Evening Star Newspaper, May 4, 1863, Page 1

> THE-EVENING-STAR PUBLISHED aaah, (@0NDAY BICEPTED,; A® THRE STAR BUILDINGS, gowmen Puxn’A AVENUB AND lira StaaEe, aT w. D. WALLAOH. ——ee served in pockare by osariers at on BF can r mow " ¥o mall su os ix Py 4 in advance: 99 for Pati Khrec months nen tor lean, thas tho rate of 12 centa a waak, Single rome onny; te rete ‘Wrappers, >WO ONRTE. ADVERTISEMENTS should be sent to the bre RR Saath a,j ptherwize sev mar pot ert day wre owyriciaL mane Wasninarom, January 25, 183.7 In consequence of the prasaure of business atthe War Department, passes for. citizozs to visit the Army ef the Potomae will be given at the office of Lient. Ocl. Command, 132 Pennsylvania avenue abdve Ninateenth street. EDUCATIONAL T. TIMOTHY'S HA.L CATONSVILLE. 5 BALTiMoKe COUNTY, HARTLAND, The duties of this lustiution h sve been regularly resumed at Catonaville in ail ite departmancs Ciessical, Qommereisl and Military. Arms and equipments have deou furnished by the Btate for Artiliery and I+ fawtry tactics. Terms, including Boks and Stationary, 9-86 per CORZICAN BROTHERS, =! of sen pave ths ev. inion its. iyaN BOER ELEN. Meetor. CORSIOAN SROTHERS. ramen 25 = J. Wilkes Booth as...Fabien and Louis del Franchi 4a On. AMUSEMENTS. WASHINGTON THEATRE. Lessee and Manager. Jorn Witkes Boors LAST.NIGHT BUT FIVE of the Distinguished, Youthful Tragedian, JOHN WILKES BOOTH, JOHN WILKES BOOTH, THIS EVENING, will be presented the grand French Buperratural Drsma of tha ; 4 WARP. dont, = pa pte gee To corelude with the glorious Faree of FEMALE DK ?°ARTMENT—Miss M. K. Horca Q{EWARD iNSTITETE Ls Hon. W ity egg anes beg ond Frese “FAMILY yang, Saiyeenses Hon. Wm. H sowart, Roy J.Beli. |. QROVER’S THEATRE. Parcca Supt NY. B'S Unon, 399 Broadway: (pORNNEYLV ANIA AVENUM, noar Willard’s Hotel | and iveso: & Phimney 48 Walker street, 8. ¥. LaoNaaD GaoveR—_— ——. ——. —-_. 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BLINDS, = wouL DINGS The Piany used is grom the manufactory of ‘OR AND WINDOW FRAMES “SS? | Chic ering & Bon, Boston, farnished by John F. DOGLAZED SAEH, BLIND & SAS DOORS. kei; a FERRER GRAND MATIVERD, TIES im this part of the country, which be is ale Lada THURSDAY and SATURDAY AFYEK- i ¥. at as low rates as they cam possibly be furnish RGOKE Cbildren admitted to the Matinees for this market. ]5 cents—adulte. 5) cents. interest to call and mence at 8 and 3, made SS TST ea AN work well fe. description of work in this line mate to Se DING BAND of all kinds and of the bost { possible inform | that our totemporaries will be guided by the | same senseot dnty. Inthe present encouraging et i Thured ) Corps, struck their 1 } o'clock on Tnesday m ; attempted to fire, b | pontoon Isunchi | Tiver was soon co ; men. ‘forced trom Banks’ F | Kelly’s Ford. } ular firing was heard im the directfon of Ger- | hething trustworthy has ye ; First Corps. Major Gen | teers, that regiment having the advance. | which the | i f spniues famminnes Ba eavaNTd STHeeT, ap \6-imn* : near Can! ths < wan (eT cs samy: ee! are te Thaxvenow on hand and a: recaiv- TSSIAN WA 3 fine rimentof FIRST OLA Siar xd, made by the best, buid 5 ore in the eouniry: 6 ting Bs nd ny : ed PAPE TOK owns, Bost Was fe RATELEBL Sa tee four persons, a aithe : Sie ELE sey fake Pakute ma bes ite ged; BELESI ayaa PATE ye ht gato those who | griG “anette BY TaND AND EEA! “ 09 Pennsylvania avenue. Be AND st 8 BY LAND AND BEA! aeiooce See PAOM AS YOUNG. AKING OF THE MALAKOFE puie 1 “SEBASTAPOR. yx ce Pe artee ter'n, 9 o%clit, sal at short not Siurter Fee mad Oak : = * gatarday After'as3 oreck: mar 14-Gra 5 Reserved Beata, 20 conts, ILE WBAP PINGS ‘caawin. aND q received a beaatiful assortment of oe arse pee pans a igri sof ti 00, HOOKER’S MOVEMENT UPON RICHMOND. THE SUCCESSFUL CROSSING OF THE NOOK AND RAPIDAN. > ; CHANCELLORVILLM, PEN) MILES. SOUTH: WEST OF FREDERIUKSBURG, OCCU- PIED BY GEN. HOOKER. oe GEN, STONEMAN PLAYING THE: MISCHTEP WITH HIS CAVALRY IN TITE REAR OF THE REBELS. ge RAL LEE SURPRISED. a We have scrupulousty