-30
Friday, May x.

Friday, May =.
Two hundred aud ffty-one Union officers and men be-
longing second Eighth and Twenty first Ohio req
ments. captured AT Puask, Tenn, alter tight o.
hours and a half, by Morgans regiment rebel
csvalry. The rebels lost six killed ana two wounded.
Tao Union soldiers were killed ana three wounded
3dAA detachment OF General Popes army mad j
gagemcn, which tasted threc-quasers Of hour, with
portion n l,canrcgards rebel forces, Monterey
Tenn. The iemy were put to flight, with severe oss.
OR loss was twenty killed and forty wounded.
Another crigomcnt, or a kind OF running night. t,"k
Place between portion OF General rope's army
a body q: rebcls Pennington. feno. rhe cncmy
routG ~ I'll points, with the loss OF thirty killed
ne hundrc wodnded aud thirty prisoners loss
two killed and aenty wounded General ponc also
tured neuo3r Of tents, quantity OF ca,nr .cquasc
fouf pieces v artillery and several hundred ke,s.
ath--Ibc reael works al YORKTOWN found entirely
empty the enemy having departed during the Hght. fbe
Union tsoJps cnired aud found scvcnty-ono
inountca a:i spiked. Torpedo traps had bcen
various ,,st,s .. their works, by which unnh,s"
wcs. s;i'cd. Gcperal Mcclellan i:aync date.y
ordered ati. .dcs TO pursue the Gcein. leteis
Inc adyaals iyrces OF General Mct.ellan's ;u,n,
under Genera S.on.mau, caught up with the gisrd
o the febsgs hcir from Yorklowa. tao n,rs
feom w,iiaamss,prg. Va. skirmish between
portion of =, r,ary Of each army, which r,,cy
undcd tarnt, Eve prsorers. Nurc ni orr llut,
we're k.e nU had tweniy sev:. "oua,ga.
5ihhei aancocS's and Gen. Hooker's divisions ii
Gen. MGtiolA army came with t.e ing Ieoots
noar Williamsburg. and most desperate en- ,agemci.t
sued lAr h.ic r1ged iron, early in tue morning nutt
four O'Clock II tile att efnonn with
about equally balancrd ten. Me- lcal, WHO nag.
ing NJ i'e aia nldytor me army scn ar. ami e
irnnled a,cy upon the licid gave rlsea
soon ere. Efforts victory. HE cnrn, $50
repised rs succession 81 baycnet c,99cs. and aa;
aed in constesuation, lavag thor acad ami %osuasa
m. lgI t,r~ DO II
sap..-cd - he heavy than any previp ei
eaCe,u.t, IL u. toon over seven I,.rdt,, rr fs ,tl
had beslies s-u hundred uf their w.uni.a hs Jniou
ioss was ~ .e,ia.s:--
Killed. III
Eouuded iil
Sssias -
TOisl 80
cen. iisnion. wt .ir hundred mounted nioe iicr
surprised Morg regiment e rebc cayaiy a iebiren.
Team ,s'f arr ANT a lwo hca9s. completely
them ta,'a- il ndicj and uiis prisoner IL same
number :! hoses ahd one hucdrcd stand !" tfns iac
nlsabtsafs Z tie place tired aIn troops tI-
tops q te's's ai6 we 'o~t - ki'r and twenty 1--we
wounded.
6t..--l,r ecis evacuated Williamsburg -, d,isg
the go 40 place oy Gc,, 80 ,aiai.
who urdo - iarre force ptr.,uH f.ic .nr,s icl
mo,e ,asn ! iOoH.sni II ihrir ao.lldrd
acars, ouf fiiu Ncw i"fs ca a..,.I tra PA.
recefioissslct u~asls sricnnn:e. Na., -hrr, tAcy
enccan.e.ci upAa.d> a tao hln4rci III As!stt *.
cavary Ties charged iro' incsa snd oHisoct ilisfi
wahu twt ..,eS Il: tiie tp.n. 80, raoeA WaIc ki:,d
and six tikca i,r.so, trn ,l.s. MT
battastt ad ,alt ia,rn lis"'.r'.
