Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-12-22

The BlOOdy ,opaist a, Frctsrcl,larg Admissions Of

the 4 o0ntfcA fresA ...
In BE absence Of any exciting asws from the lines
above Richmond, We sppead sous extracts from the
Washington Star December ls) paper published by
Dug walich who sacsi6Csd what little repetition be
possessed upon the altar Of Lineo,nls early Pc
riod Of the Revolution. Taken ia connection with Bun
sides d paieh which We published on Friday last the
admissions relative to the Yankee loss very ,eses'
ing and the extracts farther sEOOss the dsusio0 under
which the Northern public then abOrihs that Burn
side was in condition 70 the battle. Making
allowances for the usual practice Of he enemy TO coz
zeal che truth may safely put bis loss on saturday III
twenty thousand:
We fear our loss in killed aud wounded heavier
thla was imagined At 4 4. NJ YESTERDAY morning at
headquarters in the Heidi al yesterday it was
said a. Geaers Simnes headquarters that there sete
sen thousand wounded saen in EreericksbuEg vhich,
though doubesSa great eVsggerlt0n, Indicates strongly
that lost more than i've housand a fen or none OF
those wounded On our eh wing-FrsnAln's-Sbe the
Contest quite heavy Is elsewhere, had ~ that
hour reached there .....
Nearly al the ground we gained a. the resil, Of the
ight was about mile ga the left wing. The right
rested Saturday usht about quarter OF mile from
the town, on the first rtpe.
We regre; to have % sly that az YESTERDAY TIE
Impression prevailed a. Frederickhurs that the encm,
loss bad been far less thln oars owing 20 ihe ScCr
FROM the cover og which they scarcely yeuturei hroQs
out tue day's eRgsgsnleEI.
Gen. Sgeis army corps, lei EoU clear did 40, reaS
the ted a. u5oa yesterday, IS We antciPa'ei from
knowledge Of the point a va.ca he arrived Il Uooa n
the day before. tie vil, EO~rvcr dJuh'es- gct CO. TO-
dsy.
From all Ne can slJher from persons vso iyft Yrc5.
ericSsburs Yesterday shall noe be surprised il no
6shdag takes pcs ;hsgV >5e,c ,iays 10 coui,
a. tho enemy seems determined 90 stick - tae,r hi:Lc
I af 1laN -
Sosks aud Under cover otsoet.-.
EErvErs oovcrVSrse res E,-rlr.
Wounded officers wLo LAVE arrived here iso'a F-els-
Heks6Urg express he opinion that ,he sDemy rs yet
auct the bet Of the s'1ltoa at frrdCrirsssarS, -
they are in pOsitOn ~lere 1aay raa onr bGd!slpe3
At much sacrE'e o. Eie aud IN tie nea1;iae tley are
capable Of dong VI ulcl more iaiasy 'har &c &c.
then.
svryl,rf'- rysgA-cH
The VERSION O .EaIai Br.lsiis's issrs.ch % tie
President bclri" t'1 ya.'~i ~ - toir Al v, whSS
sone o. oc- 81 ..r7.r0.srsr- lave r1oi.saei, GU
bsaess --., r.l,a.r. II "a 3 DOT stat, IhcrriA
thst he had, o. r'.. cu~i-i tire trs, lu Of t.r,
snenys work But the r,., 49,. .'' 20 ,U. Ou h,
ridge Seare not mistaken, ths sns.4y - u.ai' re-
pitA
Information has been received here from Fredericks
burg ~ P. n to-day. The artillery hring there
this forenoon wholly the par; Of Ibs Reb-
els our guns 40, replying as theirs did Is no harm
4
gsasrA oEcsr slo .ft there this forenoon, states
that the most careful estimates 20 far made reduces
casualties IN the battle Of saturday bsoS ten thousand,
!; having been though; yesterday forenoon tia; they
were .Lrse.y "a excess o; those Esgres.
Another es,rIe, nls,s tho ssaia,lut anuolacSsnent
that General Burnside confident OF success and i o.
SLY engaged ia making arrangements for reneEa. Of
the bat,e Tomorrow But sCbsequeut.e yents proved
this to be GlsshOOd aud the puzzled newspaper vii
tiers on either side became completely myslifed. The
question nov H.
Burnside, on Burnside saw whittier dost thou wander,
SAGE you lei. Fredericksburg and went youdsr'
The Abolition paper further says that during the
fight nOthng w.s seen OF General D. H. Hills command
AID m1ch anxiety il created 70 his whereabouts. Il
is supposed by many that Hin has snue to in,ercep,
sss who Is probably bis way to Cul2ePer, aud by
Others that Be l. working his way around in rear
Il appear Ira. the Federal Cenr.sl Bsyasd killed
BY cannon ball which struck an n the hip AMI TIRES
him ''cleiR oct OF his saddle"
The train last evening brought Of Importance
EvorythiBs quiet along the Ines.
ruu0- Is IL sirculalOu said TO 10 foundcd upon
assertion Of citizen Of Stanton, Who ssw il In North.
era paper ha' Burnside hss been superseded b. John
Charles Fremont No inportsaes attached 70 the re-
port.
From the Arrny Intelligence O5oe ss i-sru that the
Clafsdsrl,o clsaales in The battle OF Fredericksburg
AMOUNT 20 400o tia; Of thess 5oO acre taken prsOaers
and SO received mere bruises scratches ieaving the
number Of killed and wounded really at 1000 The
number o. dad Is not more thar SO
Il ssta,ed good suth0rity shat the Yankees aed
The ice hOgses F. lcrcsburg sita ,hs!r dead Ia
car 20 conceal fer possible, the evidence Of hcs