Daily Nashville union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1862, 1862-05-10
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Further Accounts Of the Battle at
Williamsburg
nHfts $780, H
Capture Of Forts jackson, st. Philip,
Livingston, and Pike.
$40, 900, 900 Worth Of Cotton and
Shipping Destroyed
A skirmish near Paduoah, Ky.
The Latest from Pittsburg Landing.


BALTlsoRs.. Nav y. The following r.
| from the Americans account NJ toe battle as
| Williams burg:
The battle before Williamsburg on Monday
\ was q mOsl warmly contested engagement.
| Owing TO the rOughness ut the country and
! bad condition OF the roads, but q small por.
! ton oI oug IrooP1 could BE- brought into ac-
/ ton
General Sickles's Excelsior Brigade, snd
| General HOoker's Division bore The hrunt Of
! the battle, aud fought most calamity through
| out, though greatly oveTp0WerUd by Dum'
| bers and the superior position and earth
I works Of the enemg.
! The approaches to their eaIthwoTks were
| through a series OF raviues ahd sWamps,
| while rain fell in torrents throughout the
| dap. The men had alao been lyiGg on their
arms all toe previous night in a wood, and
I were soaked with the rain aid chilled With
cold.
| The battle ragged from early ia the mOru-
| iug till three O'clock IN Che afternoon, when
| General Mcclellan arrived with flesh troops
aud relieved the division of Colonel Hooker,
| who were nearly posirste with fatigue.
The Third Excelsior regiment OF General
| Sickles' brigade had It's ranks terribly thiun-
| I'd by the balls Of she enemy. Not less than
4 TIVE hundred we're billed and wounded. They
are represented az having fought with mach
bravery.
After The arrival o. Mcclellan, the enemy
/ we're fercely charged upon by Hsncock's
brigade, and were driven within their works
before nightfall, with heavy loss. Nearly
| zoe Of their dead we're lefl on the field, With
many wOt B1Cd, though most Of the latter
| we're carried into williamsburg, Oar loss
wns less than 500 killed. and about 200
wounded. Night came 90, and we occupied
the battlefield (the enemy having been driv.
| en- within his wOFks}, and our forces laid GA
| their arms, prepared 90 Storm the works in
the morning.
On Thursdsy morning General Mcclellan
sent out scouts wbilst preparing 10 move on
tho enemy's works, who soon reported that
be TAD again taken Eight during the night.
! The works II the enemy aud the ci;y Of
| Wihsamsburg were then taken.
Fort Magruder was a most extensive work,
+. capable % prolonged defense, but the enelny
! had abandoned il early H. the night, retreat
| ing in the greatest alarm and confusion, az
described BY . ieW negroes whom they found
( 10 the town. A large number Of wagons,
( munitions, aud considerable store OF pro-
visions, we're found in the town, and The r0ad
! wal sireWn for miles with arms and accom-
lrements, A number Vt deserters also made
their escape sud came within our lines, who
stated that they bad received intelligence
that large numbers of Federal troops were
handing on York river above williamsburg
60 Aank lhen.
F0ErREas MONEOE, May g.
BOu Gideon Wells Secretary Of The Navy:
have ihs houor 30 announce chat, in the
I providence Of God which smiles on q jusi
cause, tho squadron under Fiag-CfBceF Fsra
| got has been vOuohssfed glorious victory
and triumph in the capture OF the oiIy 81
| New Orleans, Forts Jackson, 81. Philip, Lv-
/ lngsi0n, aud Pike, the batteries below Rud
I above New Orleans, ~ we'll es The total de-
/ struoiiOn OF the enemy's gunb1ats, steam
/ rams, floating batteries, Ere ratls, aud other
| destructive bOOms aud chains The enemy
| with their own hands destroyed from eight
10 ten millions dollars worth Of cotton and
shipping. Oar loss is 36 killed ana 1873
4 wounded. The enemy lost from 1000 10
| besides several hundred prisoners.
/ CAIRO, May Sit IL reported from Pitts
| burg Landing hat ihrso brigades Of Buell's
army had seized that part Of the Memphis
| aud Charleston railroad, Monday, between
/ Corinth and Grand Junction, thus cutting or
| rebel communication between the two points
/ army has seized she road south Of Corlnlh
| The hospital boat Louisiana, from Pitts
burg Landing, arrived 20 night No engage
meai bad occurred al Corinth up TO ytBter.
dty noon. Our forces we're gradually nd. !
vanging They were 40 average of three
miles from Soc en5my's auYsnce, TIE latter
acting strictly on he defensive, For three
days past we have sent out no accommodating !
parties, iIe rOhds are Buil Va a bad condi- (
lion, owing 10 the bate heavy rains
The txpediiOn from Hickman, sent hgain,t |
n. Clay Kings guerillas, has returned /
They fell IL with them Ia tbo vicinity Of |
| ObiOn River, snd, alter a sharp skTmish ihs |
Rebels we're routed. II appears that In lhe |
first skrmish with Curiiss Nebraska force, !
six OF our msn were killed, u wounded, /
aud 90 oaplured.
Pha steamer De 500 rom Fort Wright I
has arrived. There 81 no news.
rebel spy pns captured last uignl in
8ldeavohng % CROSS ihe Mississippi liver 100
q ,kih. Ne bgd copies Of several late Non
ihern p5psrr. ile waS placed IN coBhnc
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