The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1863-05-09

Interesting accounts u t"0 III,
Iooksr,s army. The Times correspondent ~
,.,es that after three days skirmishing on -
9th aides, the rebels on Saturday afternoon Is
.,,.cked our right fiank. Jackson with n's =
hole corps Of 40 900 men throwing himself y
mpetuously on Howsrd's ll'h corps ou' =
he movement wac only partially successful =
nd reiniorcemenss being promptly sent oy |"
Hooker, the rebels were Handsomely repu's' :
Cd. Howard's corps consisted Of Schurzs' :
s,eeniwher's, and Divens's division
The Times's correspondent states 'ha'
this corps disgrscetulIy abandoned me" 20.
si.ion behind their breas,works. and rusneu
:. mic s,ricken towards headquarters. Our
r;ebt was thus completely turned. and me
,ehe,s IN I fair way Of doubling US up
Hooker was Immediately in the saddle ano
turning 70 the commander Of he own o'a
corps, Berry" shouted the General "'n'o"
,o., men into the breach; receive me
enemy on your bsyone's; doo't fire shot
they can. see YOU" They rushed glor't Us y
:, double quick to the rescue, pressing 'o'
ward . horrid array Of gli'tering bayons's
: The enemy we're checked. and retired 70
. tie breastworks jus, abandoned by howa q.
batteries we're Immediately massed on
: the crest Of hill. pouring - 'ernnc n'e
until far into the night. GIN. Pleassn'o"
s,so checked a flying battery Of d1zr"
= c;eces. and drew up his little brigade o.
- cavalry with drawn sabres to pro'ec' '"t
c.ns He had them double sho''ed VIII
= canister and swept the enemy's position
Nc murderousIy. In this charge Of the reoe'
?" ,hev took from the "cowardly Dutchmen'
- a. The Times's correspondent styles them !
10 oieces Of cannon. The Germans hed pas
- Hooker's headquarters in Psn'c' man
=" nemters Of the stuff with pistol and sao'
vainly endeavoring TO siny their n'goI-
tn Sykes regulars are picking them up.
Another correspondent. dating Sund'
4" evening, says it was reported from Howard
10 fc, ,hs, the rebels had been engaged
.0n Friday nigh, 10 cutting roads past his r'gh
'o' ~, no, much attention was paid 10 the ma
- IT,. an the afternoon Of Saturday u "
- reported BY picke.s on the right Of Siocua
-" !. 'front.' that wagons were seen moving 81 =
- lin q westerly direction.
sykes with heavy force was sen' 20
y. leounoi,re, when the advance fell IN v
,he rear Of Jackscn's army Sckles
: meiia,eIy pushed on 10 checkms'e 'aeAs
49,. and soon captured the entire 2Sd ueor
~" regiment, 400 mer, Including oihrer'.
80 movem.nt OF Sickles cut Jackson's 10
lin two AID Gen williams commence
'saauk movement on the enemy's right
=. good prospect Of success
- |, was suo posed that Howard's corps;
49, merly Sige2s, would successfully Z
"o' Jsckson's movement. but the first divi
o""' asssiled Carl Schurz'swhich almost inst
- rave way, thousands theowing away
ON - cuns and streaming towards headquartc
-" Gen. DiveDss division, BY The demo
,.,ion Of the others, was unable 70
'.''"'" against the rebels, and Owens was Sc
c"'sny ina sounded in the foot while endc'
s,su inc 10 rally his men. The brigades Of
~" pushbeck and Mclean remained dghti
- y. ,.llone % possible, retiring 10 good arde
y M " or course this disaster compelled y
s''o"' cal or Sickles, who had been sigo'
:, work. Gen. williams division =
. ed 10 end q portion Of his works ocs
: 49, b. The enemy. Sictles could not com
i raj. cate with his army BY the route ne
O'Clock and Hooker ordereds night attack
United tore the communication.
.oidier. Wsrd's brigade, aided BY Bes's 2
:, ,h,ee made the stsck At IL o'clock o.
49, ri, which wss entirely successful and
! - n. charge made BY the brigade port
rescue. the artillery lost By Howard wss g
There rctaken. - !.
in Day The enemy ~eIs 49, III
i,emen,. mile that night. On Saturday n's
i,v. men slept on their arms. On suno'
o'clock "A. M. Rebels could BE plain
c...,. On The plank road about mile an
/. is pub from Hooker. Hssequ' s.." . !.
ncerned. House, which mouse 80 80. s.n
g. cur. evening previously BY shell.
...,a, III Our line Of battle was immediate
rsvotsd 3D. and In half an hour our sdvs
~. need came engaged. Soon after our io'
came engaged. the enemy advancing
ou, leave fsnuy in overwhelming numbers.
- ~, as,s,m;ned 10 crush ours. Siek'
= 80" 80 -sr however. he