New-York daily tribune., 1862-04-19

THE SIEGE OF YORKTOWN,
|Smart Skirmish ON the James River.
fHE ENEMY ATTACK OUR LINES.
They are Repulsed with Severe Loss
bUR CASUALTIES l9 KILLED AND WOUNDED.
OFFICIAL DISPATCHES.
yorktown Shelled By Our Gunboats.
JEFF. DAVIS IN THE FIELD.
They are Repulsed with Severe Loss
bUR CASUALTIES ls KILLED AND WOUNDED.
OFFICIAL DISPATCHES.
Yorktown Shelled BY 0uy Gunboats.
bEFF. DAVIS IN THE FIELD.

w.snr6ros, Friday, April ls, 1903
The following dispatches were received to-dSy ~
the War Department from Gen. McClelian'
"HKAOeuARTSR' AHrr ey .I,;, IHr "a f'1Sse' 5Ssa
"At about one-half hour after midnight the enemy
attacked Smiths position, and attempted 70 carry
Dis guns Smith rcpnlsed them Handsomely, ano
5ooi some prisoners. have no details. Win for
kvard ,hSa as soon as my sids return. The FIRING |
YES very heavy. All snow quiet
sECoND DISPATCH.
" My position occupied yesterday by Bra,sn wss
ntFenched last night, 20 that we have been abe 70
prevent the enemy from working to-day, and kept |
bis guns silent. Same result At the batteries ~
"a vans Mis.
Yorktown was shelled by our gunbcats and
soue OF our barses to-day, without effect.
There bas been good deal Of firing from the
Yorktown land batteriss.'
The following was received q: +; 20 this evening:
HxApaulRTERs Asxy zRs PefosAc,
Thursday, April 10, 1862
An official rspor. has been received at hesdQuart-
en-. giving Lat Of the killed and wounded in the
engagement between the I'd Vermont Regimen. and
she enemy on Wednesday, mention of which wss
made yesterday. The information as FAR received
puts the sled al 81, snd the wounded st 90 ten Of
the latter viii probably prove fatal.
The condnst OF ,he Vermont troops on the occasion
is spoken o. in the highest terms earning for the
Green Mountain boys lauels only to be worn by he
brave. They drove superior number of the enemy
from ,beir fortified position but were forced to
hnquish il on tie Rebels being re-eDforced. The
ioss OF The enemy in this engagement must have
been heavy m the welldhee.ed fire Of our artillery
moved them by acres
Yesterday afternoon, while Lieut.. o. B. Wagner
OF the Typographical EuuueeTs, in company with
squad OF men, WAS making survey of the eneIny's
works, tbell struck She table on which lay the
papers, aud instantly exploding the left OF the
heotensnt shattered and was afteyward ampu-
ssted. lie is comfortable this morning, and no fears
are entertained os TO his recovery.
Jos. Luther, ir., Of Bristol, belonging 20 the "a
Rhode Island Regiment, was probably fatally injured
Daniel Painter OF Berlap's Sharpshoo,ers men-
toned yesterday, is dead.
About o'clock this morning the enemy in force
attempted 10 the dam in front Of our lines evil
dep,y with the view Of capturing battery Of our
artillery which had given them considerable trouble
during the last few days.
On 'ho Rebel, making their appearance they were
opened upon by q well-direeted FIRE from body of
infantry, acting "a reserve to the Pickets forcing
,hem TO beat retreat, leaving their dead and
wounded the dam, which they succeeded in re-
covering before daylight. Both parties then opened
with artillery, which has continued at intervals up
70 the present time. None of our we're killed.
FonrEsss MONROE, Thursday April l7,(
Via Baltimore. April IL, lGoA
To-day has been decidedly the warmest Of the
season thus far.
The weather and the tide are most favorable for
ihe appearance of the Merimac but nothing unusual
has been seeu in the direction Of Sewalls Point.
Ar Yorktown, firing took place during lssi night
and this morning without producing much effect on
either side. Some six or eight Of onr men were
killed during that tiIne all but Of whom, il is
reported were in Gen. Sedgwick's division.
The steamer Highland Light will ssil for Hsterls
lto-night.
There is no flag Of truce to-day.
BALTmoKr, April ls, 1869.
The following is from the special correspondent Of
tn 4Bericoa:
"At intervals last nigh: aud this morning heavy
cannona ling could be heard in the direc ion OF York
town. party OF dcsefteTs who came into our lines
repDrs the arrival of JEFF. Davis in the Rebel camp
and Oh ~ il was undergOOd he would take command .
ID the approaching battle They represent the enemy
10 be in great force, and tle work OF nIenclDg 10
L be- progressing throughout the Peninsula. Re
lenforcements were constantly arriving from Norfolk,
Fredericksburg, aud even North Carolina, and the
keOel Gene-aE openly declare thelr intention 10
nake this the great battle Of the war and the strong
{.st conviction is expressed Of a triumph over the
i Uuon forces and driving them from the Peninsula.
here is almost constant skirmishing going IN by the
hemen, and occasionally shot and shell are thrown
8Si.h great rapidity.
"Jus, as was about to closs this letter learned
Eha, there was quite heavy skirnish this morning
Beyond Warwick Court-iouse, on the James River
The enemy attempted TO turn our lett flank. The /
ttacb made in quite heavy force, but the enemy
hUe 81 Tla
hi the enemy ia thought to have been quite heavy.
NJ a l1st ahnn- 2 dolnn In Killed and xrnnrled %