AMERICAN VOLUNTEER, 30IIJI B. BRITTON, Editor & Proprietor. CARLISLE, PA., MAY 14. ISG3 RALLY, DEMOCRATS! The Democratic Club of Carlisle, will moot in .their Hall, “llic Cumberland Engine House,” on Saturday evening nest, Jlay IC>. By order-of the President. J. U. WUNDERLICH, ■ Secretary. O’ Wo are under obligations 'to lion. C. 11. Buoknlow and lion. Joseph Baily for public documents. Ar.uv Yets.— VYd devote a largo portion of our space to-day to army nows.- On our first page will'be found a graphic,account of Hooker's fights on Saturday and Sunday, and iu the inside, columns we give the balance of army intelligence. False Rumors.— On Saturday evening and Sunday morning last, our citizens were made glad with nows received by telegraph. It Was announced that Gen, Keys had captured Richmond, and that Gen. Hooker’s army had again crossed the Rappahannock. This mows: appeared 'plausible, and was generally-cred ited. But, tbe wholo story,- was a hoax; Richmond.has not been captured, nor has Hooker crossed the river. How these lies .are put in circulvtion, we know not. 130th Reg, Pa. Volunteers.—Jn’compli nnce with tlio call of the Chief Burgess of our town, a largo meeting of citizens con vened in-the court-house, on Tuesday evening, ■fer tile purpose of making arrangements fur giving a-proper reception to the companies -of our town and county belonging to the above Regiment (nine’mon tbs men,) whoso term of service lias expired, and who are ex-' 'posted home soon. This'is very proper, and wo hope our brave boys may receive a recep tion that will make their hearts glad. Sale and, Purchase of Extensive Iron "Works.— lVo understand that tho Messrs. .Aul, of Ncwville, 'lirto purchased from Messrs. Himes & Young tho whole of tho ■extensiveEgolron "Works in South Middleton township. The estate consists of Forge, Fur nace, Grist Mill, four well improved Farms, .and about eight thousand acres of Timber Land).with inexhaustible Ore Banks on the premises. Tho Forge and Furnace are to bo started immediately. South Middleton Club. —A Democratic Club wyis organized at Mount Holly on Sat urday evening last, which has for its Presi dent Mr. Jacob Zco. A scries of spirited resolutions were adopted, after which the' Club was ably addressed by M. C. Herman, "Esq, "Wo may publish the proceedings in 'earnest. Old Southampton Organizing. —The Democrats of Southampton township met at Leesburg, on the evening of tho 2d inst., for the purpose of forming a Democratic Club. The Club was organized by tho elec tion of J. K. Kelso as President; Jacob ■Foreman and Adam -T. Holler as Vive Pres idents ; Calvin Arny as Corresponding Secre tary ; and C. G. Heller and' Benj. Baxter as Secretaries... After being thus organized the Club was Addressed in a-spirited manner by that vete ran Democrat, Col. James Chesnut. . Tho meeting was largo and enthusiastic, and gave evidence that old .Southampton is determined to do her whole duty this.fall. Notice to Democratic Cm; os. —Our friends in the various towns and townships who are forming Clubs, are requested to make their proceedingsas brief us they wish us to insert them. Our columns will bo crowded with Avar and political nerve, which will make it impossible lo publish, long pro ceedings of meetings. It is not necessary, in our opinion, for Clubs to adopt resolutions at all their meetings. They should meet to gether and discuss the questions before them, and lot their object bo the organization of the party. This should bo the aim of Clubs— may be dispensed with. Spring Ci.otiiinc.—Livingston, North Hanover Street, is fully prepared for am’ im - monso Spring business. The largest stock of seasonable, fashionable and stylish cloth ing for gentlemen, boys end children, over offered in this town, will be found at this ex tensive establishment. In every particular thg present stock of this papular clothing house may safely challenge the criticism of purchasers. The best goods of foreign and domestic manufacture are made up by Liv ingston, and none but the best workmen arc ■employed by him. IVo therefore hazard nothing in saying that no better goods and no ■cheaper can bo bought in Carlisle, than at Livingston’s, North Hanover Street. 3t. The American suggests that “ a book be opened" in this community “ to enter the names of those who refuse to join the Union (Abolition) league, and who act with tho Copperheads," (Democrats,) Well, neighbor, do open your book; it is a very modest sug gestion—a capital idea. Open your book, by all means, and call upon every man in town, and take down the names of all who “ re fuse” to join your oath-bound, cowardly, treasonable Abolition League. Open your book, wo repeat, and bo about it at once, and for the purpose of saving time, you need not cull upon us. We “ refuse," and go enter our name. ■ .fliunroßD County.— The Democrats of Bradford county have appointed Delegates to the State Convention, with instructions' to Bnpport.Mr. Ci.v.mer for Governor. The Weather.—On Tuesday wo bad a pretty fair‘sample of mid summer. The sun shone out with unusual brilliancy for this time of tho year. CE.V., HOOKER i,\B THE POLITICI.ISS. ■ Wo see it stated that immediately after it had been ascertained that Gen. Hooker had been repulsed in front of .Fredericksburg; self-constituted commutes from New .York' and Boston, “ composed of men of wealth and political position,” proceeded to Washington to urge the removal of Hooker from his com mand. We believe the President paid no attention to this impudent interference of civilians with the army', and hi this ho was .certainly right. We believe Gen, Hooker will come outright yet; ho is a bravo and dashing oflieoV, and handled his immense army with skill and judgement'against the rebel Gene ral, Lee. ills army, too, with'the exception of Sen I'Rz’s 1 Abolition corps, acted nobly.