Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-04-28
The News Confirmed Through Another
SouFce.
FROM THE SIEGE OF YORKTOWN
Desertien of Two Federal Officers to tn
Enemy.

HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE PoroMAc, Near
Yorktown, April &C. s82-It is still raining here,
making the roads next 70 impossible. The rebels
opened their battery at Yorktown this morning
on three canal boats while passing into Wornely's
creek. The nineteenth thot exploded IN one Of
the boats without injuring any one, when, appa-
rentlv satisfied, the enemy ceased.
Colonel CTucker and Me ejOr Cassidy, Of the 93d
New York Regiment, on Thursday afternoon
passed through our outer pickets Letters have
been received from them to the effect that they
pleased with the cordial reception they received.
The sentry told them he was the outer guard
The affair will undergo an investigation.
Everything is remarkably quiet
ARebeI Outwork Carried by Assault.
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE POTONAC Camp
Winfield Scott, April 2G, IL a. m.-H0R. E. NJ
Stanton, Secretary Of Wdr:-Early this morning
an advanced Ipnstfs Of the rebels on this side of
assault by company II ,1st Massachusetts regiment
The work had ditch ak feet deep, with q strong
parapet, and was manned by two companies Of
infantry-no artillery.
g. wards, received the fire Of the rebels at fifty
yards, but did not return IT, but rushed over the
ditch ard parapet in the most gallant manner.
The rebels broke and ran soon they saw that
our men intended to cross the parapet. E
Our loss was three killed, one mortally and
twelve otherwise wounded. We took fourteen
prisoners, destroyed the work sufficiently to rem
der ~ ~---l~.-, e.4 a.stirsd--.The operation was
conducted by General c. Grover, who managed
the affair most handsomely. Nothing could have
been better than the conduct Of all the men under
fire. The supports, who were also under the
artillery fire Of the other works, were companies
Of the 1st and 11th Massac husetts.
In spite Of the rain our work progresses well.
6. b. MCCLELLAN, Major General.
From Correspondent OF Associated Press
CAMP ScOTT, DEPARTMENT POTOMAC, April q.
During Friday the enemy constructed a rifle Dit
in front Of the lines Of General Hamilton with
view OF picking of the men working our field
pieces, which had been posted In position to
prevent the rebels from strengthening their
works.
At daylight yesterday morning three compa nies
Of the 1st Massachusetts, regiment and two of the
llth were sent out to endeavor to capture those
who mig ht occupy 1t by getting between them
and their reserve. The result was In every way
successful, with the loss of only three killed and
thirteen wounded. The number Of killed and
wounded on the part Of the rebels must have been
equal If not more than ours.
Fourteen Of the enemy Were taken prisoners and
brought to headquarters, and were to-day taken
On board the prison boat John r. Thompson
The following Is the official list Of the killed
and wounded, all belonging to company n. lst
Massachusetts, regiment Killed-Geo r. Moves,
VIM. ID. Smith, w alter b. Andrews. Wounded-
Allen A: Kingsbury, mortally; Geo. l.. Stoddard,
George n: Cambell, VIM. II. Montague, Thomas
Cuttick, Horace a. Sommers, George II Stone,
VIM. h. Lane, ID. G. Cuper, VIM. II. Wright
Jas w. Spooner, w. P. Hallsene, and Thomas
Archer.
TIE boat from Old Point last night brought ND
about twenty paymasters. Their arrival will be
hailed with joy by the troops. Paymaster Came
ron was attacked with congestion of the brain
Yesterday, on the way up from Fortress Monroe
He Is better to-day. T
About ten o'clock to-day the enemy opened a
brisk fire on our men near York river, without
however, doing any damage. '
One Of our gunboats shelled the rebel works
near Yorktown this afternoon for about one hour
The enemy responded, but without doing any
harm.
The rain has ceased, and everything now indi-
Gates pleasant weather.