Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-04-29
TIE ARMY BEFORE yoRKTOwN.

Correspondence OF the N. Y. Evening Post
IN CAMP BEFORE YORKTOWN, Va, April 95.-
rebel deserter to-day reported that we have
killed one rebel brigadier general, two captains
and several lieutenants since we have been In
front OF Yorktown. The number of killed and
wounded Is withheld from the rebel troops, but
IL Is large, and many OF the enemy are hit by our
artillery and sharpsho oters each dav.
Our guns keep up desultOry firing, ard the
rebels occasionally respond. The enemy opened
a broadside at point near our pickets yester-
day, and continued II for few minutes with
great rapidity, but ELECTED no reply and did no
injury.
A rebei spy. dressed like 4 California Indian,
was stopped by two or three shots from one of our
gunboa', last night, while padding hastily up
stream; but he will give no account OF himself
He 10 a complete puzzle to our ''detectives.n
A survey Of Yorktown YESTERDAY showed that
the enemy were at work In two directions; one
and the OF! er removing every movable thing into
the woods In the rear of their works. All the In.
fantry has moved back.
The rebels show indications of uneasiness in
their present position. 1t Is supposed that they
are either making preparations TO evacuate York
town, or else meditatlng some scheme OF attac
upon us All their batteries to the left Of these
In the immediate vicinity of Yorktown are ST.
fenced, or at least they make no reply TO our
guns. A large number Of shot and shells were
thrown into their works yesterday. Several reb-
els are, however, seen lowering In the vicinity of
these lesser works, watching our movements
Further from Yorktown.
Correspondence OF the Philadelphia Inquirer
CAMP WINFIELD ScOTT, near Yorktow n SUM-
day, April "a Colonel Croker and Major Cas-.
sadly who left under such suspicious circnmstan-
ces and went oyer to the entmy, are now thoug BIT
TO have gone over deliberately with treaIonable
designs Their papers and remaining effects were
examined to-day, bnt nothing was found tending
TO show any disloyalty. The other Ulcers in the
regiment Think that II was a fool-hardy recon.
noissance on their part and that they were caug BIT
by the Rebels.
in an uudress uniform. without sword pistols or
arms Of any kind. He said; "This 10 the outer
picket " They merely ssluted him and passed
on He turned and spoke to the Sergeant
''fhey must not go any further" said the Ser
geaBt. ''yEhefe ere they" ''There,' said the
picket, end tarniHg tEev were not seen. 1t was
buta short distance to the Rebel lines no gun
was fFPd, and they either were received with
open arms by Secesh. or walked into 4 ebel lines
unawares. What could have been their object
in thus deserving, If they have done 30, Is hard to
cOnjs.tDTe. They have been In position where
will be Il beneiit 10 tba enemy, except the posi-.
ton az their own Brigade or Division.
This morning, about s x O'Clock, secesh thought
lie s7w some men marching along the edge Of the
woods In front Of Yorktown, and from the nnm =
Der. supposed they were for something else be-
on the mems shoulders were thought to he up-
necessary for picket duty, ard so they opened
their batteries for i've OF ten minutes. The she'll
few so lively that IT was thought in camp that an
attack was to he made on US at once; but some Of
our artillery returned the fire, and secesh was
soon glad 20 Quit. Their shells went over the
heads Of the men, and exploded In the woods
Tie troops kept On with their tGCls, and We pre-
sumo, as there are no SUNDAYS In time OF war
that they viii not remain idie all day.