The New York herald., 1862-11-29


Church we're detailed 10 d the bridge asaiso the hills
the south ef II. These led The enemy 70
suppose thai u the intention Of General Burnside 70
bat suddenly the which mas placed Us IN pr
von IN front Of Fredericksburg nanguratcd oy tne
withdrawal OF al our forces from the southern s'oe o
Rappahannock. Gu,
At O'Clock the morning OF tho 10th the slstn
New HamIshre was called in, together with o.. Ds'
Oyen OF Company OF the Seventh Rhode isiano wno,
Under command az Captain Church were et 70 nod sne
10 and bridge at all hazards. .
About nine cclock cavary skirmishcrs came 10
from all directions mot solid square as stated by The
Tribune corresponaent), hotly conies,ng the gtoo
wn M ,ns enemys naos Oar caysry crossed The
bridge took pcft skirmshers abon hve hundred
yards 10 the rear Of the bridge. Meanwhile tne exten
General sturgs division was passing near the bridge
and urryng onward towards Fayetteville. Suddenly,
the ghts south o the bridge the rebels opened from
battery, throwing spherical shot and shell
little force that held lhe bridge designing TO shell IT
ont and under Of the fire. of the traih Of
supplies BY cavalry dash.
After remaining under hot FIRE Of the rebel battery
npt, another gun throw inc railway iron was brought to
drew with the greater part Of his force ~ point
by, which afforded better protection.
The rcbeis, thIaing that they had sheled out the
force at tho hr!dge, ,hen made dash with about
one hundred and fty cavalry with view 70 complete
by The rearr 4ranee Of he little band guarding he
bridge, which quickly garea the distance separating
them FROM 10 and, boldly meeting the enemy by awell
directed fire, which empted six saddles, drove them
from the field. II is gallant act probably prevented the
destruction Of large portion Of valuable army stores.
which would have greatly deferred the advance OF our
While tie above mentioned action was taking place
the left had opened upon the rebel guns and
artillery duel then took place which lasted about two
hours The celebrated battery OF Captain Benjamin then
took post the right, and with few wc directed shots
from his twenty Founders, drove the rebel batteries
Tho Thirty nfth Massachusetts, regiment reported by
Tribune correspondent having defended the bridge,
did arrive the ground until the skirmish was
tirsy concluded and the rebel batteries silenced evn
being relisvea by the One Hundredth Pennsylvana,
which also relieved the force detailed under Captain
Church from the Seventh Rhode Island.
In CAMP, MAR FALMOUTH, Va, Nov. "a, 1862.
A Spy Cdfsawsd-Driliiro Rcsumed-YAs RosirOGd and
Is Progress, dc.
lieutenant Ieib Of General Butter0elds STAFF arrested
70 day who s suspected Of being q spy. He was
found trying make his way outside picket lines.
He made several contradictory statements regarding
himself; at time pretending 70 bo sutler Of the
Nineteenth Indiana regiment, at another that he
suffers clerk and lastly, that he from Bradford
county, Pa, quest Of in army. The fact Of
his looking talking Ike virgnan Of the old settler
stamp and his not being able 10 tell the Of the
colonel or the regiment he pretended be the sutler Of
or the Of single town in the county he claimed 10
hail from leaves but little doubt Of his being rebel spy
He was sent 10 army ebadquarters.
Now that the Of this corps comfortably settled
IA their camps the activities OF drilling have been
resumed 1hs keeps the mon employed, besides making
them better stsd for fighting service in the future Our
place Of encsn,pmsnt plcturesquely undulang, with
winding creek traversng it In two three places The
night, when the camp fires all lighted,
very beautiful One blessing, the men have plenty d
wood.
work on the railroad leading to Aqua creek is progress
ing rapidly Tho road passes alongside our camp ground
II Is said that the cars will be running in day or two,
after which time the labor Of getting supplies here viii be
greatly diminished.
