The New York herald., 1863-05-06
The LATEST REPORTS FROM THE BATTLE FIELD.

ptfs sess NEAR BATTLE FIELD J
.l. al aft MONDAY NIGHT, May 4, 1854.
Heavy hriug in the direction Of Chancelorsvic begun
at earl, hour to-day, and has continued ever srce
There has tecn great battle in that immediate vicinity
Large reiDforcemen.s had up for the cnomy app.
renty from Richmond which render it probable
that TIE railroad had been cut In regard to what
has been done in this expedition cpt The rail
road, and as TO the whereabouts Of General Stone
man, ai IS doubt and uncertainty. No positive ad
vices OF the OF that expedition have been re-
ccyed. We have only runlcrs and hopes. Had General
stoneman force with disaster we would have heard
OF i, from the enemys But, had IL not ought
70 have heard OF 1t in another way and very practically
before ihis
Doubtess this failure in respect to time was severe on
the plans OF General Hooker Another delay was per-
hsps not lees General Hooker expected assistance
from the sixth corps in the fight Sunday. He expected
that that would carry heights Of Fredericksburg
by cup de main at or before daylight, march immedi
aey down the plank road and fall upon the snemys rear
Had this been done the Sixth corps would have assaulted
the rebel rear at the very time that the rebels
pcrnrily successful against Hookers right corps on
thcw such time would have changed the face Or
Affairs immensely But the heights were found 10 be
creator obstacle tan they had been thoughtaad IL
very strange that they should have been under estimated
when the measure Of their strength completely
taken in december last. o...
Reports from The Geld favorable and We fssi every
conadsoce that General Hooker will be able 70 hold his
position In front Of Eys ford, which, though his right
Is swaysd back somewhat, essentially dangerous
position forrhs enemy the be held Chanceors-
ve Beyond question, however, this must dscsnd upon
the extent 70 which the enemy has received win re-
,evs reinforcsmcnta They have the correct idsa In
this matter They do fear for the loss OF Richmond
If they boat Hooker and they send forward every
'man, reckless OF every other result And sometimes
battalion lees has changed the face Of battle.
Large numbers Of prisoners have been sent In. II 10
posiariy dicut TO form estimate Of the number Of
prisoners You them always scattered groups u
different times and you very apt 10 forget how large
the groups were and how many you had ssen. So the
estimate wide between four and eight thousand
There 10 suppose that General Hooker has to-
day engaged the whole rebel army and fought OF the
grestsss battles Of the war.
From statement made here in reference 10 the fight
Fredercksburg Sunday that "the rebels driven
Of tho FIRST line Of rife pits" the impression
arisen that they st hold pits the Of thoss storm
by the Third division Of the sixth corps but this
preston is erroneous They driven of the nrst
second and third ins, routed entirely from tho whole
place. and. tboughthey made offer 10 light the
kills behind their works. they retreaed upon the advance
Of our mon and probably joined General Loe. There can
he qualification Of the victory at Fredericksburg
Sunday. II decisive andnost important and 10 speak
of loss todo gross injustice Sedgwick, Newton,
shaer and the other gallant gentlemen who partic
in the action. OWL