The New York herald., 1863-05-06

end uncertainty which pervades Tho public mind. n
IA not thought desirable that professional Correspond
ents should furnish 10 thor vcspec,ve sheets The Darr
tive Of eveots they traaspe bulletin should be psb
lisaed = least daily by the War Department. giving so
outline of the oews uni such Time tho resrticoa can
be removed. -th
There was heavy aehtiag yesterday nearly alt cay. on
the right where the great 1sht OF the day previous un-
day. took place. but At the last accounts everything
was going on weA for the Un,on army. Tho enc
my are contendng desperately against the ernr's
OF General Hooker " taH,et decisive defeat
them and viii OF continue the coates, es long
possible Tho Casualties both sides have been very
heavy. as the best and most elective troops q both
armies arc here ped against another and are cen
tending, the great victory which shall open tse
road 10 lschmond by the destruction and Generalization
Of the opposing hosts. and thus s'd materially and ehec
lively the suppression Of the rebellion aud tho termna
ton OF the war; the other for sepreservaton and 10
proiong the existence OF th"r rebel oonedcscy. The
number Of prisoners captured thus Ear least from four
10 six Thousand. and the number Is hourly largely
increased.
Both armies considerably exhausted by tho almost
CONTINUOUS lighting. marching and man~uvring OF tho
last thrce days. and unless largo renforcceas bs
brought up for the relief Of Loes army without further
delay, they cannot much longer continue the contest
General Hooker declared 70, an oGlcer WHO ien his
headquarters Chancelorsvue this morning. that he
could hold his position against any force that could b
brought against him. He Is very confident OF success
and that this Is 70 be- Of the baodiest the most i'm
pcrtant and decisive victory OF tho war thus far
achieved.
From Fredericksburg we learn that the rebels have
reoccupied heights the OF tho utrenchnenss
WICK occupy the nireuchmenis and have artillery
placed ~ 10 hold their assaAns In check and prevent
them from recapturing the fortheatous which
calamity wrcsted from them. Longstreet reported 70
have up from the Backwater with his force and
bs In command Of the rebos opposed 70 sedgwick but
this noods confirmation General Peck s reported 10
have telegraphed TO the War Department to-day that
Iongstrees was s, in mis- 'front.' which, true, would
PROVE that the report OF his being at Fredericksburg Is
incorrect. NO. rs
eur forces reported to be in good Spirits and with
t exception Of the Eleventh corps division Of which.
ss hss beou -eady reported way before an over
whelming force Of the suddenly precpitaied upon
them Saturday afernooE have behaved in the most
gallant and creditabe They have every con.
ndence in their commander sustain the srduous and
exhauspg abors and exertioss which they are called
uron to undergo admirably.
Nothing reliable has been beard from General stope
mans Cavalry force, to whom was ntru,.od the mpor.
mnncations in their rear and 1t Is certainly known
yet whether they have succeeded in their ission.
Among the prisoners who have already arrived hore
Major General Evans. aud rigadier General said
be Fitzhugh Lee
The Juniata arrived this evening with hundred
and twenty Ave additional rebel prisoners and few of
our wounded. The Mary Washington also brought up
two hundred and forty OF our wounded.
Among the casualties reported the following
Colonel Norton, 1851 Ncw York Volunteers wounded in
Major Higgins. 8sth New York, leg.
Lieutenant Colonel \. A. Walker, General Couch's staff,
Lieutenant Colonel Chaplin, seth New York Volunteers
killed Body brought up on the Juniata
Captain Sherwood, Co. l, Seth New York, lungs, fa
Captain Angle, Co. b., seth New York hip
Captain Ellsworth, seth New York, thigh
lot Of oight hundred and fty rebel prisoners were
ma rched through the city this afternoon. There was
quite contrast between their rusty and ragged butter
nuts apparel and the clean comfortable uniforms or
the Massachusetts, soldiers who formed their escort
Ason Of ex-senator A. c. Brown, Of Mississippi, 10
among the rebel prisoners. More than three thousand
now here us
The following the names Of tho rebel officers cap
tured n Fredsricksburg by Gen. Hooker including all
the nsld oncsrs Of the Twenty third Georgia regimsnt
Col T. N. Grimm, Lieut.. Colonel W. n. Iuse, Cap,ans
e. y Rs. p cs:'s nSe.sd
sscoad Lieut. r. n Grimm; Tnrd Lieut. J. n Holiday;
THIRD Lieut.. W. p pswers, Eghteenth Mississippi infAn
Brisccs, Fh Lousians infantry; First Lsuiensni j. T.
Srs owen WsSoson
Second Lieutenant X. Rsves, Eighth Louisiana infantry;
n T. .css .Ss as.1S
Su., A. sharp; First % Lieutenant: ro:ssf' :. =
au soo.s ss'fIss
A. Novbey, j. A. smith, j. r. Prchell, G. 8. Norris G. C.
sharp, r. A. Bell, T. B. Davis, W. J. Brooke; Brsvet Sec
Third Lieutenant J. T. Harris all of the Twenty third
Georgia. The lieutenant colonel wore the insignia Of three
stars. faHt
The Rebels Concentrating Their Ferees.
OUR BALrsNoRE CORRESPONDENCE.
BALTIMORE, May 4, 1883.
The Siege Of SUFFOLK Raissd and ae Ens~y N run Re.
Geat-1Ae RecomossaScs Of Ssnday-wAevs Aaw ne
RsesL Gomez DC
After the thorough drubbing rebels opposite suok
received on Sunday, may not be uninteressng in
qure whether they anticipated attack and ready
or 10, whether they bad already made preparations
fr raising the siege OF Suffolk, which had existed for
twenty. three days, and had commenced retrogrsde
movement before General P,cx commenced his recon.
noisssnce.
In pursuance OF this Inquiry may refer to an inter
ceptsd order from General Lee 10 Genera Longstreet
which the former referred TO the necessity Of
raiing the Confederate orces In view Of the prospect
Immediate advance OF General Hooker in the direction
q Richmond We may also mention the fact that IL was
known three brgades of tho rebel General
d. n. HIS forces In North Carolina slresdy on
their way 10 JOIN Lee in obedience 10 order issued
may be- simultaneously with that sent to Longtrect
Ib~ riod Of the lstters retirement from before Suffolk
probably only temporarily deferred by the order
beng intercepted.
Bet the probability that the enemy had already
their retreat when the attack begun sup
ported by the statement Of rebel prisoners on Sun
day, learn BY later advices from Norfolk. They
Affirm that az early ten O'Clock the Saturday night
previous the retreat, II may be 20 termed,
msnced that sll that left 70 engage General Peck
reconuciiering force was brigade under command Of
the rsbe General Toombs and that the sembance Of thor
forces being attn before suGolk was merely a