The Sun. — London, England, 1862-12-29 00:00:00

THE BATTLE OF FREDERICKSBURG. (From the New Yorh Herald.) Head-quarters, Ninth Army Corps, Fredericks burg, Virginia, Dec. 13, 5 a.m. During the forenoon and the early part of the afteruOon of yesterday our forces remained in com paratively quiet possession of the city, though our advance pickets kept up a desultory, strag ging fire with those of the enemy, whom they con tinued to push back towards the entrenchments on the hills beyond, the monotonous rattle of musketry being occasionally broken by the louder explosions of artillery. AN ADVANCE MOVEMENT. Towards three o'clock, however, signs of an ad vance movement on our part were manifested. The artillery, the presence of which had been concealed as much as possible, was ordered forth into the streets, and went rumbling along to take up posi tions commanding the approaches to the city, and at the same time covering the progress of our troops outwards. Squadrons and companies of ca valry also took their departure in large numbers to the support of the infantry pickets and skirmishers, who steadily advanced from diverging lines from the city, thus enlarging the field of our operations. This movement having been successfully effected, the forces on the other side of the river took up the line of march for the bank, there to be disposed in a position supporting the troops on the front. Stoneman's corps was in the advance, and at the head of the column was descending the declivity, filing to the left as it proceeded, and passing near the upper pontoon bridge, the rebels, who disco vered the movement, suddenly opened with shell from their batteries on the right. The first shell burst in close proximity to the pontoons ; the se cond struck in the side of the hill over which the men were coming, and, bursting, tore up the road, leaving a gaping pit. From the accuracy with which these missiles had been directed it was evi dent that the rebels had obtained the range with a precision which threatened great slaughter to our troops should they persist in advancing, and accord ingly they were ordered back to shelter, though some of the men rushed forward on the double quick, as if determined to run the gauntlet. and pass the locality, despite the dangerous character of such an exploit. The batteries had continued to fire for some time after the troops had been with drawn, with the intention, no doubt, of preventing a renewal of the attempt to pass, wh en o ur batte ries on the bluff opposite the easterly end of the city opened in response, and an artillery duel ensued, which lasted about two hours, with but little intermission. The rebels boldly diverted their fire from the right to the left, and when the fight had grown warm the air above us seemed alive with the screaming shot and shell. From one or two guns at the commence ment the rebels extended their fire to the whole amphitheatre of works which surmount the hills en circling the city, and, while responding to our bat teries, endeavoured to cast a few shells among the troops occupying our left. The attempt was in effectual, inasmuch as the slope on which the city stands afforded secure protection. One of their Wells struck a house in the town, but did little damage to it. Towards 5 o'clock their batteries became silent. Our troops on the opposite aide then advanced without molestation, and have taken up a position on the edge of the river, between the upper and lower pontoon bridges, ready to cross by either or both when necessary. It will be seen that our forces are thus massed on the banks of the stream, and, though divided by it, are in easy communica tion with each other. The occupation of Fredericksburg having been successfully accomplished, the next move was to drive the rebels from their strongholds in the rear of the city. The lines of the rebels, which ex tended in the form of a semi •circle from Port Royal to a point about six milesabove Fredericksburg, were strongly fortified and protected by a range of hills. "Stonewall" Jackson occupied the right wing, extending from Port Royal to Guinney's Station (a station on the Richmond and Fredericks burg Railroad) ; Gen. Longstreet the centre, extend ing to the telegraph road ; and Generals Lee and Stuart the left, west of Messaponax Creek, while General A. P. Hill's corps acted as a reserve. Lee's reason for occupying the left was because he could be on his guard against Sigel, who threatened to outflank him by way of Culpepper, The entire rebel force was estimated at 200,000 men, and occu pied a front of not less than 20 miles. The troops were for the most part veterans who had fought through all the peninsular campaign, while the officers were the ablest that the South could pro- duce. It was no mean enemy we had to contend with, I assure you. The disposition of the Union forces occupied the whole of Friday night and Saturday morning, and, as Gen. Burnside was anxious to commence the at tack at as early an hour as possible, there was not much chance for the troops to rest themselves. A few stragglers, it is true, managed to sneak away for the purpose of pillaging ; but the great mass of the soldiers were constantly under arms. General Burnside was in the city all night, personally in specting the troops and directing their movements. It was arranged that General Franklin's corps should cross the river two miles below the city, with the view of turning the enemy's position on Messaponax creek, while Hooker would engage the rebels nearer the centre, and Sumner would turn their right. By this arrangement it will be seen that Franklin was opposed to " Stonewall" Jack son, while Hooker and Sumner attacked the centre and left of the rebels under Longstreet and Lee. The eventful morning came, and with it a dense fog, which obscured the movements of the enemy. Tho balloon was sent up just before daylight, but in consequence of the fog no observation could be had. However, the disposition of the Union forces had been made, and General Burnside determined to commenca operations, fog or no fog. THE LEFT. Franklin moved his column, consisting of the 1 first and sixth corps, just before sunrise, his right resting on the outskirts of the city, his centre ad- 1 vented a mile or so from the river, and his left rest- , ing on the Rappahannock about three miles below, Skirmishing commenced a few minutes after day- i light on the extreme left. A rebel battery opened on our troops, and the fire became so annoying that the 9th Regiment New York State Militia were g ordered to charge and take the cannon at the point of the bayonet. The order was obeyed with 1 alacrity, but after a fierce struggle the charging 1 Party were compelled to fall back. At this critical moment General Tyler, perceiving the disorder i nto which ;the 9th New York were thrown, 1 e ,`" t ' i r to their aid with a brigade. The rusts quickly rallied, and, assisted by 1 b r i, ade i a. another attempt was made to storm the , rebel bait now bcc u a Zies, but 'without success. The fight another deaver general on the extreme left, and the rebel batteta effort was made to capture but the fire o f .Zeby General Tyler's brigade ; , effect that ourbr av rebel s was so w i t h er i ng i n i ts any advantage, p aoh fe s llows were unable to gain a fearful rate, and the charge thinned the ranks at much-coveted battery app„nr a ees of capturing that first. By noon the whole o f no better than at Franklin' engaged with the enemy, and a d s corps was erate effort was wade to tint the enemy's position creek, nthe