Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-04-23
LATE NoRrHERN VIEWS.
YANKEE ACCOUNTS FROM TIE PENINSULA
TIE MONITOR AND VIRGINIA, Ere.

YANKEE ACCOUNTS FROM TIE PENINSULA
TIE MONITOR AND VIRGINIA, Ere.
We continue our extracts from the latest journals re-
ceiyed from Lncolndom:
AFFAIRS on TIKI PENINSULA.
TIE YMkse nsRspapers allowed TO send corrts-
p-ndents TO the seat Of privilege denied BY our
officials to the Southern press in this portion of the Con-
fsdsracy. From letter in the Hrald dated Warwick
D., 10Th inst, We copy the following:
Tasre has been no change in our position since my
as Ii continued to rain bard all day yesterday and last
night and one can form conception Of the depth OF
the mud uuess they CHARGED 10 visit Virginia Gu ing the
latter part Of the winter The experience OF Tho army
thus FAR on the sacred soil" has been anything tui
pheasant Que. In the meantime amuse ourselves By
1AcainE the enemy and dying their SHELLS, VIII Oh
they III, Ow every time they zee small group =
Oar uen are not-permitted the hf. Toe rebels
have Wssitd large quantity OF ammunition upon us,
aud thus far with little csuage. II We remain much
longer in this mud hols shall lose men from ts
esss than would BY sOming their batteries al The
poipt OF the bsyohet.
Every day cur u.en discover rev batteries, but what
numb,rs Of guas they have cannot ascertain with
rtAiay. We have counted thirteen bItterts on the
river besides they said 10 have bak OF these
aed they undoubtedly have gs force 20 defend thsm
prisoner tlksn yesterday says that fourteen reb u
we killed BY she'll from one OF our kpls on Saturday,
81, TO diving the engagement.
Oar men are Impatient to be 81 them, and hardly
be restrained,
We received yesterday the FIST insiament Of fresh
bee corsstDg of one hundred head OF splendid cattle
REd more are on the way.
Several Southern gentry have come in and tako1 the
9th of allegiance aud .ested General 10 place
safeguard" their property, which was being apPro
prIated By our troops believe their request been
planted IN every instance alhtu sh think the los atty
of hen ia v,FV n hem has
6se 10 the rebel army He tells the old siery
o being Union man, and that his soIs were forced
iIo the army,
Our Gxsts e8 end dJWn as far as the J4mes river
ne r the residence Of a man BY the name OF Young
dis residence the prob able hsatq artss OF one oil
&c rsbsl generals 4 rebel aJiog there when
oar forces sdvALcd aud any lanity Of empty bottles
were lying sbou. loose, vhicl 4 surs sigu Hs was
very wealthy and his grounds are Lid ou with much
tists.
liz the owner of . hundred negroe7, and also Of
'Y uns's mil which WGs surrounded by ortfsatoas
a1j icl captured.
Tie rebels came down With = Steamboat to the wharf
neu hs residence, and took him swsy VITA all his Ell
fec
Zoe rebel gunboat Tex r, keeps coastan. watch on
our NOV, mens, moving backward and forward in the
lanes river, near the mou Of the Warwick When-
ever she catches glnpjs Of pickets she up
and salues them with few shelS. Sle small boat,
and carries only ore quo that We can cecover. IL
you'd De wen lor some OF Cur guhooaS 70 te1c1 ner
bster manners
Eight O'Clock, P. M-A messenger has just arrived
,rom SeVporls News wiz the Herald tie
count OF ouF gs-isus victory Pisbu'g and the
render Of Island 10 " TIE ntFs spread ike wiz
fe, and every eager 90 GeSs.e opy bpt there
" re oGly enough TO supply lew Of the cfiseTs.
Whoever was fortunate enough TO secure oHe was
obliged 10 read alI TO crowd tf delighted listeners,
aud the rejoicing vas KEEP. up iii late hour Of the
night
fhs GERS under General Mcclellan, from the high.
est the i0Ees oVe eud respect him. aud will follow
him whether 10 the eanColS Rcuth or IN having the
Management aud command OF the army 70 tie pboion
z hersls, who, instead Of tkiTg the feld and fghng
Sauts Of the Union 10 rsop have remained val
ian hoae sicising the actions Of those Who have
sksd their lives and iortn In detetc, CT the eonst
! ution ana the Union.
