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EBENSBURG, PA. WEDNESDAY, MAY, 14, 1862.
VOL . 9--NO. 23
SZXTIXEL"
every Wednesday
t i.k 1 xii.lak asp Fifty Cunts
i in advance; 0c Dou-
KVr-.s"'V l"n k Cents, t not paid
-.e i:.
i ;-
:hs : anJ I wo Dollars if
:.e icriaiii.iti'iii of the year.
;..r v-
: u w:5l by icceived tor i
ti : i-.i ie months, and no
'-.it iiU rtv to discontinue
w- all am-a-agt-s .ire paid, ex-
; : t:.n f the editor. Any per-.
- r.; -' 1 1 "" iunths wii e char-
: L- LLC:'-. Unless the IttoUer iu ad-
i4verl!-ilsr
ii-t.-t-ri'ii.
r:2l-nc-l 4
, . .;'o :;i f s
i m.-i.ths.
'.us. tl
J 12 Hi es! 2 5'
; 21 linc.-j 00
i o'i line.-, C 00
n, U 00
15 Oj
Rale.
Tiro mo. Three dj
CO J 75 $ 1,00
1 00 1 00 i 00
1 2 00 8 00
e. i. -j.
.j- oo
4 50
7 00
r 00
1-' 00
22 00
12 do
$5 00
'J 00
12 00
11 CO
20 r.c
35 0;
SHERIFF'S SALES,
;V V'':l i ll . f sundry writsi f W-ditio-I
:.. -M.1- and I -,-varl t'.i.'i l.-, i-.-U-.il
: i. si- Oar? t C-iiaa-n Pica.- it"
i u..'y. and to tut diiectcd. there
': .. . : :. public sale at tlif Colli t
i-; ,.. the Hon ugh ol Ebcndnr, Oa
u-.f 2 1 i!.iy ut June next :it one
... M.. tie ! YJov. ir.g Lea1. Estate Iv
A.. : ;'...;'.:. title ir.;l iti'.ei t.-t .f Mi..l..;tl
., ui (L; i t j 4 ;eit.tin f ji.ir-.-tl
:j 1 .-n.iio in W.io'r.iDli.L. t-,v l.;-;.i,
. i:i.t , u -.ii0' n:t fl a tr.iel war
:.. ti .'l '1'I.miua. Je-hn, It-gia-
.i? 4 I r'v.- t !:1 iJ U. t!:C .Ce V.'t-.-t by ti.i-
. T ;. i i:T'!.ts to a thence
ii r-i i! t llu i'1-rc: - t' . a 5-ru.'.
? vl j-crcht-!. t. a I'rtioe, thci.ee
:.'.. :! -.ivrt-- ;-t 'j te-t t.j Iluh ! !
-.'it. i't.v,.-. ;t:th 2$ .ic-gltes Wt-.-t 'J
t.'.vs . !i . r:.-r cf Jac.b Lui'S Icti
i .-i.-lies, n.:rt'i --- vh ' i-.i.t by laliJ
ituc . I C'i.ri.-t!-!i I.:i.-;:.f.:tir, JJ0 tT
u.. j Lice ..f b---l.::..s:u'. c. :.Mi..ii;g 0
t:.-' r i:ie n. -u i r Ic.-. atoui 6J
uhic?: urt- ciivird i.ivin thie- cm!
- ! ! I. l:e ilveflliii hme
i. .:.. .it.'i two .slab!'-. .-n ut r-ahl
t y K U-rt M'.Kv.'.i. i Mul
ly I-.'...:iT J. i!r: a:.-: ..:: by Mrs.
!J te r.l tt .x i. ue- u-.i
A
i t". f-r j . r j.ar.-el uf
-. ::'' :. T .v, P..-..IM I a,:l
.u . tract " irrau'e.! i
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r..'- Mif.- :;.i-re b..-
Mi i !.iili' j:arti f ..
. iii-i .-ini:it- ill Wa.tiiimrti'ii
'' ' ;a c..i. ty. warra;.:e ! in the !
