THE PILOT
GREENCASTLE
Tuesday Morning, May 12, 1863
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Very Latest Nem.
Gen. Hooker Crosses the Rappahannock
on Friday.
Through the kindness of out telegraph ope
rator, we are enabled to lay before our readers
the very latest intelligence from the Army of
the Potomac :
Nay 10th. The Sunday Dispatch con
twined the following one :-
4 !Washington, May 9th, .2 o'clock P. M:--
Ou Friday tuornino. last Gen. 'Hooker crossed
the Rappahannock with the Second Army
Corps. After reconnoitring the old positions
held by him at ohaicelloisv'ille, found the
enemy, had fallen back leaving hundreds of his
wounded kehind and his dead unbnried. Mir
ing the day the entire Army of the Potomac
crossed the river with 19 days rations. 51oving
forward they deployed right and left, in 'search
of ,the enemy , who was notto . be found in force' t
up to 8 o'clock this , .(Seau‘rday) mor n ng.
Large numbers of stragglers came into tur ont
pest lines , and gave themselves up, expressing
their disgust of rule of the Rebel' le.adeii.
These Men confirm the published accounts of
.
. .
the consternation caused in,Rich mond by Stone
luau's raid. Gen. Hooker informed
, General
Halleck, that he only needed the active co
operation of General Keyes and Pea, to ren
der the second advance a sure destruction of
the Rebel army, and the captdre of Richmond
certain
•
EMI
The report that Richmond has bee'n captur
ed
,hy,Gen. Keyes, is . n6t credited by the War
Department. The President and General Hal
lqck, as well as the members of the Cabinet,
all), in excellent humor and are very bopeful.
.A,n inspection of the grounds, upon wilich
the late battles were fought, shows the despera
tip,e of the Rebels, and immensely large nurn
bya of their dead and woundeg—all upon, the
field-- : in the wilderness in which the fire took
place from our shells. Avery large number of
(tarred, remains have been; tound. The so t
fetin^s of the dying must hive been terrible."
REVIEW OP 'THE POSITION.
Since our last issue information has reached
ne to the effect ,that Gen. H9oker had opened
, the spring campaign of the Army of the Rap.
pa , lrep s ock, terrible engagement was on.
cesien4,.of which, and the movements leading
telt, we, give , the following resume:
Oa Monday, the 27th of April,
.th'e weather
baying cleared and promisinn• favorably, the
movement commenced, under the thickest cloud
of secrecy , so much so , indeed, that none but
Hooker himself knew whither the troops were
moving. 5 Having completely , deceived the
enemy as, to his intentions by,the use . of able
strategy, he pncceeded in , crossirit , the Rappa
haonoc,k, mussing at Chancellorville, ten miles
south-west of Fredericksburg, the army corps
under command of Gene.. Howard Ste vens,
Meade, and Couch-- %kg movement thus effect
ed niiist be 'considered .unparalleled'in the his.
tirry of the Armrof the Potoniati, fur boldness
of design, secrecy and • rapidity of execution,
its perfect success, and for the bewildering
surprise it was to the ed'eniy. Its effect stra-
Retie:illy considered, was to completely outflank
the enemy, and to force him to fight us upon
ground of our own choosing.
Although Chaueellorvitle had been occupied
b.y , our troops as early as Tuesday night, it .was
not until Saturday that active engagements
took. plicap tbe intervening days having been
spent by both armies in reconnoisances, and
mating preparation's for the — impending strug
gle.
On this day The position of our army was
as follows: Our main force held the position of
Chancellorville confronting the main rebel
army then massed ,opposite them: Howard's
corps had the extreme right—then a division of
Sickles' corps, then Slocum, then Couch, then
Meade on the left. 1-Ithriphrey's division of tbis
atter corps, holding the extreme left. Such
was the position of our right wing, under per
aonal command of Gen. Hooker. Our left
Tring(Gen.Sedgwick) had its base of operations
at, Fredericksburg, and was designed, to co
operate with the right by sweeping down. if
possible, open the—fortifications of Fredericks•
burg, and capturing the enemies line of strong
defences behind that city, from which Gen
eral Burnaides bad been repulsed. In the
wutantinte a, cavalry expedition , had been sent
nut uutier. oommand of General Stoneman, fur
the purpose of cutting off the enemies railroad
connections with Richmond ; and thus prevent
anpplioarifud reinforcement fwm reaching him
It`will ite e‘aident from this, that the position
of the enewy was by means an enviable one.
