The New York herald., 1862-12-23

r~n, kKed arnn thsm destructive snnsdng Are Of
round shot This nre which annoyed shen S;y,scssS
against the horse artillery as t Was unmssted.
BY O'Clock the Ysnkee columns mad crossed NY ss
,nS en's5iS ne s0Sss .ssasG ns Are and musEey
FIRST scatisrrS, but quickly ncreaeing 70 clcn anu
roar sounded through the ~po's s .osv ccssSed VOL
ley, sometimes rapidy as 20 blend into prolsnesa
and eopngors roar a. r. hhs 1Sis'on sus;
Jaclson corps derept lines Of reserves. u.
H. Hiiis division drawn up IN J. L. Maryes held,
under long hi IN rear Of cur line Of battle. Here
they RENAME during Of the day being moved from
time the right lett the exgencies Of the
sss ac.,ss ser sns y ~. dna nah,
and half TO the right and posted IN dense cump
OF pines in supPrng distance Of arts horse artillery
In minutes they brought back 20 their original
pssitioa The ,eerity q" this would be incred
be any who haa not witnessed H. To observer
the sight singular aud exciting. hong black line
sh the position Of the the rail-
road at Hamons station, skins the valley and
in few moments s list IN the pines nearly two miles
away After scarcely breathing spell the same line
row the pines lis into its original
position s this br ade resumed is position in reserve,
the nreof musketry directly in front slackeaed few
cracking shots heard TO lett along Lopgstreets
division, aud then succession of vollys which were
kept up ut intervals during the remainder OF the
evening. The mrsketry fire our right was soon
renewal and the battle ragged with increased fury Our
bate les along our whole front again reopened, and
letchers, Braxtons, Pegr,m's Cre,shaw's Johnson s
and McInloShs batteries, stationed in the open low
HamfODS ",
moved onward several hundred yards in the direction OF
fredericksburg Hil's and Eary's troops had driven
the enemy from the woods and across the railroad in the
direction Of their pontoon bridges near eep Our
men pursued them mile and half across the bot
tom land, and fell back only when they had gotten
under the shelter of their batteries. Our troops
then retired 10 the south side or the railroad.
again the enemy rallied ard returned to renew
the contest, hut agsni, about five O'Clock
M driven back All the batteries OF Jacksons corps
were ~ this time IN full play and In the approaching
twilight the blaze o. the guns and the qncs flashes Of the
shells et,urti hp
valley was At once splendid and terrific.
The result Of tho night on our right wing may be
summed mp briefly We drove the enemy. back killing
three 70 and at night he'd the ground occupied by
the enenyS batteries ~ the morning The enemy hat
twenty thousand men engaged on this wing, while alto
gether from rst TO last had more than ten thou
sand in the line OF ire.
Longstreeis victory was even more complete.
He drove the enemy into the OF Fredericksburg
killing at 2ast dvs 10 Al dusk the firing ceased
simultaneously On both sides.
Correspondence Of the Richmond Examneri
oCani, SEVEN MnEs FROM FREDERICKSBURG, I
Dec. IA: 1s62
Tho victory yesterday much mere lortant than
irst generally believed. gentleman who spent
LAST night General ees headquarters informs me the
General i hi hy pleased with The result OF the battle
and says that T. oops behaved noby and bore down
the encm! at all pnn,s.
shan Low attempt supply of the deficiencies Of
my last.
The abolition troops beaten by our right wing on yes
terasy, Fig ting Joe hookers," supported by
Franklin corps, numbered thirty thousand men. We
had fourteen thousand men 10 The IL ut The right
The enemy during most OF the day lodght well 5
they have eyer done, but abot four O'Clock 2. NJ.
lost heart and gave way on all quarters. II
then that Frankli Is Mcre brought into
action, aud also repused. Walkers artillery
"hilh have already meutioued stationed in the open
plain light TO tie Hamilton cross
ing, late the day reinforced by the Second owtz
ers The Thom.s artillery and aeveral other batteries
drove The enemy batteries postcd higher up valley
from ali their POSITIONS and shsta. hls columns OF in
fsntry with an enhladng FIRE The enemys batteries
this po!lt strongly posted behind u road crossing
the valley and fred through gaps Gu. in brush fence be
hind he same fence The fabkes sharpshootsrs kept
ihcessait and AIRY nfo Oh our batteries The enemy
was not dsodged from this position until opened
them AZ two hundred va! IDS distance with gape and
canister Having routed these batteries artillery
opened on othe more distant After his infantry had
been reu sed The enemy artle ceased irig During
the engagement our artillery n the valley suffered greatly
from shell hsr,,shoter Their sun carrarcs and
caissous were literally pepperod with Mmc balls ana
the number Of horses killed is almost inc edible.
uhe pnrceA saie,y occupied an '1posed position on
give bscw, exceeds that any artillery company
have yet heard from.
may be formed, viii state that nearly all Of the batter
engaged on the right bred two hundred rounds the
gun.
