The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-07-10
THE BATTLE At CHANCEL-
L0RVILLE.
AN ANGLO-REBEL ACCOUNT.

AN ANGLO-REBEL ACCOUNT.
The London Times publishes from its
special correspondent an account of the
battles at Chancellorville, six columns in
length. Under date ofApril 23, he speaks
of the raids undertaken by Gen. Stone
mans forces, which Gen. J. E. B. Stuart
"for seven days was powerless to check
or chastise,' and alluding to the passage
of the river below Fredericksburg by Gen.
Sedgwick.
THE OPENING MANGUvREs.
The suddenness and simultaneity Of the
enemys operations, the apparent sagacity
which guided them, the consciousness
which Gen. Lee, deprived ofhis ''old war
horse, Gen. Longstreet, was far weaker
in numbers than he has ever been since
he left Maryland, combined to create un-
easiness in the breast of his staff, which
was only relieved when they comforted
themselves by watching the unruffi-
ed calmness of 'the old Tycoon" Gas
they affectionately call him. With
out hustle Or agitation his dispositions
were made, their general policy being to
leave Gen. Early at Fredericksburg with
sufficient force to guard the Hills from
Hamilton's Crossing to Mary's Heights,
and on down to the river, while Generals
Lee and Jackson, with the rest of the ar
my, slowly turned their faces westward
along the turnpike and plank roads. Upon
the afternoon of this day General Stuart
delayed the Federal advance in the neigh
borhood of Kelly's Ford by cutting the
head of one of their cOlums between the
Rappahannock and Rapidan rivers, and
taking prisoners from three different
corps"
Under date of April so, he writes as fol-
lows of Gen. Lees movements:
Gen. Lee, anxious to ascertain whether
Gen. Hooker designed to march straight
on Fredericksburg, or, in pursuance Of the
plan by him exhibited to the Oongression-
al Committee which investigated Gen.
Burnsides failure, to strike deeper into the
country, moved leisurely toward Chancel-
lorville, holding all his troops except Gen.
Early's division, closely in hand. But
when Gen. Anderson's division, stationed
in the neighborhood of the United States
Ford, recoiling before the immense Feder-
al host, heralded it's advance, Gen. Lee
threw up earthworks half way between
Fredericksburg and Chancellorville, and
there arrested the advance of his foe.
Gen. Hooker did not press him hotly, but
in his turn, fell slowly back toward Chan
cellOrville, followed still more slowly by
lo n, 81 ~,ff ~,
day Gen. Stuart attacked the Federals
upon the Spottsylvania road, and inaugur-
ated one Of those ''free fights into which
in this war night conflicts ordinarily de-
generated The Third Virginia cavalry
charged the Fifth, the Fifth charged the
Third Major Won Borcke, If Gen.
Stuart's staff, had his horse killed by one
of his own men everybody fired at any
body and anybody at everybody, but the
result was that "all S well that ends well, :"
inasmuch as, after losing fifty prisoners,
the Federals, notwithstanding their i'm
mense numerical superiority, fell back,
and were heard no more on the Spottsyl-
vania road.
THE FEDERAL WORKS AND POSITION.
FRIDAY, May 1.-The day passed une-
ventfully. Gen. Lee continued to ad-
vance, Gen. Hooker to fall back. But as
they neared Charlottesville, the former
penetrated the latters purpose in retreat
ing, when he discovered that about five
hundred yards in front of Charlottesville,
in the midst Of dense thicket of black
jack, the Federal pioneers had thrown up
very strong intrenchments at right angles
to the turnpike and plank roads with an
abattis of felled trees bristling outward in
front, and seemingly defying the passage
Of any living and walking animal. Run
ming southwark for about mile from the
plank-road, the Yankee works turned
short to the west until they again met the
plank-road between Charlottesville and
Orange Court House, toward the latter of
which points Gas l have already said) the
plank road defects in south-westerly di-
rection after leaving Ohancellorsville;;
Within these works the Yankees stood
thickly and savagely at bay, their power
full artillery massed on some high ground
a little in the rear. Their position was
fearfully formidable -repulse, ifthe works
were attacked solely from the front SEEM
ed inevitable; the loss of life to the as
sailants anyhow must have been ghastly.
Under these circumstances Gen. Lee re-
solved to outfank the tanker.
JACKSON AND HIS DEEDS.
SATURDAY, May 2, 1863.-f ever man
was adapted for the execution of q plan
daring and hazardous in the extreme, but
depending for it's safety upon the celerity
and audacity of its execution, assuredly
that man was Stonewall Jackson. With
tie fist break Of dawn he plunged with