New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-05-07
THE BRIDGES TAKEN UP.
Over 5000 Prisoners, and Many Guns
and Standards Taken.
LOSS OF THE ENEMY VERY LARGE.
Heintzelman on the Way with
endorsements.
yrem Our Special Correspondent


LHYT Vine ARMY THE PoToxIc, Nay 5, 1868.
Al the mail bour yesterday morning the enemy,
under jackson, who had attacked our extreme left
the evening BEFORE had recovered possession Of all
the defenses back of Fredericksburg, except few
on the right, which were held by the divisions Of
Brooks, Howe and Newton.
lull ensued till late in the afternoon varied only
by occasional skirnishng on the part Of those dvs-
iona against the flank of the Rebel works, and by
the brigade of Col. Hall, Gibbons's Division %
Corps, which sin held the town. They kept up a
constant annoyance, which the enemy afraid
TO resent by entering the town. IS fire from our AZ
tleIy on the opposite side of the Rsppabnnnock
would have opened upon them.
After an apparent consultation by the Rebels. they
attacked the rghtof our wing toward evening, which
our men, refreshed by several hours repose repulsed
with vigor. Cheers and yells slternated side
OF that Of tie enemy gained advantage; but, over
whe.med BY numbers, after a stubborn resistance Till
loag sitter nghtfall, force fell back shor, dis
lance where IL still remains this morning. 10 good
defensive position.
The enemy have thus regained Frederics sbOrg,
bu, cannot hold it as before our army being on er
fank and rear Their formidable earthworks are
are thought TO possess poutoons and raid upon our
supplies on this side Of The river, from the le,
thought possible lest night, hut dne precautions were
taken.
Col. Han, 81 Brigade "a Division, 81 CqrTt, re.
tired his ifoops from Fredericksburg early this
morning, taking ny both bridges. News froia the
extreme right is indstirct, bus not unsatisfactory,
Heiutzelmsu il said to be near y, hand wiki re-
endorsements from Washington.
The struggle is gigantic | add more lsts Of
wounded. In the great confusion they Giitcult
70 procure. The killed are by no means thoroughly
known, and will not be I'll fighting il over ana regi-
mental returns are made. The hospitals were all
moved yesterday irosn fredericksburg to this side
No fighting IS 90 a. M going opposite, and
l,tle has occurred to-day. THos. NJ. NEwBoULD.
Oar Washington correspondent writes on Monday
night:
Nobody here knows anything, save thai Hooker
hss taken from 5000 to $1,000 prisoners, has los
heavily-fye or SIX thousapd-and is on the who'
in good position. Evidently we have the best Of
them, but are not on, OF the woOds.
Correspondents who were at Chancellorsville ls-
night state thar Gen. Hooker has captured owe
5000 prisoners and large number of guHs an'
Rebel standards Among the guns captured are tel
belonging TO the famous Washington Battery o
Louisiana.
Yesterday, GeD- Hooker accomplished several
very important movements, forcing Lees whole
army back more than t~o miles from the point il
occupied, infticing upon The Rebels great loss IL
killed, wounded and captured.
.The Rebels who captured talk great deal o
the many surprises with which they have met from
our army.
Hooker il omnipiesen; upon the field. Wherever
there 10 disposition to SHRINK from the fearful work
be appears in the midst Of the faitering OOPS, and
never fails 10 insIir them with hit own determined
seal and bravery. In several instances lie has led
tie charging columns m person