Massa ponax and drive him beyond th e movement in per son General Franklin c o m manded the Handled his tro o p s with remar kable judgm ent and The rebels maint ained p ossession of some small bills with their usual stubbornness, but gradually f ell back as the Union troops evinced a determination to go forward. D urin g the afternoon the re b e l s came to a stand, and fo r a time assumed the offen sive; but as they advanced t o meet us they were bravely met and repulsed with heavy loss. It was at this time chat some 300 of Hill's mman fell into our hands, and were co nducted t co o the re d ar as prisoners. Sell the enemy contested every foot of the ground, and it was only by d:nt of the hardest kind of fighting that he could be compelled to change his position. It was during the heat of this engagement that the gailand Bayard was mortally wounded. He was conversing with General Franklin, when a cannon ball struck him in the hip and threw him cle out of the saddle. Poor Bayard, he never, dreamt of danger in the thickest of the battle, and never lost his courage, even when his leg Ras am putated. The surgeons say that he cann,:t survive ' many days, and that the operation they have per formed can only prolong his agony a hort while. Bnt I am digressing from main facts. The obstincy with which the rebels held posses sion of their ground rendered General Franklin's task a very difficult one indeed. He had to cope with " Stonewall" Jackson and the veterans of Cedar Mountain, Bull Run, and Antietam—troops who understood their business thoroughly, and were not to be scared by trifles. Hence the task of turning the rebels' position on the Massaponax was no ordinary one. Still the Union commander was not discouraged ; he had driven the enemy back several rods, and was determined to drive them farther. Old " Stonewall" had met his match this time, and, notwithstanding his troops fought with their usual bravery, they were gradually pushed southward. At sundown Franklin had succeeded in driving the enemy nearly a mile, and his troops occupied the field during the remainder of the night. The movement on the left was a complete success, although to-morrow is required for finishing up the job. The casualties on both sides were very nume rous, as the list of the killed and wounded which I have forwarded to you will show. Among those who were wounded were Capt. Hendrickson, com manding 9th New York State Militia, and Capt. Hartt, Assistant-Surgeon-General to General Tyler. Reynold's corps advanced before the dense fog had lifted itself from the river banks, and about 9 o'clock the enemy's infantry were engaged. The clap - sing columns had fairly got to work when the rebel artillery commenced playing upon us through the fog. The shots were all aimed at random, however, and produced but little effect. Notwith standing the view was so obscured, the rebel artil lerists kept up the cannonade for several hours, and as peal after peal rang through the air the effect was terribly sublime. The fire was returned by our batteries in gallant style, and for hours nothing but the deafening roar of artillery could be heard on all sides. Up to noon, when the fog cleared off and the balloonists were_ enabled to get a glance at the enemy's works, the fight was an artillery one, and productive of no very important result on either side. As soon as the sunshine showed itself, how ever, the infantry were brought into play, and the work commenced in real interest. Generals Mead and Gibbon's divisions encountered the right of General A. P. Hill's command and Longstrtet's veterans. The fight raged furiously during the entire day, and our troops suffered terribly from the enemy's artillery. The enemy were posted behind hills in great strength, and at one time it seemed impossible to dislodge them. About noon General Gib bon was relieved by General Doubleday's com mand. General Mead, who was fighting against superior odds, was also reinforced by General Stoneman's command, which had the effect of checking the rebels and driving them back a short distance. It was in the midst of this struggle that General Gibbon was wounded and partially disabled. He kept the field, however, during the remainder of the day, and won many laurels by his bril►iant conduct. Gen. M'Clellan's endorsement of Gibbon's dash and ability has been fully borne out by the result of the day's fighting. During the afternoon Gen. Newton's division was moved up to the left of the centre, when the firing, which had ceased in that part of the field, broke out again with redoubled fury. Our troops were here exposed to a plunging fire from the enemy's artillery, which was postedon the neighbouring hills, and for a short time the Union soldiers were opposed to a destruc tive fire. Our artillery returned the fire with deadly effect, and immortalised themselves by their accu racy of aim and unwavering courage. The right, consisting of the 7th and 9th corps, under General Sumner, earned imperishable honours, and, as the list of the killed and wounded will testify, the laurels were won at a fearful cost. The action on the right commenced about 10 o'clock, and raged furiously all day long. The enemy occupied the woods and hills in the rear of the city, and in point of advantage the odds were decidedly in their fa vour. The courage of the Union troops was un bounded, however, and every inch of ground was hotly contested. It soon became evident that the first ridge of the hills, on which the enemy were posted behind earthworks, could not be carried ex cept at the point of the bayonet, and accordingly Gen. Sumner ordered French's division to charge upon the batteries. Gen. Howard's division acted as a support, and the troops sprang forward to obey the order with much enthusiasm. By this time the atmosphere was clear, except from the smoke of the artillery, and a good view could be had of the rebels' position and the country adjoining. It was a grand sight to see that devoted column "seeking the bubble reputation e'en at the cannon's mouth." Steadily they marched across the plain, and never faltered until they were within a dozen yards of the ridge, when, suddenly, they were met by a galling fire from the rebel infantry, who were posted be hind a stone wall. For a few moments the head of the column exhibited some confusion, but, quickly forming into line, they retired to a ravine within musket shot of the enemy. Here the Union troops were reinforced by a fresh body of in fantry, who advanced to the assistance of their comrades in splendid style, notwithstanding large gaps were made in their ranks at every step. The reinforcements having arrived, and the line of as sault being again formed, the order" Double quick, with fixed bayonets," was given, and once more the column advanced to dislodge the rebel artillery. From the moment the storming party left the ra vine up to the time they reached the foot of the hills they were exposed to the hottest fire of the enemy. The concentrated fire of Lee's artillery and infantry rained upon their devoted heads in a manner truly terrific. No troops, however disciplined and brave, could withstand the shock, and after suffering ter ribly our soldiers were thrown into disorder and brought to a sudden halt. At this juncture the centre of the column gave way and fled in dismay, but they were afterwards rallied and brought back. A second and third attempt was made to dislodge the rebel artillerists, but in vain, and at each at tempt the ranks of the storming party grew thinner and thinner. Sumner now