Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-05-15

Sell in n position sc;aewhqt il the form Of a
square at Uhsnocllorav,!ie, wh,is. Ssdgwicl,
crossed bslow ct fredericksburg, turned our
right wing aIia ssiz. ID .bc railway at iiamil
tpn'g Crossing. S;cnnCoan'a part IN the pro-
grsi'ian. rne.ns!1ns. rss evidently to cres1e a
panic, if possible, in our roar, cus the rail
way communication, and 50 cripple Lee for
supplrS IA to srcufo for Hooker 2 bloodl,ss
victory. This Yankee surgeon narrated
TO NC III tho ''p!an." He frankly confessed,
ho=ovor, thSt Hooker had hean out-gene-
rallied and whipped by the 'irs. captain Of
the .ss"-Gsau,al Lee.
Thu eridenocs Of panic which nro every
whero 20 bs seen have previously mentioned
frola rcp9r;. To all thst has boon said, and
to much rnorn, NY Own observation can
t'uthtrl!y bear witness, passed ovoS the
field n'sr Cbaaceiiolsviije ~ late as Saturday
list, And, eFsf, iiler, though every clEss oi
sDldias and 'cirica Plunderer had gon" ovur
i; ain and again, and though Gov eminent
wayGos had been snd we're still engaged ili
carrying SWAY thS BLANKETS. o7oicoats, can.
!eens, cartridge bcxos, aid every variety Of
article suitable IN The Soldier, the gsou id was
still! li:Srsiiy strewn with these articles
which socn.od 10 iic sa much urnuticsi and
as liitls valued Es the pebbles by the sea
shprc, whilst rroall srIns OF ali ltiad were
stacked like cord wood III evsry part Of the
fisid. and thoy were still being brougStszsi 81
Have snI ssc;e too. coui5 L-:---7sa. ~ -,
which NO bad captured from the oncmg,..o'.,
1T least, icn- o. five pieces IF artillery, " hich
ws bad c@paursd, but which, up to that time
had not huan taken fTpm tua fald, I alac
-, - of. ~, q
cattle which he brought ai0rg in tlravaa
i" iet h!s uic:. Upor, nf!er tEe ono!Isd m:.tI
had giyeR out. S3ms Of thSae, f:oahlg
Eaugh,a'cd, fellilto cur hands.
C,ancoi.oFhTi!ic, Eingle houae. sca miles
Aaova .. Ys.aur Soutn.wrsI IF FTedeIi .ks-
burg. whorc Tie PIanl: md Turnpike rohdi
cdsnn :ogstircr, end f.o,I which ros; leads
cil ia tho iireciiun oT TIy's and thence
bi snchiE t. Uni.ei States Fe5d, ia the central
;rc,;.S ii thi3 great tranaacti n. IL Ea3 he,e
hat Hooker hGd his headquarters, and It is
hero that 10 was wounded elight|y. The
house was destroyed by our mon by rnusns OF
nm 'ncendla,y shn!l thrown from hsttcry
pnder The supervision ct M.j. Cirlur ~.
brsx,rp. It was done pursuant t., orders
aaE; t,r the roason that IN. Yankees used il
81 covaT for + bsttery which WAS playing
unnn oE7 mtn. Not mosa i..an ono OF twt
soidisrs wsro husn. up in The huilc;hg, shnugb
o number IF wounded, principally Df The tn
emy, wn:o consnmed by the burning Of tht
wo".is. which were fired in tie rssr Of Chan,
2.ji".s1ilie !sg the explosion oi 5i5i)s,
lLe enc'uy's T1undei N0r5 stfawn along
,ho roadside i.onl 3iia,a Church IL Wl.ierhes$
Meeting HnusssCTe tvalve miss shave &C "a
Ths number. sscert:nad fsorn Tho sur
gems Of the elemy, aomo twelve in IumSnr
who rensilod, amount TO shout tSolvt
hurdred, anl IF ists us Saturday, wore still
being Brought in.
T-e re.scat to he Ua!tsti S.stca or, from
Omar cellorAvIila, bears evidence Uf the defc.,
which the oncIny hal sustained. Tnsra w.rt
no loss than nvyau lines OF breast work,
reaching from 4 hs!f mia Leyund GhAncel
iorsvil!e back to ,i,e iort. Thsso breast
Tcras, or .1e1chGe, wGrs On tho most cxlon
sivs Scale, Ali weto constructed or dirt ant
!oe7 with ,ia4d horses woIk.d ia and tho sp
pFOsches, protested hy :ellsd trees.
