Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1863-05-07
FROM HoOKER,S ARMY.
The Troops Across the Kappa
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PHILADELPHIA, April 30.-Agents Cur
eau. who has just returned from the army
of the Potomac. brings the following re-
port Of the proceedings in that direction.
The pontoons are said 10 have been
laid on Tuesday night and Wednesday
morning across the river at Port Royal.
Yesterday morning at daylight the
troops began to cross, and by ten o'clock
our four corps d'armee are said to have
been heard on this side of the River The
Suffers have been ordered away from
Acquia Creek.
PnILADELpH!A. May 3d-The following
statement is derived from a gentleman who
left the Rappahannock Saturday. tits al
ready known that our troops have crossed
over with less opposition than was antici-
pated The enemy massed considerable
force on the railroad front on Thursday,
and at night there was some artillery
practice between ours and the rebel guns
at long range. As soon as the rebels
learned on last Wednesday that our for
ces had crossed above, they commenced
moving troops out to intercept our adj
vance, and continued all night and next
day. Trains have been running constant
ly with troops from Richmond, and the
enemy have all their available force around
Fredericksburg.
The latest news from Charlottesville is
that Stoneman had cut the railroad. This
is stated on the assertion of an officer oil
the Government, who arrived at Washing
ton Saturday morning.
| Thara IL NO 1ouht IF fho foot tbof an,
army was at last accounts in the most
cheerful and hopeful condition.
PHILADELPHIA, May 1.-The Philadel
phia Inquirer of this morning has the fol
lowing. II ,s ~
WAsHrNeroS. Sunday. May 3.-Relia-
bic information has reached the city this
afternoon from the Army of the Potomac.
going to show that terrible engagement
has been going on yesterday and to-day.
The brilliant vancouver by which the
rebels have been hanked on both sides has
been followed up by daring conflict. in
which our troops have been extremely sue
cessful. g ~"
During the whole of Saturday the mus
kerry and artillery firing was absolutely
continuous, especially on tn. right. where
Howard's corps was engaged
Between midnight and three o'clock this
morning. Sunday, poEtoon bridge was
laid between Falmouth and Fredericks-
burg, and our troops, part of the sixth
corps, marched over and took possession
Of the town, driving out the enemy. They
then advanced tn the notifications upon
the slopes in exactly the direction of the
move by Barnslde. 1t is reported that by
noon they hal reached the top of the hill
The enemy hal left this post expos d,
not expecting an attack here. His troops
were withdrawn to the quarter where the
conflict was already raging.
7 Our troops are behaving splenlilly
and are worthy of their cause and Their
leader. Not single instance of misbeha-
vior has occurred am ,ngst any of our reg.
imcnts General Hooker is constantly in
the thickest of the fight, and his escapes
from bullets have really been miraculous
LATER.
PHILADELPHIA, May NO news what
ever has been received here from Washing
ton, but gold fell four per cent. in Phila
delphia this evening.
The Times has very full reports from
three of its army correspondents. who ar
rived from the field Of the great battle OF
Saturday and Sunday. They were among
the hottest and most important of the war
On Friday we suffered considerable. the
18th army corps, under General Howard
behaving badly and losing an importan1
part of our position.
The battle did no. close until near mid.
night. During the night. Gen. Hooker
changed his lines, reformed his army, and
was ready for battle next day The fight
began at five o o'clock, and lasted six hours
At the end OF that time Gen. Hooker held {
very strong position. and felt perfectly safe
His right rests on the Rapidan at Ely,
Ford, and his left on the Rappabannock
The losses have been very heavy on both
sides. The result thus far is not decisive.
but i, is believed the rebels can only saw,
themselves by retreating.
The Times prints the following, dated
two miles below Fredericksburg, Sunday
morning, IA O'Clock:
Bartlett's brigade of Newton's division,
consisting of the 12Ist N. Y, 9th anc
9th Maine, and the Goth Penn, are charg
ling upon the rebel battery in front Of tn
Bunnell House. led by the 96th Penn
1t was fired with considerable precision
annoying us to consids rable extent.
Fredericksburg is occupied by the troops
of Newton's division.
"a. M.-After a temporary lull. muskei
firing has again commenced. We are To-
sing some men. The artillery on boil
sides has again opened. and is firing rapid
ly. Our troops are we'll protected behind
the right side Of the Richmond road.
i 900 A.. M.--Our batteries on the left
have changed position. and are doing bet
ter execution OF asiiiW nt7eff a6l ttf
$50 A. MA pontoon bridge has beer
thrown across the Rappahannock at Fred
ericksburg, and persons are passing to and
fro The rebels have removed their gnn:
from the earthworks above Fredericks
burg. Our single guns on this side ART
throwing an occasional she'll.
The n Y Times correspondence, dateS
"On the Field, near Charlottesville. Va,
10 p. M, May Ist., states the Second Ar
my Corps took position, on the night pre-
f vious, on the left. and the Third Corps
reached the front about noon. The posi-
t;on tharo oosrniod is Tins describel.