The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-05-08

From the Seat OF War i'm virginfa--sen-
setaon Stories In this Cfty-11ovementa
or the Enemy.

seeaoh Stor1es m TINS C1ty-mOvemento
[From the Richmond Exameer, May Al
On Saturday morning the belief became general in the
hammock, had established himself on line running
miles Of fredericksburg, 70 Spotsyvania Court
House, point twelve miles southwest OF the latser
turned BY this movement, army deprived Of the
immense advantages enjoyed In the famous battle Of
aneasness Entire confidence in he skin Of our generals
and the ndomitabe valor Of Southern troops precuded
any feeling Of panfuianxsty Still the public eagerness
but thu "situaton and the demand the latest
universal. The morning. however, wore away With
desperate moonlight fight had taken place somewhere in
which the enemy had been driven from 10 ten miles,
But about twelve ocioct the city was electrified by the
report that the Yankees in immense force, had taken
fourteen miles sovSwes Of oo"rt Hose
and sixty miles from the city, and being uninterrupted
y our were tearing up me track tor miles THIS
operator at Louisa Court House, who had only escaped
capture After performing prodises Of pedestransm, was
currently believed, and gave vague but grave ip
preensons On every hand the questions we're asked,
''where is General Lses'' swhere armyyr In the
the shape Of report that heavy detachment OF the
enemy had appeared at Columbia, and after cutting the
canal at that place. making their way the nigh
bridge on the South Side Railroad ~ saI79 ~
AT tour o'clock r. NJ city paper issued an extra con-
The telegraph operator from Louisa Court House arryed
AZ FredercKs Han Station twelve miles this side Of the
Court House, At quarter 20 twelve today Saturday.
He walked IRON Louisa Court House ID trederick's
ball, bareheaded and without coat. He reports
that the enemy, about = one sthousand strong.
came into Louisa Court House at three O'Clock
this morning. and have since that time torn up
the railroad track for distance Of four miles in this
direction, and are still at the work.
Their rst,inqury at Louisa Court House was for the
operator who made his escape by the back door while
they were searching the house for him. He states that
reniorcements were coming up very rapidly and pre-
sumes that by this time their force must be greatly aug
mented
a. &c ,ilans Ave miles higher up the road they ap-
Feared, 1t is reported, ten thousand strong his how
ever, may be exaggeration. The report comes,
understand from Goraonsvile, via Lynchburs, and
The mail train on The Central Aa low at Hanover
junction, and VIII return to tho city. The freight
which left Richmond this morning AZ four O'Clock, Is at
Beaver Dam, and will aIso return, learn, soon
some stores there can be loaded.
All the trains at and west Of GordonsviIle have been
stopped and none are between Beaver Dsno aud that
point. so the enemy cannot inurc much in the way
ofdestt6yng cars. We bave also the gratifying inorma
ton that ali the stores that a all the railroad sta
tons accessible 10 the enemy had been removed in an
ticpaon this raid. II will therefore prove 70 them
h,c can S ess ne an @ take c
10 tear up the rails There are no bridges nearer them
than those over the Rvanna river and Moore's creek
nineteen west Of Gordonsyillo. t A
The above coolly translated seems 10 mean That the
Yankee cavalry doubt considerable force, left spot
sylvana House Friday night, with the intention
tapping the Central Railroad al ousa Court House and
Trevians, and arrived ~ the former place 6Dout three
O'Clock In the morning that the eleg aph OPERATOR being
aroused from his sumbers by the announcement that the
Yankees upon him. slipped his pahtaoons (or did
Ills statements Of the force Of the enemy and the damage
done by them 70 tho railroad worth nothing, as 1t 10
very clear from hts acoont that didn't wait
TO see whether the report Of the advent Of The Yankees
was true false. He ho walked TO Fredericks Hail.
Is more likely that he ran the whole distance We be
eve that the Yankees reached the raroad not from the
telegraph mans story, but because being Spotsy
vana Court House. there was nothing TO obstruct their
raid.
NEWS ny THE FREn&R,KsHrae SATURDAY XIV MING.
was expected that news " mpor tancc would be 70
ccved by the Fredericksburg train saturday evening"
The train is due twenty minutes past i've each evening
aud by Jour o'cock immense concourse OF between
three and I've thousand men, women and children lined
near six O'Clock before the train reached the city, and
their public expectation was much dashed. There had
cellorsvie; but cannonadng long taw and tho skir
mishing OF pckets incessant The piece Of Of
whilst Hooker was stretching away into the heart q
spotsylvania General jackson had got in his rear by
ascending the kapdan river, ana was In position 70 cat
y rm Skws or YESTERDAY.
kilograms from beaver Dam station, forty miles from
report that the enemy on the Central Railroad at
Louisa Court House Farmers and other country people
Yankces tearing up the rarcad track In tho drec
touM Richmond. About employee Of the Central
Railroad went VITA an engine on Reconnaissance the
road when within miles Of Fredoriok's Hall nfty
miles from Richmond aud twelve miles on this side OF
Louhh touft hbutcf met negro who told him tncre
two hundred Yankees there that they had not up
70 tho time q his leaving nterfered with anyshng but
Expressed the intention OF tearing up the track The
negro also stated that he heard the Yaccs cay they had
torn up the track Ut louisa Court House
. During the morning the public we're amused with q
thousand veonsd slesram said TO have bcenreccved
on saturday niTht by the president from Gen. Lee, IN
which The latter was reported have said thar he had dri
enemy back I've miles and that tho Yankees
lighting badly. According some accounts this telegram
located the nght ON Friday by others saturday night
We believe the ccrrect hssory the affair 10 be thai
saturday night the President did receive telegram from
General lee IN relation TO the eight Of Friday Chancel
,orsve which was mentioned In last ISSUE and chat
he stated simply that he Ind ropulscd the enemy who
fought win loss than his accustomed spirit 'ass
towards The middle 81 the day Il was brulted
about that Information had been received at head.
quarters that 90 the night before AZ twelve O'Clock
Scncfai ice mad attacked the enemys lines above
Fredericksburg. that the battle become general
and hnd RACED with nncxampled fury until O'clock
A. ~, yesterday u<as ado reported that durne The
bn>(4 Uet mertIcbsd. I'VE ruuairoos Of cavalry srd
IMy! Ncs q artillery had made desperate attack on
cur aoon - HAultns Crcesinr and beer reptlscd
with great slaughter. Abom Owe ocptk thc amhoauce
COMMITTEES received orders 70 repair this ming 20
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