IA near as eau be ascerainej the force opooled to
st this PO;nt is +s OOO and tsey ars in, antly
reinforced. Gn Pe,k discovered the camp fires Of eight
nas regims n-s LEFT last night and " can hear
them cheer EPtR The arrival Ct every AeT regiment
RT0oNSorssAE6E DIyxATE2-AS ISTERsAL MACHINE.
We take the following sT'Tact from the Rsrai's pen
n u g 60 ri spondenCe Of April llth ard 10 h.,
Gsu Jameson, accompanied by the 6S d Pennsylvania
regimen; came near having bloody sebeonre with some
/ - the enemy in a Reconnaissance. Going down the
| Warwick road, half mile fr.m their orcAmpmeut,
T. king road az right giles lidiug .arough piece OF
Ire. quarters OF q NIL, further and theres mount z
he br6s Of hl they suddenly came upon some rebel
tSS hSnosci ylTds 10 advance. The rebels
pensd Ere OF mpsketfy Lehi-c ths:c works firing
Aosut 100 shCt Our 'pon3ed, eli i1eg tre- a
.eeond vol v With Ese return ouT par, alter which
or mea rctred seeuE tns Inequality OF the Contest
from the psi ion and vastly superior raDlsrn OF tho
snemv We lest man killed, Sergeant David i,Vn,
Company T. vi aitf c. cur shots had upon the enemy
NC hsi 10 meaIs OF tellg Oar officers en- men we're
4. III nd .alirf In
II satanc sm,tnsSs be Of any service 10 :hs eL.
uy IN king CT our troops they are noaSaFtpg In the
i,is To-lHy large shl was PICKED up by Nj v
SesF e tho 18Th NsS York Volunteers eVincing cl-
NAY OF daboeA inien, the part OF The rebels sur.
,.sspg any pri1r Tcyl ton IN this Bnl AZ tho 81 ell
Lsi 40, eGpcd,d It deemed prudent to han lie II
,.utionsly - proved 10 be au internal mtcAne OF The
& >, water The TO- O. the pluBger e1tend hey ond
the surface more than u uSUsi lusnco" fnf in
al sd Of unloading !! IN the ordinary w. ~ ereEng
The munger the contents usFa removed o. ttsnS hs
c,sipg Tois mode OF unloRdiag developed tie tact that
bs,ws, the Isnser containing the cap ard The plate
n, ,bjeh 4, prikes cotton al bsen n:rodrcsd, thus
preventing COZ eussiOn ard Quent explosion vh'
The she struck the ground. o. the side OF the pGng
Mace Lad zen cd in and Sid " n mich-S, COM
mJnicadog With the pos9tT 90 that Wy uescr wiIg the
former the matches W0uid " ~ by tue friction,
causing the shell 70 explode. Who not ~; bst q
wss an nfeF9a nachue Of the It water tp1 that the
fsrg OF the entEy IA th,ir Ssbocai upo4e vas moss
for,una.e? ueed no; add that CTR men. IN the hand
linz aud unloading Of besa dangerous mssics hsVe re-
esiSed Lesson, whose teaching 10 Tot liz ls {, be neg
Ie,ed 10 future. word more about sbslls De We
brought to day, to Gen Portes hesdqlifcer' that bad
,c1 thrown by q mortar. Twas oig feliW no less
a., sl,yeu inches in diameter l. ruIk sbou, ~
yards FROM Aliens tiers, buryng itsef feet Ia the
s-ouad. For uuA,rly It's contents fixed out before
= hiking ~ th4t no dsmsge wa done.
A fepsdton Of IA. cheering heard several mornings
srce behind tie eaeuTs e. TsneSmen's oct urred this
morning This fact aud heArirs the Hog 2y OF cars at
All Lours Of the nigh induces the belief that ers bsve
hssn nev arrivals Of repie:o1 Orr skF nsser'
and pckets say that rebels are sti busy day and
nghi. on their iutreIchnens making them siren GER
E,eS dly shows new guus mounted Ole OF the amy
signal corps whose 81 sss the mos; perfect OF any
W. h,y. t.s N that from their position, which is on
slight ,onoutory cur g6t jutirg out into the York
river, be counted six three ssnpon en- the eufmJs
de- H. mfr nm