Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-05-06
lBy telegraph, Yesterday.l

PHILADELPHIA, May o. The Inquirrr's
special tom Fortress Monroe gives the follow
ing particulars OF the evacuation OF Yorktown,
dated one mile hey ond Yorktown, Sunday, 10 |
in The mOrnng =
GAN day yesterday the rebels kept up hot !
fire on Porler's division, but none were hurt,
Our Parrot gun at Earnholt Court House &C.
casionally answered them. All last evening,
and up to midnight, a lively firing was kept
up About thar Time il sackened, and stopped
at Two. We fired Que or Two more batteries,
but gul 10 answer. About three this morning
a building at Yorktown was fired and Prot.
Lowe and Grn. Ileintzeiman again went up
i'll Il balloon, and found that it was the rebel
storehOuse at Yorktown wharf AT daylight
they reported the forts empty. At seven We
occupied Yorktown, without being fired
The rebel guns nearl" all remained, spiked
and dismOunted. By the side OF the river bat
terry there were large piles OF ammunition,
powder, balls, shells, St.
"The gun we dismounted the other day
killed and wounded IA rebels. The lott had
been occupied by the 1st battalion vi New Or
| leans artillery, Sdh aud 30gh AL ,bama, 10lh
and l4th Louisiana, aud 18th and 45ih Geor
gia regiments. They were ordered 10 report
at Towards Grove, Iour miles from Rich.
mond, and left the fort al midnight The rear
guard retired in great haste on our appear
| ance Two deSCIters from Williamsburg at
daylight say the whole rebel army is in panic.
loves balloon found their rear guard al nine
O'Clock this morning, tnur miles out.
"All our gunGoats came up at 3 and landed
some marines at Gloucester, who raised the
United States flag Amid cheering that could
be heard across the river. a number OF mines
had been prepared for our troops, by placing
percussion shells under the ground III the road
ways and entrances To the fort. No whites
were to be touud-only few negro women
and babies The town was squalid and filthy
and few days warm weather would breed a
pesulence.
abundance of -four was left also a large
quantity OF meat, both salt and fresh All
Tie tents were left but no horses or wagons.
Reports concur that the rebels consist Of a
mob OF about 100, 900 men, i'll fed, dirty, and
disheartened. Some Of their works were well
built and well laid out while others were
wretched. Work upon them was finished on
Friday night, and the slaves sent TO the rear
under guard. The rebels have nothing he
hind on which they can make stand.
Last night their camp fires were along the
lines the same as usual. Dense woods along
the penins ua enabled them TO leave upper
ceived Fire thousand OF MAgruderS men
threatened to lay down their arms last week
aud mutiuies were frequent a large force o
rebels are reported quartered four miles be
yond Yorktown. Over seventy dCSerlers hav,
come into our lines. As soon as the eYacua
ton of Yorktown became know III the camps
She bands Of the different regiments com
Soldiers. The following order was sent TO IN,
divisions aud brigades al 7 A. NJ from Gen
Mcclellan
'Commandants OF regiments will prepar,
to march with two days rations with he Ut
most dispatch We leave, not to return"