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Frede1ckhDufB. ms enemy attempted 70 LAY COVE
POntoon bridges al three ~PoIats-Ons at the site Of The
railroad bridge which spAnnSd the river at the lower
end Of town another At the ford above town, between
Il and Falmouth, and the third below the mouth Of
Deep Run, which Is thres miles below the city. Ths
r attempts at the two first named points were rspulssd
with considerable loss to the enemy. Our sklrmiEheri
and shRrpshOoters eooperatsd with the artillery.
At the lower psint the pontoons were protected from
the Ere Of our artillery by the enemys guns, thus
rendering our EhsrPShootsrs unavailable. Al hslEpa s
twelve tie bridge was reported nearly complete. There
had, of course, been no attempt At crossing. Our troops
engaged were Longstrsst'E. Cannonsding waI severe
p. ". A, in = dispatch hrsm Fredericksburg, dated at
8 O'Clock. says that the enemy we're then crossing on
their pontoon bridges. Reaching the southern bank,
thsy will be in q sheltered mock, between the bluR and
the river. The space Is Of horseshoe shape, and SUN
dszt to contain ten thousand men. Above and below, il
Is said that the bluH approaches the river channel by the
southern shore, so that he enemy cannot march up or
down the liver under cover Of the bluR.
We shall not be surprised to learn that the ascent Of
the bluff was made undsr esver Of last nights darkness,
and that the attempt brought on the night battle.
The house of VIM. Il. Vaughn, on the river road, was
set on Gre by a shell, ard b1rzed, also that Of George Il.
KiHslAear the depot A shell passed through the horse
Of Rev. DIR. Brosdus AAd that Of Mr.. J. A. Scott. The
Feepls OF the Baptist church was ShOt away, and some
Aouses In the upper part Of the town destroyed.
Jacob Cratz, a dtizen, was killed, and his brother
George, wSanded, by the explosion OF a she'll
EAbout thirty Of our wounded msn were brought
down last night in a train.
RICHMOND, December I2-On Thursday oaz bate
RES stationed above and below the town Of POtt Royal
on the RappEhsnnoek, opened are on the gznboafs
which were anchored n the stream just opposite, con
sistiag of the Frosborn, ADReOsta. Live Yankee, and
Rssoluts. The airing lasted about an hour and q half
Eleven houses we're struck. kur Of which we're com
Plstsly riddlsd, no one was hart, though grape wS arsd
SPoa women and OhlArSn as they were leaving town.
10 notification was given by the AbsIhoniss of their
Intention to shall the tevn.
After the bombardmsnt they dropped Down stream
seven TaIlss.
IT'S tho5sAt the %sunboats were struck several times.
The people Of the town are now scattered Ike those Of
Fredericksburg, Ia farm houses and cabins OF the ada
cent country. During the nIght nearly every woman
and child who had been driveH oat, had 20 other shelter
tAsn the woods Truly eur Yankees show ne quarters
10 women and children.
stil Later frsm frederick sburg.
RIcHAoED, December l2-It Ia reported that there
has been fighting during the day at Fredericksburg, but
there is no oneaal or reliable intelligence.
Battle sf PIyzssuIh.
PETERSBURG, December l9-The Express has the
following particular Of tie battle Of Plymouth OBJ
tanned nom oasisl dispatches to Gsz. French:
On wednesday morainE last, Just before dsy, Eve
companies OF the 18th North Carolina regiment and a
squadron Of Evans cavalry, under command Of Lieu
tenant Colonel Evans, made a dash into Plymouth,
c., sAd drove the AbouHOHiEts peu msIl from ne place.
We killed and wounded many, took twenty-sight priE
onsrS aHd seventy ave negroes. Our troops being fred
at iron tAS hOusSE, Gel. Lszb ordered Hoore's BAKERY to
batter them Down.
About tWo-th!rss OF the tswn burned
Hooro's section drove the Abolition gunbOat down tie
river and seriously disabled her.
Tho negroes and prisoners were all brought away.
Our loss, nix wOunded-CApt Galloway seriously.
DeseFters from the Federal Fleet.
