The New York herald., 1862-04-18
The SIEGE OF YORKTOWN.
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Continuous CannOnading ON
Both Sides.
The Rebels Forced to Abandon
One Of Their Batteries.
Rebels 6h0lled Out OF Their Batteries
Near Gloucester,

boats but their Of too long range 70 allow OF
the approach Of the gunboas shell the works About
thousand at work the fortincatons and
the mortars Of Sufficient range TO check opera.
tions.
Yesterday morning, however, the sunboas Tobaso ar
rived having heavy FOUNDER rifed PARROT
CUR, opened upon them with shell which were
well aimed that they could bo falling their midst
and exploding with fatal effect The rebels could be DIS
tnctly carrying OF their killed and wounded n
the Of two hours the work entirely suspended
the mon retiring out Of range. At every attempt
the work they were driven back.
The guns mounted by the enemy the Yorktown eide
Of the river number not less than ffty hundred.
Founders, Of them ried bearing directly the bar
Our gunbosts At present about miles below the
town.
There is said to be skrmishing along tho whole line
before Yorktown, and the Berdan sharpshooters
spreading terror among the gunnors OF the enemy by
their unerring aim.
The enemy have made several sorties with infantry 70
dsodge OF capture r6emen, but have been driven
back with heavy loss.
Az to the arrangements FOR the final siege, need
only say, "ths work goes bravsly on'
There firing this morning by the rebel bate
res 10 Ae left Of Yorktown but damage done.
An extensive smoke has been arising an day from |
Newports News leading the bslisf that preparations
are making 10 evacuate t. IT has ceased TO be
position Of importance
NsAR YoRz1ows, April IL, 1862
Hon. EpwIR H. STANTON, Secretary Of War
During Tuesday and Wednesday the gunboats amused
themselves by shslling the woods below Gloucester
One Of them approached within two miles Of Yorktown
yestsrday morning, when the rebels opened from
new battery concealed In the woods. The boat having
obtained the position Of their guns returned her
position, without receiving any damage.
The rebels yesterday morning, with thousand
men, commenced 10 strengthen battery located about
three miles 70 the left Of Yorktown when battery
brought 70 bear, causing them TO beat hasty retreat
The rebels opened with their heavy guns, when
second battery brought forward. brisk fro
was now kept up for about four hours, during
which three oe tho epsmy's guns dismounted,
when both parties ceased for while but tho firing
was resumed part late in the afternoon and
tnued till daylight this morning, ensctuay preventing
the rebels fron repairing the damage they had
tanned.
Tho loss Of the enemy must have been considerable
| the firing Of our artillery was very accurate
Our loss Sergeant Baker, Second Michigan, killed,
and Page, Company Third Michigan regiment. both
feet shot on also four horses, which were killed.
Yesterday Richard Painter Berdans sharpshooters,
| was probably fatally rhot while on picket.
Ohor engagements took place yesterday further the
left and James, river which troops showed
very great gallantry The results have yet been
| fully ascsrtained
Our Army Correspondence.
| SmP PorsI, Va, April 70, 1862
The Trip from AlerandrIa-A Fighting Payses-A Drsay
| Time at Fortress Aonroe-ArriudI at Ship Poua-7Ae
Rebel Works and Position, dc., dc.
Tho expression Of the Irshman that although the sea
and tho sky mighty pretty things look A. faith
they great sight after all when you have nothing
else to for week together y fully endorsed
by the party who had the fortune to embark board
the steamer Croton week yesterday. The steamer
is staunch, commodous boat enough for small party
| 70 the fishing banks elsewhere, and would
have performed the duty assigned her the coca.
sion Of smbarkaton only the elements against
| her. The General commanding designed to make her
the flagship Of his brigade, but changed his mind and
his person at the latest moment to The r. Spauding
and has probably blessed his stars ever since that he
| made the alteration.
Your correspondent was NOT 90 happy 10 bc IN the
confidence Of the General In 10 passage
on the spauldng and Hobsons choice he forced 10
take pot luck with Captain Dumont and four hun
l dred members Of . New Hampshire regiment. The
| start was all very we'll, and We proceeded dswn
| the river IN excellent spirits and in delightful
hallucinations that should bs safely land
cd at Fortress Monroe early the following evening"
Roads," . deectabs locality from Liverpool Point,
some fifteen miles down the Potomac, the lay to
on Budds Ferry for the night. On Saturday morning
were moving by daybrsak, and made good progress
the mouth Of the 81. Marys river, which point was
deemed favorable to entrance into Chcsa-
peake Bay, and 1t determined 70 make harbcs at
the mouth Of the Here found psrfecs notia
OF steamers their tows which did the
promised stress Of weather in the bay Sunday morning
opened bright and clear the threatening deferred
IN W n of
glass.
forenoon by the chaplain Of tho regiment good speci
men Of iron headed Cromwellian Puritan, far
belief in giving the rebels orthodox and othsrdox,
knocks concerned He s printsrpreachcr from Man.
good sermon on Sunday well oiled his sharps rias
and Colts revolver Monday that they may be ready
for an occasion any other day in the well mean
ing man and "fearfuly in sarnest' any nre cater
that be may come across He sincerely fears God and
Thus far, up 70 tho arrival the fortress all had gone
.s.v os but Monday saS moIsss
old fashioned nerthsasterly storm GET In and con-
tnusd up yesterday The condition Of the parties
the steamer far from agreeable Expecting that the
storm would abats soon, the kept board the
boat, whore they passed The time in munchns raw |
tress through curtain Of drzzng rain which hung
over them. None myrmured At the dspsnsation but |
Rsars 70 bear up against dsssfseablsnsss security
against the insdious approach Of typhoid Several
y s1no 10 = .ns
and Reed Of the Sixty regiment for kind attention
and several doses Of qunne rendered and administered
Immediately upon bis arrival
Among the little out Of tho way places rendered sud
denly and important by the circumstance Of
and the magic Of that mystic SPELL strategy, Poquosn
river and Ship Point are now 10 bo numbered ship |
Point now derives It's importance from constituting the
extreme right Of the movement upon Yorktown The Point
fronts tho river or rather baylor ths Poqussn de.
generates into nnumerabc creeks esuares very
aftar u leaves Chesapeake Bay. Two points ssem 10
nerock you look from the Point toward the Chesa-
pcakc, and the appearance Of 6ns bay IN present
Cd The principal tributary Of this bay Ia Cheeseman's
creek which Is navgablc for about four miles, aud has
been found OF great in tho landing OF troops and
stores Tho land around tho Point s low aud swampy
and that portion cultivated presents tho characteristics
Of our river bottom lands Fine is raised upon Tho
FARMS and sweet potatoes and garden produce flourish
luxuriantly. The Point and much OF tho surrounding