The New York herald., 1862-12-08
NEWS FRQ1 BURAsmE's ARMY.
Affairs still Quiet On the
~RappahannOck.
The Cold Weather in tho Camps.
Tho Supposed locations Of Jasksdns ana
Lees Rebel Forces,

1ao supposed LOCATIONS OI SaUAAuhs sa~
Lees Rebel Forces,
The Cold weather in the Army-Msvs-
monts or the Rebel Forces.
HuApouA AarnRs ARxY " IHE PoroNAc Dec Z, 1902.
Las. night was extremely cod and some of the troops
7usred FOR the want blankets Ice formed 10 the Po
semac and AQUA Creek from and half TO two inches
thick To-Day the out fair and cheering but
hs cir continues piercing cold The roads are hard ana
very rough.
Ocers well Informed state that Jackson has arrived
scar fredericksburg and Joined his forces with those al
ready They also report that the enemy nave ex
tended their lines several miles further down the Kappa
hammock
The report that Major spalding, Of the Engineer Brig
ede under arrest unnecessary delay In the trans
porsaon II pontoou from Wash ngon, Ia unfonnd
sd That officer has been Commended by his snpcrors
Tor overcoming weigty obstacles executing his orders
There have been Held movements to-day.
The Whereabouts or Jackson's snd
StuMrt's Forces.
WASHINGTON, Dco. Z, 1852.
Information has been received here that sonewal'
Saoksons corps forms the left wing of the rebel army,
Aahat stuarts cavalry this side Of the Rappahan
nsck and operating the positions Of sges corps
and Burnside army.
The intense Of night occasioned the delay Of
savary reconnaissance under Oo Wyndham to ascertain
NE truth Of the that body Of rebel cavalry
occupying 1horough.are Gap and warrcnton Junction
A. the be prepared for the trip stahs
brigade will probably move upon tour Of investigation.
Our stafford Correspondence.
NEAR STAFFORD CouK House, va Dec. ., 1862.
mdciriy Stilt-The Cowbatants "NsasirinQr Each
OAer-Army Sua~rs Robbtao Ms Poor Soldier -An
Ordr Affecting Tsen-Oar Pickss-Ho,c They Punish
1Asevs IN ne Preparations for Cold Wsather--
lppam ments Of Tseo Cosonels Of Gis Diviaon 70 b
Srigodseys DC.
cur forces stil rest on their arms hsrsabout, With
eniy the occasional and unnteresting exercises Of
paradng drilling, eating and picketng, 70 keep their
btsod In motion.
ride 70 Falmouth proves the forces In that visnity
70 be situated likewise. The enemy are plainly visible
the river and the only wonder s that two such
large divisions Of the opposing armies can lie and
yet not come into actual and deadly collision.
notice also that busy engaged In some
places along the river throwing up breastworks But
Fearful Of trencnng other ground than what my
legitimate domain leave your proper correspondent in
that place to give you details
The suffers Of the New York regiments up with
yesterday very opportuney the being in Of
hand.
Taking advantage Of the wants Of our poor soldiers
sAsse shameless army pedlers fairly eeced them before
che officers gained knowledge Of their proceedings For
seance poor we're glad 10 pay two dollars per
pug for tobacco whichrhe vcndsr had bought in New
York for twenty tive cents; while Tor small can OF pre-
esrvss about TIE size Of tea cup they were charged
dollar oxtortion the order Of the day, every
thir jsso robbers had hand went OF at early hour
o pricss and having sold their stock out
ey departed just ~ time 70 escape the summary pun
them An order on this subject has however been issued
fvem headquarters, in whtoh suffers required in
sturs 70 submit @ The costs and nd. charges Of their
thersupon 70 x tariff Of prices allowing reasonable
pr csntage for profit;
This action wlh, hope, prove a safeguard in future
y the poor sSdier, who Is 90 bound up with military
yuls thAs he has mot tho power to protect himself from
A noticeable fact In the mentioned above was,
that where the men were obliged TO pay two dollars fer
have learned that our division 100 commander intonds
giving this dsRracefu affair rigid Investigation. and IN
= 70 s sy s
- permitted TO seize on all OF the soldiers hard
Yesterday our picket lines we're extenied and weak
Deints strengthened The connection of the right
ad lstt Of ths line with other lines Of piokes was also
TWO men having been caught in the act Of stealing
come small articles from their comrades were each
pliced on tsp OF barrel with the word thief" pla-
sardsd in large letters on their backs This was by The
etds d the telegraph ROAD leading TO Aqua creek,
oeoSs snS conssmotYous alances Of continual stream
y passsrs by during an entire day The enect the
guilty men was that Of overwhelming shame, and my
keArt ached for them, notwithstanding all they had DONE
zhs weather 10 clear, cold and bracng but the pros
psots Of movc are = remote evcr. We having
S tents nso,ed and ofncers have stoves all aglow. In
hss settled has everything become, THAI you could
- this portion q the army Ia is camp to-day you might
Aouht that any movement 10 intended short f spring.
bus soldiers not Be Judged merely mon; they
nsuads Who have Affection for this that particular
eot and who consider the whole face OF the earth their
n m m Ia w tent
ere pitched IN any point of the compass since their su
ss.H corsa y olod OF earth and adry blanket This
Col Russell Of the seveuth Massachusetts, Volunteers,
attached TO Ievens brigade has been confirmed Briea
psnnsy lvaua, who holds the rank OF captain in the regu
nr service has also received like appointment direct
brigade formerly commanded BY General nowe
Our Falnsath Correspondence.
In CA,r, NAAa FALxours, Va, Dec. 2, 1862.
10 Enemy IN tie Resr-Acina General Soelaor-A Falls
Charge Rsasd-zAs Dsvyes xouauss--Huts, dc.
General Averls cavalry, under General Hookers CON-
nand returned this morning from beyond
Ne Of our army They went In the vicinity Of Deep
run Grove Church, about thirtyhres miles to our
rear Excepting few scouts they saw nothing Of the
sasmy. One scout they captured but the information
elected from him amounted 10 nothing. The recon.
nossancs dispsls tho theory that tho enemy in any
eOrse behind us
Ny attention has jus bscn called 70 what prrpcrs 10
- asspeciai dspatcn, published in the Washington
Ovontce wherein ID stated that rebel force crossed
NE Rappahannock Saturday last al Big ford and cap
tursd some three hundred Of the Twelfth and Seventeenth
New York regiments attached 10 COL stockton's brigade
ne despatch says further that General Hooker was 90
sncsnssd q Gel Stockton that he caused his sword TO bo
eAksn from hin and broken. This 10 one Of ths most
asndasious nswspapsr paragraphs on record. There
~ wsrd Of truth In the whole Of 10.
Captain Robert L. Livingston. Of Gen. Buttsrnsids
staG LEFT to-day for home, having rendered his resigna
sou % account of nj health, which accepted Aside