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- Saturday, Dee. 27th, 1862
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' . .'#o CHANGE IN rut . cApirivr.-The President
'bas requested. Meiffrs.7. Se.v . rarcl 'ail!! Chasq ' to
continue:iii.officf s end Illey..hava resumed ' their
'iluties. , Thus ends Ihe liar! up.
The Independent, distinctly. Chares dist the
opening of 'the Mississippi. is - purpoiely delnyed
by the Administratioh 'in circler: to torce the
carrying trade:info - favored .railroad channels.
:;'[,says that '4,tcertain• interested 'monopol'ists,
'whmhave large matey investments in %Vestetn
'railroads; _have interfered in,jhe Matter."
It was said, a year ago, that Secretary -CA*:
inox had suffered the Potomac to be blockaded
and the Baltirndre.iind Ohio Railroid.to . he bro
ken tip, in order Jo give the.cnrryin7 trade to
I Penrisylvania railrbads in 'which he-was inter=
. . .
It is said the A drninstration . .areah . oat to in-
N;rte.. Foreign, fr;`teri..erit tpn, • 'as solutiOn. to 04
present difficultipi: ' Foreign' ,, .nations .Wish . a
4iyisitini• : • . so doesi the edmipistratton. They
will therefoie k the lieli)• of foreign .wattotis
, •
to accomplish ° that which.it is...fe . 4tetl the con'
servativi , s ri,•ll . prevent. : ...... •. ' '• • '•'.
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4 NOTABLE' PanCL.AMATI , . s!i.--in our e olumni
.
'tes:ilay, that spOrating plyastire to'all eyes,..lhe
elegant and .entertain:rni
,Nrie T;irk Itrerefiry
ProelilltnS its intMliii;ll9 .for the .New }'ear of
1803, It is a 'ehi•Aming !'guide, philosnph'er
and friend". for . everybody,'and enables, the
ininj, • • .... .• •
l'rerrnee. by lin enriver"ne r l - mppilyp) , lfOiter' . '';
greve fr.gay, frOnt lii;ely to Revere."
'To '
:without- . the Ml:l:CtiltY for -.a week Avould'be:fik" rnissinr thp'. face you fope best,
fora tier , and its c ub fort i 5 /i/i!tlY
,to:oittnaraber . that of the Union . .. • " • • •
The. army of the Potomet'' thilfrcforrlinz. nri'•
,;rars . .eimply ths'ohliraHerof :a conduit •of
•flews.froo) the
..th•iough it,tite'lea rh
'that a. yeti large steamer ladtfn with &rich ,
for ihe . Conri , racy•sifely:or'riVP(t in . a Son lb.'
~ere,p,?rt on the 18:h 410. ,
.11,4 rariimeo . oalsfed
'cif a theavy.htock shnAg en! lrldoke6randtio,
..irorrense
Gun. Bonham, form ;•rty. a member of.the
house of 'Repreeentuiives,' has heedunaoi.:
xnously eleeted dovrrnor of Soutt. ', Carnlina it
.place of Gen, Maxry Gret,.ra i 'vrho was ; k ;lied JO'
.the' late: hat tlo -at Fredericksburg.
'eriu/r,SVisc_ is stion'ely:. talked bras utandidxtr.
~ .4oi. d o'V.ernor•Of Virginia
. Lexington, ye'ster(la Tears. , I•ft•fi .
entertained of' a. raid by and Nom.
fli;rey Marshall, who are itrtvOqing.from•wegt...
.ern Yit nla into Eacterti:Kohttocky in. l a rge
,force:, ;We,are said to he rtmly:Scir.them.. .
•DPs'art 31( yer, the • , 0111-
, cit.' paper. of •: the Colfnty" has ed
The . . scigned by. 11ti-. Al.z,r.s, the pub
fiAer; to.use hi s own worilsHoihat,a I iv:
... . •
.ca,gnot . be.niade (torn pahlishitig a country
f .." like. OurF,;ith the .. sinall.patrrinaize,
Ithail6q been rieentothia:np(l , all other papers'
• . •
Out' political. feelinga are ygratitied that a
,Papet ( advoeating the 'tn,incip!es and poliCy'that
a Repui)lkan organ'. must ,necessarily do, has
:ceased to disserninate its noiion " Ihro!igh' our
county; in this': feeling every ennervatk , e' .
