The Portland daily press., 1863-05-04
BY TELEGRAPH
TO THE
Portland Daily Press.
Advance Of the Army of the
Potomac.
Great Panic around Fredericks-
burg.
Lee and HamptOn's Cavalry Sur
rounded.
The Richmond and fredericksburg Railroad
Probably Gut Off.
Fredericksburg Occupied by Union Forces
New YORK. Nav

NEW IORh, May z.
The Tribune's letter gives the following
casualties in the LIST army corps, Both ult. =
Capt. Geo. Bush and Lieut.. Cardwell of the
18th Mass, killed; Thos. Cricket, Co. l, 18th
Mass, wounded, right leg amputated.
The Tribune of this evening publishes let
tiers from the army of the Potomac, of April
Both and May LIST, signed by J. X. S. They
state. that sharp skirmish occurred at Ger
mania Mills, where the l1th and 18th corps
crossed the Rapidan, and where the rebels
were erecting bridge with the view to an
aggressive movement After the lapse of fif-
teen minutes, the rebels, 125 in number sur
rendered. The 9th corps crossed the Kappa
hammock at Ely's Ford, and, as the column un-
der Gen. Slocum was advancing from Ger
mania Mills, messenger from Gen. Wade in
formed Gen. Slocum that he had occupied
Charlottesville. Two rebel brigades had been
there the night before, and there had been an
attempt to throw up earthworks, but our sud
den appearance caused them to evacuate.
A gentleman who left Fredericksburg We'd
nesday evening represents the citizens fleeing
in every direction. 1t was believed that the
city would be shelled and destroyed. A COM
plete panic is prevailing throughout the whole
country. ~
Stuart, Lee and Hampton, with their whole
cavalry force, were in Culpepper, watching
the movements of Stoneman They have all
been intercepted by Federal infantry, and if
Stoneman bestirs himself, he will capture the
whole concern.
Wheelock's rebel brigade barely escaped at
United States Ford, leaving all their camp
equippage behind.
Gems. Lee and Jackson command at Fred
ericksburg, Longstreet is in Suffolk, and A. j.
Hill and Rickett are in North Carolina.
-Four rebel brigades are three miles out of
the city, with orders to fall back to the rifle
pits at the approach of the Yankees.
A trast Ds.l., fns IaI
Fredericksburg on the 30th ult., and it is be-
lieved it has been cut oil by portion of our
cavalry.
The troops from Germania, Ely and United
States Fords have joined, and thus far all is
well.
New YORK. May 8.
The army correspondent of the Herald with
the LIST army corps, writing under date of May
list, says:-The rebels made one or two dashes
yesterday, driving in our pickets At Il p. NJ.
on the previous day the rebels opened heavy
fire with shot and shell upon our intrencbing
forces, but received spirited response from
our batteries. The rebels appeared to be con-
centrating to attack our extreme left, but an
attack was not then regarded as certain. Our
pickets have been advanced considerably and
the rebels had contracted theirs on the Bowl
ing Green road.
The correspondent of the Philadelphia Press
says it is reported that Fredericksburg is now
occupied by strong Union force under Gen.
Patrick, and that the railroad towards Rich
mohd is being rapidly repaired. Also that
Port Royal is occupied and being used as a
landing place for stores, and that Stoneman's
cavalry had advanced TO Culpepper, and our
railroad trains were running TO that point.
The rebel sympathizers in Morgantown re-
ceived the rebels with great kindness, which
the rebels repaid by stealing all their cattle,
horses and food.
The Baltimore correspondent of the Herald
says rebel force is still north of the railroad,
with 20 pieces of artillery, probably near
Brownsville, Pa. He says Gen Schenck has
utterly failed to expel the rebels up to date,
LIST inst, although ample means are at his dis
posal
The same correspondent says the rebels were
concentrating on Friday at Bridgeport, and he
has no doubt large portion of Lees army is
in Northern Virginia, having left a small force
behind to hold Hooker in check
PHILADELPHIA, May g.
The following statement is derived from
gentleman who left the Rappahannock Satur-
day. 1t is already known that our forces have
crossed over with less opposition than was an
ticipated. The enemy massed a considerable
force on their front Thursday, and at night
there was some artillery practice between our
own and the rebel guns at long range. As
soon as the rebels learned on Wednesday that
our forces had crossed above, they commenced
moving troops out to intercept our advance,
aud continued it all night and next day
Trains have been running constantly with
troops from Richmond, and they have all their
available forces around Fredericksburg.
Latest news from Charlottesville is that
Stoneman had cut the railroad. This is stated
on the assertion of gentleman connected
with the civil department of the Government,
who arrived at Washington Saturday forenoon.
There is no doubt of the fact that our army
was al last accounts in cheerful and hopeful
condition. and Gen. Hooker, it is represented,
had issued an address, paying a high compl-
ment to the army for their conduct thus far in
this important movement.