, 1863-05-16

/ " ia the New York and Pennsylvania regiments
A Washington letter on Sunday written at 10
O'Clock in the evening, states that Gen. Sedgwick
attacked the heights of Fredericksburg, gallanty
CARRYING them by storm, capturing the 10Th and
! 18th Mississippi regiments and one company Of
the New Orleans Washington artillery with s
guns, taking over 1000 prisoners, and Gen. Glib
| bon planted the Stars and Stripes over the rebe.
works. Our loss was moderate. Gen. Sedgwick
afterwards drove the rebels back, and at P. NJ
on Sunday had advanced to the brick church four
and half miles towards Chancelor'sville on the
plank road. Here he had a severe fight with
/ Earls rebel division, which was reinforced by
Lee but he repulsed them, taking a lot of
prisoners.
The enemy are now hemmed in between
Hooker and Sedgwick, the advantage being de-
cidely with US.
The Herald says our loss in storming the heights
| of Fredericksburg was about 1000 killed and
wounded. The WorId'5 correspondent says the
| battle resumed on Monday was a most desperate
/ affair The rebels made serious and superhuman
attacks on all points, but were repulsed With ter
rife slaughter Our forces destroyed the bridge
/ in the rear of the rebels across the Massaponax
thus completely cutting off all retreat to Rich
mond.
News of May 9th.
/ SUFFOLK, Va, Nav 4.-Yesterday morning
| Gen. Peck sent force of infantry, cavalry, and
artillery across the Nansemond at Suffolk 10 make
| reconnossaa ,. They advanced cautiously up
the Petersburg arnpike, and, when two miles
| out encounters the cuemy's rifle spits, which
| we're thoroughly manned. The seth New York
and the Sth New Hampshire made spirited and
successful charge upon the rebel works, carried
them, and. after heavy resistance the enemy
treated, leaving their dead and wounded. Du-
ring this time the gunboats were playing on the
enemy doing good execution on the sharpshoot-
! ers secreted in the woods In the afternoon our
troops came upon a masked battery, IL miles
/ above Suffolk, aad at o'clock Davis battery and
| gunboat Briggs commenced sheling it out. AZ
! ter 80 minutes the rebels returned the fire, which
continued until sunset, when the enemy's battery
was silenced Gen. Getty crossed the Nanse-
! moud miles below Suffolk and encountered the
enemy and it was rumored and believed that he
had captured guns and a large number of Pris-
| onerS. THIS, however, needs confirmation
Scouts also went within miles of the Summer
town and EdentoA roads, but discovered nothing
of the enemy. The rife-pits on the Southgray
road were vacated yesterday afternoon.
/ New YORK, May 6-The Trbune's cores
pondent with Gen. Hooker, writing at sunrise on
! Monday, says The guns are already thunder
ing on our left, and it is believed that to-day will
prove most disastrous TO the rebels. Over 5000
rebel prisoners have been brought in, and they
report that Jackson is i'll command Of the rebel
army Our loss is heavy.
The WoridS correspondent, writing at 10
O'Clock on Monday, says: Gen. Sedgwick has
PASSED on towards Gen. Hooker, leaving one di~
vision to guard the heights. They have been at
tackled BY the rebels and are in danger of losing
their position and abandoning Fredericksburg al
together
The Herald correspondent, writing on Mon
day night says Heavy firing in the direction of
| Chancellorville has continued all the morning,
and there has been a great battle there. Large
reinforcements arrived for the enemy apparently
from Richmond. The whereabouts of Stoneman
is unknown, but if any disaster had happened
/ him, we would know it from the enemy.
The TIibunes correspondent writing from
Falmouth on Tuesday morning, says The reb-
els have reoccupied Fredericksburg, and it is
/ thought they have pontoons, but measures have
been taken 10 prevent raid across the river
News fom the extreme right is satisfactory
Gen. Heintzelman is said to be near with re-
inforcements from Washington.
From Gen Sedgwicks corps the Herald prints
the following in substance 1t appers that after
great struggle on Sunday, the rebel Gen. Lee
despatched large body to meet Gen. Sedgwck's
rear, and at the same time early on Monday
morning large masses Of rebels appeared on the
! haghIs east of Fredericksburg, where we had
hut a sn1ell force, having sent a greater part OF
the forct to strengthen Gen. Hooker. The posi-
ton was renon;st ed atter a short resistance, hav-
ING first removed all tn5 guns. Some lighting
occurred above Fredericksburg, and l; Is oeI'eVeu
to have been an unsuccessful attempt W pre- 'ens
Longstreet moving up. Gen. Sedgwick was nGily
engaged all Monday, the rebels pressing him at
all points, and his men obliged to give way to
overwhelming masses Of rebels, and his dlscom-
isure seemed certain, when a Vermont brigade
made a famous charge, repusing them aud Sc
curing the safety of that portion Of the army
The slaughter of the enemy here and near Banks
Ford was perfectly terrible, whole brgades Of
rebels being wiped out. Gen. Sedgwick recrossed
the river in face Of the enemy after midnight,
the enemy Iakng our brgades with artillery,
causing great loss of life. We secceeded in get
ting across in comparatively good order, and
marched Immediately to United Ststes Ford, TO
gain Hookers main army
Cincinnati May 6.-Considerable excitement
exists at Dayton, IN consequence Of the arrest OF
Vallandgham. At dark last night mob OF five
or six hundred gutted the Journal office and
burned the building. The fire communicated to
adjoining buildings and several were consumed.
Telegraph lines were cut down and bridges
burned, to stop the passage of troops. They
however arrived at late hour and ppt stop to
the disturbance. Gen. Burnside declared mar
tal law in Montgomery county, Of which Dayton
is the county seat The Dayton Empire Val
landigham's organ, was suppressed and the editor
imprisoned. Vaandigham is being tried to-day
before a military court, the proceedings Of which
are secret. 1t is understood that he declined
pleading and protested against the proceedings,
denied the jurisdiction OF the courts, aud asked
for continuance that he might enter a written
plea This was denied.
Falmouth, Va, May 6.--Three bridges were
swept away on Aqua creek last night, but par
ties were at work all night, and trains are again
running.
1t is rumored that the enemy's cavalry had
crossed over upon the northern neck and were
advancing cautiously toward this place. A force
has been sent down to oppose them. Everything
is quiet on the other side.
The river has risen ten feet and Is still rs-
ing.
Heavy cannonading has been heard in the di-
rection Of U. S. Ford.
New York May 6th.-The Tribune has a
Murfreesboro telegram of the 9TH, as follows
/ Deserters reports that communication between
Vicksburg, Richmond and Charleston and Tulla-
homa has been cut off. Neither newspapers nor
kilograms were received by Bragg's Army from
these places for several days.
| Washington, May additional prisoners
from the RappahannOrk have arrived, making in
all over 1000.
New York March 6-Longstreets forces are
not with Lee, but are between Richmond and
! Suffolk
In answer to a question from the President on
| Monday night, Gen Hooker said that the matter
of retaking Fredericksburg by the rebels was OF
no consequence. Gen. Hooker keeps his lines Of
communication open. Ammunition and arms go
| forward freely, notwithstanding the desperate at
tempt by the rebels to take Banks Ford, and cut
| off our line of supply.