;person who loves' his. Country and respeeN .the
constitution will respond,On the contrary we
•
,have no, personal wishes' or. vindie . tive.feelinga
,that arerealized :in the downfall:of an oripo
.,.sition risper,; and 4e. part with its .pnblishe r •
with regret, our businessandOrsotiat relations
haVing been pleasant. . .. •
Should there,.fn.the future,* . be another:oPpo
, sition paper started in place of , the WP
; hope - and trust it may . advocate a. poiicY.thar
:wilt not be so perllon'S to the country
.A$ its own interest.l 2 -..
In this'..connection..we',Would Say that the
'DEMOCRAT does not pay; we venture the asser-
Lion that for the year Pa * st: We have received
nothing for our own serVieest nor Will the 'dis•
continuance of the ither paper help the matter.
We intendto impriive the Ett3somt..r'and 'con:
tinue ite-regular puldicationv 'but that will be,
, 11 e,Y9 ,. n . d . o . ur'efrotts
,lesa itissisted by our party
frieuda.• . .
. . .
''beet this week. Our
r beiye had the:•mikfortunlo , pi a riage:of matter;
being,Coutt. vt.eek.
:11ATTIr f i op EItDEOICitSBURO.-:- We AM unable
to get lisiof the killed , and wounded from
',this•.couilty,liut will publish it as soon :as re'-
„Fears are e'nt'ertained that Eider:Cornforth,
of thia'plare. is )(pled as nothing • has - b..en
heard frorty•himitice . the battle. We are
lowed to:extract. the. fallowing from a • private
• lett . ei,rrittea nilmnoth : . , •
• •,• poor .Potzirrielit ie badly rut They wi , nt
NO: the tight,' Se t 14.14, - .32,4 ea r•
,oiit With .101. • • Norm of the. ofli;
. ceri - 'W t .re, killed . .with the .exception of Wm.
D.D.'Jeukins is.miolitt!..ao is pro:
Ijother..l4 . I;4!gway.' . 1 .
Ilay!or amt 13. Wriehr ) of 13r4(1151,1. ore, koovvo
ao he A pvat rnay'of . th;'boy, from
wif. r auart eir..pi qg 411;1 it :14 spripostta , ; 0
AFim hue beelf . l4ri f pfkoners, a s
!Were” not found among *the'dimil 'and are no!
'a -Fiona tfie•yi:citiodcd. Bro‘'Fn and E.,
chatiwitlF are slightly Yerittrbt , .ii ; and ln fact
ihere'le trot. anyone in: Ih4 ytliiinent but is
IniOisell tilt'. rt is' impossible tn . fintl out cixartly
Sihd-were Jitlled and we shall
.11ki?o‘SV:tri'a- few; cloys, , tyhett if It'll. ^icito you
From ,the !ot.trer part. the - towis the ridge on
mit,leh.it is. 'truly. aliipos abruptly -down to a
eutopardtiittly level .or undo! ttingt conniry,
yvhirh stietche's kir : tom,. utiles, dtintp the Rap•
palittnnoek.. 4baut . a couple of mil es be k of,
Aft.. river it..rOse into a : sVotiJed slope. At a
point nitre, an,T.21141f below FieJericksbu4 : 9
.intntootts.ha.l trean.thro ten accuse on 'Tht..-,:clay .
mottling, antl. on Filtiay t h e whole 'of .. ife
g,dpft titut.ionottter the' catninand . ol'..Atfjot;
tGenetal Ftainklitt; htni' Marche& over the , rivet .
Day . light:ofSasurttay ktund the force drawn tip
rit battle .airay oa . thrs hroad piatri akirting . ., be
•
Itippitnintiock. • ..•
ES!IMM!!!
The . battle ground, ihcitigh very marshy in
sOnie places, pre . sCuted a flue field. for
turnpike leading 'to F.reile,
uicksburt runs about. of a mile .ircm
and ,ne a rly parallel to the 13eyond
the. railroad, and'still : Isrther beyiinil, the
woo iyr.ingc. of hills:in which
_ .the 'enemy w er'e .
stiongly e'titiviiclied...Ahnut a t'mile and a halt.
horn Fredelickiburg,:nearlY on:the:iiver edge,
is iitudted'A. N. Bdraord's stone mansion, alter
OlL:English •.. ;
The -Mae of : appe . arcii. in tilt;
ni2f(tlovYs : The ..sixth army,
corps,' thide'r Gen. gmttb,*(Fr ! i nklin'S forr'e) .
