The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1863-05-14

II Ihateourss- -Was practicable. AceoFd,E
inVly, oa Thursday P NJ, before the rain I
had ceased falling. General Hooker or
dsrdsred across the river he lss and 9th
corps, under General Sedgwick
Owing to the terrible condition Nof the
roads. bu' little progress was made. and
.Gcur rral Hooker on Friday directed his
attention to The crossing Ofyths whole
army al Bauks aud United S,s,es Fords..
Daring lhe day the position f9r each cprpa
was designated. and General Hooker was
-b6sy iisgiYlEg instrucliops IobisNsriodsl
g nerals conc rning.hls proposed Puisuit
of hes's army.
The, question, Where have tile rebels
eond?'is going around unanswered iu the
hotels t. day. It is the opinion T nil
itsry men. that they have fallen back IN
two columns, one toward Richmond aud
the OF her toward Gosdossvilie, in ihe
hops ,of concentrating with Longsueeta
Iluraes,infroBt ofCRicnnondy once more TO-
give US battle, '.5i7a ~
The. ne exueugagement will take place
mos, probably on or near lhe Upper
Pamnnky rivers whi,hsrs Gen. HoSker Is
moving as fast az pcssihle!R Macy sma'n'
tain that the James river wileba the'D xt
Eline that the rshtlsi Wilbs defend This
NAV or mayIuol be secure "a Gems. Peck,
Keys, and Nagleer may decidsI'5
oiThers js report hire to.day .lthat our
army is Injunction south, and that ekHI
mishiugwhhrthearepr guard Of tha enemy
has conmeuced. 1t isreporIed here that
fredericksburg and the heights Of St. Ma
j ris, wsrsocc upied by our troops to day
The Rich hmonds & Potomac q railroad, south
Eof fredericksburg will be put In order a.
/ gain as soonas it wi be safe TO worklnp
4 on il. s Troops are arriving here aga'i,
.Jaud Il is run,qrad that another army vii
/, advance south to support Hooker in Z
I lday-or two ',l .ci si da-H 9i} to y
bf.W AsuIsGros. May i'tJ-IThe steams
/ John A Warner arrived at Washington
, on Saturday night. with dispatches from
SEHeng Hooker She left Aqua Creek OF
I Saturday mofniRgs a' ~ l11.l 40. !.
I The following isrspsrted to be the sub
\ stance Of these dispatches 'L
u AT daybreak on Friday morning Gen
/ Hooker pushed forward two corps Of bi
q larmy across the RaPtahannock.I The
\ vera under comiG 'Bt Of Gen s dg~ick
A They gathersd up'the wounded WHO wer
p left on the field If the recent ba'tlrs
q ompsisiug both U'iion and rebel soldier
and buried the dad. E'' ''f.
a u At an early hour this morning Gener
Ia alHooKer Oompletdd the crossing Of bI
n en- ite army; together with an ample sur
q ply ofoammdniton, and provisions suff
If cent TO lasl eight DAYS. AS soon as b
,etwas acros4, aths whole saven corps wei
A placed in motion ahu deployed right an
:. left in search Of the enemy. who at laI
accounts had not been iound in force.
- Owing to the terrible condition OF VI
.Ifoads tfe movement OF the army mu'
70 necessarily he slow. for a day or two, hi
8 the coming week probably will witneI
"a the greatest conflict m this continent.
v General Hooker does not desire re'el
J. forcsmnts. 80,
NJ II is believed tha. Heintz"lman hrs 60,
10 10 re>enforce Hooker, but there is ;
1es doubt but his army Is in motion.
IT New York, Ny ia special to Il
p Philadelphia Press says Gen. Dix's cor
m with a heavy column under Gen Nagle
"a from North Carolina, will soon be thrca
A. ming the pnemv's lines Of communic'
= tion south Of Richmond. '''
n New YoRK. NAY II The Post say
ls We learn by 'pcoiaI advic's from Wal
a ing,on. thai Gen Haleck is about t. ia
W. the G Id in pers n Not, it is unde
X. s,ood. with the purpose Of relieving Ge
a. Hooker rom bis commaed, hut that
8. may bs in III" very presence of tIansl
r ring events, and ths better able TO ina
: ence their general directions, The a
h. thoritv upon which We have this info
ia nation is usually we'll informed. II is
significant fact, and one that will increa
n the confidence IF the country in Gene
hs Ilooksr. that hs did MOI execute his II
as relrograde movement until he had plal
ol ned his present ons and had become ga
mo- is6ed Of ls superiority to any efor
ad could make at Charlottesville. contra,
= Oh as i, hal been BY the unfortunate
Irv fs 'non of the Eleventh Corps at
or com mmencpment ofihe struggle.