Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1863-05-13
Telegrapbic News

New York, May 5.-The Washington
Repudtican. in postscript Yesterday P.
I M, says our advices up to noon to day are
! that the victory OF Gen. Hooker's army is
more complete than was at first supposed.
Aiithat the most sanguine coaid hope for
has been really accomplished. We con-
/ graduate the country upon this most i'm
4 portant success. There are facts connect
1 ed with this movement which cannot be
at present stated, bnt when it is COM
pleued they will develope themselves and
be appreciated.
! The Bulletin aas issued an extra con-
/ tanning news from to-day's " ashington
! papers.
General Fitz Hugh Lee is prisoner in
| Washington. There is reported captured
over 5000 prisoners.
The Press prints the follow ing: The
| latest from Gen. Rockers army is just
received from Washington. The battle of
Sunday was renewed on Monday morning
The enemy appeared to have forces equal
IN number TO our own, and his successive
ATTACKS were made with desperate spirit.
The destruction of the railroad bridges
over the Massaponax and Mattapony creeks
soath of Fredericksburgh has certainly
been accomplished.
Eight hundred prisoners, including an
entire regiment. (the Georgia 23d,) were
brought 10 Washington and marched down
Penn. Avenue to the old capitol prison.
Their appearance was the subject of uni
versal comment and remark They were
we'll and comfortably clad, and not one
looked as though he had not had enough
to eat.
Two officers, Maj. Gen. Evans of South
Carolina, and a Brig. Gen. whose name
was not learned We're prominent among
the number. Evans was in command at
Leesburg during the Balls Bluff battle.
There is rumoc current that Gen. Sted-
man has captured GordonsvilIe.
Philadelphia, May 5.-The Washington
Chronicle of to-day, has the following:
A gentleman who left Falmouth early
yesterday morning, reports that late Sun
day morning, simultaneously with the
commencement of the battle on the right,
one OF our batteries on the left opened on
the rebel defences of Fredericksburg,
which were replied to smartly by the reb-
els, but their fire gradually slackened.-
Our infantry Immediately moved forward
under the direction of Gen. Sedgwek.
The men had bayonets bXed, and present.
ing firm front, moved on steadily till
they reached within few hundred Yards
of the famous stone wall. Here they met
with most murderous fire of infantry,
while grape and canister ploughed thro'
their ranks. Still they pressed onward
and the wall was cleared and the ridge
seized. The brave boys with a cheer,
pushed onward to the second line OF in
trenchment, but an order reached them to
return, which was complied with, but not
without reluctance. The opinion gained
ground that il was not necessary to drive
them much farther, as this would prevent
our forces on the right from reaching their
rear.
So great was the panic Of the rebels
that they abandoned cannon, arms, KNAPP
sacks and erything else that would In
the least impede their flight.
The works were held all day without
any desperate efforts on the part OF the
enemy to drive our forces from them.
They kept up pretty sharp skrmish and
occasionally made salles OUT of their sec
ond and third lines of entertainments, but
were invariably driven back. Upwards
of 300 prisoners were taken in this en-
gagement, mostly belonging to Mississippi,
Georgia and Virginia regiments. A large
number of officers, from Colonies down,
were also taken.
1t is rumored that the enemy yesterday
made move preparing to make an attack
en- our forces within the works, but 1t Is
quite clear the enemy can gain nothing
there. Independent of the high authority
we have for the opinion that even if they
have been reinforced it will amount to
nothing, the main fighting has been trans
terrcd 80 some other point, and in the OPP
erations which are now progressing, as we
hope, TO a successful conclusion, the occu-
patton of fredericksburg is not of the
slightest consequence. If the rebels have
attacked as there, it is probably a mere
feint and will only amount to a useless ex
penditure of life and ammunition.
Cincinnati, May "a 6isloyal mob has
cut the telegraph wire in Dayton and set
the JoHrncL office on fire. 1t is feared
the Phillips House will be burned. The
telegraph office has been closed tor fear OF
being Quilted by the andighamers.
New York, May 6.-The steamer Aus
tralian from Liverpool 25th is below.
The steamer Northern Lights also below.
The Iribune's correspondent with
Hooker, writing at sunrise, Monday, says
Guns are already laundering on our left.
1t is believed that to-day will prove most
disastrous to the rebels
Over six thousand rebel prisoners have
been brought in. They report that Jack
son is in command of the rebel army, and
that reinforcements have been sent from
North Carolina and the Peninsula. Our
loss is heavy"
Another correspondent with Sedgwick's
| division, dating Monday morning says:
The battle opened at daylight, and is
still going on upon the bill at the extreme
left. FE
Gibbons division Of the second corps
returned to Falmouth last night, and Hills
| brigade has gone over. All non-combatants
| are leaving, except the Surgeons. The
| cracking of musketry is near US, and
rifle pits are even hing constructed on
| our side of the river to protect the bridges.
! The Times correspondent with Hooker,
writing on Sunday night, says that Gen.
Howard has been recognizing the 18th
! Corps, which has been placed Oh duty
again.
| Gen. Averill with his cavalry command
reported 10 Hooker Sunday 2. NJ, having
| been as far south as Rapidan station where
| they destroyed the bridge on the Orange
and Alexandria railroad, and drove Lee
and Stewart out of Cuipepper. Averil
! has received instructions to perform other
| important work The Headquarters of