Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1862-05-09

/ Immediately On the fact Of the evaeaatisn
becoming known the troops were orSieEei an
der arms ADD are in motion from the right
and EFF wings Of the army. 4 large f0ree.
under command Of Gen. Ss9nsln2n, consist
/ ing Of cavalry, artillery and infantry, ara
/ IN advance, and vii probably c5ns up with
/ the rssar 81 the sneIny bs'5re night, Il iAey
remain near WILLIAMSBURG
/ The guubuats have ras,.sl above ! yrktown
and are now shellins the Shore on the way
! up. Following sh=sa IS a large steamer ami
other vessels i1a3ed with troops, VIZ vi!
eject landing.
/ MagrudeF ssore be was not AFRAID ct NJ
T Clelian if Lee was, AMI that If be could
/ not successfully fight hin h.rs be e5gtd no
/ whore
/ Only one man was Lett il Yorktown al
7 10 vas a negro.
! Gen. James n aud Cyl Sa-n8a Back
were the first 70 enter the euelnys main
works. The oaiy casually taat oee4FreI
was the killing Of tive men sn8 wyanliaE
{ OF three By TIE explosion Of cJacca.ei
( shell within the enelny's works Thy Be
+ lonsei u CO. a, 4oth New York regiment.
/ The flilJxing are their nanes
t hiEed-Gso. Mcfarland, Michael Ne
! DerTnott
1 Houaded-Ser-ernt James Smith. Fred
erick >teik. AMI Lawrence B inns
The works are ye.y extensive. All sboH
that they were ces. snei hy sc.ea;.1e cnsia-
sers.
The following was received - ths Wa'
| Department this nom
Headquarters Army Of
the F5tgIn4c. MAY 4th. P {
(krr- ~ 49,
with tn enemy 5 rear quart in their entrcaca
meats ab8a; ;wo miles this SIDE OF " .liiams-
bury. 4 bri,k f.at ensue3 jus; a. m
+ aii irft. Gen. Smiths division arrived IN The
+ ground. and presume be carried his works
though | have n; yet herd.
Tee enemy : rear Is strong. bat / have
force enough W there 70 answer al. parpasas
+ We have thu. f4r Il heavy guns. large
amounts Of tents, aingnit!o1. ct. All al5n.
+ the lines their works prove - hs7e hzen tie
N st formidable, and ala n9w fIllg satisfied
! Of the correctness Of tie eyarse have pur
sued.
TIE success i brilliant ard you may resi-
assured is effects Vii Il Of tue -; inpor-
tanoe. There shall &c 10 d-iay IA following
I Up the enemy.
/ The rebels hare been guilty Of the n os;
murduroas and b4rbar3gs c5aiac; in placing
/ tJrpeioes within the Abandoned works. mar
wells, springs. flagstaff. magazines. tels-
yraph ofIs.s. in carr, lz.s-- lstrrtl. Of f]gur
Ice. Fortunately We have not LOST many
men in TINS manner. some fur q FIVE hay,
/ been killed and d5zea w5aaial / shat
make the prisoners remove them !. their ow1
peril.
(Signed) q B. McCLELLlx,
PHtLADEiFHiA, 9TH.
Inc AFfnire- s sTesiat Dispatch ,r5n + y
tfess Monroe giFes ne i.I}y"ihG Particular
d the evacuation Q; 19F@toEH. /! Is date
odn1ay, ~ i u.
All day yesterday the re,eis Kept up no
IRE on ten i'rieI dt7isl5h' lat no en'
was hurt. Oar PdFr5 II gun AZ faFno9l
Court House occasi 2natiy answered them =
a. last evening and up t. midnight hyei!
hring was kept up. About that time !
siackened and stopped at two Q clocE. W
nred one oi two more bAtteri-s nu' S'' n.
answer. Ao9at thFee cl7cH t.is m9TLih.
ouiIdihg al 12rkt9"n was lEel anu fF'I
Lowe ana ten hsintzleEnan AGAIN went u
~ bs1a'An ana i9uhd IL was re store
mouse on orkt9Wn wharf, Al diSH1ht the.
reported the i0ris empty, ana q + % ei5ek !"
occupied oFktown without 5sias arzi upon
ne feie! guns were heIsi. al Se-A 5'cl, Il *
Ell and dism9unted-
by the sids ct tae river oa terry were Arg
Pie Of ammunition, power bans sas'.s exc
fiShts guns were IN i 5fHt9"h, "AicA i
surrounded By q sehi-elFe!e u easfh8Jrk
covering one other very t5ruid1ble POSITION
bat which must aaYe eventually yis.4-d e'a'
we nave sot rounl iAeil- =,
ine gun We GismpGnted the other day XII
cd ana WOUNDED II reheis- Iae iJrt la
been occupied by the 1t haii.il9n Of NeE
orleans Artillery, IA am g05h IA 9AIna
lVth and Isth L)uislan4' anu LIN AMI ~
neor9ia ..-I.nenis. IAey were ordered |
report al lIp"ard hroYe' = Ihlies ron hlll
n9nd' ana EEK the i3rt at m5dHi5H'.
Ihe rear guar4 retired IN graf haste o
our appearance wo 'sert-rs irJm W -
iamsbnrs al Daylight say that the Whole ri
el army was IN L panic.
! Lowe balloon found Their rear ~ > 0 el1c
tins morning / miles out. Gen. NcCleiia
ordered out the light artillery and cayalr
VINO are pushing alter them 1t iuIl speei'
All our ghn1 oats came up at ci)ck :
Some remiln at Gloucester vino rli'el the /
>. nag amid cheering that could he hear
across the river, lhe oJats then lett aud al
now running Up YORK river sAei!ins Il
rr,nto- r. ,oinos had ba,r ,,-.,,,rs,I E
: our It's by r,i,e;o,, r..r,,,.s;o5 sbeIf. u,
a d.r,-.,,,rd IN H., 80, -. "a so,rancss
A the fart Ma xbi,es ar. "a ba fo111 only
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