was, he lad' !milt outflanked, and was
iiltet,to be placed between two fires, and thus
to be forced to fight with two fronts, and should
Stoneman suceteed..in -euttiug his connections.
tie caul& hope - rim no rein hi:cements, and'cuUst
eith, r fight through our lines, surrender or else
THE PILOT :--GREEN CASTLE, FRAN NLIN CO., VA., 1." 1.4, 16133
conquor our forces At the same time, should
Stoneman nut succeed in effecting his purpose,
and heavy reinforcements be sent to the enemy,
or should Hooker's communications, with de-
pots on the north of the Rappahannock be in-
terrupted, it is evident that (although our men
had eight days' rations) the position .of our
own army was one, which, in the event of a
defeat, might become very dangerous. How-
ever our first movements had been crowned
with success, and the odds seemed greatly in
our&Yoe
Gen. Lee bad under his columned a large
force . (from HMO_ to loopopo and felt him-
self strong enough to assume the offensive.—
And in this movement , upon his part, he show
ed
that however completely surprised he had
been by the rapid ,passage of our, troops across
theßappahannock, he was in no degree de-,
ceived by the, show of forces made by us, as
though we were about to, brillg our main attack
upon Fredericksburg, and Abet he apprehended
itwasbni a feint, and that our purpose was to
attack him on the flank and Jeer, with full
force. Accordingly he drew the greater part
of his force, for the time from his fortifications
and advanced arminst our lines at Chancellor
ville. His attack characterized by great spirit
and intrepidity, was met in like manner
byf our troops., Successfully his advancing
columns were repulsed by our troops, until
Jacicson's corps reinforced by Gen. Hill's di
vision, numbering
. about 40,000, men, hurled,
themselves on - Howard's corps, furiping our,
extreme right wing. This corps disgracefully
abandoned their position, and
. panic stricken
turned upon their backs. The rebel forces
thus succeeded in turnine , our ri ,, ht and ire
were placed in a critical condition. To meet
the emergency, Gen—Hooker ordered . forward
Gen. Berrey's corps, which, pressine , forward
stopped the advance of the enemy, and forced ,
him back into the entrenchments from which
Gen. Howord's corps so ingloriously' had fled.
On other parts of the field every,thing had
gone on well, and the key of the position and
victory had almost' been secured when, bithe
failure Of Howard's 'corps, it was snatched from
our' grasp, and an 'advantage secured by the
enemy ih that he had broken our lines, turned
°tne right and placed himself iii our rear.
Such was the condition of affairs when the
sun Went doivn onSaturday night, and it Must
be Confessed the eneiuy 'ha'd the advanMge.
To retrieve our foreuries, a night attack' was
made by Gen. Ward's divit , i6b of `Geri. Birl
ney'.4 brigade, which fortnnately was - snecessful.
The lenemy were driven bacl, and our lined
were once more cdniiected: On Sunday the
engagement was renewed. -
Our line of - battle WasTorthe'd with Gen:
BerreYls divisiou on the right. hen. Birney
nest on:the'lefi; and :dens. Whipple and
Hips supporting. The engagement was se
vere, lasting frOm li:tit-Oak five o'clock, X. IM. : ,
until fnrty-five' minutes past . o'clock,
M., when there was a; `
cessation occasioned by
watit of aniMnniticM. For nearly we
f n . 7 ,1'
held our position withh - the bayonet, nnir finally
fell back tos
,the vicinity of Ghanbellbiville in
good Ofder. Ite•supplied :with atutbunition,
the contest as renewed -- and mintioned for
nearly - an hour: The result of :the engageinetit
was to relieve us froin'the presence of the ene-
my in our rear, and to 'place again in an en•
trenched and formidable position.
