The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-05-09
Ho0ker's Advance-Still Further
Particulars.

The account of q gentleman who left
Fredericksburgh on Wednesday evening,
reports the citizens as fleeing in every dl-
rection. 1t is believed the city will be shell
led and all property destroyed. COM
plete panic is going on through the whole
country. Lee, Stuart and Hampton, with
the whole cavalry force, were in Culpepper
watching steamers. They have all been
intercepted by the National Infantry, and
if Stoneman bestirs himself he will cap
ture the whole concern. A brigade at Uni
ted States Ford, barely escaped, leaving all
their camp equipage. Wheelock's brigade
marched out from Fredericksburgh intend
ing to check the advance of Hooker's ar
my, but hearing the magnitude of the
movement, ordered back his brigade which
fed panic striken back to the fortifications.
Generals Lee and Jackson are in COM
mand at Fredericksburgh, Longstreet at
Suffolk, and Hill and Pickett in North Ca
rolina. Four brigades are three miles on
this side of the city, with orders to fall
back to the rifle pits on the approach of the
Yankees.
The train from Richmond failing to ar
rive at Fredericksburgh yesterday, it is be-
lieved the railroad has been cut by por-
ton of our cavalry sent out for the pur-
pose.
The troops from Germania, Eley's and
United States Ford have Joined. Thus far
all is well.
New YORK, May q The Commercial
Advertiser says we have received mforma-
ton from source which we know to be
entitled to credit, which warrants the hope
that Gen. Hooker cut off the retreat Of the
rebel forces at Fredericksburg, and that
they may be captured or destroyed while
our columns have crossed the Rappahan-
mock, and others yet remain before the
city. 1t is believed that Gen. Stoneman's
cavalry has got between the rebels and
Richmond, and will cut Off supplies and
arrest retreat in that direction, 1t is also
understood that diversion has been made
from Suffolk in the direction of Richmond.
and that it is by no means impossible that
before the close OF another week the rebel
capital may be surrounded and invested by
Union troops.
Tribune Correspondence
HEAD Ours. ARMY OF THE PoToMAC.
April 3O,--The 5th, 1lth and 18th corps are
in possession Of Chancellorsville, ten miles
west of Fredericksbugh. The llth corps.
Gen. Howard, was the first to cross at KeI,
ieys Ford, followed by the 18th under Gen.
Stoneman. After crossing, these corps
moved in advance, preceded by the Sixth
New York Cavalry and I'd Mass. infantry.
as skirmishers. At Crooked river, a small
stream about three miles beyond the Rap
pahannock, we encountered the enemy and
drove him before us, and captured num-
Der of prisoners without damage. Our
column was then moved rapidly on, until
it reached the Rapidan, and when within a
mile of it, our men were fred upon from
the rifie-pits. Becoming. intimidated by
our near approach they fled, and charged
upon by us, when sharp skirmish ensu-
: ed. At Germania Mills, where bridge
was in process of erection by the rebels,
with a view to an aggressive movement, ,af-
ter the lapse of about fifteen minutes. the
enemy, consisting of l25 men, surrendered
with one man killed and several wounded;