'en the' composed of three (liyMons,
natnely:'Gen:New . tonon the eXtrinlerieht and
reit; Gen: Burke on. the centre, pnil'Gener4:
Hoyee.on the left.' •
'The first army Corpf,Gen.
, Regnoltics, ea
tending 0 . 01 further to . the left, drawn up in
the follo:ving order : Gen: Gibsoos, division ou
the right , connecting With,Gen.:Ho'we's ;
centre, and General' Doubleday, left
tionting.ro the' , soutb.Ward and resting nearly.
on the This constituteirthe order
which :our 'foi . Ces were drawn up, there being
three distinct lines . of battle.
Opposed to our right, : under Gen. Sumner,
vvaii the rebel ! left, under Gen., Longstreet.—
Oppiised.:to ourleft,. under Gen. Frinklin, Was
the-rebel . right, under Gen. Jackson.; Lee was
in corrnindol. the whole rebel ftirc. • •
,
'The'Plan . of Pener'al Burnside,egreed upon,
council of inns to endeavor topierce
tbe.rebel centre. Early on the rub:fang oi S
turday'the'order was given tliiitfininn6r'sleft,
com,pssed of the Ninth. irtnyde L rps,'unditiconi•
man d: of Gen e ral %Wilcox, .shoUld• tie • extetAled
until: it .. reUtheil'Gentital
thus 1011 4Thig buula
.the river fur two mites , left resting oh ttfO
river ut the point ,Where the. lower ppntoogs
cross . , and itie: - rigilt•on . Fredericksburg.,
.The'
lelt whisl4 • of .:Ft;anklin'
coinrintiiil;(fitity'thcinianirmen);sh o uld thlin be
siyung around, ids. oh .4 in
extremeright,' rest ins on Fredericksburg. ,
ihreeisiol 7in irffinovvre;Prupk n•
would divide he'reb:d line, .1 4 ,1 (e • possession of
.the railrosl;(the tio, or. r'e'reat ), and in
on the'fFink ol Fhe rebel wtiik,i'hZek of Pi efle :
rickshtirg.: this :trioveimitt
develoretif,:a . div.sionwes, • to.tte Sent up' fritirt
General Sitniner's:coinintind, by,thit plaiikro id
"Icirtr? the'r!..le 7 -1 there e,.4p11
. 10 §kiciny
ailure in this; it was bope4 the cekiperalion'oi
franklln would presentl:. , mak, lucce?..
THE. MURDEROUS BATTLE , , AT
.
EREERICASBUG.
The Mitile'of FiederickibUrg;'whiCh has been
raging slime 10'cilock, morikingi. Without .
a moment's pause, was' elosed'hy:'daykivi'sste
night. -,itederafion, iritsnsiik, ir.:not;
also, .In the, losses it 'hasOczasioned; it cays the
clYinu?; of the whole. seriel'of thebattlee of the
Campaign. Thernation wijl . etard aghast at the
terrible price tvhih ha's been paid for its..life
when the .realities'ef the. batile field of krede
ricksburg are .spread, before .
1., have:no heart, in the mood which - the
events of to day hiive.iriepireci,-to write other
than /a . .held record ofkitcts, •-•
The thealin 'of :oprations' to-day e'xteuded
freni! Fredericksburg on. the'right, anedowe
the' couch side of the Rappabanock 'fur .two
• Immediately behind the !oivn : of Fredericks"
burg the Jand . fortna a plateau, or sinooth field
running back for about a third of a mile. It
. .
ft en Vises for Jetty or fittr yardl, forming aa
ridde,of jothelleit
fist about a (Pte . :ler..Of a :mile, wherd Debuts
ittilscel; Dell, - a ravine•faiiiisid by the Herd
river, which 'ea - Vies.info th . e . R.lppdlianloclt
west of the. town; • • ::!st the foot :of the ridge
telegraphic road,- honked bya.stione
welt. • TO . the • riiht; along..up :the•Ticer, the
ridge prolongs its2lt to oppoSite:.'Fillrnhuth.aOd
'beyondiand butteries Were.pltieed
•-;ri every advantageous position. Back•of the
first ridge- ls allot her' plated and then'a preonil
terrace of w = ooded
Jul tiG•cations' were placed. - • Detween . the tea'
of :.the'• town and the first ridge, a calial run ,
:lightandlefrandempties into the river some
ilistancaaboveSiilmouth
. .
