Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-05-03

REPOnTED FOR THE STATES mar
Last Nights Dispatches.
LATEST FROM HooKER,s ARMY.


Citizens Fleeing from Frederick
burg-HaIIroad Between Richmond
and Fredericksburg Cut-The Reb-
ols in BAD FIX.
New YORK, May 2.-The Tribune's cores.
pondence Gays; The account of gentleman
who LETT fredericksburg on Wednesday eve
ming, represents the citizens as fleeing In every
direction. II Is believed the city. will be shell.
ed and all property destroyed. A complete
panic prevails through the whole country -
Stuart, Lee and Hampton, with the whole cav
airy force, were in Culpepper, watching Stone
man. They have all been intercepted by the
national infantry, and II Stoneman bestirs him
self he will capture the whole concern. A
brigade at United States ford barely escaped,
leaving all their camp equilage behind. WheeN
locks brigade marched out OF Fredericksburg,
intending to check the advance Of Hooker's
army, but caring the magnitude of the move
ment, ordered back his brigade, which fed
panic. stricken back to the Qualifications.
Generals Lee and Jackson are In command
at fredericksburg, Longstreet at Suffolk, and
A. P. Hill and Pickett 10 North Carolina Four
brigades are three miles on this side OF the
city, with trjers to fail back on the rife pits on
the approach Of the Yankees.
The train from Richmond failing to arrive at
Fredericksburg yesterday, 1t 10 believed the
railroad has been cut by portion of our cavalry
sent out for that purpose. The troops from
G6rmania, Ey's and u s. fords have Joined
Thus far all is we'll.
The Commercial Advertiser saye: We have
received information from source which We
know to be entitled to high degree of credit
which warrants the hope that Gen. Hooker has
cut of the retreat of the rebel forces at Fred
ericksburg, and that they may be captured or
destroyed, while our columns have crossed the
Rappahannock, and others yet remain before
the city.
IL is believed Gen. Stonemau's cavalry have
got between the rebels and Richmond, and will
cut off supplies and arrest retreat in that di-
rection IL is also understood that strong
diversion has been made from Suffolk In the
direction of Riehmend, and that il Ia by no
means impossible that the rebel capital may
before the close OF another week be surrounded
and invested by Union troops.
The Tribune's correspondence frsm head-
quarters Army Of the Potion, 10, April 80 h,
says: The 5th, llth and 18th corps are in
possession of ChancellOrvilIe, ten miles west of
Fredericksburg. The ~llth corps, Gen. How
ard, was the first to cross at Kelly's ford, fol.
lowed by the 18th, under Gen. Slecum.
After crossing, these corps moved In advance,
preceded by the 9Th New Yo:k cavalry and I'd
Massachusetts infantry ss skirmishers. At
Crooked run, q small stream about three
miles beyond the Rappahannock, we encounter
ed the enemy, drove him before us and cap
tured q number OF prisoners without damage
to us .,, -...
Our column then moved rapidly on until II
approached the Rapidan, and when within q
mil Ia N aaN - a.
pits. Becoming intimidated by our near sp-
prosch, they fed aud were charged by us, when
a sharp skirmisH ensued at GeImania Mills,
where bridge was in process Of erection by
the rebels with view to an aggressive move
ment. After the lapse OF about fifteen minutes,
the enemy, consisting of one hundred aud TWEEN
| ty-fve men, surrendered, with one man killed
aDd several wounded. Our loss was one killed.
BY ten o'clock the llth corps had crossed
and was encamped. The 18th followed, and
this morning started on the march 10 Chsncel-
lorvlle. Ga approaching the wilderness about
five miles on the way, Gen. Slocum's column
was fred upon by artillery, which resulted
harmlessly. IL did not check our advance. In
about half an hour afterwards, on hating to
| rest, messenger arrived from Gen. Mead, in
forming Gen. Slocum that he hsd occupied
Chancelloiville and was waiting for him to
form a junction. The order was Civ
en- to advance on receipt Of this cheer
ing intelligence. Not long afterwards the
General and staff entered the place,
which consists of one large brick house, occu.
pied by lady by the name of Chancellor, and
kept a, tavern. Two rebel brigades had been
there the night previous and an attempt had
beer. made TO throw up earthworks, but our
sudden appearance caused them to evacuate
We move upon Fredericksburg tomorrow.