The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1863-05-13
From Washington Papers, of the 9th.

Photographed to the Cincinnati Gazette.
The Washington Star, of May 6, contains tho
following:
On Monday afternoon the rebels attacked our
left, Howard's Corps, and after desperate engage
ment were completely repused, with great loss.
Yesterday forenoon they again advanced against MS
at the same point, but were abo to stand the con-
test but for 10 minutes, when they again fell back,
repulsed with heavy loss. Stoneman's expedition
proved n great success. Indeed, the Richmond pa
pers of the 9th yesterday say that his forces
played sad havoc with their railroad at Hanover
Junction and other points, destroying locomotives
and large amount of other valuable property,
and all the railroad bridges to within five miles of
Richmond.
In the Richmond papers mentioned above is a
! dispatch from General Lee to Jea. Davis, saying
that the rebel General Paxton i'd killed, Stonewal
Jackson severely wounded and Generals lleth and
| A. =. Hill also badly wounded. Another rebel
dispatc ch states that the rebel loss in killed and
wounded has been very heavy.
| StOneman's force was divided into three columns
one of whch-that moving in the direction of the
Richmond Fredericksburg Railroad, he COM
manded in person, though the havoc worked from
Hanover Junction down to within miles of Rich
mond was made by subdivision under command
of Colonel Dix. One of the three columns, COM
manded by Brigadier General Averll, after cross
ing the Rappahannock at Kelly's Ford pushed on
to Brandy Station where it met the enemy's pick
cts and drove them back in a sharp skirmish. It
then pushed on direct to Culpepper Court House
| whore uSneTdlS fltLnuHu anu w Hl' ileHTN ISS
were found with rebel force, of perhaps 500 cav
airy, which fled precipitately back across Cedar
Mountain. At Culpepper c. H., General Averill
captured a lot of rebel Government Hour, and then
pushed on after the retreating Lees following them
to Rapdan Station, where they burned the rail-
road bridge which they retreated after smart
fight in which they lost Colonel Rasser, late of the
United States Army, who commanded one OF their
brigades.
Our loss there was inconsiderabe, and they lost
several killed besides Colonel Rasser and also
thirty one prisoners, whom General Ayeril brought
back with him. The object of AverilPs expedition
seems to have been to destroy this Kapdan BRIDGE
which the enemy, in their panic, did for him. Alter
proceeding as far as Orange Court House, he re-
turned with his force to the main army, joining it
at Charlottesville on Sunday last.
Another column Of Stoneman's force, under COM
mand of General Buford, which left the Kappa
hammock at the same time, pushed ON directly to-
ward GOrdonsyille, and positive information has
just been received, announcing its success in cut
ting the Central Railroad between GordOnsvile and
Richmond, and also between GordOnsvllle ana
Charlottesville.
These, with the achievements of the column in
destroying the railroad between fredericksburg
and Richmond, completely stop railroad communl-
cation in any direction out from Lees main army,
and breaking up, for the time being, the enemy's
facilities for forwarding supplies or reintorceinents
to it from any direction. .-.
This evenings Washington Republican contains
tho following
Yesterday Sedgwck moved against the rear Of
Lees right, which was commanded by Stonewall
Jackson before he was wounded, and pierced 1t
and formed junction with Hooker's main army.
Some fighting with great loss to the enemy was the
result Of the movement. By this movement OF
General Sedgwick they abandoned the works Of
fredericksburg which are Of no military value to
Hooker in the execution OF the programme he IS ey-
IDENTIFY performing. We not only have positive in
formation from Charlottesville of the thorough
execution of Stoneman's work in cutting the rail-
road and telegraph wires between Lees army and
Richmond, but also the common road bridges over
! the Pamunky River.
Richmond papers Of yesterday morning announce
that the Yankees have cut all railroads and tele-
graph lines, and destroyed all the bridges on tho
, travelled roads between the city and Lees arnlyi
that in consequence they were without any other
news than such as brought by horsemen.
. The same papers also state that General Paxton
! was killed and that StonewRll Jackson and Gene
E raj A. z. Hill were severely wounded
Persons who came up from Chancellorsville, Fat
+ mouth fredericksburg and Aquia Greek, estimats
the number of prisoners captured by our army, and
seen at different points, to DO between 10000 and
h 10000. Many are wretchedly dressed and hall
starved and they range nom sixteen TO sixty years
o of age,
Sedgwick was hotly engaged all Monday, aud
was pressed at all points; but brilliant ohaFge
pulsed the rebels, and he rscrOssed the river.