The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-05-08
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ARMY OF THE POTOMAC.


icksburg and StonemanS station are burn
ed, and give rumors that our right captur-
ed sixteen pieces Of artillery; that the
Irish brigade took three rebel batteries;
that our cavalry were tearing up railroad
track and destroying rebel property, and
that we advanced one mile yesterday and
were still driving the rebels with great
slaughter.
At IL O'Clock heavy cannonading was
heard on our right.
Three hundred and thirty-fOur rebels
were brought here to-day, including one
colonel; in all about 600 since Saturday.
The Times correspondent, dating on
the field, near Chancellorville, 10 P. Ms
May 1st, says the second army corps took
position the night previous on the left, and
the third corps reached the front about
noon. The position now occupied is thus
described:
We hold the Gordonsville road, and
country road leading to Spottsylvania
Court House and another road four miles
in the rear of the enemy's flank. Thus
they are dangerously exposed, and it they
fight it must be in the open field
A dispatch captured yesterday from
Gen. Lee to an eng ineer officer, dated the
goth, says he is much surprised at this
movement, and had not anticipated it and
was not prepared to give Instructions
About noon there was a movement made
to endeavor to bring up the enemy and
compel him to develope his strength.
Our men entered the field with much
enthusiasm. Only one regiment of caval
ry first charged on the rebel infantry, the
latter driving ours back repeatedly, when
small force of infantry supported by cav
airy checked the rebels Our division I'M
| der Sykes and rebel division under An
dersOn, then became engaged. Our troops
drove the rebels from two ridges parallel
with the Rappahannock, gaining mile
and capturing fifty prisoners, when Hook
er ordered them to retire, not wishing to
bring on a general engagement. The
| rebels mistook our retreat for a check and
followed rapidly on to the top of the first
ridge The rebels halted a moment, gave
| yell and came down on double quick,
bat were met by Sykes division, who
poured in a terrible artillery at short
range The contest lasted three quarters
of an hour and extended across roads,
were % of our guns which shelled the
woods etfectually, and the rebels ignomin-
ously retired.
During the afternoon the rebels made
several attempts On our line but were re-
pulsed.
At $3.50 p. NJ, they made a desperate
charge to capture our battery command
ing the plank road to Fredericksburg, but
were handsomely repulsed by Geary asss-
ted by Knapp's and Hampton's battery,
who double shOtted their guns with grape
and canister.
During the night both our and rebel
forces built earthworks and abattis, and
battle on Saturday is thought would be
surely opened by the rebels.
New York, $3.50 A. NJ, May 4.-The
! Tribune has just issued extra as follows:
Our news 10y mail from the Rappahan
mock, is up to Sunday morning. At that
time our left wing was in possession of
Fredericksburg, and of the first line of re-
doubts, one hill behind. It was feeling its
way to the second line. The rebels had
marched away in the direction of Chan
celorville, to attack our right wing where
it was posted, leaving at first 10000, but
subsequently not more than five or seven
| thousand in their works, as was ascertain
| ed by reconnaissance from loves bal
loon.
The great portion of our Falmouth bat
teries were engaged on Sunday with the
rebel batteries, firing across the river and
| city.
The firing, both of musketry and the
cannonading at night in the direction OF
Chancellorville, was very heavy. The en-
envy had been forced to fight on ground of
Hooker's choosing, as he promised his SOL
| diers.
1t was believed in both wings that
Stoneman's expedition to cut off the rail-
road between the rebels and Richmond,
had proved successful, thus cutting off
their only path of retreat.
So confident was Hooker at Falmouth
of success, that in conformity with his or
ders, force had already commenced to
rebuild bridge over the Rappahannock.
The troops were in the finest spirits, and
everything looked propitious.
New YORK, May $3.50 p. M.-Va-
rious rumors are afioat to-day, probably
to influence stocks, that HoOker's right
wing had suffered severely on Sunday.
In the absence of anything official from
Washington and owing to rigid exclusion
of all dispatches from that point by the
censorship, considerable credence is gained
for sensational stories, but no reports of
disaster are credited.
It is stated that the President has re-
ceived dispatches from Hooker that he
has severed rebel communication between
Bowling Green and Hanover Court House,
and that Slocum has captured 800 rebels
after crossing above Falmouth, and that
our communication with Gen. Stoneman
has been cut off by rebel guerillas, but
will soon be reinstated, and that he
(Hooker) hopes to capture all the rebels
north of the Pamunky river.
All the news thus far is encouraging.
New York, May 5.-The Post prints
the following The latest from General
Hooker's army is just received from Wash
ington. The battle of Sunday was renew
ed on Monday morning. The enemy ap-
peared to have forces equal in number to