The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1863-05-12

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The following is summary Of the
operations Of,hat portion Of Hookers
army. under Gen. Sedgwich, which
was stationed in frons Of Fredcncks.
burg, up to Sunday aflernOon accord
ing to the Times account
On Sunday morning very heasy
cannonading eommenced at 2 o'clock
all along the rebel front, which was re.
piled to with effect By our artillery.
At z l-2 o'clock the rebels we're con-
PEELED to abandon their ride pits above
Fr.aeFiekaburg, ard BY 2 o'cl'ck pOn
toon bridge bad been thrown acoss q,
the city and the rebels had removed
their guns from the earlhworks above,
which were soon afterwards occupied
by our forces. This advantage was
pushed during the afternoon to such
good purpose that the second ridge
behind the city was also carried, ard
at last accounts our victo rious troops
had pushed on some four miles in the
direction of the point at which Hook
er was engaged with the main body Of
the rebel forces. Here be bad sc.
we're engagement with Earley's divis-
ion, reinforced by troops from LeceLut
repulsed them and sent in another lot
Of prisoners.
Gen. Sedgwick's loss in storming
and carrying the nights of Freder-
icksburg is said to be eight hundred
killed and wounded.
The rebel army is now, therefore.
between two columns, separated but
by an interval Of five milcs--the one
thousand strong, the other twenty
thousand.
The following account of af.irs IN
this wing Of the army up to Sunday
forenoon is from the New York Tmss
correspondence:
Friday evening, Nay From
four miles below Fredericksburg the
Times correspondent writes - fol.
lows:
The day has closed without firing
on either side. The lines Of battle
which the enemy showed last night
were no longer visible to-day, the
troops doubtless having been with
drawn to fight our forces in their rear.
Their skirmish line has also been
thinned out, and TO all appearances,
the rebels have rsked and scrapcd"
together all their forces 10 meet the
rear attack.
Our own troops are stretched out
in two lines oil battle on this side Of
the river, where they have beeh since
sunset.
Rebel camp fires have simultane.
Ously appeared along their line of
works which appear to be built for
effect.
We could sec their forces all the
forenoon passing along the road on
the brow Of the crest TO the right
The forces are supposed TO be Jack
sons corps. Artillery to the number
of forty or City pieces, accompanied
them, being distinctly seen and count
ed from this side.
Saturday Morning, Nay 2.--The
rebels have opened the ball this morn
ing. Fifteen minutes ago light bat
terry, planted during the night in the
rear Of the Bernard House, tossed a
couple of shell among our troops, and
was Immediately followed by their ten
pound Parrots planted on the side Of
the crest (three-quarters Of mile
below which are now concentrating q
rapid FIRE on our lower bridge, with
the expectation, doubtless, Of destroy
ing It. Our guns on the left are re-
turning the FIRE vigorously. Owing
to the dense clouds Of smoke an un-
able 10 make out all the batteries par.
licipating. Capt. Ricksts First Penn.
sylvania, Capt. EdgeIl's First New
Hampshire, Capt. Thomson's Inds.
pendent Battery, planted togssbsr en-
small elevation, are amcag the
number
Fifteen minutes past sigh.-Ths
rebels have opened their Whitworth
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