Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-05-10

particulars Of TIE 0ccupstisn efthe
. Hneny'S Works. l
(cClellan's rrepatations to Re-
duce them.

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duce them.
The telegraph has given 10 the main
facts relative TO the evacuation OF York
Town, but We glesn . few additional
items from the New York papers Of
Tuesday.
Gen. Mcclellan telegraphed the War
Department on Monday evening that
the rebels abandoned in their works 1t
Yorktown two three-inch rif1ed cannon,
two four and a-half-ipch rif1ed cannon,
sixteen 22-pounders, six 42-pounders,
nineteen 8.inch columbiads, four 0-inch
Dablgrens, one 1O-inch columbiad, one
l0-inch mortar, and one 8.inch siege
howitzer, with carriages aud implements
compete, each piece suppIied with sew
cnty.six rounds ef ammunition. On the
ramparts there are also four magazines.
This does not include the guns left at
Gloucester Point, and their other works
on onr left.
The rebel soldiers and negroes were
at work on their intrenchments until l
o'clock on Sunday morning, when their
rear guard ordered the work 10 cease,
and march for Williamsburg to be taken
no. In the house of Mrs. Nelson, where
Gen. Magruder had slept the night be.
tore the evacuation, were found several
open letters lying unfolded on . table.
Two were addressed to Gen. Mcclellan,
one to the first Yankee who comes, and
ono to Abe Lincoln. One Of those to
Gen. Mcclellan read as follows:
"GEN. MCCLELLAN You will be sur
prised to h.ar Of oCr departure at this
stage ofthe game, leaving you in pos
session of this worthless town but the
fact is, Mcclellan, we have other en-
eagements to attend to, and We cant
wait any longer. Our boys are getting
sick Of this damned place, and the hos
pital likewise so, goodbye, for little
while. Adj't TERRY, c. S. A. NJ"
Tents were lett standing, with bed
ding aud articls Of luxury IN them. On
the canvass and sides OF the huts were
caricatures of the Yankee soldiere.
Many OF the tents we're cut in different
places. Four large trucks Tor carrying
heavy guns stood near the dock, with
an immense quantity Of lumber.
In the inside intrenchments were
wooden guns projecting from Tire en-
brasures. Fort Magruder, which We
built strong works to reduce, was found
to be weak place. Its inside works
were sand bags, piled up with logs Of
wood painted black on the end.
On the parapets northeast Of York
town six guns were lett. On the south
side two smooth bores were found
spiked. Portions Of Yorktown were
undermined. The magazine doors are
forbidden to be opened for fear Of ex.
ploslou. Z5rpedoes and shells, 10Th
a fuse fastened to snail soires, lie IN the
roads, redoubts, dc. The Fifth Regi-
ment New York (Duryee's Zouaves) had
five men killed and several wounded by
the explosion Of torpedo. The 38th
New York Volunteers, Colonel Hobart
Ward, had two men killed and four
: wounded by the bursting Of q prepared
I shell. His regiment were among the
first to enter the rebel works. The
10th New York Volunteers lost one mar
killed aud two wounded. The 10Th N
Y. Volunteer regiment lost two killed
Other casualties have occurred, but
cannot seud you particulars at present
As soon as the evacuation Of York
town became known in the camps, the
bands of the different regiments com
menced playing, amidst cheering Of the
soldiers. The following order was sent
to the divisions and br'gades, at A.
NJ. from General Mcclellan
"Commandants of regiments will pre-.
pare to march, with two days rations,
with the utmost dispatch. Leave not to
return"
At about 8 A. NJ. the troops began to
march the first regular cavalry and
four batteries of artillery landing. Tents
} we're struck, knapsacks strapped, and
within an hour after the order was Civ.
en-, the troops were marching beyond
Yorktown.
A large number of guns, some OF
them spiked, were left at Gloucester
Point, but the precise number l am un.
able to state. The Notifications at Glou.
cester consisted only of outside earth.
works, and could easily have been taken.
The main body of the rebels are en-.
f camped three miles from Williamsburg,
near the James river.
On the night of the Sd, terrific firing
was kept up until IL o'clock within the
rebel works. One Of our Generals Of
the trenches reported that it was vol
leys Of musketry and heavy cannonad.
ing against our lines, which proved a
mistake. One Of the rebel magazines
had burst, aud the FIRE scattered to
where a large number of boxes filled
. with cartridges were piled up. As each
box caught the fire the report was SINH.
lar to q regiment discharging a volley
Nineteen rebels were killed and
over sixty wounded. Tho works a,
Yorktown are nothing like a. formida.
BILE as we had been led to believe.
The rebel council Of war was held in
Mrs. Nelson's house at Yorktown. on
Tuesday and Wednesday last. JEFF
: Davis and two members Of his Cabinet.
Generals Lee, Magruder, and nine other
Generals were present. The debate.
we're warm and exciting, but finally j,
was resolved to evacuate. The GeLe.
rails Entrusted with the orders Of eyacu.
; alton kept it profound secret from the
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