New-York daily tribune., 1862-05-09
LIST OF KrLLLD AND WOUNDED.


wlte in this city;
wui,lasrrRG, Tro 'ay "sye 1852
We had hsfd fGht yesterday in front Of the kehe works
.cvrrug t.a touu Gen Hooke, kept Gem Lougs,rret n
ehecs .l sbout . n, when Cen kesucys Division ce.e
so seou and tis ergss, ,lleut c5nth-t5 tA sier otF
Amouen he re re-e ofcelrctis ssIAed, tie nn a'e
rs, being ou g. 5unu.ilon enc lost Svrs. w
steward recovered arcupd. End he'd s. During the
,ib, ,te retreated, and ct occupied thsir
~osss Gou. 4. z. H. commanded Rebel Brigade, snl
Lons.T,o She whole. Ne los. htwcen so ana l00 Allied
.nG wousd,d. .oaad t,o o.ndea IN ;ls oyn beside
ether prisoner aE.g1sa
ForrHzss noyrcr v'e'res5sv Msv7.l
Nls Baltimore, Aiey q. Iabk
The boat from Yorktown to-day brioss rcrors
fola tie army to II o'olock IN. Tie enemy s,iil
IN full retreat, snd followed closely by our cavalry.
Constant slirmishing between our sdearoe and
their rear eus I'd was kept up.
Tie enemy seems dirpOsei to coatsf; every inch Of
| the way ct least 70 make o safe retreat.
The Rebels bunt their gurbcsis ia York River
yesterday mornng.
We have taken m9ny prisoners in small eompa-
nes but cannot learn Il any large body having
beer captured. Two companies Of the Sih Illinois
Cavalry arc reported eap'urcd by ne enemy.
The enemy WAS driven ont OF Williamsburg early
on Monday morning. OHr troops rushed over their
werAs ana drove them from their trenches by des-
psrs,e bayonet charge.
Gen. Mcclellan was struck by piece ol sho bu.
was noi injured.
TIE opinion prevails here that If Franklns Diyi-
tcu receive Ieenforcemeuts in time q great plgl of
| the Rebel army vii he captured.
Tie Toscs are in = very bad condition, 10y which
on advance is greatly impe1ed.
The Excslsor Brigade .Sicblcss) host abgui go
men in siod and wounded. ! can &c; u but iow
nance Of those lost as the confusion s so gr,at llat
details ase hard to bs obtained. The following are
TIE raues Of some Of tie killed IN s.,Aiess Brigade
1 CsP.. G-.lett CIT. WIad Lieut.. a- lsy.
4 MOULDED.
l c,Ft G'eerieaf. 'eysrcy. liont Ma'sas sri,r'.'.
s.. s.. i,4 .e. ,a.l; Cspt J.lu.oa seii,a.y
ts".. ~ at'r.'sl. .er.ols.y.
csi CIV a,asl,. 1.a .a.d .,d ..ssa T5-,ls.
Z Asi lio.. t..'cl.. . a... .c.-..e ea L4E llen.
Z Tie tody oi Cari. Ni'l.d Was liicd Il lis watch
,ni money by tho enemy. o. ve,e ma"y q cu,d-ad.
lIis g,u, - was brought hose t,-,ay, II Iosc for
New.Yors.
pAf7l-ory ThrrsJsy I.y ?, 1852.
The follow NJ, GATED Yorktown, may - al -
O'clock, j. taken from tie correspondence Of The
Aa,r'can. Of tbis city;
"AsI elos. NY lester the laies, int lhgence rc-
eevtd from tie G'ld OF battle 10, that Cen. Nc
L Cei's- iae cone up with ne enemy Gbc1i Dsl,
mice levonl Williamsburg, ana aitcr ireit. &C.