— No body of men, according to the accounts given of the battles, ever exhibited' hotter bravery and endurance. They covered them selves with glory, and the people of the loyal States feel proud of their brave sous who compose, Hooker’s army. Wo repeat, then, that it was well the Pres ident paid no attention to the request of the Mow York and Boston meddlers. This ever lasting interference on the part of civilians with our army officers,' lias been one of the draw-backs we have had to contend with from the day the. rebellion broke out. Mc- Clellan, when in command of the army, never. I 'had an hour’s peace, so constantly was ho harassed by the “(ire in his roar.” On the very' day' ho was'fighting'his most des : ; perlite battle, that political hyena, Chandler; of the-Senate, made, one of Ids . most brutal assaults upon him. It is time this conduct was .discountenanced —indeed it never should have been toleratedand if those wise) men. of Sow York mid Boston—those “men of. wealth and political position,” don’t ,behave themselves and-let our army , officers alone, 'they should, bo put in chains. The people have no patience with them, and will brook their impudence no longer. Many of them have acquired the “wealth and political po sition” they' boast of through shoddy, con tracts and speculation. They are becoming insolent over their ill-gotten gains, and. are beginning to consider themselves the Gov ernment. We say again, lot Hooker alone. Ho has had a mishap,.it is trim, but, unless we nre much mistaken, ho will yet retrieve ids lost laurels. Instead of carping and grumb ling, every man of ordinary sense and patri otism should-feel it a duty to encourage and strengthen Hooker in every possible man ner. Wo feel .confident that bo will yet, at the head of-his braves, march.into tho rebel capitoi, Richmond, "When this takes place, and take place it will, tho back-bone of this wicked and God-abhorred rebellion will bo broken, and the loading men engaged in it scattered to the four winds. , Let us hope for tho best, and aid to hold up the hands of “ fighting Joe.” ' Away with your civilian committees. “ The Richmond Wiiio on M’Clct-lak."”— The Carlisle American of last week publish ed a lengthy article from the Richmond Whig, tlio organ of Jeff Davis, introducing it under the caption wo have quoted above. The article from "the Whip is a most gross, villainous, and libellous assault upon General M’Clei.i.an and the noble army bo command ed, nod is the best evidence that can bo. fur nished of the dread the Rebels have of “ Lit (lo, Mac.” According to ' the tVhig, “ho (M’Clellan) Tciieiv hi* men were cowards,” and this atrocious slander—this infamous, blistering falsehood, is endorsed by tho Ameri can, a paper printed by.ah olKcoJudder un der the Administration ! Lot this fact be re : membered, that ,the Carlisle American, in its groat-anxiety to hunt up slanders against M’Clellan, resorts to tlio columns of Jeff Davis’ organ, and copies, and approves tho damnable sentiment Unit shoot uttered, .viz —that tho whole army of the Potomac “ were cowards /” Is it rin.t„a burning sbame that tho rebel papers of the South and the. Abolition, papers of the North unite in senti ment in abuse of tho officers and men of our army? Yea,, it is a shame, but yet such is I the fact. These very papers—those oxtrom-’ ists both North and South—assisted materi ally in forcing our troubles upon ns, and now that wo are engaged in a sanguinary i civil war, they again coalesce and slander (he same Generals and tho same army. Tho - people will yet rebuke and put down those i Northern and Southern extremists, and then, t hut not till then, may wo expect peace and a . whole Union. Proscription. —For more than a year past the Bucks County Inteliycnecr, the organ of the Abolitionists of this county, has boon proscribing the Democrat, and endeavoring in every rvay it could to injure the business of the establishment. It has publicly—and its editors privately—called upon the mem bers of their parly to Avithdraw their sub scription from the Democrat, and all that class of men avlio -Avoro Avilling to bo gov erned, influenced, and made use ot by such unprincipled and contemptible beings, ns those editors have shown themselves to bo, obeyed tiio bidding of their masters and Avith draAV their subscriptions.— Duylestoicn Demo crat. IVc take the above from that aide Demo cratic journal, the Doylestown Democrat. — And avlio, reader, do you .suppose the editor of the Democrat is? None other than the brave and gallant IV. IV. 11. Davis, Colonel of the 10-Jtii Pennsylvania Volunteers, a man who lias been in active service in the army for nearly tivo 3'cars, and who in one of his hard-fought battles, received a most danger ous and painful wound. This is the man the stay-nt-homo Blaoksnakes of Bucks county arc persecuting, merely because lie is a Dem ocrat. This is the man ivhose private busi ness is assailed and injured by the “ loyal” ■patriots who stay far from the battle field.— Davis is fighting for his country, Avhilst his cowardly political opponents are trying to ruin his business. lloav very “ loyal” they arc 1 Arrest of Mr. Vat.i.andigiiasi.