brought all his available artillery into play, hoping to shell the rebels out, and from that time until dark the roar of cannon was incessant. The rebels, who had been driven back a short distance during the day, returned to their original position when night came, so that we were unable to remove our dead. Several attempts were made to remove the bodies during the night, but the enemy opened upon us with their infantry and compelled us to desist. All our wounded were removed, however, and such of the dead as were not within musket range of the rebels were buried. THE CENTRE. The 3d and sth army corps, under Gen. Hooker, formed the centre, and co-operated with Sumner's column during the battle. General Burnside was anxious that a movement should be made as early as possible, ar d, accordingly, at the break of day, the troops commenced to move towards the enemy's earthworks. T - ne men were full of hope and confi dent of success as they filed out of the city in splen did order. Skirmishing commenced shortly after daylight, and in a short time afterwards the rebel artillery commenced playing upon us through the fog. The firing was so inaccurate, however, that our troops paid but little attention to it, and kept pressing on, regardless of the deadly missiles which were flying through the air. By and by our artillery responded, and for hours a most ter rific cannonade was kept up on both sides. The enemy's position was one of exceeding strength, and appeared to be invulnerable to our artillery, waiting for notwithstanding stoermfo'g guns were excellently handled. About g our the noon the infantry, who had been to clear off, advanced for the purpo se of Confident of the enemy's position on the fire fromsteadilymurderousmusketontah_e,rebel riflemen, added `rho e m a p t e t lied our men to the fury of the againetrpt to carry repeated afternoon, and the attacking paity, stronglyin rein ; but the heavily reinforced forced, started on the '` double-quick enemy, who were f! ISO p roved too THE SUN, LONDO much for us. All along the line the battle raged with unusual fierceness, and when night came it was hard to say who were the victors. Of the killed and wounded there were probably as many on the side of the rebels as on ours. No correct estimate can be formed of the loss in Hooker's corps, but it was pretty heavy. The firing of musketry ceased about half-past 5 o'clock, but the rebels con tinued to cannonade the city until long after dark. They evidently intended to shell us out of our posi tion in Fredericksburg, but thus far they have been unsuccessful. DECEMBER 14. The battle of yesterday was one of the most se verely and desperately contested of the whole war. It raged fiercely throughout the entire day, and even after darkness had shrouded the field, it was kept up with a determination on both sides as though it was likely to last until one army or the other had become so exhausted as to be unable to maintain the fight any longer. THE RIGHT AND CENTRE UNDER SUMNER. The fighting on our immediate front and right and beyond Fredericksburg was carried on by General Sumner's grand division, comprising the 2d and 9th army corps. Shortly after 9 o'clock the 2d corps, General Couch, which constituted the right of the attacking forces, moved out from the upper part of the city between the plank road and westerly outskirts with strong detachments of skirmishers. The enemy yielded gradually, though they contested our progress with great stubborn • ness, and for some time the rattle of musketry was incessant. ARTILLERY FIGHTING. At the same time that this movement was com menced the batteries of the division stationed on the bluffs across tho river opened with shell to aid the exit of the rebels and cover our advance. The rebel infantry having fallen back to their first line of entrenchments and rifle pits, their batteries opened with a vigorous and rapid fire upon our columns, which now had come to a temporary halt, awaiting the result of the artillery fighting. For some time our artillery on the bluffs kept up a heavy fire upon the rebel batteries, with such success that the batteries on Taylor's-hill, nearly opposite Fal mouth, and commanding our right Rink, were finally silenced. During the time the artillery of the rebels was almost entirely devoted to the shel ling of our advanced troops. Occasionally they would send a shot towards our batteries, but they fell short or lodged in the town beyond. HANCOCK IN THE ADVANCE. H incock's division had the advance, supported by the other divisions of the corps ; while the 9th corps, General Wilcox, remained under arms in town, in readiness to obey the signal to advance to the as sistance and support of their comrades, wherever they could effectually do so. Soon after the whole corps deployed into line of battle, with Hancock's division on the right, and in this order moved forward to attack and storm the rebel right batteries, while from all the enemy's works a ter rible shower of shell, grape, and shrapnell tore through their bleeding ranks; notwithstanding which they steadily pushed on to the rifle pits, with in a short distance of the first line of intrench merits. From the former they drove the rebels, making prisoners of some, while the remainder took refuge behind the earthworks. This was accom plished after the most heroic and long-continued efforts, under a galling and murderous fire. Human nature was unable to hold out against the terrible fire which they now encountered, and they finally retired, but in good order, carrying away with them their wounded comrades. They fell back to their original line of pickets, thus holding the ;round which they first occupied, and which they held until this morning, when they were relieved by General Stoneman's command. FRANKLIN ON THE LEFT-SUMNER JOINS HIM. Just previous to the advance of Couch's corps heavy firing and a dense smoke on the left indicated the fact that Franklin, with his grand divisions, was advancing upon and had already engaged the enemy's right flank. To open communication with him, therefore, Gen. Wilcox detached his division under Gen. Burns, and sent it to the left, by the edge of the river, with instructions to advance under cover of the river bank until he could place himself in close proximity to Gen. Franklin's right. Gen. Burns accordingly moved his division for ward, crossed Hazel Run, and took position, with his left resting on Deep Run, to the opposite bank of which Gen. Franklin's right extended. From this location he was also enabled to support, if ne cessary, any demonstration having for its field of operations the space of ground between Deep Run and Couch's corps, and though the division did not take part in the day's engagement it rendered valuable assistance otherwise. GENERAL STURGIS'S DIVISION JOINS corcri. GENERAL FERRERO. About noon Gen. Sturgis was ordered to the sup port of Gen. Couch. So, forming his division with Gen. Ferrero's brigade in the advance, he moved obliquely with the intention of attacking the bat teries which had been enfilading Couch's from the right centre of the rebel position. He opened the attack with Gen. Ferrero's brigade, which deployed into line of battle parallel to the enemy's works, with Gen, Nagle's brigade, formed in the rear, and within easy supporting distance. Gen. Ferrero then advanced, pouring in terrific volleys of musketry and driving the rebels back. To retard this move ment the rebels opened a raking fire upon his left flank, upon discovering which Gen. Sturgis ordered Nagle's brigade to advance by the left flank, and, forming into line of battle, attack the enemy's bat tery on the left. The movement was accordingly attempted, but in consequence of ravines which it was injudicious to leave in their rear General Nagle was unable to carry out the order, and he then fell back to the direct support of Gene, al Ferrero. Couch's corps was falling back while this was trans spiring, and by the time General N agle had resumed his original position was nearly off the field, leaving Sturgis alone in the advance, and upon his command the enemy now cor.centrated almost their entire force, and the fight became one of the most despe rate character. THE CHARGE.