, 1862-12-03

The Situation at fredericksburg.
AEFk!kS III MIDDLE TENNESSEE,



R1cEEaSD, Nov 22SS--4AccouaSs from Fed
tr5cbsh1s5 tt-aay Are SO confused that It is
difficult ia ::rFivt 8. the truth l. Is I5npcalF
c.'Gcze''d tna- ther. l:s i,ccn nc lighting yet
faasstgers by Tue evening tfala ss2ta tAat yee-
| !irttay, a. the cars were leaving, the enemy
| e:.,t to tri@htcu The old fo..:ts, Ladies aad
I children. Shortly a1tezward G:e. p.stcicz
| crossed sac river With f f4!$ot t.uce and
! :,rciila1T a,:olegized ior tie outrage.
Ths ie.ea: adviees rsnrsse !, III. qAiet ara
! 1ccsi.'h II the P1tonae. Tie 1stt Of :rAns.
| ports may bring off the bulls 9; Bar1aides
| ;.my- 14l5 movement Woa.I seem 10 111di-
c1:t an attack IRON sEsf.lb, through The sont,l
sid. connsies, altled, proo&o!g, by The uset in
| Ja11.es liver.
Cart q. A. Deao1tlndorG, au Austria I, came
| npE ET.oEGr By TIE Central t:1s: las: :sI-Et,
I fT:,ns tioriaEsvillc. lie has documents Eh ~
il Re Was aa Aid Of Gen. Bzulzs, aud had &C.
tjgu.G. SpMc surpc:e hiy1 to nc spY.
Reliable parties State that an understanding
had been arrived at by which tue enemy
agreed not to Shell Fredericksburg, and the
citizens are prcpsT1ag ~ r.ss.rn.
RhuHnSb, Ncv. 244.-Nc!liuS additions!
sas :Talta'red concerning thn Situation II
Fr=6erick: burg or relative IL Burnsiis's
Ls:sytz;.ensr.
The EnqMsre,- OF thss morning says the
| I4,eSi iEsE.liga.rce trc!l ader;tksarFg vt.S
t up TO s,x o'cloc! last evening, when the
eien,y' gIEs Wcre 6iiencea.
| T5.t sap;,v~ittGA is rife 3aat 30 attack Oh
+'ar tcvn wa:sla occur; ttat the enemy Wnuld
eAeeuie q my ssst rio'.s disappearance.
l.u.Esi6e evidently desires to seize the
touih s.';c ot the kaprahannec:s, a,,'. his t:.:-
ii: ess in pressing au attack is attributable
:l,.1e *, FrG;aeI.e -':an EtT4teEy. Il is 4ni.e
/ likely be Eli give un the Accomplishment OF
lis 81; =. rot only seE these raeso1s, bat
: from o:ner ulore pressing caRses, which Hiil
I soot; t.s.e'op themselves.
| The jEf,ntiuey says: BY the laat train
WHICH arrived a- 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon,
rzpeJts we,e brought tn:t terms haa been
agreed r1cn p7 which the t9Er should rot he
| Etsmtnrien.
( The ecr.ny thrcw q n.usoer of shells into
Port Royal village, twenty-five rifles doHa
Tic EaF!'ahauncck, froHl Fredericksburg.
Fcur struck the house which, for weeks pcst,
14as bees. occupied by our sick. etc.
;; The t.cree burned at Manassas last week
were burned by Confederate scouts, whoss
approach being discovered by TIE f.rk:t
1;cscts, caused The speedy retreat OF Siseri
whole command toward Washington. TT.
jscuson'6 corps.
The New York 1or,d of the 10Th says thu
q the relel schooner Emma, laden with cotton
bound to Jamaica, was captured OF Vciasco
"a ! Texas.
The 1Foyl7 editori1lly says it is not the pur
pc:e of the Administration to su3due tin
~ southern arr,ies, but impoyerish southerl
n I,enpIe By wholesale con1iscation Of tnei
4 DIQEtrLF. aU outrage never QEaEQ f1I N Ltt 81
mails Of civilized warfare.
