New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-05-22
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were feeling our lines o determine pont Of attack.
At the above time, D. owever. it gradually died out
and nothing OF note occurred for an hour, when we
received The cpeer spews that enemy had cameo
our l.t ana = ar, cutting off our communication
with tr,deIic <sburg, and retsklng without Oppose
hon OF 'he east resistance the famous ana i,ood
coveted d. 1bts before which our army had s,ooT ~
Tor mont IS, and where thousands upon thousspu' v
hs nu" >oers bad given mp their lives. ,.,oc in
A." enemy were also reported as anVan'p1I onk
iorc by the way OF Fredericksburg ana tn ~ dsv
~ al over which we had pursued them had besn
previous. Fortunately our COMMUNICATE ..x;ons. and
{ established by Bankss Ford the DAY pu oor, an.
we had thus still one back door, Will po,;on Dis
reared and after ward proved our a,,annv on the
/ positions were now mad" 70 "ee. mondi,o the
three sides necessary. NeMlo" p.onrs the center
rub, With his riobt on the river, BROOKS tue
"a H. ~. Ia with bis Left on the rVer OuI
L.. 100 ~ and fears were entertained tnss VIC
enemy might attack us IN force h,ons ns W."
| Iena,6 MA o. m. they attacked Ne"'n 70 -
"ng Tsre repuI.ed; then Brooks IS center ana Nl';
1na wei again repnlsed. They then concentrated
auo live who with his two hrigades ionght
,5sm with the enscity of bull dog until their resn
icons were hurled against him III such masses ,ha'
Le was com9elled 10 retire, when he uln tnV''
distance and in order. Ii now became evident ,hey
did not intend attacking the remainder OF inc hne'
and were devotiug their energies upon MOVE
whoee left they were pressing With the evident IN
teniion Of cutting off our communication WIN 'ue
ford. ii,
Wheaton's brigade was now sent at donbie
Quick 10 HoWes assistance, and auerwtrd uen'
Newton collected such regiments as couId oe WIN
drawn from the remaining lines, when 'oge'her WIN
Buffers battery he formed in = new and strong
po.ion TO the support OF Howe. Again Just at Tue
critical moment aud when Howe was beng pu.hed
with redoubled vigor, were the enemy prevented
from making further advance, and ihelr eoiuhins
thiuned 60 fearfnlly by "A concentrated hre OF our
artillery that they could not follow US, as we WIN
drew 10 the ford, where the corps Was "S"u w
ployed 10 engage them
At2a. m. our command, well exhausted for they
had fought often aud brsvely, recrOsSed tue Kappa
hammock and bivOugcked IN tbs woods until tie OH
INST, when we returned to present csmpe' iet'
despondeut than you would imsglte alter MI gu,
brilliant successes had been Turned to Dauhht'
/ hear lly wish Won could have been with ne durnt
this most remarkable campaign. and that you CONC
have witnessed the dashns general'hp dspiAye'
bv Gen. Newton by which our successes We're %
tained and bv whose coOlness discretion ana Wen
/ planned disposition We were al erward saved IRON
Rebel anninilatOn aud capture. In saylng lhs
/ mean no Encouragement to Gen. Sedg~ek, VINO
one of the finest soldiers of oar whole army. zen
Sedgwck was continual with Gen Newton durii
/ onr Whole movement, WHO, have no hrsitauon ~
saving, relied much upon his judgment ana coupo''e
/ hat tbey together Outgenenltd Leo WIZ NV
uanded the enemy attack on Monday ID NC! OIu "
doubt aud never had the enemy 70 ROod ebau0e !.
completely wipe out the otn ana the per eoit "
tue army as on tuat day. Lee says; HAVING 'S
nuI.ed Hooker he moved his attention 10 Seus
who had two CORPS at Salem blshls, anu '0li CIV
HIM Ia retire which cauied binI lifrJ "N'io Io's
anI be fnrtb,r calls It 1.-THE llOOdrsl lhttle o ue
war Had we lad another coTpi as good hs our
can we would havs whipped him completely
Sbsler saved our right column OF attack on ouhoSy
/ IN ,to,ming tue works. Ho has Won Tie hears u
! his men wonderfully.