Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-05-11

Aec9anfs fr0ls fse v'srfherA Prfss.

sacc9ssHEs fr0ns tSe sv'arshern Prfss.
From the Cairo aess,ts. Kay 81
New YORK. May 5-Anong The killed aud
wounded srs Maior- General Berry. killed Gar.
Devon, Woauded IN The foot General Nett,
wounded ~ two places Lieut.. Sect, 81. Wis
esasin. killed; Lieut. Crosby, 18th Regular BATH
tcry, killed als9 3 lFrge namber Of Geld and
campeny oficers killed and wounded, mosslyi
New York and Pennsylvania regimeats
a Falmouth letter of Sunday, ten o'clock
NJ, states thAt Sedewick attacked ihs Rights of
fredericksburg, gsllautly carrying them b.
storm, capturing the 18th and 1914 Mississippi
regiments, orc eompzny of the Washington ar
fiiery, Of eight guns and over one thousand
prisoners. General GibboR planted tha siafa
AID stgiBes ever the rebel works. Our loss 3
moderate. Sedgviek afterwards drove the reh-
els back, aud at 4 p. NJ. Sunday, b8d advanced
to ths brick church four and q half miles TO-
wTd Chaneellorville, on the plank read. Hero
lie Ind a severe fght With Earl's rsbal disisioni
reinforced by Les bat rspHlsed Thorn, takiEg q
lot of pIisoEers. The enemy is row hemmed ia
between Hooker end ssdgwick. The advaa-
tsga is decidedly with us.
TIE HsTsi& ssys sur less in stsTming tAs
hiehts Of Fredericksburg Is about 1000 kiiiei
and weunded.
The HeTtdis correspondent says tie battle
was resaaed on MsndEy, and Nas 2 most aes-
perats affair. Ths rebsls als5s a ssriaS ct "a
porhEmsH attacks St al Points, but Wsre re-
pBlsed wits terrific slaughter. Oar forces hsys
destroyed tho bridges in tie rssr Of The rebels
across The AstspAosy, thss eeaFletely cutting
! CT all retreAt TO Richmond. GsD sickles il re-.
perted killed, but It IS not crsdisea.
EEw YORK, Aey 5-The Pest prints The tss-
lowing. The latest iniellipsncs from General
Hoekss's army is just received frea Waahis<
tuu. Ihr eEttH 81 S1udaT as renewed en-
Monday norainE. The enemy appeared to
have a force equal in Numbers to eur Own, aud
his successive attacks wera made with despe-
rata spirit. The destruction Of the railrpsd
bridge ever the M~agssponax snS Matapaiy
creeks south Of Fredericksburg, has certainly
bssn accomplished, sad the read to RieEm0nd
IS thus cut OF frota the snemy. Eight hundred
prisoners, including an sRtire rsgimsst, CHE
23d Georgia., were broEght 20 Washington this
morning, ard marched down Pennsylvania ave-
nue. TO tbs old capitol prison. Their appearance
was tha eubieet of universal csrnmsRt sad re-.
msTk. They were we'll and comfortably Cad,
and Rat ore looked ss ihsugh he had net mad
enougk to eat. Two officers, H~sjsr-Gsnsrsl
Evans. Of South Carolina, and bsigsdier-es2-
sral, Wh0sa Haaao WAS not learned, were proni-
nent apeRg the number. Evans vas in com
mand at Lessbsrg during the Balls bluff bat
tie. TheTe is a runner current that Gsn. Stons-
msn had captured Gordonsvills
NEW YORK, April 5-TAo Washington Re
p~aElieap in postscript Of yesterday aftsrseon
says: "OHF adyices xp to Rsen to-day, are tkat
the victory Of GensrRl Hockar's army is more
complete than vas at frat supposed. All that
the most s~aEeuins would hope for has been rssl-
lad. We congratulate tbs army and couatry
upoA his nisst Important success. There sra
facts connected with this movement which can't
a. pTessEt be stated, but when it Is completed
they will dsvelep themselves aud be spprecia-
ted" The BHlIsfin bas issRed 81 extra, con-
tainipe nsWs from to-days WashiRgtsR papers.
Gen. Fiizhugh Les is q prisoner in Washington.
Therein a reported capture Of over FIVE tAOa-
send prisoners.
PHILADELPHIA, Hay 25-Tks Washington
ChreHicie Of to-day has the feIiswing: "A gsE-
tlsmsn who left Falnsht early yesterday morE-
| ing reports that early Sunday morning siEsl-
taaaously with the c1mRaseemsnt of the battle
on ths right, our batleres On the left opened on
tho rebel defsassg st Fredericksburg, Whieh
were s~srssstly replied to By ths ssbsls, bat their
Ere srsdzally ElseksHed. Oar infaasry imme-
| dissely movsd forward ERdsr direction of Gen.