—lt will bo Been by a telegraph dispatch in our pa per to-day, that the lion. C. L, Vallandigbam of Ohio, has been arrested by military force. Soldiers wore quietly sent from Cincinnati to bis residence, in Dayton, at night, and be was arrested at 2 o'clock in Ikemorniny! An attempt was made to rescue him, but at that hour, of course, but a few people could be mustered and Mr. V. was taken, to Cin cinnati. What was tjicu done with him wo are not yet informed. The ci diin of lWa Ml ia - n n.th ti e character Of this Administration, and with other amular acts committed under its orders. C.IRL SCUURZ MD HIS CORPS. , Loud have been the boastings of the Abo litionists over-file corps commanded by the Infidel, Carl Sciiurz. Wo have been told over and ovor ngain that the men composing tliis body-were all of oho way of thinking, politically, and that not a single "copper head” was in its ranks. They approved of 'all tho'meimires of the administration—the arming of negroes’, the purchase of slaves by the Government, the’ Confiscation and Eman cipation humbugs;&o., and. wore very “ loy al!” In a word, they'.sympathised with the political sentiments hold by their commander, the renowned Carl. .It was one of the pet corps of tlio administration, and was to play sad.havock with tlio rebels and break tilings tlio first-opportunity. Well, this corps, with. Carl at, its head, Was marched -top the-battle field, in front of Fredericksburg, and it did break things, sure enough. Immediately af ter taking the field, and “ without’firing a gun, they broke and fan, poll-moll, and could not'bo'arrested in their 'flight for a half an hour.” Their ’fright caused, a slight panic ' in-the .wing of-the army to which they be longed,'and had not Gen. Hooker promptly, ordered them to the rear, there is no telling tlio amount of mischief .they might have oc casioned. So.much for tlio exploits of Carl Sciuntz and his Abolition corps.. They have earned a reputation’ almost-equal to flint earned by. tlio pot Regiment that was quar-. tof-od here last foil called, tlio “ Anderson Troop,’’.another body boasting thatnine put of ten of-its members , are Republicans.” Those tno corps should ho joined together. ' But yet, we dp nbtholieye it was the fault of Sciiuaz’ men that they hecam'o ■ pivnie-striek -cn.; the fault was with their. comniander,who is a more political adventurer, without one particle of military knowledge, lie ,vas ap pointed to a cominnnd with a high salary, not because, ho was a military man, hut be cause of Ilia politics,, and tlio number-of speeches he had made in favor of the election of Lincoln, and in opposition to the provis ions of the-Constitution.. Sciiurz is a lied Republican in politics, and a man of talent,. Ho bates our form of Government with a deadly-disgust, and, is the'advocate of “ a strong Government,” in other words, a des potism. , His corps was formerly commanded by’ the intrepid B'igel, who was relieved to make room for Sciiurz. Under Sigei. it was a good corps, and wo feci satisfied it is a good and brave corps yet, hut the men want their old commander at their head, and their demand should he and wo hope will bo ac cceded to. Lot Carl Sciiurz slide, fur the present. “Want of Generalship.” —One of tlio witnesses who testified before tho Committee of Congress “ on tho Conduct of tho War,” (a committee got up for the express purpose ofslandoring General M’Clei.lan,) was Gener al Hooker. From the.evidenco published by that miserable lying Committee we extract as follows ; “ Major General Joseph Hooker sworn and examined. , By tho Chairman : Question. To what do you attribute tlio failure of the Peninsula campaign? Answer. I do'not hesitate tosaij that it is to be allrib.utcd to the want of ycnencralskip on the part of our commander .” The above is what Gen. Hooker swore to. Tory well; Now, lot Gen. Hooker again take the-stand" before the Committee of tho people, and tho proceedings will ha about this': “By the, people: Question. General Hooker, previous to crossing tho Rappahan nock did.yon not. say yon bad tlio best aimy ever organized on tho face of tho earth ? Answer. I did. Question. After yon crossed tbo river did yon not dompicnoo tbo light against the reb els “ On ground of your OAvn choosing Answer. I did. Question. Did you not, after the first day’s contest, assert that you bad the advan tage of Lee, anil that you intended-to-bag. his whoicarmy ? Answer. 1 did. Q. To what do you attribute the failure of your, army in the vicinity of Fredericksburg ?. Answer. 1 00 not hesitate to cay that it is In be ail'ribnlctl lo the tcnnl o/'pcncraiship on the part of our commander.". The Committee adjourned. Appointed Ci.eric.—Thomas Brown, a brother of “ old John Brown,” the horu -of the Harper’s Ferry massacre, has been ap pointed to a SB,OIJO clerkship hr the s'reuoary Department, Ire .having become tired of the army and resigned.— U’ushiiiyton paper. IVo think the Brown’s (the sons and broth ers of “ old John,’-’.) are now provided for, nil of them having been quartered upon the Government at very snug salaries. After “old John Brown” had made his murderous raid upon the women and children of Har per’s Ferry, the Republicans, or Abolition ists, began to think they had gone too far, and attempted to divest thomsoh'es of the responsibility of that act; but no sooner wore they in power than they exhibited the most marked affection for the Brown’s, and the fa vors of the administration have been ex tended to them over since. The John Brown raid was a portion of the plan adopted by the •Abolitionists to Involve our country i,u civil strife. .Presbytery of JJarusi.e From the pro ceedings of this body ayc select items of a lo cal character: Mr. John C. Bliss, a licentiate, was received under flic care of Presbytery, from Central Presbytery of Philadelphia’. Tho Second Presbyterian church of Carlisle presented a call for bis services. The call was found in order, and, it being presented to him, he signified his acceptance of it. Presbytery then examined him in experimental religion, the arts nn.l sciences, Hebrew and Greek languages, Ecclesiastical History, Theology, Church Government, and the Sacraments ; bo also preached a sermon from Jar. 18:9, ns a part of trial for ordination—all of winch wore unanimously sustained. Presbytery resolved to meet in the Second Presbyterian Church of Carlisle, on Tuesday evening, tho 12th of May, at half past seven o’clock, to attend to tho ordinary and installation of Mr. Bliss.