The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-05-04
LATER.

The Tribune has just issued another extr
with news from the front up to Sunday morn
ing. At that time our left occupied Freder
lcksburg and the first line of redoubts, and
was moving upon the second. The rebels hac
marched their whole force in the direction o
Charlottesville TO oppose our right, leaving on
ly 10000 men in the first liae. Our left drove
them out and took possession.
The Herald states that battle commenced
at o clock on Saturday morning on both The
right and the left wings The cannonading OF
the left was very heavy.
The Herald has an extra with news to II A.
M, overwhelmingly The cannonading or
the right continued with great fury.
The river was crossed, and the redoubts were
carried with great ease, and with very slight loss
The rebels had marched away in the direction
of Chancellorville, ten miles above Fredericks
burg, to attack our right wing there posted
leaving only 10 900 men, and subsequently moi
more than from 5000 to 900 in their works
as was ascertained by reconnaissance from
loves balloon.
A great portion of our Falmouth batteries
were engaged on Monday with the rebel bate
rles, firing across the river and city.
The firing both of musketry and cannon, or
the right, in the direction of Charlottesville
was very heavy. The enemy had been forced tt
fight on the ground of Gen. Hookers choosing
as he promised bis soldiers in the general order
published this morning, should be the case.
1t was believed in both wings that Gen. Stone
man s expedition to cut the railroads between
the rebels and Richmond had proved successful
thus cutting of the only path at retreat.
So confident was Gen. Hooker, at Falmouth
of success, that in conformity with his orders
force had already commenced to rebuild bridge
over the Rapahannock.
| The troops are in the finest spirits and every
thing looks propitious'
New YORK, May 4. The Herald has an ex
ira giving the important statement that the reb
el stores near Fredericksburg, and at Stoneman
Station had been burned, and gives tn,
following rumors .e..- ..
That our right had captured Is pieces of ar
tillery, that the Irish brigade had taken rebel
batteries, that our cavalry were tearing up the
railroad tracks on the rebel lines, destroying
rebel property, crossing their country, carrying
CONSERVATION and dismay to the rebels that
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our forces advanced a mile yesterday, drivip g
the rebels, and are sull driving them with great
slaughter. .......
SUNDAY, IL M.-There is heavy firing on the
right. aaa.
The Times correspondent, dating Friday eve
ming, four miles below Fredericksburg, states
that two OF the rebel lines, visible yesterday,
have been withdrawn, probably to meet our
rear attack, to which the rebels were bending
all their energies. a.. 81 .s.,,ss.L
Another correspondent, dating Saturday morn.
ing, states that the firing from our forces on the
right, directly in the rear of the rebels, can b.
distinctly heard. At the same time our troop:
are drawn up in two lines of battle this side
while our batteries were vigorously firing.
The Cairo, Ill. correspondent of the Tsme.
states that the movement to cut off the rebe
communications in the southwest, down the
| Mobile and Ohio railroad, and another on thu
Central Mississippi, by which all the railroad.
communicating with Vicksburg were to be cut
have been successful.