: ii .K.!.t,.a!i.I i at-.-ntf 1 1-. A.!a:n
c. : .i: .ia Ll'Cii t, bcinoiii .i; it
V '- Jvrcci cast Ly ! it 1 j
1 " :- j-t-rchra t.j a cui-i;ii, r. j
.... .:tya iU .(.tCliC i a 1
' ' i.- it.-: ol ilei;rx-s wot ltJ;
i ' ' '- a hc.-timt, the;i i. rt!i j
' - v i;...-l ef Ilfury Shirp 1'ju
r i S :jir, t!cne touth :7 lit.-'-e
ij e t . d MUMI. thehCe ll'ltii f 1
: j.,-reLts t- a 'ircii. thfnoe
r Vv tr:iit ::i i:nn" nf
"" ? l';'JJ 2;.- itch' :, f . the j.hice cf
" -" i:'.b: .-f the x.ii.1 tract cm
- a-i'v .;:i-i the .-aiJ m.e uuiii.l ,
: - t .ii.- :' .-taiuiri- 'JiO acres Le t-t j
' " ' f " r i-iece or j arc-I of j
- . . v - :. j.ai t cf a trart su: vcyt'i
,r,"k-' '' 'JhiisthiU Lhit-ufelter, be
:" -'t.rkvj ni.-.ti!?. n.riiniT,ciii-' nf :i
. '..:'n,!i;- of Jo-e. h Moy.-r. thoi.ee
.... r.iti .,: wiiieii it ia a art e.vt
;;"t,:i'.tf- a beeeh, thci.e by laal of
-V-" .S:'ir!'. Michael Movers aii-l others,
-,,7 .7 ,!erries west 177 irebfji to a
0,,,"-h 35 Js-'r-es w.t 1L'6 per
. "tl !l ll'f"re north 79 rci-s
, L I'enh. u a j.ost, thence notth C2
v.;;.8 ,Wt'"; perches to a jvost, thence bj
:::;;;;ui';:l!i!ftretS cast 330 per-''-2
' ot bejjmiiing, containing
ro- a .-i allowance, b the same niOre
.'.uc,. V'r"'n orttte.l a two story frame
1"v t T, ' U,"Q uo lu t?ie eccupau
i v- o.inu'.
, - i. ..1 . VII.
1.10 A . . .
- . otiier l i-ice or parcel of
feet, to a stump, thet:ce 80 degreed west 3i I
perer.es to a stump, tbenee south 10 degrees
west 18 perched to a stump, thence south
75 decrees we.-t 2i perched to the place of
l eginiiiL containing 11 acres-, be the same
inore or less, all f which is cleared, having
thrt.m erc-te-.l two coal platforms. Taken
hi execution and to be a: the suit of
William Crr & Co.
Also Ali the right, tit!,? and intercut of
Lewis Cassiday, dtcM.. . f, in atnl to a cer
tain tract, piece or j tr. t-1 of land situate in
Suinnierhiil town-hip, Cambria cour.ty, (be-iv-
part of a larger tract warraated'iii the
tiame of William Ci..vet.) adjoitiiu Uuds
wai ranted to Samuel Blodet, Hubert llrvin
William II. Smith. Arett N-nruan and land
of Win. J. Durk. C4.i.t.thi;ri 3sl acres and
allowance, be the same inure or l:i. about
:'.0 acres of which, are cleared hi.vin thereof
ete-.t-.d a haw miil, delltn house a stable,
n .w iti the occupancy of l b-mas Lilly. al.-,o.
a one au i a half tory iious- n w iu the oo
cupancy of Mr. Miry M. lutosh.
AUo A lot of "roar,-;! sit;iate in the 11
hte of Liuiret Ran o; Hemlock. Wahin;t n
township, Cambria eounty, Fituat; l-etwi cn
the old and new 1 or ;.:.'" Kail IhxLs, at or
near the foot f Vl.n.t No. 4. knoftn as lot
No. 17, bjuud'-d a fuliu-.v?: be:ni.ii!g t a
pnst in the centre of the old Tortile ihsil
i:-.a l at the ..iith corner of a lot sidd to Mi
cha.l Iiur-j;.' on iheace .v.uth 'i i decrees eat
iO fetl at a corner owns d by F. M. (ieorjxe.
thenoe north t'.s derc. s et 08 feet to a
jost, thence c'i hrc?s e;e-t sii.lv feet to a
jk.st. thtn -c south S decrees east 5S3 fett t
Lhe j bice of bsiuaing. having thereon erec
ted a plank st.UIc r.u'.v in the cccuoaacv f
CathaiintCaisiiiy.
