The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1863-05-16

great cause for the laudation of the General,
and some severely censuring. There are
some indications that something good is
yet to come from these army movements.
and We shall certainly not censure until We
have the full particulars.
Ab(1t the time of the retreat, the coun-
try wal startled with the report that Rich
monj bad fallen, by the hands of the troops
under SLOVENIAN, Keyes and Dix. This is
still in doubt. Certain it is. our cavalry
were even within the outside defenses of
the city, and had dash been made at that
time it could have been captured. Whether
our forces there could have held it or not, is
doubtful.
Our loss in killed, wounded and missing
in all these fights. does DOT exceed 10000
men. The rebel loss is thought to be heav-
Ter. Gen. Dix telegraphs from Fort Monroe
that in an extra of the Richmond Dispatch
of the 9Th, found on prisoner. was pencil
note Endorsed by rebel surgeon in one of
the hospitals to his wife, stating that the
rebel loss was 1900. This, We fear, is
exaggerated.
The Washington National Intelligencer
of the 7th, announces reverse to the Union
arms on the Rappahannock. saying: "Ofi
cial information received at the War De-
partmert last evening authorizes US to state
that Hooker, after waiting in the rain near
Charlottesville on Tuesday for a renewal
of the battle by the enemy. recrossed the
Rappahannock on the evening OF that day,
influenced by prudential motives, springing
no doubt in part from the great and sudden
rise of the river in consequence of the re-
cent heavy rains, threatening our supplies.
We do not think that Gen. Hooker was ap
prised, before making this movement, of the
success which attended the operations of
Gen. SLOVENIAN in breaking the rebel com
munication with Richmond If this fact
had been known to him, it may be doubted
whether he would have deemed it necessary
to take step which must deprive him of
some. at least. of the advantages resulting
from Gen. Stoneman's cooperative expedi-
ton.
1t seems that everywhere Gen. Stoheman
went, he was successful iu accomplishing
stroyed their supplies and their means of
communication with the rebel capital.
In the course of the fighting throughout
Saturday, Sunday, Monday aud Tuesday
the enemy had not ventured general en-
gagement with Hooker's army, a portion
only Of which was in action at any one time,
and On all occasions we inflicted great loss
upon the rebels. Nevertheless, it became
evident that this greatest storm of the sea-
son would surely cut off his supplies of all
descriptions if he remained on the south
side of the river waiting for an opportunity
to induce the enemy to risk general en-
gagement. He evidently had left him but
the only alternative of returning for the
time being to where his supplies could rea-
Oily reach him. It seems to US on the
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snatched from our gallant troops by the ele-
ments. Gen, Hooker brought off with him,
we may add, an aggregate of $500 PRISON
ers.
Gen. Hooker is again across the Kappa
hammock, and in pursuit of the rebels. The
Tribune of the 18th thinks the Virginia
status is as follows. Our forces at SuffoIk
and on the Peninsula made demonstration
towards Richmond early last week. Lee
was appraised that the rebel capital must
fall, without prompt support from his army.
Lee had already begun to send troops to
Richmond, Tuesday last. That Lee or some
one else with good part of his forces was
well on to Richmond, Thursday. That
Hooker, with his army freshly provisioned.
crossed the Rappahannock Friday night. and
found but screen of pickets in front, and
no enemy worth mentioning this side of the
North Anna. That General Lee, or one
of bis Lieutenant Generals, reached Rich
mond just in time to prevent its capture by
our forces from Fortress Monroe, and that
this week will not pass without stirring news
from Richmond. or the banks of the Pa
munkey.
The following is the latest intelligence
in regard to the capture of Richmond. 1t
is from the Phiadelph Bulletin of the 9Th
eve learn from the editor of the Inquirer,