Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-05-06

BY TELEGRAEH.
OUR SPECIAL DISPATCHES.
I'M P1RTAkT FROM FREDER-
ICKSBURG.
A GREAT BATTLE FOUGHT.
Oar Forces DrirfM OMf Of
Erederisks burg.
The Government Squelches
the News.
GREAT UNCERTAINTY AZ TO THE
RE,ILTS OF THE BATTLE.
Daring Bravery Of the
Union Forces.
CEV, FiTZ RUG LEE AND FROM
5000 10 $4,000 PRISON
ERS TAKEN.
Daring Bravery Of the
Union Forces.
LATER NEWS FROM EUROPE.
EuYn New York.

Tn. E,,en;oo D1st's Washington al.
vices say tha, the destruction OF the rn''
road bridges Of the Massaponat ana Ma
anony Creeks. son,h Of fredericksburg
has certainly been acco uplished, and Tue
railroad to Richmond til Is cut on.
Eight hundred prisoner including al
entire regiment the 23d 'eofsn'' Ne''
brought 10 Washington this il. Nofh''g' "n'
, marched down PENNSYLVANIA ''c"ue =
the Old Capital prison. Their appear
ance was the sut1iqct Of universal 'eh'a' y I,
They were well and comturtabl, 80
but not one looked as though he had pS'
enough to eat.
Two officers Major General Evans,
South Carolina, aud Brigadicr General,
whose name is unknown. were prominent
among the number Evans was in com.
,nand at Lccsburg during the battle OF
Balls BIuil
Ftz HUH Lee is prisoner in Wash
ington.
II is reported that we have captured
over 1000 prisoners.
The Philadelphia inqu.r.r has a DIS
patch purportIng to be from Washington
YESTERDAY, stating thht a telegram from
Lee to Richmond had been intercepted,
calling for reinforcemcnts, and ammo nnc
ing his entire inability to hold out two
dsvs longer unless they are sent.
Sioncman's cavalry, in the rebel re ar,
arc said to have cut the Virginia Cent RAJ
tp,tt. 4 a. 4. r.v
and Richmond Railroad near Mllto II
Station, south wost q Chancellorville,
tearing up five miles Of track and captur
ing rebel supply train, thus cutting off
all railroad communication with Rich
mond.
Gen. Sicklcs is reported killed, but i, is
not credited.
The POSTS Washington special says
there is a rumor current that Gen. Stone
man has captured Gordonsyile.
The Trtbune's correspondence with
Hooker, writing at sunrise on Monday,
says the guns are already laundering on
our left, and Is believed to-day that it will
prove most disastrous to the rebels.
Over 5000 rebel prisoners have been
brought in. They report that Jackson is
IN command Of the rebel army, and that
rciniorccmcnts have been sent them from
North Carolina and the Peninsula
Our loss is heavy. ',en. ull is killed.
Another correspondent with Sedgwick's
diyisi on, dated Monday morning, says the
battle opened at daylight, and is still going
an on thp hill ~ thu i. tra,na loft
Gibbons division OF the I'd Corps re.
turned to Falmouth last night, and all the
brigade has gone over.
All noncombattants are leaving except
surgeons.
The cracking Of musketry is near US,
and rifle pits are even being erected on
our side OF the river to protect the bridge.
The Times correspondent, with Hook
er, writing Sunday night, says General
Howard has been rcorganzng the llth
corps, which has been placed on duty
again.
Gen. Averill, with his cavalry com.
maud, reported TO Hooker Sunday P. N.
having been as far south as Rapidan Sta
ton, where they destroyed the bridge on
the Orange d. Alexandria Railroad, and
drove Lee and Stuart out OF Culpcppcr.
Gen. Averill has received instructions
to perform other important work.
The headquarters OF Hooker to night
are under tree.
The Times correspondent with Sedg-
wick gives further details ol the Frede-
ricEsburg fight, but nothing new except