New-York daily tribune., 1862-05-08
Our Less Heavy in HOOker'S Division.
REBEL LOSS IS ALSO HEAVY.
A skirrlish With Ashby's Cavalry.
EEAnouARTKRs Army OF TYR poToNAc,l !
WHlfAw>HUKG, Va Nay @, 1862. )

RxAreUAR7sas Amy OF TrE porosac}
r. nc Floa. EowtS VI STANTON, Secretary cJ Ngr.
Sir: have the pleasure 10 announce tie Occupation
Of this 81 ce as the result o. the h.d-ought action q
yesterday.
The elect OF IIancock's brilliant engagement yes
terday al elu9on WAS 10 turn The le o. heir hue 81
works. lie was strongly reen'orccd, and the enemy
ab..nd ued tle entire position Ganu2 the mig leav-
ing all III, sick and wounded in our hands. Lis ,Oo'
Vested Was very severe.
We have some 800 1nipjlred prisoners and more
than ihons' wounded. TIER loss IN killed is
heavy. The victory is complete. Thaye sell cav
airy IN pnrsuir.
Tho conduot of on men has been excellent with
scarcely an exception.
The enemy's works are very extensive, and ex-
cecdingly auong both In respect 10 position And the
works themselves.
Our lo.s was heavy IN Hoolers division, bu. very
htle on other parts Of he field.
Hancock snccsss was sa;lcd with loss Of not
over twenty killei arr wounded.
The weather good to-day, but there is great di-
sulty il getting up food, account Of the roais.
Very few Wagons have vet come up.
Am authorized 10 follow tie example OF other
placed on the colors of regAen'sl
We have other battles 10 fight before reaching
Richmond. G. B. McCLrLIAS, N-j Gen. Com
wAsHnGroy, Wedne.d.y May e. IgCg
TIE Fortress Monroe boat, which left al 3 o'clock
tins uonine, hes arrived al Cherrys;oue, bringing
the following;
"WLLIsHsBUBG, Nav G, tSC2.
~T6 ne EoE =. II. sT.sTos. SseJsfeyg - ~.
"SfH. LVgTy hour Yryves oar victory IL ore COM
pletg.
TIE ,nemy's loss ia great, especially in officers.
81 have just LeaEd Of I've more of their guns be-
ing eap'urel.
"PrlscneTs are c0nfiautly arriving.
20. i. MCCLELLAN, Nsjor-cen. Commanding"
YoEsrowN TIE. lay u,|r.ins, Nay &, isc2.
Yesterday morning our trooIs followed np the re-
treating Rebels with great ppidty ard overlook
then at Wiliamsbury, where tlcy fought all day.
Al tho outset We took two Of their works and were
advaucnq, to, tie exhaustion Of ttose d our regi-
nents which were earliest in The field and which bad
had 10 provisions during the day, compelled them 10
AL back, ss they were utterly worn ont. One OF
our batteries was lost by getting imbedded in the
mud and It's horses were shot.
Gen. Mcclellan ani,ed on the ground st o'clock,
aud sss1med command. lie directed AL oar exhaust
ed troops to retire, filed tbei places with fresh men,
drove back tue enemy, ropoastsscd The ground and
works taken in the norning captured another breast
work, and took about lJ0 prisoners.
Hanc, cA' q brigade made most brilliant charge.
Tie liring osas kept up until after dark, at y hich
tine ever, thing looked weh. To-day the whole
ssmy reserves reeuhTs. and AL is ordered mp, and
Tie blttie will be renewed if the Rebels stand
Astroug force bas goue 70 Wes Point aud viii a.
IL NJ r-s,ff.e
dye lcsses if yet received.
WiLLlAHsBrEe. Tu.s5sy, May 1857
TIE enemy evacuated tnis place, aud thor works
IN front, lsst ijght tie guard passing through
slout G O'Clock. 1t O'Clock Gen. Mcclellan ard
escort entered the town eLd took pos,essop. About
10 of TIE enemys wounded were left behind, with
ont any a.ious medicine or surgeons. They also
Lett 4 uumber Of 'be.- dead uuban d. al Of our
wounded in Yesterdays engagement who isil into
ibeis bands weIe ieit behind.
Col. Dwight Of the Excelsior Bigado, who V'as
severely wounded and taken prisoner, was also ief
H. tie engagement ycs'e -day, Tie enemy suh, ei
terribly Gen. Ricketts, was killed.
The enemy had force here yesterday Of $1,000
nen, and Only decasd 10 eyacrse after the brilliant
bsyoaet charge Of Gen. Hanoock.
TIE town il very pleasantly located, and 9 Ina-
jon'y Of Zoe white Inhabitants are remaining.
TIE Dumber Of tie enemy how in our LANDS VII
resel about 0O0, including the wounded.
w.msGToy. We.ne,dsy Asy 7,io3e.
The O'Clock boat from For.tos Monroe brought
no authentic news from Williamsburg. The cor
Respondents probably With the adv. nee which il
instant nom teieg,apbic Communication. IL will be
."iis ume beioee connect LET ol tie casualties
b forwarded.