Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-11-20
fHK MARCH OF BrRNstDE.s Amy

lCorreependencs OF the Chronicle.l
FALMOUTH, Va, Nov. Ts.-During the past
our long range cannon. which have been di-
rected against the enemy GA the hesxm 90 me
other side OF the SRappahanaock, Rnt now; -
s.syes .sfe n the the toSnoa fal%sssS D any Twsis sry
to give yon an account offti events ofthe lsst
!. We are now but sixty mie. nom Hieaaond,
and 3 N foSe ntssa Ry ss .ni 1io .Ss ss p
battle arranged, nna our fscss Ts<t ltowras
The march OF the night rrand division. au sfhe Of the
amy, under Gen sumner, from warrenton
10 this place, was not signaiiscd by any event
Of fmporfances 1t .Ssoi-G a = lEUnrF "a
On Ssndays ,weIl sesshsd Ss,,s yr'Sees,ss
whole fnarch was tfruush Z country torn %
rieces and desoiated In ShS tcfffbRn bufss-e OF
the hast year. andl y saxreen blade or eay
rather hints, were few and far between -Atone
Of ihese we found that The whole farnAy n;sd
: hed 70 As outheesee snd WOODS IN s-rrsss hav-
cane they world all be murdered or buried
alive We. were now within twelve miles OF
Frrdrricksb,rrg.o An rariy start was made IN
2or der 20 reach tbas place BY noon. sl 2IiIyb
: General SunneF, who, as ron know. 2iyss On
fighting, was tho horoughly disg usted at nst hay-
ing met even the smallest signof an enemy
But when we arrived within a mile and a half
.of Fredericksburg the batteries on, the ofhss
side Of the river opened on US, aad the .sold war
horse" pricked up his ears just Oh the road.
between piece Of woods, was high hin, not
more than half a mile from the Rebel poeiuch
" hich commanded IL. .Peuit's lst New Yorh
battery, Tempkinsis battery, company A, and
Stevens o battery, company l. 1st Rhode IslSnd
porting. The first shell from Pettif's battery
s'rnck in the midst OF the Rebels, and grand
advance on Richmond was the fes ulL AGerA
while, however they came hack and fired q
few shots, but soon became s'discouraged.n as
they naturally worid, none OF their shots taking
effect, and every ona of ours plunging into their
midst. So they scampered on-in all, one bat
try and a regiment OF Infantry, beside. a few
cavalry. -..- -. -.
1t 81 toms that this was their whole force in
Fredericksburg. -F .- .~.' r
This point must for some Iittle ame be the
centre Of public interest. II is evidently TO b.
base Of operations. The first business on hand
is 10 put in order The railroad 70 Aqua Greek.
The track s Ia good order, but the bridges across
the Rappahannockmustb be rebuilt, they having
been destroyed by us last August But this
will be short job. Rolling stock and engines
will also have 10 be brought from Alexandria.
bnt this also can BE- quickly done, and we shah
the n be- within three hours' ride Of Washington
The only means of crossing heretofore, since
the bridges wire burned, between Falmouth
and Fredericksburg has been by a scow ferry
boat which was scuttled on our approach. II
there was any need Of crossing immed lately we
could easily do 20, as the water IL only up TO
the knees OF the men and the hubs of the artiI-
ltry wheels, and, moreover, a pontoon bridge
could be readily constructed and place the
whole army across in a very short time. Pas
Fredericksburg 10 Richmond, all being used for
the transportation OF supplies. The last train
started Just after the first shot from our guns
= this afternoon.