New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-04-08


formation from the neighborhood Of Yorktown up TO
Saturday afternoon. shipping Point bad been taken
by our troops and other places or the route formerly
occupied by the Rebels. Some skiTmis'lng hsh
taken place between no oapost Of the enemy and
our forces in which the following CASUALTIES arc siid
10 have occurred: .
KnLrD-Edward Lewis and Charles l.. Lord, OF
the Sd Massachusetts Battery, aud John Reynolds,
Of tho ith Rhode Island Battery.
WousnED--Innolhy DOiohue, in the band; rec
man ksrfing in the ley; md Charles idsker, con-
tu.ioa OF the ohest--al Of he 81 Mssssrnnseus
Battery; Sergeant Joseph Wade Company. L, 10
the arm; Cyrus Wilcox, Company {, by pieces OF
stell in the ler; AID &. w. Peck, Company r III
the Isg-all Of the sharp-shooiers.
Our men are in good sliriis and ready for any
contest.
EprSR n0u. Msrdsy. April :, lse2.
Three guns were ope4ed ~ the enemy t,-day from
new position, upon our picseis. They were re-
sponded TO by Capt. Haniug"n's battery, witt &
rapid fire. Our shclb burst their midst, scattering
them .udienly.
A private in COMPANY =, lJ,h Indiana Regiment,
roesed the river Ut ths place aud fred IRON bis con
ccslmen, fifteen rounds 3, body OF Asbby scsyalry,
.illiug two Of them.
Col. Colgrave Of the 9th Indiana, detached 10
guard the supply train 20 Manassas, returned thi
evening, having accomplished some excellent march
ing. The bridge scrose the Shenandoah NJ Castle
rnents Ferry broke again Of Ills return; fonr nuls'
were drovDed snd = negro woman.
A snow storm has taken place here.
wScsr,rEs Va Monde, April :. 1861
Officers FROM Woodstock today report tho bridge
over Stony Creek 8. comI Iced yesterday. To-day
L.. eli cd IN "A
lively o.nnonsding from Ashbys battery, but they
were di.per-sd by our guns AID We are now in
full possession Of his late position, ABBY retiring as
usual, taking advantage 0; every position 10 rstArd
our proere"
Col AniEanel, much 10 the pleasure Of the consti.
tutional St,te suthortes, hss been restored N his
command Of the lat Pennsylvania Cavalry.
w..sIsoros Monday. April T. 1852
The following !, summary OF the Intelligence re-
ceived by the War Department, upto 10 O'Clock Mon.
day night.
Yesterday the enemys works were carefully eA-
amned by Gen. Mcclellan and werc found 10 be
very strong aud the approaches difficult The enemy
va, in force, and the water batteries NJ Yorktown
ard Glouce,ter .sd to BE- much increased. There
wa, sharp fighting on the right but no harm done
Our force. were receiving supplies from Ship Point,
repnirny roads, Ard getting up large trains
II se.med plain lha, mora1 and siege trains must
be used before ssssuiiing
Another Dispatch received III lO.O ?. m, states
tina, Yorktown will fail, but not without, siege Of
two or three dayA Some Of the outer work, were
taken.
disIstcb from Gen. Wool states thsi Gen. Ma
gruder Rae 80, 900 men nj Yorktown.
Another di,patch to tho Secretary Of War states
that q new Rebel camp WA discovered on the beach
al the Rip-Raps, aud VIVA shelled out by Col HALL
day.
Several regiments OF The eDemy's infantry were
,een from the Rip Raps during tic day.
There were no signs Of the Merrimac. Rebsl
tug war seen making 4 reconnaissance of Scwsllr
Point IN the afternoon OF Sunday.
ACCOUNT OF TIE ATTACK.
On tho afternoon Of Sunday, Ship Point had been
lalen and our sunboa. had shelled on, tie wsier
batteries
There wa, considerable. delay caused In crossing
Deep Geek At Warwick Court House. and resistance
wa. made bvthe Rebelr during which several cssua-
tee occurred on our sido
All the fortified places Of importance before York
town had been taken at every point. III. greatest
prevailed among our .roops.
A full account il contained in tie following dig
patch:
BEyoAs YOrKrosE Saturday Evening
ykn EDwir NJ sf.s1os, scersts,y IF Bsrs
That part Of tho Army vi the Potomac, recently
concentrated at Old Point, Yesterday morning in he
direction Of Yorktown, twenty four miles distant.
The right WAS assigned 10 Gen Moriill's brigade, Of
Gen. Porlers division, TWO companies OF the "a
Pennsylyanis cavalry, and portion Of Berd&n''
acting hs skirmisqers.
Nothing Of interest took place until their Arrival
A. Big Bethel, twelve miles distant, where they met
The outer pickets Of the Rebels. The troops were
delayed here two hours in reoonstructing bridge,
v bch had been Destroyed.
The Rebels retreaied before The advance OF onr
,kirmishers TO Howsrd's Creek, where they bad
,one abandoned earthworks. Four shots were fired
here by the Rebels fom two held pieces, which
were soon silencsd by the Rhode isaud battery,
when the Rebes beat q hasty rs.rost, taking their
pieces with them.
Tho main body of tho army here rested for the
nivht, while Gen. Morrills brigade advanced three
miles to Cuclleville and six niles from Yorktown,
and there encamped.
By o'clock this Saturday morning tho column
wss again in motion, and vi 10 o'clock wss IN front
Of tho snemy's works ut Yorktown.
The frat shot fired was by the Rebels, The shells
passing over tho heads of G-a. Porter and stall,
1it.out exploding. tho batteries Of Gfiin " saal