New-York daily tribune., 1862-05-10
YVE ADVANCE OF ECLELLANS ARMY
GREAT BATTLE AT WEST POINT.
Sererest Conflict on the Peninsula.
ANOTHER UNION VICTORY.
etN, BURNSIDE MARCHING ON WELDON
GREAT EXCITEMENT hT NORFOLK.
Rebels Preparing to Destroy the
Tfavy-Xard.
ANOTHER UNION VICTORY.
GEN, BURNSIDE MARCHING ON WELDON
GREAT EXCITEMENT TT NORFOLK.
fosTRsss MoNKos. 1hnrsssy, May g.

....o by steamer from Yorktown that Gen. Nc,
~. On LAD advanced twelve miles beyond VIII
Ion.,,,r, srd has had sevcra' fsirnishes with the
.an.,,v routiac them with heavy loss.
The eabcrksiion Of troops for West Pom, was
,o,,as.iu0 with great rapidity, and heavy bsitie
nod taken place on "wednesday afternoon between
,be ,,oops .pder Gems Franklin and Sedgwick and
,be Rebels under Lee, who were endesvoring 10
make the:T way 10 Richm0nd.
to have brea tue severes. battle Oh the
p-ninsua, and the Rebels We're totally defeated and
aapied being driven hack toward the forces under
Gen. Johnston on the Chiekahominy.
The whole number of Unionists killed and
uoupSea was 500. The enemy were driven back by
our g1psoals with great slaughter. They had NOT
les than e, coo men while cur whole force was not
over 10000 landed Had it no, been for the gum
bo.sr, they would have been defeated.
Tue crew of tie s,eamtug wlich deserted from
the enemy report there s great excitement at Nor.
folk this morniagi thai Gen. Burnside, with large
force. is within few miles Of VI eldou, aud that the
ReteltoOps srs svacuatug the city with ali posi-
BIZ speed.
Sesall's sad Pig Points, they say, ere already
abandoned and prepara ions were making TO dc
aroy the Navy Yard and Other public property.
wrLusrss-Ro May 8, yit Washington May Q, 1851
The details Of the engagement of Monday are 70
voluninons and incorrect that it will he necessary
to sw ait the report of Gen. Mcclellan, which is nov
being prepared.
Deserters from the emery are hourly coming in.
Gen. JsHlisOn has been appointed Military Coz
erpor and Proves, Mershai Of the town.
IL iaI ,l.lI
Too lengthy n send over the military telegraph it
hss ben forwarded by mail.
The expsdiiion lp York River has bsen most sue
,e,sful and We now oeeury West Point. Heavy
6riug hss been heard in hat direction but the par
iicnlars aronoi known.
Yesterday the advance guard of our cavalry had a
skiraish with the rear guard Of the enemy about
sever miles from here.
Tie risin body Of Tie enemy have reFes,ed across
,he james River
The ge1enl impression with military men ia that
The Rebels have MADE ,beir last stand in Virgiis-
For distance of some ten miles beyond Williams
burg the road Is lued with broken army wagons in
the retreat Of the enemy.
Brig .dier.Generai Jsnes II. Van Allen has been
appointed Military Governor and Commandsnt Of
Yorktown and Gloucester, with Capt Cyrus Wade
man for Adjotaut-GeneISl.
Gen Van Alien has appointed Capt. Rever6 Of the
Alh New.Ycrk Regiment, TO he Provost Marshal
WAsHIsGTos Friday Msy ., lt5L
A private letter from an officer 10 the army or the
Potomac 10 United States Senator, dated Sth, stye:
"we have whipped $1,000 Of tie Bebel's best
troops led by Joe Johnston ia person. and our noble
troops have tbown conclusiyely that Yankees are
r,nfh betIer cold ers than Dixie's best.
The Rebels fought well uutil Gen. Hancock gcve
them the bayozet when they tOok 70 their heels aud
ran Ike hounds
Franklin is lear Wes' Point, and was enga 5cd
with the enemy all day yesterday, with loss on BIS
aide Of 100 killed aud wounded.
lie eonriders he days operations succsss, bri
We have no particulars. We sre pushing Hp heavy
reenforcements This must demOfalize he Rebek
greatly. When hey left heIe they abandoned the
strongest portion have ever seeu."