retraimed from giving publicity to any of the late movements of Gen- eral Hooker, and in accordance with what was understood to he the wishes of the Govern- ment, did not reproduce what had appeared in the Northern papers. As the Vhronick and Intelligencer have now given thém fnli ventila- tion, nothing can be gained by withholding the same information from our readers. While giving these details of what has already trans- pired, we shall carefully avoid fprnishing any- @EXE | thing of what is occurring in the present or re, caleniated to afford any m to the enemy, and trust likely to in the fu position of affairs we can well afford to wai short season for the full development of the | plans of General Hooker, which have thus far } been carried out with such brilliant success. the grand |} The following information ot movement of the Army of the Potomac is given | in the following l-tter from a correspondent of | the New York Tribune : HeaAvQuaRTERS ARWY OF THE PoTowAc, Ys April 30. jn Monday mornin nye o'clock, the r-General Howard's Corps, the T Slocum’s, tnd the Fifth, M: to Kelly's wardon the cevers | Ford, distant from the line of Aquia & and Fredericksburg Rail about twenty | flve miles. The Eleventh € beipg in the ; advance, reached Kell eleven A brigade from thi hheck, hac the adyanee ediate prey for laying the pontoon em tO Hs is t the right time ted by Captain Comstock, of Ho put hoth ing of the bridges and the ntended by Major-Gene- n mmanded by Colonel Br @ one for rh Run emp- ¥ je iords, aiter sind 2 high biuft. .The pon- fifty. fiv vania Volunteers aud the Ox “ j fitty-fourth New York res » suddenly darted from the shadow ofthe 2 vigorously across the river Rebel pick succeeded ont men in the bos Skirmish and front, bu yed to the Iny Wis no betore the day as again heard grey light of i rose were projecting tl At clock General st doatthe brid Following the Pwefth baying six t connection would be ‘OFd to the troops trom From tlo’clock ti one ir that ania on the Rapidan, aud itis supposed that © enemy was there endeavoring to check the rapid march of the National troops, thongh At 12 o’elock on Tuesday, the cam Major Gen. Reynolds: t ickles, and the Sixth, Major Gen. dgwick, were abandoned, and the troops pul in motion. When daylight broke on Wednes- day morning, Nation2! brigades ha surrounded and captured the enemy’s pickets and reseryes, and the astonished rebels beheld | two bridges connecting the hestile shores of | the Rappahannock, tour miles below Freder- icksberg. As at Kelly’s Ford, so here, there was no waiting for pontoons: everything was in readi- | | ness, and so skillfully and quietly was the launching ef the boats and the crossing of the | Sickles, and the ou | mgen conducted, that the first notice the rebel . outposts had of what was going on was the approach of the bouts filled with men. fired « volley at random, which wounded some | twenty men of the listh Pennsylvania volan- Col. Ellmaker is reported severely wounded. The success of the expedition in boats was so complete as to prevent an alarm. enemy, was, therefore, carried to completion without his knowledge. The hazy atmosphere of the night was most | favorable forthe work. Though one could see | perfectly well fora space of twenty feetaraund, : objects more distant were wholly undistin- guishable through the mist. Two bridges were aid near the same crossing, one by a@ detach- ment of regulars and the other by volunteers. Apleasant pray sprung up, and the volun- teer boys carri away the laurels by com- pleting their bridge thirty minutes in advance of theregulars. After this a third bridge was constructed. A sufficient force to hold the bridges was marched oyer and placed in position, afier ing ceased for the day. The several commands on this side-were advan- ageously posted to await further orders. The time, purport and execution of these orders will appexr at the close of this drama. Two miles further down the river General Reynolds, with the First Vorps, constructed a, bridge in