The New York herald., 1863-05-06
THE SITUATION.

Our latest direct Intelligence from the battle
field the Rappahsrock is up to Sunday after
noon at six o'clock, al which time things looked
favorable for General Hooker. Three sanguinary
battles had been fought up to that time; the
heights of Fredericksburg, with all tho lines
o The enemy, had been taken; the attempt
ol General Lee TO turn our right wing
l1d been defeated; we had captured from
foar to six thousand prisoners, three thousand Of
whom had already arrived in Washington; and
iiough no positive or official reports of any later
proceedings reach us, the result cannot be looked
upon with much misgiving, while intense anxiety
necessarily still prevails. We have accounts from
the vicinity of the battle ground "a late as Monday
nsht from which il would appear that the fight
wasreDewed that day near Chancellorsville It was
Thought that General Lee had been reinforced from
iachmond, which would throw doubt upon the
cutting on OF communication by General Stone.
man. about whose movements nothing very positive
is known, except that he had got into the rear of
Fredericksburg, and was attempting to cut the
railroad connection. .,a.v .a ff
We refer our readers to tie thrilling descriptions
of the battles Of Saturday and Sunday, given by
our special correspondents on the field. They
pant the scenes they witnessed with vividness
and force which leaves nothing to the ina gination
to supply map accompanies their accounts,
showing the theatre Of operations. The list Of
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killed aud wounded proves our loss to be heavy in
the three engagements, particularly in general
officers.
The reconnaissance in large force made by the
army OF General Peck on Sunday from Suffolk.
under Generals Getty and Harlan and Colonels
stevens and Dutton, for the purpose OF ascertain.
ing the position OF the enemy on the south side of
the Nsusemond, and learning whether General
longstreet had Withdrawn TO aid General Lee.
resulted in very serious and sharp encounter
with the rebels. in which our troops did valiant
service. The galantry of the officers is described
as magnificent The enemy were driven into
the woods in disorder and on the follow.
ing morning there were none of them to be
found within twelve miles of Suffolk, except the
wounded left behind. II would appear that they
had commenced retreat for the purpose Of join.
ing Gen. Lee before the reconn noissance was made.
They fed along the South Key road, and were
holly pursued on Monday by Cen. Corcoran and
The Irish Legion. lie had captured and sent back
several prisoners. Our losses were small compared
with the Importance oil the undertaking. We give
list of the killed and wounded, as far as ascer.
tanned. together with map OF the region around
suffolk, where the operations occurred.
The reconnaissance Of General Palmer from
he drove the rebels from their intrenchments at
the bayonets point, is given in detail in our col.
umns to-day. The Massachusetts and Pennsylvania
infantry regiments, and the New York cavalry,
distinguished themselves splendidly on this occa.
sion Our list Of casualties was small. 1t is evil
dent from the result Of the expedition that large
reinforce the army Of General Lee in his momen-
tous conflict with General Hooker in Virginia.
We have some important news from Port Royal
by the arrival OF the United States steamer New
England last evening from Hilton Head. The
captain reports that the Ironsides was to cross the
bar at Charleston on the I'd instant, and the Moni
tors on the 4th. This, If true, would indicate the
commencement Of a second attack on the forts In
Charleston harbor.
Thencws from the Southwest is highly important
despatch from Cairo to Chicago yesterday says
The steamer Lady Franklin arrived IRON vicksburg
Thursday night last, and reports that on that
morning General sherman with feet Of trans
porls, accompanied by gunboats, passed up the
y 500 and made an attack on the rebel batteries.
IN the afternoon several more transports followed
with troops on board. 1t was reported that
General sherman landed precisely in the same
place he did when be made the former attack
csnnonading and musketry we're distinctly heard
at Youns's Point, that day, tIl long after nsbt.
Gall. A gentleman who left New Carthage q,