— Mr. Nieolla was appointed to preach the ser mon, aiid Mr. Beatty to he his alternate ; Dr. Creigh to preside, propose the constitutional questions, and make, the ordinary prayer, and Dr. Harper to bo his alternate ; Mr. Hays to deliver tho charge to tho pastor, and Mr. Warner his alternate ; Mr. Eells to deliver the'charge to the people, and 'Mr. Cattell his alternate Doubtless the services will’ho sol : cmn and interesting. The Presbytery adopted nnaninfoualy an admirable papsjjr on the state of the country. A. Fizzle. —Tho Inst meeting of tho disloy al League of Carlisle was a fizzle—nobodj there. •Provost Mtirslilils. Tho following lucky (Or unlucky, as tho case limy be) gentlemen bare been appointed Provost Marshals for Ibis Slate under the lair for enrolling ami organizing the militia : Diet. 1 AY. Fj. Lehman, of Philadelphia. 2 EUwiu Palnior. of Pniladolpliia., 3 Jacob A. Slretcn, of Philadelphia. , 4 Davis M. bane of Philadelphia. 5 M. Qardloy, ol'.Fmnkforil. 6 J. ,I’. Precllly. 7 Enos L. Christman, of Westchester., 8 —— 9 A. AA r . Belinus. 10 Charlcmagrio. Tower. ■ ( 11 Samuel Yoke,. of Easton. 12 AV. AY. Ketchmn. 13 Charles IU, Manville, Troy. 14 John K. Clement, Harrisburg. It) 11., IAI, Henderson. 10 George Itisler, Chanihorshiirg; 17 Jam.es I). Campbell, llollidaysburg. 15 AY. White, AVillmmsport. 19 11. S. Campbell, ilidgway. 20 David A r . Dorriekson, Mcadvillo. . 21 AY. B, Coulter, Greonsbnrg. . V • '22 James A.'Herron, Pittsburg. 23 J, AY. Kirkcr, Allegheny city. . 21 John Cuthbertson, Washington, Riot at". Dayton, Olilol-Dcslnic tiim of i’t opci ty toy Fire. Cincinnati, May b.— I There was much ox-: citemcnt at- Dayton alb day yesterday,, over tho arrest -of Valhindiglmm, and- at dark a crowd of Jive or-six hundred men proceed ed to the Journal office ami completely.gutted the building. They then set tiro, to it and humod it-to the ground. . ' . , The tirii communicated to .the adjoining buildings, .and“all the property from the south end of Pliillrpa’, limiae to,tho middb of tho square was destroyed. All the telegraph lines in' the city have been cut- down, and a bridge on the Xenia Railroad is reported de stroyed. -,■■■• A*t 10 o'clock, last night, troops arrived from Cincinnati and Columbus, and succeed ed in putting down the,rioters. 'll} o’clock nil unis'quiet, , Teiegraplue communication being interrupt ed; we have no advices as condition of affairs this morning. Cincinnati 'May 0. — Drayton lias heeii, comparatively .quiet to-day: - About . thirty ringleaders of last night's riOkwero arrested, without resistance,'-and placed in jail. .. The -Sh/t/nVc, newspaper has beoh-s.uppress ed and' its editor arrested.and brought here. The soldiers removed a swivel from the Em pire office, and also told; possession, of two wa gon loads of muskets stored in the tight- Gua.rds-aranofy.; Every precaution has been taken to'prevent a renewal-of the outbreak. The liquor stores have been closed. The damage-to the telegraph lino has bebn re paired and full cuulmunication with the East .reestablished. • ■ Vallaiidiglin.ni up for Trial—lie. ivlll Jtfot Plead. ' CiN’cr.N.v.ifi, May Oth. —Viillantlighnm was brought before tlio court'-'niartial to-day for trial. Ho refused to plead to the charges which were read to him, and the Court pro ceeded. wijb the evidence, the publication of which is not allowed. The charges are based on bis Mount Vern on speech. Mr. Valbindigbam is at the Burnet, House 10-nigbt under a strong guard. Dayton and Montgomery, county have been placed under martial-law. The total loss by the conflagration at Dayton was §39,000. The damage offcenviso by the riot was small. Excitement- in Ealilniorc. A Keyro Major has his Si raps Torn ojj\ — An excitement of the liveliest character transpired' yesterday, caused by an attack upon Alexandria Augusta, a negro major in the service' of the United Slates. . lie was livat obsev-ve-jLitv it car at the Pi esident Street, depot cn rpinSTKU'ttlV being' dr'essod, ivy.full uniform. There naturally was a great.com motion to look upon the-first- negro officer that passed through our city. A police olli ocr finding that trouble would'ensue if the negro did nut .remove bis straps, ad-vised him to obtain another seat,and bide his rank. He instantly replied, “Dy G—d Ido not claim anything but what,my rank and position en title me to." In a moment ’afterwards ■ a rush was. made for him and bis shoulder, straps cut off. , 'At one. time it wavs'-thought, that lie would have .been- killed, so excited was the crowd. A guard of soldiers, then, on duly, at the depot, were compelled to go to the assistance of Augusta, and ordered the crowd to fall back-, which order was complied with; but not without great reluctance. .The soldiers, finding that if the negro remained in the car.be would be killed, conducted him to the cilice of Colonel Fish. ~ - On the way hither a crowd of several hun dred persona followed them, and when near Fayette street a young man rushed upon Au gusta and' struck him. The young man, who proved to be Charles Hancock, late conductor on/bo city railway, was arrested and locked up in the -Central''polios station bouse to await the -action' of -Colonel (Fish. A.ugusja was.kept ira the office until near one o’-oluck, -when bo was -taken to the depot, an officer and a large number of government de tectives accompanying him. On the corner of Pratt street and Central market space a young man, named James Dunn, sprang at the negro and dealt him a powerful blow- in the face causing, a eapious flow of blood. Augusta, fearing that bo would be killed, started to run iiito a bouse near by, but a la dy who was standing in the doorway slammed the -door to and refused to lot him enter the house. The largo crowd which had boon following him now began to cry out “ kill him," “ hang him,” &0., and it was only by the officers displaying their rorafcrcrs that the crowd could bo prevented from doing further violence to 1 -the unifortouuito negro. Dunn was arrested and is now in. the Central police station. After the above demonstra tion Augusta reached the depot, and without further molestation departed North.