The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-12-30

be a'st 10 Aquia Greek, where thsv eonld sss,,S
be iandsd' materials be collected for the recon
sstues'on OF ,he wharves there, and shas all the
wagons IN " ashiuRtor ths. could posalhiy 10
spared es aliei with hard bread and email eorsnis
cary stores. sod vi.h large number @. her ant
ts~ oa started down q Eredeficksburs or. The rosi
oS way Of DdDfiiss AMI tbs. this wagon train ard
a"fG ot cstt's should BE- pcssstsd by q pou.oou
twice
stated tast this s~asoa tfsln o ula move l.
l>S'@ss ssfsfy heosuse 4 woul6 ID all tho trnr be
fweao cur army ani ths Potomac; sr In other
~crts ons ISay would h s, tbs, time bstys es. tho
"'etny snd ths' tran. Bst. at tha ZANE .lals /
s-'ia tnsi eavstIy "scort could not oe urnished
'soIa ashinseui would sc al a. Of soy cavalry
10 saara the ;rslu
On ths n,ornu of Ls l4,h Of .,5v.nbet. ieslin !.
noe asy IL re.ersa. e. the pohtoons sa had aat
bSaFc of their ii e. directed NV lEfef Eny..
Le"rtq telegraph - "a with rsfer>nce 10 thsn
QdssSoa To whom did hs telegraph,
Ans~eF.--ae telssrsphed to Gen Woodbury. or
- Moor spsuidlng. 1t subsequently sspsarei
TIA. that As ths frst they evs- tsd heard OF ,ay
wish 10 lave the pontccn bsiu started ds--r for
frsasriossbars, although the authorities 10 wash.
e esoa bad had nay rtsn 70 tse on the 9tA Of
novemoer and 1t ha! sIso bean discovered by Cen.
hS.eeS and aea Meiss st Goy heaiQusrters or LIE
nigat OF the ltk and i2th OF November, and after
disarss3g II fully there, th0s SIT dovu and seat
tese grams 10 Washington, wtIah rs I supposed,
covered fully the case and would oeeurs The start.
ing Of the pontCoD trains at once.
eupposeG, of course. ttst those portions Of the
plan which Required to bs attended ia Washing
too would Be carried on. there af oace could have
sent my own cteer. there TO attend to those mat.
'ers, sod perhaps msds ms.ske In not doing So
sa Hsn hslleek &tarH ards told me that I OF g5i
nj 70 have trusted 10 them In Washington fcr ios
lie ta,ls.
ln rsply to the Telegram bad ordered 10 be son,
deE. Woodbury. teiesrsph,d back that the pom.
ICONS would stsrl OF Sunday morning probably
and certsluiy on Monday morning which would
have ossn on tha 10Th or l7tD Of November, and
rgt1sl =, ma
stsrt urti the 18TH snd on tha, day Il commenced
rsiuias, which delayed them so much and the
roaos bccarae SC bad, tina, when the train got to
DumfEies they foated the portoons OF the wagons;
sent TO Washington for steamer, ,snd sErItsi ,herl
down TO Aqaia Nssk b water, sending tbs wagons
around D. ii.ld Ths portoons did not ge, here ul-
IL me s2d o: Esd OF November.
On the issh OF November started the eol:mu
down the road &C Fredericksburg, got knowing az
thng a0c1t tie ie.sy ~ Gss star, sS o, tls nom
:cccs seeauss the .eiegraln acluuacnS the le!s ,
did 20. .each Narreutop Junction up:,i hai le..
~ .ols down here with -ao t-oops, AID tie eie.
s-sa did na. reach nc uIiti: arrived Esrs the
morning ~ the isth, whoa II Has handed 10 ty
sn orderly who had brought u down 10 " arv on
J.netion.
After raacA!-s here. saw Ct once ihat there was
10 chHace fNr crossing ts RappsbauIock with the
al NY Al sLs time. II eo,-Ea,ced raining and the
river began 10 rise, not TO :ny great ol but Oil
not know Aow much IL might rise. Thecs no
Geans OF crossing, sIcept by going Tp .he forts
sad /! would be impossihls to do ,hat beceuss Of
he inability to supply IN, troops after shay should
|
Gen. SCmner, With his conmaad, IA rived lera II,
ADVANCE. lie ssnt to nls asking if he should cross
| 'he river. he wsa very much tempted TO take his
Cvs corps 2c-oss &c fredericksburg by Nord near
| Faimoutk, there enemy thsre except n
ve.y sfllla G>tce
did nol tMbx Z sI llaa.e that hc should eroa
=. .rat tiric Tha peE I had IL ccntsn3r r.aton
was, ,he store a2d sA>se 5.idges nad come hera,
! 1 tad
| aeross the kappehaonock Pill the wagons with
IS msny sn:sll stores as cGud, and having eoi
csttie along se. n-eat. IEea - make rapid move
| me i. down IN tne direction OF Richmond ara try
| to meet the eneToy and hgh. battle bsIore Jack
| soi. c6uid IaaHe e lanctial tDare He hnew that
jackson wa IL the Valley, aud ssii that :aere wa
| foree ossush ca tbs Upper Rappshannook 20 lake
care 81 Atu, Re ia,t ctrtsin that ~ SON - tie
| sreay hue ~ q ous croasiag down here ths forces
| aGdst JGEDeSa ~.oric DO .seai5d, aad Ls wanted
To rlseE ia!ffefca s'Id ceet bstute Jackson could
| make junction with them, O. before Jackson
| o9ui1 ccu- doon On oul flank and perhaps Grip
| i!e us.