the face of the ent *stifle-pitgZ, and effected a crossing. Tne re ce was stub- born, but of short duration. The fire of the artillery was too rapid and severe tor the enemy, and he wisely abandoned his earth- works and fled, leaving in the hands of a party who crossed in boats eighty-seven prisoners of Thirteenth Georgia and Sixth Leuisiuna, at- tached to Jackson’s command. The prisoners report Jackson as commanding the right wing of the Rebel army. Yesterday, the Second, Couch's Corps, took a position in the rear of Bank’s Ford, with tull facilities for crossing his own corps and as many as might be ordered to follow him. A good road was constructed between Banks’ and United States Fords, and only orders were’ needed to put in’ harmonious motion ali the departments of this great army. ater intelligence brings in the cheering n6 we" that the eleventh and twelfth corps crossed the Rapidan at Germania at three o'clock yester- day, und that Gen. Meade, with the fifth corps, crossed ata point lower down at ‘five e’cloc’ The enemy was Lit Bape eh surprise, und nearly. 6very, picket force'was captu: 8k t Lock, and th been taken np to four o's i the comma was moving down in tine order, buoyant hope and overflowing with ecstacy. The ot march is in the direction of Chancellory: south of UTE. 9% his tull corp: Stoneman, with! 5 of avalry, is, sweeping down ih a wide circle, determined, with skill, energy and dash, to retrieye the lavrelé of the past formight. ee ae ‘With the reins ot his command well inhaud, General’ Hooker rode along the entire itnessing the crossing at Kelly’s Ford. ‘Phen nd there, and doubtless noe ‘until ave tohis.corps commanders ihe: plan of the Pending moyement, Up to the time wi himself broke the Out at sea; Gen. Wd svrprised, | They | The laying | ; of the bridges, though in the very face of the prisoners and wonnded bad © i the river the several corps, moved Tike tomo war sailing under Sealed eset hen aliwere’) N2. 8,178. SS THE. WEEKLY STAR: taining a gveater variety of interesting readive than ¢am be found'{is Sy Othetfepabiidliea on Bridey morning, fag ‘Tunw— Cash, mvariahiy, tn advance. Single copy, per annum, —- 81 08 Five copies. a 6 TB Ten copics 200 ‘Twenty-five copies... 20 68 It invariably contains the “W, News” that has wade The Daily Booming Star airemlste eo @enerally througbeut the country, BPBingle copiés (in wrappers) can be procured counter, immediately after the issueof the Price—THREE OBNTS, | Rebel pick Banks’ Ford, the commander rode through every portion and department of the army, gave bis orders and saw that n) sc@pecoat, iu | From Kelly's to United States, and thence (o | the shape of tardy pont@pn<, lult:warm offi- cers, or defective ammoanition, stood ready caparicsoned to flee to the mountains of vlc opinion with excuses for anticipating filure. Before night came, General Hooker knew thoroughly what was transpiring on woth sides OF the Rappahannock. Further Particulars. Foctr Mites BELOW FREDERICKSRTRG, April 26.—Our batteries haye just opened o: the Rebels, but we fail to draw their ariiinry fire or to silence their musketry. Signal lights Ruye been observed in iva-y, operation upon the heights that border the Rap- pahannock, donbtless used for the purpose of wernigg the Rebels of any movemen's of our army. The earthworks and lines of defence extend far up along thé Rebel side of the river, and at night the reflection of many camp fires light up tha sky for miles. Sul) Further Intelligence. CROSSING AT KELLY 8 FORD—SEVERE FINHTING From the best attamable iniormation it ap- pears that some important movements of the army took piace on Wednesday, although there was no lighting of any consequence, The United S:ates forces crossed the Rappa- hannock at Kelly’s Ford. Vontoon bridges were laid two or three miles | below Fredericksburg, and we took possession of these points on Wednesday nignt. The enemy formed lines of battle, and planted batteries on the heights ot their rear, and also fred a tew shots, in order to grt the range. ing