-THE HILL CARRIED. Despite the storm of missiles from the numerous rebel works General Ferrero continued to advance, supported now also by Dickerson's battery, which was disabled in 15 minutes after coming into action, when its place was relieVed by another battery. At last, by a dashing charge, the brigade carried the crest of the hill, and approached within 80 paces of the enemy's intrenchments. Their success, however, was not of long continuance, as the tremendous fire from the rebel batteries soon rendered it necessary for them to retire, which they did when the order to do so had been given for the third time. It was now dark, and the division fell back to its original position, after being six hours under fire. General Sturgis's division may be said to have borne the brunt of the fighting on the part of the 9th corps, and behaved most splendidly throughout the whole affair. When Sturgis was most warmly engaged the third division, under General Getty, advanced to his support, executing a movement to his left similar to that which he was making in relation to General Couch. After occupying for some time the position first indicated by the order from General Wilcox, the division was formed for an attack on the right rebel batteries, which had been enfilading the ranks of General Sturgis, and to the accomplish ment of this particular object Colonel Hawkins's brigade, with Edwards's, and the sth Massachusetts battery, was particularly assigned, while the 2d brigade, under Col. Harlan, formed in the rear as a reserve support. THE CHARGE OF HAWKINS'S BRIGADE. The order having been given to charge those bat teries, Colonel Hawkins's brigade dashed forward, ard, in ascending the slope, were compelled to cross an old canal and a deep slough. Passing these, they found thennelves on a level piece of ground, OD reaching which darkness had overtaken them. Not withstanding the obscurity of the night they main tained thembelves against the rebel battery until they were ordered to fall back. A straggling, scat tering fire on both sides was maintained until about 8 o'clock, when both parties ceased for the night. WHAT FRANKLIN DID. On the left, which extended for some three miles below the city, General Franklin's grand division were actively engaged in sustaining the fortunes of MONDAY EVENING DECEMBER 29, 1862. the day. A portion of this division crossed on Thurs day evening, and the remainder crossed on Friday. About half-past nine o'clock the order was given to advance, and Doubleday pushed forward cautiously. The skirmishers met on a cornfield, and the rebels immediately opened with artillery in the field. The enemy were making an effort to turn our left flank, when our artillery on the left of Franklin's position was speedily wheeled into position, and opened upon the enemy. The cannonading was for a time very severe on both sides, while the sharpshooters were at work in a very lively manner in front. Our artillery on the other side of the river also opened upon them, and they were soon convinced of the uselessness of their efforts. A GENERAL ADVANCE ORDERED. About 12 o'clock there was an order for a general advance along the whole line. The enemy occupied a line of elevated land, mostly wooded, but in some places cleared and extended in a semicircular form, near the river below, around to Fredericks burg above, giving him an enfilading fire on the whole field, and making a line of battle at least six miles in extent. The rebel batteries were on the crest of the rising ground, well sup ported by infantry. Gen. Stoneman's corps were at this time crossing the river to support the move ment on the left. The batteries on both sides now blazed away with fearful fury. Doubleday, on the left flank, close to the river, advanced his lines gra dually, meeting with little opposition. At 1 o'clock the divisions of Generals Meade and Gibbons ad vanced under cover of our artillery. They went forward in splendid style, with colours flying. They soon became actively engaged in the works at the foot of the range of hills,while from near where their artillery was planted on the crest an addi tional infantry fire was poured into onr men. Both divisions, however, advanced to the woods, and a number of prisoners, 100 or more, were captured by them. The fire of artiilery and musketry was in cessant at this time. Presently, however, a fresh and more vigorous fire burst from the woods on the the Pennsylvanian reserves, throwing nearly the whole of that division into confusion and disorder. This emboldened the rebels, and they continued to advance, meeting with not much opposition from those troops. The officers tried to rally them, but without much success. Gen. Jackson, commanding one of the brigades, was killed by a musket ball, which struck him on the head while endeavouring to rally his men. His body was left upon the field, together with that of his adjutant, Capt. S werin gen. This unfortunate demoralisation of General Meade's division caused partial success of Vie ene my's attempt to flank our forces. As they could not be rallied Gen. Burney's division of veteran braves was brought forward on a double quick, and immediately pushed to the front to fill the gap. They opened a sharp fire, driving the rebels back to the woods from which they had come. On the right of Franklin's line Smith's corps was actively engaged. Gen. Howe's division and the left of Gen. Brook's kept back the enemy in their front. After this the fire slackened a little. Towards sunset the enemy made a very vigorous attack on severel parts of the line, so as to hold a portion of our ground at dark, but he was speedily driven back at every point. At dark the relative position of the forces was the same as in the morn ing, except that we had gained half a mile or more on the left. General Burnside was at the Phillips-house nearly position mo s t of the time was on the all day. His upper baleony, where, with a powerful glass, he was watching the movements across the river. He had his Staff and couriers running to and fro, con veying orders and bringing reports of the progress of the fight. He gave orders with promptitude, and succinctly. "Lose no time" was the almost universal inj unction to every courier. A smoky mist obscured the view in the morning. It was the hazy sky of an Indian summer day, and the same genial warmth of the sun, made more remarkable by its contrast to the recent intense cold. During last night and this afternoon the Confede rates have considerably extended their works and strengthened their position. Large bodies of troops are now to be seen where but few were to be found yesterday. Our dead which were killed yesterday while charging in front of the enemy's works still remain where they fell. When attempting their removal last night the rebels would open fire with infantry, but the wounded have all been removed from the field, and