The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-05-06
TIE LATEST NEWS.

M~URFREEsBoRo', May a. Weather
warm with light showers. The situa-
ton is apparently unchanged. There is
some intelligence frem Kentucky which
IL would not be proper 10 communicate.
There was a skirmish on the Manchester
road and a few prisoners taken from the
enemy. Breckenridge has unquestion-
ably moved to Hover's Gap, between
Manchester and Murfreesboro'. Breek-
inridge has two divisions. He COM
mands his " corps, and not Hardee's,
as the telegraph made me say a day or
two since.
Surgeon w. Clendenin, U. s. A., is
ordered to duty at Gallatin, TO relieve
Surgeon Hamilton, u. s. A., who reports
for duty in Nashville.
A special field order to-day directs
that the name of Corporal Edward Shut
and j. Williams, of the 9Th Pennsylva-
mia Cavalry, be placed upon the Roll O {
Honor for gallant conduct at McMinn-
vile, the former for wounding the rebel
Lieutenant-C Colonel Martin, and the lat
ter for capturing Dick McOann.
Prisoners taken to-day on the Man
chester road, and belonging to Breckin-
ridges corps, says that the rebel pickets
are only a couple Of miles from those of
our outposts.
New York, May 4.--Tho Times cor
respondence, dated on the battle, field,
near ChancellOrville, on May LIST, at 10
7. M, states that the I'd army corps took
a position the night previous on the left,
and the Sd corps reached the front about
noon. The position there occupied is
thus described:
We hold the Gordonvillr road secure
ly, and also a country road leading to
S~pOttsylvania G. H., and another road
tour miles in the rear of that. The en-
emy's Hank is thus dangerously exposed
= d if they fight it murt be in the open
6sld.
A despatch was captured yesterday
from Gen. Lee TO an engineer officer,
dated the 10Th. Lee Jays he is much
surprised at this movement, and he had
not anticipated it, aud was not repat I'd
to give instructions. About moon a move
ment was made to endeavor TO bring on,
the enemy, aud compel him 60 develup
his strength. Our nien entered the field
with much enthusiasm. Only one regi-
ment OF cavalry at first charged on the
rebel infantry. The latter driving tn IN
back repeatedly, when a small force ol
infantry supported by cavalry checked
the rebels.
One division under Sykes and a rebel
division under Anderson then became
engaged. Our troops drove the rebels
from two ridges parallel with the Rap
~pahannock, gaining a mile and fifty
prisoners, when Hooker ordered them to
retire, not wishing to bring on a general
engagement. The rebels mistook our re
tirement for = check and followed rapid
ly. On the top Of the first ridge the
rebels halted a moment and gave a yell,
then came down on the double quick,
but were met by Sykes's division OF
Regulars who poured in a terrible fire OF
artillery at short range. The contest
lasted three quarters of an hour and ex-
tended across the roads.
There were 80 of our guns which
shelled the woods effectually, and the
rebels ignominiously retired.
During the afternoon the rebels made
several attempts on our line, but wert
repulsed. at $50 p. NJ, they made .
desperate charge TO capture our battery
commanding the plank road to Freder.
icksburg, but were handsomely repulseC
by Geary, assisted by Knapp's snC
HamptOn's batteries, who double shotteC
their guns with grape and canister.
DURING the night both ours and thu
rebel forces built earthworks and abattis
and the battle on Saturday, it wal
thought, would be severely opened by tn,
rebels.
New YoRK, May 4.--The Times hai
very full reports from three of it's army
correspondents, who arrived from tn
field, of the great battles of Saturday
and Sunday.
They were among the hottest and mos
important of the war. On Friday W,
suffered considerably. The 18th army
corps, under General Howard, behaved
badly and losing an important part o
OUT position. The battle did not clos
until near midnight. During the nigh
Gen. Hooker changed his lines, and rein
forced his army, and was ready for bat,
tie next day.
The fight began at Eve o'clock ant
lasted six hours. At the end of tina
time General Hooker held a very stronI
position and felt perfectly safe. Hi
right rests on the Rapidan, at Elias Ford
and his left on the Rappahannock.
The losses have been very heavy o.
both sides. The result thus far is no
decisive, but il is believed the rebels ca
only save themselves by ~retreating.