During the contests of these two days our
forces behaveeWith adiniicable•bitivery. Our
loss has no doubt been heavy, but from all ac
counts that of the enemy much more' so. He
fought with desperation to relieve himself from
the cordon which had been drawn around him,
and.from the dangerous condition in which he
foiind himself placed. His loss 'is estimated
, _ .
at from 20,000 to 25,000 killed, wounded and
missing; ours at about half that number.
In th e en g a g ement, the division of General
HiuMphrey (in which is the 126th Regiment
P,Ar.) participated, and fought valiintly . until
their ammunition , was exhausted:
The correapondeut of the N. Y. ffercactßar,
that " Gen. Tyler went into'action with 1800
men and came out with 600 men. , He made
three or four desperate bayonet charges." He
a .
pays this brigade high compliment for their
steadinesand splendid fighting.
Whilst the right wing of the army was en
gaged in 'the terrible conflict of ' Saturday and
Sunday, the left under ben. Sedgwick, crossed
the Rappahannock, and after a severe struggle
succeeded in taking poksession Of — the line of
rebel fortifications on the ridge back of Fred
ericksburg. Had Gen, Howard's corps held
their own, and the disaster of 'Saturday not no
ourred,' this might have "been turned to good
account by us; but Gen. Lee having been
beayily reinforced, and Geri. Hooker being
prevented from advancing, having enough to
do to retreive his reverses, the eneMymassed
upon Gen.' Sedgwick, drove hie] fretn the
ridge and recovered his captured defences.
The expedition of Stoneman having failed in
preventing reinforcements froth reaching Geb
Lee, the supplies of rig's troops 'having given
out, and the heavy rains having "swollen the
Rappahannock, and en&angered hi.s communi
nacos, Gen. Hooker felt it proper to iemoce
his army to the northern bank of the Rappa_
haulm:ls) which it safely reached.
The campaign may in some respects, be
termed a failure, though we do not think it a
defeat or a disaster. it he plan of it was bold,
and risk was great; but had Gen:Hooker suc
ceeded, the advantages gained would have been
inestimable.
ear
THE NEWS
Suffolk, Va., May 4, 1863-10 P. M.—
About midnight on Sunday a deserter from the
enemy came into our lines, and, from him, it
was ascertained that shortly after dark the
Rebels commenced felling back.
It was at once determined to send out an ex
pedition to ascertain whether the.movement of
the enemy was a genuine one, or merely a feint
to entrap us. In a little more than an• hour
Colonel . Foster, Acting Brigadier, with six
reginienW.of. - infantry; and a •small fora of
cavalry 'as an advance guard, proceeded out
the Sum Merton road. Two hout:s later, Gen.
Corcoran, with an additional force,' started
MEM
The expedition thus - formed might be con
sidered a grand reconnoitring party. It was
d6tertninedby Corcoran to attack the
rear guard of the Rebels if be overtook it.--
The'enemy having averal hours' advance, made
good his escape. '
The infantry marched as far as Carsville,
and the Ca`valrY proceeded*out six miles be
yon-d, which'bOught the T -within - three miles
of i the BlaAw Etter. Scouts were detailed, 'and
the'y'went within a mil'e of . .the river. The
whol& force of Rebels had croSsed, and none
but a few stragglers and deserters were to , be
seen remaining on this side of the river.—
About thirty:fiie;of lhe lingering Secesh were
picked up 'at Carsville and sent in here under
guard.
Another epedition, under General Terry,
moved'out the South Quay road, about 6 &Mock.
Going six milea, no enemy being encountered,
he reitirnedinahe afternoon, bringing in a few
desertets and Stragglers, who willingly placed
themselvesin the way of our 'men, to be cap
ttired'. 'towards dusk, the forces of Generals
Careeran 'and Foster returned. .
The whole number of prisoners captured
amounted to about two hundred, and many of
these were greatly elated at the prospect of
being , relieved from active service. Among
their number were two of Lonostreet's servants.
l'he line of the BlaCkwater is strongly for-
tified, and it is the, prevailing opinion of many
military, men here that General D. H. Hill
Will retain his force on that river, and Long
stroet prooeed to Petersburg, to reinforce Lee
and out, off General Hooker.
