Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1863-05-14

4 a.hIugGon correspondence saws Tbs
Hooker has taken from 5000 tn 500
prisoners, and lost about 5000. Hooke
Is reported in i good position.
New York, May 6.-ILe following i
from tie Herald extra q:
Soar uies sengers from Rockers arm
bring details oI his movements To Monda
night, anC the movements OF Sedgwick L
two O'Clock Tuesday morning.
"RUoker had maintained his Dew lin
on .Ae edge OF the woods short dlstanc
north OF Chancellolvi vile, crossing the mail
road leading to United States Foru with
out Important change.
"There was no lighting there till lat,
Monday afternoon when division OF th,
5,h corps advanced towards Fredericks.
burg, meeting the rebel sklrmishers il
the woods and driving them back. Th,
main body pushed on, meeting large bod
les Of rebels in double line OF battle. &
halt hours fighting ensued, our batterie:
compelling the rebels TO fail back in dis
order. The division then returned to oul
main line aud rested, having ascertaineC
the enemy's position. Hooker, on Sunda,
night and Monday morning, entrencheC
himself and is abundantly aOle to resist
any attack from the rebels.
From Sedgwick's corps the Tri5un.
prints the following, in substance:
q 1t appears that after the great strug
gle of Sunday, Gen. Lee detached large
body TO meet Sedgwick, and it was known
that Longstreet YVES rapidly getting in
Sedgwick's rear at the same time. Early
On Monday morning large masses of rebels
appeared on the heights esst of Freder.
icksburg, where We had but small force,
having sent large portion to strengthen
Sedgwick.
The position was relinquished after 8
short resistance, we having first removed
all the guns. Some fighting occurred
above Fredericksburg, believed to have
been an unsuccessful attempt to prevent
Longstreet's moving up. Sedgwick was
engaged IN severe contest throughout
Monday, and at one time there seemed
imminent danger of his utter defeat and
the capture OF large part of his forces,
but Vermont brigade repulsed the rebels
by furious and gallant charge and saved
slaughter
OF the enemy was horrible, whole bri gades
being almost wiped out. Sedgwick re-
crossed the river at night, with some loss,
and marched to join the pain army"
From various published sources the fol
lowing is compiled:
Longstreets forces are not with Lee. but
are still between Richmond and Suffolk.
Gen. Hooker, in answer to a question
from the President, on Monday night,
said the matter Of retaking Fredericksburg
by the rebels was of no consequence.
Gen. Hooker keeps his line of commu-
nication clear. Ammunition and rations
go forward freely, notwithstanding the
desperate attempts of the rebels to take
Banks ford, and to cut our line of sup
plies
1t is reliably reported that Beauregard
had reached Richmond with some forces
from Charleston, and taken command oil
the defehses around Richmond.
Philadelphia, May GA private dis
patch was received here to day from q
perfectly trustworthy source, stating that
the authorities at Washington are perfectly
confident of Hooker's success. He can
maintain his position, and reinforcements
to the number of $4,000, under Heintzle
man, have been sent him. Nothing def.
mite has been heard of Stoneman, but lie
is believed to have accomplished the work
assigned hin.
Washington. May 5.-Since Saturday
nearly 5000 rebel prisoners have been
brought here, 7SO having arrived here at
2 O'Clock to-day, and were marched to
safe quarters. The number is already too
large for convenient accommodations
Additional prisoners are to be sent up
from the Rappahannock, making in all
over 1000.
New York, May 6.-The Tribune has a
special from Murfreesboro, dated May 5,
as follows:
Deserters report that rebel communica-
tons between Vicksburg, Richmond,
Charleston and Tullahoma have been cut.
Neither newspapers nor kilograms have
been received in Bragg's army from those
places for several days.
Bragg was again reported mortally
wounded by Breckenridge, but this state
nent was not credited.
New York, May Ga dispatch con
tanning very short digest of the move
ment of Saturday and Sunday was kindly
furnished by the editor of the New York
Times on Monday evening, but its trans
mission to the associated press was sup
pressed by the military censor without
any notice of such suppression being given
to the agent. On enquiry the reason is
that it had not then been pub
Iished in any newspaper.
Cincinnati, May 6.-Dayton has been
quiet to-day. About thirty
Of the rlngleaders in last nights riot have
been arrested without resistance and lodged
in Jail. The Empire newspaper has been
and it's editor arrested and
brought here. The soldiers removed a
swivel from the Empire Office, and also
took possession of two wagon loads OF
muskets stored in the Light Guard armory.
St. Louis, May 6.-About one hundred
more of the most prominent and active
secesh Of this city were arrested to-day,
and will probably be sent south in a few
days. The list is said to embrace several
hundred, some Of whom are among our
largest merchants, lawyers, doctors, and
active business and professional men. No
tavorltism will be shown to guilty dis.
loyalists. They will have to go, together
with their families. The wives and fami-
lies OF officers in the rebel service, it is
also said, will be sent beyond the lines
Several spies have been convicted by 6
commission now in session here,
and are awaiting their sentence.
Nashville, May GA number of dis
loyal residents were sent South to-day,
among them Hon. Neil McBrawds, for
merly Governor of Tennessee.
Gen. Granger assumes command Of
Nashville to morrow. Gen, Mitchell takes