CHARLAsros, December l2.-Five dssertsrs from the
feet OF Florida coast, al Jackson Vile and 81. Andrews,
arrived here to-day in charge Of DR.. L. Crews. One
named Groger, claiming to - one Of Captain Semmss
men Of the Sumter, and says he was captured by the
Yankees and put aboard Of their own vessel, from which
he deserted. These dssortors are from the Uucss,
Huntsville and Albstross, they say both officers and men
are eek and disgustsd with the service and would quit If
they could do so with decency.
The British ship Arriaboae, t~wentysiI guns, which
called OF this harbOr yesterday, leave to-day.
NaPoleSR on Mediation.
RICHMOND, December l2-Ths Paris correspondent
Of the New York Herald, November 4,h, states that
Lord oowley " as Informed by Nspolson that his cen.
was SO strong Of the absolute Asesssity Of media
ton, that if England hesitstsd for any ame about her
refusal, he IhOHId not hesitais to act without her, in eou-
with whatever ether European power that
would associate with HIN.
Seward en- the Blockade,
The New York Times publishes several columns Of
dispatches from sSward 10 Minister Adams. sent at diff
'sreht periods during 'hS present year. In several Of
AeSe dispatches, intended for foreign ofsst, bSs-g1es
% show that The Administration is hostile to the Institu-
ion Of slavery. In a dispatch, dated July cath, he says: |
We will induce or obigs our slAVehoIding citizens to
upply Europe with cotton, II we can and the PrsBi-
liant has given respectful confederation TO the desire in
ornally expressed 50 me by the governments OF Great
Britain and France, for some further relaxation Of the !
In favor CT the cotton trsds-answer viii be !
given" He closes by saying that this gov /
rnnOat relies upon the respect Of our sovereignty by a
orsisa powers, snd il the reliance falls, this cruel war
will, wlthOuRour fAslt, become a WsS Of eoniiAsnts
a war Of tho world and whttsver else may revive ?
he cotton trade, built upon slave labor in this country,
'ill be irrsaedisbly wrecked on the abrupt cessation of ?
amsa bOHdags within the territories OF tho United n
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From Middle Tennessee. d
AN HC- ONNN 70 eNeAA " ! "
from the trent today. Y
Several Federal prisoners were captured and brought q
last evening. Lc
The FeasralE are engaged removing distractions from a
ie Cumberland river below ClarkSYils. .
Federal reports indicate the great unpOpulsrity Of Il
,Oseeranz. n is believed NeCook viii superSede hin. N
President BavIs in the WesG. =
AURTKKSsoRo', December I2-Presdsut Davis ar G
we'd here from Richmond tonight at hslfpsst dK p
clock. He was serenSded at Chattanooga this morn !.
g and greeted with a sslHte Of tAirtees guns from the Of
T~sshtnstOn battery at Bridgeport The President Is :
eoupsnisd by General Davis and Colonel Lee, mem a
Ms Of ks GtAh. W
Sanitary Movements In RIOhmOnd. "
RICHMOND, DSsember 12-The city council Of Rich
end held a special meeting to-day, with reference 10
o PreyalsAse Of small pox in the city. Resolutions n
ere adopted requesting the Confederate authorities 10 DO
move all eases out OF the limits Of the city, and 10 o.
ks measures to prevent the dissass spreading. volun- III
~ or eomPulsatory vaccination was al'O recon- hs
ended. 70
Yesterday EUeniRg's Dispatches. ps
Presidest Davis nj KHoxvIne. an
KNOXVILLE, December u.-Preadeat Davis made a 90
here this morning. He thinks the tOryisa Of nj
VI Tennessee Is exaggerated Hsiwil stay q day here 4,
his return from the West. He Is in ans heath aad %
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The Confederate Court fsuRd true bills against Ave on on
rsons for esunterfeltng Confederate notes in de RI
.,untains. lnS
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RICHMOND, December IL.-Passengsrs by the avs us
g train from Fredsreksburg, state that the enemy ~
re rspulssa, with heavy lOE, at two Of the points at ,
ieh they attempted to erssA During the morning ~,
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