we lost one or two officers killed, and from thirly to forty men wounded. Our men crossed first in boats, drove the ont of their rifle pits, killed and wounded By, and took one hundred and six priscners. including several officers, one of whom was Lieutensnt-Colonel Hammend, of the Sixth Loni-iana Regiment, Another informan? says the left wing, x strong, crossed four miles below Frederivks- 4 little below where Franklin crossed to the last baitle. They fought twelve | and drove the enemy eight miles ovt of | ile pits and behind their intrenchments id brigade of the first division of t first corps. has suffered more than any other | i | (| { previo | | | | i rs | i Many of these prisoners have volunta C to us, having thrown away in small squads. and begged tor food. The right wing crossed at Kelly’s Ford, and Stoncman’s cavalry is reported to be some- hete the rear of Fredericksburg. i The New York Evening Post of Saturday | makes the following announcement: «warrants the hope that Geu off the retrent of the re Fr dericksburg,and ‘hat hey may ord ) While our column hannock, and other: 2p the Rappa- | it is believed that Gen. have pot herween the rebela aad Kt will cut GT supplies and arrest retrear in that dire lt is also understood thata strong diver has heen made from Suffolk in the dire and that it is by no means in rebe! imay, before of another ~yeek, urrournded andi i on Iroops. H ¢ New York Tri he advance of ¢ alry and artijery is the great feature of ‘ n. Hooker. This is a g: id, intended to g Freder mppection With Wiokeseud anover Court-louse. s the cros-ing of the o entire sae That ot Gen ill bring the tidings of ite own td, if equally successfnl, cannc to be of immense importan to the fu noyements ot Gen, Hooker. The following is Pe statement alluded to, of the entire move- | toneman with 15,(01 across tha fords of the Gen. di- tz at Po proposed exrried on # feint on a grand y has ere this p dk } side of the Rappahannock. at all understood whether be hove or below Fredericksburg. the Eleventh under Major Ge Ho a; under Major Gen. Slo- cum, and the Fifth, und: iajor Gen. Meade, | marched from Falmouth on Monday, arriving | at Wetty’s Ford, about 25 miles distant. on | The rebel picke: re surprised, a thrown across the Rappahannock. and Corps was over the river before weltth Corps made the passage night, Stoneman’s Cavalry Corps xt morning, and wed immedi ly after. | dashed forward, aiming } bel line of communication between } ricksburg and Richmond. The venth nd Twelfth Corps movea without delay on manis, and croxsed the Rapidan at that point at 3 o'clock on Wednesday afternoon. | ‘The Fiith Corps passed the same river turther | » uvitaer column having met any | i { dguring th the T le resistance, Meantime the 1st Corps, under Maj. General Reynolds, the 3d Corps, under Major General ! 4 Corps, under Maj. General Sedgwick. starting at neon on Tuesday, moved | down the Rappahannock, and im the course of | the night the 3d and 6th Gores bridged the river ; tour miles below Fredericksburg, and threw {| aeross snflicient detachmeuts to hold the oppo- | site heads of the bridges. The ist corps snuc- | ceeded in the same attempt two miles further | down, being opposed by rebel sharpshooters in: | rifle pits, but silencing them with artillery. When these two movements had been ac--| complished, the three corps that crossed at | Kelly’s Ford being already on the march for. the Rapidsn, the 2d Corps, under Gen. Couch, seized Banks’ Ford, six miles above Freder- icksburg, on Weduesday morning, opened a | road between there and United States Ford, | ten miles beyond, and without crossing in ; force lay in position for a movement the mo- ment they were needed. . During Wednesday, then, the 11th, 12th and 5th Corps reached and crossed the Rapidgn, | the 2d oceupied Banks’ Ford, the 3d and 6th lay four miles below Fredericksburg, and the Ist six miles below, threatening & movement on that flank also. The enemy might well be ata loss to know on which side the blow was aboutio