Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1863-05-08
WAR NEWS.

From III. Arsr Of tie Potomac - ee' Des
patches copfnrcd-1he Re5e5s Thoroughly
.SurpTisea for Oace-Hsary .SsirRishtac
near Ciancrlisrr,i2e Sal Later end Bet
fr-Freserieksarg held b. our Ltft HinS
The First Line of Redoubfs Captured
Reb~is Coaoentrafiag their scAois Fore or
our Right Our CarolI.y GUS tie Ra'f-
road IN tie Rsbel Rcar-Rebeis Barn their
Sores Rmmors Of Federal Successes.
NEW YORK, Al.
The Tincs' correspondent. dating in the
Grid near Chancell-orviile, At 10 A. NJ, May
let. states that the 81 army corps took a
position the night previous on the lett, and
the 81 corps reached the front about Ioon.
The position there occupied is thus described
We hold the Gordonsviilc read securely
and the County road leading 10 the SPOTS
sylvaaia Court House, and another r1a1 four
miles to the rear Of that. The enemy a1nk
is thus dangerously exposed, aud II the!
fight it must be in the opcn fed.
4 despatch captured yesterday from Goa.
Lee to an engineer Officer, dated 9Th. says
Lee was much surprised at this N venent.
lie had not anticipated it AMI was not pre-
rarsd 20 give instructions.
AbOa, NON, a movement was made to en-
dssvor to bring cut the enemy and compel
him to develop his strength. Our men en-
tered the fed With much cnii.ssi-s-a. Only
enc regimen; of cavalry Frs; charged on tie
rebel infantry. tie latttT driving ours hlc<
repeatedly, when small force Of infantry
s1pr,rted our cavalry checkin. the rebels
One division under ;, kes anj rebel d.
vision under Anderson iHen bscame engaged.
Oar ;rosts drove the rebsls from two rjdsas
1aralll vi;b tic Rappahaunoek. gaining
NIL and a pri.on,-s. when Gen. H. ker
.rlered them to retire. MT wishing 70 Ir.n.
CA Seneral eurA-eneat.
Tn rsSels rnTs.9sk oar retirement fra
cbe-k s1a fbIowei rapiIiy. Ga the TOP o..
IN. fist ridge the reb.is matted a moment
gave yell and came down ,he d5ua.e quick
bat wers net ty Syk = division, who pJur>-
in terrible Gre. a. a very or, r4nss.
TIE contest lasted three quarters If an
tanr and extended to the Cross Road., v ere
= guns shei,ei the woods eFec;uAlly aud the
rebels ienouin,ously retired.
During the afternoon the rebels male sew
era, attempts on our lines bat were repulsei
At6.SO p. NJ, thew made q Desperate
charge to capture our battery Commanding
the aank rad 10 Fredericksburg. bu; were
Handsomely repulsed by Geirv, assisted by
Knaps ana Hampton s batteries, who double
sho,ied their guns with grape ana canuis;er
During the night 18th our and the rebel
force built earthworks and a'a-.is. AMI tie
battle on Saturday it was thought would
surely be opened oy the reoe!s,
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