all the dead obtained are now being buried. Head quarters, Army of the Potomac, Dec. 15, 11 a.m. There was considerable firing yesterday between the advanced troops of the two armies. At one time the rebels showed a disposition to move on General Franklin's forces. Occasionally the rebels would throw a few shell among our troops, just to remind us that they were still there. With these exceptions everything was quiet. There is some skirmishing this morning with considerable artillery firing, The body of General Bayard left for Wash ington to-day. He was to have been married next Wednesday. Head-quarters, Army of the Potomac, Dec. 15, Noon. The weather to day has been Clear and warm, with a strong southerly wind. The roads arc in very good condition. The position of the two armies remains nearly the same. The re was no t muc h artillery firing this afternoon by either party. Those shots the rebels did fire were thrown into the city. The enemy, who are in plain view, are not idle, but busily employed in strengthening their position. Most of the wounded to-day were removed from the city to this side of the river, as on the renewal of the battle the rebel guns would likely cause its destruction. Over 700 prisoners have been taken since our army crossed the river. WASHINGTON, Dec. 16. The following has been received by the military telegraph, dated , g Falmouth, Dec. 16, 8.45 a.m. "It is raining very fast, and the river is rising rapidly. Our troops are On this side of the river. The pontoons are up. " Head-quarters, Army of the Potomac, Falmouth, Dec. 16, 1.45 p.m. "Daring last night the army of the Potomac evacuated their positions on the opposite side of the river. The last of the infantry brought up the rear shortly after daylight. The enemy never discovered the movement until it Was too late to do us any harm. As soon as the last man had got safely across the river the pontoon bridges were removed, thus cutting off all communication between the two shores. Our wounded are all safe and on this side of the river. There was a heavy wind all last night, accompanied with considerable rain, which assisted us in our movements, as it prevented the rebels from learning our intentions." " Fredericksburg, Dec. 16, 3 p.m. " I am told that a communication was received on Sunday last under the flag of truce from the re bels, stating that they intended shelling the city, and requesting us to remove our wounded." " Washington, Dec. 16. _ _ " From what is now known of the strength and extent of the enemy's fortifications there seems to be a general approval of General Burnside's course in recrossing the Rappahannock. There is nothing known here to show that the rebels were in clined to leave their strongholds to meet our troops on an open field. All possible attention is being bestowed upon the wounded, but compara tively few of them have as yet arrived in Washing ton. Although our loss is heavy, it is far below some of the published statements, but the precise number cannot for days to come be ascertained. The reports in distant cities that apprehensions are entertained for the safety of Baltimore and Wash ington are simply absurd." The Richmond Examiner of Dec. 12 contains a report of the preliminary operations at Fredericks burg eg follows : " The following is an epitome of all the intelligence received at the War Department in the shape of official despatches up to a late hour last night. The despatches of General Lee relate that the fight began at Fredericksburg at 5 o'clock in the morning. At that hour the enemy attempted the passage of the Rappahannock at three different points by means of pontoon bridges. At two points they were re pulsed. At the third it is presumed that they ef fected a passage, as the despatches stated that they had got under cover of their guns, and could not be interrupted in their construction of a bridge. At last accounts, dated about noon, the fight was pro gressing on the southern side of the Rappahannock. The general conclusions from what we learn up to the hour of writing are that the enemy had effected a passage of the Rappahannock, probably in con siderable force; that the action of yesterday was without any important fruits, or prefatory to a more important action now impending; and that to-day will witness a large and important, but perhaps in decisive, battle on the disputed lines of Fredericks burg. As confirmatory of this prospect, an order was received last night at the Medical Purveyor's office for all the ambulances and stretchers that could possibly be sent from this city. These are the gloomy indications of the work to-day. " LATER ACCOT;NTS. " Through passengers who arrived here last night from Fredericksburg we learn that, simultaneously with his attempt to throw his pontoon bridges across the Rappahannock the enemy bombarded the town. The few inhabitants still remaining there began to leave immediately and made their way towards Hamilton station on the railroad. A number of houses in the town were struck, ani two of them, Mr. John C. King's, near the depot, and a Mr. Scott's, were burnt. One of the church steeples was also struck, and some say knocked down. The num ber of casualties to citizens are variously stated. Some accounts say that only one man, J. Grotz, was killed, and another wounded. But persons who were among the last to leave the town report that there were six citizens killed, among whom were Mr. J. Grotz and his brother George, and a woman and her infant. Heavy cannonading, and the occasional fire of skirmishers was heard at the depot from 5 o'clock a.m. until 11, when perfect silence ensued all along the lines, and continued unbroken until 1 o'clock p.m., the hour of the departure of the train for Richmond. Persons who came down on this train knew nothing of the movements going on ex cept such as they obtained hom the flying inhabi tants of Fredericksburg, who knew nothing more than that their town was being shelled over their heads, and that their safety depended on a hasty evacuation. The account, however, brought by them does not differ in the main from that obtained from more reliable sources. They say that at 5 o'clock a.m. the enemy attempted to throw across pontoon bridges at three points—the old railroad bridge about the centre of the town, and above and below Deep Run, a stream three miles lower down the Rappahannock ; that at the first of these two points the bridge-builders were driven from their work by our sharpshooters, but that at the point below the creek mentioned, the ground being low and open for a considerable space on this side, his artillery, posted on the opposite heights, had dispersed our sharpshooters, and enabled his men to perfect the bridge. At last accounts our artillery had been brought into a position covering and completely com manding the open space upon which the enemy's troops would deploy in crossing." ELECTION INTELLIGENCE. CAMBRIDGESHIRE, The following address from Mr. Ball, M.P. for the county of Cambridge, has been published in the local papers : " To the electors of the county of Cambridge and Isle of Ely.