Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-05-06
Night Report
Later from Fredericksbu

New YORK, Nav 5-The Philadelphia lnquir
er has dispatch. purporting to be from " ash
ington, Yesterday. stating that a telegraph from
Lee to Richmond was intercepted, calling for
achievements, and announcing his inability to
hold out two days longer unless they are sent.
Stoneman's cavalry. in the rebel rear, Is said
to have cut the Virginia Central Railroad, also
the Fredericksburg and Richmond Railroad near
Milford Station southwest of Chancellorville.
tearing up five miles of track and capturing
Rebel supply train, thus cutting off all Rebel
communication with Richmond.
The Post prints the following:
The latest from Gen Hooker's army is just
received from Washington.
The battle of Sunday was renewed on Mon
day. The enemy appeared to have forces equal
in number 20 our own, and bis successive attacks
were made with desperate spirit.
The destruction of the railroad bridges over
the Magsaponsx and Mattapoy creeks, south OF
Fredericksburg. have certainly been accomplish
ed, and the road to Richmond is thus cut off from
the enemy.
Eight hundred prisoners, including an entire
regiment, the Odd Georgia infantry, were brought
to " Washington this morning, and marched down
PENNSYLVANIA Avenue to the Old Capitol Prison.
Their appearance was the subject of universal
comment and remark They were well and com
fortably clad. and not one looked as though they
had not had enough TO eat. Two officers-Major
General Evans. of South Carolina and Briga-
der whose name was not learned-were promi-
nent among the number. Evans WAS in com
mand at Leesburg during the battle of Balls
Bluff
There is rumor current that General Stone
man has captured Gordonsville.
LATER.
The Washington Chronicle of to-day has the
following:
A gentleman who left Falmouth early yester-
day morning reports that early on Sunday morn
ing, simultaneously with the commencement of
the battle on the right, our batteries on the left
opened the Rebel defenses at Fredericksburg,
which was replied to smartly by the Rebels but
their fire soon slackened
Our infantry Immediately moved forward
under direction of Gen. Sedgwick. His men had
their bayonets fixed, and presented decidedly
firm front and moved until they reached
within few hundred yards of the famous Olive
Wall. Here they met with most murderous fire
of infantry. while grape and canister plowed
through their ranks Still they pressed onward.
and the wall was cleared and the ridge gained.
The brave bows with a cheer pushed onward to-
ward the second line OF entertainments, but an
order reached them to return. which com
piled with, but not without d great deal of reluc
lance.
The opinion gained ground that it not ne
cessary to drive them much further as this would
prevent our forces on the right from reaching
their rear.
SO great the panic of the Rebels, that they
abandoned their cannon, arms, knapsacks, and
everything else that would in the least impede
their flight.
The works were held all day, without any des
perate effort from them. They kept up pretty
sharp skirmish, occasionally made saes out of
@ha,r nj fl,. ~ g
and were invariably driven back
Upwards of three thousand prisoners were taken
in this engagement. mostly belonging TO Missis-
sipp, Georgia and Virginia regiments. A large
number of Ofhcers-from Colonies, down-are
included in this number
1t is rumored that the Rebels Yesterday made
preparing TO make attack on our
forces within the works, but it is quite clear TO
every one, independent of the high authority we
have for the opinion that. even if they have been
successful, it will amount 10 nothing.
The main fighting has been transferred to
some other point, and in the operations which are
now progressing, as we hope, to a successful com
pleton the occupation Of Fredericksburg is not
of the slightest consequence; if the Rebels have
attacked Us. then it is probably a mere feint and
will only amount to useless expenditure of life
and ammunition
Latest from Washington.
NEW YORK. May 5.-The Washington Re
publican in Postscript Yesterday saws our adyices
up TO noon to day are that the victory of Gen
eral Hooker's army i more complete than was
AZ first supposed All that the most sanCunie
would hope for has been realized. We congratu-
late the army and country upon this most i'm
portant success. There are facts connected with
this movement which cannot at present be stated.
but when it is completed they will deveope them
selves and be appreciated.
The Bulletin has issued extra containg news
from today's Washington papers that Gen. Fitz
Hugh Lee is a prisoner in Washington
There is reported captured over 5000 pris-
oners.
WASHINGTON. Nav 5.-A son of Ex- Senator
A c. Brown OF Mississippi. is among the Rebel
prisoners. More than than 5000 are now here
Fighting near suffolk.
PHILADELPHIA. May 5.-A passenger who ar.
rived here from Fortress Monroe. this afternoon.
SAYS when he left there Yesterday there was fight
ing going on near Suffolk
A force of Union troops had been sent against
some works the Rebels were constructing. It was
understood that the Rebels had been driven some
distance. but particulars were given.
LATER.
ats O'Clock Yesterday morning Gen. Peck
sent force of infantry. cavalry and artillery
across the Nansemond river at Suffolk TO make
a reconnaissance.
They advanced cautiously I'd the old Peters
burg turnpike and when two miles out they en-
countered the enemy's rife pits, which were thor
oughly manned.
The seth New York and 18th New Hampshire