The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1863-05-08
Great Conflict at Charlottesville !!
UNION ARMY TRIUMPHANT!

On Saturday and Sunday the great battle
ragged. Stone wall Jackson by quick move
ment aimed to turn our flank. where How
ards Corps. formerly Sigels. was stationed.
Shameful to say, that Corps threw down
their arms and disgracefully ran, excepting
two Brigades, Calbushbeck's and McLean's.
The reverse was however more than of
setted by part of Rockers old I'd Diyis-
ion, now belonging to the 20tn corps. The
day was gained. and our troops slept on the
field. after most sanguinary night battle.
in which the enemy were severity repulsed
On Sunday the fight commencing at $50
A. NJ, and continued to $40 when the reb
els broke and ran.
We have no reports of casualties. On
Monday, the fight was still progressing
COMMUNICATION with Richmond was totally
cut off, and Gen. Hooker declared that
Lees Army belonged legitimately to the
Army of the Potomac.
Over 3. 900 prisoners were taken; among
them. Major. General Evens of S. Carolina,
and Gen. Fitzhugh Lee, Chief of Cavalry
Gen. A. P. Hill reported killed.
LATER--Hooker Still Victorious.
Stoneman's expedition was entirely sue
cessful-his cavalry penetrated within FIVE
miles Of Richmond, destroying bridges.
railroad cars, locomotives, telegraphs, ETC.,
cutting off all communication with Lee, ex-
cept by horse express. A portion OF his
forces had rejoined Gen. Hooker. Sedg-
wick, instead of recrossing the Rappahan-
mock as was reported. had pierced the reb
ell lines and also joined Hooker.
On Monday and Tuesday. the rebels
made several desperate dashes against the
Union columns. but were rcpulsed in every
In If
the later charges the rebels were unable to
stand over fifteen minutes. The rebel Gen
Paxton was killed and Jackson. Heth and
A. P. Hill badly wounded. Hooker's po-
siion was impregnable; and with the REIN
forcements from Hentzelmen's corps, the
results cannot be otherwise than glorious to
the Union cause.
The loss of the rebels in prisoners, is
from 5000 to $4,000 The rebels claim
that they, too, have taken 5000 prisoners.
b~ The New Orleans Era says that du-
ing General Banks successful expedition
from Burwick's Bay towards Opelousas, be-
sides the prisoners taken and rebel force
dispersed, the rebels themselves surrender
ed the steamer Cornie. and burned the
News Boy, the Gossamer, the Era No. 2,
the gunboat Diana, the Louisa. the Derby,
the Uncle Tommy, the Blue Hammock, and
the gunboat Hart, and the Cricket was sunk
in the Teche river. The Hart was large,
heavily armed, and iron covered gunboat.
On these was destroyed large amount of
provisions, including 10000 pounds Of ba-
con, and loo cases of ammunition.
sJ The tory Vallandigham was arrest
ed on Tuesday morning last. by an order
from Gen. Burnsides. and conveyed 70 Gin
cinnati and confined in .bastile.' His
copperhead friends raised mob and com.
pletely destroyed the Dayton Journal office
set it on fire and destroyed the building.
together with the buildings adjoining. The
loss of property is estimated at $4,000
Martial law has been declared in Mon'gom-
cry county-the Dayton Empire suppress
sed, and its editor taken to Jail, and about
thirty of the ring-leaders of the mob ares
ted. The buildings destroyed were the en-
tire wooden row from the Philips House
south to the alley.