The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1863-05-07
Prom ll1e Ar1ny OF tne PoIomnc.

show that terrible engagement has been
going on yesterday d 10 dav. The brilliant
maneuver by which III, rebels have been
tianked on both sides. has been followed
Up by daring conflicts 10 which our tronps
have been extremely successful. During
the whole OF Saturday the musketry 6r-
ing was absolutely continuous, especialN
" on the right, where Howard's corps
WAS engaged. Between midnight and 3
o'clock this morning Sunday } apontoon
bridge WAS laid between Falmouth and
fredericksburg. and our troops. part OF
the Sixth Corps. marched over and took
posse ssiOn Of the town, driving out the
enemy.
They then advanced on The fOrti6ca-
tions upon the slopes ia exaot!y the di
rection Of the move of Buroside, and il
is reported that by n ION they had reach'
ed the top Of the hills. TIE enemy had
ef, this part exposed, not expecting an
attack here. His troops were Withdrawn
to the quarter where the conflict was
air. ady raging. Our troops are behav.
ing splendidIy and worthy Of their cause
and their leader. Not single insarce
Of mi.bshavior has occurred amongst any
Of our regiments. General Hooker is
constan ly in the thickOst Of the 6ght,
aud his escapes from bulles have really
been miraculous.
New YoRK. May The Tim cor.
respondent, dating "0n the fell. near
Charlottesville. 10 P. NJ. My lst."
states: "The s'ooud army corps took a
position the night previous on the lsh;
and the tlird corps reached the front
about noon" The position there occu
pied is thus described: We hold the Cor
donsviIle ro"d securely. county road
leading to SpousyIvania Court House,
and another near four miles in the rear
oi ihat.
The onsmy's flank is thus dangerously
exposed. and if they 6slt. il must be iA
open & Ill.
A disp,tch was captured yesterday,
from General Lea to an. engineer off er,
dared the 29th. Lee says he is much sur
prissd al this moyemen,, aud he had not
anticipated it, and vas not prepared to
, give lnstru linns
About noon A movement was made To
endeaver TO hiring out tho enemy and
compel linn 10 dtyslop his streegIh.
/ Our men en!erd d the 6 ID wilh mu"h
i en'husam. only one reg'm mt Of cavalry
/ at 6rst charging on the rebel infnry
= he latter driving ours back repeatedly
D when a small force Of Infantry. suppoupc
s by cavalry, checked tho bells. one divi
6 zion under Sykes. sad the bel division
under Anderson, became engaged.
Our troops drove tho reholB from lw'
bridges parallel with the Rappahannock
It gaining mile and ffy prisopols, wher
II Hooker o, dered them to retire, not wish
ing t, bring 90 general eng cement
the rrb Is mls,ook our retirement for /
% check, aud followed rapidly. On the toI
i Of Ihs frat ridge lke IeheIs halted mo
ment Aud gave yell, then ramc dow
j. On d,uble quick, but were met by Syke
division. who poured in IL terrible 6re @
al tillety
J. Tie CONTEST lasted three fourlhs Of a
It hour. and extended across the roads,
There wera twenty Two Of our guns who
shellsd the woods etfecru'!lv, and tho rob
at els i!nominiouslv retired. During the a
/. ternoon the re- els made several attempt
n on ouI line. but we're repulsed. Al 6:3
4. NJ tN'y made desp' rate charge t
. cap'urc our battery commanding II
plank roai to fredericksburg. but wei
hand'omrly rcpnl.ed by Geary, assiste
By Knapp's and Hamplon's battery. VIII
~ double shotled their guns with grape all
m canister.
During ,hsnight both ours and the II
b,l forces built sarlhwolks and ahatt'
n and he battle on Saturday Ut was tn, ugh
n wcul ba surely op.noi Ivy tho rebels,
>. NEw Yak, My l--8:30 A. M TT
;, Tribune has just issued an extra as fo
; Iowa:
It. Oar nowsby mail from the Rapp'hal
rg mock is up to Sunday morning At 'h
NO time our Il wing was in possession
fredericksburg, aud Of tia frat line
y rydoubls IN lhs hill behind il, snd WI
IN feeling its way % ihe stoIion line. II
" river was crossed, and the re'oubts o,
M lied with great oase and very slight 10
II. Of llIo
" rh- r bcl4 tad marched away in &
- direction o Chan ollorsville, to attack o
10 tight wing here osted, leaving at 6r
rs 10 900, bur subsequently not more TIL
hs 8 900 to 1000 men in tbrir works.
80 was asce, tsinrd by recOnnnoissar
: from .owo's tNlloon,
10y A great potion Of our Falmouth b'
1t t"ries were engaged on Saturday will, I
he rebel tauO'icS, firing across the riv
and in th4 river.
N The fire oI muskvtry and cannonaGi
- =, on the tight, in the direction Of CIr
'h' csllorsvlle, was very heavy, The en,r
ha had been r,r,ed TO fight on ground
YER Ilooker's choosing --as he promised
am sOlIiers. 1t was believed in both win
that SrouemAns expedition to Gu,
railroa between the rebels snd R,chmo
not had proved succ essIul thus cutting
m the only path ot retreat
,er So contid, Mt was Hooker at Famo,
-, nf success. that in conformity with
Wv orders. a force hal already rommeNt
'h- 10 rebuil a bridge over he Rappah
cy, mock, The troops are ip the finest spir
ace and cvArvlhing looks propitious.
ara New YoRK. May 4.--The Herald
-, an ezra giving dates to II A. NJ.
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