—Bulli morc Clipper, Saturday. When such demonstrations . against the shoulder-strapped ebonies—Massa Linkum’s pets—are made in Baltimore, a city under the control of Gen. -Schenk’s bayonets, and said, wit-hal, to be remarkably loyal, what scones are wo not to expect in other sections not so well guarded by Federal authority ? It is inhuman on the part of the administration to place these poor black dupes of Abolition ism in positions whore they will always bo subject to annoyance and outrage, and frequently to imminent danger of life itself. Tim Pro vost Marsuabs. —Out of. the four hundred and twenty-three persons appointed Provost Marshals and assistants under the Conscription law, onty thirty-five have been in the military service of the United States. ‘This is the way the promise has been kept that these places .should ho given to worthy, pa triotic military men, disabled from active hold service. .BSs“Tlio Herald asks us to contradict the boll story about Mr. Seward. 'When Mr. S. denies it, wo will publish his denial. He never will deny it. Death of Mrs. Douci.as’ Father. —James Madison Cutts, Second Comptroller of the Treasury, died at Washington on Monday, Mr Cutts was the father of Mrs. Stephen A. Douglas, DTT* Mr, Vabbakhiohah has had his (ille gal) trial before a military court martial; but tho lindingof the court has not boon nnnouno- THE WAR MEWS. The Bailie on the Rappahannock. Desperate Fighting. RE THE AT OP GEN. HOOKER’S ARMY;. He Recrosses the .Rappahannock- at ■ United States and Bank’s Ford. Our Loss in Killed and. Wounded from 10,000 io 12,000. THE REBEL LOSS ESTIMATED AT 20,000, 'Tho movement which resulted in Urn lat . ties of Saturday and Sunday last, began on Monday, April 27th. 'General Hooker bad determined to force General Eco but of bis ’stroii" defenses at Frederickshiivg, by get tin" to bis (lank and, roar ; and being aware tlitit all the fords of the Rappahannock were, strongly guarded by the Rebels, be was obliged to resort to strategy ,to cover bis point of. crossing. AYith a. view to this lid sent three of ids corps down to, the point, two miles below the city, where General Franklin crossed in December last. But two dim.iions; however, actually crossed the riv er'; hut tho whole mf the ‘three dorps. Were ■skillfully ■marched ‘along tho slope of the bills in sight of the enemy, find a -portion of. them being leftiii position, the greaterpart were marched back through a ravine. Those were again paraded in sight of,the enemy, and so kept marching .round and round until they assumed the of. an army 'mf a hundred .thousand'-men. In this way Lee was outwitted, and be massed'bis forces to tho-left of our position to meet the supposed advance in that direc tions.. Meanwhile,' General Hooker bad de spatched three other corps to Kelley’s Ford, twenty seven miles above, whore the Rebel n-uards, deprived of their supports,-wore easi ly'driven in. All these corps 'were then do (iected to the left to bring, them back towards. ■Fredericksburg, and by Thursday' night were in position on an angular hue extend in" right and loft from, Clianeeliorvillo, which *ia a cross. roads' twelve miles west of Fredericksburg. ' On Thursday they were joined Ivy Couch's Corps, which bad crossed,, iow’er down. Tims was. accomplished a march of thirty six miles, with trains and ar tillery, over a route traversed by. two rivers, (bo result plaoing soventy five thousand men in the rear of Fredericksburg fortifications. -At some period of this briiliant move ment, -it does not appear when, General ■'Sickles’Corps was also withdrawn , front the front of Frederiekfdmr", and massed with the others at Clianeeliorvillo,, leaving Sedgwick’s aloiio to bold the openly in chock at the former point; , Deo was completely.surprised, and when lie woke up fully to tho situation on Thursday, ho discovered that the adversary he was ly in" in wait for to the east o[ Fredericksburg was in position,on his Hank and, rear.twelve miles to the west. Our line was there formed in this wise;—Howard’s Corps, had the extreme right to, tho southwest of Clianeel h rville, thou came Sickles’, then Slocum’s, then Couch’s, then Meade’s ; Humphrey's Division’ofthis Inst'cdrps holding the extreme left on tho Rappahannock, between Banks’ Ford and tho United States Ford. AYliile these dispositions were being made, General Stnncmnn l.uul been sent with his'cavalry to destroy the railroad bridges over the North and South Anna rivers, about twenty miles this side of Richmond. . Threatened by such skillful and formidable combinations, General Lite was of course ob liged to bestir himself with tho utmost ener gy. lie was . compelled to come out' and (brlit; Massing-.his troops for. a-desperate onset; ho commenced his attack on Saturday Joy hurling full forty thousand men, led by 'Jackson and Hill, upon Howard’s Corps, <iii our extreme right, below Clianeeliorvillo. Anticipating-this movement, General Hooker had thrown forward the Corps of Gen. Sick les embracing the Divisions-of Birncy and AV hippie, and'the Brigade of General Barlow, with Berdan’s, Sharp-shooters and Randolph’s Battery; .