Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-05-15

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Ns make the following Undressing sS
t.,cta from lstu United S.stss pspsra,
GEN H0OK6A'G AF4Y.
From The New Yv.k Tines as3ltl
Wo pn5ii-red yesterday, On ths authority
of The Phiiadslphis E7snirg Bulletin 4
sas.ement that Gen. Hooker again crossed the
RappahannocE ~ force on Friday, hs men
Carrying oight days rs ions. Wo n0w h:.T +
pa Hive knowledge that this s!a.smrut iu
tfus. The crossing vas successfully scc2m-
pl.s1o', but 1T Tha; y" int or in what diroc
tim tho arm: moved, is not al prosen: known,
Bat tao most startling announcement msie
by shB Is Ballsliu" ill., that Gen. 6fyes has
toksn Rtchmcn:d, having adoancsd upon IL
tros, YorEtOrn. and that the Nationat f.Ig
nor floats o1c7 the rebel Capital! Ia pait COLI
finn .ticn of this it is stated that tue Nsli, mel
tr5ops arrived at Fortr's, Monroe on the 5.h
inst, ard were immedistely moved forward n
Tho direction ot Richmond. Futthar eviience
is wansing !u rrohoiase tAe rs2crt, ho|-
ever
Tie announcement in The Philadelphia
"Bu!lntin" of Saturday, published in tie
"Tiraes" Of yesterday morning naturally Gre
alec intense interest in THU city. lts load
;sp .sairta were thai Gsn. LOCKER had recross-
81 Il pnabasnaeSy And that Gen. EaTcs
rad sdvanced ppon and entsrod Richmcnd
from Yorktown. Aportion of this intell-
genoa wu know to b. true, Gcn. Hooker hs9
transferred his army again to the g0uth side
of Ire Rsppahannock, with tina purpose re-
vond all doubt Of e. once rasuning offensive
6latations. Probably he Gas hoen led Il.
this step by i,te;ig"gco Of tEs conIpir!e sac-
c-ss which attended the brilliant ov.Gienl
nf Cor. S:antmR7, which susms to navs SO
far t.4trayed ito communications Of The
soh:l 4: :luy with RE;hmoui as to render tho
roeoir: o: sapp'i's for some d.y:, II iG'
~s;.hs, quils in,phssit'ls If thsy wc-e ut
all short IF supplies ~ the tiinu of tho ;ate
battles; il is difficult to SEQ how they can
n7o;d tbs necessity of Immediately falling
bhn6 70 sGr,e point much n5arcr tfielr hasc.
TINS necessity will be dounly imperative,
il ihern is any truth il tie reported moTc-
ment9 of G.n. Krycs. The fact that the t'ov
orauer: censor allowed tho Bulletin s" sial"-
mrnt to he sent by telegraph to this citY ON
Saturday night, for publication in tho j9utusls
of yesterday norning, is cettsinly eHntie.i ::
s@mo z tighl in isrcr of its probability. [,
is kno.-n that very heavy bodies of ttcn; :
Ve:& brUush. frcm Suif.ik last Eeuk h. + ~
li;ss Mrni no--whe .her f5r the puFrpsr oi
Teiai.r1ins Hooker by Tay Of .ha PatcrA2c,
nr lf ssaac.ng nnon Rt:h'duuj BY Nay oi
| the l'AmIREey. Ia ~ yai unka"Tn.--
Els it /, kuo Su tbsl Es long $50 aa on Wed
aas;iay I.s; CyI. Kilps:ii:k reached Yn.k.
i"wn with the i.o~s that ihsTs Woe ~ fstsl
| 1 :,,p p;,h- ~ 81 h.,
Cation of that csp!.al with Leo'a army bad
been ptad-and Ger. kcyea, moreover,
c,ud easily ls2.n from Washington, II tha
s1tb ot!iian chose 10 i1fnTm him by Telegraph;
tia. Hnoktr would engage Loss attention on
t,,u Rappahsnn3ck loEg enough to permit
| his. 10 make dying Tsl, 20 RIchIn ind, cveu
if be sbonld not bo stls to proiorg E:s stsy.