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' • 'Thii. plain,.ofe 'third ota mile tlee,p, b'et wee
ihe 'subtirbs of Fredericksburg and , the ' firi
ridge of hills, ;was • the ;theatre of operations o
ilid•rikht grand,ilivision at the tinny, unite,
Aiijor • G • eneral * Setriner. : On this narro‘s'tli • de
t ie 'our.bfeve troops ~nreil. nod swept,,forwari
end beekwao, id the tide of battle, tar les long
A worti,.no"., on:the scene of • operati?ns o
he lift eranJ givisitto: s ;
. •
tarn. Hooker's corps was clestinedlo act as a
;It was with. alarm and 'pain I lowlife 'general
'Yvan: of confidence and, gloomy . forebodings
among men whoa's' Sound judgment had
.learned to trust. The 'plan ..of - .iittaeking, the
rebel strenghdld direitly in front Would, it
feared, proye..a:mcist.. hazardous enterprise; and
One of Which there is ncsuccessful:egamplein
military history. It.Wea . doubted: that the co . :
operation of
, tha.riglit:and left, accnrding tothe.
pregramme,wcitilif admit of • 'practical eireem:
tion, and things were at loese . ends;
!erhe chess beard," , said Napolendat Wagra . rn,
confuiedi there fs but 1 that
can see: thrinigh that' the. first
applicable.
part Ofthe remark. visa ito our own
case.. Bat did we all feel eqUally contident•
that there' we, in our. ease an 44". that waw
• About • 11 s'clock I Crosied• •the
neek'on the . iipner.pontoon':hridge, and priased .
through Tile , town Of. Fredericksburg; along the
Main street..: • At' 'this time busk skirritiiking
was going.on in the outskirts of
. the town, the
rebelsharpihorderi rulobornly•conteating.ev.
Ary inch'of the ground : as our skirmishers ad.
vanceil,' Caroline, or Main Street, was °mt.
pied by General Kimball's, Genera) Ferreo's
and acting Pen. Zook's brigade, with portion.•
ot•Hancock's divisioni: the latter,' 'with his
artillery; titled the hanks 0f... the. r i ver. in the
rteighboihoodht the . middle'crossing•, which:is
just below the railroad hridgii:' Other troops
'front the OUrps of . pon'erals Wilcox and.Couc}i,
occupied the Other, streets.of the town ittitrer .
the, line ,of adoanett, Ou'i batteries
across the : river; coveting the . advanio of Our,
Iri the, meantime' Franklin belt been for .. .e
rouple'ofhoirre briskly engaged with, the •no
my on. the.lelt. The,fpree of . Ftederieksbutg
had drit;en the-rebeli. out of the seherhe el he
rewn' and.rested : their enlemn on. the
The t4nr het; novrcotne to attempt an ad vetiee
inn the' rebel positiOn.• •
.
• The orders ' were 'to move rapidly—charge up
the hill'auit take. the 'batteries cirthe point of
the bayonet. Otileti easy to give, buti ah
how, hard of Oxecutionl . • • ' •
Look at the positron to be storMed. •
There : is a hire -platedu cd . a. .th . lill2of a . mile
which .. the
.storming party will
.have to 'cross.
loiloing sit they will be esipoßed to thefi
fitt elthe enemy's shaipsiMoteis, MiSted. be
hind wall tunriiiig a)ong 'the . bese.of
ridge--bl. a double row:orrifle pits on.-the. rise
of. the. crest—of. the ; heavy b.4tterhis behind
strong field morks•that stud the top of the . hill
of a ply/eINI inf f inity force now lying iine . e,;.led
'behind thise,tof 'fire from" the:hat
reties on thel6wPt range—of a double enfilading.
