The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1863-05-08
GREATDEsTRUCTIoN OF REBEL PROP
ERTY.
General StOneman still in Louisa
County, Va.
Federal Loss in Late Battle 10000.
NExy YopK Nav :

New YORK, May I.
The Commercial Advertiser has the follow
ing:-A messenger from Washington to
large banking house in this city, brings highly
important intelligence, in which they have all
the facts. No battle has been fought since
Monday. The movement of Gen. Hooker
across the river was one dictated by prudence,
in consequence of the rise in the river, endan-
gering his lines of communication. He re-
tired to the north bank of the Rappahannock
to meet 10000 men who have not yet been en-
gagged, and will now be reinforced by 10000
under Gen. Heintzelman. No force of the
enemy drove him in his retirement.
The messenger is in possession of Richmond
papers of Tuesday, which confess that the
communication between the army and that
city has been severed. and that the line of
supplies to Gen. Lee is entirely cut off.
The Times extra says the rebel forces which
reinforced Lee came from Lynchburg, via
Gordonsville.
The Times says:-"Had we been content
with holding the heights of Fredericksburg
after capturing them, all would have been
well, as we then had them in tight place."
Gen. Hancock and his Aides had their horses
shot under Them Gen. Couch was slightly
wounded, his horse killed, and his clothes
thrice struck.
FORTRESS MONROE, May 6.
The Richmond Enquirer of the 9Th contains
an account of a severe battle having been
fought on Sunday, Sd inst, at Spotsylvania, in
which they admit heavy loss. Gen. Paxton
was killed, Gen. Jackson wounded, losing an
arm, and Gen. Heath and Gen. A. p. Hill
slightly wounded. The battle was renewed
on the morning of the 4th. The Enquirer
says the loss was heavy on both sides, and
claims that the rebels took 5000 Federal pris-
oners While the battle was being fought,
says the Enquirer, Gen. Stonemar, with $4,000
cavalry, destroyed the Fredericksburg railroad
at Ashland, and took possession OF train Of
cars, capturing several rebel government
officers. The engineer jumped from the train
and pretended to be dead, but the Yankees
awoke him, and made him run the train to the
village. They also destroyed two locomotives.
The Yankees then proceeded to Hanover
Court House, tearing up the Central Railroad
track and cutting the telegraph wires. They
also burnt the Court House and several bridges
on the Fredericksburg Railroad, and destroyed
the water tank at Hungary. They were evil
IDENTIFY guided by some one familiar with the
country. We have obtained his name. and he
is well known in Richmond. AT Brooks turn
pike the Yankees exchanged their jaded horses
for fresh ones, and proceeded across the Chick
ahomny, destroying the turnpike and railroad
bridges over that river, and captured a loco
motive which had been sent out on recon-
nosance Gen Stoneman was still in Louisa
county on the 4th, and detachment of his
command is making its way down the York
river, and may join the Yankee forces now in
Williamsburg. They have destroyed several
trains of cars loaded with government stores.
The Enquirer publishes the following dis
patch Milford, Va, 3d.-Yesterday Gen.
Jackson penetrated the enemy's rear and
drove him from his position in the wilderness
to within mile of Charlottesville. He was
engaged at the same time in front by two of
Longstreets divisions.
The Enquirer also contains the following
Gordonsriile, 4th.-The fight is still going on.
Jackson occupies all the Fords, except Ellis.
Our loss is heavy, No enemy in Culpepper.
The same paper says none of the wounded
have arrived in Richmond, owing to the de-
struction of the railroad between there and
Fredericksburg. Many Of the business houses
were closed yesterday, in consequence OF the
exciting news from the Rappahannock
WASHINGTON, May 7.
The Evening Star says Gen. Hooker esti-
mates his losses in the battle at about 10000
all told, killed, wounded and missing Also
that he brought all his material away safely
from his late position, and that while we were
so unfortunate as to lose some artillery, we
have taken at least as many pieces as we lost.