The national Republican., 1862-05-07
Peck IN sAe FtsAs.
The Enemy 1o1tSd With BfSSl
Slaughter. Sd6l :,
Brili.srt Ch:esyfg e. HetncsSs'h' 2 !.
~ Early's Ferce.
rAs asstcs rtfr. 'pAkls !srsIcktN.
they LEAVE % DEAD, 40 w0uNpED
aa4, AND, NEARLY 200 PRISONERS. ,aas
lrph ,hs cosrvp,sds.s q The Assor,.'sd Psss
.s's "a. ADyANoE NEAR WILLIAMSBURG,
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.ss =. ADyANcE NEAR WrliIAxsBUs0, r
81 Iss Mooday Evening, Nay s, 1889.
When ny dipalch was sent lass evening,
tAe in.lications vere hat our troops WOOL ! o.
cupy Williamsburg without much oppoeltioa.
Ihs arss Indication d he enemy's rear guard
beiug reinforosd, va the lAs. o. their prssdng
oar linss about eight o'clock in The morning,
shoSins adetsruinatIon 70 rssist our ad1Anc..
suacien. rsiniorcemcns bad arrived d6finS
~ sisAs y, enable our ssaSrsls " W cider
% ths oesndvs o. dsfessivs, Abost eight
O'Clock ths sssny spsssd o. osr troops posasd
o. the len, couposed Of 0se. Hsoksrs divis-
lon end other troops Of Hsiatselnsn's corpa
rhe sctsoa 10 tbis vicisity was very heavy u
tine. The loss 10 killed and wounded h not
known, but supposed 10 be considerable on
both adss. Tha cnemy wss repulsed a, aIl
poiu,s General Peots brigade. stationed "
tbe right Of General Hookers, soon after Be
came engaged. Here The aripg was very
heavy for about two hours, during which tAsy
handsomely rcpuised ibe enemy In making 4
charge. ,r...r.. ~. Y. ..,.'
Our loS here was about thirty killed and
seventy Eve woand,d. A brilliant victory wa
achieved about 6ve O'Clock In The afternoon,
| BY Zen. Hsncock's brigade. assistsd BY Ken.
usdy's and wheeler's batteries. They bad
been ordered 70 The right u feel <hs enemy.
and, II possible. turn tAsir II wisga Here
they were mel sy Gsn. narIy'- brigsdc, coD.
sistipg Of the Fifth North Carolina, and Twenty
fourth sad Thirty.e'gbth Virginia resissnts
With squadron of cavalry, who advanced In
line Of battle. Our troOps, who were quickly
prepared 10 recslvs thew, opened . heavy fire
upon them. and the enemy advanced steadily
10 within two hundred yards, whsn Gen. Han
cock ordered charge with lhe. hsyonet. wbiof
gas executed with the grsstcst courage. Tbs
spemys lines hroke thsy becsms psnI,
stricken, and fed, leaving their dead and
wounded behiud. ." .. .r. rsdl q. .'
The rebels left upward Of eighty dead ant
forty wouaded. We also took oearly two hun
dred Of them prisonera A number Of thei
killed and wounded were carried OF; smon,
tAsu wss The colonel and lisutensBt colonel o
the Fikb North Carolins regiment. Our los
was ssvsutesu killed and about forty wounded
}, Among tbe encmy's q, I'd, was The Iieutcnsn
celonsl ard major OF The Tweoty fourth vir
ginis regiment, together with severai etss
o0,cers. Their dead were buried BY c1r troop
and their wounded cared for The coaduot 9
General Hsnoock aod his brigade. on tbs @
caaou, has. excited universal admiration. 4
standard Of colors. belonging TO the csvalr,
engaged, wss captured, snd u now on It's ~
70 Washington. When The news Of Hancock'
success became known, shout went up frot
.eos Of Thousands Of Union throsts that mad
The country resound for miles around. 10 zoe
| General Hancock reusined during ths nigh
10 two works Of The enemy. General McClSI
Ian and staff arrived on the field d Eve o'eloci
and Immediately rods 70 The 'front.' where hi
|presspcs among tho troops was most joyfull,
hailed Hc imuedistely assumed command d
lperson. -r... H.. .-..,... .,...... .'.
The rain has pour, In torrouts all day Th
troops suffer much from exposure. but non
copplssn, From information received fror
the prisoner taken, The enemy will mske
decisive stsud st Williamsburg; reiotorcemsnt
having been arriving oil day, and General !
e. johnson is 10 command.
JET Davis was 10 Ricbmoud al last account,
The enemy . works ere very foraid sble, ao
extend across The peniusuls, THE side Of WI
liamsburg. ., t . ".'
| '..r ..r.. --LATEST. .5.
TUESDAY hORSIHG. This 10 beautiful lla
morning. The operations Of to-day sre mot ,,
known. Notwithstanding the bad weather, n
army are In good spirits.