The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1863-05-15
Summary of News.

wagon or an ounce Ol pIoNsloHss ilO uhS
taken one more gun than he has lost. He
has lost in killed., wounded and missing, VIC
learn, about 10000 men--other accounts
represent ii ,syeu smaller, and believes tho
onemy's loss to be much greater,as do other
oye.witnesses of the fighting. Twenty five
hundred prisoners are in General llookers
hands. He has shattered aud demoralized
tho robel army, while his own remains we'll.
organized and in good heart. Ho is himself
tranquil and in good spirits. Among the
reasons assigned in well.inforned quarters
for the retrogradc movement are: Fist, the
flight Of the llth corps, which rendered the
movements of Cen Sickle nugatory, and
forced tho army ont Of tho carefully Sc
lected fold of battle to which Gen. Hooker
referred in his General Order of April 3Oth,
and compelled it to receive the enemy's at
tack among donse!y wooded hills where II
was impossible to bring all or nearly all our
troops into action. Second, Tho rising Of
tho Rappabannock in consequences of tho
storm which was likely 10 endanger tho line
Of communication between tho army and
its supplies, particularly as the railroad
communicates with Acquia Greek was do.
stroyed by the foods for twelve hours at
at Brooks Station. Third. ignorance of tho
success Of Gon. stoneman's expedition, from
which Con Hooker did not hear until ho
had recrnssed.
The Tribune thinks that the Virginia sta.
tbs is as folloSs: Our forces at Suffolk and
the Peninsula made demonstration toward
Richmond tho early part of last week, Lee
was apprisod that the rebel capital must
fall, without prompt support from bis 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
we'll on his way to Richmond on Thursday.
That Hooker with his army freshly provis.
ioned crossed the Rappahannock on Friday
night, and found but screen of pickcts in
his front, and no enemy worth mentioning
this side Of North Auna. That Leo or one
OF his lieutenants reached Richmond Just in
time to prevent its capture by our forces
from Fort Monroe, und that this week will
not pass without stirring news from Rich
mond or the banks Of tho Pamunky.
Special to the Evening Post:-The
Steamer John A Warner arrived at Wash
ington on Saturday night with dispatches
from General Hooker. She left Aqua
Creek on Saturday morning. The follow
ing ls-reporled Is to be the substance of
these dispatches : Az dsybroak Friday
morning General Hooker pushed forward
two corps of his army across the Kappa
hammock. They were under the com.
mand Of General Sedgewick. They
gathered up the wounded who were left
on the field Of The recent battles, com
prising soldiers Of both armies, and bur.
led the dead at an early hour this morn
ing. General Hooker completed the
crossing of his entire army. together with
an ample supply of ammunition and stores
sufficient 10 last some eight days. AS
soon as he was across the whole seven
corps were placed in motion, and Geployed
right aud left in search Of the enemy who,
at the latest accounts had not been found
in force. Owing to the terrible condition
oil the roads the movements Of the army
must be. necessarily, slow for day OF
two, but the coming week will probably
witness The greatest conflict on this con
tinent General Hooker does not desir
reinforeements. 1t is believed that Gen
! Heinlzelnan has gone to reinforce Gen
Hooker but there Is no doubt that his ar
my is in motion.
The Post says: We learn, by specia
advices from Washington, that Genera
HalleCk is about TO take the field in per
son--not. it is understood, with the pur
pose of relieving General Hooker from hi,
command, but that he may be 10 the very
presence OF transpiring events, and Ill,
better able to. influence their general di
rections. The authority upon which W,
have this Information is asSuredly well in
formed. 1t is significant. fact, and on,
that will increase the confidence of th
country in Hooker, that he die not exc
cute bis late retrogratve movement unit
he had planned his present one ard ha,
become satisfied of its superiority to an,
effort he could make at Chancelorville
contracted as it had been by the unfortu
nate detection of the | lth corps at tn
commencement Of the struggle.
Tho next engagemops will take place o.
or near tho Upper Pamunky river, probably
whittier Gen Hooker is moving as papidl
as possible Many maintain that the Jane
River will be the next line that tho rebel
will defend. This may or may not be 6,
, cure, as Gems Peck, Keyos and Negley ma
decide. There is report hero to, day ths
our army is in motion south, and that ski
: mishng with tho rear guard of tho enem
has comm enced.
A Washington special May 9th, STATE
that the President and IIalleck receive
intelligence that Hooker is recrossing II
RappahaunoCk al 3 o'clock yesterday
a They Immediately proceeded to his hea'
!. quarters at Falmouth, where they spe
:he night and most OF the day, returnir
d here late this afternoon. The Preside
told members of the Cabinet this P. n
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