The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-05-15

WASHINGTON May IA, 1862.
The information from the main body Of General Nc.
GeIans army at Cumberland il mp 10 nine O'Clock yes
teraay.
IN the of tho day they had several neonsidsr
able skirmishes With the rebels, who we're In their
immediate front.
WAR f,yPARTHERr, WAsnlNsrcY, May IA, 1852.
Owing to the storm but boat day rrom For
trets Monroe 10 Cherryatono. There but little
brought, and that sent To the press at
There change Of importance In the position Of
General Ha,eek's army yesterday.
Our Army Correspondence.
WILLIAMSBURG, May 10, 1852.
williamsburg Under Military Las-The Ro0d Prisoners-
Effect Of Our Sharpshooters, DC.
General Mcclellan and stan having gone forward,
General O. Grover First brigade Hookers division, has
been appointed Military Governor and Judge George D..
Wells Lieutenant Colonel First Massachusetts Volunteers
has appointed Provost Marshal and the rebe pri
placed under his charge, 40 well as Vie general
police Of the town.
Among the prisoners s Or. Maury, son OF ex Mayor
Maury, of Washington, "a surgeon in the rebel army.
lieutenant Of the Fourteenth Louisiana regiment
(ew Orleans Tigers) n also a prisoner with large
number Of other commissioned officers.
They INFORM that on the Friday before the evacua
ton of Yorktown, when large gun reported by our
men to have burst, as noticed by Of your
pondents, II killed three and wounded fifteen Of the
rebels
The dread OF eharpshooters ,s very great
throughout the whole rebel army. The prisoners speak
of their fre very deadly.
Our artillery fire also very accurate and
occasion they struck all their tents The impression
that couM them and uae them mark to re at.
ba passed through the tent Of major barely miss
lug his head. Another passed into tent where three
pryates sleeping and took the head of the mid.
die one dasng his brains over his comrades and all
about the tent, but doing them no injury
The officers generally express tho strongest belief in the
Ultimate of their cause but tho feeling among
the privates to be quite the In fact,
many OF the virgnans are decidedly pleased to be well
Il was currently reported here before the 6ght that
| the battle would take place in the town.. and
| inhabitants fed who would not otherwise
have left They are beginning 70 return hut show their
hs % hsrs
For this they have been subjected To adgnities OF
every kiud from insulting words 70 personal attacks
lawyer Of the town and county 10 ono OF them He
the ontrases committed BY single rebel regiment while
qnartered here daily far greater than that Of
whole army Every thing about the town IS perfectly
quiet and orderly, and very few Indications reman OF
the passage Of two great armies through the place.
rebel regiments Of infantry, besides Independent bat
alions, corrs, batteries, cavalry &c. ihe Fifth and
l arc largely represented.
The wounded remaining in ,hs hospitals arc doing well
Private Thorne. of the Eleventh Alabama regiment
died in tho hospital last night from his wounds.
young man living near the city on farm recently
applied to OF the rebel surgeons 10 attend bis wife
says the surgeon "No, SIR" ''Thsn why she he'll ain
your" the only assistance he could obtan and thu
sick left within two miles OF Williamsburg
without medical attendance, until the arrival Of the Unos
army on Monday.
HEADQr4RrIRs, VILLAGE OF RlSHAHvIrlE. /
enrTEs MTEs NORTH or wrIiAEssuRo, May IL 1852.
March Of hs Army from williamsburg to,cords Rich
| aond-,Ju~cion Of tie Various Corps dA,@ee nea,
| Fea Point--TAe Whols Army NoO 7ogcth<r-o-acar,
Ricamond-E.cidests Of The Bauie al W,,liomsovro
Gallant Conduct Of Hooker's ond Ksarxeys Divisions
| Stirring Speech Of General AcC7e7on, DC, &c.
The fret duty Of the Army Of the Potomac since TN
evacuation OF Yorktown has been TO overake ngh
the enemy. The army Of General Mcclellan has beer
pressing hard after the rebels since last Sunday
During all that time cavalry have been almost In
sight OF their guard tnd prisoners have failing
into hands constantly We within Ave miles
OF West Point, which lies 10 the north and IL is under
stood that those divisions Of the army which went I,
West Point by have effected junction with ou,
advanced divisions, miles west OF that place ane
twelve miles north Of this, that whole army i
now together 1t is understood that the enemy ha,
made stand the opposite side Of swamp about nr
teen miles south Of Richmond, short distance above
City Point on the James river. IL the Navy Department
had done ns dsty would have had gunboas up at City
Point long ago, which could throw shells into that ISL
ton OF The enemy. It's fafurs 20 do will make the
work Of the army the harder, but that work
will be cheerfuy and thoroughly done. There is
no army IN all Rcbeldom. nor sli their arm es
combined, that can stand for moment before the
vncble lsgions the Army Of the Potomac say THE
with fun knowledge u the officers and composing
During tho march from Williamsburg hor. have col
ected the following facts respecting the battle o, that
place.
The Excelsior brigade, commanded by Colonel Nelson
Taylor Acting Brgadier General, all fought CALAMITY,
ana lost more men than any others.
Some Of the newspapers have very wrongly attributed
great mstake. Hancock's conduct Was, ~ General
Mcclellan observes in his dispatches, brilliant ana
perb bot, compared TO the bulk Of the hard log Of
the day, IL u mere dash Of q few minutes The
hard a. htng done by the divisions II General Philip
kearnsy and General Hooker. They began fight al
O'Clock In the morning, and were engaged until
half past two o'clock NJ. Their loss, Is shown by
the ofc al reports s 900 killed and woundedo
be exact, 2o1s General kearneys division, TOO.
All killed and wounded. IN Hshcocks whole al.
vision there were not over thirty men killed and
wounded, and most OF them were only wounded.
The piece OF woods from which the divisions OF Hooker
and ksarnsy emerged order TO advance the enemy
presents the most unsQuvocs testimony TO the heat OF
the engagement. The branches and the trunks Of
the trees rive into spntsrs by the Of iron
and Isaocn hail which rsned among them.
While quartersd al Williamsburg General Mcclellan
rode out on Wednesday, while tho oops dress
parade lie rode along the lines OF Hoocrs division
OIL he reached the brigade in which Fifth Wisconsin
regiment was drawn up and near where was standing
Then, raising his cap he pronounced 10 clear and sono
rous tones the following words--
GENERAL h'cLsILArs AprHne rHR TROOPS srorGIr
AT WILLIAMSBURG
My lads have come 70 thank you fer your gallant
eonduot the otner day. BY your bravery and steady
discipline you saved the day You have gained for
the army for yourselves and for the States which
proud W own you as their sons. You shall have viii.
hamsburg embazoned on your banners You have stood
by faithfully, Continue to do So and your grateful
country will never forget you.
need not say that this stirring Htto speech called
forth the utmost enthusiasm, The whole army idozes
Mcclellan and TO be thus complimenled by him felt
to be honor indeed.
Tho army began 10 move forward from Williamsburg
hmm lately after the battle. The roads are better
now, except In low and msrshy spots, where wagons
can PASS only with tho greatest difficulty. We are hero
only with our arms and our ratons. The state Of the
roais s such that baggage wagons could not keep
up, aud IL with the greatest difficulty that the
cannon and ammunition wagons have been drawn along.
Many the occasions that have up with cannon
and casons fast u the mud IN spite of all
prevent IT, with all hands engaged, with levers made Of
the trunKs Of small trees, pryine out the guns.