, 1862-05-09
BRILLIANT ACTION AT WILL
LIAMSBURG.
THE REBELS CALAMITY REPUlSED.
They Retreat Behind the Chieka-
hemIBy, Burning Bridges.
ALSO DESTROY THEIR GUNB0ATS
Federal L0ss---30O Killed,
200 Wounded.
L GREAT FLANK MOY YEMENT {.
ACCOUNTS BIZ TELEGRAPH

BAxTtxSHz. 1kay 1kt;@- .sts&@-5Fhe following; dated
Yorktown, May 9Th, at = O'Clock, is taken
from the correspondence Of the american OF
this city:
received from the field Of battle is that Gen.
Mcclellan has come up with the enemy about
eight miles beyond williamsburg and after 4
pretty severe skir1nish with his rear, has again
put him to fight across the Chickahominy. A
large additional number Of prisoners have been
taken, including many deserter5, who report
that they have had nothing to eat but 4 few
hard biscuit for nearly forty-eight hours, aud
when brought in, fell down In q state Of ex-
hau5tion.
Heavy cannonading could be heard by the
boats coming down the river at an early hour
this morning. Nothing as to the result is yet
ascertained.
There is no doubt but that the whole army
Of Lee, johnson and Afagrudcr are in state
Of utter disorganizatlon, and, anler the rapid
pursuit Of Mcclellan, are fleeing with speed,
without the Intention Of making a stand any
where, and unless they reach Richmond in
boats, by the way Of James river, they will
certainly be intercepted and captured By the
fcrces landing and landed at West Point. Not
less than fifty steamers arc engaged transport
ing tho balance Of the army to West Point.
A large number OF prisoners are arriving
there, and others arc constantly being brought
On Monday the enemy took about eighty Of
our men prisoners, and captured Que of the
Pennsylvania batteries, having first killed all
the horses. They having but q small sup-
port Of infantry, were overwhelmed by q su-
pe1inr force, and were compelled to aban-
don their guns, but before the close Of the
day this battery, with one Of the caemg'e, Was
rccaptured By Gen. Mcclellan, and the pris-
oners they had taken we're found in Williams
burg next day engaged in attending on the
wounded Of the enemy they had left behind:
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by too much confusion and haste to be
troubled with prisoners,
have Just learned that the enemy have de-
stroyed all the bridges across the Ch;cka-
hominy, and that Gen. Mcclellan is resting
his army on this side. It will be remembered
James river, into which it enters. It is the
general impression that Mcclellan has now
got the enemy just where he wants them.
New YoRK, May s.-A special to the New
York Times this afternoon, dated Fortress
Monroe May It'll, says the rebels burned their
We have taken many prisoners in small par
ties, but cannot learn that any large bodies
! have been captured.
Two companies Of the sth Illinois cavalry
are reported captured by the enemy.
! Gen. Mcclellan was struck BY a piece O
| shell, but WAS not injured.
The opinion prevails that Il Franklln's Di
| vision receives reinforcements in time, grea
| part Of the rebel army will be captured.
| The roads are in very bad condition. Gu
! advance is greatly impedcd.
FURTHER REPORTS OF THE BATTLE
| BALTIMORE, May s.~-Tbc following is from
| the A1nericd,t's account Of the battle st VII
| ia1nEburE:
| The battle before Williamsburg On Monda,
| was 3 warmly contested engagement.
Owing to the rougbuess Of the country an'
bad condition Of the reads, but small POI
| ton of our troops could be brought into til
action, Gen Sickles's Excelsior brigade an
Gen. Hookcr's division bore the brunt Of til
battle, and fought most gallautlE throughout
though greatly ovcrpowered by numbers, an
tic superior position and earthworks of tn
enemy. The approaches to the earthwork
there was q series Of Cayincs aud sWampE
while the rain fell in torrents the whole day
The men had also been lying on their arm
al the previous night in the woods and wer
soaked with the rain aud Chilled with the colo
The battle ragged with great vigor from earl
III the morning until three in the afternoon
| wntn Mcclellan arrived with fresh troop
and relieved Rockers division. who we'
| nearly PROSTATE with fatigue and cxposur
whilst the sd Excelsior regiment Of Sickle
brigade had IFS ranks terribly thinncd By tt
batteries Of the enemy. They are represen
cd as having fought with such bravery that p
/ Of them arc killed and wounded. Aft
: the arrival OF Gen. cClellan, the enemy we
flercely charged by Hancock's brigade, Al
we're driven within their works before nigh
with heavy loss. Nearly seven hundred
| their dead were left OIL the field, with mai
| wounded, though most Of the latter were C
ricd into williamsburg
, Our loss is less than three hundred kill
| and seven hundred wounded.