.•. • . •
fire hrn cannon to.right of, tlerb.". Sebas.
topol.was.nuChnlf ea sarong.. . .. •
. •
The line of ...battle was. fought by - Cotteh' - 4 -
• . nrp.. (the . second;) composed of the diViiiorrs
of • French;. - IJaheoek . aPd the left of
the fioe,abiltting.ort Sturgis' division 'of IVO
i•ox's (-Ur-pi,. (the piOth)... edvartred
was' Freneh'i; 'corni;osed of 'ti;O'brig,fdek of
Kirnball, Morris and Weber,: supported by • ...• •..
cOck.'s iAicin, • concigt ineof: the . brigades o•
CaldWell; Zook and' Meighee.
Forming- his.men under, rover. of a. Oriel' knoll
in the rear of thitovrn; siti'riPishers were de—
ployf dto theleft toWards Hazel. del! ,Sturg.is,
• , upportine,''af the same time, - moved up, and
rested On a paint on:the railroid:
.• • .••
The'morrienr they qrposed thernselvos•op the
forth'hurst:.the•,deadlyhail. Froir
the rat pits came the..morderous• aimed (Pis- .
;- from . tl e batteriesi tier above tier, on
the terraces ; shot 'planekhf re ; -from .the enn.:
lading cannon, disiributetrop the . prc.of kvirele.
•
two In.
,extent, crape. cross aboivert of
shh . t•rind shell
. .
can, for my r s eSOUTCOSsie
unequal to therotask_a(lrlline yoliohe situation
of that gallant bur4oinn . or! division.•
Across . the plain for awhile .they swept ender
this fatal ere. _They, wire' literally Mowed
;down . ... The btirstingshell Made great gape iO
their ranki;• but the se are presentlyilled by
the "closing up" or the line.' For fifteen
mortal minutes at least they remain under this
fiery surge. Ott vitard.they pre'se, though their'
ranks greve . • tearfully. thin.: They have passed
over a great part 'of the interval and have' ul
most reached the bane of the hillo;ehen
after brijadeof rehels• • rise up on the crest 'and
.pciur in. fresh volleys of musketry at
. short
range. To those. who, through the glass, looked
on, it. was a perilous night indeed: Flesh_ atid
blood could not endtite . They harp ,
' , battered sod broken,. amid shouts and yells
lrom the enemy. , •
Gen. French's division Went into the fight
six thousand stiong ; late.at night he told me.
he could count-hut htteen hyndtedl; ... ... •
- While the broken coluMnretires'imits oiipi
nal position in the outskirts of tint town, tore-•
form for n new encOnnt re, let,us see what goes
on - on'-the lel t
Ar daylight, the forces comprising - . the jog!
4randdivie'no of the army apm l ered drawn On
hattli:•:.orray on the broad'nlairt below. Fred
ericksh'urg and skirting the Rippshannock..
At eaily morn thel'hitipeoth'iVia . ssachtiretts
Penmylvatiii, Buqrtails, and t wo or three other
regiments, were qiptcloii In . flortt' an skirmish
era, he' , ' ,. evtl.Whorn and j thsi rebel skirmishers
considerable ilrin'took piece. :{"artigi'vriell's
'bat t!4y,'Oeconti plenied nt. the right
of G'itiatiree- divieione, openect. .fire upon the
rebels...• : •
,Aitibery .Bring now became general along
:the whole line,•,whicb..warietktrned by there,
belt. 'orders now'cameto.ndesnie4 and shone;
o i cloeir,-Gthsons' and Mearie;s
rneer4;crrnesing •
GeN.lifencle's tornsinand, eonith;ting' of the
i'enn#Ylvenid:Reeenaes;iiris the
log OrOer; ;First brigade , ernbreci:nethe First •
Second, Poe linktfred.. and , tTirenty.hrst
:Sixth • rginrn,nrs... 4.thole ecend•.brigide...,.
Third, Fourth, Si.eerithand . eighth;'cenike;snil
the ThirAl , brignde;flickson's) Filth,'Tenth,
Eleventh and Twelfth, at • t be. right,
• The atlvince_resulledin'tilmoit stitihthening.
our which' 'were befoie sOmewat .of a
crescent.• • .
