Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1863-06-17
LATE AND INTERESTING.

flr New Orleans Era OF May ltlh, and ficayunp 10
the l7th from which gaihsi Interesting news.
Tls Pls,yuas bad Mobile Register Of ,Ar iih, Que
dag later tnaa &c have had iFom that point The Reg
later ssysi
The results Of this srsa, battle are remarkable The
Rehmoad Enquirer, o. tho vlh beleyssfrom the beet
inisigsnes received up that time. that Losses
will not exceed 5000 all Ioi anl OF these very large
proportion were only Slightly ~oundcd.
The loss indicted on 'he enemy 1, i ESTIMATED will
quairsple QUE own whilst the nunbsF OF prscnegs
captured, will not fall short Of ilO01.
fredericksburg correspondent " tho sane paper
thus writes Of the spells OF war captured la the bate
Tho number OF SMALL arms which viii be gathered
from the aeld cannot beless han 5000 Rnd may per-
haps 20 as high as 5000 The number Is e'Fainly
far greater than before left aalllehed whilst
nj blankets oVereoa,s and the Ike ts quantity - nr
in excess OF anything % f,Fe known.
Rverythng about the field OF battle indicates chat
The retreat, both above and below, Was well nigh
rou, AMI that Hoookers army Is almost panic stricken
especially the party that reer'ssei Al Banks ford,
And this well might be so, for Malone has shellel
that forl aud 1t 10 said TO have been sseond Balls
Bluff affair.
Our troops ars now asqu'e, and eonentcd In their
sever, camps. awing their rations and cooking thew.
as II nothing had happened. expeetio go over the
whole hattie ground Tomorrow, and will give You,
hope, something interesting for Monday,
To this IL 10 be added hry,hrce pices OF artillery,
many valuable horses and large quantities. ofammuni-
ton The Fcderals had lett their wagons and COM
ussary stores on the other side OF the river.
The Register says; "Thc seige of Suffolk which
kept up some weeks enabled Gen. Longsrnet to gather
up besides large quantities ofcon over million and
half pounds Of bacon, worth upwards OF two millions
Of dollars, according TO the Confederate prices.
Beyond muske,ry ski.mishcs there was no fighting
on Tuesday. Early Tuesday morning. Gen. Hooker
decided TO retreat, and accordingly all trains and
camp eaniragc were sent 10 Falmouth where they ar
rived by nightfall. The greater portion of the army
then crossed the Rappahannock the United States
Ford on ponioons. Late in the afternoon IL began TO
rain uronsy the river rapidly and it feared
that the current would sweep away the pcntcons and
all on them.
The FIRST corps passed over safely. Other followed
under cover OF the Til rd which assged the duty
Of protecting the ford. The wounded in the hospitals
ut Falmouth were pas'ily sent to Washington, during
Tuesday. Three pontoou trains were reported on
Wednesday Hnmiltons crossing and II was
though, that Lee would avail himself of the oppor
tunity TO transfer Falmouth the greater portion
of his army, which massc on the Pedcrals right.
The only safeguard TO such demonstration was pre-
scented by the swollen state Of the river a force was
sent ON General Gibbons at 10 A. NJ on Wednesday,
from Falmouth, to meet enemys cavalry, winch
reported TO have crossed over and advanced near
the place.
understood that the portion ofthc Federal forces
which crossed last ut the United States ford was she'll
3D. but the damage inflicted was not asceriainei.
Meantime large achievements were known 10 he en-
route for Gen. Hooker, but their progress was UNI
doubtedy mpcded by the shocking condition of the
roads. The retrOgrade movement created panic NJ
Aqua Creek, and preparation was being made TO put
Gen Hooker PEELED TO retire in consequence OF
the superior generashp Of Lee who possibly may have
had heavier force but this isby no means certain
The World of the 10th, says that Ots idle now to
disguise the fact that the calamity which has overiaken
the Army Of the Potomac at the inception of its fifth
campaign is OF vast proportions. The scant facts
learned relative the retreat indicate beyond doubt
that the first and second battles Of Bull Rum the seven
days engagements before Richmond, and the terrible
shock which the army sustain ID under Burnsides lead
ut fredericksburg sevcraly less disastrous ply
iscnlly least, than this complete overthrow Of Gen
Hooker.
"If IS 600 is figure sufficiently large to
losses in killed wounded, and missing there will be
no FOR thankfulness. The enemy loss may DC
equally great Sedgwiek corps alone seems to have
been depicted the extent of or 5000 men, One OF
our correspondents, who arrived yesterday from the
army reports that great number of our wounded were
left in the enemy hands, owing the precpitaney OF
retreat.
The Evening Exprcss of tho 9th says that infnrma-
ton has been received at the War Department stating
,hat arrangements have been made for the return OF
the wounded Of Gen. flookers army that fell into the
hands of the enemy. They arc now in houses nesr
Chancelloisylle and the river is favorable,
they will be brought Gen. Hookers camps and will
then be forwarded to the Washington hospitals orheir
homes.
The losses were not definitely ascettaincd when the
Cromwell sailed The correspondent Of the Times es-
tim ltcs the losses the Federal 81 10 Mt 1900; and
the Herald of the 9TH says the Confederate admit loss
of equal extent.
The Tribune OF the 9th represents ten Hooker ms
irsEs and in good spsIts, ana assig tle lo4omin&
reasons for the retrog AIDE movement Irst the hight
or the lt corps which rendered Gen SiCkies more
ment nugaory aud forced the army out of the chreuy
selected field Of battle which Gen. Hooker referred
in his general order of April 30h and compelled u to
receive the enemys attack among densev wooded his
where ii was impossible bring ALL or nearly MI,
our troops into action.
Second the rising Of the Rappahannock, in conse-
ouencc of the Storm which was likely to endanger the
line of between the army and its sup
niles particularly the railroad communication with
Aouia Creek had been destroyed by the foods or
twelve hours at Brooks Station. Third, ignorant OF
the success of Cen 5toneman expedition, from which
Gen. Hooker did not hear until he al rccrcssed
Gen Hooker and Mr.. Lincoln after the battle. A
Herald correspondent, writing from Falmouth on the
9TH thus describes the interyi between Mr.. Lincoln
and Gen Hooker, after the battle
At about ten clock this morning special train,
consisting of locomotive and single car arrived
from AQUA creek, bringing to the station two dslin-
suished visitors. President Lincoln and Major Gen.
oral Hsieck we're the sole occupants Of the car having
left Washington at a very early hour this morning by
steamer and riding through from Aqua creek upon
Couple Of camp stools
Immediately upon their arrival the President and
the General-in- Chief we're conducted TO carriage