Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1863-05-15

ollowing estimate of the wounded, killed and
Missing at the battle Of Chanc cellorsville'
Wounded, 1000
Killed. 900
Missing, 1900
1t said at IIamilton's Crossing. there are
more muskets piled on either side of the road
than have ever been seen together since the
war. They were left the battle fields by
the Ynnkevs. and many thousand more there
arc which have not yet been collected.
The number of cannon captured by our ar
my is not yet known. but it is said to be over |
fifty. 1t is dubtfu whether the pieces taken
from the Washington Artillery were recapiured !!
1t is most probable the enemy hurried them to
the rear that they might hereafter be rarnded
ns 'rorhics md honsted over.
The Yankee prisoners admit that they were
awfully beaten, but say that 1t was owing 10
The fact. which they hev"r cease to proclaim.
that they have no generals They believe their
troops are as good as ours but that We beat
them by the superior skill Of our generals.
Many Of III" prisoners say that Hooker fell or
was Knocked from his horse during the battle
Of Sunday. They know nothing more than
that they cav him fall This was, doubtless,
the origin Of the story that he had been woun
dcd aud had his leg taken Off
A letter dated V,cksburg, the 4th inst, says
that Yankee tug attempting to carry cargo
Of provisions by our batteries at that place.
she came within range Of our batteries, our
guns sent forth deadly fire into her. The
craft was instantly enveloped in flames and
sunk in n few minutes The crew was cap
tured.
| Gen. E. Frank Paxton Of the Stonewull Brig
sde fell galantly on the frl,hAL ChancelIors-
vile.
The Richmond Sentinel Of the 9th says, the
teIcgra aph brings the we of Van Dorn's death
He died, it Is understood, the victim of u man,
whose c.nj"gul harri"ess he had ruined. His
fate will excite no sympathy. while cause
such will sustain no losss.
The Chattanooga Rebci Of the 10th partially
confirms the nb,Ye in the following remarks
AS yet We have received no particulars OF
the killing of Gen. Van Dorm. nor II the cau-
se- which led to it other than from street ru-
mors which if correct would SEEN that the
, killing was jnstifable.
DR.. Peters. who killed him, was formerly
State Senator from Hardcninm county, in thi
State, and IL genticman Of wealth pesiiio:
and influence. whose family connections rnnl
!; with the fist in Tenressee. He is said to hav'
o approached Gen. Van Dorm in the street, ant
presenting pistol shot him in tke head.
The siege Of suffolk, which was kept up onl
son,e three or four weeks. enabled Gen. Long
= s'rect TO gather up, hesides large quantities c
: corn, over million and half pounds Of ba
:, con. At present market prices this voul
IS bring up. nrds Of two miiona of dollars
y Jackson, May 1.-THE Natchez Courier ha
information from Port HUDSON that Kirb
Smith, from Tennessee, with 10000 new troop
! whipped B"nks-whpped him badly, drivin
ii him 70 Washington, La.
3 VIcKsBcas. May 9.-Nothing new from II
IS front. The enemy has beer landing troops t.
% day below Young's Point, supposed to be dc'
tined to reinforce Grant.
The Wing office was destroyed hy fire til
afternoon: origin unknown.
The Yankee papers and prisoners oil a.
'e knowledge that Hooker received q gente
| thrashing-thnt "hc has been outgeneraled al
" outfought The World gives partial list
are Brig. Gen. Mott, Maj. Gen. Barry. of Mai
Brig. Gen. Schuenliefng, l4th corps. and seve
D. teen Colonels. Lieutepant Colonies and Majo
lie and twenty. eight Captains and Lieutenan
u The wounded are Brigadier General Whipp
ar General Devine Of Maine, severely; thirty-o
>, Colones, Lieuteu ant Colonels and Majora, a
, ffty-tw Captains and Lieutenants-ma
m"rtaly.
at Northern accounts state that Fallandin
n ham, is at the Burnett House. Cincinnat'i,
ed der strong guard. He was arrested BY
.ly company of bolIers. soldiers were posted
NJ. the neighborhood to prevent an uprising. VI
landingham says he will not ahswer TO
military court. lie is TO be tried immediate
At The cause of his arrest was that he vioa
'ns Burnsi,.e's death order. Great excitement +
wales in DAYTON ON account Of bis arrest
or. Col. Edgar's battalion, stationed at Lew
oe burg, Greenbrier county, Va. were surpri
Vi by one thousand Yankee cavalry late on /
he day night last, but with consummate skill
oat rallied his men and fought the enemy "
her determined bravery, beating them back,
ling and wounding number. The enemy 8
in flag of truce. asking permission to b
mp their dead, which request COL Edgar refu'
up His force was barely light hundred men,
op. his loss resul,in. from the surprise is suppo
RI to he heavy, but notw outstanding THE he fo"
the enemy. as our informant says. like ]
giving them total defeat
'out GENERAL JACKSON.
20 A correspondent furnishes the following
relation to Gen. Jackson:
am Gen. "s,onewall" jackson having lost