The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-05-05
THE LATEsT NEWs.


night the Third corps, which was al The
Four-mile Bridge, marched up lhe river
| again, and Joined the Second corps al
Baak's Ford; and early Thursday moru-
ing the First corps followed ia its path,
aud also halted At the samo ford SO that
on Thursday morning there were three
corps across the Rapidan, marching
straight on the rear OF Frederick sburg,
by way of Charlottesville, village IL
miles distant from that city, and ihree
more at Banks ford, with the road TO the
United States ford open and commani-
oa,ion established with the advancing
colamns--all SIX corps being ia position
to move directly upon The rebel line Of
communication, and the Seventh corps
still with a formidable display Of force
threatening 60 cross below aud assail the
other lank Of the enemy.
IL may well be believed that Lee evac
uated fredericksburg preciptately, aud
fell back tov ard Richmond. Telegrams
to that effect were received yesf6rHisy,
but were based upon the presumcd me-
cessity Of retreat, perhaps as much as
upon any direct information. Ii it is
not true, so much the worse for lee. He
had no alternative bnt to march out of
fredericksburg or TO fight, with the cer-
tainty that his whole army, IL defeated,
will be destroyed or captured.
Sioneman, with bis cavalry, Is in the
rear Of any position in which Lee can
possibly have fallen back, aud We shall
pr baUly next hear that both the Vir-
ginia Central aud Richmond ana Fred
ericksburg railfo Ids are severed.
In that case lee musth hght with what
forces he already has, for no reinforce
ments can reach him before Hooker falls
on his isolated forces. We regard
great battle as not merely inevitable but
imminent perhaps already fought
The grOundlessness Of the rumOrs
which filed The city yesterday may be
Judged from the fact that no kilograms
and no Communication OF any kind, ex-
cept official, are suffered TO pas, outside
The lines to the North. Those which all
lsge that battle was fought below
fredericksburg, are manifeetly exagger-
atoms Of skirmishes, which occurred d
when the troops were first thrown over
on Wednesday moriing, aud circulated
in ignorance Of the fact that The whole
: Of that movement was feint II is im-
possible TO suppose that Hooker has d.
vided his army, meaning 70 attack the
rebels on both flanks at onces and with.
cut communication beiWeen the tgc
wings.
: The inevitable resultof such strategy
/ would be that with small force Lei
would hold one-half in check, while hs
hurled his whole force on tho other anC
destroyed it, and then ,annihilated the
other; aud, aside from strategic conside.
/ rations and probabilities, our infornla
ton on that point is positive.
New YoRK, May 2.-The Commercia
Advertiser says We have received IN
( formation from a source which we knou
/. to be entitled 10 high degree of credit
! which warrants the hope that Gen
I, Hooker has cnt of the retreat Of ihI
rebel forces at Fredericksburg, aud tha
e they may be captured OF destroyed
c while our columns nave CROSSED the Rap
r. panbannock, aud others yet remain bei0r'
the city. Ii Is believed that Gen. Stone
maq's cavalry have got in between th
s rebels and Riohm nd, aud will cut Of
# their supplies aud arrest their retreat II
> that direction il 10 also understood
!, that a strong diversion has been mad
/" from Suffolk 10 the direction Of Rich
y mond, and that 1t n by 10 means i'm
II probable that The rebel CApitoi may, be
a fore he close OF smother week, be snr
rounded aud inves ed by Union troops.
CHAEoELLoRsvILLE, Va, May 1.--Yes
3 torday congratulaiory order WAS Iea'
II 10 the troope. The ausplcious openin,
10 Of the campaign has eleciriiied them.
NJ NEw ioAK, May 2-lhe heral
learns that Col Robi. NJ. Wescoit, frot
, Fort Magradtr made AZ attack wilh,ip
d fantry and cavalry on the enemy Q
le Williamsburg, ane succeeded 10 driVin
= the rebels two miles beyond the town.
: Our picksts ara a present statloBe
there, and ordered 10 maintain the posi-
~ tion AZ a. hazards, nt
3 BY arrival OF the Escort from Newber
A. we have infoEmat n fiou that region q
to the 29lh ult
= Gen, Palmer made q successful recon
TO noissApce towards Kinsion, and returne
D driving the rebels from their position By
,e hind the earlhworks, within eight milk
I. OF that place.
'n FaAEKLsN, Tenn, May LA deiaci
ia ment Of Gen. 6raReers cavalry, und
ss Col Campbell, 81 abe "a Michigan, dasl
be ed among Van Dorn's pickeis, uel
Thompson's station, this morning M
enemy werc yigiant, owing O. the Ia
y surprises, aud were prepared 10 run;
ur rebels were killed end 20 wounded, Az
"A III prisoners taken Including one oillc,
~ an Of The 4th Mississippi. No Fedora
we're hurt
ID CIScmsarr, May 2-Ceneral Cart
crossed The OumbtfiAnd below Somofs,
" Ky Yesterday, with 5000 men, and a
\ tackled the rebels at Monticello, and al
severe fight be ds0ye them from q
loWn.
From FEurfrocsboro,
ay MUnFREgsBono, Nay The Charlt
n. ioa Mercury says the tedegals AZ Gfa'
Lake captured one laqussnd bella, y
rams, four lran-p3fls and three eunhoa
JACKSON, Missy April 2l.-lhe YEA
rails reacted Senatchia on Tie ZOlh 81
sent detachmenls 10 cut the telegraph
ho Sardia aud carry on horses and neerol
he but subsequently rtirehi6d, after acc0n
~ plishins their object A large lsr1e
~ Federal cavalry was within iF6lro mil
ne 0f Houston on ihe l9ih, designing 20 q
ns elrov the Mississippi Central Railroad
NJ Winona aud Ddck ui'i. Tue C0urlhou
at Hefnando was bdtaed By hs Fed
,tb rals. The less WAS one Federal Was,
80 one Captain aud AZ priqates killed, Al
Ter about % wounded,
A dispatch = iAe Mercury says