The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-05-14
FURTHER PARTICULARS.
What the Newspapers say about it
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messenger 70 the lT1oNNe, bearing u0t0
Washington May 6th, is a. follows:
their way from the front. Hospitals are
ready for their reception.
A report from rebel sources states that
Lee has been wounded.
The Tribune saws the situation may thus
be epitomized On Thursday the army
sustained successfully fierce attack from
the bulk OF Lee's army. On Friday We at.
tackled and drove them some distance. took
AL tho severely wounded prisoners, and
won IN indecisive victory. On Saturday
there was no fighting, and Lee is believed
70 be retiring.
The Times has the following specials:
WARRINGTON, May 6.-The latest news
from the army received here 10 mp 70 sev-
s9sa ssat sSssaps &. ,s sosa xsss
The fighting ON Thursday and Friday Was
very severe, with only skirmiahing on Sat-
urday.
Lees first onset was made upon our Left,
but he then fell upon our center and final
" fell upon our right, where the hardest
contest took place. Here the rebels charged
upon onr lines, but were repulsed each
Hancock's corps charged back twice, and
ct one tune entered that portion of the en-
emy's entrenchments commanded by A.
p. Hill, but was at length compelled to fall
back. Seymour's division Of Hancock's
corps was badly cut up. Gems. Wadsworth
and Bartlett were badly wounded.
The rebels were reported retreating yes
terday morning.
% D1sPATcH.-WAsHINe May g.
Your special correspondent, writing from
headQuartersat Wilderness Tavern, Friday
evening, gives the following intelligence Of
the great battle Of Friday: The day has
closed upon : terribly fought field, and
the army Of The Potomac has added anoth.
er to its list of murderous. conflicts. Lees
tysburg and Chancellorsville, Of throwing
his whole army first upon one wing and
then upon another, has again been brought
to bear, but / rejoice that the army of the
Potomac has repulsed the tremendous on
slaught Of the enemy, and stands tonight
solidly in the position it assumed this
morning. The first attempt was made
upon the right Of Hancock's corps, which
was somewhat weakened in numbers by
the battles Of yesterday, but the iron old
Second corps nobly stood its ground. The
enemy hurled his battallions upon Sedy-
wick 5 corps, and donce or twice gained tenn
porary advantages; but the old veterans of
this corps were nobly rallied, and repulsed
the rebels with great slaughter.
About half-past four p. M, Lee made q
feint upon the " hole line, and then sudden
driving him back temporarily, but the ad-
vantage WAS soon regained, and the rebels
hurled back with great loss. Night now
came on.
1t u believed at headquarters 1t this hour
that Leo has withdrawn from our front, al
though the nature Of the ground has been
of q terrible character, most Of it being SO
thickly wooded a. to render movements
almost impossible and 70 conceal the en-
emy's operations; yet be has been stgnalIy
|repulsed In all his attacks, and nothing but
the nature Of the battle deld has prevented
It from being crushing defeat. The loss
upon both sides is heavy, but st this hour
Of hasty writing cannot give ara estimate.
The 1tiLInc'x Washington midnight spe-
cial Of May Sth, says advices believed 70 be
Trustworthy represent that Gen. Butler has
cut al Railroad communications south Of
Richmond.
NEW YoRK, May a.-By the destruction
Of the gunboat Commodore Jones. Pay
master Chapman was instantly killed,
wounded.
The morning papers comment Ut length
upon the situation, but owing % mssgTe
ACCOUNTS Of operations received thus far,
are cautious in their opinion.
The Irib1He sAys, We cannot undertake
70 say from any Information yet received
that Grant has won = decisive victory On
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that, regarded as parts Of the campaign, the
movements and battles last week are assu-
RANGES Of 6nal success.
The Herald says, III that 10 thus far
known Of tho operations Of the army -
full Of encouragement, aud Il seemo safe 70
believe We are suooessful every whore.
Gen, Buffers operations south Of Rich
mond 70 on admirably. Oar news from
Gen. 6hernan's department n also good.
The Nsses says from AL ~ can learn We
think highly favorable view Of the battle
and its results may Be taken.
The World says: We await the result,
not without hope, but still with much ap-
prehensiOn.
The Herald has the following special
from Washington, dated the 7th: On the
following day, Friday, the attack was re-
newed by Longstreet on the right while
the rebel troops under Hill were hurled
in like manner against the left wing of
Grants army, composed of Hancock's and
Warren's corps. The centre also engaged
in the assaults Of the enemy. The fight
continued without scarcely any internais-
sion for two days. Yesterday morning,
Lee having failed completely in his object,
withdrew from the engagement. leaving
our army in possession OF the field and =
large number Of rebel killed and wounded.