—Gentlemen,---Some ten years since you did me the honour to invite me to become a candidate to represent you in Parliament. Urged by the entreaty of some friends, and encouraged by the promises of others, I presumed to solicit the suffrages of the constituency of the county and isle. At the election in 1852, you more than realised my expectation, and triumphantly sect me to the House of Commons. Circumstances impose on me the necessity of resigning that situation. I have now entered my threescore years and ten, and although, by the blessing of God, I have an ordi nary share of health, I nevertheless have not the vigour of body and freedom from pain which is essential to the efficient discharge of the duties of a county member. Permit me, therefore, most respectfully and gratefully to resign to your hands the high honour you conferred on me. I assumed the position of one of your represen tatives with a profound sense of my unworthi ness, and I now relinquish that honour with a deep recognition of your kindness and forbearance throughout the whole period of my parliamentary career.—l remain, &c., " EDWARD BALL. " Burwell, Dec. 23, 1862." The Cambridge Independent referring to this document says:—" Though Mr. Ball says nothing about the time of his resignation, we conclude from the general tone of his address that he intends, like Mr. Steuart, member for the town, to take the steps necessary for such a proceeding immediately on the opening of the session, and without taking the chance of a dissolution of Parliament. What steps will be taken to fill up the expected vacancy we are not at present in a position to say. Until to-day Mr. Bal.'s intention to resign has not been made public, so there has been no time to concert arrangements. We take it for granted, however, that Lord George Manners will be in the field ; pro bably his lordship might have been made acquainted with the intende 1 resignation of Mr. Ball, and hence the paragraph inserted last week by way of feeler in the London newspapers. In addition to Lord George Manners, we have heard the follow ing gentlemen named as not unlikely, one or other of them, to be candidates ;—Mr. C. Tow nley, Major Fryer, and Mr. Young, the Mayor of Wis bech." REIGATE. The Surrey 7imes of Saturday says :—Matters concerning the election are rather in an unsettled state in this borough, neither parly having yet de terminedly fixed upon their candidate. Of course a great many names are mentioned, and as it is not very likely that the election will take place until February, it is not at all improbable that others will yet be added to the list. Amongst the liberals whose names have been put forward are Mr. W. A Wilkinson, Mr. G. L. Gower, and Mr. Thomas Dann. The last-named gentleman, who is a mem ber of the Society of Friends, carries on business as a coal-merchant in the borough. He is well known as an active social and political reformer ; but it is not yet certain whether he will allow himself to be put in nomination. The Conservatives speak of bringing forward Mr. Stuart Wortley, and that gentleman has already issued an address. In the event of a division in the Liberal camp, he might possibly obtain a majority notwithstanding the decidedly liberal tendencies of the borough at large. Mr. Dann, after being waited upon, for warded a letter, of which the following is a copy, to the members of the Reigate Liberal Registra tion Society. It will be seen that Mr, Dann does not positively decline to stand, but that he makes that proceeding dependent on certain contin gencies. " Gentlemen, —Upon your waiting on me on Saturday last, you were kind enough to allow me a few days to reply to your inquiry concerning the important matter you submitted to me. Hav ing now maturely considered it, I wish to state that, however gratifying to me your inquiry may be (and nothing could be more so than the evidence of confidence and esteem afforded by your asking me to become your representative), other considera tions present themselves to my mind, which are to me of higher importance tha❑ my own gratifica tion. Among the first of these is the possibility of my standing in the place of some other candidate, who might be more fit to represent you than my self. Another is, that consistency with my prin ciples, and previous activity in public matters, namely, that candidates should not be permitted to incur profuse and needless expense, might possibly, by conflicting with the views of many of the elec tors, make my return doubtful, or even furnish the occasion for a Tory triumph, which might have been averted, had the Liberal forces been devoted exclusively in favour of some candidate more ready than I should be to comply with the common prac tice. Could these obstacles, however, be removed, my acceptance of, your proposal would be facili tated. Tvly long residence among you, and the in terest I have ever felt in every public movement touching the welfare of the locality has, I doubt not, prompted you to the step you have so kindly taken; but you may rest assured that, whether or not it may ever be my experience to promote your interests by representing you in Parliament, I shall ever feel grateful for this testimony of your appro val and regard.—l am, &c., " THOMAS DANN." TOTNES AND EXETER. The Western Morning News of Saturday says : —The Conservatives of Totnes are seeking to in duce Mr. Dent to contest the representation on purity principles. A memorial to that gentlemen is in circulation, and about 120 signatures had been attached to it.' ';The number of electors is 345. The Liberal party have taken no further public mea sures respecting the election. Mr. Alfred Seymour has issued a farewell address to the electors of Exe ter. It is dated one day later than his address to the electors of Totnes ; and that gentleman, there. fore, does not approve of the principle of being off with the old love before being on with the new. In the Exeter address he tells the electors, " Totnes, is your neighbouring borough." We had always thought that the only person who chin ed the borough of Totnes as private property was the Duke of Somerset. There is, we believe, a fair chance that this election will be conducted fairly and decently so far as the electors are concerned. At present there seems no chance of bribery, and the only proper influence will be territorial influence. Mr. Seymour having retired from the position which he lately occupied at Exeter, has now left the room clear for Mr. J. D. Coleridge, Q.C. That gentle man will, it is understood, now issue his address, and he is expected to hold a public meeting in the city very shortly. Sir Henry Young has, it is stated, ceased to be a candidate for Totnes. On hearing that the ground had been- preoccupied by Mr. Alfred Seymour he at once decided on not dividing the Liberal majority, and withdrew from the contest. NORTHAMPTON. A correspondent writes under date Dec. 27 : Last week an address appeared in the local papers from Mr. Isaacs, a large employer of labour in the town, and captain of one of our volunteer rifle corps, announcing his intention of becoming a candidate for the representation of the borough on the next vacancy. Mr. Isaacs, in his address, leaves the beaten path of political appeal, and bases his claims upon his commercial connection with the town. He says—" Believing all party cries to be raised for private purposes and for personal aggrandisement, I scorn to appeal to your credulity by the expres sion of my devotedness to either of the several fac tions which have long been the curse of this coun try." And further on : "In this great manufacturing town it must be patent to the meanest capacity that my knowledge and experience, in connexion with your local trade, give me:a claim upon your confi dence and support far superior to any pretensions to which mere verbiage may give the momentary currency of a base coinage." It is well understood, however, that it is Liberal votes which Mr. Isaacs expects to gain, and Mr. Gilpin whom