New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-05-07

generally agree that the Rebels have reoccupied
Hero's departure. The nights below jointly &C.
cupied by Union and Rebel troops.
portion of them, occupied on Sunday morning
" our forces retaken after a desperate ress-
tance by fresh re-enforcements from LongsIreet's
Corps, and ali enflading fire was commenced Oh
portions of the other redoubts occupied by troops
which was, however, promptly checked by the OK
puison of the Rebels from the intrenchnenis taken
The, fighting Yesterday was not general, or very
terrific in s character, was generally snicipatsd
but il was thought that the shock Of arms today
wonld be fraught with highly important, II no. hnsl
results. TIE general impression among the passeh-
reTs from Acquia Creek appears 20 be that Hooker
Will bod his own, bat still the news II indehnile
ron the front, and but little is known at Acqnia
Creek station, almost within eyesght OF the scene
OF the mighty events that now create TIE greates'
| .olici,ude and intense anxiety.
Passengers by the Hero state that everything If IN
resdaess for Immediate removal OF the stores,
de-, from Acquia Creek, l. by any possible chance
the fortunes OF war should turn against ne and al
aJvance be made in that direction BY the Rebels.
Up To the present moment, Tuesday, MAY D. s p.
H. nothing IL known OF definite character beyond
the fact that many thousands Oh both sides have
neen KILLED and wounded, that the fsht has been IN
rrJgrers since Wednesday last. and IL was thought
that the grand denOuement would take place to-day,
q "A
pied Fredericksburg, but still, that the movement on
tb1r part was part and parcel OF Gen. Hooker =
,lan and that they would either be bage"d tberein
Or make precp.te retreat into the jaws OF death
at the habls Of the Unioniss.
From The Washington star OF Taesdsy
Sedcwick after getting possession Of the Rebel
batteries ut fredericksburg or Sunday, moved our
on ths plank road toward Charlottesville some four
uilest bnt encoun,efiDg "a staggering force OF the
enemy, did not push further in that direction: =
On the same day Sunday Gibbons's division, OF
the "a Corps, occupied Fredericksburg ard most oil
the nights.
On Monday morning about daybresk, the enemy
auddenly appeared on the extreme bights, on tue
Telegraph road southeast Of the plankroad, and
came forward without much resistance, our 10rce
AZ that point not being Of any great strength. This
lorceiof the enemy, which rumor announced TO be
re-enforcements, under Longstreet. Fastening up
from the Blackwater IL believed now to nave been
only body OF the enemy left down the rlVer 10 op-
puse our crossing below Fredericksburg
Some assistance was afforded 10 our troops over
the liver by the well known heavy battery called
the HSeven Sisters" planted on The nights on the
north side Of the Rappahaunock, about quarter OF
mill below the Fredericksburg and Acquia Creek
Railroad.
Tho enemy, however, succeeded in advancing I'M
iii they occupied all the positions southeast OF the
planb road well down TO the famous stone wall,
which is the first line Of battery in the rear OF Fred
ericksburg. east Of the plank road, 1t not being
Hooksr's plan evidently to make any serious con-
test FIR this ground. .,
Yesterday, at p. M, they held about this position:
The enemy occupying all the intrenchments south
east RI the plank road Heading from Fredericksburg
IN Chancellorvlle) and Gibbons all northwest Of
the same road. He also occupied the City Of Fred
ericksburg. Sedgwick is further out on the plank
road and sandwiched as it were, between Lee lwho
"a in turn sapdwiched between Sedgwick and Hook
er and the Rebel force that retook the lower fort-
cations at Fredericksburg. Sedgwick, however,
who IL one Of the best officers In the service, knows
fully what he il about aud has, IT 10 reported, al
ready opened communication with Hooker.
The loss on both sides has been heavy, some es-
tinating it ar high az 20 900 10 each army But ex'
perienced army men hold that the Rebels have SUI
fered materially the most as they have been fought
in masses.
THE FIGHT ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND MON
DAY.
On Sunday afternoon Hooker advanced some DIS
lance toward Fredericksburg, met with tempora'
~ cheek and fell back but rallied IN splendid style
ard advanced and held mile in distance. In this
affair Hookers hospital tents were shelled by the
enemy, and it was found necessary to remove the
inmBtes-
In this fight the 3D. 5th and 9th and two divisions
Of the ID Corps were holly engaged; and later
IN the afternoon lbe LIST Corps also.
The fighting yesterday afternoon, ne heard from
Falmouth, was mostly muskstry. The cannonading
ceased about 10 o'clock q. m. bat the musketry was
continued through the day.
The number of prisoners ON both sides, thus far,
is believed TO be about equal.
Our creates! loss 10 prisOners) was 10 the lltb