The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1863-05-21
From the Richmond Examiner, eth.
Items Ffem the Richmond PAPERS.

From the Richmond Examiner, sth.
Items Ffsmthe Richmond Papers.
CAPTURED ARMs-GOsSIP OF YANKEE
PRISONERS.
The last of the trains Just mentioned
came from Hamilton's Crossing. In
conversation with Capt. Blakey, the
mail agent, We heard some interesting
details.
At Hamilton's Crossing there are
more muskets piled on either side of
the xead than have ever-been seen to-
gether since the war. They were left
on tue battle fields; by the Yankees,
and many thousand more there are
which have not yet been collected.
The number of cannon captured by
our army is not yet known, but it is
said to be over fifty. 1t. is doubtful
whether the pieces taken from the
Washington artillery were recaptured.
1t is most probable the enemy hurried
them to the rear, that they might
thereafter be paraded as trophies and
boasted over. sass 1.aaee Ill
The Yankee prisoners admit that
they We're awfully beaten, but say that
It was owing to the fact, which they
never cease to proclaim, that they have
no Generals. Many OF the prisoners
say that Hooker fell, or was knocked
from his horse, during the battle of
Sunday. They know nothing more
than that they saw him fall. This was,
doubtless, the origin of the story that
be had been wounded, and had his leg
taken off.
One of the Yankee officers, brought
to this city, told gentleman, who was
IN conversation with him, that Burnside
was not beaten at Fredericksburg-he
was repulsed-but that Hooker had
gotten perhaps the d-est drubbing
that ever General had''
fAllour troops are jubilant over VIII at
they consider as beyond all comparison
the greatest victory of the war. They
say the victory Of the 18th of Deem
Der was not circumstance to it.
We have omitted to mention tina,
the Yankee officers sent down on
Thursday ght were put into the
ladies' cars, while the top of the same
cars were covered with our wounded.
The scoundrels should be made to walk
TO Richmond, if well enough, and il
not, to remain where they are until the
last one Of our wounded has been
brought down.
THE TRAINS OF YESTERDAY.
The first ambulance train of yester.
day reached the city shortly after six
o'clock p. m. 1t brought down sec
wounded and rs Yankee officers.
Citizens were in attendance, with grea,
Quantities of refreshments, tea, coffee,
liquors, and bread and meat, to all OF
which the wounded did ample Justice.
The obnoxious military feature of hay
oneting citizens away from the cars did
not manifest. itself SO immediately as
upon the previous day. Only after the
wounded had been supplied with re-
freshments was the guard organized
and the street cleared.
From surgeon who left Fredericks
burg on Thursday, We learn that the
surgeons in Gen. Lees army makelhe
following approximate estimate of our
losses in the recent battles:.
Wounded ,OO(
Aheo. 9ot
Missing. .....................1 zoo
Total. ................ 80, zoe
The estimate is liberal, and it il
believed that our actual loss will fal
below rather than exceed that sum.
The enemy's loss is more subject
of conjecture, but from the number OF
dead that cucumber the ground for
miles about Chancellorsvill and behind
Fredericksburg, and the prisoners now
on their way to Richmond, it is be
lieved that it must be between twenty
aud twenty-five thousand. -
The Rappahannock has been passed
probably for the last time, by the grand
army of the Potomac. 1t is scarcel,
possible that the successor of Gen
Judas Hooker will again attempt tc
carry it on to Richmond by the mai
route. Where the army of the Poto
mac will next turn its dismal steps, and
where it will next be beaten, is yet un
known. 1t is certain, however, that i
must move somewhere. From the be
ginning of the war to the hour, it has lee
the life of that famous "Joe," who's,
name and fate have been rendered ia
miliar to the world by the most popular
living writers. e '
"This boy" says the constable, "tho
he has been repeatedly told to, won
move on"
'1'm always moving on, SIR" crie
the boy, wiping away his grimy tear
with his arm. "I've always been
moving on ever since / was born
Where can / possibly move to, sir
more nor do mover" fs1 fga
ale won't move on" says the con
stable calmly, "although he has beer
repeatedly cautioned, and therefore
am obliged to take him into custody
He's-as obstinate young gonoph as
know. He won't move on" rs
go my eyes! Where can l NOV,
TOP" cries the boy quite desperately
clutchiBg at his hair.
This interrogatory cry of poor 10,
might be adopted and uttered will