A'.i0 A I t ...f cro.:;.,I .-itCAh- ia the Til
lage of Laurel II.;.! ur lb i.d.k, Wahin-t..n
towiiMiip, Cambiia county, bc-inrii;: at a
pest on the corner of Michael Are;.fL-lL' lot. i
thence by faid Arti.folls Lt 110 fert to the
township road, thine nl'iy said road DO
feet t. the plac: oj'U'g'n in. tl.esau.e lx ia
part of a iar-e lot ..t ;r.,uad which Thomas
White, June 10, 1551, conveyed to James
lluuuiou au l James i'..-am, havia; thereon
erected a one and a h.i'f ntorv hink hoiisr
and I asemeat kitchen, now in th ccuan
f . i ...
cy ol t.in,an:w Uif.Mty
tioJi ar.il to I e :;t ti
Carr V Co.
AUo All ihe riyht. title and interest..!
Charles D. Kenedy. i .-ce.u-.ed, of. in and to ;i
piece or parcel of land itU'itein Washing
toil tjwn-h;p. Catn ria couaty, adj inin;
lands of Frederick M. Cy-re-. "the lieirs of
Thomas II. IV rtr and others, containing
thirty acies. more or !es.s. aU.-ut twenty live
acre of which are chare.1 having thtreoii
ereeteil a two st-y ilai1k home and a plank
table n in th" H vu;.an.-y of Mis. Marv
H K ne-ly. Tak.:i in x. mti. n a::d t Ik
t -id at the ctrl- W:.!ia. L.;u u . u Da
Tihb-.tt.
AL?o All tii. rij.f. Ji'tb- .ik1 i: tcr-t of
Silas lte.tfn, ofl in M.-i t.- n ece t.r pare.-! of
land situ. ie in Si.in;:. ri.nl t... r.shi j. Cara
1 ria .? nnty. a-ij -ltd -ji lav?- of .iin Ke;p-
ir. Jaci.b i.n.-iy and ti e.--. -..i.i.ii-,.ii,;r two
l.iu.ilied -lad :t-ai". acii.-. in-ie tr ,e-
i w hieu l- ..-U-.nol h.ivin t
on PotLj Street in said village, and the lot
or piece of ground and curtilage appurte
nant to the ni 1 building. Taken in execu
tion and to 1 s Id at the suit of Daniel
Goiihuour.
Alo All the right, title and interest of I
Johu Schnable. of, in and to a iiece or par
cc! of land situate in Blacklick township,
Cambria County, sdj .iniag lands of In-o Tar
idi. Mat hew Froseur and others, containing
ninety acre.-, ta .re or less, tl.ut eighteen
acres t f which aro cleared, having thereon
erectel a one and a half story houe and a
log stable now in the occupauty of the said
Johu chuable. Taken in execution and to
bo sold at the suit of James Murray & Co.,
now for ilm; i f li. L. Johnston.
AUo All the rii;ht. titlu aa.l interest of
Bernard M'Girr, if iu an 1 to a piece or par
cel of land situate in Cambria town-hip,
(..ambria county, adjoining land- of Johnston
Tlie Pursuit ontie Rebels.
Despatch farm Gen. UcClellan. Our For
cts come vp ici! the Rear Guard. The
Tfht. Engagement at mUiaauburg.
Harul to hand encounter vrith the Enev.y.
Washington, May 6. The following des
patch has been received at the War Depart
ment: Head-Quarters, Army of the Potomac,
May 4th. 7 o'clock P. ii.
To the Hoc. E. M. S!anton, Sec'ry of War.
Our cavalry and horse artillery came cp
with thb enemy's rear guard in their en
trenchment?, about two miles this side of
Williamsburg.
A brisk fight ensued. J.it as my aid left,
General Smith's divUion of infantry arrived
ceared, now in the occupancy of Isaac
Singer. Tahiti iu execution and to be soli
at the suit of II. & A. B. Duncan.
B. The Shcriflhas made the f.,N
lowing the conditions of the sale, viz., one
ninth of the purchase numey cn each sale
tj If? jaid at the time the property is struck
down ; when the sale amounts to 500 and
upwards, under $500 and more than $100
the oue third, under $ '.00 an 1 rnoio than
50 the half; lev? than $500 tie whole
amount, otherwise the projx-rty will be im
iti.iato-y ).-ut up to sale again, and no deed
will lc prcsc-tite-.l for acknowledgment un
less the b.d.ineo of the purch.i-e tnouey be
paid oa or b'f-irethe fallowing Monday.
Sherilfs ..Ph.-1 JOHN Bb'CK, SUiiff.
May 7, j
I)
l iist'ii m ex'-iu
buit df Wil i nn
that it was useless to attempt further opera
tions, the troops fell back about tro hun
dred yards, to await the arrival of infantry.