Lee upna iie man rcors undc ,rur't, itans r. io
atd8s ,, trans i.rts = Net Paint. l. ri
the Frre tet. y, he I-lscc = ~, sLuhoss iAo
rebels iafr setefc -'fe.n'e werg tonpetsr srfi,d
Tho mon - was :, :t.so-
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Hissng ........................ ............ -
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,;cIess , e,r c,rc II, With m en.ny apoai ct II,
mteS bsyo,i Miiians1afs md. aitcr = ircuy .c,cse
ssi Nh & s,G. W. n,s4 M II .l ~ aSrs 80 .g
tikiu DIR. msny d,tcrcrs reported thal
they ha uad nQ:afg to ca 5rt i icw ha IA tscuis ~
forty csht bpiis. ard nhcn brersn. .hcy eii down
state os exhaustion.
sth Tue he,icd I'nion c.ys-y belonging ~ Genera!
IIairss aflny white veOnnvteGiir Surprise. ard
capt..rst ~ thc eleniy resf tnrats
4 reconnaissance il .p-.c Getcra, psigcs dyis
frAn fa-Tgr,en towards ,c'iuth. Sour c,,tn
Isncs ~ tn seventh Illinois cavalry advance
under canr,and pf Nayr apiig,,n .ilJ when
ani hall mite from Iorniii discovered to rebel res
n-nts of inantry - hsitrp"o h5h -des of the road
order u charge aud nf,aally executed ~
Maor ip gtCn, aini tel p.elccd by hs through he
brain. Hour y ON men wccs i4hIy woH1dcI bst tic
rebels saGcca 49, boss ~ about tLir;s Se. and wvip cd
and four prisoners.
The ,cbei ,fuy under Genera jackson a,inckcd TIE
Union forces Gcnnras Giroy and SoleEcs IL &c.
Dowel, Va. 4he battle lasted from click %
r. NJ when The nionists forced from thsir lsstcn
aud rctrcsicl oar oss thirty Killed
hJnised aud thrty ayo wounded. The suenJs oss va
9th.--Na X Genera DAVID Hunter. commanding IL.
Department ~ tne South. issued manifesto dec
that al persons her ctJforo bed az slaves ~ he ecs 81
free
superior fcrce n rebels attacked Genera Paio, who
had advanced h.s division tvo mes Otyond Catinth.
sharp skirm.sh cGs0cd VII ch lasted I've hours. Ihe
rcbes reinforced and General aine ordered hi
10 fail back, which done IN gooi ORDER uft the =
reached f.rnng. The iebc loss not ssceriauci
but known to 5c heavy our loss ioll0ws
Killed ........ u Missing. ~
woundgd...............iss
Total. ............ ...........................T
1Oth.--fght rcvcl sinbosis came up the hissssipl.
from below For. Wright aud attacked Commodore poDe
ntia, whisn IT tie time under command ui Captain
o. IT, Paws, Flag 00cer ioote having been lorted ~
leave account Df wvGnd. 1be light became
pprse, and in the srurge ono oi enemy vessels
was blown up rs b1ving shot through her boiler
other was set on atc aud burned third was ,,nk
when lbe remainder OF nc rebel feet lnder tho
guns rf Furt VII gtt Only ono VI guIboots was Ia
usaged aud the Gotiis had but -four meu ~oanicd
General Wool fsbdel five thousand trocte nom
Fortress Monroe az wiilougbby Point. and comnsucoi
march Norfolk. a. hye co,k iD the aftsfrooo
the forces arrived within short distance ~ surfnk
when they we're met ny delegation of ctzcns who cr
rnaly surrendered the cy and the city Of Pofts
mouth. The Navy Yard q the latter place almost
entirely destroyed by bfc The rebel soldiers % the an
proach troops fca from the city. The expedition
xae superintended by president Iircolu
INST extensive cnf grotoa visited the city 3. Troy
~ ~ burning over infy OF buildings and the long
railroad bridge which stretched the adson river
Property 20 the amount q three millions of dollars was
destroyed lie n ~ er of hldugs barned was Al, hun
dred sud sey0nty.oue,
Egnt hundred hoNana dollars In sjecic was sei1sd in
tbs ccc the Consu. IL tie fe bofiands Me- orleans
BY General Buer. All hs torc an consuls 10 he CITY
protested gaiust the set