-.This column was intended .to cut Jackson’s in two, which.was actually.done by those gallant soldiers, when all the fruit's of their victory-were tnrnodto ashes by tho dis graceful■ flight-mf 1 . the-division, of-<3aiT-Shura,- which division • received tho first shock of Jackson’s onset. This was at five o’clock On Saturday. Sickles, Birncy and Whipple had tq he recalled. Our- right was in a panic. General Berry was sent by General Hooker, with the Second Division of the Third Corps, to stop the rout. Ho succeeded, hut it required a night attack from our side to extri cate the righto! our line from the perilous posi tion in which it was placed by tho. flight of Shura’s Division. This Was made at. elev en o’clock, by Generals, Birncy and 'Yard, and was completely successful, So closed Saturday night, with nur right considerably, shattered, hut with the enemy baffled and re pulsed in his main purpose. As Leo was in position ,to attack General Hooker’s right flank and rear, it became necessary - for the latter to change front to meet tho emergency, and this lie proceed fed to do by laying out a new lino for his right flank during the night. The work was nut fully accomplished when-Lee commenced the battle of Sunday at half-past five in tho morning. It began considerably to the front of tho new lino, and it raged with the most, intense fury for nearly six hours. It was marked by tho conspicuous gallantry of Gen erals Berry, Birncy, AVhipple, Williams, Sickles, Slocum, French, Mott and Hancock, and their, officers and -men. - Tho troops of these Generals occupied the field-in front of tho right wing and engaged the enemy, while Reynolds’ and Meade’s Corps, which , formed tho now right, got into position; AYhen everything was ready, the divisions thus engaged fell hack, and tho enemy found ■ hiniself/orccJ down upon our front, instead of having an cant/ affair with the re//r. At half past cloven the'enemy, thoroughly foiled and repulsed at every point, ceased firing. Tho loss appears to have been heavy on both sides, hut the enemy’s ranks were mowed down by our artillery as they wore at Malyorn. Five of his divisions engaged in the assault were fearfully cutup, and two thousand of them remain prisoners in our hands. So ended tho battle of Sunday. The ene my having experienced tho same transient successes, tho same repulses, mid the same terrible slaughter wo went through at Fred ericksburg, and this is duo to tho plan which compelled him to conic out and fight on our ground instead of him forcing us to do battle on his. There was a third battle. This was the assault of the strong Rebel works to tho rear of Fredericksburg, by Sedgwick’s Corps, on Sunday. The storming column was led by the Sixty-First Pennsylvania, and was otherwise composed of tho Forty-third New York, First Long Island, Eighty-sconnd Penn sylvania, Seventh Massachusetts, Thirty-first and Thrty-sixth New York, Fifth Wisconsin and the Fourth Maine. After a severe light, they carried those formidable linos, whore so many of our bravo men were sacrificed in December last. The rebel brigades which occupied tho intrenchmonts wore totally muted and driven down tho road toward Chanoellorvillo, in confusion. THE RETREAT ACROSS THE KAPPA- IIANNOCK, Arjiy op the Potomac, Wednesday, May G. Tito Army of tho Potomac has rooroasod Iho Rappahannock at United Status and Ranks Fords, and is maruhingback to the old camps along tho Aquia Railroad. Sedgwick was overwhelmed by numbers, nml pressed ImrJ on both front'and roar, nod was hardly able to make good his escape near Banks FoVfl: Fredericksburg and the heights beyond have be'on reoocupied by tlio enemy, and the 1 situation is substantially as it was previous to the advance. ’ Sedgwick has lost in killed and wounded about 5000 men. 'llia artillery and trains were safely brought over on' Monday night. , After fighting tho severe battle of Sunday morning,' Gun. Hooker continued to strength en his lines; throwing up double lines’ of rifle pits and constructing an abattis along the entire line of his camp. The enemy continued to make demonstrations along tho works, driving-ill the pickets, and delivering volleys ol musketry at tnen most exposed. ' The artillery was placed on tho heights below United Slates Ford, in a position to command the crossing. At daylight a spirited cannonading was hoard for half an hour at Banks Ford, which was an unsuccessfuly •attempt to shell Sedg wick’s lino. At United "States Ford the the crossing was effected without loss. ‘On Tuesday the Six'll Corps of Hooker's Army, recently engaged at Clianecllorville, ■also rocroasod the river at U. S. Ford, and, are marching back to.FalinoUtli. .’The roatreat of Hooker’s Army produced a groat panic- at Again, and. everything movable was,placed on board the boats at the landing. _ The order for retreat was- a surprise, as it was believed to be. the determination to march out and attack. the enemy in the front. : The crossing was commenced at 10 o’clock on Tuesday night. ■ At 3 o’clock on 'W’cdnos clay.morning, wagon and.mule trains and the artillery hiid-n.H passed, and the infantry' wars crossing,on two bridges at United States Ford. Conch's corps was in tho advance. The retreat was covered by tboFifth, Meade’s corps. ' •• . ■ ■ . Leo’s sharpshooters picked olf tho artillery horses, ami tired on any mounted officers seen behind rifle pits. Troops could bo seen marching ' and ’ ‘communicating along tlio roads southeast from ■Oliniioellorsi’ille. In all advantageous positions batteries were run oiit and vigorously used against Hooker’s ca’uip. As soon as counter guns wore brought to hear'on their flying batteries, they would disappear, to show 'themselves in'sumo .new position.. , : . , ■ Tlio effect of a movement strategetically offensive, made tactically defensive, soon pro duced a.damaging effect nn the. entire'army. The questions again was, the safely' of the Army, (ff the Putomac. Consultations were bad with corps commanders ; Iheiqnesthm of the possibility of retreat was discussed. This once broached, and, the campaign was ((.’failure. ■ It was decided that the enemy was too powerful to bo resisted, ami that Sedgwick's corns must ho rejoined to the army in order .tu'mako