General Hancock's brigade soou after ar
rived, Lut it was deemed advisable to deft
?, so r od bye for
and the hospital iikewi
little while.".
"Adjutant Terry. C. S. A. M."
Tents wt.ie left staudic. with K-.!.1 - a
o
M.-ore, Alexander M' "icker, Festua Tibbolt j on the ground, and, I presumo, carried the
a:.d otl-rs. cntaiidng seventy live acres, enemy's works, though I have not heard
more or lc. about thirty acres of which are 1 'r-i. , .
vutLij a rear is strong, Lui i nave
force enough up there to ans.ver all purposes:
We have thus far seventy one heavy guns
and large amounts of tents and ammunition.
All along the lines their works prove to
have been most formidable, and I am now
fully satufixl of the correctness of the course
I have pursued.
The success is brilliant, and you. may rest
aauroJ that ito tflects will be of the greatest
importance.
There shall be no de?av in fallowing Op
the Bebeli.
The Rebels have been guilty of the mct
murderous and barbarous conduct in placim
torpcilocs within the abandoned works, near j
wells, near spring-, near flag staffs-, maga
zines and telegraph offices, In carpet bags,
barrels of flour, etc.
Fortunately, we have nit lost many men
ia this manner, ison.e L.ur or five have
4 S j ccu i--- Ar"l p-rhap a dozen wounded.
4J ! I jd.ail make the prisoners remove th ni at
their own peril.
(Signoil) G. B. McClhllan,
t Major-General,
j Head Quarters near Wiia.mburg, May
I 4, 1. M. The advauce of the forces under
j command of General St.neman, with the
! view Df ascertaining the i.niti..r .f iV ono.
toy, reached thla place, which is two and a
half miles from Williamsburg, about two
o'clock thi3 afternoon,- 02 th read from
York town.
The cc-uut.-y iu m-.t instances was laid
desolate, aud but few of the houses along the
road were occupied.
Oa emerging from a corner of the wco-'3
we er.me iu view of Williamsburg and the
? i:cin. earthworks. At the tame time 1:0
er 1 articles ct luxrry in the-n. tin t-
further operations uatll tomorrow. j md sides of the huts were caricatures cf the
AVe have information that the euetny are j Yaukee solJir-rs. ila.y . f the ULis wore
i-tillon the retreat lyosd Williamsbu.g cut in dllT.icac plr"s." I.r lir-y't--'--
.uc icr guara 01 ine enemy is very strong, lor carrying heavy ' ::r.s stool n-i
as was fauwn to-day. j with an immense e-uaaf.ity cf lumKr.
Lattr M .nday morning. It commrn I ; In the i.-IJe cnt.cnehments wtre wc-.
raining this morning, aai has continued I guns project;:::; from the
haavilv tir to thii i;rro ! 4. - , ...
, j , i!ie:i ie f"!t itror -.' rks t-j
There is no news from "Williams-burg, as ' reduce, was found to he- a weak "place. It
it is too early iu the morning to hear. J inside woiks w-.resas-! Lc-s, j -Vd up with
We Will OCCUPY Wilham.-bar;- rarlr t..i !oi?s t f w.v1 i.Vir-r...' ?
. . n .j , - JT- ........ (.!, luf
On the parapets LorlLeast of Yoiktowa
j six i,3 wi:c Lit. . Oa the s..t:tb ?:dc two
.1 T : smooth bons were found spike.!. Portia
of Yc-rktown was undiimiiatd. TLe c-'s-
?a
Fen
I'V' .V.'
ll.elt- .a Ou U. .1 c,
and a :-a-.v r.:.i. 1
..aid .VI
1. ii
1 c;t!fiU hi
..b:c
w a: the ., c'lf anoy ol tho
aa-t j
:. barn now iu the occupau
1 en.
'-it Other t.itVA nr i.ar-..1 .1
1 -ta ".',:."'tt: :n XV:-slington township. Cam
1 5' 7 ' .ti:i:h-g a p"8t. near th
IV; , , thcncn north 2 perches U
1 j ".cocktoa post, thence
Wo east 50 perch ;s to line of
4';;ain ?'5e3'. thence by said Ti-f'.-
U. 'rth' to a pot atculTert,
k.&, lrctmnamo of Thomas John.
I !v -T, 10 a l'01' thence one d-
''..- i 1. v,rst. corner of Hugh
lucnce oy a;.j lot north 61
IkeaiTi. t..v r.
xi t:..- -ui: of Klh-.
