Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1862-12-26

enemy encamped about two miles below
Whitehall. Rumor on the street this morn.
ing, says rel nforeemcnts passed Kingston on
the South side of tho Ncuse river to succor
their skedadlipg friends.
New YoRK, 23d.
The Herald's Washington despatch says
Gen. Burnside left here to-day 10 return to
the Headquarters of the Army of the Poto-
mac opposite Fredericksburg.
Gen. Wadsworth has been assigned to the
command of the second division of Gen.
summers corps. lie leaves to day for the
field Of his Operations.
NEw York, 23d.
! General Fremont left yesterday tor St.
LOUIS.
LEXINGTON, Ky. 22i.
1 II is reported that Lexington is soon to
b visited again by the rebels in large force
Flovd and Humphrey Marshall are said to
have come to Pound Gap from Western
Virginia, and are rapidly advancing into the
centre of the State
The town and vicinity are invested with
John Morgan's spies. Four OF them were
captured by the provost scouting parties
short distance out.
New York. 23d.
Two sqnadrons Of the Blnks expedition
are reported to have passed Key West-one
OF six steamers on the 9th inst, and the
other OF seven steamers on the l0th-all
lpaded with tronps.
4 PhiIadelphht paper publishes an account
Of the forthcoming report ut the Comaittce
on the Conduct of the War, from which it
appears that Gen Burnsides original plan
was to move suddenly to fredericksburg.
cross here. open his base OF supplies from
Aqaii Creek, and push rapidly on to Rich
m)nd.
lie expected to get 80 or 40 miles South
before the rebels came up, and il he gave him
battle felt perfectly confident of his ability to
crush them and drive them into their works
at Richmond.
Gen Sumner reacfel there, hut found no
bridge or supplies. This was the fatal omis
sion that saved the rebel army and capital
1t gave them delay Of 10 days. in which
the heights opposite were fortified.
jackson and Hill arrived by forced march
es and every available rebel soldier in E.sst-
ern Nirgnin, reached Burnside front
At last our army was ready u move and
syertl plans w-re praprsei.
ten. Burnside WAS to carry the frst line Of
rebel works by storm and then follow them 50
rapidly that they csuld not make stand be-
hind the others, when they were to be driven
BY the reserves until decimated and forced to
surrender, or dspcrse to the mountains
The plan was approved by the leading Cen
erals except Gen, Hooker, who dIssented but
agreed " it'll Gen Hall ck, who had previously
issued orders that the rebels must b. attacked
Gen Nei-s throws the blame Of the non
arrival Of the ponto9ns on the engineers, but
Gen. Il.lleck saws they are in no way resppn
si5le for any details regarding the m Jvement,
Gen. Woodbury. says delay was on account
Of their not having b.ea started in time and
bad roads.
Tie President ana Secretary Of War are en-
tirely free from responsibility. Tae censlrc
viii all fail on military men.
Headquarters Army of Potomac. !
Falmouth. Dec 23d.
Mlior Gen. Ilalleck, General-in chief.
In my report to You Of the 18th inst. the
numb,r Of our wounded was stated at about
5000, and the number receiving hospital
treat ment is 1850. Both Of these amounts
are wrong
On the authority Of DR.. Letterman, our
Medical Director the whole number wound
ed is between 5000 and 700 about one half
Of these are receiving treatment in the hospi-
tails.
(Signed) A f. Bur inside.
M.jor General Commanding.