The Shasta courier., 1863-05-09
EASTERN NEWS TO MAY Sd.

Headquarters Army of Potomac. near Fall
mouth, 50th.-The following congratulatory
order was read to troops with heartfelt salts
faction:
The Commanding General announces to
the army that the operation of the last three
dars have determined that our enemy must
either fly or come out from behind their de-
fences and give us battle on our own ground,
where certain destruction awaits them.
BY command of Maj. Gen. Hooker.
New York, 3d-The following is from the
correspondence of Tribune: The 5th, 1lth
and 18th corps are in possession of Chancel-
lorville, ten miles west of fredericksburg
after crossing the Rappahannock river we
encountered enemy, drove him before us and
captured anumber of prisoners without dam
age to u.s. Our column then moved rapidly
on until it approached the Rapidan, and
when within mile of 1t our men were fred
on from rifle pits. The rebels fed after and
were chased on by US, when sharp skirmish
ensued at Germania Mills. After the lapse
of Is minutes the enemy, consisting of Us
men, surrendered. Our loss one killed. BY
ten o'clock the llth corps had crossed and
was encamped, and this morning started on
march to Charlottesville. On approaching
a wilderness about miles on the way Gen.
Slocum's column was fired on by artillery.
which resulted harmlessly and did not cheek
our advance. Soon after a messenger from
Gen. Mead informed Slocum that Mead had
occupied Charlottesville, and was waiting
him to form a junction. The order was CIV
en- to advance Not long afterwards the
General and staff entered the place. We
move towards Fredericksburg to morrow.
Philadelphia, 3d-The following state
i Il ~ Ill
the Rappahannock on the I'd As soon as
rebels learned, Wednesday 29th, that our
forces had crossed above, they commenced
moving troops out to meet our advance. Trains
nave been running continually from Rich
mond, and enemy have their available force
around fredericksburg
Latest from Chancellorville is that Stone
man had cut the railroad. This is stated on
authority of one of the Generals who arrived
in Washington on Saturday.
New York, 3d.-The army correspondent
of the Herald with the lst army corps, May
lst, states that the rebels had made one or
two dashes yesterday, April 30th, driving in
our pickets. On the previous P. NJ they
opened a heavy fire with shot ard shell on
our entrenching force, and received spirited
responses from our batteries. The rebels APP
peared to be concentrating an attack on our
left, but in fact was not then considered as
certain.
New York, 3d-The steamer Geo. Crom-
well, from New Orleans Goth April, has ar
rived The captain reports the news received
On the morning he sailed that Banks had
taken Alexandria, On head of Red river A
letter from Brashaer City 24th, says rebel
from Red river county reports that three
Union gunboats had captured Alexandria
several days since. He also reports our oc-
cupation of the country. Also that Farra-
CUTS blockade of Red river interfered with
supplies at Yicksburg and Port Hudson.
The printing Offices at Franklin were cap
tured, with the speeches of Cox. Seymour of
Connecticut and Vallandigham printed and
for sale. The mass Of the people were ready
to take the oath Of allegiance, and hundreds
had done so. The country was well supplied,
and our army was living on provisions confs-
| Gated on the march.
Galveston dates TO 18th represent that
rebels are heavily fortifying the point run
ming from that city and to the fort Asteam-
er, supposed to be the Harriet Lane. had
come down river to Galveston. The Bee
learns by passenger by the Columbia, from
Havana, that Puebla has been occupied by
the French, Ortega having capitulated. The
same Havana dates received at New York
make 10 mention of this report
New York, 3d-The French transport Al
ice, from Vera Cruz 3D. arrived. Her CON-
mander reports that dispatch were received
| from the commanding General to the effect
| that the siegeof Puebla was progressing. and
that the French were then in possession oi
half the city. Her cornmander also states
that the reports of repulse of French were
entirely without foundation.