Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1862-05-10
HIGHLY IMPORTANT NEWS!
YORKTOWN AND GLOUCESTER oCCU-
PIED by u. $. TROOPSl
The Union Cavalry md Flying
Artillery in Pursuit Of
the Rebels.
RETREAT OF BEAUREGARD FROM
CORINTH.
A MU7LNY AMONG TIE REBELS


4 MU7INY AMONG TIE REBELS. |
The War in North Cdrolind.-The Gan-bodt
Santiago De Cuba Captures -Four Prizes
RoW Of the Rebels at FdrmingtOa.-ReJe
Defeated in Nep Mcgico.-Dcpateh from
General Mcclellan.
HEAD-QUARTERs ARMY OF TIE Potomac,
May 40 o'clock, A. NJ.
To the Hon. Edwin NJ. Stanton, Secretary
of War
We have the enemy's ramparts, their guns,
ammunition, camp cquipage, &c, and hold
the entire line of his works, which the engi-
ncers report as being very strong.
have thrown all my cavalry and horse
artillery in pursuit, supported by infantry
l move General Franklm's Division, and as
much more as can. by water, up to West
Point to-day. No time shall be lost. Our
gun-boats have gone up York River.
/ omitted to state that Gloucester is also
in our possession. l shall pursue the enemy
TO the wall
(signcD G. b. MCCLELLAN.
Major-Gencral.
FORTRESS MONROE, May 4.
last night, and our troops now occupy the
enemy's works.
A large amount of camp equipage and
guns, which they could not destroy for fear
of being seen, were lett behind.
FORTRESS MONROE, May 4.
To the Hon. Edwin NJ. Stanton, Secretary
of War
You, no doubt, have been informed by
General Mcclellan that his troops are in
Yorktown.
JOHN Z. Wool, Major-Gcneral
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE PoToMAC,
May 4, 1862.
This morning, at five o'clock your cores
pondcnt entered the cnemy's works, which
the rear OF their army deserted four hours
! before.
Everything was found to be in utter CON
fusion, as though they had left in great
haste. Between forty and fifty pieces of
! heavy artillery have been left in their works
after being spiked, together with n large
amount of ammunition, medical stores, camp
cquipage, tents and the private property of
! their officers.
4 negro, who was left in tho town, states
that the Rebels threw a large amount OF
! ordnance stores into the river TO prevent
! their falling into our hands.
Several desertcrs have succeeded in run
ming into our lines. one of them a very intel
/ ligent man from New York, who had been
connected with the ordnance department
ever since the works at Yorktown had been
constructed.
He states that the Rebels evacuated owing
To the near approach of our parallels covering
the immense siege works of our men. That
they feared the success of the Union gunboats
in the York and James rivers, by means of
which their communication with the outer
world would be cut off
The order was given to cvacuatc by Gen
! Johnston, on Thursday, to commence the
following morning which was accordingly
| done.
General Magrudcr is said to have most
strenuously opposed the measure, stating
that if they could not whip the Fcderal-
here there was no other place i'll Virginia
where they could and that he sworc in the
presence of his men, who vociferously cheer
cd him, losing complete control of himself,
General Robert +. Lee, the Commandcr-in
Chief, arrived at Yorktown on Wednesday
and minutely examined the works of McClcl
lan when he is supposed to have recommend
them untcnable.
The deserters all agree in stating that thcil
troops were very much demoralizcd and
dissatisfied when the order was made public
as they all anticipated having an engage
ment at this point. They also agree in the
statement that the Rebels had 10000 mer
on the Peninsula, with 400 pieces of field
artillery.
From the best information received they
have fallen back to Chickahominy creek
beyond Williamsburg, where it is expected
they will make a stand
Immediately on the facts becoming knowr
the troops were ordered under arms, and ar,
now i'll motion from the right and left wing
of the army. A large force under Genera
Stoneman, consisting of cavalry, artillery
and infantry, are on the advance and vii
probably come up with the rear of the enemy
before night, if they remain near Williams
burg.
The gun-boats have passed above Yorktown
and are now shclling The shore on their Wa,
up. Following them is a large steamer anC
vessels loaded with troops who will effect
landing.
Gen. Magruder sworc he was not afraid o
Gen Mcclellan if Gen Lee was, and if III
could not successfully fight him here, h
COuitt HOWHcTt.
Only one man was left at Yorktown, anC
he was negro.
General Jameson and Col Samuel Blacl
We're the first to enter the ememy's mail
works. The only casualty that occurred
was the killing of two men and woundin.
of three, by the explosion of concealed
shell within the enemy's works. The follow
ing are their names, They belong to Com
pany a, Fortieth New York Killed
George Mcfarland and Michael McDermott
Wounded-Sergeant James Smith Frcdericl
Slack and Lawrence Burns
The works are very extensive and shoy
; that they were designed by scientific cngi
neerS.
) An official report Just made TO hcad-quaI
ters shows that the enemy left seventy-on
> guns in the works at Gloucester Point. Tn
ordnance stores were also left.
; Another deserter has just come in an
reports that JEFF. Davis came with Genera
Lee on Wednesday last, and after a consu
tation with the most prominent officers, a
agreed as 10 the evacuation except Gencr,
, Magruder
Z HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF TuH poToMAC,
Muy 4-Evening.