The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1863-05-06

n kellvs Ford about TWENTY-FIVE miles above.
on Tuesday. The Rebel pickets were surprised,
4 bridge thrown across the RappahanaOck. aud
he Eleventh corps was over the river before
dark The Twelfth corps made the passage
during the night Stonemans cavalry corps I
came up and crossed a. next morning and
the fifth corps followed Immediately after
The cavalry instantly dashed forward. aiming
for the rebel line OF communication between
Fredericksburg and Richmond. The Eleventh
and Twelfth corps NOV ID without delay on Ger
mania and crossed the RApidau AT tina point
AZ > O'Clock on Wednesday afternoon. The
Fifth corps passed the sane river further down
AZ 5. neither column having net any coasidera-
bic resistance.
Meantime the lst corps. under Major Gen
REYNOLDS, the Sd corps under Major General 4
Sickles and The eth corps under MAJOR Gen. /
Sedgwick. start ~ ut noon on Tuesday. moved /
down tn Rappahanuock and i'm the course o. /
the night the 81 and 9th corps bridgcd the river
tour miles below Fredericksburg. and threw |
across sufficient detachmenis 10 hold the oppo- |
site heads Of the bridges The Isl corps sue |
ceeded in the same attempt two miles further |
down being opposed ~ rebel sharprhooier- in
rifle pits but silencng them with artillery.
When these two movements had been accom-
plished the three corps that crossed 81 Kelly
Ford being already on the march tor the kapi-
|
Banks Ford. six miles above Fredericksburg
on Wednesday morning opened a road betwet
there and United States Ford. ten miles beyond.
and without crossing ia force lay IN position
/ for q movement the moment they were needed
During Wednesday. then, the llth, 18th and
4 5th corps reached aud crossed the kspldan. the
% occupied Banks Ford. the 81 aud 9th lay
four miles below Fredericksburg, and the LIST
six miles below, threatening a movement on
that flank alse. The enemy might well lie AT a
| loss TO know on which side the blow WAS about 10
fall His pickets had been surrounded aud
captured al all points, aud the whole operation
had been silently and suddenly effected and
the real movement skilfully disguised
On Thursday morning the scene changes
The movement down the river was a ient.-
Late Wednesday night the Sd corps, which Vas
at the four mile bridge marched straight up
the river again and Joined the 2d at Bank
Ford; and early Thursday morning the lst
corps followed in its path, and also halted al
the same ford. So that on Thursday morning
there are three corps across the Rapidan. march
ing straight on the rear Of Fredericksburg by
way OF Charlottesville. village twelve miles
distant from that city, and three more at Banks
, Ford with the road to United States Ford open.
and communications established with the ad-
vaHciug columns-all six in position 20 march
directly upon the rebel line Of communication
and the 18th corps still with a large display OF
force threatening to cross below aud assail the
other flank OF the enemy. Ii may well be be-
lieved that Lee evacuated Fredericksburg pre-
4 cipitately and fell back toward Richmond
7 kilograms to that effect were received yester
. day, but were based perhaps as much on the
presumed necessity of the retreat a. upon any
direct information. If il is not true. 20 much
the worse for Lee. He had no alternative but
o to march out OF Fredericksburg. or 20 Ugh
b with the certainty that his whole army, i
d. defeated. will be destroyed or captured AnC
in any event StOneman with his cavalry corp
is in rear OF any position 10 which Lee car
}, possibly have fallen back. aud we shall pr0ba
J. bly, next hear that both the Virginia Contra
a and the Richmond and Fredericksburg railroad
y. are severed. In that case. Lee must fight viii
what force be already has. for no reinforcement
can reach him before Hooker fails on his isola
'i ted forces
Al Washington, May /.
!, The National Republican of this P. NJ, pdt
fishes seni-oficial dispatch from Gen. Banks
; dated near St. Martnsvile. April 18th, frcI
which it appears that when he lett Baton Roug,
s three regiments of celored troops remained 10
et ifs defense. The results among others, of Gel
J. Banks expedition are accomplishing a match ,
IS over three hundred miles, beating the enemy
J. three battles, tive On land, and one on Graz
Lake, dispensing the rebel army, capturing ID
:, boundaries OF the enemy at Franklin ald Iberii
rnd deUolisbng the salt works ten miles souti
N vest OF the latter place, capturing the can
e equipage OF the enemy; also several guns an
'e nearly 1000 prisoners, and SO derangiDg tn
plans OF the rebels that they cannot for SEN
10 months, II ever. reorganize. Our loss in th
N TWO lAud battles vas about 600 Or ZOO NOthin
5. could exceed the conduct OF the officers an
D. PrivAtes in Banks command. The dispatch ss,
We have not only destroyed the army ane nav
n Of the enemy, and destroyed his materials &,
L reorganization, but re have also in our pcssel
= sion his ablest officers on sea end land
:. Pittsburgh May
There s great excitement here TO-DAY in col
sequence of the reports from Morgantowi
d Gen. Hovey received letter from Major Shou
d salter, stating that the rebels had defeated 20
Mulligan at Paramount and we're returning t
o AOrgantOwn in force, havinging received rein
forcements from Beverly
A letter from Col. Oliphant confirmed this re
Fott 7tdt4bB uuice@ itlLlofIciueIlt were lIu
uediately sent from here the whole distric
would be at the mere Of the enemv
, Cincinnati, MAY J.
special dispatch to the Advertiser an
Tribune SAYS that Gen. Burnside received a dis
4 patch this evening, reporting that 5000 Of hi
4 old army corps crossed the Cumberland belo'
Somerset, KY, this morning, and after a sever
fght with the rebels, who had their headquar
tiers at Monticello. captured that place and 10,
occupy it. No additional particulars are yet re
ceived
Vallsniighin made speech an Columbus las
L evening, in which be denounced Gen Burnside
a order, aud said the court martials being heh
I were tyrannous, and that he would resist them
Vslsndigham was to speak al Mt Vernon. lii
tie town in the backEoods Of Ohio today. and
: il probable he spoke bis sentiments more freely
r Gen. Burnside had sent up portion Of his stat
in citizens dress, to report TO him, and v,
! should Eot be surprised 70 learn that Vsuaudig
: ham was in a scrape.
L Cairo, May /.
Two or three steamers arrived today, direc
from Nilliken's Bend which place they left o.
I Sunday evening.
, The canals and passes having al failed. Gen