'The retreat of the Rebels from this vicinity
is thing for them, as General Peck
had dCterfained to attack them in force this
morning. - Had • this taken place their defeat
would have been almost certain, although they
were strongly fortified.
At. times w computed their numbers to be
about sixty thousand, but from information re
ceived; which appeirs to be perfectly reliable,
it makei it about one-half of that.
The troops . here are exultant with the in
glorious retreat of the Rebel foe. They gave
full vent to their feelings by cheers, and other
demoustrations. In the evening the whole of
he Eleventh Rhode Island Re!riment formed
into linc ! and.mado a grand torchlight proves
sion around their encampment. It was as
beautiful as novel. The bands during the even
ing played national tunes very spiritedly, and
it was evident that the •enthusiasm was Coate-
glous
In the fight of Sunday, the forces opposing.
ours were ascertained to be eomposed 1-tood's
Division and Garnett's Brigade, bnlunging to
Pickett's Division.
Many of our officers who examined, as they'
rode by. the earthworks abandoned by the Re
bels, expressed the opinion that much skill and
labor must have been bestowed upon them.
They, almost encircled us, extending from the
,extreme right to the furtherniost point on the
left. .They constitute a continuous chain, ea
ten-019g over an area or more than twelve
miles.
Suffolk, Va., May 4.—Yesterday Genera
Peck sent a force of 'infantry, cavalry and ar
tillery across the Nanseniciad river, at 'Suffolk
to make a reconnoissance.
'They `adianced caVtiolisly tip - the old Peters
burg 'turnpike, and when two wiles oat, me
'the enemy within' rifle pits, which Were wel
manned
•
The 89th New ;York and 13th New Hamp
shire, made, a spirited charge and carried the
works : After a, heavy resistance the enemy
tell back out of range, leaving their dead and
some wounded on the field.
Colonel Ringold,o_Lthe-.103d New York
was.shot while heading his regiment in front
and died during 'the night.
The Chaplain' of the 25th New Jersey was
wounded. .Dr. "Smith, 103 d New York, was
shot severely by - an in - wane - officer yesterday.
Washington-, May 4.—The following des
patch was received this morning at General;
HeinWeman's headquarters, froui Gen. Stahl
Fairfax. Station,,lgay 3. z 7-A.lteavy,figlit
curred this morning near Warrenton Janction,
between a portion- of my forcos wider Col.
Deforrest, and the black horse cavalry, under
Noseby,and other guerrilla forces.
My forces succeeded in routing the rebels
after a heavy fight.
The rebel loss was very heavy in killed and
wounded.
Templeton, the rebel spy, was killed, and
several other officers are wounded, but not dan-
gerously.
Later—May 4.—The rebels who fled in the
direction of Warrenton, were pursued by 31aj
Hammond, of the Fifth N. Y. cavalry, who
has returned, and reports our charges at War
renton Junction as being so, ter,riftc as to. have
oroughly routed and scattered thew io all
directions
I sent in twenty-three prisoners of 3losclay's
command, all of whom are wounded, the greater
part of them badly. Dick Moran is among
'the number. There are also three officers of
.Moseby's.
The loss of the enemy was very heavy in
,killed, besides many wounded, who scattered
,and prevented capture. Otir loss'was one kil
.led and 14 wounded.
Maj. Steele. of the First Virginia, cavalry
is slightly wounded.
I have sent in this morning to the Provost
Marshal 28 prisoners and 60 horses, eaptUred
in the reconnoissance.
Chicago, May 5.-4: special Cairo, despatch
states that the steamer Lady Franklin had ar
rived,from Vicksburg with. : datee to Thursday
night. On that morning General Sherman,
with a fleet:of transport's, accompanied by gun
boats, passed up the Yazoo river and ruade Et
attack on the Rebel batteries.
' In the afternoon several transports followed
with, troops. It. was reported that General
§,hernian landed, precisely in the same place
he landed, when he made the former attack.
Cannoniding and musketiy tring was distinct
ly heard at Young's Point, on Thursday, till
long after nightfall.
A gentleman who left New Carthage on
Wednesday last, states ,that General Grant's
army had been landed on the. Mississippi side,
eight wiles above Grand Gulf, and ,our gun
boats had been shelling the place for several
days.
