The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-05-02

q one 81 the hrgades. The enemy had erected on
our SIDE som emsl works 10 bis in case OF
sudden advance sarosgh AL tbs Ysss q sQdnry re-
connos.anee was made with TIE force Of brigade ana
such yrsngsmsn!s RsE!ee,se fer 9 future Rsaent a.
were deemed necessary. Some little resistance was A.
tempted by the enemy and an officer IN COMMAND q ;
small force point endsavored 10 bring his men 70
charge body os ours They rose from their cover
for the purpose, out our poured yolley into them
as they stood exposed, which closed that little account
and knocked over half q dozen. No more was seen or
heard OF yat charge. Our loss in the whole affair WAS
two killed and three wounded-a small loss, certainly
ior Wat our General characterizes as "a good DAY
Yesterday also the Tesser, ACCOMPANIED by the York
tJwn paid our left visit and sheed IL. Between the
two eighteen projectiles thrown fifteen OF which
shelly Several of the shells fell blind, and have
kept very dark up to the present time. But vigilance
10 the order Of the day and night in that direction and
not the Teaser stir M those who are kept
stirred up TO the utmost possible limit Nobody was
hurt.
Both the Yorktown and the Tesser make their APP
pearance regularly in the James river and the former
has INDUCED in joke down there by the display OF
black Tag As we know exactly what they mean by that
ensign how long they will keep il up, and on what very
easy terms they will bring it down, we keep cur fears
under control and digest il quiet and comfort such
"corn dodgers and other aiimsntary curicses as we
get. Solemn old Virginia. How melancholy il must
TO the more sensible Of her sons " seq her THUG
Ss;s p,h , &C., 49, ~ 10. ~ VIZ ns''' " h,
thrown with great precision in very safe places No
uouy 10y au n , " ., Wy ns""' W ~
peculiarly innocUous. One thrown few days since
from rled piece passed teiougE barn butt nrst and
did not explode. SSoisfs always snuse themselves
with the saess they thus obtain and they generally
believe play with them around the ire. Sooner or later
they always explode there So therefore, soldier dd
on TINS occasion lie ihousot that ne osu TAKEN All me
powder out and in order 10 be sure he put IN some TIRE
TO try whether there was any powser there There was
nf he hall
the explosion through wall thirty feet distant but The
soldier escaped WIN skinned kauckie.
eueTry3s lines tcward te inos river Ee has cavalry
there Recently he has been hrsv IN The movement or
sego guns IL thc diro tion \ ey days snce-or
nigh,s, ratAe.A.s oaeavors g ,1es i large gun
interyuped aI1 iol the t.pse etirey .yenica bya
shc FROM eide which bu,l Ia nc,ty exactly over
tho piece
t,vera soldiers l.ve rec y iad Of conYest Va yer
This sSy has been supernduced by the masna
Inv from the swamry croSnd near which some Of our
ss.rts ~ sxcessiv. la,sr IN he ,rsnrhes rh,i snc
oees exhaustiop and IA those cases which nave proven
gassl demonstrated that the system had suf
Gent nervous power " coanteraci ,ne anenee Oh te
/ 1sion af the soldierSs mfs few DAYS s,noo
James ID. Framr.on Company X Eighty seventh New
YORK resinens ana Samuei 1'sts .onpany - one nun
,arSsv ane vonr. feliov, ar eighteen
| James s. Ssezer, IN Company X, Of the same reg
ment--was q victim TO the ma,sdy i.e won't 70 tbo
oa =, ad I, o hasd ~ Is,ors yktnwn va
taken and away from home but after making request
that his should il possible be sen, home TO his
Gus ans IF yt. spa ~ ha, h -
siment came Oh this peninsula he ana four Of bis COM
rades entered into covenant that any ono Or them
snona ue ID .ne nosps ot an On '.e oae neo,
MN brr ed dscentlv Tn prht before his death when
| he felt The FIRST symptoms 81 the disease and be-
fcre be went 10 the hospital, he woke up
III tho middle Of the night and reminded his comrades
Of Their covenant II seems That be had some premonl
| tiuns Of his death. But he was anxious 10 have his
mother know, since he could not engage IN tho anci-
pa: cd battle that he died front OF yorktown His
body VII. probably DO embaimed and sent home 70 ms
f" nasyc, uan.,o, n ro,.,nvr c,o.,on,s ,nac,sca
.ane, maushon, " .oI1pany = ,hu.penu'
IN. hnngah iegc. wa. snoe WIS .' y, :,
g ne INV W. s .n1 w su NV ms'' M
ana .he oai, lnhlc,eo severe wound ~ his knee. ne
| was inihsaateiy taken 70 tue nospsai. ,
Jut as ense my ie.ef shafp nrnR mas conlaea ns
on he right Of our INC ty some Of our batteries q ned
artillery The rebels have responded rather oFsky bu
IL not expected that any general engagement VIII %
begun to-day.
| 'asf WRihLp SCOT, !
NEAR YORKTOWN, Va, April ~, 1862. !
Brisk Sh.ig bs n. E,xny-Tsfrior Amn.aIitioa or n
R.,.IsBold R,.. 81 a M,ehiaoa R.oi.a. nj Quiet.
49,, n1 c1a,,, ~
u1s" ne Dd"yShdfPs"osds a'.
The enemy kept up brisk carnonadinc nearly al las
night, airing on our fatigue parties they fred ever on
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huncrsa tneis' scattering isreCt hurricane o' Hoi
hail the heads OF our men. Not. Outstanding TIM
terrific artillery onslaught only enc Of our men a. hit
/ .-. p,1.a ca,,.n - rorx,n ,...,,a., /,
| >eieesn' iioNma"' NiIAs - '' V's"p -
| fanpy. fragment Of shell struck him on the ef
! ,birh caus;np severe fcrh wound lie WINS with IN
l -, :. - .o,a, .h.rA, ~. er,ro "a -, rro,,n
| fe.i.' =" ~ 49," 80 ~ - ~ pio''A
our men proceeding Their worh 20 universally 10
| effective has the enemys iery firing shown i,sel
-, - ,sc ,or In, ian. laad ,o, a. ,bcir ev,r,
| "a' - 80 - '
shells. There II tnis CIRCUMSTANCE nc oonpt tha con
tributes 70 the fsaessness OF the fact that bu
small PEI centage of their shells explode The enemy
shells and ammunition generally undoubtedly Of in
quality. The only ponse eide 10 The
nrine was few shots frcm our gunbca;s
| Lieuiepant Colonel Childs, OF a Michigan regiment
with detatchrncnt of hundred men executed bold
piece Of work the light Taking ad, antage OF Tie alb
q the rebel sbarpshoo,sf from their rife pits
rifle ~, shooting ~ exclusively day avocatiUn-he
heretofore occupied by s5e enemy. AZ daylight orr
barrhoofefs their pits ready for their day
work good deal o. astonheat IN facial expression,
arc 81 executing seci.eie ~ ING ar WIN ther neeis