Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-12-20
ApnrrIoNaL PROM FEE soRTH.
AFFAIRS ABOUT FREDERIoKsBURG-IRoNcLADs

AFFAIRS ABOUT OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
IylENGLAND-BANKs' EXPEDITION, &c, &c.
The latest Northern dates received are to the 18th
inst The most important piece Of Intelligence Is the
following extract from the Washington RepueaH the
organ Of the Administration; -'es =.
Az tbi. writing we have nothing but the simple tee-
raphc announcement Of yesterday morning. from Fal:
mouth that our troops al this side Of the river and
that the pontoons are up IF they retired back TO Fa-
mouth without loss of men and material in the opera
ton, as IL Il reported they did 1t indicates skill aud
good fortune on the part Of our deneras or inaten.
on or oyercauton the part OF the rebels, or all OF
these things together Our army If unable 70 force the
enemys works, was in most dangerous position, on
the south side Of the Rappahannock and the rebels in
permitting il to escape, have lost an opportunity such
as they have had since they neglected to take ash
iucton after the first battle of Bull Run. .I
TIE failure az fredericksburg has taken the public,
and possibly our military authorities much By sur
Drss that opinions hardly yet formed as to what
oua III either now 20 be done, what is likely TO De
do e. For ourselves we hope that as few weeks viii
terminate the winter Of this latitude the army designed
for the GsHes .. Washington iriit go at once into rim
Ter quarters.
The sutioined summary will be found interesting
LIST OF BArTERIss THAT sHrLLED FREDERICKSBURG.
correspondent gives the following list of batteries
that saelled the town of fredericksburg; ~ Z
Al extreme right ABOVE fAlnioutn ana Hltie ~
is rear, was Benjamns Battery f. I'd u 5. Artillery,
20 pound Parrot guns then came Battery L, I'd New
YORK Can ain Jacob Roemer, and then Battery A, lst
New York Capt Petit These all occupied an elevated
position Commanding the town and the country for
distance around IL Hs. ..,. ~.
On the plateau, Of which have spoken before, and
which exteRds opposite the city, from Falmouth % the
AcUnfa Creek railroad, the Second pennsylvania
independent artillery Captain oge Durel l0-pound
Parrots Battery A. Fourth New York, Captain Smith ;
Battery l. First United States Lieutenant Kirby Bat
terv b. First Rhode Island Captain j. g. Harvard eight
l9pound guns, usually called Napoleons; Battery g.,
First Rhode Island Q. D. Ovens Sinch guns E Fourth
u s. Lieutenant Dickinson, g. Fourth United States,
Lieutenant Thomas, Napoleon guns; ID, Fifth United
States (ate Grifns battery) Lieutenant Hazett NJ,
Third New York. Captain Livingston From the railroad
aud extending about mile soSth, were Battery d. First
New York Captain KurSroce; c, Fourth Rhode Island,
Capt w aterman K Fourth 5, Lieutenant Seeley; A,
Folrth New York, 2J-pound Parrott Capt. Hans; LIST
Connecticut Artillery seven heavy siege guns, throwing
S5.pound shells Col. Robert Tyler, (also commanding
the heavy guns in his vicinity with three l0pounder
batteresl; b. First New York battalion, Captain Ven
gele, 2O-pound Parrotts B. First New York, Captain
Stewart These Latter batteries all under Colonel Ty-
ler's command in fact were placed upon considerable
eminence commanding the town and the country TO the
east of il.
General Franklin, with his forces below, used only
FIVE batteries Ctpt Ransoms and Lieut.. Simpsons bate
rs we're planted at either side of the bridge; while
bluff &c the extreme left were Capt Hail. Of Company
+. Prs, Pennsylvania Capt Mccarthy, Battery d, First
Pennsylvania Company C. First Pennsyl vania, and Co.
C. Third New York.