Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1863-05-07

NV or retreat entirely impracticable. In con-
sequence of the very meagre and unsatisfactory
information we receive from the theatre OF war,
there is a nail for every man to hang his hopes
on The secessionists pretend to be highly
elated, while loval men are no less confident,
and 50 far as the public is concerned the re-
sui, of the whole situation is that we must
wait for authentic intelligence before We make
up our minds either to victory or defeat.
From the Army Of the Rappahannock'
We extract the following items of news, and
reports. from the Washington Chronlc!e;,
Where Stoneman went after doing all the
reported damage is not yet stated; >.
f Is reported that General Aver'lI who
comm mmanjed the Cavalry division which branch
ed off to the right after crossing the Kappa
hannock with the grand advance, has been
nlaced under arrest for disobeying orders. 1t
!s said that his orders were to push on to Gor-
donsv;lle ~ and after destroying everything that
would be useful to the Confederates, then TO
rat,1rn ] AID reioin the Federal right wing
Rut instead Of doing this it is SAID that AFTER
driving Fitzhugh Lee across the Rapidan, ne
halted for the night and instead or reSumlng
the chase next morning to Gordonsvllle: ne
returned to the Federal army, when ne Jo!1
ed on Sunday. His cavalry DIVISION, 1t IS sald'
has been turned over to General fleasahtoh
These are the facts as reported to US, and " we
confess ] we are 10th to believe them. The
| Richmond papers Of the 5th give rather tull
telepraphic news from Lees army clasulln1g
that i was driving the Federal forces steadily
before it. and that many thousand prisoners
haj heen taken. Jackson and A. 7. Hill had
been wounded and General Paxton had been
L;ad The loss IN the rank and hle ls stated
to have been heavy. -, c,
We learn from good authority that the fight
ING on Monday and Tuesday, especially, the
latter day, did not amount to much. On Mon
dav the Confederates commenced On the fede-
raj right, and gradually felt the Federal lines;
but that was done mostly to cover an assault
an =, asse on the Federal left. Howard corps,
which had retreated the day before, held this
nosition, and redeemed themselves from the
DISGRACE earned by them the day previous
Thev held their position until relntorcements
reached them, and with these they drove the
Confederates back.
The lass of life in these five days battles was
large. but on the Federal side was tar less tnan
on that of the CoAfederates. They unooupe-
edly suffered the most. The Federal troops
had chosen position, and besides shelterlng
themselves as much as possible, Dug rue pl1S ~
and threw up temporary emoankments., ~ ~
course this saved an immense amount ol nc
on the Federal side, and besides made y II cor
respondingly disastrous to tie Conle9e1a!es
The exact loss Of killed and Wounaeo Is onO n0V
known, but it will not reach more 1nan JHIu 1,J"d
The only generals knoFn a TO sYs ensra "ss Berry Berry
and Gen. Whipple The former was MAJOR
aau @auorsI ~ IL Of Volunteers from Maine, and the
erI latter brigadicr general Of volunteers taken
.eu,l,r ,rrnr
W Among the list OF killed is the name OF o9lonf
stainrock, ] Of the One Hundred and Ninth
Pennsylvania regiment