Night having come, VIC occupied the bait
!, | field, the enemy having been driven With
: their works, Our forces laid on their arl
y prepared to storm the works in the morning
Un Tuesday morning Gen. Mcclellan se
i out scouts whilst preparing to move on t
enemy's works, who soon reported that
had zgain taken flight during the night. T
works Of the enemy and the city Of William
= burg we're then taken.
b Fort MlgTuder WAS NEST extensive VOL
= capable Of prolonged defence, but the ene1
had abandoned it early in the night, retire
Ing in tie greatest alarm and confusion as
Is | scribcd By i few negro women who were fon
J, III the tosn. A large number Of wagons, Il
y Ditions and considerable store Of pTovisli
st were found in the town, aud the road =
e 5:rewn for many miles with arms and cc
# tr,mcnts. a Lumber Of deserters also M
s, htir escape std came within our lines, n
:. stated they had received intelligence t.
le large numbers Of Federal troops were land
ID on York river, abovc Williamsburg, to f.
,c them.
:. The I'd New Hampshire regiment had
es killed, &c wounded, and IS missing.
T. CASUALTIES IN THE 2D MICHIGAN.
l. I Tic ID Michigan Regiment {Col Poe {,
u u nlanding,) lost one killed in Co. c. C
ID ID o1ien Wiekley. Wounded, Go. c, Ja'
n n john shenahan; Co. F, P. 4 Gallup, j.
ot Keown, Geo. Cannon; Co. II, Corporal
~ ~ lard Eddy; Co. I, Jas. Dlsella, Henry H
'st lux, Hugh Wells, Corporal ". o. walls
or Go. Z, Thos; Lemon; total, Il wonnt
cd cd ID Llsnt R. .9 p Joh3soR Co Az A. Vas s3g s3ig
q, H. wounded: Privatc John Rasen, severely );
pJf pr Sergeant e 4. Daniels. Sergeant e.
~ Ma1her, severely; Prigate Lyman He
", slightly; Thco. Oakley, slightly jag. I
mon; ,,7l ,57eh5l5; ITS lst Sergeant Benz s
az do. John B. Farnharn, do; Vim. Jaw
~ orsly; J. E. P. McCIory, slightly.
ia CASUALTIES IN sIcKLEs's BRIGADE.
the WASHINGTON, May 8-The following
ted the 11arecs Of come Of the killed in Sick
in Brigade-lillcd: Capt. Bassett, Capt.
c a lard, Lieut.. Bailey. Wounded Capt, CT
nc }eat, seriously; Lieut.. Horton. sever
to seriously; Svrgt, Packard, seriously; {
,m- johnson, seriously; Capt. Waterman,
RI, ous]y Asst Adjt Gen. Hort was struc
ed, four balls. Col Dwight was wounded
c,'' taken prisonrr Nal. Holt was serio
de- | AtuuutQ AQllE iCa44uA 1u Lib 14GH.
ing The body Of Capt willard Was rifled ol
urS watch and money by the enemy, as
dis many Of our dead.
tro- 4 GREAT FLANK MOVEMENT.
~ er'1 NFw YoRE, May 8,-Mr- Raymond, c
~, ~. Of the 1inus, who is at Yorktown, states
1a3 t'Gen. FraEkiin went up the Fork River
,ats his division yesterday, and hear this MOI
~ tEat Gen. Sedgwick had also embarke
,n;11 yorktown, and will join Franklin this I
AStt} iHt- ThrE ar- IN frnu1
ra+ York river TO p}rce called New Kent, Q
aod uu road hetwecn Williamsburg and Richmond
ooo thus to cut of the rebel, treat. We ha
firing this morning. It is now nine o.
from which We infer that the rebels With
ourirg the night, else that our troop
ding | awaiting the arrival Of franklin and
Igri- | wick in the rear. If the rebels stand =
day, they Gre, they will find themselves bet
erin- two formidable armies, and compelled t
the their way through one Of them or eurr
the q. discretion. l I'm inclined TO- think
iors wiu cross the Chickahouiay river, a
ALI etroy the bridges and ferry 80 as TO avo1'
e Of | suit, This seems to be the only way in
We they Gun hope to save any portion OF
5 re- army,
lpon Ii is barely possible that We may haTt
city fighting 5e., but the general opinion !!
ap | The enemy will escape in the way indi
reap and that General Mcclellan can advance
Id, II Richmond without any very formidable
ssful sislon-''
: one 1.xnrr>,r-,, ,v.~,,,
ne.~ ALL's POINT EVACUATED.
FORTRESS Mennoz, May S-A x.-Th
ship Of wae Galcp8. aod the gunbvats
cele- | took and PORT Royal, started M James
, rea- this morning., They have passed Dsy's
hattery, sud heavy firing has been hel
b the river Since their departure. They u