, 1863-05-16
Late Eastern News


Late Eastern News.
News of May I'd.
NEW YORK, May 3-The steamer George
CroaoeH has arrived with dates ofNew Orleans to
the 2Gth April The captain reports that there
| was news received on the morning the steamer
sailed, that Banks had taken Alexandria on the
Red river
A Brasbear city letter of the oath, published in
! Inc New Orleans Era, says that a rebel soldier
! from the Red river country reports that three
Union gunboats captured Alexandra several days
since. The boats probably belonged 10 Fara-
CUTS feet The same sol1ier reports that our
occupation ofthe country and Farragut's blockade
of the Red river seriously interfered with the sup
plies of the rebels at Vicksburg and Port Hudson.
The boat SarOz was captured, on April 29th, by
the gunboats In printing offices at Franklin and
| Opalousas, were found the Cox, Seymour and
Valladingham speeches, printed for sale.
The mass of the people are ready to take the
oath of allegiance. Hundreds are doing so. The
country is well supplied and our army is living
on the provisions confscated during the march
| The enemy is scattered, but it was expected that
they would make a final stand at Alexandria
The French steam transport Alice had arrived
! from Vera Cruz with dates to the 22d. Her coIn-
mander reports dispatches received from Forey
that the siege of Puebla progressing, and that
the French were in possession of half the city.
The commander also states that the reports ofthe
repulse Of the French army were entirely without
foundation.
News of May 4th.
MURFREEsBoRo, Tenn, May 4-Rebel re-
! ports represent that Gen. Dodge having advanced
! II miles east of Tuscumbia, had met the rebel
Gen. Forrest. Fighting was reported going on
| upon the 29th of April. Gen. Dodge was in pos
sessison of Courtland, Ala on the 25th.
| Jackson Miss, dispatches of the 29th repre-
| sent that Gen. Grant was at Union Church on the
| Natchez and Hazehurst road. Light draft boats
were moving up the Yazoo river. Trains and
transports had reached Hazlehurst, and it was
evident that the Federals intended moving on
Natchez.
| Gen. Banks had taken Alexandra, La.
News of Nay 9Th.
CHICAGO, MAY 5-The n. Y Times and
| Herald contain long and interesting accounts
from Hooker's army. The Times correspondent
states that after three days skirmlshng on both
sides, the rebels on Saturday afternoon and
evening attacked our right flank, Jackson with
his whole corps of 10000 men throwing himself
impetuousy on Howard's Eleventh Corps. But
the movement was only partially successful, and
re-inforcements being promptly sent by Hooker,
the rebels were handsomely checked. Howards
corps consisted of SchurZs Steinwehr's, and Dew
ems divisions. The Times correspondent says,
that this corps disgracefully abandoned their posi-
ton behind their breastW orks and rushed horror
stricken towards headquarters. Our right was
thus completely turned, and the rebels were in a
fair way of doubling up Hooker was imme-
diately in the saddle, and turning to the com
mander of his own old cOrps-Berry-he shout
ed: General, throw yourself into the breach and
receive the enemy on your bayOnets. Don't fire
! hot hp6
gloriously at double-quick to the rescue pressing
forward in horrid array of glittering steel. The
enemy was checked, and retired to their breast
works. lust abandoned by Howards corps. The
batteries Immediately massed on the crest of the
hill, pouring in terrific fire until far in the night.
In charge by the rebels, they took from the
cowardly Dutchmen (as the Times correspondent
sty les tbem) y pieces of cannon. The Germans
fed past Hooker's headquarters in panic. Many
members o. the staff, with pistols and sabres,
vainly endeavored to stay their flight. The ar
tillery combat continued fercely till midnight
Hooker and his staff were all the time under the
severest fire.
Another Times correspondent dating on Sun
day evening, says it was reported from Howard S
front that the rebels wee engaged all Friday
night, cutting a road past his right, but not much
attention was paid to the fact On the afternoon
! us Saturday it was reported by pickets en- the
riobt of S19cums front that wagons were seen
moving all day In westerly direction. Sickles
immediately pushed on ~ checSmate jackson,
and soon captured his entire 23u Georgia regl-
ment 400 men, including the officers. This
movement of Sickles cut Jackson's force in two,
and Gen. Williams commenced a flank move
ment on the enemy's right, with good prospects
of success. 1t was supposed that Howard's corps
| formerly Sigels) would successfully resist Jack
] hut Gvcf1 oil loI
under Carl Schurz almost instantly gave way,
/ thousands throwing down their guns, and stream
! ing towards headquarters. Gen. Devens' d-
vision, by the decentralization of others, was un-
able to stand against the rebels Devens was
wounded in the foot, when endeavorIng to rally
his men, Howard with all his daring and leso-
| luton could not stem the tide, and the brigades
of Coils. Bush. Peck and Mclean remained fight
ing as long as possible retiring in good order. OF
course this disaster compelled the recall Of
Sickles who had been vigorously at work. Gen
Williams division returned to find portion of his
works occupied by the enemy. Sickles could not
| be communicated with by the olte he went, and
| Gen. Hooker ordered a night attack to restore
communication Wards brigade aided by Bests
! battery made an attack at IL o'clock at night,
which was entirely successful, and in a charge
made by the brigade a portion of the artillery
! lost by Howard was gallanlly retaken. The
/ enemy were driven back neary mile. On that
night Saturday, our men slept on their arms,
On Sunday, at five clock in the morning. the
| rebels could be plainly seen on the plank road
about mile and half from Hooker's head
| quarters at Chancellor House, which had been
| penetrated the evening previously by she'll. Our
! line of battle was Immediately formed and in
half an hour our advance became engaged. Soon
battalion after battalion became engaged, the
enemy advancing his infantry in overwhelming
numbers seeming determined to crush ours.
| Sckles' and Slocums brave men, however, held
them in check, nAicting dreadful slaughter up
on them Frenchs division was sent in our
righ! flank, and soon crushed that portion of the
/ enemys line At O'Clock French sent his com
/ plments to Hooker, stating that he had charged
the rebels and was driving them before him. Five
whole reOel divisions were driven upon Sickles,
but he and his gallant soldiers held the traitors
in check taking during the day an aggregate Of
! 1000 prisoners. The carnage was perfectly
fightnl. Officers say that dead and wounded
rebels covered the grounds in heaps, the rebels
literally throwing themselves upon the muzzles of
our guns. Gen. Motifs brigade made 10 distinct
charges and captured 7 stand ofrehel eolors. The
/ 7th New Jersey alone captured stand of eolors
and 500 prisoners. The engagement lasted from
$50 A. NJ. to $40 A. NJ, when, being out of am
nutrition, our forces held their position for an
hour at the point of the bayonet. Upon beng
supplied they fell back in good order to the Chan
| celor House, where the contest was again main
tanned with great havoc to the enemy, and con-
/ siderable loss to ourselves The vicinity of Chan
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