The New York herald., 1862-12-12
REBEL NEWSPAPER ACCOUNTS.
Hne Arrangements 10 Evac~ate FTe0e
Prom the Richmond Examiner, Nov

FROM the RirhuOna Examiner. NOV. "a
For tao past week Fredericksburg has been the centro
Gd very focus q interest, which, the enemy
threat she'll The town, has assumed painful charac
Under the circumstances runor has, OF course, been
sSsy and reports and iase have flown in upon
th and ist ari by 20 macy sources 10 use
,he memory and bevtilaer the Judgment We shall how
ever instead o. stating the sum o. all have heard
present likely % be more satisfactory to readers,
brief eoord facts which have transnred and reports
Believed TO be authentic which have been received during
Abe past two days.
II stated in tho kxan,iner Of Saturday that the
atcllt ionlsts had, the day before demanded the
surrender Of Fredericksburg, and threatened TO
sheN i unless gwen ny by nine O'Clock that morning.
Ehs ENCOURAGEMENT was confirmed by telegram
a. the Mayor OF Echr,ond from the authorities OF
srederc<sb1rf, stating that the removal OF all non
romhataots had been oTdeod, and requesting that
trans might bo sent up convey them to this city.
Finding on inquiry. that all the available the
reatra Trederck burg railroads had been
ine nigt ce ore is hayf = ..chMoso set h4eV acoat
pre- Gag paoss Of lcoa for ne chole population 81
Fred fbrg. which he ielt confident must be precipi
lated npon han IN few hours lie wrcteso the pastors
s ne churches OF the city requesting the
the Easements o. those buildings for refugees pre-
pared city tia for the same purpose, and applied 10
ihe ernvr unos To feed them. The Governor put
Al his disposal the sum Of three thousand dollars
RI proaohers onsred their Easements and lecture
~thaaeri;y, while others refused suggesting that
churches should not have been called upon until the
tbetrcs and all other buildings had been nled About
O'Clock A. NJ, while the Mayor in the midst
his prepTaon colonel lacy citizen Fredericks-
raTr who had been sent TO him by General Smith with
ne telegram ALREADY mentioned informed bim that ntc-
genoe had been received that the abolitionists
after conference with depuaton of citizens either
atey postponed it, Upon the authority this inorma
the Mayor countermanded all of his orders,
niscd the citizens who had volunteered to- hin
his aoofs and up TO yesterday morning had heard no
more from the authorities at Fredericksburg
Turing the day tsaturday) nothing was known by our
citizens generally except what they had morn
ing papers. About noon II was rumored the streets
Thai depuihion of citizens of Fredericksburg had
crossed the Raprahanrock for that
abolition general had refused TO them because
thes.wcre attended by military officer, General Ker
shaw Later in the evening was reported that the abo
town. and that they had given people until eleven
O'Clock yesterday TO remove the women and children
the Fredericksburg depot with the hope OF hearing
news or TO render assistance to refugees who might
arrive but night closing in and there appearing pros
pect Of AN arrival, the citizens dispersed.
About seven O'Clock p NJ. unannounced and unexpect
~ eleven O'Clock A. M loaded with refugees, arrived al
tbe Central depot Most Of the refugees gotten of at
different points by the way, but those who had remained
the tran being unexpected as have said and ar
Tving at an out OF the way and little fequented part
the city. were for time utterly unattended 10.
AT eleven O'Clock another train, with yet a smaller
number o refugees reached the Fredericksburg depot
sh city, and such OF the passengers had made
other arrangements were taken to the residences Of
citizens Two other trains arrived yesterday morning
hut nearly all who came by them had friends in the city,
and at once repaired TO their houses.
The first train have mentioned fred upon by the
aboliopists it left fredericksburg Of shells
passing within feet of the ears AS this train
consisted mostly OF box the doors which oknr
row4rds the closed. is presumed Tdnlse
tAnat &c ieTe attempting 10 Gore eoserRe1 stores from
the socs.
The passengers brought great number OF conflicting
accounts To what passed between authorities and
6enera Patrick the occasion of the visit OF the latter
&C. demand The surrender Among others they say he
gave ground for demanding evacuation that our
troops being supplied from the mills of Fredericks
burr and thai General Lee thereupon agreed
miGs the abolitionists would abandon their idea OF
abe ling the town or forcibly occupying il.
The distress in Fredericksburg Friday evening when
Mayor Slaughter announced that The should be
removed is said TO hare be hedTtyendPg; and the
ddU tct'n the hour Of removal ocudliy 0rrired the
5s'o ana ~ roar @ds unpdTdt ef The population being
mostly women and children, had means transport.
their trunks TO the dep t, and had number OF
sfnoulances been sent III al late hour from army
the NEST OF them must have LETT their homes with
but the clothes they wearing A lady told us he
carry her trunk three squares. With the assistance e
R'alcnces The people brought array asir ctottaa. bnt
'othso rise. Noat of them locked w their houses end l
thsat pah ct hesr ooSidves0ods 1e chance of mar
dfd TIE mercy OF uas coate7ciHo Many of the
poorest people refused to all but determined
remain. at least until the threatened sheling should
begin. Others moved from TWO 10 three miles the
country and cncampcd along the with such
Of their furniture they have been able bring out
piece neal They say il the sheling begun very
soon Ley VIII retsrn and resume possession OF their
tepses.
teIday, the report brought that terms had been
agreed upon by which the tswn should net be bobarded
Cen Lee, the story gees not 10 occupy
apd the aboltionists not 10 attempt cross the
9Ner ip JIG immediate vicinity
BY the same train we learned that the enemy had
thrown number Of shells into Port Royal village of
SIX hnpdred inhabitants, twenty-five miles down the
Rappahannock from Fredericksburg Tour Of The shel!s
struck house belonging 10 persons named Gibbs which
Tor week past has been occupied by our picke,s.
At eight O'Clock lest night telegram receiv here
from Fredericksburg, stating that up that time the
e'ep. had not fired Upon the town.