The weekly Butte record., 1863-05-09

New YoRE. Mag ).
The Philadelphia Enquirer has dispatch
pETpoFtio- to be from Washington Yesterday
stating that telegram from Lee to Richmond
was Intercepted calling for reiuforcemea,s and
announcing bis inability to held on, two diys
longer unless Teiuf0rcements were sent
Stonemaas cavalry Is 10 tie rebel rear and
* said to have cut the Virginia Central and
the Fredericksburg Il Richmond Railroad
southwest Of Cbaneelorvilie. tearing mp five
miles Of the track and capturing rebel supply
train. thus cutting of al Communication with
Richmond.
The Post prints the following: Latest
from H00ker's army-The battle on Sunday
was renewed on Monday morning. The enemy
appeared to have forces equal to our own in
numbers. His successive attacks were made
with desperate spirit The destruction Of the
railroad bridge over Massassonsx ard Mat
tap0ny creeks, south Of Fredericksburg has
certainly been accomplished AID the read to
Richmond thus cut of TO tie enemy"
Eight hundred prisoners. including the entire
strength Of the 23l Georgia regiment were
brought 10 Washington this morning. They
were well clothed, and rot one looked as
though be had not had enough to eat.
PHILADELPHIA May D.
i passenger who arrived from Fortress
Monroe this afternoon. says when he left there
yesterday fighting was going on near Suffolk.
\ force Of Union troops had been sent against
the works the rebels were constructing. 1t
is understood the rebels had been driven some
distance. No particulars are given.
WAsHINGToN, May ).
The Republican in postscript, yesterday
afternoon. says: Our advices up 10 noon to day
are that tue victory Of Hooker is more COM
plele than was at first supposed. and all the
most sanguine conld hope for Is realized. We
congratulate the army and the country n7on
this most important success. There are facts
connected With this movement which cannot at
present be stated. but when it is completed
they viii be published.
PHILADELPHIA, May 5.
\ Bulletin extra of this afternoon contains
news from to days Washington papers that
Gen Fi'z Hugh Lee is prisoner in Washing
ton. There is report Of the capture OF 800
prisoners.
CHICAGO. May ;.
The Chattanooga Rebel Of the LIST contains
the following
JACKSON Miss April ).
Communication with Grand Gulf has been
was heavy firing. The Yankee guuboats have
retirel they fred about 800 shots and she'll
tomDorarir disabling one of our guns Our
loss, killed a1d 10 wounded. Two Federal
boats were apparently injured. bat the damage
is unknown Their disabled gunboats, after
trying unsuccesslu!ly 10 pass uH, row lie three
miles below on the Louisiana shore, FIVE miles
above Grand Gulf
Official information is receiced that the
sIoop of-war Prtble was burned on the 2Sth.
off Pensacola. She IS a total loss with her
armament.
MUEFREEsB0Ro (Tenn.) May (.
Rebel reports represent that Dodge having
advanced | ! miles east of Tuscumbia had met
the rebel General Forest. Fighting was re
ported going on upon the ooh April. Gen.
Dodge was in possession of CORTLAND, Ala,
on the 2jth
Jackson, Mississippi, dispatches of 29th.
represent that Gen. Grant was at Union
Church, on the Natchez and Hazlenut road
Light draft boats were coming up the Yazoo
river. Trains and transports had reached
Iaz'enut. and it was evident that the Feierals
intended moving on Natchcz. Gen. Banks
had taken 81. Xandia Louisiana.
CAIao, May ).
4 steamer from Yicksburg on Thursday
night. reports that on Thursday morning.
April 30th. Gen. Sherman, with fleet of
transports accompanied by guuboats, passed
up the Yazoo river and male an attack on the
rebel batteries In the afternoon several more
transports followed up, with troops on board
The report is that Sherman has landed at
precisely the same place landed at when the
former attack was made. Each transport is
armed with three gHns. iu order to meet any
emergency that may arise.
Cannonadug and the rattle Of musheirv was
distinctly heard at Ioung's Point. from uiuc
o'clock on Thursday morning TIL long after
night 1t is learned from a gentleman who
LETT New Carthage on Wednesday, that a very
heavy force had landed in Mississippi, some
miles above Grand Calf Our gunboats had
been sheliing the latter place for several days.
MUEFREFSBoEo, Nay >.
\ rebel telegram from jackson. Miss Of
29th April. says that Grieyson is known to be
below jackson.
CIxcIvxArI. May 6.
Considerable excitement exists at Dayton in
consequence of the arrest of Nallaudighaul
At dark last night, mob of 500 or COO men
Quilted the journal Office and burned the bull
ding. The fire was communicated to adjoining
buildings, and several were consumed. All
telegraph lines were cut down, and bridges
burned, to stop the passage Of troops. They
however arrived at a late hour, and put stop
to the disturbance.
Burnside has declared martial law in Mont
gomery county. OF which Dayton is county
seat, The Dayton Empire, Nalandigham'S
organ, ha> been suppressed and the editor
imprisoned Nallandigham is being tried to-
day before a military court The proceedings
are secret. 1t is understood that he declined
pleading protested against the proceedings.
denied the jurisdiction of the court and asked
for continuance that he might enter written
plea. This was denied.
New \ 0RE. May :.
The Herald prints the following We
learn by special messenger that a great
battle was fought on Tuesday and Hooker.
with his army, driven back across the Kappa
hammock. lee was heavily reinforced, and the
last battle exceeded in slaughter those Of the
previous days. Nothing has Vt been heard
of St0npman 1t seems imnoSSjbla to dOubt