Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1862-05-13
McClellans Advance Toward Richmond.
To The Associated Press:
Headquarters near Williamsburg, !

Gen. Stoneman, With the view of ascertaning
the position of thoIenemy, reached this place,
2 IL miles from W liamsbureh. about 2 clock
this p. NJ. on The road from Yorktown.
The country in most instances Is laid desolate,
and but few Of tie houses are occupied 0nI
emerging from cover Of woods we came in
view of Willamsbnrgh and the enemys earth
works.
Az the time Nd runs were VISIBLE on the enc
ny's works. and REGIMENT Of cavalry could be
seen APPROACHING Tah1nt one mile off in line Of
battle. Can't. Gi6don i reserve battery was then
ordered TO the rdot +, onen m ma enemy mn.
nrooahino coyslm, ,yhiIoo ,,vtion ~ t'.a 6th
cavalry were Al o,cd 4 l,irrisbors ia ill.,
rjabt and left
me fire from 4 +. bottayc was y.rv effective
on the eneny'sc5o.lrg h.gdid .nat csanae.thalr
eoarsa About 5a9 ,.S.r3. II ,,a rigI,r "a Gi5.
bor.. battery u., Il, earfb.orl. o.fish I'M M
.hp nnpearayc, "A b.in,, deserted ,,.bnn a,l HI
Il sudden orr t.as,. ,gs,a oaaas4 mon III i
daadg Hra gg,y .,4,larr l,s..4 3t.,1 f,.
works, Attle,ag.o s.,4' .Eereb.l a,slr. o,,.
Hnuad ID adysac qrJl tsav we.a aAeenal a.a
charge made aW. norton IN tae ls an3 Ush
cavalry which 9.s performed u i 40a. adHiga-
G8muuatr.
Ia more 4nau lA8u one II Nas d h1ui 81
hsu4 encounter a.0a th5 auemy but strange %
state none 81 did men were made prisoners.
Whlle wa caua8 about twenty-five ol tha
enemy anon tbam Capt ifaHi. I-s II t8e 3a
Florida infau.Fy tau-. Gibbons .ui ttrtcmT
HOSES killed. Laut d. Wolf a m9r.aly
wounded
One gun was o-t by sticking iastin the mud.
Lieut. Benton Of tae il. cavalry, and ten men
Of the same regiment were wounded Lieut.
Mcclellan Of tho 9th cavalry was slightly
wounded, as were also II others, Lieut. Cor.
Kres. of tie Isl Cavalry, had bis horse shot
under him while engaged in a hand to hand en-
counter with two Of the enemy. lie escaped
with yerysl ightbruise. Private Noble Irish OF
Mai Bankers Mcclellan Dragons had his
horse killed and was severely wounded in the
leg by tile explosion OF torpedo while passing
through Yorktown.
The rebel cavalry was forced BY orr men 70
abandon their position, but want Of infantry
prevented our men from advancing on the enc
my's works. It being evident that il was
useless to attempt further operations. the troops
fell back about 200 yards to await the arrival
OF infantry. Gen Hancock's brigade soon az
ter arrived, but it was deemed advisable to defer
further operations until to-morrJw.
We have information that the enemy are still
ON the retreat beyond Williamsburg. The rear
guard of the enemy is very strong as was shown
to-day.
Headquarters, Army or THE Potomac, !
May also A. NJ {
Hon. E. NJ Santon, Secretary Of Wor
An inspection Just made has shown that the
r. bells abandoned 10 taelr works at Yorktown
two 3 inch riff cannon, two IL inch riled
cannon, slxtn 32-pounders six 42-poundeTs,
nineteen Sinh columbiads, four 9-inch Dahl
green's, one l0-nch columbiad, one lO-lnch NOR
tar and one S-meh siege howitzer.
Each is supplied with carriages and nipple.
ments complete ana has 70 rounds OF ammu-
milton On the camparts there are also four
magazines whlchhaye not YET been examined
This does not include the guns lett at Hlocester
Point, and their other works To our lett,
T. b. MCCLELLAN, MAJ. ten
ADVANCE NEAR W iLLlAMsBUkGI,