Considered'', cell stones. was met with,.yet,
he ferCes continued to moVe'forward, ~until at
mid, day the line of :battle was three guar/erg
of a Mile in.advance of,,.,where it hadbeen at .
the outset,
.':Bu.t.now .tame-the reserve 4re ot.
the enemy with tersific force:'•Shm, Shell :and
. .„
canister' were poured.int our '
men from various
points, while the rebel infantry appearing, fired
with rapidity... They continued to press
on. : SeVatal batteries moved :forward at the.
sametime. Asour troops saw the enemy giv
ing way, cheer after cheer rent the; air.,
A beat 1 :.o'clock, 'Gen. : Meade ordered
charge, which wag execute , the 'met;
pressing . .. on the,edge• of the voky crest;
skillfully peneirating, hv a rilavenirsit tho
flank, en opehing which happeaed to oceur be: .
tweet; the tiivislona of A.• P.. Hill.and Early's
Grigade.capering • several hundred
.prkonese
belonging to The Siaty-krst Georgia' and Ti3i.ityr
drat Ninth Car Mina: ' ' • • •
%Vhile ttfe fight w'aii prop-ening at this.poip
the'enemy sent four heevy eOlumns down on
OUr 'lO4, near,the, river. They: Were bend
rePulsed 'and driven back,:however, by
Gen.. Doubleday's division. Owing to the lock
ofreinfiKcimento, Gen. Meade's - commend we
obliged to fall hack a iiiintier of 'el mile, Where
they 'remained, three s qaartero of a'mile beyond
tlie,ground first occupied.
Vpr,:heivy mußitetry -, firhig .eiltrinued alone
he khr, nrithrr aide gainine any mateoli ed.
art!age.• 'Al?otifhalf-pasi th. fiis
Uric. of battle in G , n: Gibson's division; was
r'elieced by fhe second,. whin'.ToWer's• brigade
. .now commanded by Colonel. Root, charged
over an open e.ld beyond the.ralirhad; and
down into the edge of tbewlio(ls,occupYing
brew works.whicb the enemy hod
,constructed
here, and capturing 200 prisoneri belonging to
the-Thitty•sixth l!rorth , Carolins and a 'South
GarOlina regiment. , . • , . :
: Cibbotia': wa§ 'severely iroundi.d in the
right band. thPY : hOld•. their
but, vvere . eventually:compelted -io fall
A bntit2 n'cloe?": Gen. • Birney's.
G;.m7.4 - 16oket.!ii Granil - oittisiQn,.Wbich . bad ,b;en
delayed for lame time in crossing by ihs
niyos rd tothn &tilt to ih
stippOrt Meatle!s Dividon.• Gibbons b a il be
. .
emrie.miteh ctiCyp. The mticketry"Refit
hen very t!ea . vy; and this division: s uffered se
ailjui . ning the. First "ecirps,. ur4er wap
the'Sixiii.CoriiS under General Smith', preslnt:
,ing the folliswing formation,, in . three !jure . Of
battle: Geti.•Newton at thcright,'Oeir. Burke
at'the center, and.Cen. Howe on the left, con.
nection with Ht;)rildO'cOfps.
.
Here follows a deseriptiOrr of some .of the
moyernen'ts and conflicts, 'with. which our 'read
era are alreadylarnilar, attd we therefore Omit
• •
. •
I~ight
Out in end . to (tr ooeratiOn't
fide ) with the:exception of occasional
disehatg," a from ant htavy stirs,•
The reenlte . 'or the 4lay'a fighting on the telt,
en diversifta f in its ehareeter,';‘vas to give the
kit possession of a' grim rbont•:five inindrid
yard/ in extent. So far as ststborniy holding
ta ar, even.gain rig somewhat, on e en
emy, the Lett Grand Di'vieion deer' ved - cririit;
It hal f however, wholly failed . to oetforM
tactical manoeuvre aseigned to It.
. .
Retorning. (mind 'Gen: Sumner
seated on the front seat or an opyoked 'itenbu
knee ltte la!icy Houk., directly opposite Fred•
ericksbnig, at the point where the first pontoon
bridge•spaqs thes;ream.• .Tbe old man looked
anxious and. fearful.• Things were' riot going
well with hls command. For three houri:bis
men bad been ; fightinu , at ioarrut—oddsl . They
were much exha usti. do heir lois was excebsive
an!' nothing been aCeornPli4l4o; The hat,
teriEs had b e en brought down' and planted a
the .heads of the — qeefe:. The trOops we.e hug .
givg the ciiy , closely rciescepc the lea riul file
, Where"je`.Fianklieilf'Was the . :.e'al`er Inquiry. .
i•Eyrryishl‘depends on Fianklin.'s cUniing
on' the flank." •
. •
FionlOin's,positiop'was ril.iirkly - Oseryablo by
Ilia !intro( trtolce'ind'r-fir . .:l-cdoitple of 7 miles •to
our left below. HN , was titakitig nn . nearer.,
At-3 o'clock an aid arrives froor.Gew. :Couch
•:onay.that his (Potietiq:trono
t 41 /C 0* ryas not kee - pirte, .
