Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1862-05-09

Some regiments ct c4yairy sert through
- Bonneville t5ok possession OF the town,
tore Up the rai!-oaI track aud destroyed Two
bridges.
We have ed many prisoners, but can't
tel hew many yet. Cur lJss IS twj killed
aud Il WOUNDED.
f>isneJ JONI PorE,
Mai1r Gen. Commanding.
few days ag5 one Tennessee and one
Mississippi regiment Of l. months men.
st1csei iaeiE arms, their time having expir-
81. AMI refused T. serFe ny longer, though
required 70 d s. by the consumption act
Beaur--a-i put tw5 regiments - guard
them There were % d-seftions Yesterday,
a3d nuub-rs are leaving the ranks daily.
From II Claims Armg-A SSirmlti t-iii
fle Re5ei Cara 'rV--Llst Of Ordnance Cap
tr.rea At UNDERGRADUATE a .Nstc Or
leaas.
HE&DQrsErRzs Army Of the Potomac.
Nalr Williamsburg. May I'm.
The advance u to- iJrc-s under Command
Il Gen. S:Jnsman, with tie yisw 0! ascer-
tanning the position Of the enemy. reached
this place, two and half miles from Will
aln,burc. about o'clock this afternoon. on
,a.,.t Instances VS. laid dasalate. and but
+ fszv of -. T',l,.,.. ..ra rccBreiei On emer,-
+ ;a, Ir5rn cover Il wa58. We cana in view
/ Il i.lisrasbgrv and the ensny.s works
/ At the time M I,,,,s were yisib.. on the enc
ms w4-k.. b4; a r,,imest OF cavalry
crifl5 h. So, orr-oaatinr about one mile
& N in Inc of - Gsr, Gi5ton's Re.
ssrye 6.tssrg vas then ordered T. the froat
+ 70 oycn on t5s cngrny's app.JacLin. cavalry.
All. a ,grti.n If -, .ixt1 c-lyairy werr
3rrI,4ei a .kjrui.Lers II TIE ri:ht am
le,t TIE f. fr.rn re httte-v was yrry
+ s,f.s.iv, a., the enenv.s cavalry. hut never
T5aa,sl .5air c5arse. About 800 wards t.
tEs If i,l1hIn., battery WA, an earth
vorks which had all t1e arIrarance Of be.
in, d .sr;.,I. when all Of a sudden our
tr,ar,. VIZ er,as. ] ur7n ~ a daily FIRE
tr9s5 ar,il.c-v I.5s,.=J bsbi1d the works Al
tie same tim. the rebel cavalry continued
advancin, un;il taev wers checked by
charge made " PORTION OF the hrst ana
sixth cavalry, which was PeriyFmt1 n
most admirable manner.
In NOR Instances than one tbs was
hand - hand encounter VITA the enemy,
bat strange to reiats, none OF our men were
made prisoners, while we captured ABOUT -
OF the enemy, among whom Is captain
Frank Lee Of the ara Florida infantry.
CAPT Gs3b3as had hJrSes Killed Lieut.
ID oil mort~!.y w9unIed. One gun was
lost By sllcAinS last IN tie mud. Lieut.
Benton OF the lst cavalry, and ten men Of
the same regiment, were wounded. Lieut..
Mcclellan, Of tile 9TH cavalry, was signify
J wounded. a. were a.so Il others. y
The re6e! cavalry was forced by our meh
y abandon their POSITION bat want OIL m
tantry prevented our men from ad'aacine
H.. II .Iass :, .t,e,nrt further OYER.
a,i1,s ,hS tra5rs IN bock ahont two hun.
. Ire4 ward. to await N. arrival Of infantry.
, Con- II ,uc,es's BRIGADE som after arrived
, hnf :, was de,med advisable "a defer further
(,,,cr fins pntil t,.rn,rrow
W, b.vo ;nc,rn,t;,n that the enemy
ava still an the ratrr,, levond WILLIAMSBURG
, Tbo ra,- 9,na-3 q tia en.,n, ia yerv stron1
- - 49,
IEAD4y ARTERs, Army Oh f0t)mae,
NJ iih, II 80 4, ~
10 Hon T.. VI. NantoH, y = q var
An inspection gust made shows that me
, rebels abtn43ned in their works at York
town, two 5,ineh riied cannon, two -
: inch rids cannon, sixteen 32-pounders, SIX
- li''4.H+stei '"''sHN~Nt - ''-N-'
r - ~ - 81 in,,,lemar,.
= n1ro,Ie,a o,eb 80. .n,7,i;,I ,sitb X round.
- - 0a ~ ~ ,bers ara
e ois~ fl,r ,n1,a,;nos ,ybicb bava no, va,
: hen examined Tb;s as not include tbe
Guns lett A. Gloucester Poiut. and their 9th.
or works TO our left.
(SignelA G. B. MCCLELLAN.
b Major General Commanding
-
, -, ~. ~ 1850 = - o.
5 slscial ulsl1tcu 70 el' m. r Nm ar
70 e-uas s''as a t.3.n " ~
LINES t,le ~ vac p,s pa - - 80
{ house .! 'np ti'eial iJi anu '''' PAS'e
: NJ tlle ii5s! =. 'ue 5u"'' =. "
Ecu DUET as'ny n'a aiin,Vt ~ -, ~"
LA boan d;adoynr ,ai and seiz.J The T'nor
citizens had held meeting, which WAS u