, 1862-12-19
lhE WAN In HIkGiNiA.
FROM BURNsIDE'S
ARMY.
THE SITUATION AFTER
BATTLE.
WHAT REBEL OFFICERS
SAY OF TT.
Our Loss Foots Up $4,000 Killed,
Wounded and Missing.
BURYING THE DEAD.
Partial List Of Western
Wounded.
Thrilling Details Of Bravery and
]: Of Slaughter.
OUR INFANTRY LITERALLY
M0WN DOWN.
Fearful Carnage of our Forces.
Scenes and Incidents Of
the Day.
Thrilling Details Of Bravery and
!: Of Slaughter.
OUR INFANTRY LITERALLY
M0WN DOWN.
Fearful Carnage of our Forces.
Scenes and Incidents Of
the Day.
Tho Battle of Saturday.


The Committee on the Conduct Of the War
expect to leave tomorrow for fredericksburg
TO investigate facts concerning the late battle.
R. G. Corwine is understoodto be candid
ate for the Assistant secretaryship OF the In
terror in case Usher should be made Secretary.
The National Wine Fair which had been an
nounced for cc1nmitte for LIST Of January has
been postponed.
The President is understood to hare said
that he has made up his mind as to the ap-
pointment Of Smiths Successor, but has told
no one, not even Smith himself, Of it. He
will not until the nomination is sent to the
Senate. This will be done as soon rs Smith
is confirmed District Judge, which will be
probably at the first executive session they
have.
Headquarters AaxF OF TN 3as e RoTeS4c. ~
Yesterday the rebels Sent, under flag Of
truce,a request thAt We would bury our Quad
4 burying party accordingly went over and
continued their hbors during the truce.
Col. Walton, Chief Of fLongstrect' s artillery,
infantry force engaged on Summers front on
Saturday was only two brigades, but that they
had large reserve near by He oaid that our
men exhibited the greatest bravery, but he
considered the rebel position inlpregnable,
t and that force Of 5o0, 900 would find it in1-
possible 10 carry the nights in the face Of
their batteries.
| The rebel loss was small compared with
| ours, from the f.ct they were protected by a
| stone wall and rifle pits.
Our losses, as heretofore reported have been
considerably decreased by thu arrival Of strag
glers.
The enemy took nearly 500 prisoners from
rs, 4 considerable portion Of whom were alb
sent from their camps when VIC evacuated ths
south side Of the river.
The prisoners taken on both sides have beer
paroled.
1t is stated that Lee and Lougstreet cam,
down today and held conversation will
| some Of our officers.
The flag Of truce was Withdrawn to-pigh
after all our dead we're buried.
WAsHEGTos, December 1S.--The Join
Committee Of Congress, on the Conduc
Of the War, in pursuance Of senato
Wilkinson's resolution, adopted today, lei
Washington tonight for tho Rappahan
mock, to inquire into the facts connectc
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: our OWL Haust oe lnslg hincant. MOTE Lila
had the DIVISION OF Gen. french were Place
G hoTs d" eo'nodt before they had tired q sho
: having orders to withhold their fire, chare
/ bayonets and rush upon ..thc entrenehment
= They anticipated no obstacle until thf
should meet in 8 hand-to-hand fight for Il
q crest Of the first range Of hills; but how lit
+ they knew That they had to deal with an e.
a envy lying close upon the soft earth behind
:. low stone wall and half DESTROYED fepc
4 | which VIC had not taken into our, ca1cu1atio,
as obstacles. The enemy watched the a
y nroach of French until eyerv man in haiti
= line came under the aim of the best shar
:. shooters in the rebel army. In an insta1
;, almost before the fence itself was discover
"a to be IN obstacle, q long thick line of far
a and smoke strea1ned above the fence and wa
l. and the moment the first yol1ey was fire
sixty pieces Of artillery, charged with era
IS and canister, sent their internal contcr
st straight through our advancing lines, raki
j.. them in front and upon both fanks.
r. Destruction 60 terrible never before has be
= seen during this war. French went into t
he battle with 1000 men. Two days after
Fo battle only l,2oo men have reported the
n selves. The entire loss Of the corps Of Cou
cd consisting Of the divisions Of Howard, Fre1
g and Hancock, and which on the morning
an an the battle contained forty regiments, old {
re- new, amounting to at least 10000, is n
ns 10000. think the official reports VIII
IN very from THIS estimate more than 5,oo0, o
,re or under.
The Losses IN Reynolds corps Of Frankl