New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-05-08
NEWS OF THE DAY.
THE WAR.


Gen. Sonemans cavalry. They claim great
victory over Hooker. Lees dispatch to jeff DAVIS
il as follows: YESTERDAY, Gen. jackson penetrated
TO the rear of the enemy and drove him from all bis
positions from the Wilderness TO within one mile OF
Charlottesville saturday.. He was engaged al
the same time in front by two Of Longstreet
divisions. Many prisoners were takeh ano sne
enemy's loss 10 killed and wounded is large. This
morning the battle was renewed. lie was oiS-
lodged from all bis positions around ChshoehorS'ie,
and driven back toward the Rsppahannock, over
which he is retreating We have again 10
thank Almighty God for great victory. regret
TO state thar Gen. Paxton was killed. Gen. jackson
severely and Gems. Heath aud A. p. Hill slightly
wounded" The papers say that 5000 prisoners
were taken on Saturday, Hooker's army driven
back four miles, and an enormous number killed
sad wounded. On Sunday, Hooker was forced
back at all points, and began TO the river. Of
Con. Stonemans operations they give pretty full
accounts. Our cavalry broke the Richmond railroad
In several places, destroying the bridge over the
Chickahominy about ten miles from Richmond,
captured train and burned The depo,s at Ashland
or Hanover Court House, few miles further up,
tore up the track at Atees on the Virginia Central,
nine miles from Richmond, and then dashed off
down the north bank of the Cbickahominy toward
Williamsburg. Their force at Ashland was only
2y4 Illinois troops, under Col. Davis. One paper
esys they behaved like gentlemen, and carefully
absained from the destruction Of private property.
This paper rays they burned the commssary stores
at Hanover Courthouse. Tie attempt to destroy
the canal at the mouth of the Rivanna failed,
Rebel force having got there in time save it and
TTnion Onr mar III.
IDENTITY under orders not to fgut il they could pos
sibly avoid doing 80. The papers say the whole
damage is rifiug, though the movement was daring
and skillfuly executed.
From West Virginia it is reported that the Reb.
els are at Weston, Jones and Imboden having united
their forces there. Another Rebel force under Gen.
Walker, is reported near Summerville, along the
New River, acting in conjunction with jenkins, and
threatening Charleston. The Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad is now in running order again. The passen-
gers arc transferred at Farmont, where the break
In the connection occurs. When the Rebels were
In uossession of Fairmont they burned the law and
private libraries of Gov. Pierpont in the street;
every horse in the town and surrounding country
wss taken; 500 horses were taken from Marion
County alone.
We have few items by way Of Cairo from
Craat aud Sherman. After sbeing Grand Gulf for
sight hours OIL the Both ut, ganboats aud trans
ports with troops, passed below the batteries. We
Lost % killed and "a wounded. Gen. McCernand's
corps and Gen. Hogans divisions were on the march
for Port Hudson all in good spirits In the attack
On Haines Bluff five gun and three mortar-boati
were engaged The attack was made simultaneously
D with that on Grand Gulf, but was not intended t.
y BE- pushed to any length. The Choctsw was not iu
jured 80 badly as st first stated.
The War Department has authorized the chic
medical officer in each city to employ as cooks
nurses. aud attendants, any convalesceDt, wounded
Or feeble mon who Can perform such duties instead
OF giving them discharges. At every U. s. genera
hospital, the feeble and wounded, therefore, who
are unfit for field duty, but not entirely disabled
instead Of being discharged, are now organized and
mustered in detachments under charge Of officers
acting - military commanders.
Our Commissioner for the Exchange of Prison.
ers has completed the exchange of all officers and
enlisted men delivered at City Point up to the 9Th ;
ell officers on parole up to April wherever cap
tared. aud ell enlisted men taken in North Carolina
aud Virginia and on parole up TO March /. Gen.
Willich and Gen. Stoughtoa are among the latest
releases.
The Rebels are all gone from Suffolk beyond the
Blackwatsr. After tie fight On Sunday, the Rebel.
buried 200 Of their dead, aud left many on the
field.
On Wednesday the transport steamer Majesty
was accidentally burned 10 the Mississippi below
Hickman. She had ], 400 tuns Of commissary stores
and $50 horses-all lost.
Prices forces for the invasion of Missouri are
collecting at Little Rock, Ark. They are oil to be
mounted, and will move up Black River. The 18th
inst will be the time of starting.
-Govsrnment Bonds were very strong yesterday
In PhilsdePhia aud in sfis Of the retreat of Hook
sr's army large subscriptions were made for 5.2Os
by patriotic citizens.
Col. Phillips crossed the kikausas River on the
night Of ths 9th ult and route Rebel force which
bad been collecting at Wsbers Falls taking all their
camp equpage.
Tho 9th New-Jesey Regiment, in recros,inp
the Cumberland River on the ID inst, had one Of
their boats upset, and IS men were drowned.
Tho Rebels are said to haze one gunboat and 30
trsusports between Shreveport and Alexandra On
the Red River.
ESQ GENERAL NEWS.
-IAss night Mozart Hall was filed with men Of
cupreous proclivities, who passed series Of resou
tons deprscating the continuance OF the war; de-
claring tho salvation Of the country depends upon
the Democratic party that our intercourse with
foreign countries has been series OF bunders since
the commencement OF the war; that the arrest OF
u.lI.. H,ct..n of aha .