There u evsry reason for believing thsi
the loss Of the en1my V ns very ssYero in Lhis
quarter. Tho hesE proof is the large number
cf daaa horses which we.a everywhere to be
ssen, and their uDgrateful snela made it nj
most Impossible 20 pass owe. the faid. Addtd
to THE, the prisoners informed ne that theil
smtulsaces were busly engaged every day
Sud until late in the night of o.cb d&y no to
Tuesday morning, IL the removal Of tho danJ
ard the wounded from tho field
Leaving the battle Of Chnucsilorsvilis, and
coming back to thi. point, il may not be oui
Of piscs 10 m9niicn, what / have, fron an
q :esiioreI aourceR. that Tho Yankees were
ooals Tati ors OF wtl:sksy in CTder to get them
up TO Marye'u hc!:hts, and that erch hind
most man was ordered TO stziko down, with
the drawn haycnel, tie man i'll nis font who
falicred TINT the resi- guard, with charge
bayonsts, urgld On tho whole column, t.r
lipss do.,,, snG tGat Tho rnen thus charged DO
cause tho Yankee oIiiceIG could not rely upon
their mpn 70 u;s tEo bay.net, il oncs tho
pressure OF Tho iny6ne. Was Withdrawn f;o1n
LhGir rGaI. Tia Was the second change. Ii
the ii ~. charge even tbs p'1caulion did moi
hiGGe- = pre2ipi!a:e Ic.ICat, some Of tho non
f,llirg back as isr rs the oihor sido OF the
rivtr. Thus tho ene,ny, throwing ten Yrgi-
monts fcs'Es. oTie, carried the "cregt." But
ths Giif..cnce be.wesn tkis tin.e aud DsccIn
be. ws, hat two brigsdes then held the
s::nr wsil; now iJB do(5n:e was entruBted Il
( sipc!p brigade, and TIC point whure the
enou,y fDrc2;! car lines WIS guarded by Q
s;nple reg itnrnt.
Gen. a T. Hill assumed COMMAND or
Saturday nig2t At ClAncollorsvils, as Eoon
ss Gen. .I.ckGon was wounded, bur, hs ID
turn being c1mprlci to quit the fluid from Q
q Ssh wCund, tbu calnp,aGd deiolyfd upon
Gen. RVGog i0r "a tiiue. Geo. Stu.ft wsa
however, ta nn.'s s5ut icr: a1d On hia aZtira
upon the tG!d. aS;rmtd control IL tho move.
msnts Of Jsckscn's corrs-Gen. A. P. Hill
still, however, remaining ncsr the field, lqd
advising in Nil tho important operations 81
the cmI ps.
$50 wouuGirg IF Gan. Jeskson has been
niDutsiy detailed to me hy Capt. Wiibeurue,
of ha staff The fsc!s, in substance, are
ihts.: Ge1. jackson, IL cnmpany with a
nunbe. i his oEn aud part Of the stall 0!
Gen. = r. Hi, had siidoa l.ey!9nt The fFoni
line OF :kiIn!shers, after the 0lnae Of tho
fighting oa Saturday rigd., ss was often tbs
habit Of the GaEoEai. Whca no had finished
hi observations, and RI &c wss returning, be
w.s tigei upln through mist ke hy aomH OF
his own r.on. and waa wounded in tho right
h5pd and OH tho left srU,. At tho samo time
all the .est Cf the party wara either killed or
wounded-includirg Capt Boswell, his euei-
neer-cxcepting Capt. Wilbou'ne, and PER
haps ono other ptssnr. The General at once
nR;d DO was woundcd, nnd as soon as possible
ST. ctnvc! crl TO tbs rear and lis Erm ban
daeed. JIss :.!,en sha ens;uy began All attack,
Hid i. wa- with difficulty that Gen jackson
wka not i,jdrad in boins horne from tie
field as The filing hath Of small arms end az
t,ilery wss vry rapid, and the rain ef shsu
and balls fell thick and fist aboat him.
Tho me5seEger WHO Carried Gen Lee The
intsiit geRco Of this sevoro misfortune tells
mo tbas lie founl The General on bed CT
atre~, sb .us fur O'clock il the morning,