The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-05-16

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New York and Baltimore papers, of the 1a,]
inst, have been received. The american. O
Tuesday, under its caption, "The News" ba
| the following:
The Washington papers of yesterday max,
no mention of the movements Of the Army @
| tho Potomac; the telegraph Ia Alent. unde-
the clofed hand of the Government ceuaor
and it seems probable ,hat whatever new
movements Gen. Hooker undertakes. q ee
cresy more rigid even than attended his las
operations will be- observed. From Washing
ton tho rumor comes that the armv has aoaIi,
crossed the Rappahannock, and the reIel,
forced either by the necessity Of obtaining
food, tho severance Of all their communica
! lions with Richmond, or by the demonstration
OF Gen Dixs ferces from the York River
have refreshed rapidly toward Richmond, leav
ing the celebrated plateau Ut Frederick s5urs
70 our peaceful occupancy. The New York
Times PROCESSES to have positive knowledge
haDnock in force, his men being again pro
Vlded with eight days raiions There is a
probability, of course, that these reports are
trus, but until verified it is best to consider
them as needing confirmation. New York and
Philadelphia were excited on Sunday by q
report that Richmond had been taken hy the
force moving un the York River. The same
GEN. HALLECK ABOUT TO TAKE THE FIELD
We learn by special advices from Washing
ton, tsays ths New York Ereniag Post, of
Monday,l that Gen. Hal,eck is about to take
the field in person, not, it s understood, with
the purpose of relieving Gan Hooker from
his command, but that he may be in the very
presence of transpiring events, aud the better
able to infiuence their general direction. The
authority upon which We have this informa-
ton is usually well informed.
1t IL a significant fact, and one that will in
crease the coniijenc, Of the country in Gen.
Hooker, that he did not execute his late retro
grade movement until he had planned his
present one, and had become satisfied of i.s
superiority to any effort he could make in the
field Of Chancellorsv1lle, contracted sit had
been ty the unfortunate detection of the llth
corps at the commencement of the struggle.
A letter from u member CT S:cklss corrs
dated on the 10th, giving an account of prepa.
tions for an intended move, says:
The men had been supplied with eigh. DAYS
marching orders To-day the rumor assume
more tangible shape; aud now there is
every rea1on to hope and believe that the cam
paign ia not ended with the retreat across the
Rappahannock, but that that movement was
only the commencement of series by which
the with sd-for end 10 to be attained A few
days will suffice to show that Gen. Hooker
has skillfuliy, and with great fore sight, planned
these movements and that the real OIL ject is
yet within his grasp.
FROM THE PAEUsKsv v-ACnvfIY CT oUG FORCas
OS YORK RiysR
WEST PoIaT, Va, May 20 p. M-Wet
Point is indisputabiy in our possession. The
L. S steamer Commodore Morris Capt JAS
ii. ellis, at the suggestion of Mai General
keyes, came up to this point yesterday Gu a
reconnaissance. Nothing Of any interest oc-
cured by the way, and she returned Las: even.
ing.
Ibis morning Yorktown was all alive
The scenes OF activity, such as were witnessed
a year since, appeared again Several trans
ports and ever so msny s3ldiers, Il dare net
tell you how many,) cavalry and artillery,
We're ready for the move. Additional gnu
boats appeared on the river, and without ten
minutes delay the whole moved this way and
occupied The point. The whole were under
the orders Of Gen. keyes, he making the Nor
gain his tia2- ship. The Commodore Morris led
the way. Everything was quiet. on the river,
ard by two O'Clock pickets were thrown out
and all advance made towards the White
House by squad of the G4h New York cav.
airy, led by Maj. WIN. p. Hall, and Il squad
ron of the 5:h Pennsylvania cavalry, led by
Sdtt1iu oCh- WIN pOItIOU VI
his staff then rsconnoitred the position and
perso uaiy supeIiniended the landing AMI dis
position Of the troops. l have seen much Of
such matters during the war, bu. certainly l
never saw anything conducted so quickly and
efficiently as the occupation of this place.
l followed the cavalry a short dis'ancs out
of West Point Atout three miles out the
rebel picket liue was established. 1t consisted
of thirteen men, under tha command of Lien
tenant from the 18th Virginia cavalry. On
sesiue our vessels coming up they rstreatei
to the woods Lieut. Crozier, of the 9th New
York cavalry, led a detachment through the
wood when the first shot that wa5 fired struck
his horse in the leck, and was the cause of
the riders death. The horse jumped aside aud
threw his rider on his head, and thsn fell on
him heavily, killing him instantly The rest
pursued tho rebels and captured four, who
were brought in at once. LIEUT. Crozier was
immediately seea by a surgeon, but TO no pur-
pose. His remains will so TO Fortress Monroe
( tomorrow morning. He wasan excellent Off
Ger and loved by his men. l believe Le leaves
a Young wife residing in New Jersey.
From the accounts Te have from the enemy,
think they have tut small force in this
vicinity. When the cavalry returns to NOR
row Liorning we shail know more.
Mai Gen Dix cams up this evening from
Fortress Monroe on the G.. w. Thomas. and
consulted with Gen keyes, who com mands the
expedtiou. The boat is about 10 leave 60 that
/ Hust clJse.