fall. His pickets had been surrounded and capturedat all points, and the whole oper- ation had been silently and suddenly effected, and the real movement skilfully disguised. On ®harsday morning the scene changes. | The movement down the river was a feint. Late Wednesday night the Third Corps, which was atthe Four-mile bridge, marched straight up the river again and joined the Second at | Banks’ Ford: and earl, Tharsdey. morning the First Corps followed in its path, and also halted at the same ford, So that-on Thursday | morning there are three corps across the Rap- idum, marching straight on the rear of Fred- ericksburg by way of ChancellorsyiNe, a village twelye miles distant from that city, und_three more at Banks’ Ford, with the road ie U, Siates ford open, and communication es- tablished with the advancing columns—all six in position to move directly upon the Rebel line of communication, and the Seventh Corps still with a formidable display of force threat- ening to-eross below and the other flank of the enemy. It may well be believed that Lea evacuated Fredericksburg precipttarelys and fell back taward Richmond, Telegrams to that, effect were received yesterday, but were based. per> haps a3 much on the preaumed.necessity. of the retreat as upon any direct information, «If jt is not tree, so much the worse for Lee. had no alérpative but to march gut of Fred- ‘Gr to Mgnt with the ericks burg, inty thet fear of ay posi- a ae dies army cope isis the Virgil tat Be ) occuring there. fires at wight in the neighborhood, to give the. idea that a large foree ¥ as there forthe purpo-e of crossing. The bait tcok. stonewall Jackson hurried down the, Fiver with sixty thousard men, to watch ws, amd. there, remained... Th bulk of Wadeworth’s and Dwubieday’s,diyi- sions were then withdrawn, but the fircs were astiduourly kept up, each night by the re- mainder. 4A week before Stoneman was sent twenty- five miles above with a cavalry force, to break the Oranze and Alexandris, Virginia Central, and Richmond and, Fredericksburg railroads, im order to destroy the rebel! communications. In addition to t aving up rails aud blowing up bridges, he wns to attack any cavalry force he mip lt. hear of iv his vicinity. The incessant tains which tojlowed bis arr, yal at the respec- tive fords whcre he purposed crossing delayed him jor tight days and deranged pians, but on Monday last the 5th, ith and ith:corps, com- manded respectively by Generals Meade, How- ard, and Siccum, broke camp, and arrived on, Tuesday evening at Keliy’s Ford, twenty-five moles Above b rederickshurg, where they crossed on Wednesday, soon aiter daylight, receiving only one vo}iry trom a tew Tebels in rifle-pits, who immeda‘eiy ran. Here Generalstoaem n joined them from Warrenton Junction, where he hed Leen for supplies, and, taking tho ad. vance, proceeded snecesetully on his mission. Vaiticulers regarding his movements have not yetrenched us. The ilth, 12th,und 5th followed repidly in a scutheasterly directioa towards the en: my's rear. To mask our intentions, it was necessary to divert the attention of the enemy upon onr left to prevent his sparmg a foree to-interiere with our march. Pontoons were therefore thrown over from one to three miles below Fredericks: burg. The lirst and Sixth Corps, under Rey. nulds and Sedgw: 90k position there, and the first di us beth, under Wadsworth ond Brooks, were sent over between sand ¥ oclock, It was nee that men should firs! cross in boats, to e the enemy: from their riffe-pits on the bunks, before the bridges | could be jaid, The 5th Wisconsin, Vol. Bragg, eTossed fi accompanied by Gen. Wads- worth. The re spiedily followed by the of the F: h brigade of his division, hetry, til1an up the steep declivities, and took | y two hunured prisover: peared pa ily surrendered. | seldier cused six of them ny him ovcu- vancy batteries were p! ac Worth’s division thrown up to pro: r the banks, and rifle. theartillery men from va fire of shells from | ensned. troap. batteries replied, and | moreover Talt's battery on our extreme left | vigorous}y shelied @ ravine where Jackson's | remforcements were seen passing on their re- | turn trom helow. Nightsoon silenced the guns, ard our nen slept. The th Kles, was ordered. as 4 reser our supp this morning, but m been ordered to Banks’ Ford, five where the §: ow hes. hily, bat # mist i ht hour whiea pro} delay cannonadiny to-morrow till noon. Themen here have been in high spirits fj; at the ope ot the right wing, and are 10: ; tostorm the lormidsble defences in their front, which seyerely checked them last December, heediess of co. The first fighting of Y y be on our right. The tt wing will be guided by events A letter daied near Banks’ Ford in the night of the 36th ultimo thus de at thatiime. The army is d Orange and Alexandria Railroad, is crowding down the west bauk of the river, aeross the Rapidan, aud threatening the enemy’s left fank and their communications towards Gor- Jie. Itis believed that the enemy are plicitons for the attack upon their De n for the moven ey belieye to be a feint, and, expectieg 3 es which are menacing them near }yvedericksburg are to make the principal at- tack tpon the cround which General buoside attemptyd, they hold their forces there to meet it. If this delusion coutinnes nnn the column has crossed the Rapidan, and 1s rem the > mk the tordsof the Rap- puhunuock, which are above and near Freder- icksburg, the army can be again united by the abandcumens of the movement balow, and by pushing the utiention of the enemy on Franklin’s old ound acrogs the river at another point above, which has been taken possession of by ee upon the enemy’s left flank. This has bern pressing on with great energy, the firmg which was heard yesterday tmost probable that they are already the Rapidan, and still movin onward. Large forces and pontoons are nea? by on this side of the river, and are ready to cross a3 200n an enabled to do so by the other forces on the other side. A Panic at Fredericksburg. From a leterdated atChanceloryille on Fri- day, the Ist of May. we extract the followmg: The Army of the Potomac is this morning at Chaneellorville, ten miles west of Fredericks- burg. Not the entire army, but, nevertheless, here. The entire army is elated at and atternoon make: picious opening of the cam- paign. : The account of & gentleman who left Fred- ericksburg on Wednesday evening represenis. the eitizens as fleeing in every direction. Itis | believed the city will be shelled and all prop- erty destroyed. A complete panic prevails throughout the wholecountry. The Richmond papers had represented that Hooker's army was so thoroughly deméralized that he would not dare risk a battie. Half the regiments go home in May, and threaten to mutiny if they are or- dered co march. The movements were all re- garded as mere Gemonsirations to keap up ap- pearances, but all were certain that in noevent would Hooker cross the Rappahannock to attack the strongheld. The evidence of their own eyes could scarcely be belieyed when a large jorce marched across the Rlapidan. A brigade at United States Ford barely escaped, leaving al) their campequipage behind. Whee- lock's brizade marched out trom Fredericks- burg intending 1o check the advance of Hooker’s army, but learning of the maguitude of the movyeient, ordered back his brigade, which fled panic stricken to the fortifications. Gens, Lee and Jackson are in command at Fredericksburg. Longstreet is at Suffolk, and A. P. Hill and Picket are in North Carvlina. Four brigades are three miles on this side of the city, with orders to fall back to the rifle- pits at the approach of the Yankees, The train trom Richmond failed to arrive in Fredericks! urg yesterday, and it is believed the railroad haa been cut by @ portion of our valry sent out for the purpose. The troops from Germania, Ely’s and United States Ford have joined. Thus far all is weil. A correspondent of ihe Philadelphia Zrquirer under date of May 2, writes: During Friday was no firing between our troops on this side ef