, 1863-05-09
EVERYTHING LOOK
ING WELL.
SpEendid Condition Of Our
Troops.
They ARE READY TO FIGHT
AGAIN,
FURTHER FROM THE
LATE BATTLES.
Our Whole Loss 5000 Woanded
and 1899 Killed:
THE REBEL Loss FAR HEAVIER.


CUR WASHINGTON AND PHllADEl-
PHfA DISPATCHES,
Especial Dispatch to the chicago Tribune.1
WASHINGTON, May s, 1868.
a conf1dcn ial dispatch from Lee to the |
rebel President, captured by Stone.nan, claims !
great victory, bnt adds utat his loss isterr;Wc.
The officers returned from Richmond saw
two divisions Of Longstrcets force coming
up the river. u
Over five hundred wounded were brought |
up 10 this city, to-day.
The rebels in Fredericksburg, on Wcdnes-
day commenced to throw shells at ( body
-four troops, whe were on this side, but our
batteries on Falmouth flights soon silenced
them. They did not make second attempt
Of this nature.
The President and Gen. ual1cck went
down on Wednesday evening on special
boat to Ac1uia Greek, where they took the
cars for Falmouth. They met with most
enthusiastic reception from the whole army.
The party visited the hospitals and paid par
ticuiar attention to our wounded soldiers.
They were In consultation with Hooker all
day yesterday. AT the time Of our recrossing
the Rappalannock,a "A large number Of Virginia
refugees ayailed themselves Of the opportuni-
tt Of coming with our troops. Among the
number was a lady who stated that she had
been in the rebel lines for some time.
o1,11r 1,n5 of
Fredericksburg, and every regiment not able
to make 4 long march or endure much fatigue
WIS ecnt to subordinate posts, and placed as
garrisons in forts on the James River, 50 that
the best troops the rebel Confederacy could
muster were in Hooker's 'front.' The immense
lose they sustained will send vail from ono
end Of the South to the other.
We understand from reliable authority that
large number Of prisoners captured in the
late battle, are both willing and anxious to
take the oath Of allegiance. They say they
see nothing but starvation staring them in
the face if they return and that it will be folly
to proloDe the present struggle. They have
been surprised ut the small number Of wound
cd thnt have been brought to this city, the
whole amounting to not more than 1900.
This Is accounted for by the fact that we
have large number Of hospitals at Potomac
Creek, and most Of the wounded, especially
the dcsperate cases. hare bcen accommod,tcd
there M 1css than f,ve corna hare ,,osn,t,1a
there. NIL Of which are well filled. Eyerv.
thing necessary for tho comfort of sufferers
has been done, and surgeons and nurses are
un1e1nittiug in their attentions.
nisa remarkable fact never bcfore sccn in
onr Potomac f}rht. that dur;nrthe rnovemont
b.,,,, to Chancel1orsv;,lc md returning rerr
little strarelfno WIS Noticeable, sove1, wera
rcon,a,,ons tn n.event th;s corricd mt that
oft3ccre affirm th,t t7ore wcrc mt I'm mn, M
Of the rnnks dunn,r the whole m,rch,nc
Thu. men marched, with great a1,cr,tv ,nd
ho7e chcrfu,, conntrn,nce, never t4,ncb;nr o+
the rreatest pcril. and never rrnmhline .t
| work sct hcc,rc them
15oolcr,s arrangements FIR ,,1 omerconc,oa
rorcrot on,v Nd m;roh1e fnt nerf,ct ,r5 show,
| ....et 49,. a,a..t rs'-..,st.sas - .,>
~ o f -i ~ ~. a. n5
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.nat =. ' ,,1s "nA.u uaa .eeu .ao euls' uefe'
'".''e ~ ~. o"1 'nn''''ts ~. aepaF'lneuts'
1ns'e4u' lue.e'ofe' VI Inls re'fogaoe move
| movement being considered an acknoWledg-
mesa Of defeat, our soldiers knew 1t was done
for purpose. The destruction. Of five thou
eand rebels they also knew was better for Us
| tnan possession If n hundred 1n;1css of Vtr.
pin;a territory and the hitter oh,ect must ho
snhserr;en+ to III. f,rmer INV rcc-oas,ro
,no R,nnah,nnocl r.s 5ono n r,,,sta-1z
manner and vas mt attended With: tbc
least casn,ltr Thc f,rst iron. crossod
~ :. ,,c,oct m "Wednesday mo,o;rc .na ~ .
few hours, lime MI tho corns 1rc-e sate1v IN
.h;s ejdc T. Ia mt nacose,rx +n so1 .te-a
INV fnrcos nm NJ rroeont h,,t 4ra rrhos,to
t,n,lv ,ssert That thev orc =, fno cond;t;on
a.,5 -.o,,,a ,o-o., so.os. ~. pa.a.haasss,
to.5sr r. +be ,ri1.- ..os -,;,-.r
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M o,1r ,,,, ,.,otor1 tor t,on, H.. 1es5'
thrm m to # md sha1es their danccr
,snec,., n,srr+ch to ,be cn,r,.n ~ T=,hrns1
ruuAnx.ru1a. Nsv =. 1ssa.
The New York Herald has s,ecfal date
Washington. Nav !. at midnight. which dc
c1arcs the safety of stoneman's c,ra1ry- 7
sars. m srndar Nar ed ovr cor.,rr von
toco,rrnh,. m tbc 1s,nes R,re- ond MI
~ hanrs ~ +he c.n.1 Tha.. +han rant =