an offensive movement practicable. Sedgwick having failed to join Hooker via the Frodrickshurg and Gordonsvillo plank road, and being hard pressed, lie crossed the Rappahannock and saved his corps .from an nihilation. ' The experiment cost him some IjOOO. lie indicted, doubtless; a much great er injury-on the enemy. Sedgwick’s repulse, added to the weak counsels of certain of his corps commanders, shook Hooker’s confidence,, and,, forgetting that ho was the aggressor, and tiiat less than half his command had withstood the attack of the full force of the enemy, lie in one fatal moment gave the order to evacu ate the strong position and his fortified camp, and to retreat'across the Rappahannock at United States Ford. A‘ defeat, could have been little worse. The -army is not panic stricken,' but it is certainly greatly demoralized by this inglori ous retreat. There was no time from Friday morning till Monday (light, that Ho"kcv could not have attacked ami defeated Lee’s army. There ,only lacked the ability to give the order,. ■■ ' On Monday morning,’ at daylight, the ene my shelled-from (lie heights-below Scott’s Dam the train, of Hooker’s army at United States Ford. This circumstance -increased the fears of the commanding general, and the longer ho delayed to push forward the less ■was ho able to advance. On Tuesday tlio order was given to retreat. New roads wore cut. , The trams and .reserve artillery wore sent back, timl the evacuation was, commenced. “The army, is safe,” with 10,000 fewer men in ft-a ranks, and a much larger number unlit.for duty. The heavy rain-of Tuesday night find Wednesday, and tbn chilling at-, mosphoro have severely impaired tbo health of the men, ’who were wholly without means of shelter. . The tents wore left behind, and many lost' their Icnapsackg-in battle.— A'ew Voile Tribune Correspondence. Siiccc? - ! of Stonernau’s Gava'iy Expe- dilion. WAsin.NGtox, Thursday, May 7, 1803. . If,is ascertained .from the front that the Army of the Potomac has arrived with all its materials at Us old camp at Falmouth. The demonstration of Gen. Hooker has proved no disaster, hut simply.a lailnrc, ow ing to the ■ impracticability of the position .which the army had gained with.so much skill and energy. Loss than three-eights of the whole'force was engaged, or could ha en gaged, the ground being covered with forest, and being without any practicable roads. . Our . entire loss in killed,..wounded, and missing does not exceed ton thousand. Tlio enemy’s loss must have been double this. Honorably to tlio army, but lamentably for tlio country, the greatest proportion of them is in killed and wounded. Our loss of prison ers lines not exceed seventeen hundred. We have received 2,-1:30 prisoners of the enemy. AVe lost eight guns, and took the ,same number of pieces from the enemy. The-relinquishment Of the position was made simply bccause .it afforded rio field for the maneuvering of the army, and not Iroiß any reverse or injury sustained hy it. , The General and tlio oh tiro army are in ex cellent heart and ready for a now movement.. Wc will not'proliuhly know where this is to bo made until after it lias been commenced. Tlio Kblimnnd papers show tlmt Stone man’s corps went within two inilea of Itioh monJ, anil effected many captures and a groat destruction of property. At least a part of all this gallant force has readied Gloucester in Keyea’a command, opposite to Yurktown, on the York Hirer. There can now he no impropriety in say ing that the President and Major General Ilalleck visited Gen. Hooker and the army yesterday, and returned to the city to-night. At nearly at 1 o’clock this morning infor mation was received that General Stonoman has safely arrived at Rappahannock Station with the remainder of his.lprco. lie has cut the railroad connections pifdtho enemy in all directions, and thus won a noble distinction. The success of General Stnnemnn’s expedi tion is admitted by the rebels themselves. His forces were divided into throe squadrons —one commanded by himself and the others commanded by Generals Avorill and Buford. All performed their work gallantly by cutting the railroad communications between Leo’s army and Richmond and destroying all the bridges to within live miles of the rebel capitol. Gno part oftho cavalry wont toLouisa Court House, cutting up tiro railroad there. An other pushed on to Columbia and Goochland, on the James river, breaking the oanal at the' former point and capturing rebel, stores at the latter. A large portion of the force are said- to have actually got .to within-- a mile and a quarter of Richmond. On Dll',—A stidk thrown ret a dog, in-front of a Washington 7 iiotol, hit live Bvigadior- Qoncrals.! • From SI Louis. A Rebel Camp Broken i(n—p f ;, r! ~, the Red River—The iIM • vasion of Missouri. e l or St. Louis, May 7. — Gen. Blnni i to Gen. Curtis that Col. Phillip" ‘‘Stapln Arkansas river on tlio night of. i - S , C ' J Hit and attacked tho rebel forces that Vi "'•'h .concentrating and fortifying-at Wei " ,! IOCII Indian Territory, routing Them aad" . Is * iug all their camp equipage. ca ptut- A gentleman who loft Shreveport t the 3d ihst., reports that the retorts •iiiF*,’’ "1 gunboat and 30 transports between o' 0 point nml Alexandria. Ten thousand infantry are reporha Houston, ioxtvs. 1 au At Dpnsville,' the same mounted losnn regiments under Gon.Sn. ° going-to LiUlo Hock to join Gen Vr . J A bunt >llOO Indiana, under Cupper, wore 10 miles west of Fort Sniiit • I Price’s 'troops for the invasion -of Miss'll arc nil to be mounted,timl-were exnci“V" n 1 stArt about tlio 15th of StaV/And awn 1 11 east of.tboßhibk river. °'- c ”t 1 Preparations wore being made to work C f rich lead mines in Southern Arkansas ' C General AVerill Rullcvca. It is stated that bon. Av'orill; dh o co >■ nmiidcd the cavalry column sent hi directin'J of Culpepper, and Gordunsvillo, Ims hceii r liovod of ids command by Gen. Hooker f„' not carrying out bis orders to push () J, Gordonsvillo, and, after destroying cverythii,', that would lid useful to the rclmls, llipu t'i> return and rejoin our. right wing.