the river, below Fredericksburg, and the rebels, aJarze jor- ity of the latter haying evidently been -with- drawn jor the purpose of aiding their com- trades in resistingour forces in theirrear. In fact, during the morning they could be ssen passing along the crest of the hill, some forty or fitty pieces of artillery scouts aity ing there On this (Saturday) morning, at 7 o'clock, the rebels rash dig & light beste and im- mediately afterwards their 10-pound Parrotts, planted on the efest, nearly a mile below, chimed in; the latter evi ‘With the - tion of destroying our Jo’ ay Oi he; rebels oF be left, ie 2, tee etts’ Peppsylvania yi vigorous]; ‘ ME s SpA Whit Bon on extreme left, but we did: not suffer any fess. “Our forces PUR Reeee \crose Ate and were uninjured. | oo ta waa t upon their flank, | ¥ es | given up by the rebels to hi es which baye bee c i } + : Ne conve tenn | and Seymour, oi Conn., and of Mr. Vallandig- of the expedition, and the men aré | | | iith, and, m the face of mns- | ‘The rebels ap- | ter pince aiso by a plank road. Our brave General has taken them by surprise, and, in proof of the same, we have, among other trophies, a dispateh, dated April 2th, from Gen. Lee to one of his engineer oMvers, in which he states that he was very much sur. prised at the movement, as be had oot antici- ited it, and was unprepared to give any in- formation. ‘The Rebels masse a considerable force on their front on Thursday, and st midnight there was some artillery practice between our and the Rebel guns, at long range. As roon as the Rebels learned on Wedunes- Gay that our forces had crossed above I reder- sw ksburg, they commencing moving trogps t - intereept the advance, and continued it a} vight, ud the following day. ‘Trains were constrntly raaning, with troops from Richmond, and the enemy had conecen- trated all their available troops around Fred- ericksbnrg. The Jelest news trom Chancellor ville, abou ten miles southwest of Fredericksburg, now cecupied by our forces, is, that Gen. Stoae mup’s cavalry force had cut the railroad lead ing to’ Richmond. The Rebel Capitol Menaced from Anothe E Direction. The Chronicle of thismerning says: «The announcement made some days ago [11 several journals that General Hooker's army would not be the only national corps that would menace the rebel capital, is confirmed. Gen. feck, fully aware that Hooker had made a forward movement, and suspecting tha: Longstrect, who was in his frontin the y feinit y ot Nansemond river, world sed remfore:- mentto Lee at Fredevick-burg, sent oulare. connoitering force to discover 1 tion. The expedition crossed ¢ river, end two miles north of ii rebel force. They charged on m out of their rifle pits f prisoners. Th New Hampshi rk, and was perfectly snc The Philadelphia Pr-ss of this merning has the foliowing special dispatch: WaAshINGTON, May 3.— Dispatches from Ge eral Hooker have been receiyed by the Pr nt. He has successfully crossed the Rappaha: nock, and has severed the communications the enemy between Howling (ireen and Han. e capturing a arge wis imide wl the Sutk Now ch: n | over Court House. uted this atternoon by | | below Faimouth. About ¢ eusualities among oar | towards | ' the gumloats Estelia, Clifton, | Calboun. ‘The main body ot Hooker’sarmy crossed firs 0 crossed aboye Falmouth under General Slocum, who made 2 detour of the enemy's position, and captnred ifiveen hundred rebel. It is said that our commu ivations with Gen, Steneman_ have been cut by guerilla bands stween Warrenton Junction and Bnif Run, but will soon be reinstated. Gen. Hooker hepes to capture all of the rebel forces north of the Paimunikey river. and will probably move forward to the jeftof his present pesition. The news thus far is most enc FROM NEW ORLES Capture _of Alexandria, on Red River— Movements of Gen, Banks. New York, May 3.