, 1863-05-06

HIS cU!t(:lE1t!!t@ - lit 0tt'. Fi't IS I'LL iN
lad cEa.gt the .c!'.,l5, and VS. driving them
before him. Five whole rebel divisions we're
th:t VII uron Sickle$, but he and lis gallant
soldiers held thctraitors in check, taking dur
ing The tay an aggregate Of 2,oM prisoners.
Tic fight WAS 4 desperate hand to-hand con
n;ct, ard tic carnage was perfectly frightfnl.
Officers say that the dead and wounded rebels
covered the ground in heaps, the rebels lite
rally throwing themselves upon the muzzles
If our guns
Motifs brigade made fifteen distinct charges,
nnd CAPTURED seven stands Of rebel colors.
Tic 1th New Jersey alone captured four
stands Of coiors and SEQ prisoners. Apart Of
COUGHS I'd corps was present, Hancock gal
laBtly going to the relief Of hard pressed
sickles. The engagement lasted from 5.3oto
8 Is a. m, when, being out of ammunition,
our forces held their position, for an hour, at
,le point Of Inc bayonet. Upon being sup
piled, they fell back in good order to the
Chancellor House, where tho contest was
again maintained with great havoc to the enc.
my. and considerable loss to ourselves. Tue
vicini Of the Chancellor House is now the
his headquarters there till 10 O'Clock, when
it was burned By 4 rebel shell. In the mean
time, Hooker established new line. Our
forces were Withdrawn to that front, md at
II. 90 the muskctry firing ceased.
The engagement which lasted six hours,
was +he most terrific Of the war. Our artil-
lcry literally slaughtered the enemy. Many
\ 1.n+{ Jo.% t,,.t
were all saved.
TIC enemy is now no longer in our rear,
but directly in our front, between US aud our
forccs il Fredericksburg, VIC occupying for
tilted aud entrencled position. The enemy
gained some ground, but at the sacrifice Of
five Of lis Eeycn divisions.
On Sunday afternoon the rebels, made sey-
cral attempts to force our lines, several Of his
batteries and regiments being actually dcs-
:,oycd in their attempts to carry the apex of
our position near the Chancellor House,
where large quantity Of our artillery is
snasscd.
Our present position is impregnablc.
Gen. Leo ordered that our lines must be
broken at all hazards, but the rebels will only
destroy themselves by their attacks. Our
troops arc perfectly cool aud confident.
Tho rebel Gen. Hill Is reported killed.
G.n. Berry was killed while leading his
brave men.
ADDITIONAL.
Among the killed and wounded are Major
General Berry, killed; Gen. Deren, Massa-
clusctts, wounded in the foot; Gen. Mott,
wounded in two places; Lieut.. Col. Scott, I'd
Wisconsin, killed; Capt. Temple, I'd regi-
ment, killed, Lieut.. Crosby, 4th regular bat
terry, killed; also large number OF field and
company officers killed and wounded, mostly
Of New York and Pennsylvania regiments.
TIE BATTLE OF FREDERICKSBURG
HEIGHTS.
PHILADELPHIA, May 5.-TAe Washington
C2ro,.iele OF to-day has the following:
i gentleman who left Falmouth early yes
terday morning, reports that carly Sunday
morning, simultaneously with the commence
ncnt Of the battle on the right, our batteries
| on the left opened on the rebel defenses Of
Fredericksburg, which were replied to smart
ly By the rebels, but their fire gradually slack
| cncd.
Our infantry Immediately moved forward,
| under direction Of Gen. Sedgwick. The men
had bayonets fixed, and, presenting firm
front, moved on steadily until they reached
within few hundred yards Of the famous
Stonewall.
Hero they met with most murderous fire
Of infantry, while grippe and canister rlowed
| through their ranks.
Still they pressed onward, and the wall was
cleared and the ridge gained.
The brave boys, with cheer, ,pushed on.
ward toward the second line Of cnt1ench.
,ucnte, but m order reached them to return,
which was compiled with, but with great
deal Of reluctance.
The opinion gained ground that It was nee
cssary not to drive them much farther, d:
this would prevent our forces on the righ,
reaching their rear.
So great was the panic OF the rebels thai
they abandoned cannon, arms, knapsacks ani
everything else that would in the least I'm
rcdc their flight.
The works were held all day, without an,
desperate efforts on the part of the enemy t.
drive our forces from them. They kept up
pretty sharp skirmiab, and occasionally mad
eallies out Of their second and third lines o
entertainments, but were inyariably driyc1
back.
/ Upwards ofthirteeu hundred prisoners wer
taken In the engagement, mostly bc1ongin;
to Mississippi, Georgia and Virginia reg
mcnts. A large number OF officers, ffot
Colonel down, were also taken.
tits rumorcd that the rebels yesterday mad
or were about to make IN attack on our forcc
I, within the works, but 1t is quite clear to ever
one independent Of the high authority II
| have for the opinion, that even If they hay
) | been successful, 1t will amount to nothing.
The main fighting has been transferred
some Other point, aud In the operations whic
are now progressing as TIC hope, to success
full completion,
c The occupation Of Fredericksburg Is not
S the slightest consequence. II the rebels ha'
/. attacked us there, it is probably mere fein
c and will orly amount to useless cxpenditu
= Of life and ammunition.
n NEW YORK, May 5-A Falmouth letter
|. | Sunday evening 1t ten o'clock, states ~
= SeGgwick attacked the heights Of Frederick
:, burg calamity, carrying them by storm, ca
u turing the 18th and 18th Mississippi r.:
t. ,acnEI, one compan,:o the New Or1ea
: Washington Artillery Of eight guns, Al
:, eyer thousand prisoners: General Gfoo'
II planted the Stars and Stripes over the rel
4 worke Our loss is moderate
a Scdgwlck afterwards drove the rebels bac
and III 6 D. m Sunday, had ndvanced to t
j. Brick Church, four and half miles towat
10 Charlottesville, on the plonk road. Here
II lad serere fight with Earss's 5epei di!lsle
a. reinfcrced By Lee, but rcpulsed them, taxi
= q lot ofprisoncls.
j. Tho enemy is now hemued in betwc
n 1tooker md aeagwick- Tie advantage IL
DO ciaedly with us.
1T The Herald says: "Our loss In tho stor
- ing Of the heights of Fredericksburg IL abe
u loo killed aid wounded"
ut TIE GENERAL SITUATION.
New Yonk, ! Ma, 3.--Tho Washington R<pa
he eam in d postscript yesterday afternoon, 81
ad our adyices up to noon to-day are that tho :
ID tory Of Gen. Hookcr's army is more colnpl
ch tlan was at first supposed.
IRE -3u that tho most sanyuiac could hops for
d. 1xen 7eoli1xd. We congratulate the army &
&c country upon this most important succe
al There are facts connected with this moyem
ng which cannot at present be stated, but ri
m It is completed they Will dcvclopc thonscl
nd and be appreciated.
In NEW YoRK, May 5.-The Evening n
on Washington adyice6 6ay that the destruci