The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1862-05-05

There are struggling bands Of mounted patr
OTIS, Citizens are scattered all along my On
tire line, threatening the bridges, one d
which they succeeded in destroying,
Signed, o, NJ. Mitchell, Maj, Gen. Com
Pittsburg Landing May 3, 9F.N,
Hon, l., NJ, stanton:
Gen, Paine, division made reconnaissance
% Pennington to-day, and found about loon
OF the enemy drove them IN handsome style
An artillery reconnaissance went o. Glendale
this q, N. and destroyed no rrc,lle bridge,
aud some track on the Memphis 4 Charlie.
ton railroad
II has been a splendid day, work i0r IL,
left wing,
The weather i. clear, aud the road, are be-
coming good, I. \ ScOTT, Asst Sec, War
BALTIMORE, May :. The regular new. let
ter from Old Point is received.
The MeyTmac remained out till I O'Clock
Oh the TIA, aud then disappeared behind Sew,
aIls Point Since her last appearance sh,
has had q ram 30 feet il length aI4cl to her
bow.
Tho iFcech minister NJ. MERCER, arrived
At Yorktown On Sunday morning in q special
boat from Wa-hingi0u The Gas-cnli wa. 10
- up t.r him last night
rnlLApELPnIA.--lh Enquirer has u spec.
/ ial dispatch from Fort Monroe, giving the fol.
/ lowing particulars IN regard g. the eyaeua.
/ ton Of iorElpwu'
Oue Mile Beyond YORKTOWN.
Sunday, May ith, p. N.
a.. day yesterday the rebels KEEP, up hot
/ fire On Gen. Porter, division. ~ one was
hurt, Our Parr5t gun at Farhoilt Court
. House occasionally answered them. All last
evening and up 10 midnight lively firing was
! kept up. About that time their lire sacken
ed considerably, aud at > o'clock stopped al,
together. We fired one or two more batter.
les Ht them, bat got 10 answer About 3 o..
/ clock thi, morning Il building n Yorktown
was fired, and Prot. Lowe and Gen. llcin,2le.
mpu went up in a balloon and found il wa.
: their store house az Yorktown wharf At
. day light they reported the tort empty.
~ o'clock We occupied Yorktown with.
out Il gun being fired.
( The guns # the enemy that remained were
spiked and d,mountel
by the ,ide ot the river battery were large
piles yI ammunition, powder, balls, shells,
/ Eighty guns were in Yorktown, which l..
/ surrounded by a semi circle. The carthworks
were all constructed to cover one another in
/ every position, but they must eventually have
yielded could we have got around them.
The gun We Ilsmuuntcd the other day kill
/ cl and wounded rebels.
/ The fort had been occupied by the 1T bat.
/ talon Of New Orleans artillery, the Sth and
buth Alabama regiments, the 10Th aud llth
Louisiana, and the 18th and ijth Georgia.
These troops were ordered TO report at
Towards Grove, and left the fort at mid
night
\ rear guard wa, lett, who waited for our
appearance, aud then retired III the greatest
haste.
Descrtcrs report that the whole rebel army
was in II panic
Prot loves balloon reconnaissance dis.
covered their rear guard, at . a. m, to be /
miles out
Gen. Mcclellan Immediately arIercl out
the artillery and cavalry, and is pushinga f.
ter them at full speed.
All our gun.boats came up ut 9 O'Clock and
Ia nded som, marines 1T Gloucester, who rails.
ed the United States lag amid cheering that
could be heard across the river.
The boats then all left and are now run.
ming up York river Smelling the banks on both
sides.
\ number of mines hal been prepared for
our troops. by placing percussion shells un.
der the ground III the roadway, and eutrdn.
ces 10 the fort. No whites were to be found
and only "a few negro women and babies.
The town was squacl and filthy. 4 few
days OF warm weather would have produced
a pistlcnce.
\ large quantity Of flour, bread, and a
large quantity Of salt and fresh meat was
left. All their tents were left. but no horses
or wagons.
Report. state that the rebels consist Of
mob Of about 100000 men, i'll fed, drilled
and dsheartencd.
The road from Yorktown to Hampton on
which we are cncampci, was guarded by TT.
Magruder, mounting II large number Of guns,
part OF which were taken away and part pix
ed.
Some Of their works were well built and
well lad cut, wAlle others were wretchcd con.
trIyanCc-.
The work upon them were fnishyd on Fri.
day night, and the slaves sent to the rear un.
der guard.
The rebels have nothing behind on which
they can makca stand.
The dense woods along the peninsula eua-
bIed them to leave without being seen by the
balloon
The large guns Of The rebels were mostly
Columblads, taken from the Norfolk navy
yard. Some OF them have been very recent.
ly mounted.
The fJrthcatiJns, though Of the toughest
character, were very formidable, being sur
rounded by deep bitches almost impossible to
pass.
Buffalo, May 8. The largest arrival of