The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-05-07
BY TELEGRA b ID
TO THE FREEMAN.
4 O'CLOCK, p. M
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Hooker has sustained revers In battle fought
on Tuesday, but has succeeded in placing his
army in safety on this side of the Rappahan'
mock.
Gen. Lee having been heavily reinforced APP
peared to have found himself in sufficient strength
to renew his attack on Hooker's exhausted
troops and was SO far successful that it has been
doomed prudent to Withdraw the,army across
the river.
1t is only too evident that here, as 80 often
before, the rebels succeeded in concentrating
their forces upon the point of attack, while those
which should have strengthened the National
army were too far distant, or too long withheld
to enable Hooker to maintain the position which
he had gained by mastery strategy and held
through two tremendous battles.
1t must be presumed that efforts to break
Lees communication with Richmond failed, b,
was able therefore to bring up the whole rebe
force from Richmond and points below, ant
Gen. Hooker is compelled to retire before hi'
overwhelming numbers.
New YORK, May T. The Herald Extra say
on Tuesday the 9th corps of Hooker army
crossed the Rappahannock at U. S. ford, ant
are marching back to Falmouth.
The retreat of Hooker army produced grea
panic at Aqua, and everything movable wa
placed on board the boats at the landing.
The crossing commenced at 10 o'clock Tues
day night At O'Clock Wednesday morning
wagons and mule teams and the artillery haC
all passed, and the infantry was crossing on tw'
bridges
The World learns by special messenger from
the front, that our worst fears of the result o
Gen. Hooker's efforts are more than confirmed
A great battle was fought on Tuesday, an
Hooker with his army was driven back acros
the Rappahannock. Lee was heavily reinforced
and the last battle exceeded in slaughter thos
of the previous days. a0 aea55I t
Nothing has yet been heard from Stoneman
Thirty thousand Union troops are fastening t
support Hooker. ..r1s
The Herald extra has the following dispatch
dated Falmouth, May 6 The bridges wer
swept away on the railroad from Aqua lat
} night. Building parties were at work all nigh
and the trains are running again.
1t is reported that the enemy's cavalry hs
crossed over upon the Northern Neck and is &C
vanoing cautiously towards this place. A fore
t has been sent to oppose them.
5 Sedgwick having failed to join Hooker rid
( the fredericksburg and Gordoasville road, an
being hard pressed, crossed the Rappahannoc
: and saved bis corps from humiliation The e.
pertinent cost him some 5000 men. He inficte
much greater injury on the enemy. 1o a
a The army is safe with 10000 fewer men
t ito ranks and much larger number unfit II
. duty. The heavy rains and chilling wind hay
8 severely impaired the health of the men.
. A great number of our wounded have falle
0 into the hands Of the enemy. Our dead
Sunday are still unburied, and the woundt
t probably dying in great numbers
/, Gen. Hooker was much depressed last nigh
He held consultation with his Generals
which it was urged that q longer stay wou
prove unsafe for the army.
r Rain is falling heavily and the river is risil
!. rapidly.
o New YORK, May T.. The Richmond papers
n the 9TH state that Stoneman's cavalry have de
8 troyed all the bridges between Richmond al
a the Rappahannock, torn up railroads, cut tel
t graph wires, and ventured within a few mil
:. of Richmend. Consequently no commune
y ton could be had with Lees army.
t Official intelligence from Stoneman states tn
s after the above achievements he deployed
immense cavalry force many miles, forming
line of operations to detect approaching ret
reinforcements.
d Kelnforcements are pressing down
l. Hooker who will thus outnumber any fer
IS that can be brought against him. Hooker W
n forced across the Rappahannock in consequen
OF the superior force and generalship of Lee.
1t is rumored that Lee has massed his arr
on our right, and that Hooker will immediat
l. y change his base of operations, but where
E. unknown.
It Hooker is much disheartened, but there
n hopes yet. r.pa