Maryland free press., 1862-11-28
Latest News from the south.

Richrfiond papers of the 18th and 10Th have
been received at New York, and the following
extracts published
From the Richmond Enquirer, Nov. 161
REApPEARANcE OF THE ENEMY AT FREDER.
ICKsBURG
On Sunday morning it was asccrtained by
the commandant at fredericksburg that a
strong force of the enemy from Warrcnton
was approaching the town by road crossing
a ford of some four or five miles above. Col
Critcher Immediately posted his little com.
mand at that point, and about 8 o'clock that
morning a regiment of Yankee cavalry made
their appearance. brisk engagement en-.
sued, and the enemy was finally driven back
with loss of several killed and twelve pris.
oners.
On Sunday night Col. Cfitehcr Withdrew
his force to the town, where lie could work
more advantagcously in conjunction with Col.
Ball the military cofnmandant Onyestcrday 8
morning the enemy, evidently in increased
force, crossed AZ or near the above ford, and
appeared with several batteries of heavy ar:
tillery above the town. An artillery engage.
mcnt ensued; and during its progress orders
were given to destroy all the cotton and tobac-
co i'll the town.
The order was promptly executed, and sew
cral pyramids of cotton bales were soon send
ing up their smoky incense to the god of war,
and about thousand boxes of tobacco, belong
ing principally to speculators, were ruthless
ly tumblcd into the Roppahannock. In the
course OF an hour or two the enemy were re-
pulsed from their new locality of assault, aud
followed up by our cavalry, and lost some ten
Or fifteen more prisoners.
During the progress of the engagement,
which occurred ust outside of the corporation,
the people became res5lutc in the dctcrmina-
ton to stand By tkc town, and even the women
in many instances, appeared in the streets, on
horseback and on foot, armed with revolvers,
and inspired with all the enthusiasm of war.
on TO RICIlMoND.
TFrom the Richmond Dispatch, Nov. 1911
Once more the Yankee nation is evidently
essaving an con to Richmond march. Nc
Clcllan, who had seen the elephant on that
tourney Of DEATH Was unwilling to 60
about it with the haste the abolitionists now
deem Indispensable to mend their fortunes and
modify their fate from utter ruin. He was
ordered 10 go ahead but for reasons which
he has not yet made public, he would not
Abolitiondom determined at once upon his
disgrace, and he was dsgraced. lie was not
even permitted to follow Pope to the North
crn Siberia and fight the Indians but he was
sent to the ''Jarsics" to pine in inaction and
impotoncy.
Mcclellan having gone 6i his successor at
once proceeds, no doubt, 10 cut the capers ah-
oitiondom demands of him. lie has been
moving about with view, no doubt, to the
indispensable advance. His plans are notyet
fully developed to US here i; but we take it for
granted that the astute military chieftains
which have heretofore foilcd ablcr men have
watched him with their eagle eyes, and know
by this pretty well what nc is after.
Tho reported Withdrawal from the Kappa
hammock front, and the advance upon Frodcr
ichsburg, resembles McClcllan's spring cam
paign, and it is not Improbable that the pen
ding con to Richmond may be in a great de-
gree an imitation of that, with the variation
that there shall be combined land and river
attack up6n our defenscs at Drury's Bluff
Whatever be the plan of the new leader,
who Is the fourth to undertake the Hercuicne-
an task, there can be little doubt that he means
to endcavor to succeed, or lose his official head
before Christmas. On our side tho enemy
cannot please us better than by going ahead
with the war 1t is the long and wcarying
hours Of inaction in camp that wears out the
health and spirit of the brave Confederate sol
der. Let the enemy come on with his inva-
sion aud push his columns to the attack. lie
will be met, and, putting our trust in God
and our good cause, we will defeat him
THE CONFEDERATE FORCES IN TIE NORTH
sToNEwALI. JACKSON, ETC.
A correspondent of the Richmond Enquirer,
writing from Winchester, says that Stonewall
Jackson has one of his wings extending to
Martinsburg. He goes on to say:
General \. Z. ITil is between Charles
town, Jefferson county, and Sliickcr's Ferry,
Clark county. lie almost daily sends up from
fifty to one hundred Yankees, taken on the
mountains. ID. IL. Hill is not very far from
Front Royal The sentiment of these among
us whose opinions arc best entitled to respect
is decidedly adverse to any movement across
the Potomac.