New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-05-09
Gen. Rockers Statement of the Situation
Why hc Rccrsssed the River.
from Oor Own Correspondent.

fron Dor Own Correspondent
wAsHIsGToS, Friday, May 7-e p. m.
Gen. Hooker's own statement Of the situation, as
communicated TO visitors last night, is briefly as
fJ.lows:
lie has recressed the Rappahannock with bis en-.
tire army and occupied the old encampments, with
out the loss Of wagon or an ounce of provisions
He has taken one more gun than be has lost.
He has lost, in killed, wounded, spd missing about
Ten thousand ioiber accounts represent it even
smaer and believes the enemy's loss to be much
greater ss do other eyewitness Of the fighting.
twenty-five hundred prisoners are in Gen. Rockers
hands.
lie has shattered aud delnoralized the Rebel army,
while bic own remains well-org aozsd and in good
heart.
Heis himself tranquil and in good spirits.
Among the reasons assigned in well-iDforrned
quarters for the retrograde movement are:
First The fight of the Eleventh Corps. which
rendered Gen. Sickles's movement migratory and
forced the army on! Of the carefully selected field Of
battle to which Gen. Hooker referred i'll his General
Order OF Apr 30th, aud compelled it 10 recer7e the
enemy attack among deDfeiy wooded hills where
itwss impossible to bring ali nearly all our troops
into action;
Second: The rising Of the Rspqahannock, 10 ccn-
sequence Of The eiOrm, which Was likely ioeDdan-
ger the line q communications between the army
aud its supplies particularly the railroad commu
nieation with Aequia Creek bsd been destroyed
by the Goods fog twelve hours at Drooks's Station.
Third. Ignorance Of the success of'Gen- Stone
nan's expedilion, from which Gen. Hookerdid no;
hear until he had recrossed.
The EnamKer. .sts on the k.eft Wing on su1-
day Even: AN and Mondsy-Four Miles
sffsebeIs Opposing sedswsclf's Jup c'ion
wi,, KooLer-GaIianIryo c our Forces =
The Rebels Driven-Ekosl or unable TO
Assi,t sedg>~ick-The BebeIs Defer
mined 60 Grssh EHim-The entire ADD
GeeI zian Regiment EspSured-seYere
Figh;ing.
from Our Special Correspondent
LErr WIG. Airy rHH Po.osAc, May 6, S9.
In the has.e 10 collect lists Of the casualties OF
Sunday noon in capturing FrederickshpSg mere nstn-
ton only was made Of tto subsequent fights Of the
wing on Sunday evening and Monday. i nesy
present them more in detail
After resting Cor two or zhree hours from their VIC
tory in capturing the Hight Of Fredericksburg, the
left wing undenSep. SedgTick, proceeded TO join
Wolshh OOo1 Rtust Oens oOOhSf, "NN""H>e " W
dem. Gen. SedgHick was assured by an ad-de-
camp " the latter, that but hree regiments would
be found to oppose kis march, On reaching Salem
Nights, five miles or his way, he found the enemy
Az line Of battle under Jackson stretching in line
Cd iour niles, from Falmouth Damn to Hami.on's
fSossing
an silssE wac speedily made by ms. with Brooks
erisson on she right Of tie road Wheaton's and
E~iss brigsdes OF Newton,s division on the left
shsisss brigade of that divSion supporting the bat
ienss, aud Hewes division in reserve. The accent
OF the h,ghts was gradual and wooded The enemy
shelled item from the edge oftte woods as they got
into position. Al the word of command OUR troops
advanced aeadilys soon drove the enemy from the
woods, and gained che crest with lsud cheers. Nc
laws division Of Georgians WA tbep thrown
Ogt by the enemy upen Brookss left, aud Wheaton's
right, causing our men 70 fall back gradually in
soue confusion They were coon reformed under
protection Of the artillery, and again advanced,
driving the enemy again into the woods, but dark
less prevented further conflict, and the crest YVES
not regsined Holding till the next morning the
petition acquired, Gen. sedgwick then learned that
We enemy had been during the entre night, rseeiv-
ing re-enforosments from Lee and were getting into
ssresr by regainins possession Of the bights Of
fredericksburg from the left. In the mean time,
yea. Hooker aos knowing this fact, ssnt hun word
s'sply to 'eQpes for ss-s6t0rVements on the pro-