Whoth.r ail thi5 liza. casn done or not, wa
,Tsmiei extremely doubtful. Me nsl,tiin
ih.ae circumstances 10 show tnat, with ade.
qusis enterprise AID enhIg7, i! is rot inPcs.
s.h!e. -
from H. Y "Tmcs," May ILL.,
| or SPECIAL dRaY CORRESPuN-
DEhCE.
| LETTsR FL5M BEADauiRTEsS.
HgADauARTERB ARMY tF THE PnToMAc,2
Friday, May s, 1868.
| The :atal loss Of our army in the serbs OF
engagements whicb it hsa encountered during
;ha i4si ten days is estimated by cGd,pae:.t
! iudge3 Ht Sbout neYontcrn thJu.ana. D..
! Ls,tflman, medical director Of ths ar;ng, 81
tiDattS the total number oil wounded st tsll
thoaaarfi. Add to this prisoners sn;i wound
| ca aoH in rebel hands Coma seven tAopEEr;l
more. Tho enemy's loss cannot have bcen
less than our own. In the battle Of Monday
evening, st Salem Heights, it was much
gtsster, as thoy rushed upon our batteries
with all the recklessaess which characterized
thnir charges on our guna at Malvern BILLS.
No bel;ar evidence OF tho Gevore punishment
" hi:h Ghny received il needed than tho fact
of thyiv not pursuing III when Incross:Gg the
v;yer.
| Esrry thirg was progressing iaa!ly until
tho rebsla saccesdad in fsnking us Monday
morning above Ffederch7 burg Had it n,t
beoa for his fatal mistake pushirs' II aud
leaving ths hsighis, glorious vi2tary
would havs crowned our cffOrta. Az it is,
wo cannot bs said 70 have mot with dofeat,
but a r:pulsr. VS. hsvo captured a large
ncnbCr oi cannon, takon morp prisoners
th.n wezo taken from US: and have lost les'
killed and Tounded than tho enemy. No
Generals were killed In the sixth corps. Gen.
Brooka was wounded, and G N. MIL report
cd i'jared. The army il not d;shai-tsrcd
| or dumorsi;z'd, but corfdsnt End hopeful,
desi.ons OF aga'n crossing tho river. II evory
far and open fight Of this movement, they
have whipped tho ercmy. TAc cutting of iis
way through ti:o rebels by the S;Ttp cjFps,
WA Hi achievement. cslc,ilstoi TO ir=;iro the
troops with eonfdenco in themselves.
Tho so,,her has bsen very rainv and uc-
pleasant sincs Mjndsy. D, Il JrpD.
Tae following important degrsiches werc
pab,iehod in our Sunday edition. W. re;ru-
ducs ihem this morning. because wn have
positive knnwlrdgr that one of i.ia reports
| which they contain is true-the emo rslatlij g
rrac. Gen. UooksT il again surOsa tho R.p-
pslsnHMk, AID opcIat:ng sasiaIt Lpe'a Ghst-
tsrcd columns;
PHrrAngLrH,A, S.t,i,diy, May J.--Tts Bal.
ls!h,," of This city, pu5liah"; II, following
highly Important intelligence tbin evening:
'.Ws learn from the editors OF tho PtLilaGal-
phia "lnquirer" that ono Of their corrsspnn-
dents, who has just rc!urned from Washing
ton, informed them that Gen. Eooker recross-
cd lhs RappahannocE in force yesterday, the
men Cafly!fS HishL Ge}s IstipnS Win Lneui
We also lra:n from another source, that 10
ys,,Sbed for as reliable, that Gen. Keys has
faken Richmond, hariag adra,Iced upon ii bg
! ,ray Of Yorktown, and that The Fed:ra1 Jiay
nosg F2ats resr The rebel cepitoi.
Il Gsn. Stonaman has cut off ths aornIhu-
sicaiions OF Gen. Lse, as IL reported, 1t will
be q work Of time fer Gen. Lse to reach tho
rebel capital. In Inc meantime Hooker IL
rp:n his heels.
LATEn.-Ws bsvs confirmation from pot-
fsctly reliable source that General Hooker
has rrceossel the Rappsbannock.
Gold has been falliD, rapidly, Snd this fact
has probably resulted from the Important
Gogomana reported above.
We have no quats,i3n5 OF tbs rias OF the
precious metal since the reception CT hi:
important news,
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