The udoptiun Of such measures is ds1iher
are seycriDg Of every cord that can rebind th
irasncuts Of the Union by military despotiaul
70. nlicn would rob US Of oar la3ors, and COZ
spnirg our subsistence.
Il Washington CORES spondeEt saws Geucra
Hooker IL, ,sr.ese5 the opinion that BurnEid
canuot take Richmond; that some divarsio
against tile enemy must be created south c
'he Eebrl capital, AID intima.es that such
diversion Is lot included in TIE present plan:
. REPORTED DISCOVERY OF SALT SUPPLIES.
T.. CHARLESTON, Nov. 24.-An immense be
- ! Of rock salt, altording an apparently ines
- laus:ahlc supply, has t=en accidentally di
co7e1vd At Ofelil:, Alabama. GOV. Picker
has received telegram offering contract I
= supply the State With any amount, leivere
II | Al Augusta, sud IS per bu:hel-
LATEST FROM Virginia AND TIE NORTH
y" RICHMOND. Nov. 24-Northern papers
the 2lsr have been received. They urge f.
ed ward the moveulent. by way of Frederick
!. bury, but contain little else of interest.
S1 The latest from Fredericksburg to-day re
,: reseuts eli quiet
sss 4 Letter from Gen. Sumner to tue Mayo
dated the ed, ssys: "As long as no hosti
demonstration is made the town viii not |
| SHIELDED"
s7 MIDDLE TENNESSEE.
~ KNOXVILLE, Nov 24-Reports Indicate tt,
a Rosecfane 10 sdyaHcing !iith one hundred al
iDIty-tWQ regiments.
;, Brcck1n1idRc, with the advance Of our
q M my, was near LayezE-17e skirmishing daily
Morgan Eas almost captured. He pass
IS i Fedtra1 aud escaped, His phc.oEra
lla: betn circulated BY order tllrous ii the r
- e1al 45gbg.
n AL he preachers Of Nashville have BE-
ID released :Ta.a the penjtcrtiary, except Elk
ths Prcminens.citizens confined here for treas
.Ie tea have uren released. The &C. was approved
'tn ~ the General cor. a1aniing. Their nar:cs NJ
. o. Abhrr and jackson.
'as MAJOR GENERAL vAS poRS.
= Our correspondent from AbbeyEil1e alIuG
- 10 ilc action Of a court Of inquiry, Tecen
GeId tor the purpose Of ofinves,igatipg chara
psxfeETed against Mejor GenzrA VAN Do
- From an official source VIC have copy of t
To | opinion Of the court, which is as follows:
~ -, "A.ter a eareta1 Investigation OF the NJ
e. 1era contained IN the charges xnd speci6
md tions alleged against Major General Ea.1 '
Dom BY. .Brigadier- General John ., Bow,
mee | the court are unanimously Of opinion Il
= tic evidence before it fully disproves ey,
- allegation contatned In said charges and sos
ncnIlons. At the request Of General Y
Dc1p, sanctioned BY the order Of Gen. Pc
s. horton, herewith forwarded, tbs court Inv
uhs tlgased the imputat1onB of drupkenu
which have been made against Gen. Van Uc
- and report tflat the testimony before III
: + dues, in their opinion. dispfoye said impu
J. I. tons.
T "Tbe court recommend thai no further .
ceedlngs BE- had in the case
M, [sigaed,l LLOYD T11enMAs,
~A' Brig. Gen. 2. a. C.
D.DSEr e. MACsY,
Maj Ger. G..
tsaa STERLING PRlcE
NaJ Gen., and President Of E5.ar
- JOHN MoRGAS IN FEDE1Are CAMP
The atlanta Ittsziiyencer states the fo;,og
Incident: '~~ 1o''>' :"
Ne learn from rc1ieb1c authority tlat n.cf
Z, l!hursday last The gallant General Jt