The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1862-05-08
THE WAR.
YORKTOWN EVACUATED
ALI the Guns, Camp Equip
page and Stores Taken.
GEN. MCCLELLAN PuRSUES
TIRE EuoITIvEs IL I

The following report is just received from
Fortress Monroe. gETQE%ID
Yorktown was evacuated last night We
now occupy tie enemy's works. They left
a large amount of camp equipaye and guns
which they could not destroy for fear Of be.
ing seen.
rs Headquarters Of the Army Of the roto-
mac. i.3i1e t91E S3ri ,yEk. b. yFa dicl aSi
;sdsG1a ,frs5s May 4th, 1864. iss7aS:
To Hon. e. M. Stanton, Sec'y of War :s 70
We, have ramparts, guns, ammunition,
camp equipage, &c, we hold the entire reb-
Ell works which our engineers report very
strong. 9 have thrown all of my cavalry
and horse artillery in pursuit supported by
infantry. IL moved Franklin's Division and
as much more as can be transported hy wa.
ter, to West Point to-day. No time shall
be lost The gunboats have gone7up the
York River Hat sifa'9 di&sfupg adT
- Gloucester is also in our possession.
shall push the enemy to the wall. 7i3
(S:gned:) G. B. McCIELLEN.
Several deserters have come into our lines.
One states that the rebels evacuated owing
to the near approach Of our parallels-that
they feared the success Of our gunboats in
York and James rivers, which would cut off
their communications. 7''7'' "a H'Fti'o@
9 Gen. johnson gave orders on Thursday
to evacuate.-to commence tho following
morning, which was DONE Hsa@ $50 ,7as3
Magruder issaii to have strenhously op
posed evacuation, saying If they could not
whip the Federals here, they could not ar'y-
where in Virginia. Fses' 50 - 80 s.sf
Descrters agree that their troops were
much demoralized and dishea,tehed when or.
ders to evacuate was given as all anticipated
i fight there. g'i@ 2h'd2aa7 70 2hi7@a2a9
Tho rebels had 100, 900 men in the Pen,
insula also 400 pieces Of field artillery. '
3 Gen. Lee, rebel comrnandersin-ch chief, ar.
rived at Yorktown on "Wednesday and ex-
amined McCieIlanss works infinitely, after
which II is supposed he recommended
evacuation, decming his works impregnable.
| It Is believed the rebels have fallen back
on Chickahominy creek, beyond Williams
burg where it is expected they will make a
stand e-'ts % irS 1 ls 4tt-sHat.
a. Gen. Stoneman's command, . large force
Of cavalry and artillery is pursuing the enc
my and have probably come up with their
rear guard if they remain near Williams.
burg. .gst 1ff11Ff sdt 81 '9L277aa
The 'gunboats have passed Yorktown and
ere now Smelling the shores on their way up
the river, following them area number Of
vessels loaded with troops to effect a land
/ ing. ,at1ssEl 9,tJ Is .sHl7a39a Ir,ais, ag jsjl
asa ,sfe aial EaaaEt ipss received, says TIE
Deserters just come in report that jeff
Davis came with Lee Wednesday, and afte,
consultation with prominent officers. all
agreed to evacuation except Magruder.,
from the army correspondent of the As
ISOLATED Press at, Yorktown. -
% The enemy's entire works were occupied
At 8 pm, which their, rear deserted four
hours before. Everything was found in ut.
ter confusion. rs,, azf. go
About fifty pieces Of heavy artillery were
spiked. Also found large amount of med.
'cai stores ammunition, camp equipage and
private property. Officers say the rebels
threw large amount Of ordnance stores into
s'e liser. ,fa ;tef ;d3 - t5fgs.. IL.
- PHILADELPHIA, May 5.-The Enauier has
a special dispatch from Fortress Monroe
giving the following particulars in regard to
the evacuation of Yorktown u ,ra 49,
-HSre" h One milo beyond Yorktoson. > ! !
tdassi SUNDAY 10 o'clock "A. M.
All-day yesterday the rebels kept up
D'e on Gen. 'Porter's division. No one
was hurt. Our PARROT guns at Farnhal
Court House occasionally answered them
All last evening and up to midnight lively
nrins was kept up; about that time the fire
considerably at 2 o'clock stopped
altogether. We fired one or two, more hat.
cries It them but no answer About three
'ciock this morning 2 building at Yorktown
vas fired, and Prof. Lowe and Gen. ,Heint
Gilman went up in q balloon and found Il |;
'as their store house at Yorktown wharf:
t daylight they reported the forts emptv :
~ o'clock we occupied Yorktown without 4
cling again fired at, o. 7as,va ...,f. !. y. '
ief the guns Of the enemy nearly all re- ii
'a'nlng were spiked and dismounted. ! ,Bv .
'e side of the river batteries were large n
Hes efammunition, powder, balls and shells "
'shty guns were in Yorktown, which is O,
GROUNDED by asemi-circle; the earthworks O.
ere all constructed to cover one another in r.
cry position, but they must have ,evsn,u. b,
y yielded could we-have got around them
The gun We dismounted the other dav W.
=. .u ana wounded four rebels. tg1asa8 til
The fort had been occupied by the. First sv
ttali'on Nav Orleans Artillery, the 9Th a /,
3Oth Alabama regiments the 10th and h,
lheLonislana and 18th and As Georgia reg, ed
ents. These troops were ordered to re-. mi
tat Howard's Grove. four miles from cit
'hmond, and left the fort at midnight. A II,
: guard was left who waited for appear. Pr
es and then retired in the greatest haste. tib
'wo deserters who left their regiment in SUI SUI
lllansburgh at daylight, says the whole t H
81 army was in panic. .2'e mis-
'rof loves balloon reconnaissance dis
cred their rear guard at 8 a. NJ, to be 4 tina
IS out. Gen. Mcclellan imnedi ately or. s SI