The Goodhue volunteer. [volume] (Red Wing, Goodhue County, Minn.) 1861-1864, 1863-05-06
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= strong division has been made from Suf.
folk IN the direction Of Richmond, and that
II Is by no means impossible that the rebe;
capital. may before the close of another
week he surrounded and invested by Union
troops.
New YORK. May 2.
The Tribune, IN addition to what was lele
graphed yesterday, says Thursday morning
tho scene changes. The movement was a
feint. Late Wednesday evening the third
army corps which was at the four mile
bridge, marched up the river again, Joined
the I'd At Banks Ford, and early Thursday
morning the LIST corps followed in its path
and also halted at the same ford, so that on
Thursday morning there were three corps
across the Rapidsn marching straight on the
rear Of Fredericksburg by way Of Chanccl
losville. a village twelve miles distant from
that city.
Three moro corps arc 1t Banks Ford,
with the rosd to the. United States Ford
lopen, and communication established with
the advancing columns. All six are in pos
ition to cross below and assail the flank of
the enemy.
1t may well be believed that Lee evacua-
ted Fredericksburg prec;pitately, and fell
back toward Richmond. kilograms to tina,
effect were received yesterday, but were
based upon the presumed necessity Of re-
treat. perhaps, ~ much as any direct infor-
nation. II it is not true, 50 much worse
for Lee. lie had no alternative but to
march out Of Fredericksburg, or to fight
with the certainty that his whole army il
defeated will be destroyed or captured.
| Stone1nan, with hi: cavalry corps, is in
the rear Of any position in which Lee can
possibly have fallen back, and we shall pro-
badly next hear that both the Virginia Cen
trail and Richmond and fredericksburg Rail
roads are severed. In that case Lee must
fight with what forces he already has, for NJ
relniorceEcntS can reach him before Hooker
falls on his insulated forces.
We regard great battle as not merely il.
evltab!e, but perhaps already fought.
New York, Nav 4.
The Tribune has just issued an extra rs
follows: *4es
Our news By mail from the Raprahannocl
is up to Sunday morning. At that time
our left wing was in possession Of Freder
icNsburg and Of the frs, line of rcdoub's IN
the hill behind it, aud was feeling its wa,
to the sccord line.
The river was crossed AID the rcdoubts
c FRIED with great ease aid very slight loss
of lie. The rebels had marched away lr
he direction Of Chance|lorvi!le to attack
oar right wing and were posted, leaving ~,
first, 49, 90, but subsequently not more
than 5000 to ,OOU in their works, as was
aScertaIed by reconnaissance from Lowe:
balloon.
great portion of our Falmouth bate
res were engaged on Sund y with rebc
batteries, ti!lny aclUss the river and into the
city.
The firing, both Of mu>kctry and cannon
adm, on the ri .ht in the direction Of Chan.
celloIv'!!c, was very heavy. The enemy
had been forced to .5,At IN ground of look
er's Choosing, as he promised his soldiers.
1t was bcl!cved in 10th wings that S one
mans expedition to cut oil tllu railroad be
tween 'le rebels aud Richmond, had proved
successful, thus cutting OF The only path VI
retreat.
SO confident was Hooker at Falmouth OF
success, that in conformity with his orders a
force had already commenced to rebuild a
brid ;e over The R,ppahannock.
The troops are in tic finest spirits and
Everything locks prop to, is
New YORK, May 4.
Various rumors al ,at say, probably to in
ilucnce stocks. that lIookcr's RICH, wing had
suffered several on Sunday. In the absence
Of anything official from Washington, and
owing to the rigid exclusion Of all dispatch
es from that point by the censorship, cou.
siderable credence is gained for sensational
stories, but no reports Of disaster are credit
ed: 1t is strted that the President has re.
eeived dispatches from lIo ,ker that he has
severed rebel communication between Bowl I.
ing Green an han"ver C. H., that Slocum
has captured 1,5OO ret,els At er crossing
above Falmouth, that our communication
with Gen. Stonemsn has been cut off BY
rebel gusrriIlas, but will soon be reinstated,
that he, Hooker, hopes to capture al the
rebels north Of Psmunky river. All the
news thus (aS 10 encouraging.
ST. LOUIS. May. 4.
Advices from Cape GiraIdeau say the
rebels under Marmaduke, after having their
rear assaulted and suffering loss, finally ss-
capped across the Whitewater river, burning
al the bridges behind them. They were
disappointed by various raids in the direc>
ton Of Chalk Bluff on the Arkansas line
The result Of this raid is reported complete
disaster and cowardly fight before greatly
inferior numbers.
The rebels, during the recent can
nonade near Charleston, fl, ed three
thousand five hundred shots, and killed
but one of our men. The same luck