Daily Nashville union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1862, 1862-05-09
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WASHINGTON, May Z.
The following has been received at the
War Department:
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE PoToMAC,)
WILLIAMSBURG, May g. 1862
10 Hou. b. n. Stanton, Secretary Of Var:
I have the pleasure to announce the
occupation of this place as the result of
the hafd-fought action Of yesterday.
The fact of General Hancock's brilliant
engagement yesterday afternoon was TO
turn the left Of their line of works. He
was strongly reinforced, and the enemy
abandoned the entire position during the
night, leaving all his sick.
Yesterdays fight was very severe, we
lose some 800 uninjured prisoners and
more than 400 wounded prisoners. Their
loss in killed is heavy / have sent cav
airy in pursuit The conduct Of our
men has been excellent with scarcely an
exception.
The enemy's works were very extern
sive and exceedingly strong, both in re-
spect to their position and the works
themselves Our loss was heavy in Gen.
Hooker's division, but very little on 9TH
er parts Of the field.
Gen Hancocks success was gained
with a loss of not over 20 killed and
wounded. The weather is good to- day,
but there is great difficulty in getting up
food on account of the roads; very few
wagons have as yet come up Am ! au-
thorized to follow the example of other
Generals, and direct the names of battles
to be placed on tho colors of regiments.
We have other battles TO fight before
reaching Richmond.
[Signed, G. MCCLELLAN,
Maj. Gen. Com.
WILLIAMSBURG, VA, May 6.
10 Hon. E. N. Stanton, Secyetaryof Var.
Every hour proves our victory more
complete. The enemy's loss is great, es-
pecially in officers have Just heard of
five more of their guns being captured.
Prisoners are constantly arriving.
Gro. y. MCCLELLAN,
Major Commanding.
WILLIAMSBURG, Va, May THE enc
my evacuated this place and their works
in front last night. Their rear guard
passed through about six O'Clock. At
nine o'clock Gen. Mcclellan and escort
entered the town and took possession.
About one hundred aud fifty of the enc
my's wounded were left behind without
rations, medicines, or surgeons. TheY,I
also left number of their dead un-
buried.
Allof our wounded in yesterdays en-
gagement, who fell into their hands,
were left behind
Col. Dwight of the Excelsior brigade,
who was severely wounded and taken
prisoner, was also left.
In the engagement yesterday the enemy
suffered terribly.
) General Ricketts, was killed.
The enemy had force here yesterday
Of 0,000men, and only decided TO evaeu-
ate after She brilliant bayoHet charge of
Gen. Hancock,
The majority Of the white inhabitants
remain.
The number of the enemy now in our
hands viii reach about 1000, including
in the wounded.
New YORK, May Private advices
state that General Banks army was still
at Newmarket, waiting for forage and
provisions. Among the passengers on
the Persia were Minister Cameron, Bay
ard Taylor, and Bishop Lewis, Of Onta-
rio. She has $S00,000 in specie
Advices from General Burnside's di-
vision states that a regiment Of North
Carolinians has been organized, Captain
Potter, Of General Fosters staff, being
appointed Colonel.
J Two companies of our troops had Left
for Washington, N c., TO form a nucleus
of the regiment,
Large numbers of Union men had vol
UNFAIRLY came aud took the oath Of allie
glance, and they will be armed and
equipped by General Burnside TO defend
their homes against the rebels. Our
troops have captured horses enough to
mount two companies Of cavalry, and
they frequently make dashes among the
rebele.
AddItionui by the Columbia.
New York, Nav 7.--On the 25th flag
Of truce was sent 10 Com. Porter asking
conditions for surrender TO which Porter
replied, mo conditions" Our flag now
waves over the custom house.
An American war steamer reports cap
turing three rebel steamers, and sent them
70 Key West, and chased another into
BOhia Honda
b Twenty mortar and three gunbOats were
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