The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-05-09
The movements in Virginia.

FORTRESS MONROE, May Cool. Lud-
low, Commissioner for exchange of priso-
ners here, just returned from City Point,
and has effected the release and exchange
of all United States officers held by the reb-
els. These officers, go in number, and
325 men, include Generals Stoughton and
Which.
The rebels have all left Suffolk. and
passed over the Blackwater and beyond.
at the fight near Suffolk, on Sunday, the
ed was two hundred, whom they buried
about five miles out on the Petersburg
pike. This does not include their killed
which they left on the field
The Richmond Enquirer Of May 5th
contains an account of a severe battle hay-
ing been fought on Sunday, the Sd inst, at
Spotsylvania, in which they admit a heavy
rebel loss. Gen. Paxton was killed, and
Gen. Jackson was wounded by the loss of
an arm. Gen. Heath and Gen. A. P. Hill
were slightly wounded. The battle was
renewed on the morning of the 4th. The
Enquirer states that the loss was heavy on,
both sides, and claims that the rebels took.
500 Federal prisoners.
While this battle was being fought, the
Enquirer says, Gen. Stoneman, with Is, 900
cavalry, destroyed the Fredericksburg
railraad to Ashland and took possession Of
a train of cars, capturing several rebel
government officers. The engineer Jumped
from the engine and pretended to be dead,
but the ankees awoke him and made him
run the train to the village. They also de-
stroyed two locomotives. A detachment
OF Yankees then proceeded to Hanover
Court House, tearing up the Central rail-
road track and cutting the telegraph wires
They also burned the Court House and
several bridges on the Fredericksburg
railroad and destroyed the water tank at
Hungary. They were evidently guided by
some one familiar with the country. We
have obtained his name and he is web
known in Richmond.
At Brook Pike, the Yankees exchanged
their jaded horses for fresh ones, and pro-
ceeded across the Chickahominy, destroy
ing the turnpike and Railroad bridges over
that river. He captured locomotive
which had been sent out this morning on
reconnaissance. Gen. Stoneman was still
in Louisa county yesterday, and detach-
ment of his command Is making lis way
down York river and may join the Yankee
forces now in williamsburg, Va. They
have destroyed several trains of cars load
ed with Government stores.
MILFORD, Va, May 3.-Yesterday Gen.
jackson penetrated to the rear of the enemy
and drove him from his position in the
wilderness to within mile of Chancellors-
vile. He was engaged at the same time
in front by two of Longstreet's divisions
Inc losses OH Dotn sizes are very neavy.
FORTRESS MONROE, May 6.-Two of the
prisoners who arrived from Richmond to-
day report they were captured within two
miles of Richmond on Sunday the Sd inst,
while in pursuit ola courier with dispatch
es from Lee to Davis.
The City of Richmond battalion went out
on Sunday to see what the trouble was, as
the communications were cut offwith Fred
icksburg, both by railroad and telegraph.
The naOnle of Richmond are in a terrihla
state of excitement, and the report of the
rebels having captured 5000 Union prison
ers was false, and gotten up by jeff Davis
to quiet the excitement of his people.
The Enquirer, of May 5th, contains the
following: Gordonsville, May LThe fight
is still going on: Jackson occupies all the