The New York herald., 1862-05-09
AFFAIRS At YORKTOWN.
Our Army Correspondence.


CAMP WINFIELD Scorr.l
NEAR YORKTOWN, May O, 1862.
Pa Eject of the Victory V,sa of the Senas War Com
wnee-7hs Maker J me Rebel Torpedoes-7he Sick and
Wounded route for Philadelphia and Ne,o Fork, de-
did not think should write anolber from
locality, but fate wills IT, General Fitz John Portcrs
div,ston 10 here stn it VIII be here many hou 8
longer In carrying out Gen. Mcceans programme
push the enemy the wau," important work has
been assignee IT, ant 1t III speedily enter this work.
liberty to unfold their part OF the programme
bot promise that will be developed in good time, and
wnh q re sult that will do good every Union heart
There hearteg Cheering in camp than hero
70 night. It was called out by good nows reach
ing us from army at Williamsburg, telling
u complete success, o: the lgh. Of the
rebels and Of their pursuit by forces, headed
By General Mcclellan. Minghng with tho cheers is
Aaen, desire aud expectation Of joining the
v,cvrous And there have been other causes
tor cheerlng-the handsome compliment paid General
cCehap by secretary Stanton and The glorious despatch
u General Mcclellan regarding tie Of York
iewn.
The Senatorial War Committee arrived this afternoon
n Yorktown and commenced at oace inspecting the
tswn and forts6cations. A. seeing the earhworks
guns trenches and other appliances Of defence, all
unanimous y accorded General Nc elan splendid vic
cory the rebels, IN compelling them 10 evaauae
SC ch stronghold. Thsy expressed themselves as
sonisbed at tho formidable character of these works
and consider the evacuation cure precursor Of tho
speeay downfall OF tho rebcs Il is understood fha,
seey Will toaw our advancing army
Tho chaos Of Yorktown fast resolving itself into
good der der tho established military regulations
Thus lar about hanirsi aud nfty rebel internal
n schnes have been discovered. was told 10 day on
me oe.l authority, that the Inventor Of these internal
macaues is George Washington RaEs, brother OF Gan
Rama o. the rebel army. his well known IN New
Yo,K He married q daughter OF Homer Randall, cen
nec,ed with the Erie Railroad. when Tho broke oLt
he nsi the southern army
u has been b4sy day, taking tho sick board the
steamer ocean ,eeu preparatory to their transfer to
the sener hospitals New York hilaiepn.a An else
where About 6ys hundred wi. go in her Thsy arc
IN charge or Or avery, Of the Thirtseah Nss Yosa
reg ment.
IN. tso rebel desertsrs, Mr Farnhodt and Mr.
Davies, who owo farms near hero, sen, a no.o
to-day to headquarters Announcing their WI ngnsss
10 take the oath Of A!ssatiou 1t difficult to Do
eide whether this substitution os the word allegation Tor
aeg ancs is 10 be at.rbussd 10 general dsAc,sucy IN
tner early education particular ceac sncy IN ETY.
Inoiogy
General Porter having been assigned On imp r,an,
duty the command Of his division devoves upon General
Moral Colonel James McQuad de, Foarieeuth New York
Volunteers, is now Acting srgadisr General Colonel
1cQua5s general Of tns trenches tho wing on
Saturday night last, ana when the enemy evacuated tk
possession q the rebel works. with the outpost guard
by order General Porter Tue outpost guard consisted
Of fyo hundred each from the rhirty.eighih
regiment (scott Life euard) and Foriisth New
York regiment (Mozarp. Inc nrst Internal machine
that exploded. killing two and wounding three o
the Mozart regiment, burst within ten feet OF where
Colonel AeoGade stood giving orders for the disposition
OF the troops Colonel McQuide Immediately ordered all
the OF the works, and stationed guards TO pre-
vent Of any person into the works snti
they had thoroughly examined for miaes and in
fsrnal machines. Colonel McQuade entered the works
the foot o: redoubt Immediately in front OF the York
town road while General Jameson who was general Of
trenches the right wing entered the water bat
terry York river. Tho outpost guard Of Jameson's
wing consisted Of thousand OF tho Fourteenth New
YORK Volunteers and Sixty second Pennsylvania rssi
mspt, under command Of Colonel S. W. Black.