• Chicago, May 5.—A special despatch from
Cairo says the' report that the Fedelttl troops
occupy Grand Gulf is premature, the Rebels
having planted their batteries on a hill and re
pulsed our troops.
The Jackson (Miss.) Appeal, of the 28th, in
oivinr , au account of the raid, of the United
States troops under Colonel Grierson, says that,
besides tearing up the railroad, he destroyed
two bridges, each one hundred and fifty feet
long, and seven. culverts. Be also burped
twenty-eight freight cars, blew up two, locurso-
Lives, and burned the railroad depot and two
commissary buildings, at Newton. Five miles
of telegraph line were destroyed and two trains
captured.
Cincinnati, May 9.—Advices up to Sunday
evening from Milliken's Bend and Grand Gulf
state that no obstrictions.are known to prevent
the passage up the Big Black River:
Our land force can easily'reach the Vicks
burg and Jackson Railroad Bridge. This is
the probable destination of Grant's army The
Rebels are greatly alarmed at the progress ul
the Union_furces in Northern Mississippi.
From their papers we learn that on the 20th
of . April the Union troops occupied Senatobia,
.and out the telegraph at Sardis, A force was
also out, near. Houston,lutonding to destroy the
Mississippi Central Pailroad at Roinuna .and
Duck Hill. They ; also have a despatch stating
that,theUnionists have posilively taken ,Alay
hew, eighteen miles from Columbus, Mississip
pi. Their : movements threaten Southern nail
road communications geuerally„and if success-
Jul, will cut off, Vicksburg itud Mobile from
the direction of :Northern connections..
Cincinnati, May 2.--Bragg's army is steadi
ly .advancing towards Murfreesboro', feeling
Gen. Rosecrans' lines. This looks as though
they contemplated an attack.
Cincinnati, May 2.—Gen. carter dossed the
cumberland, below• Somersei, -Kentucky, yester
day, with five thousand men, attacked the
Rebels at Nonticello, and after some fighting,
drove them from the town; Carter now occu
pies Monticello. A squad of Rebels were
routed at Meadville, Ky., on the 30th ult., by
a detachment of the Thirty-fourth Kentucky.
Seven . :Rebels were killed, including their
leader, 'Capt: Gorsuch .
Wheeling, Va., May 6.—This city is as
quiet as - before-the late disturbances; all the
drinking• saloons are closed, and no one is allow
ed in the streets alter ten P. M. Two men
Were killed a day or two ago in a drinking
'squabble, which' led to this order.
The Rebels are reported at Weston. Jones
and Imboden have -united 'tlietr!forces there,
Another Rebel force, under General .Willer,
is reported near Summerville, along the New
River, acting in conjunction viith Jenkins, and
threatening Charleston.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad is now in
running order-again. Regular passenger trains
commenced limning yesterday for Baltimore,
The-passengem are transferred .at Fairmount,
where the break in the connection ocean's. The
company are rapidly repairing the' dan!3.,
done alon! , the road. When the llebe . ;T -me,.
in possession of Fairmount they burne t .i. ! ,.
law and private libraries of Governor Pierp c i,.
in the street ; every horse in the town iniO
sarroanding country was taken, five hundred
(500) horses were taken from Marion county
alone.
The citizens of this region are fully aroused
and determined to take measures to prevent a
repetition of these outrages. Governor Pier•
point is here, rendering valuable s.erviees.—
The Parkersburg Convention, to nominate oti i ,
cers for the new State Gavcriament, will assent.
ble to-day. Some fifty delegates, who h a d
come to this city for safety, returned to Parker s .
burg last evening, along with' other refuge e ,
from Monongahela, Marion and Preston cony..
ties, returning to titer homes.
Ilarrisburg, Nay G.—Governor Curtin will
start to-day for Washington to see that eve ry
arrangement is made for the proper reception
and care of our wounded soldiers. Surgeon.
General King will join him to-morrow, when
both will proceed to the Rappahannock.
Large quantities of supplies, contributed by
citizens of various parts of the State, have been
iorwarded in that direction lately, and will h e
judiciously distributed. The friends and rela.