A'fo All the right, tit Jo and mtenvt ot
John Asi.ciall. ol. in a. id to h ph ceor rcil
ii land situate in Ch.-M towuslii-i. Cambrht
county-, adjoining html of John K he. Nich
olas lielfriek and the lb ir.-.4 James C- Frsb
er. deciMscl. conMiniii fi: y s.crs. a.-i-nt
thirty acres of whi :U are eJeare-.J, haviu
t hereon crectei a cabin J..u--. and a bu tia.ru
now in the occupancy of the said John A.-h-eraft.
Taken in i-xciitiou and to be seld sit
the suit i.f Jaiucs F.:ga:i.
L'aii All the right, lit', and intere.-t f
Casper Snath, of. iu and t't a piece or par
cel . f land situate in Carroll township. Cam
bria county, a.'j -ii.in lands of M.chal B rne.-
J-hu and Jamc-s O'ilarro and otht-i-s, tn
taining one hundred itcics, more or less,
huixt tweiitj acres. f which are 1 laired,
having iherivu en-ire.1 a log lmu.-e, a 1;
barn and ah'g Blacksmith sh;-p, now in th
occupancy of Lawrence ?iaith, JSr., and the
sii'ni Casscr inilh. Taken in execution and
to b'j sild at the cult of Teience Dekzier for
ue i-f It. L. J .hnt''ii.
AUo AH the light, title and interest ,f
John HarshtK-rt-r, d.-cca-ed, if. ia aud to a
piece or parcel of laud situate in Yoder
township, Cau.bita county, adjoining hurU
.'f Geurg Gate. (Je.Tge lte im, James Potta
and others, containing one hundred acres,
more or less, about twelve acres of which
are cleared, having thereon erected a round
log house and log s'able, now ia the occu
pancy of Mlizabeth Ilaiahbergei. Taken in
execution and to be sold at the suit of T.
L. ileyer, Administrator cum tt-stamento
a.itiero of John ll-tr.-hberger, deceased.
Also All the right, titie and interest of
Thomas Kayhr, of, in and to apiece or par
cel of land situate in Allegheny township,
Cambria county, adjoining la;ds of Thomas
larrisa, 1 etcr iverngau aud others, contain
ing fifty acre, more or lees, about thirty
acres of which are cleared, having thereon
erected a log house and cabin barn now iu
the possession of the said Thomas Kayh r.
Taken in execution and to bo sold at the
suit of John J. Glars and Sarah his' wife,
late Sarah Litzicger, to the use of the 6ald
Sarah.
Also All the right, title and luttrest of
John Walters, to- wit: all that certaiu two
etory plauk building or messuagu aud tene
ment situate on lot No. 8 in tb village of
Sylvania, in the town-hip of Cdbemaugh,
aud county of Cambria. nd being forty feet
I?rg and twenty five feet wide, and frcntin
.UlllilitUMUlMil 1 i
SCRIP JT PAR !
Sl'.4R KETTLE
IO to 40 talln,i
COPPER KETTLES,
3 n.ir!s to 40 jalloiij.
all sort-, and kinds.
KIIECT SliOV w.iUIl,
evrv variety.
KXAMELEIt i- TiXXLDIIlOX WARE.
ZINC WASHB0AEDS,
lor J5 cents, worth 37 ccits,
SD IUONS or SMOOTHING IllOXS.
al -izes and best quality. 5 to Cj ets. er lb
uiouim; stoves,
Tiiaimed .omplete. with Baking ariangc-men?-.
Fr m $8 to $2".
i:g; smvi-s $i. co to $i.-.. oo.
III.-ATfXG rooK srorEssz. to ?s.
FdtADLKY C-tKINt; STOVLS. Patvut.
;4a r a. c., ?n ic sir..J.,
HLItltt N A- OJ.. Ai:B'lT iVNtBLK, A. ! -uns w, re visible i u t! e iaemy?6 wwks. but
J, U 1.,-!".XV!I: ,': ,:,t. - , - 14 n-gluirtit of cavahv culi 1 uan
ami ev. rv 1 'insomgh r I h.:' ideipni i ... . -
m.nnl art".,, et stoves alwavs on haa 1 0, i -"S4"1'"1 m :Mf ' la -of battle.
j.r urI o;i 5 days" notice. Capt. GiUou's It-si rve Bittery was then
'll) FLA 1 ES AND G BA TES f .r St .v, ; ordered front to ot -ji ,11 the enem's ai-
I rauhing cavahv, w hne a portion i-f the
nlwav on n.Uid.
