Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-12-30
BATTLE oF FR3DEsroKsBURe
Derea. and Terrible Slaughter Admitted.

To the Associated Press North
NEW YORK, December IS.-Tha correspondence of the
Tribune thus describes the carnage Of Sa urday
1t is not using too strong expression to say hat in
in comparison with own, must be insignificant
More than half the division Of General French
placed hors dU combat before they had fired shot Hsv-
ing orders to withhold their fire. charge bayones and
rush upon the entertainments they anticipated OBJ
staee until they should meet in hand tohand fight for
the crest OF The first range Of hills but how little they
knew the foe they had to deal with
Lying close upon the soft earth behinR low stone
wall and half destroyed fence which had not taken
calculation obstacles ths enemy atched the
approach Of the divsi N until every in batt9ne
came under the aim of the best sharp shooters in
rebel army. In instant almost before the fence itself
discovered to be obstacle, long. thick line Of
fame and smoke streamed above the fence and wall,
and the the first vOley fred sixty pieces Of
artillery, charged with grape and canister, sent their
contents straight through advancing lines, rakng
them in front and upon both hanks.
Destrue ioo so terrible never before has been
during this General French went into the battle
with o 0men-two days after the battle only 200
have reported to him The entire lcss the corps
of lcb Consisting of the divisions of Howard French
and Haneoek and which the morning of the battle
tanned forty regiments old and new, amounting TO at
least 20 0, Is now 10 00O
think the Official reports viii not vary from this
estimate than 500, under The losses in
ReyRsd's corps OF Frsnkin's grand division, which
at first supposed to be but 1000 are tonight con
slider by of Fraukins staff officers nearly A. tOO
The following, based upon official reports as far a.
made ont and upon estimates of those who have the
best facilities or Judging, is correct as can be
obtsined up to this time Right grand division sum
ner's I'd corps COuch's and HOwards division goO
Hancocks div sion, 3 100; Frenchs division, 900 9th
corps, Wlcox's and Sturgis diyi ions, 925 Getty's
division 400 Total7,505.
Humphreys division, 1900 Grifia's division, 1900;
Sykes, $50. Total, 1850
Left grand division Franklin--lst corps Reynolds,
Gibbons division eco; Meads division, lso)i Double
days division l50 Total, $3.50.
Sixth corps-Smhs, 300; total right grand division
1885 total center grand dvisi H. 595O total left grand
division, 3,050. Total, l3,O55-
1t is believed that these figures viii fall under rather
thar exceed the official report.
WAsHINGToN, December 17.-Three steamers arrived
this morning from Aqua, bringing up between 500 and
1000 wounded soldiers, and several corpses few Of
able to walk to the hospitals. great many Of the
| wounded sent to Point Lookout
HEADQUARTERS ARMY POTOMAC,
Thursday Evening D,sember l8, 1862
Yesterday the rebels sent under flag Of truce,
quest that we would bury our dead A 0urying party
accordingly and continued their abors during
the truce Col Walter chief Of LOngstreets artillery
informed some of our officers that the rebel infantry
force engaged on Summers front on Saturday was only
two brgades but that they had large reserve force
near by He said that exhibited great deal Of
bravery but he considered the rebel position impregns
BILE, and that force of 100000 would md 1t Impossible
to carry the nights in the face of their batteries.
The rebel loss was small compared with ours, from
the fact that they protected by stone wall and
rife pits Our losses heretofore reported have beer
considerably decreased the arrival Of stragslers The
enemy took ary o prisoners from considerable
portion Of whom were absent from their camps wheI
we evacuated the south side of the river.
The prisoners taken both sides have been paroied
l. s stated that Lee and LOngsreet came down to-day
and held conversation with some Of our officers
The flag of truce was Withdrawn tonight after all ou
dead were buried.
A correspondent of the New York Times gives viyi
description of the battle of Saturday last at Fredereks
burg
As to the feeling Of the officers, the correspondent re
marks: -.
1t was with alarm and pain found general want
! confidence and gloomy forebOdings among some me
,yhossound Judgment had learned to tr ST. Inc pla
of attacking the bel stronghold directly in front Woul
twas feared prove most hazardous enterprise an
,ne of which thsre is no successful example in mint
,isiory Il was doubted that the cooperation OF tn
light and left according the programme would adml
of practical execution and things were generally
loose ends "The chess board" said Napoleon st " sl
ram sis dreadully confused there Is but tnat Sc
through it, We all fe that the first part OF the re
marx was applicable to our But did we feel equa
ly conhdent that there was in our case an I that a
9 through it,
T. The difficulties of the assault are thus stated
It Look at the DO itlon TO be sto med
There bare plateau Of third OF mile Whcn %
n storming party will have to cross In doing so the
e will be exposed tins fire first, Of the enemy shsr
shooters posted behind stone wall running along y
Il base of the Tidge-of double row OF rifle pts on u
rise Of the the heavy bai teries oehnd sfOt
Y field works that stud the top of the hill-ot poeri
infantry force now lying concealed behind these-o
y plungng fire from the batteries on the lower ran
double enhladiDg fire from cannon to right OF thei