The new South. [volume] (Port Royal, S.C.) 1862-1867, 1862-12-27
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE PoTohAC,
December l6th-6 p. NJ.

! The Army of the Potomac WAS withdrawn to this
side OF the Rappahannork River, because 1 felt
fully convinced that the position in front could not
be carried, and II uas military necessty either 10
attack the e eniy or retire. A repulse would have
been disastrous to us under exist ng circumstances
| The army was withdraw at night without the
knowledge of the enemy, and without loss, either Of
prop rty or men. AMBROSE f. BURNSIDE,
Major General Comma. ding
! THE BATTLE OF FREDERICKSBURG.
! The following brief extract is made from the
account of the battle written by the correspondent
Of the n. Y. Times, under date Of the 18th inst:
The battle of Fredericksburg, which has been
raging since 10 O'Clock this morning without q
moments pause, was closed by darkness tonight.
In its duration, its intensity if not also, in the
losses it has OccasiOned it Caps the climax of the
whole series OF the battles Of the campaign. The
nation will stand aghast 1T she terr bic price which
has been paid for its life when the realities of the
battlefield of Fredericksburg are spread before it.
Unhappily, like many Of Our engagem, nts,
though serving to illustrate the splendid valor of
our troops it has failed to accomplish the object
sought The sequel alone eas tel whether the
work Of to-day is to be the prelude to Il glorious
victory an ignominious defeat. But the result
thus far leaves us with loss of from ten to fifteen
thousand men. and absolutely Heahins gained.
II.
Again and again we have hurled 70. ward our
masses on their positi n. At each time the ham
mer was broken on the anvil
NORTH CAROLINA.
The rebel General-Evans-who was in CON-
mand at kinston, on the 18th ms, telegraphed
to the rebel War Department that Gen. FoSt .rhad
attacked the pl ce with Is, 900 men and nine gun
boat and that, after ten hours fight the Nation
ol Ton
ever, that Gen. Foster was still &c in his front.
We learn from Capt, Cannon, of the Str. De'a-.
rare which left Beaufort n. C. on the 23d inst,
that it is reported there that General oster had
defeated the sehes Il Il In and sa IN ten, a.
Gollsboro, where they received reinforc ments and
General Foster was repulsed with loss of four
hundred men. Gen. Fosters object was to gain
possession of Goidshoro in order command the
Wilmington and Weldon Railroad d cut off this
communication between Richmond and he South
Genl. Foster reports that he has capture 500
prisoners aud II pieces of .Artille at .ingston.
The destination and objects Of tn Bank Ex-
pedition have at last been ma e pub ic, tn ~
Herald of the 2lst inst. says;
'sIts destination is New Orleans, and one of its
objects is to put General Banks in command of the
department ofwhich that city is the headquarters
and to remove General Butler, who by various acts
had rendered himself unpopular with many ofthe
citizens, and had also created difhcues with the
representatives and subjects of foreign govern
mentS. ..-... zoo .>0...-..
Having established himselfat New Orleans as q
centre, General Banks will proceed at his leisure
to capture Mobile and establish communication
between that point and the Crescent City. HewilI
command force of seventy thous md men. and
make attacks in various directions A main OF iect
Of the expedition is to counteraet the supposed
projects of the Emporer of the French in Mexico
and the Southern States.''
A GARNET CRIsIs-The \. Y. Herald says:
Mr.. Seward-actng under the pressure of the
leading radicals of the Senate in caucus assembled