The New York herald., 1862-05-07
THE NEWS FROM FORTRESS MONROE.

FORTRESS MONROE, May 8, 1852.
The Fronch war steamer Gassendi came down from
Yorktown about hve O'Clock, bringing the French Mn
ser Captain Fox Assistant Secretary OF the Navy
Sunday morning General Mcclellan sgnalized TO the
ve gunboas lying below Yorktown the fact Of the eva
cuation proceed the river to West
Point and remove all the instructions in their way.
Quite feet OF steamers and vessels loaded with troops
were discovered in the distance, and pursuit COM
menccd resulting in the capture Of somc OF them.
while others were run ashore and fired by those on
board who escaped to the woods. IL is said that by
three O'Clock in the afternoon the gunboas had reached
West Point ut the head OF navigation, nearly thirty
miles above Yorktown frequently shelng parties Of the
enemy who were discovered flying along the Shore and
anking that portion Of tho retreating army that
moving towards wost Point to take the railroad TO
Richmond.
Immediately in the wake OF the gunboats followed
long line steamers, loaded with troops ryng
General Frankn's division, with from fifteen to twenty
thousand These troops reached Yorktown during
the afternoon stopped there to await intelligence
from the gunboats is proposed TO land them at West
Point, IL the report Of the gunboats is favorable.
One OF the gunboats which went up York
river Sunday morning has returned She reports
that she found the river that gunboas
reached West ront and that force had boen landed
and a bridge the road to Richmond destroyed. Scvo
raj rebel transports overtaken going up tho river,
soc Of which were ashore those board escaping
and werc burned, while others had been captured.
The latest reports say that General Mcclellan is with
tho advance Of tho army and supposed TO bs before
Williamsburg in which direction there has been brisk
cannouaiing az day:
Among the prisoners taken at Yorktown Ia the chieA
OF Engineers OF Johnstons staff who states thae
the whole rebel army at Yorktown amounted to $4,000
men, He gives deplorable account OF the eondi-
tion Of the army and says that they viii be unable 70
make a stand anywhere this side Of Richmond Tho
retreat before daylight Saturday morning,
and hs doubts not that the advance was twenty miles
distant at the time the last gun fred from Yorktown
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Our Fortress Monroe Correspondcncc.
FORTRESS MONROE May 8, 1862
Enausiasrs at Ge Cdpure Of Yoko,c.-Thc Rebel Army
De,noralised-Hs Cduscs--Secessiom on It's Last Legs
Arrest of an ALLEGED Military Trduor-He is Put tp
Close Confnemcrt-A Rebel Schooner 7rappcd-A Rebeg
Reconnaissance, dc.
The enthusiasm among tho soldiers here when they
learned the Of the evacuation Of Yorktown was
boundess The troops in the camps gathered together
social knots the particulars Of the event were
brought them they discussed the matter, revolving II
all It's phases prognosticating It's probable results,
and all concurrng that Mcceans engineering and stra-
tegy paralyzsd the rebel army. Yorktown is ours;
tho whole Of tho limo OF rebel inirenchmcnis, con-
structsd by the best skill Of their engineers, requiring
the services OF two thousand negroes for nearly
year, a largo number OF heavy guns and countless
number OF shot and she'll all fell into the hands Of
army without a blow being struck 10 gain them. Ths
enemy fed terror stricken from their camps, leaving
large quantities Of stsres behind them. SO hssy
the retreat OF tho guard Of the rebels that they did
not stop TO take their breakfast from tho rs leaving
their sayory dishes by loyal Union troops.
what changei One week ago the Richmond paperA
were besowng peans Of praise upon their generals for
the u manner which they had rendered the march
OF Yankee troops up the peunsuls TO Richmond an i'm
possibility; and they promised sure victory 70 tbs
rsbel arms whenever McCleans army should attack
tbcn Nothpg short victory on the historic plains Of
yorxtown over the Yankees would suit them, and this
was 40 near lis elimination that tho hair Drained editors
s h ree sheets could read victory their side The
.rornd Alas FOR human hopes; aas for the etbs.
80, n,,uro Of rebel PROMISES In short wosk after
n rebe sheets wero bostsrng up their dsudsd readers
,o,uds with hopes OF a great victory-presto and We
And the enemy only skuking away from their sup
,sed nvunerabls forthestons OF Yorktown, but also
from Corinth What excuse now can the rebel leaders
give for their waning causes Strategy suppose rAsy
,,il assure their myrmaoms that they are srA~ne
into net ike the net navids enemies sss Tor him,
they will be caught in u themselves. Nsvs. I'D tbs ~
bel press utter struer saying than that VII eh ileyts
tcoNNNUED On TENyH PACE