The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1862-12-26
Che 2ost.
Athens, Friday, December go, 1892
News.

NEWS.
CHATTANOOGA, Dec. ia dispatch pub
Ished in the Louisville Democrat, dated
Nashville, Dec. 10, says Gov. Andrew
Johnson is about TO issue proclamation
assessing the wealthy rebels OF Nashville
to the amount of sixty thousand dollars
Cor the support of the INDECENT during
the winter. The list contains all the
prominent rebel sympathizers in the city
Tennessee bonds sold in New York on
the llth, at 54s. Gold was quoted at 80
per cent premium, in Louisville on the
lItb, and 30(d3l in Cincinnati. New
York cotton market firm. Sales 45O
bales at G7(g67! for Mlddline Uplands.
All quiet around Murireesboro'.
SECOND DISPATCH.
The Yankees lett large number OF
guns, knupsacks, and quantity oil am
muntion in fredericksburg. They also
left about 600 OF their dead in and about
the town.
Nearly every house was sacked and the
contents wan,only destroyed. Every con-
ceivahle injury that malice could suggest
was resorted TO in their retreat across the
river. They propped up dead bodies Of
their soldiers to represent pickets.
Mr.. Yeaman, of Kentucky, has offered
a resolution in the Yankee Congress,
that the policy of emancipation, recon-
mended by Lincoln was not calculated to
hasten restoration OF peace, and that II
was an assumption of power dangerous
TO the preservation of free government.
Northern News.
RICHMOND, Dec. 1.-THE Enquirer has
Northern dates to the 18th.
They acknowledge the battle to have
been desperate one at Fredericksburg,
and that the Federal army sustained II
heavy loss, though giving no numbers,
save loss of 2l5 in one division while
crossing the river.
They say they were engaged all night
removing their dead and wounded.
General Bayard was killed and Gener-
ais Vlnton, Klmball, Gibbons and Cald-
well wounded.
Meagher was severely wounded, and
the Irish brigade suffered terribly.
The Philadelphia Enquirer says, Eve
hope as we believe, that the great and
final struggle OF the war is now going on,
and that Burnside will throw everything
on the hazard, and expend every round
of ammunition and every man in an hon.
est and resolute effort to take Richmond,
what ever be the result"
PETERSBURG, Dec. IA lady has arriv-
ed here who left Norfolk on Monday.
She says the information OF Burnsides de.
feat had the most stunning effect on the
Yankees in Norfolk. Our people were
greatly elated.
The Yankee accounts say they were per-
mtted TO occupy Fredericksburg with
but little opposition, but as soon as a large
force got across, the rebel Lee opened up
OH them with Two hundred and fifty piec-
es Of artillery, while Stuart got partly in
their rear, and poured a murderous fire
into the Union ranks. They say such ha-
voc has not been since the war com.
menced.
They report their loss in killed and
wounded at more than toenty thousand
During last week reinforcements were
constantly being sent to Suffolk. There
port was that Petersburg was to be at
tackled from Suffolk, while another force
was to be landed at City Point, under the
protection of iron.cads.
Since Burnsde's defeat at Fredericks-
burg. it is believed the programme has
been changed.