Washington telegraph., 1862-12-03
Telegraphlc.

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Price was seven miles below Holly Strings
entrenching at Davis bridge, on the Hat
chic. If it rains the roads will become
impossible, and great battle will have to
be postponed until Grant can move his
trains and artillery. Memphis papers
think that if irregularities Grants rear
Rosencrans can't come up in time, and
another force of ours will attack RoSen-
Grams rear if he follows Bragg.
Gold is at 40 per cent. over greenbacks'
Eight hundred bales of cotton were
sent into Memphis per week from West
Tennessee. None from Arkansas or Mis-
sissippi.
Western men are clamorous for peace.
They say they are 10 the army and caft
get out. Ali the negroes have left their
owners, aud every Abolition officer has
black ervants. They cook for all the
priyates.
A guuboat guards a tri-weekly steam
Or to Cairo.
The order expelling certain families "A
Southern soldiers has not been enforced
Prices troops are in fine spirits, aud
will avenge their loss at Corlnth.
Murfresboro, Nov. -Rosencrans ar
rived at Nashville On the llth, with hIs
third division, making five divisions nos
there. Another Abolition division is al
Bowling green, another at Mitchelsviile,
aud another at Gallatin.
Rosencrans' declares bis determination
TO subdue the Southern people. As be
proceeds South the alternative will Be of
fered, he says, of allegiance to the Union
or forced within the rebel lines. lie will
apply the same law to women aud chill
dreu. His idea is to throw an immense
population on the South in order to con-
sumo what it consideres our limited sup
plies and thus starye us into subjugation
A force of 10000 abolitionists are near
Lebanon, body of whom made dlsh to
this place on Saturday, but left after de-
stroying several houses aud plaudeIiDg in
the neighborhood
The enemy made reconnaissance in
force 10 within four miles of Lavergue
last night, Smelling the woods as they ad-
vanced. Their firing wasdstinctly heard
here. They after wards full back to TIL
Asylum, six.miles from Nashville.
Col. Adam Johnsons cavalry made a
dash Into Jacksonville, Ky, last week
killing 46 aud woundiag l52. The AbO-
lItionisfs fed to the Ohio river, but were
pursued. We succeeded in capturing
three steamboats, and brought back forty
wagon loads OF supplies.
Richmond, Nov IA report reach
ed Fredericksburg last night that the
Yankees we've again advancing on that
place, TO reOccupy il, il consequence Of
which quantity Of manufactured tobac-
cy, belonging t. the merchants was de
s,royed. ] his morning the approximations
and excitement among the people inereas-
ed, aud large pun. 5ets--iicff town. The
H.. tain t.siSsln, which left about noon, and
reached here at live, brought down mum.
Der of refugee. At the time OF their de-
parture the enemy had not appeared, but
we're believed TO be within fifteen miles.
Various extravagant rumors relative u
this affair have been circulated here to-
day. ......-.. -.... 5000.
The NJ sews from Fesdati;ksburg
~ the enoniy are vi Vpy-sit -i4e
Ithe river. There had been sklrmi- hing a
day, the enemy being held in check up
the time of closing the report
Richmond, Nov lS.-The Enquirer
this morning contains some additional pa
ticulars of the temperance of the Na'
80 80 Fredericksburg. The moyemer
annears 10 have been more serious ~
/ was at FIRST supposed W sunday % H
, ing it was ascertalDed by tnS cou'ili
dant at Fredericksburg that a strong 10y
Of the enemy, from Warrcuton, was Al
preaching 10y the road crossing Y
ri some four or FIVE miles above. vi "
: ther Immediately posted his hiiie Co
= maod ut that point, ana ab M ) o'clo'
mat morning a regiment VI lankee ~
: : airy made their appearance Eheh PHI
Q engagement ensued and the enemy
; finally driven back, with "a loss OF sever
}, killed and twelve prisoners On Saturd
night Col Crither Withdrew his forces
| the town where he could work more 2
q vaptaeeously aud 10 conjunction WI
d Col. Ball, the military c'inman1er \,
II terday morning the enemy, evi isnt'y
\ creased in rec, appeared with Seve
= batteries Of heavy artillery above tie toy
! aud an artillery engagement ensued. u
II ring its progress orders were Issued to
n stroy all the cotton and tobacco ia
5, town. The order was promptly execut
e and several pyramids of cotton bales w
e seen sending up smoke incense TO the g
ID # var. About 'one thousand boxes
" tobacco, belonging principally % specu
IN ,ors. were rathlessly tumbleda into
=, Rappahannock. In the course of an he
at or two the enemy were repulsed ir
b. their new locality Of assault, and folio
5, ed up by our cavalry who captured %
tie ten or fifteen more prisoners. DUR
~ the progress Of the engagement, VIII
A. took place just outside Of the corporate
IN the people became resolute IN their
ed termination to stand by the town, .
n even the women in many Instances
as rs pea1ea lathe streets on horse back a
n foot armed and inspired with all the
ny & lusiasm of war. r...
sh A portion Of the enemy was repor
nd already 10 Falm 9th, on the opposite S
IN of the river, and their whole force is 8
no posed to be advancing, said to be l2,0
ye which is no doubt an exagseration. Fl
so one to three regiments of the enemy b