Weekly Trinity journal., 1863-05-09

wore driven back On Saturday night our men
slept on their arms. On Sunday at five o'clock,
a. in., the rebels could be plainly seen on the
nIank road about mile and a half from HoOker's
headquarters, which had been penetrated by the
enemy s shells Our lines of battle were mme-
diately formed, and in half an hour our front
became engaged, the enemy advancing his in
fantry in overwhelming numbers, seeming deter
mined to crush our side. Siclles and Socum
held them in check, inhicting dreadful slaughter
among them. Frenchs division was sent ont on
our right flank, and soon crushed that portion oil
the enemy's line. At s o'clock, French sent his
compliments to Hooker, stating that he had
charged the rebels, and was driving them before
him. Five old rebel brigades were driven upon
Sckles, and his gallant soldiers held the traitors
in check. During the day the brigade took 1000
prisoners. The carnage was frighifnl. Officers
saw that the dead and wounded covered the
pround-heaps of the rebels literally throwing
themselves nDon our guns. Gen. Motifs brigade
made Is distinct charges and captured seven
stands of rebel coors and 500 prisoners. The
encnpement lasted from five o'clock in the morn
ing till eight in the evening. when being out oil
ammunition, cur forces held their position for an
hour at the point of the bayonet. On beng
supplied they fell back in good order to Chance-
lor Cour, House, when the contest was again
maintained with great havock to the enemy aud
considerable loss TO ourselves. The vicinity OF
Chancellor Court House is now the theater oil
the fight Hooker maintained his headquarters
there until one o'clock, when it was burned by
the rebel shells. In the mean time Hooker es-
cablished at Eweine, and our forces were with
drawn to that point AT CLOCK, a. m.' mus,
kerry firing commenced. The whole engagement
lasted sixteen hours and was the most terrible of
the war The enemy is now in our rear. Our
forces are in Fredericksburg. We occupy their
Notifications and intrenchments The enemy
have gained some ground but at the sacrifice of
five out of seven divisions. On Sunday afternoon
the rebels made several attempts to break our
lines Several of his batteries and regiments
we're actually destroyed in attempts to carry the
apex of our position, near Chancellor Court
House, where a large portion of our artillery is
massed. Our present position is impregnable.-
Gen Lee has isSn ed orders that our lines must
be broken at all hazards, but the rebels will only
destroy themselves in the attempt. Our troops
are terribly cool and confident. The rebel Cen
Hill is reported killed. Gen. Berry was killed
while leading his brave men.
NEW YORK May "a Falmouth letter dated
May Sd, says Gen. Sedgwick's corp attacked and
captured the 10th and 18th Mississippi regiments
one composed of New Orleans and Washington
artillery, with eight guns and over 1000 prison
ers. Gen. Gibbons planted the Stars and Stripes
over the rebel works. Sedgwick afterwards
drove the rebels back, at 6 O'clock p. m, and
advanced to the brick church four miles towards
Chancellorville. On the plank road here he had
a severe fight with Earls rebel division, Reinforced
by Lee, but he repused them, capturing mum
Der Of prisoners. The enemy are now hemmed
in between Hooker and Sedgwick, and the ad
vantage is decidedly with us. The HeraId says
our loss in storming the nights about one
thousand in killed wounded and missing. The
HOyid's correspondent says the battle was re-
sumrd on the 4th most desperately. The rebels
made series of most superhnmtn attempts at
various points bnt were repused with terrible
slaughter Our forces have been destroying the
bridges IN rear of tie rebels cutting off all chance
Of retreat towards Richmond.
The Philadelphia Enquirer has dispatch pur-
porting to be from Washington, yesterday, sta
ting that a telegram from Lee to Richmond was
intercepted, calling for reiniorcements. announc-
ing his entire inability to hold out two days
longer unless they were sent. Stoneman's cav
airy, in the rebels rear, is said to have cut the
Virginia Central and Fredericksburg & Rich
mOnd railroads southwest Of Chancell0rvlle,
tearing up five miles Of the track and capturing
rebel supply train, thus cutting Off all commu-
Enicaion with Richmond. The N. \. Post has
the following The battle of Sunday was re
newed ON Monday. The enemy appeared TO have
forces equal, in number, to our own. Ills sue
ccssive attacks were made with desperate spirit.
The destruction Of the railroad bridges across the
Mussacon and Matlapouy creek has certainly
been accomplished, and the road to Richmond
] mas DepU CUT On W luc CHtI'iJ' lSlEhb huhulVu
prisoners including the entire strength of the
23d Georgia regiment, were brought TO Wash
ingon this morning. They were well clad and
not one of them looked as though he had not
had enough to eat.
PHILADELPHIA, May 5.-An arrival from For
tress Monroe says that when he left there yester
day, fighting going on near Suffolk. A
force OF Union troops had been sent against the
works the rebels were constructing. 1t is un-
derstood that the rebels had been driven back a
distance.
WASHNGToN, May 5.--The Republican says
our advices up to noon yesterday are that the
victory Of Hookcr's army is more complete than
was at first supposed. All the most sanguine
| expectations hoped for are realized. We con
gratulate the army and country on 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 be approved
CLEVELAND, May SC. S. Valandi CHAM was
arrested at his residence in Dayton, this morn
! ing, by soldiers sent from here. An attempt
was made to rescue him which failed. lie has
been brought to this city.
PHILADELPHIA, May 5.--A Bulletin "extra" Of
this afternoon, contains news of today's Wash
ington papers, that Gen Fiiz Hugh Lee is a pris
oner in Washington There are reports also o
the capture of five thousand prisoners.
CHICAGO, May 5.-The Chattanooga Rebel o
the LIST contains the following Jackson, Mis-
sssippi, April 20. Communication with Grand
Gulf has been established for six hours. The
Yankee gun boats have retired. They fired about
three thousand shot and shells, temporarily dis
abling one Of our gunboats. Our loss, three
killed and ten wounded. Two Federal boats
were apparently injured but the damage is un
known. Their disabled gunboas are trying un
successfully to pass up Nowle, three miles to the
Louisiana shore, five miles above Grand Gulf
MURFREEsBoRo, May 1.-The rebel reports rep
resent, that Dodge having advanced eleven miles
east of Tuscumbia. there met the rebel General
the 29h Ge D3gSo WV @ds "a 'SSgscsof oI 9 uut uRp
land, Alabama. A Jackson, Mississippi dispatch
of the 29tb, represents that Gen. Grant was at
Union Church, on the Natchez and Hazelhurst
road. 1t was evident that the Federals intended
moving from Natehez. Gen. Banks has taken
Alexandria. The steamer from Vicksburg re.
ports that April 30th, Gen. Sherman, with a
ileet of Transports accompanied by several
gunbOats passed the YaZoo and attacked
the rebel batteries in the afternoon Sever.
al more transports followed up with troops
The report is that Sherman has landed at pre-
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