he hopes to supplant. The local Tory party naturally welcome a third candidate for liberal votes, but the Liberal organ, the Mercury rejects and almost resents it. The sitting members, Lord Henley and Mr. Gilpin have issued a joint address, in which they announce that it is there intention, whenever the oppor• tunity presents itself, to solicit a renewal of the confidence of the electors, and add :—" We are cordially united in support of the principles we have hitherto maintained, and we trust that when the day of election arrives, we shall find the Liberal party exhibit ing, by their union, a steady attachment to the cause which has for so long a series of years been triumphant in Northampton." Mr, Isaacs has com menced electoral operations. He has given £lO to the Mechanics' Institute, and has distributed £BO in sums of £5 and £2 10s, among the churches and chapels of the town. The Unitarian congregation have returned the donation, the poor being supplied with the same amount from other sources. THE LOSS OF THE ELIZA BENCKE. The following is the official report of the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade relative to the loss of this vessel : My Lords,—l have the honour to report the result of the inquiry which, in conjunction with Capts. Harris and Baker, as nautical assessors, I have held into the circumstances attending the damage caused by the stranding of the ship Eliza Bencke, of Liver pool, on her recent voyage from this port. The Eliza Bencke was a full-rigged ship, built at St. John, New Brunswick, in the present year, of 983 tons, classed A 1 for seven years, and owned by Mr. J. A. Bencke and others, of Liverpool. She was com manded by Mr. Alexander Glendinning, who has held a certificate of competency as master for ten years, and had a crew of 20 men. The Eliza Bencke left Liverpool on 27th Nov. last, bound for Bombay with a cargo consisting mainly of railway plant. She was towed out by a tug, which was cast off on the following morning in Caernarvon Bay. During that and the following days the ship was beating about the Irish Channel. About 10 p.m. on Satur day the Arklow Light was seen, and on Sunday morning, Nov. 30, it was again in sight, bearing N.W., at a distance of seven miles. During that day the ship was still beating down the Channel, and at midnight Blackwater Light was sighted, and this and the Arklow Light continued in sight, according to the most reliable evidence given in the case, till 4 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 1. At that hour the ship was hove to in 22 fathoms, with her head to the westward. At 7 30 a.m. all hands were called to make sail and to wear to the eastward, land being then plainly visible, but in the act of wearing the ship struck on the Glassgorman Bank. Every effort was made, but without success, to get the vessel off. Ultimately the masts were cut away to lighten her, and shortly afterwards she came off into deep water. The starboard anchor had been previously let go on the bank, and the port anchor was dropped to pre vent her being again set upon it. Up to this time she had not made much water. Assistance having been sent for, on the following morning, December 2, the Lioness steamtug arrived and took her in tow. Upon being taken in tow, in the attempt to weigh the starboard anchor the ship grounded the second time, and eventually she slipped the chain and got off the bank. Thence she was towed towards Dublin, but at 5 a.m. on the 3d the tug towed them on shore on the south tail of the Kish Bank. Here she un doubtedly received very material damage, having remained aground thumping heavily for about an hour and a half, for on getting off it was found . she was making water fast, and on reaching Kingstown there was not less than sft. of water in the hold. It appears, from the evidence of the carpenter, that the pumps had been disabled by the fall of the masts, so that they could not be used till after they were repaired at Kingstown. She was subsequently towed round to Liverpool, when it was ascertained that she had received material damage, but fortu nately the cargo does not seem to have been much injured. It appears that at 4 a.m. on Dec. 1, the morning of the casualty, the Blackwater Light waa in sight, and they sounded in 22 fathoms. These soundings, if obtained, must have indicated a dan gerous proximity to the coast, and should have warned the master that they were inside the line of sounding between the Arklow and the Blackwater Lights. It then became his bounden duty to have wore the ship to the eastward, instead of which it would appear that he hove the ship to on the port tack, and drifted with her head to the westward 7: a flood tide till 7.30 a.m., when the hands were out to wear the ship to the eastward, t 20 sound ings having just previously been tak en sh owing fathoms, according to the evidence of t he first mate however, com pelled to conclude, from the and the master's statement. I a 123 casu alty which alm os t immediately befel the ship, that such soundin gs were incorrect, and that she must have sho a l e d h er water to a much greater extent. Be this as it may, the to his chart, er the least attention s li g htest reference I must pronounce the master in de fault, as to the bearing o f the li g hts afte r 4 a.m. would have convinced him that he should h ave stood out to the eastward, which he might easily have done, the w i n d beicg favourable. The subsequent conduct of the captain appears to have been j u di c i ous , a n d I am disposed to give him credit for the same. For the casualties which befel tb ,e ship when in tow of the Lioness steamtug, and. the damage resulting therefrom, I cannot hol.d tie master responsible. I cannot close my report v,vithout animadverting on the conduct and evidenr ;e of the mates, who all hold certificates of compete •ncy. The log, as written by the first mate, was ma st negligently kept, and almost 'holly useless for the purpose of this investigation ; an d the evidence of ail the officerd of the ship evince either g•reat rence to or igno rance o f th e i r duties. 1w pression produced o n the of the court waa 121 eir stati 3 ments were most conflicting, and in truth, that little or no reli ance cou ld accounts of the tra nsac ti on into In pronounci ng the judgment of the court be placed on thdlx I have taken into considera tion the previous chars , which we Wert' -ter of the master, w h o ap ., ) -ears in the servic e o f one rt , . pears to have been for 10 house, without meeting with any casualty; and I have also borne in mind that he did his best to ex tricate his ship from the danger in which he had placed her. But, taking all these circumstances into consideration, I feel bound to .suspend his cer tificate for three calendar mouths from the date of this report.—l have, &c., " T. S. RAFFLES, Stipendiary Magistrate. l' Liverpool, Dec. 23, 1862. 