Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-04-24

n y q and otber poInss on the Tennessee
!, =. -n.,rs unable 10 muge forward on account
q ~ ohssruc.Iaps placed u their vayby e'n'
MrroaELL. III
The following was the state Of things a.
yo,ktown about the middle Of last week:
The guns mounted by the rebels on the horA
town aide Of the river numbered not less 'nan
af.y 100 FOUNDERS, some Of them rihed, pear
inc dlrec,ly on the bar. They had been ioF sew
srsl d.,s building large Notifications on the
Glouces.er side Of the York river, about TWO
mIlsa from yorktown, and within sight OF our
ruuboa,s; but their guns were OF too long q
range 10 allow Of their approach 70 shell the
works. About one thousand men we're en-
ployed on these Notifications, and our morsais
we're not of sufficient range to check their op-
erations.d On Tuesday morning, the 18Th Inst
ihhe eunboat Tebsgo which had arrived, having
q 2OO.pcu Parrott gun, opened upon them
with shell, which were 50 well aimed, that they
could be seen falling in. their midst, and caus
ling great execution. The rebels could DO DIS
4 tinc.ly seen carrying of their killed and woana-
ed, and In the course OF two hours ne wofk
was entirely suspended, the men retiring out Oh
oltanee, Al every attemptto renew the work.
they we're driven back .fdls
: OfRclal dispatches from General MoCLElLAN
10 the War Department, dated Friday, the io'h
Instant, state that on the night before about
, half an hour past midnight, the enemy attack
!, ed smTH's position and attempted 70 CARY DIS
ouns. SIXTH repulsed them Handsomely and
. took some prisoners. General MCCLELLAN also
: s,Atea that there was 0 heavy skirmish on
that tFsIday) morning beyond Warwick Coul'
! House, oil the James river. The enemy AZ
tempted to turn our left flank. The attack wa
q make In quito heavy force; but the enemy wa
y repulsed, after brisk ARTILLERY duel An ofi
.l ciai List, since published, Of our killed AM
:, wounded In this skirmisb, gives thifty'two XIII
y ed and ninety wounded. General MAehUpEh'
:, :, report Of the same fight, as published In th'
= Norfolk papers, gives the rebel loss twenty nv
' ktllej, including Colonel McKMrKY, and seven
= ty. Eve wounded. Ills said that, with this ex
" ceptiou, the rebels thus far bAve had the worS
of the diminishing. JEFFERSON DAyisis said Z
: : be with the rebel army at yorktown.
u A rebel account which comes BY way 0
" Knoxville, Tennessee, dated Friday, the lS;l
y inst, states that Captain ASHLEY, withthre hun
= dred rebel artillery, encountered seven hundred
y - IJpionists, near Jacksonboro, Tennessee, an'
!, after hand to hand Aght Of two hours, killet
Z ssvantV Ave and took Eve hundred prisoners
with loss Of nine killed and about twenty
4, Eve wounded ...y.
:, Adsices from Port Royal, urder date o. tue
al 18th inst, state that surveying party OF tWc
= hundred from the Eighth Michigan regiment
!. on landing at Wilmington Island before savan
nab, we're surprised BY about eight hnnofe'
:, rebels, who roured upon them CALLING fire =
|. Our men returned the FIRE, and the rebels aiteE
( short stand, reifeated in order. Our ioss vas
twelve or thirLeen killed, and twenty five o.
thirty wounded. The rebel loss was not known