we're sLirnish with BIS reer has AGAIN put him 70
flRLt across the Chica 3houny. irgge aocitIoYal
humber ol rrscrtrs have been taken, ucilllr m ny
dertc~, who re.srt that fhcy have lad nothing 20
eat tui ew Lard b cults Tor lOfty-eicht hoIrs, and
when brought IN eii Gown ~ state ol e&baus .On
"Lc.sv eauIonaaI1E COuil bc head Jy TIC Doa.s
CONT down flc river - an early Aonr tiis morn-
m N0thin0 - 20 re-uis - e Grained l'ere
no l1lt blt tIst ihe Whole amy O. lee, JoIn-
s'ou, and AaroCer aie IN state OF uJter 1eog1D-
nsiiol, snd undo. tle r-Id purs.t o Gen. dc
Cio'4o, are aCeug with great precipitation, Win
on the Intention .. masng stand anyW heiei anol
unie.s tlev reach Eirhuoud in to.ts by way ~
Janes River, tncy wi certainly be intercepted and
ta}tured by the forces lsCdiug ana Enoed ~ Nesl
foh,. Not les tlan hf7 steamers aie engaged
trsl spOr in- The balance VI the army 10 " n Point.
a hrge number Of prisoners are arriving 1t
Wet Poibi md ncIs are being cODet .ntly brought
IN. On Monday, tie enemy ,Ook about ~ OF orr
men pis0nors, and captured oae of TIE Iennty4-
yaria tauenes, having Grst killed III the horr5
ley having out small slpp, It o! infantry, were
overwhelmed by superior force, ard we're COM
yellcd 20 :h.-d0A Their guns bu' before the clio
OF the Gay. tbis battery, with oue Of the enemy =,
Was re-eaptmed 10y Gen. Net lelian, and fhe ri.o-
tn ihey mad taken were ioaut ii NlilLail- arg,
heA. y, erglgtt I'm atteI Ding Or the WC1Iftt of
'be enemy tley had leit lefind. The retreat of the
eLeuy was accompanied by too much COriusi0u and
basic to be troubled with toe prisoners.
Lgtet.-l have just learned tha. toe enemy
tsye destfoyed al the trdges acrOss The CaI H.
ogny ana that G an. Mcclellan s ra ting VI aruy
on tn. s.de. II viii be remembered tiat tic Chic
tloaiay rcng parallel viii tle James River into
Ei.oh a eliers. IL IS the General lup.e sion TIA.
yen Mcclellan has Low gc. ,he enemy just where
he wants them"
Tue following is from 7tc A,rc,-lu's aocouu. Of
The bai'le al Williamsburg:
lie haite before Williamsburg on Monlay wae
. inost wuunly contested engsFer1en'. Owing -
..e roughness Of the country and bad con1iti'r OF
,ue road. bn' s'aqll portion oi troops could be
tIOugat INTO action
rr,.i,. ven. ISiekles's Excelsior Brigsde md Cen
"a -. ~ Nv lion oh bore the great 1rult cf TIE blt'i'
~ 'I's' Felanly throughout, though .geaJ
- f'HSS.'~ - numbers aud the superior position
NsF f"orhs We ascfles Of ravjnes and gyamp.
m G ran ieii ia torrents tArouehoui the day.
=, iDe men Lad also been lying ON their arms all
&c 1e ne'4ous i.g ~ "a ~3od aud were soaked with
from early in the morning until o,tloc,, o'.-
afternoon, when Gen. Mcclellan arrived m, -
troops aud relieved the Uiyision Of 90, IL
VITO were nearly prOtrate with faticne 90 I
psure, while tie 81 Excei.ior Regiment Of -
Brigade had its ranks terribly thiDned by ueL-i,.
o. the enemy. They are represented ~ h,,,i'
hrght with such imprudeut bravery that rot l. rs
esn 200 Of them were killed and wounded.
" After the arrival OF Gen. Mcclellan, the enemy
were fercely charged by HancOck's Brigade and
We're driven within their work. before nishtfail.
With heavy loss.
Neatly 200 OF their dead were let on the field.
VIII many wounded though most Of the Latte, were
e1ired into Williamsburg.
Our loss wes less than 300 killed and about 700
wounded.
= Night having come on, we occurred The battle
bed lhe enemy having hpe driven y, b- his ,-o,i