Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1863-05-09
From the Army fthe Potomac,
ANOTHER BATTLE ON MONDAY.
Fitz Hugh Zee Reported In alsrn

The following intelligence from Gener-
al Hookcrs army is received from Wash.
in gtou -
The battle of Sunday was renewed on
Monday morning. The enemy appeared
to have forces equal in numbers to our
own, and his successive attacts were made
with desperate spirit.
The Naao'ciphia Inquirer says -
The city has been for the pasttwo days
in q state Of painful suspence, caused by
the great battle raging on the Rappahan-
mock, the Government receive but few or
DO tciegrams from Gen, Hooker, and arc
in as much ignorance as the people. When
Gcneril Hooker last conversed with thc
PrcSdeat ho remarked to him thai ho
had great work before him, and hoped
to announce to him success before long,
but that until a decisive result was az
rived at, he would say nothing.
de has so far kept his word, and ex-
cept answers to somo few questions, has
sent no kilograms To one from the
President, last night, saying that there
was a rumor here that the rebels had re-
taken Fredericksburg, he merely answered
"it is reported to me but it is matter
Of no consequence
We have adviccs up to Tuesday noon,
from Falmouth. There has been no de-
cisivc victory gained yet, 1t is not be-
lieved by Gen. Hooker that Longstrcet's
forces from Suffolk havo reached General
Lee, "Stonewall" jackson is known to
be in command Of their right wing.
On Monday mocniog the rebels advanced
up the Telegraph road and attacked Glib
bon's Division, which held the heights be-
you'd Fredericksburg, and by throwing u
large force upon us recovered part Of tho
line of works which Scdgwick had taken
on Saturday Sedgwick in the meantime
was trying to eHec junction with Hook
er, who was near Chancellorvilc. During
the fight Of Saturday, Sunday aud Mon
day ; the loss has been very severe on
both sides, and is said by different par
ties 10 be as high as $4,000 on each side.
On Sunday afternoon Hooker advanced
some distance towards Fredericksburg,
met with temporary check, and fell lack,
but rallied in splendid style and advanced
and held mile in distance. In this aff-
air Hookcr's hospital tents were shcllcd
by the enemy, and it was found necessary
10 remove the inmates.
In this fgh. the Second, Fifth and
Ninth, and two divisions Of the Second
Corps were hotly engaged; aud later in
the afternoon the Fist Corps also.
The fighting yesterday afternoon, as
heard from Falmouth, was mostly musk
etry. The cannonading ceascd about ten
o'clock, A. NJ, but the muskctry was
continued throughout the day.
Sigcls old corps suffered much on Sat-
urday, the enemy massing his troops
against them, but Hooker appeared in the
thickest of the conflict, at the head Of his
cid division, and drove the Rebels back
with animpetuosity unparalleled in his
tory.
Some Of our wounded who witnessed
this splendid achievement describe i, as the
most terrific conflict and brilliant act on
the part Of Hooker and his old corps that
they have ever witnessed.
Every corps has suffered more or less,
but it is difficult to get names. We sent
you those of all who have reached Wash
iugton.
The country where Hooker is now op-
Grating is undulating, wooden and broken, !,
fully as rough as the Bull Run country,
though not cut up by any large water
courses. The so-much talked-of plank
road is an old one, out of repair, So far
as the planking is concerned, but tolerably
we'll graded.
A noticeable feature of the present
fighting is, we are told, in the few Strag.
glers seen. At the time of Scdgwick's
crossing to Fredericksburg every man
went, and the clan Of the army, as
whole, was Of the same satisfactory sort.
1t is believed here that General Stone
man has ere this cffcctually cut of the
Rebel line of communication with Rich
mond, and that they are well nigh out of
ammunition. The line of communication
is we'll kept up by Gcncarl Hooker. Am
munition and rations are going forward
freely, and Notwithstanding the desperate
attempts Of the Rebels to take Banks
Ford and get in our rear, to cut the line
of supplies, all goes we'll. The War De-