Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1863-05-14
REBEL VIEWS OF THE LATE BATTLES


The Richmond Examiner Of The 9th instant contains the
following address II Geo Lee eonpmsnSng his troops
their Ia III late battles on the RappahanDock
HEADQUARTERS ARMY NORTHERN yIsGIHIA.
With heartfelt aratifcaton the General commanding
expresses the army OF the heroic conduct dis
played by officers aud during the arduous operations
Ia which they have just been engaged
Under trying yicsudes OF heat aud storm you attacked
the enemy. strongly entrenched in the depth Of tangled
wilderness and again the hills Of Fredericksburg hf
miles distant and by the valor that has tumphed
may fields orced hun once more to seek safety beyond
While glorious victory entities you to the praise and
grattude Of the nation we are especially called upon to
return grateful thanks to the ony Giver Of victory for
the sgual deliveraHce He has wrought Ii IL there
fore earnestly that the troops Sun
day next in ascrbng to the Lord Of Ho.ts tho glory due
unto His name.
Let us NOT forget in our rejoicing the brave soldiers who
have fallen in defence Of taeir country, and, while
heir ss let resolve to emulate their nnble
ample Tue army and the country alike lament the ab.
sence for time, Of whose bravery energy, and
skill they much indebted FIR success, lt ,.e
The following letter from hs President Of the Confeds
rate States Is communicated TO the army expression
VI his appreciation oil it's success: ~ otf ~ fEt
Ihays received your dsrpstch unite with
yor In giving praise - 9 q for the with which be
has our arms In the name Of the peoPs of my
mand for this addition to the unprecedented series Of great
victories which ye.r army has achieved The Universal
gen ra good ind brave WHO are nambered
among the killed and wounded, t.r
i LEE, General
The Examiner states that the ast of the four ambulance
trains due Thursday reached Richmond at ii p. NJ,
conveying fourteen hundred wounded, which made the
who number received since the battle up that time foot
up 2 600. The Examiner adds
The last Of the trains just mentioned from Hamil
tons Crossing In ion with Capt Blakey, the
mail agent, we heard some interesting deaiIs.
at Hamilton's Crossing there more musk.ts piled
her de IF he road than have been together
siuc- the They left the battlefeds by the
Yankees, and unapy thou and more are there which
have not yet beeu collected. Tn. number Of cannon
ured by army not yet known but Ii said to be
~ 1t is doubtful whether the pieces taken from
the Washington Artillery weie recaptured 1t Ia most
pr bable the enemy hurried them to the rear.
The Yankees admit that they swuly beaten, but
say it owing the TACT, which they to
proclaim they Generals Ihey believe their
troops good Ours but that brat them by the
superior sk III Generals Many Of the prisoners say
thai H ker fell kn cke from his horse during the
batle of sunday They know nothing than that
ssw him fall. This doubt the origin Of the sto
that he had been wounded aud had his leg taken Of.
One of tie Yankee officers brought 10 this city told
gentleman who in saon with him that Burn
side beareu at fredericksburg but rrpn sed but
Il at Hooker had gotten perhaps the d--dest drubbng
that ever Ge eral had
All troops jlbilant what they consider
beyond all compar the greatest victory OF the
They say the victory of the 18th OF December not
circuma nnce to IL.
From suigeoo who left Fredericksburg Thursday
learn that surgeons Grn Lees army make the
following approximate estimate OF loss in the recent
battles: l .sr s
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