American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1851-1863, 1862-12-19
from the Memphis Appeal Of the 15th-l
GEyERL Battle In VIRGINIA!

GEyERL Battle In VIRGINIA!
The Ecemy signally Repulsed
i Skirmishing Near Fredericksburg.
RIcH4oxD. Bee. iS-There Vas skirInishing near
fredericksburg to-day. but attended with i'm
portsnt results. Nothing Ike great engagement
has yet occurred though it il said the enemy made
an attempt to turn our right funk and signal.y
failed. The fighting was probably nothing beyond
nianeuvering for positions. Some Of wounded
came by special train tonight.
Later and 0Ele.al.
/ RIcHAoSB. Dec. H. The following dispatch was
received from General Lee late last night
At > o'clock this morning Saturday. the enemy
attacked our right wing aud the fog lifted the
battle along the line from the right TO the left
till P NJ, the enemy being repulsei usual at
all points thanks be to God. We have to mourn
the loss OF many brave men. | expect the battle
will be renes we'd at daylight to morrow mernin-.
ROBERT E. LEE.
Generals Killed.
CHARLESTON. Dec. IA private dispatch re-
eeived here in official quarters, dated Richmond,
Dec. 18th, says:
/ The fight to-day resulted in our favor. Generals
1 nftNeA vi ooutH lafOkIAd : II H. SoUDs "a
Georgia, and Hood. Of Texas, were killed.
Federal Movements on the South Car
OiiRa Coast.
CHARLES ron, Dec. IL This morning the enc
mys gunboats in Stone river. five miles below the
city, opened fire upon pickets James Island
below Secessionvle. Alter firing fifty shells with
out effect they desisted. 1t is coectured that this
dem straton was intended feint to occupy the
troops in this neghborhood.
Another Account.
This morning one of the enemy's gunboats off
Stone, shelled pick is Battery Island and
Legares, below Secessionyle for about an hour.
and small force landed but went back almost inn
mediatelv. Nobody hurt.
Five gunboats are lying off Stono and eleven
blockaders off this harbor.
Fredericksburg Occupied by the Enemy
RICHMOND, Dec. l3.-The papers of this morn
ing furnish some interesting particulars of events
at Fredericksburg yesterday and Thursday nig ht.
The Enquirer says the enemy. under cover of their
artillery firing crossed the river and occupied the
city. Petitioners began at eleven o'clock in the
night of Thursday, and at daylight Friday
morning the artillery opened the firing reached as
high as sixty per minute, aud at this rate it con-
tnued ell day. Under its bridges were
thrown across. The first adventurous Yankees
that thronged the southern shore. were quickly
captured As the bridges approached this side our
sharpshooters would rise from the ground and fire
into the bridge builders. Many of the enemy
killed and wounded in throwing the bridges across.
The lighting yesterday was in Demands woods,
two miles and half this side of town. The occu-
patton OF Fredericksburg was obtained with nomi-
nal opposition on our part. 1t gives questionable
advantag e only to the enemy. We believe yet the
10 will he uoor N al he
bind the enemy than when If was in their front.
The special correspondent of the Examiner,
writing at II NJ, yesterday, says that about o.
clock our forces relinquished the place to the enc
my during or shortly after the skirmshing.
The enemy fred the postoflice and Methodist
church. the Bank of Virginia, and all the houses
the square consumed.
OF the several hundred citizens remaining in
town on yesterday, but three women. whose hus
bands had previously gone to the enemy re-
manned and claimed protection of the Aboltionist-.
Fredericksburg Nearly Destroyed.
RICHMOND. Dec l3.-Letters from the Summit,
five miles east of Fredericksburg dated IL n. yes
terday. state that large portion of the town was
destroyed Thursday by shells and fire. The
art house was unnjured. The fight of few
citizens who had remained is described a dia-
tressing scene. 1t is reported that 1000
aBkees nave crossed tue river. All accounts
speak confidently of the success of our arms when
q general engagement takes paee.
Oar loss in killed and wounded in diminishing
yesterday is about hundred and thirty.
skirmish at Sennie and Joyner,s r ord.
RICHMOND, Dec. 13.-The Petersburg Express
of this morning says. at the dawn of day yesterday
morning the enemy made simultaneous attack
upon our troops at Senne and Joyner's ford there
being one company of Col. Clayburns Rangers at
each place. They fought gallantly, repusing the
enemy and driving him from the opposite bank Of
the stream.
About eight O'Clock the enemy's cavalry. having
succeeded in fording the river between Sennie aud
Joyners ford suddenly made their appearance in
the rear of Capt. Sykes company at Joyner's ford
and charging upon them with such yells, they cap
tnred Capt. sykes and his thirty five men.
Sennie and Joyner's ford the source of
Black Water river.
The enemy have got nothing but men and their
arms.
About 8 O'Clock reinforcements came up to
Joyner's ford and the enemy's cavalry recrossed
but took their prisoners along.
Yesterday afternoon q fight WAS progressing at
Sennie.
During Thursday night the telegraph wires on
the Norfolk line cut between Ivor and Pc
tersburg.
It is believed the entire Yankee force at Suffolk
has marched out, and the impression is, that gen.
eral attack in force win be made - day along the
line of the Black Water river, from Sennie to
franklin.
Official Report OF the Battle OF Harris
Vile.
RICHMOND, December An official dis
match dated Murfreesboro December 9Th
says:
An expedition under acting Brigadier-Gen /
Jno. Fl. Morgan, attacked the outposts of the
enemy at Huntsville the Cumberland, f
river yesterday morning, killing and wound !
ing two hundred, and captured eighteen
hundred prisoners, two pieces of artillery, /
two thousand stands of arms aud all the +