2 4 p/1, Gois • :Witcot," . rhplies Geo..Boron:or,
";iii// Aim ho I/0
ksop par. to!lA'ihe'Steva,V: AO
At 3i o'clock•Sturgia; who bad beoncdiaglnC•
, .
te aria F e absloata as' OtO
preieedthit 4.1 H; hi}
"`
itiat.'6ll riihti• I s
held, by a biigade.:(Maion!sl which. wor4oist . ,
ammeibitioat . ' '
Suipner i iiisnds4'•messrige begging .13ifenaiiid
that rikilit iiii4trel:l 9 4 ,
enough to
'ior Jackson has just . throWn rainforcirmeniti.
and • ;•.:,•.•
Menntinte the reeereeihnie edt heeniohclusd
',hooker's central
et yet.hienengaked,indeed;
are yet mainly on:.ioira.side of the' •
taell 'Gen: .Burnside,t hit he had beNe t. 4,
'ali'tthearis;'theov 91:116olier'sin. 111 : ; , •
Burnside replies that he hal : directly •order? .
Hooker to go in, and that:every ' : arian on ,
side orthetiverslill •• , ,„
• Af Hooker who had ;met • yet
hainiseress-the riviir,'proecteded cteer,'retitark.•
lng to, a, etiend that`.he it Waif going to put this
thing thriliugh*:" • .
iln halfart hour predlgiotis VolleysCiftniwketry—
iinhouneed 'that' Hooker, With his ( reserves; is
engaged:. ..il', Inst'astiailting Coitiron'conalet:
eil of t hedivisions' of Ilumnbreh . Nlonlsi
ant, Getty' and Sykes..•.'' • ,•••
.•
At this (line Gert . .''Burnstile cam . e dowrito the.
„ .
La hipsei nod, in,the garden•faeing the rill
collOwtd the ,priigres, 'of the, fight ; ..; Ett'ertially
calm, the leading, player• in !hie; ireeriendeu„
game was agitated 'by :inch Intensity Of; te`pling
as One'c'in he'pated the:garden
•That cr;.tit,!' he , tiassinnateiii
must he parried- to.nigh • , •
Creeping . np On the left dank -by the 'lett
Getty:a trotip4,ener:eidetl . in gaintriclhe : 'slone
Ovall which we had been unable all ilsy to wren=
ch from the rebels. The' other toter* rushed,
'for the' stet:; Our field batteriet,
hi thereatriet?d'aplice,'had by/On - of-1;0 lit tle.' rise_
hroligbi ../Illorouely into play.... It
.wasAlte fierce, Passionnterclimax of the bottre•
From both Bidet t wo lades of .berteriro :belched
(pith .. their. : fiery iniseilet athwart the.dark batk.
gronnd of the hi t ht.
~• . • '
Volleys of musketry were poured forth. mitt'
aS we hove no•parallel of in all our exierience .
al• 11,A war, and which ,seented as though ell.the
demon, of earth and air were enni ending togeth
er. Rushing iirs'the crest Mir troopli had got
Within e . stone's throw of the , batierie4 ; s!hep.
the hill top swarmed forth in neW'reiStroj'ertdente
of:abrls`itifsnti . 3r;,,a'ha rushing upfin. our Finn ,
.irova thorii bark.rho turn of o r .diat.
!such Tht , day-was•lostl
retired. • Im . inclintley• 'cannon : Iffti';'''riiiiikWf:y ;
ceased ih.ir t rOar:intl in a crkemeni a
of . 4eailisuctiedtgi:fhaltorforfury of tho hout'i
'.. , Aspen. Burnahle,ta riiiq . , vialkod'afTib rorigli:
tt;'egiti:iden, and (nrnirii'i.d . bil - 119i)!e!, galdneend
bank tndiit
.bf.adq!itirtprp, whit :lb augh ii and,
feelings peisrd lb mirab.n ii•Tainal. • Nn.t.illuisieris
eiruld. mi ke 4 fin. be} ieve. tOttli iriepa ry: had been
••, . • .
