The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-01
THIS DAY In HISTORY.

Lczo, Marques del Duaro FL Curreo, We
lasco. ono transport. fIsla do Mndanno.
water battery at Cavite. I shall destroy
CaYIte arsenal dispensatory. The squad
ron Is uninjured. Few men are slightly
wounded. / request department will send
Immediately from San Francisco fast
steamer with ammunition. The only
means of telegraphing is to the Ameri-
can consul at Hong Kong. Dewey"
MAY 2.
14a4.-Columbus discovered the Island OF
jamaica.
Italian painter died. He disting uishedi
himself In early youth BY the variety OF
studies which he accomplished. He af-
forwards became the head Of the Florcn-
tine School OF Painting.
16ll.--rhe Half Moon. In which Hudson
made his. memorable voyage OF dlscoS-
cry, sailed in company with another YES
sci to the East Indies. under captain
Rendcl, and was lost.
177.-David Wooster. a Revolutionary
officer. died OF a wound received in pur.
| suing the British from Danbury He
! graduated at Yale College. and at the
| commencement OF hostilities was =. appoinitt-
| ed 10 the chief command OF the Connectl-
| cut troops.
177o.-Verplank's Point on the Hudson
| River. with garrison OF seventy men;
surrendered to the British. under General
lso2.-Napoleon constituted first consul
| for a second term OF ten years. ,,,,-
I
pt isiIs.-nBatsie of Luetzen, between, the
! French army, under Bonaparte. and me
! allies. under the kings OF Russia ara
| Prussia The attack was commenced oy
/ the allies. under Bluecher. upon me
French center with a fury IRE, isresis s,liIa.
/ tanned BY both armies with opsliha "a
4 energy 1t was the more desperate ana
deporable says Sir Waiaef f,o SCOT ,f me ths
4 Russian youth. which had LETT thell' UNI,
/ versities TO support the cause OF natlo!iIaa
| honor and freedom. and on me olher t .he
Iyoung men of Paris, many OF tnefl OF Tue
! best rank, who brayely endeavored 70 sus.
4 tain their country's long pre-eminsn M
claim 10 victory Both compastea ,.fsu na
Il maintained the honor OF ihelr co ,..inrs
and paid an ample tribute TO the carnage a,1Ite9
Of the day. The victory ilna AZ re res sne.
rior generalship Of their great ieaaar
and the determined bravery OF his 81 troops;
The allies sustained loss OF aY'eo et,, a,.
] The French loss was also severe severe ,,,,,a,,
ls63.-Battle Of Chancellorsyllle. Mhe ,e
Hooker replaced Burnside N c aamnrw o. u.
i "a, i ~ Found it solnewhat dcmoralized
Il from the defeat at Fredericksburg an a,
from aaasrre1ls am nmoh Pc h ldf Materially IN
nroved its efficiency. 1t was divided into
seven seven corps, under Reynolds. Cough ;ii;
4 siocum, StoneInan commanded the cav
oiry Frede ricksburg is situated upon
4 high and comparatively level plain, ABOUT !!.l
n mile wide and extending east ana Mes :
considerable d dis; ids b eef az
4 ina ina very old village Of Falmouth. The
river. With soma bottom land on lis SCUM
j side runs north OF the town toWards t ne
cast. 10 tho north OF the river me Dan t,s
PRECAUTIONS anq rm4 S'' Was e enoamped
Terminating the plain to me soul 9,
Tia Town about mile). q ridge EXTENDS
On at and west. Upon this ridge INC SCUM
ern army was located sGnsans q JaoE-
s1I. Corps, u total of 5000. including
Su6O cavalry, while Rockers army con-
sisted OF about 1890 men, Including az ~ ~
or more cavalry; sedsWick. VIII oo,uv
Of 'iSrcdericksburg, while Hookers cav
4 airv was In the rear OF the Confederates
threatening their communications. TX
May list four corps or ttooker 2 army hau
ireached Charlottesville, which was 4
solitary brick house in small clear
"A ING al n cross road eleven miles west
OF fredericksburg, In q region eXtendtng
about fifteen miles each way and known
as tho Wilderness, Hooker took up y
very str9ns possi nrcnd a ~ n1 eHse MIN n
front. but hero Jackson performed that
most famous of his flank movements,
Z which was his last, and With the assist :
ance OF General tltznuGh Lee ana ms
Iho Union soldiers were not IN line or
|, battle, nor even by their stacked arms,
IIoward's Corps was stampeded and COM
municated tho panic to the other soldiers,
hilaittiIon. pHiring tho night The Union sol.
diors were rallied and fell back, finally
rtrrossills to the north bank OF the Rap
nnhunnock. In this battle the Union
forces lost about 1900, the Confederates