/ ha.a rcso1a1ne AIDED t.t so.ns supplies should hs
| c.ct 10 the m0o:h Of :he Happaasnaock, with a
yi-. Of establishing dsp9t a, pori aGYsi s:t.s
| we had advanced.
| Stores cave be@u ainsys IL es great abundance
| az coa,d haye sxpec.eG, "a, after the 18th :,
t,cv nleG. .ls weather sGii tie rosGs vsrs to
| ulafly Usd. Hor'sa SID niues sent down Il
| us, 20 that CIR caVairy Hi.d tsa1as vsse N very
| good condition.
Af.sr Il was a1cettaAli that tLere must he Sc
| s5, It'd laas liz sn1nJ had concentrated in Suat
orc@ aa to rlaaa Ii very difficult 10 cross ax2sp y
nUL40ec CT biiise8, ~e commenced ksGgiBg ~
| FIONA Aquia Geek al The pontoons eou... ii
| t.r enough of them had been thought III 10 tuil1
:ka briuges, sailed several councils g: VAL 20 d.
| cids about or ssins the RsppGh.oa2ck !: rgt
t-ht decld5 IL -To-s down 1T snick9ts Neea eb 0G
tr7sige lE!c3 below Lere. Bu Ger &C slonstr2tiot
simply for 10 purpose Of drawing cCvYa thege
d !-gss to.ca % ths snany ss poA'.oie. tner
aeci.eI 20 atgo because. IL tAe hrs, pisce.
"a si,tifaed tlaJ they Id moi expect us 20 croaf
lie. =. Du. down o6lury. III tns 1s3t piaas, tell
sstH hsi thai this I.aa the place to hgtt tbs most
5ecIsiye bait.a. lsecscaa II We could divide the,
f0r!8s . p sSz,t their lines al of two points
separating ss.c io:. from their rish:, thea vlscs
| Gus stta,k with tie whole sEly woild suectsi Ii
| 6TuaSlGg tGsiT arm IL pieces.
Tho ectnly rad cut rosd slcns tie rear u .ae
| line of ne,eA'a 1Lefe ~e msds ocr attack, By
| E,esEg of which they connected tho iT'o wi1sa 0
! Their army, aad &veiGej lo4g dsaour Eo2ac
tdr0usa = oad c3CcLEy.
| oSiained, from colcrsd 1Daa frc1n the cha.
de of the town. IncE Inatio2 Ia reg to this new
| road which proved 20 Re eo:cect wanted 10 cc
| tain possession OF tcgt road and that Ely
reason fo- making attaok Oh tno sx,re nee Ii fi
lt ~. Intend 10 MAZE TIT a.eec1 Ga the u igt
| ur il tts. position had bseE taken which sup
| posed wouia stagger tbs enemy by ens;iDg ths.I
line in tsvo AID then proposed 20 make djFec
attaca OF .hsi. trent sud drive them out of ;ht
| works
succeeded III building SIX bridges, aud IL tskins
| tae vhoie army eefoai 1ne t.go attacks were
| made ssd zee were yspci3ed--stnl holding a por
ton Uf the grCuf d we hsd fought upon. cal not
| extreme aavHncs. That p;t Lt wtLt Ill over the
Gee on cur risn.. Ia Eaet, Vas ~ita fhe officer.
| sad men until daylight. &c sId the fesEs to Ii
raLe- ga.1st stack ts.s next morning Ia fati
| / wtss decidedly against Il.
| returned % ny headquArters, ana after conver
| sg.iqzl with Gen S0maar tod Tim that 1sased
| MIN 10 crder the ytl army corps, which was TIE
c,ros originally co.--acaed, TO fci III ttse mex.
morning column Of attaes D- regiments. 1t cen
sgt OF so1ne eighteen old regiments and some Dew
| opss and deGired The column to mako a dtec: at
| iack uuon the sEeuya WORKS. | thought ,baL
! -,ese reailaess by driving lckiy u, sLser eaef
| other would as sbs c.fgy tao ato6S wal an5
the batterje in frons Il eDs ts ee'4g iGso the II
aesr ..ne srd By Joining IN ~iia thonI tnoy Hoo!d
aot Se s5e 20 fire upon u5 20 f.ny hfeas SKtani.
lett Genera o1.Eer ~iah that tAtaoih ROcice, aao
| direc % hin, 70 give .he order.
! The crceg was given, and the order OF attack
waa formed On ;he pexs IL 1rni1s, lEs& befora ths
column was 10 h.ve stas.ed Gen sumner came cd
| 20 me aud said, Gaaafsl, hope you will deSjs.
from, this attack &C nc. know of any geAei al
of,o who approves OF Il, ana .hilk II wis
! fr,m Ssn SpInne-, plt? Las tlvTeya been III favor
ii cur ssiva4cs aheneveT Il is rossibie cBuss Inc
! b s,.ass. kep. the column Of a.lack forned
ss.pt u,,f the division aud corps &C niI1 and
| - l1d Consulted with them. They VI snirnous5
.f, q sgaiEss the at .aek taen went over TO see
| w. fiaars of tho command on tde ether side and
| > xs. the same opinion prevailed among
| tems
+, men ssh. for Gen. franklin. who WAS the
,e~ a-d ne yss Of exactly tie saus c5inion ThL
rs,sed ue 70 dsc;5e tha. Cugh. not 10 make the
sf,.ck had contemplated, and. besides, iuasmuch
a. the Prssideu, OF the D. States had told me no,
.o he In haste In making tAs attack; that he would
Owe ma ali the support he could. but he cid no,