CAiiBoN oil Lamps, for ;jets.. t
1.1!5. CHIMNEYS an! WICKS Lamps al
wavs .11 hand.
S P 0 1 T I X I!
WelSV y fALFH , ptit up and j uiuted at 10
ets. per f Ot.
TJ7" A'o exfra rh ti-ge for Elbvics
M 1 N L It'S LA M I'.n,
Sixth United Slates Cavahv wero deployed
as skirr.iisliers to the right aul Kft. The
fire from the battery to very effective in
the enemy's cavalrv-, but tii y nt ver chang-d
their course. About two hundied yards to
the right of Gibson's Battery was an earth
work which had a!! the appearance of being
OIL CANS. j !c5crted. whea al! cf a sudden our troops
POWDKU CANS, j weie opened up-on by a deadly fire from ar
ali s:7.-?, constantly on hand. till-.ry pa-icl behind tho wcrks.
r!Sb .f- -
E1LS. JELLY Cake Moulds. Table and Tea MmicJ were checked
Spo .ns.(X)AL BUCKETS, 35jcs-io,00 1 lT charge n.ade by a portion of the First
and Sixth cavalry, w hieli was performe 1 in
j a most admirable maunc-r. In more iustan-
THe above ii.-ods wi'J Ik; furnistied.
WHOLESALE Oil KETAIL.
at the
JOUNSTvWX sTOVt ir Ilol SK KlI:KIfUIN?
f TO HE.
CANAL STREET.
Oppt.site the Weigh Ick.
ces than one it was a hand- to- hand encouns
ASK FOll
FRANK W.HAYS WAREHOUSE.
iu..ituu-. 1 10m tnra. e our ccurse vcni tle
lend upon that taken by the enemy.
Jilt. URUIXA.WE CAPTURED
rORKTUWX.
ukm-atch fbom oev. siclellak. j z:'e i!.,.r3 are forbidden U. U cpcd f r fear
Head qitzrkrs ff the Army fthc Pd-m-i- ri explosics. T-J.s and sutUs, rrith a
May 4, 1120 A. M. To the Hon. Edwin fa:e:;d to inr, Uc iu ihe roads
M. Stantun, Secretary of War: An inpcc- rtd'.-ults, $ c.
tion just made khows that the Bebels ibau- i TLe Fifth Itc gimcr.t New Yuk (Duryea'j
doned in their woiks at York town the foi- Zouaves) had live men killed iavi ieveral
lowing ordnance:
Two 3-iach riCed canncn.
Two 4 inch rifled cannon.
His teen 32 pounder.
Six 42 pounders.
Nineteen 8 inch Columbia Is.
Four 0 inch Duhlgn-ns.
One 10 inch Columbia i.
One 10 inch mortar.
One 8 inch siege iiowitzir.
wcimded by tho exph.-n of a torpedo. Th
j Thirty-eighth New York Volnnue-f. Cul.
) Uobart War, had two mm killed ari f.ur
! wcuaded ty the lasting of a pier and
j the!!. His regiment was .tni.-ng tl e Crt to
The Fo:ti.-h Nc
4 1 .. 1.
r::n;i 1 1 n- lait. VuTaS.
! Yh rk Volunteers lost or.e m.-.n k'llcd ar.i
; two wouad.d. The Scvent-tli legimrct
j New Yoik Voiui teers h-t two mca killer'.
Other cauaLtiea have K.cuir: J, lut 1 can-
ith tue caniages and implements com- ! not stn ? y.u particulars at j resect,
pleio. Each piece is supplied with sevmty- j As soon as the cvacuati;-i cf Ycrkt..wa
six rounds of ammunition. j became known ia the c".tupsf the bauds cf
On the rampaits. there are also four mag- tuf Uittercnt regimeLts commenced t larg.
Coccrizg i.f the sohiLrs. The : .".I. w-
order was sent to di.L.hns and t ri-aic
A 11., from Gen. lCXd-m:
imi
lo isot include the guns kft at j h;g
Point und their other works ?o a' "
at:uf s. which have not been examined.
These k
Gloucester
Mur left G. B. MXi.E1J.an, ! "Commandants of regiments will prrpar
(Signed) Maj .r General. to march, w ith two days' rations, with tha
Wa.itinj'on, May 5. No further news utmoct tisrpatch. Leave tot to rvlurc."
hasbeou received at the War Department j At abott 8 A. M., the trcn ps laa to
from Fortrc.-s Monr, or Yerktown. The j march; the First Iter Car.-drr and four
boat for Cherrysto..e Inlet had prcbab'.y ; batteri.-s cf artill-ry fading. Tens were
wcu '-ii-u iy u.o siorta wn:cn prevaiA-a s:ruci:, kuiji.-i. ks strapid and witb'n an
hour after the order was given, the toops
were marching on beyoi d Yoiktown. Th
gun U-ats a.-rende ? ?i:e river t cut :! the
Ihey Will go to Wcat
in that region.
