, 1863-05-21


Of the force 70 Strengthen Gen. Hooker. The
position was relinquished after short resistance,
having hrst removed all the guns. Some fight.
ing occurred above fredericksburg, and It Is be.
lieved to have been an unsuccessful attempt to
prevent LongStreet moving up. Gen. Sedgwick
was hotly engaged all Monday, the rebels press.
ing him at all points, and his men obliged to give
way 70 overwhelming masses Of rebels, and bis
discontinue seemed certain, when Q Vermont
brigade made q lannon's charge, repulsng them
and securing the safety Of that portion of the
army. The Slaughter Of the enemy here and
near Banks Ford was perfectly terrible, whole
brigadss Of rebels being wiped out General
Scdgwick recrossed the river IN face Of the enc.
my, after midnight, the enemy raking our brig.
AIDES with artillery, causing great loss Of life.
We succeeded in getting across in comparatively
good order, and marched Immediately to United
States Ford 10 gain Gen. Hooker's main army.
The authorities ct Washington are perfectly
confident Of Gen. HOOker's success, and that he
can maintain his position. Reiniorcements to
the number Of $4,000. under Gen. Heintzelman,
have been sent him. Nothing definite has been
heard from Gen. Stoneman, but he Is believed
to have accomplished the work assigned him.
The Herald says our loss in storming the Hights
Of Fredericksburg was about 1000 killed and
wounded. The Worlds correspondent says the
battle resumed on Monday was most desperate
affair. The rebels made serious and superhuman
efforts at ell points, but were repulsed with terri
tic slaughter. Our forces stroyed the bridge in
the rear Of the rebels across the Massaponax, thus
completely cutting of all retreat to Richmond.
New YoRK, May 9.
The Tfibuns'a correspondent with Gen.
Hooker, writing at sunrise on Monday, says:
The guns are already laundering on our left,
and q Is believed that to-day will prove most
disastrous to the rebels Over 5000 rebel prs.
oners have already been brought In, and they
report that jackson is in command Of the rebel
army, and that reiniorcements have been sent
them from North Carolina and the Peninsula.
Our loss Is heavy.
The ROrM prints the following: We learn by
special messenger that great battle was fought
on Tuesday, and that Hooker and his army were
driven back AcTuss the Rappahannock. Lee
was heavily reinforced, and the last battle ex-
ceeded in slaughter those 0f the previous days
Nothing has yet been heard Of Gen. Stoneman.
Il seems impossible to doubt chat be and bis
force will be captured
May THE Worlds correspondent, wfitihK
ten o'clock on Monday, says: Gen. SedgwiCk
has passed on towards Gen. Hooker, leaving one
division to gsard the heights. They have been
attacked BY the rebels and are in danger OF los
ing their position and abandoning fredericksburg
altogether.
The Herdlds correspondent, writing on Mon.
day, says: Heavy firing in the direction Of
ChancellOrville has continued oil the morning,
and there has been great battle there. Large
endorsements arrived for the enemy, apparently
from Richmond. The whereabouts Of Stone.
man is unknown, but if any disaster had hap
pened him, we would know Il from the enemy.
Il is hoped that the amy will reach this side
before the enemy discovers our retreat; but
cannonading has commenced quite hercely at
the front, and desperate battle Is not improba.
Die. IN any event, We can dorbtess Tctlre
across tho river without scfiuaS loss, but II dis
covered in our attempt the struggle will be Herce
If unmolested, the troops can get over BY noon.
The roads are in q terrible condition, almost as
bad as when Burnside Ioundcred here last winter.
Our sick are lying in the roads, but ambulaDees
are coming up 10 remove them.
CrScNSATi, Nay 8.
Gen. Burnside receive dispatches last evening
reporting that 5000 Of his army corps crossed
the Cumberland, below Somerset, KY, on Sat.
urday. They had severe fight with the rebelS
at MOnticello. They captured that place and
now Occuy Il The losses on either side are
not stated.
CNcNNATI, Nays.
Vallandigham was arrested at his residence at
Dayton this morning bV soldiers sent from here.
An attempt to rescue him fahed He has been
brought TO this city.
NEw YoRE, May 9.
The Tribune has MurifecSboro telegram Of
the 5th, a. follows: Deserters report that CEN.
munication between Vicksburg, Richmond,
Charleston and TullahomA has beenc cut Neither
newspapers nor kilograms have been received BY
Bragg's army from those places for several days
CAiRo, May 9.
The steamer from Memphis reports that SheP-
mans expedition up the Yazoo has returned 10
Young's Point The movement was only feint
to attract the attention Of the enemy and draw
their troops away rom the south Of Vicksburg,
where OSterhause is operating The gunboats
that accompanied the expedition engaged the bat.
teries at Haines Bluffs. The Ca6sGtr was severely
gone clear through the turret. The wheel house
was broken through by plunging shot Our loss
is reported at 30 killed and wounded.
FORTRESS MoSRoE, Nay z
Union prisoners who arrived from Richmond
to day report that they were captured within
three miles Of Richmond on the Sd, while 10 pur-
suit Of q courier with dispatch from jackson to
jeff Davis The people Of Richmond were in
q terrible state Of excitement
The Richmond Enqdift Of the 9th claims 10
hafs taken 5000 prisoners on Sunday, but cd.
Gits heavy loss.
PuILADELPuIA, May O.
Last evenings Washington Star says:
Il is understood that Gen. Hooker estimate
his loss at 10000 killed, wounded and missing,
and also that he brought away all his material
from his late position, and that while so unortu;
nate as to lose some artillery, he took as many
prisoners as be lost.
New YORE, May 8.
4 special dispatch states Gen. Stoughton says
that on Monday morning farmers rushed into
Richmond with news Of StOneman's appearance
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