New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-05-09
Newspaper Reports.

The Washington hepaNtcaD says,
Suffice il to BAY that Gien. Hooker kns no. been
rh1pped during The late fre days tdtths. The
worsi treatment any of h.s men received
Saturday when the eDemy maesed lite strength
against single corIs AID We have tie authority oil
q General wbo participated IN that hgrt that The
German troops behaved az well as men could. under
the clrcu instances
From The Washington Chronicle, Mas g.
TIE oONmTION OF me ARMY on I'VE PO-
TOsfAC.
From gentleman connected with one 81 the
Peuusylv regiments which participated III the
seues OF battles Of the lest few dsys, sud who ar
rived In tius city last evening, We have tbe most
cheering adviees from Osr army "a Falmou b. lie
WAS psrticipator in the battles tonight unfer ihe
immediate eye of Gen. Hooker, and afhrus that
never did soldiers fight better, aud never wLs such
admirable gSneralsnip Displayed as Ga the eccs on
With the exception OF The time of the panic IN The
Iltb Corps Ae men stood firm H. rocks, God IT.
orally moved the Rebels DOWN as last as they came
mn He had witnessed many battles duricg the
war but he assures tSat never did such isiDeDse
slaughter Of bnman beings take place. Our oat-
teries were .sssed at threatened points, andalow-
cred their dopble-shotted eesents into the ranks Oh
the enemy.
But while this was taking place, our men were in
great measure screened fioni The hre oil theu oppo
nents. They bad been so disposed that they colid
do the most poss ble damage to the enemy, while
not suffering much from m. The Rebel dead were
piled ia msny places eight and zen deep, aud per-
son could 10, walk a step withslt stumbling over
a corpse lie thiuks shat the enemy at ieaht lott
fonr 10 our one, ut Gen. HOoler I'D all that lie
could to drssv them out Of they strOngholds, and
hen deal III much destruction into tneIr ranks Us
possible.
THE WITHDRAWAL OF GFf. HOOKER.
The reports that tue Army Of the Potomac has
I,..n dsmoral zed, anf feel that they have been
WI ipped in being wilhii-awn across the hap ahhi-
noaT ia pronounc ed by this gentleman AID Duiner-
ans officers aud civilians with whom we have con-
yersrd, unquaiifiedly false. Never we're our tr9ofs
in saoh good spirits, and never 80 Jubhnt over their
acme, eent over The traitcr0us bordet as now ih-
cad of thinking that The withdrawal was an e.
LnovL. dVmenl Of defeat, knew II was wise move
,nent of zen. Hooker, and syouid result far more
dissstronsly 10 the Rebel cause tnan II we had fe
NAMED 1T Chaneellors-ile.
/ They Inew that Gen. Hooker by simply remain
inc az would keep the Rebels there,
bW wonld not destroy heps--Ll man opieei; 10
DO the latter be had pledged his ~0rd as soiuei'
and they kEew he would carry II olt US lar - Jay ~
his tower Iostead therefore, OF this ref2graoe
uoyer,ent being. considered An Acknowledgement Of
defeat our soldiers knew IL Uas done ior purpose.
The destruction OF five thousand Rebels they hiso
knew WE better for us than the posse -siOh Oh Iuu
dred miles OF Virginia tern Cry, aud the i"tter oJe
must be sRbservieDt To the former. hey reasVhs
well. The Rebels, taking the Tetrogradr movement
as retreat followed on, but for the most pArt ohy
TO mud death 1T tne mouths OF hundfeds VI Gus
canton. 40
Our recrossiDg the Rappabannock was done III
masterly manner, aud was not attendant Win Ine
least casually. The first troops CROSSED at CLOCK
on Wednesday morning, and IN q few hours tine aii
the Corps We're safely on this side.
II Is not necessary ~ cay where our forces are Nv
present, but e uhesiiatingly assert that they are
Ia ine coneitlonj hnd would march scroAs the