Oyes of wounded Pennsylvania soldiers can
rest assured that the Goxernor will leave noth.
ing that humanity can suggest or money ac .
complish unclose to relieve them.
Cario„. May 'l.—The steamer Majesty wai
burned yesterday, below Hickman. The file
was first discovered in a pile of mattresses, and
was doubtless the work of an incendiary. Shc
had oa board about 1400 tons of commissary
stores and 150 horses, and all except two were
burned.
By arrival below we learn that though tlo
Choctaw was Amok. several times in the late
atta :k on Haines' Bluff, she was not injured
much as stated yesterday.
From the Tennessee River we learn that 1
large camp of Rebels is on the east side of th,
river, twelve miles below Puck river.
Advice, via Milliken's Bend, from Grab
Gulf, to the 30th, state that our gun-boas,
after shelling the place for eight hours on a,:
day, passed below the batteries during 6:
night, with transports haviug 400ps ou boar;
The casualties on our side are reportcd.nt (wet,
ty-sia killed and fifty-four wounded. gar,.
boat Tuscutnhia was badly, crippled durie,!;
engagement.
General MoClernancrs corps and Genera
Logan"s division were on the march to Pod
.Hudscat. The array was in good spirits.
In the fate attaok on Haines' Bluff, five ,;un•
boats and three mortar-boats were engaged
The attack was made simultaneously with did:
on Grand Gulf, but was inteaded to be pushed
to any length.
Cairo, May 9:—The des'pateh boat Nelson,
from the fleet, brings despawhes.to the Govern.
Meat, and itnportant.news.. We have captured
Grand Gulf, with 500 prisotiers, and all the
guns, ammunition and staves.
The - guerrillas at Greenville, I.llississipp,
destroyed the transport Minnesota on Sunday
A guu-boat afterwards scattered the
enemy.
E TOMB
DIED.Near this plum May 7th. 1863, _lt, no _V
daughter QI Mr, Samuel Martin, in the 3d year
her age.
iv this place, May 3. 1833, Emma .I,mtme—
daughter of John and Mary C. li,oitinson, ages
years and 9 months.,
New 'abucrtiscmcnts,
TVISSOI A UTION OF I'AFONgASIIIP
Ji_l' --Notice is hereby given that the co,parmv .
ship subsisting since April 1. 1861, between A.
luwit: and .I . .vitus IttunA. of Greencastle. Frau ,
tin county, Pa., under the firm and style of A. 1.
lawtN,S; SON, has been this day dissolved by
consent: The 'Books and Aoconnts 'of' the Lae •
are in the hands of A. L. Ittwist for collection. A
persons indehted to the lat.e arm, are requested :.
maim immediate payment.
Greencastle, May 7, 1863
The undersigned have this day (May 7. IF;
formed a copartnership, under the name and .31' ;
of Lawn; & .11110 ADS, and having purchased
whole stock of goods, lately belonging to A. L. Is
WIN SZ SON, respectfully inform the people of (ire: ,
castle and surrounding country, that they will
tinge the business on the South-east corner of
Public 'Square, where they invite 411 persons nee:
ing Hardware, Oils and Paints to give them it 0
and examine their stock. Most of the goods hr
been purohased before the advanoe in prices
eities„and will be sold greatly below their pre.2...
value. Persons in need of
,Buildieg Ilardware.
obtain it at this house, cheaper than aqy where C!
in- the county: Come where you oan always get t-
worthof your money.
JAMES M.
CHARLES W. RHOADS
Greencastle, May 12, 1863.-tf.
New Hot Store!
Second building from:the North-east Cor'
of the Public 'Square, up stairs.
THE undersigned has purchased a million
or less) of Hats, consisting of Eastern ro •
Felt 4tnd Silk Hats, of the latest style. Straw
of all kinds and descriptions, Caps of all kinds s:,
of the nf helateat styles. Also a large essorcmtct
his own manufacture, such as Black, Pe''' .
Brown and - White Hats.
Mr Haas mado to order.
Jrar' All kinds of Skins for making Hata,
purchased the undersigned.
Der Clothing colored Black for ladies or IDs'
101ir Give him a ministers yturchasing else v
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