Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1863-05-09

Our loss moderate.
Sedgwick sfterwards drove the rebels
back, and at 6 p. IN. Sunday had advanced
to the brick Church. four and half miles
towards Chancellorville on plank road and
here bad = sevs fight with Earls rebel
division which was reinforced by Lee, but
VIC repulsed them, taking a lot Of prisoners.
The enemy was now hemmed in between
Hooker aud Sdgewick, and the advantage
was decidedly with US. -
The Herald says onr loss In storming the
Heights at Ffe,lericksbur was about 600
killed aud wounded
The Worlds correspondent. says the
battle was resumed on M,uday and was
most desperate att
The rebels made series Of superhuman
attacks at oil points, but were repulsed
with terrific slaughter. Our forces have
destroyed the Bridges in the rear Of the
rebels across Maaaposy. thus completely
cutting off all retreat to Richmond.
Gen. Sickles is reported killed, but it is
not credited.
LATER The Philadelphia Enquirer has
dispatches purporting to be from Washing.
ton, dated the 4th, stating that Tee.
cepted calling for reinforcements. and an
nouncing his entire inability to hold out
two days longer unless they are sent.
Stonemau's cavalry in the rebel rear are
said to have cut the Virginia Central Rtil
road, also, the Fredericksburg and Rich
mond Railroad near Milford station, south.
west Of Chapcellorville tearing up five miles
Of track and capturing a rebel supply train
thus cutting of oil rebel communication
with RichmDni.
The Washington Republican in post.
script says: Onr advices up to noon 10
day the 5th, are that the victory Of Gen
Hooker's army is more c,mplete than was
at first supposed. All that the most san.
guine could hope for has been realized. -
There are facts connected with this move
meut which cannot at present be stated.
but when it is completed they will develop
themselves, aud DO appreciated.
The Philsdclphs Bulletin has an extra
with news from Washington papers 9Th
that Gen. Fitxhugh Lee is prisoner iu
Washington. There are reports that over
5000 prisoners were captured.
The Post prints the following The Ia.
test from Gen. Hookers army is just receiv.
ed from Washington The battle of Sun.
day was renewed on Monday morning.
The enemy appeared TO have forces equal
in number to our own and his successive at.
tacks were made W IT'D desperate spirit.
The destruction Of the railroad bridges
owe: the Massaponar and Matapony creeks,
south of Fredericksburg, has certainly been
accomplished aud the road 10 Richmond is
thus Gu, off from the enemy Eght hun.
dred prisoners, including an entire regi
9ent, ('he 81 Georga) were brought to
Washington This morning the 5th
There appearance was the subjsct OF
comment. They were well and completely
clad, aud no one looked as though be had
not enough TO eat. - sg" 81 '.f
Two Officers, Mi Gea Evans, of s. c.,
and Brig adler General, whose name was
not learned, were prominent among the
number. Evans Was in command at Lees
burg during the Bilrs Bluff battle.
The Times correspondent dating on the
field near Chancetiorvlc, 10 p. NJ, MAY
LIST. states, that two Army corps tool
posi- ion the night previous on the left, anc
the third corps reached the front, abou,
noon. The position there occupied is thu:
described:
We hold the Gordoosville road securely.
a country road leading TO Spo;sylvania c.
H., and ano her road four 10. les in the rear
OF that. The enemy's flank is thus danger.
ons!y exposed, and if they 6ght il must be
in open field
A despatch captured yesterday from
Gen. Lee TO an engineer officer dated 29th,
says he is much surprised ut this movement
had not anticipated aud is not prepared to
give instruction.
Aboat Doon a move was made to endea.
vor to bring out the enemy and compel him
to develop his strength. Oar men entered
the 6eli With much enthusiasm. Only one
regiment OF cavalry 6rst charging Oh the
rebel Infantry, and theiIattef driving ours
back repeatedly, when u small force of in
fAutry supported by cavalry checking the
rebels. our division under Sykes aud the
rebel division uadat Anderson then became
t, engaged.
Oar troops drove the rebels from two
ridges parallel with the R.ppahanuock
: gaining mile aud 6ty prisoners, whel
,, Hooker ordered them to retire, not wish
ing to bring on general engagement -
The rebels mstook our retirement for
j., check, and followed rapidly. Ga the to-
. of the first ridge the rebels halted q mo
) . meat, and gave yell, and came down Oh
= doubIe.qaick, but were met by Sykes d
y vision, who poured in terrible fire of al
;; tillery at short rangs. The contest laste,
u three quarters Of AN hour, and exteude,
!, across the ro.is, where were % of our gun
. which shclled the wo IDS effectullly, and th
y rebels ngloriouslv retired.
d During the afternoon the rebels mad
9 several attempts on our line, but wer
9 repulssd. At six.thirty p IN. they mad
= q desprate charge to capture our batter
. commanding the plank road to Fredrick,
: burg, but were handsomely repulsed b
J Geary, assisted by Knap's and Hampton
y battery who double.shotted their guns wit
y grape and canister.
During the night both our aud the rebe
= force built earthworks and abettis. and th
: battle Of Saturday was thought would b
surely opened by the rebels.