- j stead of doing this, it is said that alter chi vin'g Fitzlingh Leo across tho Kapidan, l w .halted for tlio night,-and instead’of resumie* the chase, next morning to Oordmisviile, |,„ returned to our army, which ho jiilin.j.,,,, Sunday. His cavalry division, it issaiJ,l lM boon turned over to. Gen. Pleilsonliin, Gen. Avorill has shown -himself a gall,-ml and daring officer, and ‘llls friends hcliinn that-lib will fully'exonerate himself in n ie matter. Port Gibson ilaptnrali .Despatches from - Gen. Grant iiifiirin ns that Port Gihsnn was captured by-the Union troops on the 30th nit.- The loss of the ran. my was heavy, and 500 rebel prisoners were captured. Qnr loss was 100 killed mid jijj wounded. The Army of llic 'Potomac, Dispalch from Secretary Slanion, Offensive Operations to he Resumed. ll.Miitisnuitc, May B.—The following ells, patch has just been.received by the. Governor from Washington: To the Governor of Pennsylvania;. The President and Gencral-in-Cbiof lure just returned from the Army of the Pat’mia;;. The principal operations of General Hunker failed,'but there Jins .boon no serious disaster to the organization and efficiency 'of'the Ar my.' It is now occupying its former position 1 on.the Rappahannock, having reerossed the river without any loss in the movement. Not more than ono-.third of Gen; Hooker’s force was engaged. General Stoncman’s operations have been n complete success. A part of Ids force advanced to within two. miles of Richmond, and the enemy’s commu nications have been cut in- every direction, The Army of the !]ot<muvo will speedily ypsume offensive operations. .[Signed] Lowin' ill. Stanton, Secretary of War. REBEIL- ACCOUNTS OF THE v metin'. 5 Great Victory Claimed — Gen, Paxton killed Generate Jackson, Heath, and A. P. Hill ■ wounded — Geh. Jackson loses an arm—ltd cl Losses eery heavy—General Sloneman's 'Raid—Destruction of Railroads, L'ocomo-. tires, and Jlrich/cs —Gentlemanly Conduct of Hie Soldiers.—They yo Within four Miles of Richmond./ [From Mie- Richmond Sentinel, May 5.] THE GREAT VICTORY AT GUAM CEL LORSVILLE, “'Wo have again to thank Almighty Cml for a great victory ,” writes Gen. Leo to tlio President, as appears, by his dispatch in an other column. The telegraph has carried the news all over the Confederacy, and to day'it whole people are indeed lilting their hearts to Heaven in joyous 'gratitude that it .-.has again crowned our arpis with glorious success, and, sen t confusion and disaster upon our foes. Thank Cfod.l -. Without, needless, repetition, of what wo have already .published, and without attempt ing to supply any deficiency in our' present inlormntimi with fancies, wo will state that tiro enemy commenced crossing at Freder icksburg, and skirmishing there on Wednes day niurning; that it soon became apparent that the strength of Hooker’s attack was in vested in a flank movement, designed to turn our. left and gain our rear ; that General Leo responded'to .this new lino of approach ol the enemy, and mot him in tho. vicinity ot Clian collorsville, ton miles North west of liouor ickshm-g. ... On Friday evening heavy skirmishing com menced, resulting in driving the enemy hack for several miles. i On Saturday the .battle.commenced early. Wo learn from Gen: Leo’s dispatch that Gen. Jackson on that day maneuvered so as to gam the rear of Hooker, while two of Longstruot s divisions “ pegged away” at him in-front.--' Thus caught between the upper.and netlior millstone, the enemy suffered very, severely as may-well bo imagined. Five thousand prisoners are represented ns having he? l ' 'taken on' that day,, besides an enormous lift of killed and wounded. Hooker’s army driv en hy Jackin, "ore pressed down from tu Wilderness to near £ ! hanoellorsvillo (lour miles), when night brought uJ tru - o .' ( (u . v »« Tho next morning (Sunday) the bn... ... resumed. Hooker was driven from all a> 9 positions, and made for tbo river by his flnnki Hero he was crossing at Inst accounts, with our Victorious army pressing upon his heel?.- Of the disasters which attended his crossing uudor such circumstances, it would bo more speculation for us to speak. We wait for the news. ' . . ■ This great victory is, ns usual, paid 10 , with the blood.of heroes and tho tears of the Confederacy. The severe wound received by Gen. Jackson will oxoite universal solicitude. The manner in which he habitually expose*] his person, when guiding tho battle, id- s ® well known that the public anxieties art! at ways enlisted. No life is dearer to the peo ple—none is more freely liaznrdbdi Wo learn that tlio wound ho received on Sunday was in the left arm, and it is asserted that amputation has already boon resorted to. If tho prayers of a whole people may ho answered, ourdeitr hero, leader, mutilated ns ho is, live to lead our armies and to defend ns country with his rare skill and 1 matchless prowess, from the, fury of her foes. , Brig. G&ndr’ol'B; F. Paxton, of Rookbt-idgo County, Virginia, whoso -fall in battle )s tin nounood, was formerly Gon. Jaokson’sAdju tant-Gonoral. He commanded a brigade ™ Jackson's corps, and it is sufficient prime to say of him, that ho commanded Jackson s affectionate confidence. Green grow the tun over his grave, and undying bo his fame I Gens. A. PI Hill and llcnrjf Heath, too, arb among tho woundod, but rt is a hap'uos to know that their wounds nro hilt slight. For tlio long list of martyrs of loss rank but equal patriotism, who hied on tlio hem of Chnncellorsviller ten - thousand nuxwUS
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