The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-05-09
Specials to the New York Papers.


are reported captured over 5000 prisoners.
: Specials to the New York Papers.
New YORK, May 5.-The Post prints the
following: The following the latest from
Gen. Hookers army, is Just received from
Washington. The. battle of Sunday was
= renewed Monday morning. The enemy
appeared to have a force equal i'll number
to our own, and his successive attacks were
made with desperate spirit. The destruc-
tiur of tho Railroad bridges over the Mass
aponaN and Mattapony creeks, south of
= Fredericksburgh has certainly been ac-
complished and, the road to Richmond is
thus cut Off from the enemy.
Eight hundred prisoners, including an
entire regiment, The sd. Georgia. were
brought TO Washington this morning, and
marched down Pennsylvania Avenue to
!. the Old Capital prison. Their appearance
was the subject OF universal comment and
= remark. They were well and comfortably
clad, and not one looked as though he had
not had enough to eat. Two officers, Major
General Evans of 5. c.. and n Brig Gen'l
whose name was not learned, were prom
inently among the numbers. Evans was in
command at Leesburgh during the Balls
Bluff battle. a g.. .,sr.s,s
There is a rumor current that General
Stoneman has captured Gordonsville.
. The 1libune's correspondent with Gen.
Hooker. writing from Snyder's Monday,
says the guns are already laundering on
our left. 1t is believed to-day will prove
most disastrous to the rebels. Over 5000
rebel prisoners have been brought in
They report that jackson is in command of
the rebel army, and that reinforcements
have been sent them from North Carolina
and the Peninsula. Our loss is heavy
Gen. Hill is killed.
Another correspondent with Sedgwick's
division, dating Monday morning, SAYS the
battle opened at daylight, and is still go
ing on, on the hill at the extreme left.
Gibbons division of the I'd corps returned
to Falmouth last evening, and Hairs brig
ade has gone over ALI non-combatants
are leaving except surgeons. Crashing
muSketry nears us and rifle pits are being
erected on our side of the river to protect
the bridges.
The Times correspondent, with General
f Hooker, writing on Sunday night says:-
Gen. Howard has been re-organizing the
18th corps, which has been placed on duty
again.
Gen. Averill, with his cavalry command
reported to Gen. Hooker Sunday p. NJ
having been as far as Rapidan Station.
where they destroyed the bridges on the
Orange Il Alexandria railroad, and drove
Lee and Stuart out of Culpepper. Gen. Az
Grill has received instructions to perform
further important work.
HEADQUARTERS OF GEN. HOOKER Nav
5, under a tree.-7lmes correspondent with
SoeuWlckS gives 1urtner details OF the Fred
ricksburgh fight. But nothing rec ed ex-
cept postscript of Monday forenoon, stat
ing that a considerable body ofrebels made
their appearance below Fredericksburgh,
who Were marching on that place to gain q
posltlon IN the rear of Sedgwick's Corps.
Thls force was judged to be Longstreet's.
but his attempt to retake the Hills was not
successful. -
The Wo'Id's correspondent. dating ten
o CLOCK, Monday morning, saws: Sedgwick
has pressed on towards Hooker. Gibson,s
division is left to guard the nights in tbe
rear Of fredericksburg Thew have henn |
attacked by the rebels in large force and
are in danger of losing their position and
abandoning fredericksburg altogether
The Herald correspondent, Monday
night, says: Heavy firing in the direction |
of Chancellorville has been continued ali
morning. There has been q great battle
there. Large reinforcements had arrived I
to the enemy, apparently from Richmond. |
Inc whereabouts of Stoneman is nm.
known, but If any disaster had happened |
TO him we would have heard Of it from the
enemy.
The Tribune correspondent writes from
Falmouth, on Tuesday morning, saws the |
rebels have regained Fredericksburoh
but cannot hold it. The rebels are THOUGHT
to have pontoons, but measures have been
taken to prevent them being laid across the