Litchfield enquirer., 1863-05-07
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 THURSDAY. MAY ', 1868. ~ xs-=-..-------------- --.--------.------------ The Fight on the Rappahannock..
 At length the spell is broken. The. grand Army of: tho Potomac is in motion and Ill acr ton. .Fighting Joo Hooker" has led his forces out from their winter, camp, brought on an engagement of the vastest magnitude and unequallsd fercenoss, with an unwilling ene- my, by the force: of real :. strategy," occupied the heights of Fredericksburg where Burnside was repulsed, forced himself into the rear of the enemy and cut of his retreat, and is lead- ing his forces, we believe, on to victory and to Richmond. s sg $
 But We are not too sanguine. We have learned wisdom and patience by the lessons of the past, when all seemed as bright and prom. ising as now-all save the consciousness and confidence that our Army had a Commander who meant fight, and who had the reputation of achieving the best results of a battle--suc- s'o'' ss.s... slss4 s H
 The details of the tremendous struggle reach us but too slo wly. Photographs and printipgrpreases arc all too slow for the impa- tient, anxious people, to spread the news far and wide throughout the land. For this seems to be the very turning point of the war against the rsbellion. On the results of these few days 6ghting-which may even yet be pro- gressing as wewrite-may hang the destinies of this nation--the very future of the world l! We have now but the general results of each days history, and these are all encouraging We can afford to wait the particulars.
 In brief, the following condensed report which we take iron, the Hartford Press. seems to state the i" situation" up to almost our latest accounts: a4 4 g 9a 4f 7&s &
 On Sunday. the left of Rockers army. un- der Gen. Sedgwick, made an assault upon the heights in the rear of Fredericksburg, and car ried them, though at a loss of 800 men, The h.ights and the city itself are full in our pos
 On Saturday morning Rockers headquar-' ters were at Cbancellorville, his lines stretch ing to the southwest. An attack was expected every hour, and both parties had seemed to be preparing for it during the night Our pickets Ia significant thing) had heard the rebels cutting road along their front. Hooker l made q Thorough inspection of the lines. Our i intrenchments were pronounced to be of the best character. fss8 .ss
 At3 E. M. it was reported that a. movement of wagons had been going on all day to the westwards A reconnaissance was at once orr | dersd. and Sickles reserves pushed cut. It l was found that the wagon train, was not a l rebel retreat, but the ordnance and ambulances of Stonewall Jackson, and that that leader | was executing onesof his brilliant moves. To | checkmate him, Sickles' force and a portion | of Slocum'g was pushed out.
 M6 F, M. the presence of Jackson was inanifestson our extrem right by fearful | crash of mnsketry., Towards (formerly Si- gel's) eleventh corps, consisting principally of Germans, under Schurz, Steinwehr and Diyen, broke at once and fled, it is said, in a most | cowardly manner, throwing away their guns, | and losing some l2 cannon. @ sal
 Cur right was thus completely turned, and Jacksons forces came sweeping down, carry ing every thing before them, threatening to deubies up Hooker. Of course this disaster compelled the recall of Slocun and Sickles, who had been pursuing their work with great vigor. Hooker was equal to the emergency He'ataonee threw Berry's division of the 2d corps sbeforesJ ackson, and stopped the advance at the point ot the, bayonet: But Williams division lof Slocums corps) returned to find heenemy occupying a part Of their entrench- menfs, and Sickles could not communicate withs Iecksr atsaA by the way he had ad-
 This was the disagreeab,lle position on Sat. @e T<SI | E storethe communications. Hooker ordered a night attack. It was one of. the graudest sights of the war. It was successful, the com munication was restored, and portion of the lostcapnon retaken and the enemy driven half amile. ss,sas <.
 Sunday morning 1t was evident fearful bat tle must cone. It was necessary to change so astothrow the enemy out of our rear into our fronts The first army corps was sent to the right, which was withdrawn down the plank road to the Ely's ford turnpike. And our lines weFefortiied in the night @
 At5 Al Ms the rebels appeared about II miles from the Chancellor House, which Hook or still held as his Headquarters, though a shell hadsgone through it. The enemy made sue cession of most terrific attacks upon our lines in masses, throwing their lives away recklessly, az lt determined to crush us by their superior T
 Thisla ted fsom s:soeo s:45 A. NJ. when it ascd, asswee got out of ammunition. Our troQps held their position with, the bayonet, III aniinunition arrived, and then the order Ms6 given and they fell back iu good shape to neav the Chancellor House, when the contest was;reneYed the resels suffered very severely And our force considerably. In this part of ih6 field wes took 2,0O0 prisoners. s sR
 Fhere wAs hot 6ght around the Chancellor Honse. which waasfetroyed, and formed new lipe ia the rear and withdrew iron, it at ll:3O A. Fl The enemy made several oitorts during tltSaftefhoon toforee our, kliiies pafticularls atEth6 afex of our position near the Chancel. losasa House, ybnt were repulsed with fearful slatghtef They we're literally destroyed by our terrible guns sisessss
 6o sws stood Sunday night. Our troops xsfe cqo5 md deemed their lines impregnabie. WE hRd loat some ground, but the enemy had saerltsed tte howeri of their army. Though se have lpst scHeinl officers, among them. Gen. Henry Killed, ve were not sesiously injured in strength. We did Act lose in prisoners a tenth' ofs whit the rebels lost. ten. A P. nm {ret Tas reported killed 1.s zE stsT
 1ha iebaIs must Dc destroged fl they attack -,u6 They Are between Hooker on their leit IT.