Very little inforrna-joit has arrived by tel
egraph from any quarter, and nothing of at
unfavorable character.
retreat 01 the r.c:nv,
Poi.it.
Tlie Lt uruallon or Yorkloun. Te2 C of n - -
llJ it-.i!.u ol li.c i,t il3 were ft-rt
Full Details ff the Ecud Precipitate R, treat J fiorr. "Winne's M-'i x., naf.rce an arrry tct
cf the R-J-rls Jir; Woolen Guns Z'i- from Ihchiii-.a! to ..rp v; McDu-itll'b aj-
cocered Jin fff ur &ldhrs KiU I ly varce,- las-t Thursday wet-k.
Rclrd Infernal Machine The .--! a .!.. c f . ...
a numliT oi gur.s. s Tie cf thcta "!k1
ivrce &VC.-.-V T:,- ttsa ,d McuUur Cara.' wtre left -.t i;'..i..v--4., i - . '-
i " v . v v. V.ifc4. .fc V 'I
j L-rJwr I am r.nah-le Ij state. The fortiri-
ry (ii Ar i Ury i Fu'l Pursuit.
(F. umtht X.tr For.- Evt.ti.ig Pat )
Pj2l'aiu.re, Ma) L. Yoikt..wu was evac
uated entirely by the lleUls at half 01
two o'clock on the ia ming of the 4th.
During Jill the preceding day and night thev
kept up a heavy firing on our batteries all
cations at GloUCe.-ttr CuU-isft-d caly cf -ut-s:.L-
c.r:hv..iks. and c.uld cx-.Iy have beru"
t Ain. Ttto n.a.n body if the nlh ar en
camp'.d three miles from V.'Ulsharg. ctr
the James rirc-r.
Oa the night of the 3 :
;d t-:
V'.uZ 1.1 iig WJ
a.cng our iim to ever their retreat Our ' kept up un:il twelve o'clock vitl.ii tboreUl
pickets pres-eJ thir jHis-.ti-.n on the morn
ing ef the 4di. and. entered their alanJjn.d
cntrenchniCnts.
We capture.1 a Itcbel gunner in the act of
Cling his piece. He said he was the Ia.-t in
habitant of Yoiktow u. He li.i l been firing
the gun ail night. I entered the rebel woiks
at 4 a. m. Not a white rr.r.D. woman or
woiks. Oae of cur Gcner-ls .f the t:enchc
reportci that it was Volleys c-i uyirv d
heavy cannoaad;ng agair-t eur hi, wh'ch
pro rt-d a mistake. :-cof the rebel maga
zines Lud burst, unu the firv .t r-d to
where a lirge numUr of boxes fJIe 1 with
cartri jg-:s were pihd up. As ca.L lix
caught the fire the report i fi:hr t. a.
child was to be seen. Articles of cl--thing, J reisiint d"sch?.rs.'ing u volley. NIu. U-ra
stons, and oluc-rs' camp lui uiture, lay t at- rv'"--: wt" hil.VJ an I .ver :str Wouai.-d.
mii woitva ai iL'aaaii are 1 OIUi
leri-j everywhere. None
hiUsi-S wire ih-sfoVe-1. .
.f the tints
or
formidable as wc had ievr; lud t." !':. .73.
Tlie retreat -f thf rebels plears to hive ) TLe total force of the nWs. accor "
!ecn pre-eipitate. T:.y commenccl d"
t .
at the head o
-lr'.cr-
; ItS- lh.".'i 'f IV tl- t"
and save ticenti percent, -n your purchases, ' es killed.
EITI1EB FOll CASH OR SCBIP j Lieut. De Wolf was mortally wounded.
Johnstown April, 17. 1SG1. tf. j 0ne of ou. guil5 WjU lost b. rfickiug fjit
in the mud.
ter with the enemy's cavalry, but strange to
relate, none of our men were taken prison
ers, wh:Ie we captured abeut twenty five of j l'cn palpitate. l:.-y commenct-l d's- rcperts X
tho enemy, among whom is Capt. Frank J mount ng and carrying their guns h&. k t j Magru .er.