, Shrill 'we 3ay then it n defeat.? Certainl,);•
if to have started oul , to:ecentnplieh it .certain
objectiind to have failed in dui,* so , be a'
t,;st o vnu can apply ntiotiter'term-te; the (ttish'ot
of.to.day's battle..
In • . ~ , • ,
spite of oil the: glocsei of oificial telegrams
which yon - may receives.it seivins:pere,to•niot,
vi . •e , have suffered i defeat, tet iti hope:l6a
when' fully prepareil, the assault ,'may: be renf.itt';!
ell with new tecticalcombination; tbe.rpositinn
carried, etni the : day, ritrie‘4d...., If it be tiot.iio k
Saturtlay;.the lath' daynr,Derember;vnttist • be
itevoun s h;d a blaek day in in the 4.ele'ncter
. •
If you are (14p0k4,*(1 to indulge In eritienm On
rho 0,01 of Fietterickedure,il
not he (If : finial to tioint Ifs treat!and iittlic!)
defeats:
. : To h ! tyr..hiarle4 fornrtl, trtainee of
men aganvi : the fortified vior . ke of the:flirterueri
u'ilf certainly's' mimilestation oiitarinr,:l4tter.ll : *
perm( by .the ptUifenee. intt,
4150, a fatal orror to have ticked the wtioli: . s u e .
•
.e•Bs•nt the , planou the eretimptiskinerit.,of ,
tam: manager.. {Franklin'.. iwint.r
round ori the'rebil }lank, namely,) where`."ll;
e j em . in t o . 9 f 'ha
Regarded as a position ordeferiee; that vrfiti.h .
`the reberleaderahayei taizah.'uir
.
union in the manner indicated, .ttrill••
result known, none could , rosSibly the imore
rna . gniticent or mere • imnregnehtel• With .. 6ltyl
thn'irseiulnenthe}i shOutd hold il ar.sirist
thre. toneaber . nessilants. And
•• s
,that . number
„or •
ind-ed. they .appear , ,,neeer to') hove emOloy'rd,
mr Thad aflOeit' rir . • mber. EVery time. e.
tvltiro4l forward 'f,resh meri,'t hey hti, really ieip.-
forr•:nPritg to m
The Ct'nf.:iteratP ii•ittirrS
their 11•1.,witi . oess . 'in ~this . 7.ls•holn . mntrir.
well to let us so f.ssiry into Ft e..tte.!
rickvhrirt firiliellittfia If wh . rti
t hey' (.6011 hai , e ., hisiight hunittv! In be upnti
ity'itsnit - ,was the: veriest rtrnp - 41SY
evar was Ave
. have 'walked
Is It any. Wonder t hat, with anch , ailosition-.
on the inside of an are a - Circle nt.heterkes... 7 ,!
..Mid
. upper, aeiflier anrround,ing•fireer.-:
Our 2 t.r , opewere . ()yr: 410 over as,in brokonWinti
'battered in the arteinpt.to . takeitt 1 . 4e - tren,
der is that .adrnitable:nittelcWia7biiC49;
It is;a ' boprlead taaic, now, .to 'go~hac Oyer;
be foijo,s '
el biu,pdPro that Tbtie-Aialis Ihis
'dire t !et. rpt4il.):4l: n ita! re ; tr:a t
is responsible tor, the tivioryinvorittbilioptoon
bridge, days beyethil
der, tfitaik Pos.hicr t T p
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the dieted, of prudence 440- , wijilol resit?. tine trmr
ris loon possible' ry the 1.1411 i I bilk* t
ly.ippihiehnelre t ik '10;^
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lonsu and Sarah tAnußurbitericiegell,lll4ere..
1,1 months. end 14 date, ;ft s .-(•
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n4lde bter of Brevrelei end lialdahviritietan.
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to hen rhililren o ihm loser 119/hivilwort•beart.
the soldier. to his , comrades; .stnifl this diliage
,sehoot rytester,to the ! eirele sronn'ACtlist stash.--
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