Georgia regiment about three O'Clock took battery
Of eight guns, BIT being unsupported and having cx
hausted Their arimuniu were 70 ced 20 relnqush il.
Our o9s IN kNieu .n6ed and missing, the right
wing, wi,. we think, be fcund be about twelve hun
dred, though r. G General Lees medical director is
reported 10 have said that that number will
loss along The who liue. All Of wounded that
have convered with say our killed will bear pro-
portion the wounded the latter beng eight ur
ten 10 Of the former. Our arti sry suffered
moro severely han the infantry. Our loss in officers
usual, very great. General Maxcy Gregg was sho,
through the spine Mime bail ana now lies il is
thought, mortay wounded at tue house OF Mr. Thomas
Ierby.
The enomy's loss on his left is estimated az five thou
sand men, kitd 'rd wounded and prisoners. | have
seen aboct " yi Of the latter lhe only officer Of
note tho n'i, lido that hear oi being killed is
General Jacks" re Of his aids, Naior zenimoyer,
ports the dse;h Of Is chief.
LATHE
equally disastrous 10 the enemy, and much less
serous TO US About three ocock r N the enemy sal
lied out of Fredericksburg and advanced against Long
street. His first attack made hill south ct The
raroad upon which the Washington artillery battalion
posted behind breastworas. between the hl the
town there s wide clear PLAIN which enemy has
giynce Tho Washington artillery ed ieir rc un
Ill the Yankees arrived within two hundred fifty
yards, when they cpcnsd on the hcavy masses with
grape canister 81 first broads.Gc of the sixteen
guns OF the battalion hundreds Of the Yankees
down and At every successive discharge great furrows
ploughed through .cr ranks. They staggered
peateay but often rallied sud brought ard
BIT when within less than two hund Ell yards o the foot
Of the Hill which the battalion posted, being
unable longer to Withstand the murdereus fir that NJ
every discharge dcimating their ranks, they broke
and aed in eonnson and IN oil drecons-apHav,ls 81
MISUNDERSTANDING to escape the nre from which they
suffering. ran forward and jumpefNno a cut Of th
railroad but found te esfeiy IL the novemeu,. the
cut was swept from end TO END by battery further up
the road. The body Of the cneruy however rcn
precipi;atey back towards the to@n.
While the Washington artillery had 10 wn
,hs three hrigss u cur infantry had ,..n bcs
90 the fsnkss and when the enemy gave way .a.n,e'
them ntc the town.
Daring tho greater par: Of the sc;on ,:ebsrs,s Il. snd
IOngsreei were in thssHa ashiuyfoi srt.ery's bre.,
works. aud sa 20 lave esoved -ne spcf intensely
Our whole loss on this sing amounts 10 nre hundred
killed and wounded
The Washington artillery hsi tweu. y.l,e wounded.
Among our killed Is Genera, Thomas 4. r. Cobb
We have heard est:nsste tie cnernys las In this
engagement, out u anornts 10 many thousand.
Special correspondence Of the Richmond Enguireri
BlTYIy FiCn MAR uAs,i Iox'e Caos-i,.
ltcc. IL, lse2.
This day, which was su pccfai n have c1psrm!na,ed
great victory defeat arms. has pss,-i away
md fiq .iIprx
picket skrmishirg our left y, fredericksburg,
nothing Of note hss ranspired. have ridden furing
the day, along our entire oses lines Tar tie tall
hill overlooking the town ard have gathered all that
could rely upon truthful The 6chtng Yesterday at
freleficEsoGrg and Stansbury h tust ab0y. the
town. vas " tbs HioS desperate charscier nrd yns of
signs advantage " our cause, resulting il did IA lie
cded 'Bcccsses TO arms IA the the pr of
the enemy a all points These reIuises were achieved
with but slight loss To eide IN rLIrrcrs though IA
the death az the gallant Gen. r. Il H. cobb, Vi ceoga
who fe. near the srot where his mother inorried