Ssdgswiek. Ha had baysRsts sxsd ard pre-
ssnted a firm fr9at aad novsd on aRtil thsy
reached within = fsw hzndred yards Of tks Is
mau4 stens wsll. Here they met 9 most mur-
dsreus fire of infantry. wkils grape and car
iaier played thTsEgh tksir rEnks. Sill thsy
pressed onward, and tia wall was cleared sid
the ridge gained. The brave boys with chssr
prosssd onward toward the second line Of il,
tranchzsAs, bat an oTdsr rssehsd thew 70 re-
turn, which was eomFled with, bat net witAsal
a great deal Of rsluctanes.
Ths Op;nisu q gaiaing gToaad that i was ~.
neceerarY 70 drive tkem uaoh faTthsr, "a Is
wosld prevent our foTcss on ths right TsachiaE
tssir rear. So great was tao pEnic Of the rsSsls
That thsy ahaRaoRsd cannon, arms, kaapsaeks
and everything else tkst Wszld il the least ia
peda tbsis fight. Tke works were held all dEy
without sRY desperate effort FROM them. They
kept up q pretty sharp skirBsiEh, occasionally
made sslliss out of their sseend szd tsird liaas
OF intenehmeHts, but were invariably driven
back. Upwards Of three thoTsana p~ris0nets
we're taken aurisg this sEgags1 Ant, mostly be-
longing TO Mississippi, Georgia. saa YirgBia
regihsntg. A large number Of prisoners Tsie
taken.
Ths Philadelphia Izqsirsr kss a dispatch par
parting to be from Washington yesterday, STAT
iev that q dispatch FROM Lee to RicknoEd was
Intercepted, ealing for ro~infoTcsmsRts, and an
n~GaReing his astiFe inability 10 hold out TIVE
DAYS leNgsr, snlssg they are seat. StonsmaR'a
cavalry, in tie rebels rssr, are said 10 have cat
the Virainia Central Tai,rosd, alss the Fredar-
icksburg and Richmsad railroad, near Milford
ssasisn, tsaTi7g up fTs miles sf ths tTRek-sad
capturing a Tsbsl sasply lTsis. Aad eating e
ell rebel Communication With Eiohuosd.
sDssAL VICTORY eLKxEn.
Froa fNs Cairo Gazette. Nav 81
NGW YozK, Eays-Tke Times ana Hsrala
esztaiR long and Interesting accounts az The
proceedings Of Rockers arny. The TiRss'
eorraspsHdoEt states that altar thrse days
skirmishing en- both sides, the rsksls, or satar.
day afternoons and evening, attacked eur rieki
haEk, JaekEoR, with his whels corps Of forty
thousafd Msn, throwing himself inpstuously On
HowaTh's llth csTps kus the movement was
snly Partially susesssfHl, and rsinforesasata
being promptly asnt By Hasksr, the rebels were
handsomely checked. Hovard's corps csR,
slated Of Schurz's, StsiHWehr's and Di7eE's
divisions
The Tiues' correspondent states that tkis
corps disgTacefully abandoned their position be-
hind thor bTsastWorks, aRd rushed PANIC
stricken iswsrd headquarters. Our right vas
thus completely tHrnsd, and tks rebels were in
q fair way Of d~saslRg ~ up. Hooker Ess i'm.
msdiately IN the sadSie, and turning to the con-
msnder of his old corps Berry. shouted !:
"GensTsl, tsrow your msn iRfo the brescs, re-
eeive the eHssay on your bayonsts, and doa't
Ere q shot that will not csant." They rxsked
gloriously Ss1ble-quick TO Tia rescue, pressing
forward a horrid array of glittsIing asssL TIE
enemy were checked and retired to their bresst-
wsrks, iast abandoned By HoTard's corpg. Bat
tsries Immediately com8snced On ths crest Of the
hill, pouring in s tefibis Are until far ia tae
Eigkt. Gen Pleasanton also checked { living
battery Of a dozsR pieces, and drew I'D his it
tie brigade Of cavalry, With drawn sabsrs. to
practice bis gans. He hsd tksm doabls-sbot-
ted with canister, and swept the ensiny's posi-
ton murdsrously. In this chargs Of the sahsls
they took from the coWsrdly dutcbmeR, as The
Times correspondent styles ghem, twelve pieces
Of csnnen. The Geraass fed past Hoekar's
headquarters il a paste, many Elsmbsrs Of tie
staff, with pistols aud sabsEs, vainly sndeayor-