The Goodhue volunteer. [volume] (Red Wing, Goodhue County, Minn.) 1861-1864, 1862-05-14
BY TELEGRAP PHI
Hard Taught Battle
OUR 5VJCT0R Y cOgMpMETE
From Below New Orleans
4 NAVAL BATTLE !. !
MOVEMENT ,eN. NORFOLK
SEW ALL,S, POINT ATTACKED
|: NoR Il .: ~ j IS 1
j ESQ THE y NAVY Y YARD Il
/ MERRlNAC BLOWN. UP.
i*at gEsoAIiW RI 81 ---.f9 81 k:e,-s 3Gigs# =
FROM FOOTE'S FI.OTILLA.
+ & .: = -; ~ -- ----- lrs55 o%am Il
Our Troops Within TWENTY-FIVE
Miles OF S1ic;lmOud. -.
N0RF0 ok 1. < OURS 1 !
ESQ THE NAVY YARD,
i MERRlMAC BLOWN: UP.
FROM = FOOTE'S f. FLOTILLA.
Our Troops " ithin twenty-five
Miles of RiC;lmO ud. ~
,WILLIAMsi;;BuRG;I. Nav (

l
Miles OF Richmond. ~ :,
.>>:.,.... tWILL1AMsBuRe, May g..
To E.. NJ, Stanton s cret ,ry Of War. r....a. g.,
have the pleasure to announce the ;occu:
patton Of this place ct tho result Of : hard
fought action Yesterday, by Honc"ck's Brig
ade. The engagement had the effect TO turn
tho left Of the enemy's line Of works. ''1'''s'tE
The enemy abandoned their entire line
during the night. leaving all Of his sick and
wounded in our hands. 't}v::.! zg.I
The loss yesterday WAS very severe. >
We have some 800 men wounded, and
: more, than l.ooO wounded and prisoners.
Their loss is heavy victory com
have sent cavalry il pursuit. The con-
duct Of our men was excellent, with scarce
~ an exception. =" II z!'fE >F' II q 1853
The enemy's works were extensive and
Exceedingly strong. 9: fT.t.i -:
Our loss in aooker'sE division is heavy
but very little in other parts Of the field.
Hancock's success was gained with a loss
of not over Is killed and wounded.
! We have other battles to fight before
reaching Richmond: = @<':<' ~ j
The rebel are flying from Williamsburg
towards Richmond. 6. b. McCLxlhAN.
| W1LL1AMSBURG, Va, MAY 6.
The enemy evacuated this place and their
works in front last night. their rear guard
General Mcclellan and escort entered the
town. - ''%A =! /,H.t4' -. -
We are~'n possession Of about so o. the
enemv's wounded who were left behind
without any rations; medicine, ,r surgeons.
They also left number Of their dad nm
burned. <,r~.' =. -
The enemy had force here yesterday Of
SO. NOD men and only deci'e ed to evacnate
after the brilliant bayonet charge o. General
1 Hancock -
A majority Of the white inhabitants re-
man. The number Of the enemy now in
our hards will reach about 1000, including
the wounded. n4..... ..
/ W1LL1AMsBuRa,. May 9Th.
To Hon E. NJ. 'Stanton,: f..
1 Every hour. proves our victory more com
lp|ete The enemy's loss is great and prin
c;pallv in differs. have Just heard o. five
more Of their guns beino captpred.
| (Signed) Geo. B. McCLELLAN.
/ Major General
! NEW York. May T.,
The steamer, Cnlumhia has arrive from
/ Havana, the Sd. The gunboat Smith arrived
At Havana on the Goth from Fort jackson.
26,h.
The attack on rebel boats commenced IN
:, tn 23d: Com Faraent in the Hartford
and thirteen steamers b,ssed the forts, and
General Butler landed 4 900 men above
The r-hess lost eleven gunboats and tho
Holl;n's Turtle. Manassas ar, = r :
Onr forces tonk 300 prisoners: ...... 80.
We lost abont fifty men. Our eunboat
Revnna wac sunk. ~,
On the 10Th, fac Of truce was sent to
i Commodore Porter asking conditions Cor a
surrender, tn which Porter replied' "No
! conditions !" Our flag now wave. over the
i Custom House. i5.rsfc 81 Il ! iG;,.' Ell
! The chains across the river were removed
bv our ennboa's. Tho rebels %ent fire RATS
down the river. hut thev dill little damage
One set fire to the Hartford, but it was
lspeedAy extinguished. y Iii.
! WILLIAMSBURG. NAV Z;
j The New York Tme&' editorial correspon
: dent from Yorktown states that General
Franklin went mp the, York river with. his
division Yesterday. and hear this afternoon
itha. General Sedge wick had a,so embarked
at Yorktown, and will join franklin this
informing = ;H4A-5 80" it,}"5aA' ~
Il They are expected to smsrch 'ftom the
York river to place called: New Kent, on
:: the road between Williamsburg and Rich
lmosd. and there 70 cut; off the rebsls' re-
treat. ~ <ls.s,t, > sgIs. -, a.. ,.s,.
4 :. It's barely possible that We may have
hard fighting vet. Int tho general opinion il
THAT The enemv win escspe il, he Wv iiniii-
Icated and that Generrai Nj fle.lant can adj
tvsnce upon Richmond without any very
Formidable opposition. u sssss: E'~*:sasI
*E@' .~*eTa2a@&' N.w Yosx. Ma~27.ya
/ Nss~au paperss Of the 3o,h contain ne y.
from Chssle@tnn dhtaiaed rom rebel 'scfl0ofi
iess which had run the bioaka3ey @fet @,aEt
i .tsA1dsrlv1 appears ri be general agent
for all Secessiondou. 90, Nassau ID fe 859fs.ff
/ The Chsrlestonisns were expecting to Be
attacked soon. and considerable excitement
prevailed there: business vas a'moss eu
Itirelv suspended. y, :. -. 80
!, Forts Sumter and Monl.,ie were being
tfuTished with heavy runs. and there Wis
tgeneFa' une&sines< IL TO the resn,, nft!le SIDE
Ieess Of General Mcclellan At Yorktown
II Five ssehooners had srrived at Na<~au
from Charleston, with cotton and turpen-
Itius.f 3 @sf@t& E ss89f g9tfes5ss
Fosrssss NoxRox, Nay 8.
Shortly before noon TO-DAY the Monitor.
tNsnEatuck. Seminole ,Sasquehsnna, Dacot.h
land San JaciHte, in ort1sr named. went no
!. 60WaR1S Sawall,x po:ns CanA IasAn.e3 ~ =.