The Daily Dispatch: May 6, 1862., [Electronic resource]

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From the York River.

There can be reason for preserving silenced with reference to the withdrawal of our army from Yorktown, the movement having been made, as we learn from officers, successfully and in good order.

We understand that in consequence of the allure of the steamer Light to go to Yorktown Saturday night, a small amount of ammunition which it was intended to forward by her to West Point, was destroyed. Some which were to have been also brought by that steamer, it is apprehended fell into the hands of the enemy. The enemy apprehended Yorktown Sunday morning, and some of his gunboats came on higher up the with temporary of the 25th and 45th Virginia regiments, were local men near Bigalow's wharf, in danger of falling into the --he being in sight, moving by --were fired and abandoned. It was that the burning of these two small vessel with light freights that roused some of the extensive rumors which we have had work the schooner, with the in price for Virginia regiment, were Capt. and eleven soldiers, four of whom are sick. They were at the point where the was expected, and the falling to sail in an in which the schooner and she was they before at the wharf. The River and were notified on The Yankees throw a shell at

was supposed that the would they probably yesterday.

Virginia was on the North of river, and retreated, of course, separately find the main army.