No news OF Importance reaches from the front To-
day. TIE bombardment Of Fredericksburg has been
postponed but not indefinitely, II Is 10 be presumed
Our army is in position requiring cautious
ment and great gensraship It is believed that General
Burnside will prove equal TO the emergency Meantime
picketng has 10 be kept both front and which
throws extra labor ana hsrdships on the soldiers
HEADQUARTERS, Nm7H ARxv CoRPs, 1
OPPOSITE FREDERICKSBURG, Va, Nov. 26 1862. !
Qssa-A Storm N the Horion-TAs Rebh Erecting More
Earth,corks-P Promotions, dc.
Within the past few days little has occurred Id this
vicinity 70 disturb the quiet into which the army
gradually subsidized since the consecutive marches from
Berlin and warrenn. But like the calm which precedes
storm delay here Is but precursory Of the rapid
and svsntful movements which = short time will call
FORTH We but gathering strength for TERRIBLE and
Il 10 TO bs hoped nnal, blow at the rebellion.
All is quiet along the river and the pckets Of either
side remain without attempting TO mosest each other
The rebels gathering large force beyond the city,
and are continually erecting earth and breast works
They exhibited considerable energy In this particular
yesterday, and all day long we could perceive
them with glasses) busly engaged throwing up
earhworks the various roads leading ont Il the
city OIe o these works rs conectured from it's appear
ance to be gun battery We had expected that
guns would opened the ball yesterday by nterfer
ing with the construction Of these works, but
omed ~ disappointment though before sunset to day
our ears may be sauted with the music Of the lombard
ment. From present appearances II would
though General burnside intended TO give the rebels
bat lie In this vicinity provided they willing
IT, Fredericksburg is sufficiently base Of sup
plies be advantageous point at which
commence, and the delay necessary for concentrating
here large quantities OF supplies instead Of being aiken
a sign OF hesitation to strike, should be regarded
the prudence and caution Of general anxious o. render
his position from which he may deal q complete and
effective stroke at the enemy.
Captain shlnglaw, OF the Seventy ninth New York
sidie camp on Cen wicox's staff. Captain s., IL will
be remembered, shared the privatons Of Southein
prison ment with the General.
The bridge across Potomac run is approaching com
pleton, aud expect regular railroad communica-
tcn with Aqua creek in afew days.
The following order promulgated last week viii speak
GENERAL oRDsRs-So. 49,
HgADQUARrkRs, NINTH ARMY CoRTe,
OPPOSITE FREDERICKSBURG. Va, Nov. ~, 1862.
The trlgadier Gcneral commanding congratua.es the
troops the Ninth the cheerful aud soierlke
manner in which duty has been performed and hard
| ships endured during the last month. Night marches,
short rasons exposure 70 stormy November weather,
with the encmy TANKS tor several weeks all have
been borne nobly. While animated BY such q spirit
deuce that we faos dangers and trials the future
In Of the comg operations the Brigader General
COMMANDING directs the OF the officers particu
larry 20 a few points VI military importance.
L. Outpost DUTY requires all the intelligence and skill
commAnd order the and quiet Of
the camp and prevent surprises. The Army Regua-
tons on this subject should be studied from paragraph
COZ es2, and pockets should be posted such
sustain ech other In attack snd supported
by the grand guards, hold the enemy In check long
enough The oors " form for batus Division brigade
and regments commanders will look particularly both
she instruction of officers and 70 the performance OF
picket and grand guard DUTY.
2 Company and al 9hsr ofncers viii see that their
men have always three days ratons about their
pesous that their cartridge boxes contain forty
ammuntion aud that their always clean and
IN good ins condition. Tho men themselves will
for their ocers TO prompt them 70 these necessary
conditions thair co.ort and safety. New troops
| cautioned against overloadrng their knapeacKs.
s. ON gong into action let all remember necessity
keeping cou, closing up well the my and taking
gvvd aim Cavalry charges always TO DO met, BY
fanaom firing. but BY well directed yoey, which viii