The New York herald., 1863-05-06

at Manasesd which by ths way. sooss that d's,ssce
from fedcricksbugg DeslItory d,sch srres both OF can
400 and sus.ery have been occassns a. those points
On resohi th,s side of the river ,se enemy
skmshers at once. who mot 90 dsputants 70 the'' nd
vance 70 me roHa 10 ding 20 HandcnI trtssinE. wheie
they established sbesr Ine OF PACKETS and retired
fhe UPPER bridge aione and operations there oeD.
tnued TO t6oro until two cock r. NJ tafantry.
ast'sery aud wagons They swirmed mresal.sly over
Tue ne'd and buiis o. which they had taken possessm
secming not even 10 have fallen ranks. About hc
r. NJ, light rain commenced wncn they pitched theW
tents and seomed 70 DO making themselves at homo.
All throughout dsy their ons wero in the air
great height aud the opposite banks ~ the rtves
aI a. tho eye could seah was blue with thor crowded
Singular 70 say the close peox'ty OF
IA os Il o ss e, ss9s
banks c the river within shor rife range each Ssher
ana excepting fow more spectators than customary he
line has been unusually quiet ntosn tram " stasd
70 have arrived about opposite the tower wharf, aud
morrow w be another oventiui dag IN the oxpereece o.
Il is utterly impossible to estimate. With any accuracy
the nnmber OF shc enemy who have crossed the rivor
The foroe cccamped th evening at the upper crossing
si covered With infantry and an Immense force os
ullery. gcnseAi engagement cannot 30 avoided o.
morrow, unless they rstirs tonight.
.' PROM THE sApPAHAHsooE,
COurreapopdcpce of tho Richmond whigl
NEAR fREoEsoxsDUna, May 1-izM
s p S'.s ysr navs HSss
been temporarily sus a from the scene Of action have
bsea unable % oonmuaioale with you .pA TO-DAY.
the enemy nave soccesded h erecting = passage q The
river q keys Ford. Ks,ys and other available points
from ofteen 10 twenty miles abovo Fredefcksb0rg.
They commenced advancing down the river shs plank
road from Chaucenorsviie, miles below Froderici.
General Mahoues brigade stationed there, and after
brief light repuised and driven back. with con.
captured company brigade Our loss In killed
and wounded was light This engagement occurred about
neral Stuart WIS cut on at one tmc bu, succeedcd IN
extricatiue himself and small body peu him. and
afterwards captured about ono hqped prisoners takeu
1he enomy have also made demonstrations as design
70 GROSS at Banks four miles above Frederseks-
from wiooxs br'gaAe and others holding that poston
Tho enemy occupy their position ss this side of the
sse Yesterday e ana se.r . e them
town ors "a ah". ive O'Clock p. \ on our b6sitioa
.s~s .iiton's crossing Our batteries replied and the
duel was continued nccssanty until dusk at which tne
No skrmishing or ashing has occurred at any point
along The lines today II no doubt devoted prepa.
ration for the g9nArn action which promises 20 Oh
70 morrow. II will be the booseet bstte Of the war;
but tho stern determination OF our csrs and men, their
nign s'a.o o. cnciency ana their previous successes
| arms.
demonstration has been made by the enemy in front
OF Fredericksburg Most OF tho citizens woo remained
thor have evacuated the town. Hooker seems TO have
maneuvred so as TO avoid Smelling the place.
reconnoiterng balloon has just descended opposite
Ilamilton's Crossing.
THE Fi0HTINg THURsDAY-MAH0NE's BRIGADE EN-
0AGED-ARTILLERY .DUEL--rHK STRENGTH OF TIE
BNEMy-THEIR PROBABLE MOVEMENTS.
From the Richmond Dispatch, May 81
HAMuroS's CROSSING, NAV l 1853.