—The steamer George Cromwell, from New Orleaus on the 26th, hus arrived. The captain reports that news had reached New Orieans on the 26th that General Banks had taken Alexandria, near the h Redriver. A Brashear City dispatch of “ith states thata rebel ‘soldirr from the Red river country reports th: Union gunbo: captured Alexandria se al days since, ¢ bably of Admiral Farrag: fleet. The same soldier reports that our occupation of u vonntry apa Admiral Farragut’s blockade Red viver have serionsly interfered with 3! eee for the rebels at Vicksbure and Po ndsox The Era of t Sth states that a reconnoi sance cf Siline Pass was made on the {sth b; two beats from the gunboat Cayuga, and on landing near ihe light house were fired oa t concealed rebels. Capt, McDermot, of the yuga, being killed, and his crew of five mea captured, Capt. Read, of the New London,es- caped, but received « wonnd over the eye from a ball and four of his men were also wor. led in the body. Capt Mc Dermot was is crew and he was bnried at New Orleans.on the 95th. %sute La Rose was captured on the 20th by Arivona, and The rebel flag which foated over the fert was presented to the commander of the Clifton, Printing offices were found at Franklin and Opelousas, with the speeches of Messrs. Cox | ham, printed aud for sale. The mass of the people are ready to take the oath of allegiance, and hundreds are <o doing. The country is well supplied and our army is living on the provisions confiscated on its march. Meat, poultry and corn are abundant, but there is no flour. ued ‘The enemy were scattered, bui it was expec- tea they Would make a final stand at Alexan+ ria. On the 2ith Gen. Banks's army was resting few miles above Opelousas, and it was gen ally understocd would march agains: Al dria immediately. Galveston dates of the 7th represent ths* the rebels were heavily fortifying the poin! raz ning from that city to the fort. A steamer, sup- posed to be the Harriet Lane, had come down the river to Galveston, and it was believed the rebels were endeavoring to raise the Westticli Our fleet off Galyeston consists of only four gunboats, The Estafette duSnd, a French paper, and the Southern Pilot, weresuppressed on the 23d, for the publication of treasonable articles. An expedition under Col. Oowles, of 1] th New York, had been to Gainesville, 4. on Pearl river, and captured the steamer A. G. Brown and schooner George Washington, bringing them back to Fort Pike. Three other schooners. which could not be removed: being high and dry, were burned. A considerable qeantity of naval stores, cotton, Ac. were ulso seized. The suspicious vessel reportedto have chased the brig Mary into shoal water proves to have been the Sam Houston, in government service, bound to Pensacola,. Her crew were more scared than the brig’s. At arecent performance atthe “ Varieties Theatre.” New Orleans,a very exciting t:me occurred. A demand was made by te audi- ence for the national airs, which w4s refused, but subsequently it wis granted amid great cheering, Quite ® serious emente at one time was ey but suppressed by the provost guard. A grand ball was be given on the evening of the 2ith, to celebrate the anniversary of the capiure of New Grieans. The New Orleans Bee learns from passeigers per steamer Columbia from Havana; hat Pne- bin bad been oceupied by the French. General Ortega having capitulated, . THE WAR IN THE SOUTHWEST. From Generali t's Army Cincinnati, May 2.—A@ Vises up-to Sandiy evening from Sloe eecepene Grand Guit state that no opstructionsare known to mat the passage up the Big Blaek River. = Our land force can easily reach the Vicks- burg and Jackson Raliroad bridge. This is tue Poca joee destination of Grant's The ebels ate ‘greatly alarmed at the ‘progress oF the Union forces in Northern Mississippi. Reise, eit peners we mete tos on We 2th * ion troops occupied Sensto cut the tel ph at Bardi. a force marke cut near Houston, ‘intending to destroy the Eetapccs 4 pi Cevtral Railread .at/Bomous and its The; 0 haye a di stat that tae fonir neo Prsltivel? m May~- hew, eighteen miles from Colum! ‘Mis-. eaten Southern Railroad Their movements ti alg? waacet curt edt uo hevekgeo wasted 60 ba SetemgeD soe use .ent Soa.