Iav, cf the Third Florida Infautrv. i UJJaiiisun-g I -ur iJay.- g. agvis have . No great l.att.e is fxpect-v? at Vv ill
been engaged in tri::-p -rting their assEu- ! as the rebel troops, .t;t; uly thc--e under
niti .n. prru.i-jns and camp e-jtMpage for ' M.irru :cr, have mutlnlc I e :; scvirai occa
over a week p;.-t. Th.lr sick and wounded, siens vi:iiin t ao ueths. I:ve thou-n.d .f
numbering over two thousand rive L m.lred, ; his men threatened to ly d-jwa their tr.s
Capt. Gibson's battery had fourteen kor"-
A D M I NIST it ATOB'S NOTICE.
Letter? of A lmiuistration on the Estate
of Peter Sweeney, late of JIunster
township, Cambria County, have been gran
ted to the undersigned by the Itegister of
Cambria couaty ; all those indebted to 6aid
estate are requested to make payment, and
thoss having claims are repicsted to present
them duly authenticated for i-ettlenieut.
ELLEN SWEENEY.
April 2d tit
NOTICE.
Letters of Aeuriini.-tratJon on the estate of
Joneph M'Feely. late of Clearfield township,
deceased, have been grautod to the Kubscri
bcr, residing in i-aid township. All persons
knowing themselves Indebted to said estate
will please make payment, and those having
claims against it, will pret-ent them properly
authenticated for settlement.
JULIA ANN M'FEELY. Adn.'x.
April 2. 1862-et.
, Lieut. Benton, of the Fir.-t Cavalry, and
ten men of the same regiment were wounded
Lieutenant McClellan, cf the Sjxth Cav
alry, was blightly wounded, as were uL-o
twelve others of the same regiment.
Lieuteuaut Colonel Krecs, of the First
Cavalry, had his harse sliot uiultj- him while
engaged in a haud-to-hazd encouuter with
two of the enemy. He escape 1 with a few
blight bruises.
Private Noble IrLh, of Major Barker's
McClellan Dragoons, had Lis horse killed,
and waa severely wounded in the leg by the
explosion of a torpedo, while passing through
Yorktown.
Tho Kebol Cavalry was forced by our met.
ng ti
Gen.
d.
-b-rT
were fcent to Richmond ten days ago.
Tho Held s-Idlers and negroes wtrc a'
work on thfir entrenchments until two
o'clock this morning, when their rear guard
order-d them t . oeise, and take up the march
to Williamsburg. In the Louse ef Mrs.
Nelson, where Gen. Magru ler Lad slept the
night bc-foie tin evacuation, I found several
fjun letters lyirg unfolded on a table. Two
weie aildrcs5cd to Gen. McClellan, one to
'the Firbt Yankee who comc," and oue to
d.iS lae-y received f.-od-and c'chln".
f ! Thre re It! Lieutenant, two Scrgi:.ts J
twci ty raca were caj tureJ tlx other si h- cT
Yerktowa r.ni brcught vi. .Since the thTcd.
over seventy elcseitfrs ha-.e c -n in, and
they reput their crn;y asthoroujly dlshers
tei:td and der.n.r-lizc J.
The rebel c-mnci; of w ar w ai Li
s.
Nelson's L iuse at Yotkt-.-.vn, on Tuesday
and Wcinoday last. JtJ". Davis ar.d two
members ef hi- cabinet, Geaeral It-e, Ma-
Abe Ijncoln." The following are the ecu- gru-er, and nine cth'r Gener&I were pre
tents of one addressed to Gen. llcCe-lan: j sent. The debates we:t - arm r.:.d etching,
'General McClellan: Yon will sur j but finally it w-e r-s- !vl to eva.te. Tlu
prised to hear of our departure i.t tLis sUge j GenTa'.s tntrusf'.-I with t eorddr of vicu
of tli game, leavin; you in possession of I tiou kept it a pr. foun 1 m cret from the eiili
this woithles t..wn, but th fact i, Mc- i cers and men. Tne honor of C'.-i eulsna'
to th
to alanrkn their position, but the wact of j Cellan, have other engagement to at- ' the enemy's miia wrks beloti
Infantry prevented out men from advancin,; tend to. nn-1 we can't wait any longer. Our ' PermtT-Third rr-.T.cr:t 1 1 Ner Ye4k V.U
' on the enemy's woiks. It being evident 1 K-j 1 i:v j'ttin; s.ck of tb d i plc, ucteri.
1