Here are the results OF Yesterdays tramp Of twenty
| miles. through mud, and woods, and wster. On an
Yankee balloon ten miles up The river heard about
ton A. M that the Yankees had crossed in large force
below Kelly Ford and bad cut OIL Suarps cavalI from
Lees army, that the crossing below fent the
main fight would bo above. About twelve O'Clock
poured their ncocsaai Srss a. our troops near ss this
place. About two p NJ there short, sharp
Infantry nshs and In the evening an artillery duel AZ
pahannock for several hours Three Of batteries,
one the hill above this point and two beow thunder
sponded course, and the racket was great, One q
shots struck among the wagons Greys lane and
side although one she'll went over this place and ex-
| ploded behind Hamilton's house, on tho hr above
our army's falling back. Sc Only nfteea thousand @
Yankees said 10 have come over, and they
nsrd % Their pcEss and srrmihsrs only appear above
the bank Our troops up 20 last night held the river
TO n The railroad second line, and numberless
batteries and countless soldiers ned all this neghboshood
the Yankees mean 70 do anything BY crossing they
have ost all possibility OF suceess by this strange delay
Il need not surpse you TO hear today that they have
gone back and that our army is moving towards cul
tSs s,ss, news Up to their departure 70 dav ''A
forgot to say that Colonel slonasan Of the Fifth Lou
sana, wounded twcc In tho small hight Wednes-
sixth Louisiana ws: SAID TO b isd and sOurssss TAKEN
prisoners. We TOOK some prisoners, how many could
Up to ONE NJ yesterday gredsricsburg had not bssn
stan bssvs that the bulk OF the Yankee army has
gone from opposite and this crossing
made feint, and under lhe belief that very small
portion Of our army was len here.
10 A. MOur wagons have retired, and troops gone up
yesterday. T xsiSrss p n General Malone drove them
back los. one company (Shich Wa cue o. 90 picket
snn nn 0iax - n,' % "a
/ pursued them after repulsing them.
General WILCOX holds Bsaxs Ford. could not sscer
tain the number Of Mkhopc's killed and wounded Ths
nght occurred ~ Charcslossvle about four miles rom
Eys Ford Tho Yankees were reposted TO be ~ Spot
yivapa Court House miles southwest from Chancsi
Iorsve Tho court hoase is twelve miles almost due
west from fredericksburg No nring heard up TO this
hour day. Stuart skirmshng all day yesterday.
All the Indications point above a the
real route Of Hooker in his "On 70 Richmond" He has
two roads out 70 Banks Ford where Wilcox ready TO
burg Barksdas's mon are stu there The Yankees
preparing earthwVrks Tor guns Prats. Their line
Crossing our pcks,a and theirs arc scarcely two hun
drcd yards apart One Of shells yesterday scattered
THE NEWS PROM THE aAPPAHANNocK--rHE MOVE
xESTs OF THE Essxr-A FIGHT u0URLy AsTrcI.
PATED. lrf.
the news from the armies now confronting each other
the Rappabsunock " highly important, and u is more
than probable that ono OF the sovsrcst concts d tho
whole war Will take psce 10 day W Tho enc.
my, IN very heavy force, have crossed, and
tho south side OF the Rappahannock and Rpidan rivers
They not disposed 70 again attempt 70 force their
way Richmond BY assauting position Marye's
| Heights and along the line d the Massaponax, and
havo consequently soush, crossings for the main
body Of their forces some seventeen 70 twenty
! miles sbovo fredericksburg, at Eys Ford and
| Germania Jbcse poin4 A 2u t1e Ranldsp,
few miles above rs Junction with tho north fork q The
Rappahannock The advcss received BY the train last
evening represent that the advance Of the enemy had
reached point within miles OF spotsylyauia Court
House At yesterday. In visw of this change In the
movements Of the enemy 10 probable that whole
taking place front Of Fredericksburg on the same
ground OF the battle Of the 18th OF December IL will
doubtless be fought In the vicinity OF the Court House or
near tho centre q she county.
heavy artillery duel fought on thursday after.
noon the mouth Of Deep without any decl