New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-06-09
FROM THE ARMY OF THR POTOMAC.
The Situation UpchanRcd-Our Position on
the south side OF the River Strength.
rued-Our pickcts In Close Proximity.

tho South ftdc OF inc sstVef s'rc"B'n'
.ucd-Our Picket. In Close Proximity.
epeeA' D''f'''" W Wl,niSaTos, Monday Jun. 8. 1889
! Your correspondent, n. q. s., writes from the
Array Of The Potomac that matters remain there sub
stanrially in stntu quo The position Of our troops
on the south side of the RaIpanarnock has been
strengthened The pckets Of the opposing forces at
that point are in close proximity.
srcoud piyisiSn Of the sixth Corps Across
tho Description Of the
| Wight md Crossing.
From Our Special Correspondent
AKNr OF rHa PoTosAc, Juns s. Iee1
Riding 10 Falmouth Station this morning, Oh
served when in the neigbborLood Of tie "Waiisce
House, sbort distance beyond tho old headquar'
tiers Of Gen. Hooker that some OF our pontoon raiD'
were moving toward tho river On reaching the
station beard any number Of rumors TO the effect
that our army was 10 during the day; that our
cavalry had already forded the Stream, and still
later that they in POSSESSION of the bishis be-
yond Fredeticksburg-al Of tbcse having their on
Yin in statement tsde by the balloon, to the efec'
that no camps were visible over the rvcr that the
enemy had evacuated their s'rongbold-they had
| "foded their tent, liLe the Arsbi.
And a. silsatly pss'st away"
| Later vet another rumor reached me that the
bridges were completed and como Of our troops
had crossed Riding to Falmouth and the
river bank opposite Frrdencksburg Uncovered The
poptoon boats lying idle IN the sun, and the Rebel
neke;s stronger than had ever seen them. But
whst had become Of the artillery had seen moving
during the forenoon These brazen tbroats hsd not
vet revealed their wLereabout. Conclnding that
Inc balloon must have been wrong In its statements,
or that Gen Hooker had reason TO doubt It's verhcIiy:
resolved the Gay was lar spent, TO 90 home ana
await the coming of events. Al the moment Of
arriving there Heard the round Of guns far Oct All,
and W m an appetite for something 10 write about,
sbaroeoed by slong-coutinusd perlod OF fasting in
this IesIect rodo off, determined 10 discover what
| tho firing meant. -. -
l turned nv horse In the direction oftho Fir Hugh
| House large brick mansion facing the river, us"d
by s as boapiial and after sharp Tide OF ABOUT
| IL minutes reached there ard 10 nv surprise saw
before only the valley looking 81 Dosi a. osi
many a Sabbath afternoon II must have looked be-
lore tho war. man stood by tree loSs'ng
through q telescope, and 10 my question, IL oeos'
wiek crossing" came the thrilling answer,
! I" lie ia. SIR
Where I l asked.
" londer." -.
/ looked and of in the direction Of Frederick
burg, in some broad fields our side the stream ]
bebed a Of gray blue smoke, raw ,udden iashss
come from il, nbd curling clouds, winter AID psisr
than the ret, float Of add vanish, and follow az
each fash heard the dull fsr-awsy thunder OF ar
tillery The sky above was covered with dark rain
cloud. wove inio an ufni,nds Of purple shades,
reaching away 10 the horizon, where oet o, sai-
iron formed glowing background 10 the Rebel hllis
looming grand and sullen III the distance.
Wishing 20 gain nearertvew OF what occurred,
rode rapidly ia the direction OF the contest taking
a shot cut across fields and along by-ps'hs. Al
length / reached hill above where our artillery
was posted, lnording q magnificent eight OF the
whole scene. Our troops Che ~ Diyiton OF the oh
Corps brig. Gen. 4. L. Howe were resting 10 The
plain below while our artillery, there also was en-
gagged in throwing shells across with unering nc
curgcy az lne Of Rebel rihe-piis, you could rec
every one Of them burst shove n, aud hear
their .hri,l whistle os they few through The air.
Sill the butteruu;s lurked within. There whs a
STR among troops ia the fields below ne, ara a
regiment en- tic &" double quck' started for the
river. II 10 the 5th Vermont boys from the Green
Mountein State. This was at what II called Frank
Inns Crossing. Over they went IN me boa's
- They'll clean 'em ont" | heard wbi.pered all
round SrBght for the rihe-rii they made, chhrg
In it, and out went Johniy Reb.," running io'
dear lie, some back toward the bowling Green
road but most Of them to the left. where stands .
" Barnard House" At thete our pi,kets lei Ey,
ard 4 we.dlfecied shot from one Of our gums burr!
night among them killing or woundlr8 Two Iof you
could zee them fall.
Then our u en- followed them cose up, fankmg
aud finally surrounding The Barnard Home, where
the "Rels" took refuge. few voleys enfuef
bus after thai The enemy gave II mp and suTentered
themselves. Before dusk The dark UIilOfms Of our
men could be distinguished beyond the Bowling
! Green Road, about n mile and half out from 'he
river fnd At this hou,e severa regiment, had osstd
formed IN lire of battle, and were marching 10 the
support Of oor skirnishers. Night came ut ast, hnd
| with It everything became quiet. To morrow VIII
decide whether LEES army tas gone to ,uc' or
NIckrburg, or If lying in wal, beyond the aiftany
Lsionc hills Of Fredericksburg i append the re-
suit Of to.daye skIrniebiug.
! We lost IL men in killed and wounded. have
beard Of but officer, OF whom II is doubtful, 30
will not give bis name.
We captured IS prisoners Of the n Florida Imam
try. beside IS mules, and have gno.d footing on
The south side Of the RapPahsnnock .uv.ur,,
LIST OF CASUALTIES
Capt. Cha. L. Gro" Bats ion hesuiu Eosins'"
| {. L. Keosh, Go. A. Regular Ensine,u
| Jo,epb Aintwcith. Co. 2oth NJ J-neJ
Corp. John Tr.inor, Go G l3th New 9t Ensi1een,
= Bmse', te'm''sr Co. =, ION hs~Yo" EHfi"'e'
Lien, Newconb 5oh " y Enginesr head, no. seriously
- Msnning Co. u, sofa New iofs knee.
Js%ss ArnstroIg Co !, 5o,h New Yofs, foot
/ Wallace fuller, Go. c, SON h.w-Yor. arm.
Osorso l. HoDfy 90 c, s..h Nsw.io I, chest
! 4. Hyde Co. C, 5oh y. Y. beth g, severely
l L,s,'' mss s1s.'' o. r +. Sch n Y ,Rsa
| 0Iiyer Osborn, Co. =, 3olh n ! WRIT
mo5,s E esSsy Co CO. S SSs \ T. ; hss
H. s. RiI-y. GO ID, 18Th \; y. ssd9m.n
49, Hsrmon Co. q, 13tb n. y:
| pIiro gr,d, Co. u, 18Th n. Y, heed. -,
s.,s ay.cy Co C. r.. u Enineefs ,gh', wounded
JOLa Can I.sasI t r,;"..,. up n.y. e.y
c. L. Handy, 60. A, Regular tns'oe.fs. hip 'eiey'
Crossing the Rnppahnnnoch-C"p'" VI
Priso,,r. In the RiGo Pi.s-The Army
| Ready 10 Move.