The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-05-08
TIE LATEST NEWS.

TIE LATEST NEWS.
New YORK, May 6.-The following Ia
from the Herald's extra. Messengers
from Gen. Hooker's army bring the de-
tails Of his movements to Monday night,
and of the movements Of Sedgwick ND
10 two o'clock Tue3day morning. Hoo
ker maintained his new line in the edge
of the woods a short distance north of
Charlottesville, crossing the main road
leading 10 the United States Ford, with
out important change. There was no
fighting there until late Monday after
noon, when a division of the 9th corps
advanced toward fredericksburg. Meet
ing the rebel skirp1shers in the woods,
and driving them back, the main body
pushed on, meeting large bodies of rebels
in double line of battle. A half hours
heavy fighting ensued, our batteries COM
pelling the rebels TO fall back in disor-
der. The division then returned TO our
line aud resled, having ascertained the
enemy's position.
Hooker on Sunday night and Monday
iutrenched himself aud is abundantlv
able to resist any rebel attack.
From Gen. Sedgwick's corps the Her
all prints the following in substance +:
It appears that after the great struggle Of
Sunday, Lee detached a large body TO
rect Sedgwick, and it was known that
Longstreet was rapidly getting in Sedg.
wick's rear at the same time. EARLY on
Monday large masses of rebels appeared
on the heights east Of fredericksburg,
where we had but q small force, having
sent a large portion to strengthen Sedg-
wick, and the position was relinquished
after a short resistance, having first re-
moved all the guns. Some fighting &C.
Cured above Fredericksburg, believed
to have been an unsuccessful attempt to
prevent Longstreet moving up.
New YORK, May 6.-From various pub
lished sources the following is compiled:
Longstreet's fOrces are between Rich
mond and Suffolk.
General Hooker in answer TO a ques-
ton IRON the President on Monday night,
said the matter Of the retaking Of Fred
ericksburg by the rebels was of no con-
sequence.
/, General Hooker keeps his lines of com
munication clear. Ammunition and ra-
tions go forward freely, nOtwithstand-
r ing the desperate attempts of the rebels
to take Banks's Ford to cut our line Of
supplies.
Sedgwick was holly engaged all o.
Monday, the rebels pressing him at al
points, all his men were obliged to Civ,
way TO the overwhelming masses o
rebels, and his discontinue seemed GER.
tain, when a Vermont brigade made q fu
rious charge, repulsing them and secu
e ring the safetyof that portion OF our army
d The slaughter of the enemy here (nea
Banks's Ford) was horrible, whole bri
" gades Of rebels being wiped out. Sedge
wick, however, recrossed the river in ID,
i face of the enemy after midnight, thl
n enemy raking our ~brigades with artil
It lery, causing great loss of life. lie sue
r ceeded in getting across in comparatiVt
good order and marched Immediately {,
y the United States Ford to join Hooker
% main army.
The Tribune has about the same &C,
count as the above.
d The Tribune's correspondent, writini
y from Falmouth Tuesday morning, say
the rebels regained fredericksburg, bu
cannot hold it.
Inc ISbtlo arc tuouSht w nave pcu
: toons, but measures have been taken (
d preventa raid across the river.
If The news from the extreme right i
a satisfactory. Heiotzelman 10 said to b
near with reinforcements from Washing
n ton.
lie A Washington correspondent says tina
ri Hooker took from 9 900 to 1900 prise
lie ners, and lost about 5000.
B. Hooker reports in good position.
- WASHINGTON, May 5.-Since Saturda.
= nearly three thousand rebel prisoner
~ have been brought here. Seven hundre
J and eighty arrived here at two o'cloc
. to-day, aud were marched TO safe quar-
y ters. The number is already too larg
= for convenient accommodation. Add
&c iional prisoners are to be sent up from III
! Ra%ppahannock, making in all over fou
thousand.
le ST. Louis, May 6.-AbOut one hundre
ID more of the most prominent and actiy
to secessionists in this city were arreste
to-day aud will probably be sent SOut
in a few days. The list, which, it
said, numbers several hundred, embract
rs ONE of u largest merchants, lawyer
ID doctors, and active business men. n
is favoritism will be shown. All guilty
III disloya ally will have to 60 together vii
their families. The wives and famili,
IN of officers in the rebel ser vice, it is ali
said, will be sent ceyond the lines.
~ Several spies have been convicted b
al the military commission now in sessic
here, and are awaiting sentence.
y INDIANAPOLIS, May 5-The municip
h election in this city passed off tod
n without any excitement, the Uncor
- d%itionAl Union ticket being elected will
"a out opp i%sition.
es DAYTON, May 6.--The city has bee
in compa, atively quiet to-day, the onl,
at excitement being over the arrest Of som
p? thirty Of the ringleaders OF the mob la
er night who were picked up, one by on
es without resistance aud lodged in Jail.
u; The editor OF the Empire, Mr.. Lcgal
lat went TO work this morning preparing f
ne the afternoon issue Of his paper, but at
I'd o'clock he was arrested upon an ords
t. from Gen. Burnside, and the Office place
N. under guard. The soldiers removed
ut swivel from the Empire Office this morl
ing, and also took possession of Nv
n wagon loads of muskets stored in Il
ts light guard armory.
r Every precauiiOn has been taken
he prevent another outbreak. All the liqu
ed shops were ordered 10 be closed ia
ut morning, and the Marshal and May,
t. notified tina hey would he haId raano,