The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-05-05
snsspAY MORNING. :. NAY 5, lssa.


A eassssss .rsalsdessss vcsssy
Ia the Arssaes Of Gen. lss's grAufyimg
s.na.es. Of the 3l ef Nay, to President DA.
=, awe have sesin TO thank AlAieAtv Cod
s.r sre.. victory" T4is graad and ioport.
-, oiauph was achieved on Saturday. Gsn'
=. uya in shs beginning Of Ais dispatch
..y.s;srSay Cen. Jackson penetrated to the
r.s, Of the enemy; and drove bin 70 within
a.. ,aiis Of Caanesiiorssills. This morning the
,.uls vss renewed" He lshs enemy was
,.,odeed from oil his positions aronad Chan.
..llorsyiIIe and driven back towards the Rsp.
,.asunoek, over which he is now rs.rsating" !"
Mauy prisoners were captured. Gen. Lee
....., tast the enemy . loss was heavy, and -
ts was in the scs Of rstrsatiug, It 10 to b
han.d was ssill further TO be increased. Oar
~. il killed and woutdsd, Of course. must BE-
considerable In such an engagement, bat was
much less than thas Of the enemy. The whole
oouut-y will be distrsssed 70 learn that Gen.
Jssk,on is seriously wounded. The prayers
ofsysry one in the South will go up to Heaven
for hs recovery, and his restoration 70 the
souass, and the cause, in the fsld Of battle.
The sesnA Of the battle II in sRpsAsgl-
vsnjs cnuets, between the Wilderness and
ChsueslloEsvil.e. The latter is q place with
only one dwelling, large brick house, for.
merry tavern. aud latteriy boarding &C cnool
/. 10 about ten mics ives. of Frederick sburR
Toe Niiaerress We suppose to be iadI ,ased by
Wilder aess Creek" small etrssm running
Into toe Rappahxnncek, about four or i've
usil@s from Charlottesville; the country ad-
,asept aud widening out to wards Caanc sllcrs.
Vile L. the Wilderness ol. CT which the ene
nv came q, The bidding Of jackson. TIE
ruitsd S.s.e, fard is on the Kappa hammock,
eight miles above Fredericksburg, and two
miles below the mouth of the .Rapida1. Eiys
tord is on the Rapdan, four miles above it,
moath The enemy having creased into
6eotsylvania, piessn.e et himself on the lsit Of
var line in frcns Of Fredsricksburg. Boz our
sasscous Commander had taken proper meas.
urss, i, may :, inferred by the res Lit. Long.
street and his command were recalled in gyod
ims, and BY The bes. routes 70, An oppor.uue
Iuacti,n with our main line, while the stra.e.
3, for getting IN rear OF the enemy was ma
mred Tnis dscislve movement was cenduc.si
b. tla. warrior who never fails, aud on Sat.
utd.y t.s we understAnd) the enemy, III his
dsnay, fonud Jackson laundering uron his
rear. Driven from his position towards Chan.
sslioisyilIe, -a go. out Of the frying pan into
The IRE by elc ,unss ring Longsrees. His rcat
xss eamp:s,s, ss We ara officially inform I'd by
GsD. Lee
VS. shall no, receive details Of this last bril-.
liant engagement as rapidly az usual, owing to
lie cav.lry raid Of the enemy, which was
tolily and successfully conducted upon the
,lss 0. tie Central and Ersdsrick sburg Roads
$ while the cou:ss. upon the Rsppahsnnock
va. II progress. Nor can the woanted re-
a.ivs that suceor by prompt removal to the
city which was- rendered in former great
ts,,les.
Wniis the fighting in the Wilderness was
progressing there was some skirmishing, slso
soue sr.i!iery dusliing about Fred sicksburx,
:sssils Of which have not yet come to hand.
Federal Cayal,y Asid.
Daring the strategic movements and lighting
OF tbs Rappaha2noek, which have resulted SO
alOrioasly for our arms, large Federal cav
sig force, under General Stoneman, made q
Eaia across the Rapidau to the line Of the Cen.
tral Railroad, striking it HFst At Treviliian's
Depot where, on Saturday, the track was de-.
'Roysd. We have already published some
rather vague accounts of his subse qnenf move.
lsnts upon other points of that road, and also
upon the Frsds,icksburg road at Ashland. IL
has been further stated that ths "a no body, or
: detachment Of It, had reached the canal, at
Columbia in r.uvanns, aud made breach in
Il Sunday evening the raid makers were a.
ashland. OF their movements yesterday we
s.vs such information "a We have elsewhere.
lacy no doubt heard Sunday evening and
sGly yesterday Of their reverse at the Kappa.
hammock, and moved rather rapidly towards
Ms Peninsula, in their RUE doing damage
10 the York River Railroad.
What tbs enemy did, where exactly he did
&c, ant what We're his Numbers, are facts YET
t. bs ascsriairsd; for the information received
p to the time of writing this is indefinite, and
Lo doubt greatly exaggerated.
This raid WAS part Of Rurnsidss original
IIsD. That wac to ende2vor to flank our force
Is Frederic klburg by crossing above and be-
low II. snd contemrpraaeousiy to dispatch
tsvsrsi bodies Of cavalry to get behind cur
army, destroy i:s abroad communications with
the capital, cut the canal, and even penetrate
IS fsr q the High Bridge, which wasalao to
10 destroyed. This plan was changed into q
simple direct attack upon our army bv order Of
L'neola- Hooker, who endeavored to mount
70 fams through Burns;de's disaster, has now
adopted that officers pan. The raid was bold
Sod has eaused, perhaps, more than lis due
share OF alarm in this community. The Yam.
Ases will crow over it as much as they can In
order 10 dimini.h the force of the terrible blow
0ensfsl Lss has 81 zen them.
Ssonsman's raid was evidently never In
tended TO reach this city, although the apprs.
Asa2ion that it vas aiming for Richmond was
not COZ lined entirely to the unmilitary City .ns
who promptly and properly enlisted for de.
fence, jos: as they did in The nevsr. e be for
gotten Pa~ase rar.
Inc achievements Of this bold raid, though
10 no wise affecting the glorious victory ON
sne kappshaunock, IL not without its humili.
saing nhsc,ions That It should make 90
great cireni., snd get of scott ffee-ss We
fear !! has done. or viii do,-is certainly .
mortiaoation We know noting about the
circumstances CT our own military situation,
Q! whether thsv might have been with due
ciscrsiion modified. But ~ are cure of one
thiog, snd that 10, that the ling Of cha.
grin oees sioned By the s6 .ir viii bs fsls fully