6 ' HY. HARRIS, Nautical Assessors." " R. B. BAKER, TOTAL WRECK OF A LIVERPOOL SHIP. LYTHAM (NEAR PRESTON), FRIDAY NIGHT. Daring a gale of wind and heavy surf the barque Brazil, of Liverpool, bound from Bangor to Maine, U.S., with deals, being disabled oft' the Lancashire coast by loss of sails, was observed to he driving to leeward of her course, and to strike heavily on the Salthouse Sandbank at six o'clock this morning. At daylight information of the wreck was brought to Lytham, and the lifeboat of the National Life boat Institution stationed, there was thereupon launched, without delay, to her assistance. On nearing the vessel they perceived the crew attempt ing to leave in their own boat, as they did not observe the approach of the lifeboat. Owing to the heavy surf that was running, their boat was in a sinking eondition when the crew, numbering 13 men, were taken from her by the lifeboat. The ship's boat went down immediately afterwards, and tie poor fellows had the narrowest escape of their lives. The vessel has since become a total wreck. This valuable lifeboat has during the past tw• or three months saved 14 men from the American ship Annie E. Hooper, of Baltimore, saved the schooner Ceres, of Arbroath, and her crew of five men, and brought the derelict sloop Mart, of Stran raer, into port, and saved 13 men from the barque Brazil, of Liverpool. Total, 32 shipwrecked per sons saved from a watery grave by the Lytham lifeboat. COUNTRY MARKETS. ----- LEICESTER--.SATURDAY. ----- Our market was by no means plentifully supplied with wheat, there being only a moderate sprinkling of red and white sorts. A firm trade, at fully is per qr. advance. —Old white wheat, 58s to 60g; new, 46s to 50s per 36 stone. Old red, 50s to 53s'per 36 stone. Barley, malting, new, 34s to 38s per qr.; grinding, 28s to 31s ; old oats, 28s to 325; new oats, 21s to 25s per 24 stone. Beano, new, —s to —s; old, 42s to 44s per 38 stone. NORTHAMPTON-SATURDAY. New wheat, 46s to 51s ; old, 50s to 665. Barley, 296 to 39s per qr. New oats quoted at 24s to 27s ; old, 280 to 34s per 24 stone. Beans, old, 39s to 425; new, 32s to 38s. Peas, 36s to 44s per qr. NOTTINGHAM-SATURDAY. There was a moderate show to-day, and the condition variable. The demand steady at is to 2s per qr. advance. Barley in fair otter, and last week's rates were maintained. —White wheat, from 46s to 63s ; red wheat, 40s to 5 50 . Barley—malting, 34s to 425; grinding, 288 to 30s. Oats old, at 25s to 31s Od ; new, 22s to 265. Beans sold at 340 to 45s per qr, Flour, 41s to 445. YORK- SATURDAY. The show of wheat was barely an average for the season. The demand proved steady, and prices is higher. Barley in middling supply, and a fair demand. Oats a fair sale, and prices tending upwards. Wheat, red 44s to 48s i s Oats.... 2os to 2 4 s Wte do .50s to 569 Bean- t Barley .30s to 36s Peas .... 420 46s --s to g Malt, 64s to 66s per qr..; rye, 39s per qr.; flour, 4 03 to 42s per sack. NORWICH-SATURDAY. There was a fair supply of wheat, but the condition was very moderate, and prices advanced is per qr. for all de scriptions. Flour the turn in favour of the seller. Barley in limited offer, and prices were fully as dear. Little other grain to be seen. White wheat. 48s to 51 , I Red wheat 448 to 48s Malting barley 36s to 37s 1 Chevalier barley 33s to 35s Distilling do . 28s to 30s I Oats.. Flour, 34s Od to —s Od per sack from the miller. AMERICAN SOCIETY.—If a gentleman with whom you are engaged in altercation moves his hand towards his breeches pocket, or behind his back, you mus t smash him or shoot him at once, for he is either going to draw his six-shooter, to pull out a bowie knife, or to shoot you through the lining of his pocket. The latter practice is considered rather ungentlemanly, but it has been solo" what more honoured lately in the observance than in the breach.—Russell's American Diary. VOYAGE OF AN IRON-CLAD.—The following j a an extract from a letter, dated on board the Passa ic ' Fortress Monroe, Nov. 30, 1862 :—" We have arrived her! safely, and I hasten to transmit an account of the fi rs : voyage of the second Monitor. I have already telegraph ed ; about the two bolts starting in our boiler. It made it necessary to shut off steam, and we were towed up. 1313 1 the trial was over the experiment fairly tested. suppose you know that, beside the apparatus for firing our great gun and the small hole in the turret, there were other principles involved in this ship which n eeded application to show their value. They were :-1• Th water-tight nature of the turret. 2. The arrangenten" for using the compass, 3. The sea-going qualities of the ship. In regard to the first, it will be remembered that the leakage of the original Monitor's turret was found to be B' serious inconvenience. Water forced itself under the Wig: castle of iron,' and in a heavy sea, when these lo w craft are almost buried in the deep,' it was thought that tbie feature would be fatal to their success. A new invention was devised to remedy the difficulty. It has worked' and now the turret is waterproof. There is even no use fc)r the little channel made to carry off the inevitable leakage' as there is no leakage at all. The second principle is a grand one. It enables a sailor to steer the heaviest iron& clad by the aid of a looking-glass. You know that noon' pass can perform its functions within such an iron prison 35 a turret. The magnetic needle acts sluggishly and is life' less, pointing never correctly. There was another difficulty to overcome. It has been removed in a beautiful wan; ner. The reflection of the compass's movements is 5 °wavel n et ' to the helmsman through a mirror, the compass itself bei raised far above the deadening influence of the iron lo us ,, In battle the compass is removed, it being only essential at sea. The third principle tried is the general sea-going qualities of the new Monitors. Being water-tight, capes alone water could always come, they are safe. If reached the top of the turret they may wash over, but cans not drown anybody. The steadiness of the craft is won e ra ful. Moving through the roughest tide, she is as free shefrom rolling as one could well imagine ; with fine engines might steam round the world. We are ordered to Wash' me to say if I knew. But Monitor No. 2is successful, a v—Netv York ington. What is the business on hand for us it is no not for that is good news enough for one letter. Tribune. Births. • o ars Mrs. E. DEAN.—On the 26th inst., at 15, A ro pthrll-14 , Dean, of a son, dr4 wood, e L o dge, Lower Nor- RHODES.—On the 27th inst ., at _it n Son. Surrey, the wife of John . 01- Rhodes, jun., of • t, at The Waldron , Croydon, ROBERTS.—On the 27th Inßoi.a daughter. Mrs. Henry C. R oberts, Marriages. LEn.—On the 26th inst., at Saint Philip% BOLTON -- IN'Presford St. Clair, second son of Bolton Bolton , sil., o f VIC toria-road, Islington, to Charlotte Ellis, the daughter of Wm. Miller, Esq., of the India-otlice secondat- road Villa, Ralston. FLOYD—WHITEHEAD.— On the 25th inst., at Holy Trinityo Church, Castle Hall, Staleybridge, the Rev. ThT ila a l )ndi stu n , F Floyd, M.A., incumbent of Castle Hall, to Betsy . 0 -„I! only daughter of the late Mr. John Whitehead, of v A ham. Win, Baker,.--OnthEesq2.4,thagiendD, t B e . 3 " . a t h t Gs .reenwich, Julia, W BARKER,—On the 24th inst, at Swinhay, Gloucestersh ire, Mr. Thomas Barker, late Clerk in the office of the Cool missioners of Police, Scotland-yard, aged 52. GARDINER.—On the 26th inst., at Brighton , Charles Gsr rel i c t of BARER diner, Esq., aged 74. aY PHILPOT.—On the 26th inst., at 2, Norfolk Villas, B water, Wm. Philpot, Esq., aged 79. at PALIN.—On the 25th inst., Thomas Wm. Palin, Esq./ Hammersmith, aged 72. s hire I SLANEY.—On the 25th inst., at Hatton H all, Shrop Wm. Henry Slaney, Esq. Pia" WEST. —On the 26th inet , at 51, Glouces ter-street, lice, John James West, Esq., aged 58. ___—.----!-- London : Printed and Published byWILLIAM AND. I3- "" ' I , 2 of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at THE SUN Office, 1"; u. Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the Coun t / Middlefiex.—Monday, December 29, 1862. 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