The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1863-05-12

news % tMg WfNAs
And the many sonsissiing aeeorn;'
and sunors from Hooscr's army da.l
uaE ne past wees, 4 i sonephas
aieieul, 70 give olr res3crs Aay reh..
ablc statement d lis present position.
The New York dsilies had :, on Nhai
they termed reliable sources. that Lee
reaswed bis attack upon cur forces On
Tuesday, and that after q severe con-
Act OF several hours oDr army at.
tempted to rscross The Rappahanuock
and was terribly slaughtered.
Now !, inrns on, tia. here vas 10
battle o. Tuesday, ,ha, Gen. Hooker
anaing himself IN danger Of having
bis supplies Gu, Of 81 tho rapid rise
u ,he water reerossed ibe river IN
good order having foresecn that such
a contingency might occur. His pom
loOn bridges were Kept in condition
until i was seen they were in danger
Of being swept away by the fresheis.
True Il is that General Hooker has
10, accomplished all that was 50 anx-
iously hoped for we have some adyer-
sity TO afiiici Us, and the loss OF brave
men TO mourn over. Our army has
not dishonored itself, so long as fighting
IVES TO be done--il stood W sioriously
and unainching 70 every duty, and
when retreat was directed, il was
accomplished in hat COOL order hich
gave It the feature Of sublimity, after
having inflicted on the enemy Ioss
far exceeding our own.
i Is too carly yet to speculate on
the causes Of tic present aspccl OF az
fairs; whether from want Of capacity
on The part Of commanders, or for
causes beyond human control; we ere
not among those, who from secure
stand point at home undertake to crit.
icise matters OF which We can know
bot little; we can see some reasons
why EIooker's retreat may have been
as wisely ordered, as was The brave
heroism Of his advance.
The news Of the week from other
quarters is quite cheering.
From tho army Of the south comes
the heart cheering intelligence, that
halo Of glory covers the battling
hosts Of Gen. Banks division. The
substance 81 the news from that quarter
is that Gen. Banks left Berwicks Bay
on the 18th Of April, and fought the
enemy about ten days in succession ;
and il Is gratifying to our readers to
know thai the 9Th Vermont volun-
tecrs took the adyance--and particle
pated in most of the brilliant fight,
driving the enemy in all directions al
the same time sabsisiing on half ra.
tons.
At last account this division was at
Opelousas ll2 miles from Berwick's
Bay, and 200 from New Orleans, the
fruits OF the expedition thus far, about
400 rebels killed and wounded, 1000
prisoners, and the destruction Of three
rebel steamers, four large river boats
loaded with supplies, and capturing
several Others; also an immense
amount Of cotton. Thi, would seem
20 cut off the rebel sources Of supply
for Port Hadson and nearly clear
louisiana OF rebel forces.
The sections OF country through
whieh ourvictorious army has passed,
was held and cultivated by large and
wealthy planters who worked their en-.
ormous gangs Of negroes, and raised
cd large supplies ier The rebel armies.
What is to be its effect on that species
OF the population called chastles, re-
mains 10 be seen
We shall nos look with extreme
solicilude Tor operation from both land
and water, on Port Hudson and V.cks-
burg.