Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-11-26
SOUTHERN NEWS.
Re bel Accounts fr EN- Frederick sburg-Gen'
Lee tbrr~-D-tern,inatisn Of the Rebels
to Hold the Town.

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Rebel Accounts from Observation-Disclosures
Lee tb-r~-D-trrMinatisns Of the Rebels
te Hold the Town.
The Hammond Enquirer. OF Saturday, has
news from Frpdericksburg In relation TO the
demand of the Federal forces for surrender,
and .sys "thp psremptorv demand for a sur
render was peremptorily refused by Gen.
Lee who il I'm command Of our troops"
The Fredericksburg Herald OF Friday eve
ming says: On Tuesday and Wednesday the
Potomac river was covered with vessels Of all
sizes and kinds, mainly of the transp port order
That these were intended to carry OF the army
f. the opinion entertained by many. Enough
OF The army will be left over the river though
10 ssksep mp appearances" We shall not be
surprised il by Saturday night the main bulk
OF Burnside force is well on its way TO their
new deetins ton, though of course this is con-
Federal prisoners captured estimate their num-
lfrs at over iOd,0OO, but We doubt the figures.
The Confederate force here is under officers in
whom our people can well afford TO rcposs
trrst and he ths battle here or remote, there Is
cause 10 fear the result.
From the Examiner OF Saturday.
PLANS OF TIKI ksEhT-THE DEAoEsTRArIoy
At FREDERICKsRC
At lat accounts the enemy had made no
active demonstration in force at OF near Fred
ericksbGrg. 1t is understood that the city is TO
h' held by our forces. Whilst no just csuse
will be given for Smelling the town-as the
fighting on the ordinary principles Of civilized
warfare would be for the fords, and therefore
not in the coInpactly- built part OF the town
the enemy will actually she'll tt,e CITY, in the
hope that the place will be evacuated, and tina,
thus the Rsppahannock may be passed by them
1t is stated that the enemy's batteries are
planted on the hills from Falmouth down to the
lower ferry, on Bray's farm, distance OF more
than a mile, and threatening each and every
part Of the town. The hills at no point are
scarcely as much as a quarter of q mile from
the first street on the bank of the river, SO that
the proximity is intensely interesting.
Although the enemy is undoubtedly in large
Ecrna TrOr f1fE aA.r,o
dications that the great battle Is not 70 come
on IN That vicinity. The most obvious of these
indications il that the enemy has not alrj adv
struck blow at this point, before any rein
}orcPmPnts could have possibly arrived.
There are only two suppositions on which this
inaction can he accounted for; either that the
rapid movements, on our side have disconnected
the plans ~ Burns d., or that his demonstration
ut Fredericksburg is really fein.
We learn that on Tuesday and Wednesday
tie i'otGmac river was covered with vessels OF
ali sizes and kinds, mainly of the transport
order. That these vessels were intended TO
carry of the Srmy is an opinion entertained by
many
1t is no: i'm probable that G eneral Burnside is
NJ this time emharking his army points along
the Potomac II qGia Creek AMI Potomac
Crcrk-for the real point of attack on Rich
m0nd. The main column for this attack will,
it is supposed, move via Suffolk, and probably
less T column from other points
The Fredericksburg Herald of yesterday
STATES:
vailed that the enemy were embarking in the
vicinity o. Aqua Greek; the Potomac river is
rrIori@d as heing full of Transports
large foraging party went down the same
day tie river road in Sian lord, and will prob.
ably continue its depredations into King George
The train consisted of i75 wag, Ems, and had
with II four Pr Cas- OF artillery, two infantry
aId TWO cavalry companies.
Arrivals from Fredericksburg last evening
bring no news OF importance.
The Richmond train did not enter the town
t,I h,tiS Nd iypn mil
There had D. en- no firing either side since tae
she Hing of our railroad train by thu, enemy on
IIure day, mentioned in our last. Our sharp
shoot rs line the southern bank OF the Rappa.
EannOt X, while the plckets alone of the enemy
can bt Seen on the Stafford side Bv obsrrya-
tons made from ~. Paul's steepl- on Thursday
apps airs that thr prra: mass of the abolition
Frmy was IA ling ba, from the Rappahan.
neck, III tie direction of Aguia Greek By some
IBIS move M NJ was construed into an intention
OF abandoning the mfrch on RIchmo. d by WY
OF II. dell, ksburg, but the bast and i.ost GEN
orally received opinion was thatSthay were
m'r'iy moving 10 the vicinity OF springs and
streams, our sharpshooters having made il I'M
sal: Ter tEeni 10 use the river wafer
JEFF. Davis has issued IN order in relation TO
ih' aimyra, Mo; affair, thr atening retaliation
ZION the fist ten United states officers cap
tuied, unl' SIS Gen. Mcneil is delivered INTO the
bands of III" r. b. ~ tho'i u.s.
The RiohmoEd KIN in-r saws a sense of
gle"t insecurity rerv,,tes the IN nd of the peo-
pie O. Eastern North Caro- In, from the fact
II ct The tOnf'dr Il Government had Ii OF taken
] 1op' measures for the defense and protection
OF tE;t c'iUn.
The Ri br ond WI ig pitches into GEORGE w.
SLHlnf'rt, Dr. J. ThUrni son and Andrew PIrks
f"T haN;i taken lie oath ''bOtli yyitN viz: To
support tie Federal as W, II as the Confederate
It's
TIE W Zig says in relation to the chrnge in
tif lie 81 VIII office AMI tn. resignation of
Gen. Rfnto!ph, thar the true cause of the res
lfnailUn WIS of q :cn"ral character "that the
Sitri ;;IE f'l' Eimssli so r II red AMI larnpered
iu hi> ;f g. ~ la h forced To the CON luson
ut lit could fe Ms II, us IA" III some other SER
wee. lie 'h' rsf"re resigned, and reported for
duty iii the field
GENERAL JOHNSTON.
''IEe j All sion ArTrIiIy's Richmond cor
r"slC d-i az, rt> Io> .tiV ~ that Zen Jos.Dh
l. .'chl ton has been ordered TO Tennessee
di'c VIII have tharg, of the ARMY OF the WpS,''
All org Other snipii.s, the Rpi,sl Navy ad-
N'liisfs for 1866 ions OF iron plate for COW. ring
NGsSt T.
hs legislature Of Nor,h Carolina convened
or NoN"mh r 18th. Gov. Eancp's message il
devoted principally TO suggestions as to the
~ ner IA " hIch the people ar 10 he supported
itfie same tine that troops are furnish q for O.
NIErruus pru>sGu i'm of the War
tdNIc's from Augusta, Gror.ia report n
f'd' raj attack, OF tn 2Jth on Fort NJ ,aiIister
on me oetechee river, and after a fierce en-
factrSent the boats r-tircd.
~ he bride elect of the Primo of Walrs is
named Al xanGIa Caroline Maria Oh trl. ttee
Len ia julia.