The New York herald., 1862-12-13


The main body Of General Burnside's army
crossed the Rappahannock yesterday, and now
occupies the south side Of the river The enemy
still maintain their position on the hills, and exhi-
bited no signs of evacuating it up to last night
Nothing but terrific battle can dislodge
them If they are ready for that issue.
During the passage of our troops yesterday
at the different points, General Shermau's
Fredericksburg, the enemy poured a constant
Ere upon our troops in the city and on the forces
who were crossing on the two lower bridges, a.
though they did very little damage. General Bay
ards cavalry, which crossed on the lower bridge,
had five killed While cndeavoring to ascer-
tain the enemy's position.
Our losses in all were very slight considering
the importance of the movement and the danger
to which our troops were necessarily exposed.
We give a list of the casualties as far IA can be
ascertained stirring description OF tie bom-
bardnent and assault is given ia our special army
correspondence, accompanied by fine map of
Fredericksburg and its vicinity. After occupying
the river front Of the city Thursday nj ht We lost
about one hundred men in killed AMI wounded while
driving the rebels through the city. They fired on
our men they advanced. through the streets
while secrcted in and behind houses. Yesterday
morning dense fog HID everything from view; but
it cleared away in the afternoon. Meantime the
army was rapidly passing over the river, and
before nightfall nearly the whole force occupied
the south bank. At latest accounts the remaining
portion was ready to follow at once.
The news from the Southwest to-day is not very
important. Il is said that Gen. Bragg has gone to
v;cksburg, Mississippi. and that Joe Johnston now
Commands the rebel army Of East Tennessee. The
citizens of that section ere In state Of nsurrec-
zion against Jen. Davis conscript law. Large
numbers Of them are up In arms in Charlotte.
Some Of the Richmond papers complain terribly
OF the barefootsd and half clad condition Of the
rebel troops, and the hsartlessness Of the govern
mcn'. The Wig, in describing q number Of regi-
m r,s in this wretched state marching past the
War Department barefoot, through the melting
snow, thus reb1kes Mr.. Davis and his Cabinet:-
/" But there we're some who took good care not
70 witness 90 dissg -eeable a sight. AT the very
moment this barefoot procession was passing
the War Department, the President OF the
Confederate States, his Secretary OF War, all the
Cabinet officers, the Quartermaster General aud
some thousan Is Of able bodied young clerks.
were sitting by rousng fires. toasting their
well shod feet and thinking OF anything but
the soldier. II 10 not to be expected that stout
young fellows, who slink into government drndges
in order to get out Of the army, should care much
for anybody but themselves. II is not to be ex.
pected that an admisir alton, no member Of which
was ever known to put his foot inside Of a hos
pitai, or to bestow so much rs plate Of soup on
sick private, or TO send one of their gorgeous
vehicles to bring in tie wounicd-i, i not y be
expected that such an administration should care
yery much for anything but the snubbisg Of E,n
like rrice and Deaurcg~rd.'