New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-04-10
TIE MARCH TO YORKTOWN.
AN ATTACK ny TIE REBEL FokIs-h"" W"
REPLITD--KILfED AND WoUSDED--A BAL
LOON ASCENSION.
sp.ei. corre,popdepce Of The rbilasslph, Tnqui,rr


Special Correspondeaee Of The Pbadephia Inquirer
Improved By John r.. Wool Major bsncTsLI 49,,
TnKEE Minis FsnM loKk1Ows, Apni ., 100
st Q O'Clock this morning, tue troops at Coke
town were ioln.d BY those who bad remained In The
,ear during The night, and the march confined 'o'
ward Yorktown. Scarcely bai the moven ent con,'
meuced before heavy fell OF rain took place, G. men
lasted until near v monday. Tie route Tor co
.iders,bis portion Of the way hay through dente
yoodr Astounding N the deepes, aud worst sieclos
of TOsd-ruts. Into these the wagons ana tue "a"
RAG hearing the artillery plunged every mohen'
bnt ,b Glow movements AID shllllul Drivers w
rrelksSe ofany kind occurred. Il .,,.-
When within three N lea Of Yorktown 'he co"'
mand was again halted, leavy forte having been az
covered Wirhin mile OF the main road to no ilbn'.
The troous " ere immediately ranged ~ the hI"s'
CON nauOing puinia and the batteries "nreieu ~
rostiou in advance Of the Infantry, 10y whom 'uey
were Supported. The firing WAS orened TO" ~
,oris TO lie north two OF them connected ny eai'p,
wory, and mounted with heavy guns tue hrrt she,'
bur,ing se!l ~ the ground TO The eit u zoo ioau
about n tile and q ialf I ON TIE Tort. a NO"
battery wac rosted little 10 ihe<i ht OF me i"Nt'
fort aud then replied 20 The Rebel invita- ION WIN
treat precision and accuracy. bglh ou'ei'rh tI'n
teiry oyeoed upon each other, ihe hrng on e. ne'
,ide Tor tue was heavy and rapid. Amer an hou'
had lnused the Retel. force Al the forts was con'
.iderobly diminished 10y many Of them viihdri"l
to less exposed posit'on, out tie hrins WS a''ii
| kept NJ M intervals ~ every three minnie,
other Union battery was posted ln The WOODS on TIE
west aud commenced TO throw shell 'nio TIE of's a.
that uoiut from which she'll gd teen thrown AN bg
onr ,roop- by the Kehels. The firing on these oi r,
- alec thore on the north, Wa continued all day
lon. md occasionally - riebi ,h III f,ii among
our troors. Skiuni bers were slso deTipied ~ IT..
woods 10 the ught and le.t, and al lncessan' eA'
change Of tho,s took place between The oon'tnuhs
foes
All day long has the skirmi'ting been Kept ap.
The ii ell. IRON the Rebel forte have been whz1iug
over our heads and Do the case VI many poor soi
der through them. We have been 81 Grating ~ I'M
dark Nelrher the force nor the position ~ he en-
emy have We been able 10 ascertain, further tAan
/ what We have scen with the naked eve. We have
heard their wild cheers, when shell Ia. .nlloleo
d. Cur midst hsve their soldiers Iidirg across
She country, aud moving irOu iOrt 10 iof lhey
tuve heavy guus mounted thorc-42-pOpnd how iz@rs
The hssves There IL no doubt 81 thsi, however
foI sevefu Of them sre ~ possession Of oar ro"fs
SHELLS have been thrown By the Rebel N All d.frc
iOns, noet of them witb view Il ireHug our Oh
ton. Oar iattrii.s have been change if0m "i,
20, lion 10 tie other The case may require and oui
ueu arc working Ike cold. p and iui mute.
Tonight, The barracks Of Tie Rebels 90 'tc We
were tired Boy item, 10 i SUPPOSED ~ graf VIA
the conhsgraiion thh, almost tie entire roizon Wat
Illuminated.
| The balloon eorps ne we have already given yot
to nuGerr and accompanies the expedition. Not
withdrawing tire many obstacles 10 ihe way o.
iuAating the balloon A. 40 shOu nolier, m eonse
nueucs II an available position having TO be tccufci
within two hour alter the hrs stream OF gss pasres
into tie balloon II floating In the MIR Ht an alt
inde Of 500 feet With the Professor IA the bass't
Ia cOu.eq uence of the lIenefs Of The hour, but
yeber. o4tino Of the e. ely forihcai0ns could b
.stertalGed bat sufficient 10 show that the cnenl
are strongly intrenched.