The New York herald., 1862-12-22
Our Falmouth Correspondence.

.as well az they could without any shoesn The prison
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Our Falmouth Correspondence.
HEADQUARTERS FIFTH Asxy CoRes,
II CArr, NEAR FALMOUTH, Dec. Is, 1862. }
NE Troops ia Camp Near Rdimout-Condi,ioa 81 Things
IN That Ficiaisye-Tae Receaa Disaster and What ts
Thought Of n-Rsbel officers to be Court AGrtia,sd joT
AloDiag Our Army to Euacuats ffedericksbrg-- Farther
Incidents Of ne Brcpyy Of Oar soidtsrs-Cel0ci
ytcs Forces on 9aeir WY 10 Fai,Taz Court House, DO
The army Ia settled again, but not Inactive Battalion
drills music and dress paraces have been resumed,
and with sleeping In the same tents, cooking at the old
camp fires and pcketing familiar ground, the old
position revived. How long are to remain here is
problem hid In The future Our march across the Rap
Iahannook and the ecey fought battle near Fredericks
burg seem dream than reality. Our loss IL
scarcely noticeahs-only hundred and ninety three
killed, Of whom tsentyone officers, in this corps
and sixteen hundred and gevonty three wounded This
loss bnt drop in the bucket, and greatly below the
original estimates The same enthusiasm exsis n this
section of the army before. Tho men are as eager
and willing TO nsbt as ever. They only hope and wish
the next fight win bo With odds evenly 10 their
favor.
General Hooker, learn from the best authority,
wishes 10 be absoved from any responsibility connected
with tho disaster attending the passage Of our
army the Rappahannock. He proclams II dsas
ter-a proclamation in which officers and unite with
him when the plan Of crossing tho river deter
mined upon, although fighting strenucnsiy against IL
when under discussion he pronilsed TO cooperate in
CARRYING ii 10 successful issue TO the best Of his ability
and be did So Ills .nsn--partcularly tho Fifth Army
corpsiought with bravery aud desperation that wore
excoled by troopsn any war The result was
just what prophesed If the army thrown
the river, and the made In the was. he
the result proved.
lam told to-day that prominent commanding officers Of
the rebol army at rredercksSurg are u BE- court martial
Our
city being sholled This fact leaked out In the OF
an interview betreen soua OF our officers and those OF
the rebel army hAo our dead left on the field were being
buried. II ia certain that the enemy missed an oppo tu
nifty q damasng our army that they never had hereto
fore, and. u s 70 bc hoped they viii have again.
Our army at their mercy. Had they taken ad-
vantage Of the position Of Affairs tho streets Of
Fredericksburg massed with our soldiers, and the
only means OF escape three narrow pontoon bridges
and poured in concentrated hro from their batteries,
th result would have been wholesale pans and loss OF
lie side housaGdrod moro terrible than thst at
Balls Bluff. have heard more than officer say that
river. "a in their power 20 destroy army.
We escaped destruction, and il should DO lesson tho
IA reporting the par, taken By General Humphreys
division Of this corps ia the battle q Frsdsrickslre
u wse eronoously stated that Colonel iaoachs brigade
hrcd into General Tyler's brigade The firing ats the
latter roop was By other regiments, and one q those
Casualties nsoy 20 occur In any great battle.
Gers,a Humphreys brigade CO operated in 10 most
handsone and rs General Hooker himself says.
nao oi tho bos charges sser made by any troops.
General Humphrey led biz troops Ia person, exposing
himself 10 continuous re Of aids, ni but
disahlsd .conel AlsGasn--wno By ,nc way. served
pasnqhowed specia bravery and skill IN the manage
ncnt o. his command
General sigel here yesterday, anl leaves to
row for Warrington HIS forces are said TO DO on their
way 60 Fsirfar Court H01se.
Numbers OF missing are daily turning up and no
Joining their regiments 1he official reports give ve hun
drei and ffty-ssyen men missing from this CORPS The
probability Is ihrt tareeo1rihs OF them VIII soon bs IN
The cutenspt colonel Dskipson reported Killed is not
Lieutenant Coloacl Dcknson os Con HoSkere s.a and
thor
member o. tie STAR discharged tho,r duties coc
bravery and leey and all fortunately escaped uncacn
FsInsuE, Va, Dec. ID, 1862.
More ErsaA'os g Reta Bov6ari,y--xigpins sAe Dead
1sesiss Hundred of Orr Soldiers Buyied-Hsbe Opinion
Of the Capacity Of Our 0Gcers, de-, dc.
Col. Brooke, who vas in charge Of the party buSyng
dead returned last evening" aud went again ihs
morning with another detail 10 coutnue bis abors to-day
The rebels have ~ stated yesterday, completely stripped
the Union dead 81 they lay upon she field rho rebel
scers treated him with marked cIyiity but made 10
display or courtesy They speak in the hshesi terms Of
shc bravery oi our men bn. sneer at the ability u
officers api express deeiro % have ,rake ancthor
aitamp The river. oicsrs nnd men were yerv
exuitsnt In tho Inhibition Of she.T feelings.
The discipline he rebel arm, IL most perfect the
officers enforcing the srictest obedience upo all orcs
sions.
The buryipg detail has returned. an repor. ha,,nz
buried IN the two cage between ono thoueand and s.ye
hardred of our nlen Colonel Br0ck. who eJtnrlandr.
the detail, has not yel an Until has report IL
made nothing oncdy defnit9 ba learned Ils body
Of Leutnsrt foy, iEty.@svellh New York, has oocn
over, to be forwarded North, he foatd apon
the ied, shot through the lst Syas. pJ hail.
His upper cohrs being terribly torn by the Missile
loi upon him; but his puts, irs9sts bccs and sicSx.
!ngs all carried away
The thorough yel discriminating manner In which cor
dead are stripped shows that u 10 no DC, Of wanon bar
sates, butt cool deliberate dollar and caculalin
the ~ the chSaIro Southern leaders which the
veresi abo,onsi ia .he North would moi have dared 10
tflt1u 0QO
Generals stuart Longstfcct, Kemple aud Hi oppo
site 10, and lave been frequently ahont whore
engaged buryns tho dead They al The grostcst
admiration fer the bravery Of troops, al
the gsne.alship Vi officers.
division as forcmost, zocks brigade bong arst al
though interspesed by many Of The Irish Brigade cald
right IN garden. In the OF the blacksm,s shop
they found QUE hundred and ten mon, the enclosure
bcins less ihas ten rods square
IEAoQt ARTxxs, Army PoToSAo, Dec. Is, 1861
ne Retsl Position Unsaangsi- B,vyne the Dsad--Er.
cha,ys Of P,tSaSs--A sinsaiar Case Of Lunacy--
B,isoias Hone Ne Deed md Wopnisa--BaHsOs Asea
s0p. &c.
Every hing remains perfectly quiet The encmJ exhibit
5ul email Iorce upon their lot none remaining 10 and
about e csdvorhs ssyc those necessary FOR working
the guns and necessary for their protection On their
right. however large force eucsmped, extending for
several miles down the river sjouewsli Jackson s re-
ported 20 be at Port Royal vita bis command.
Yesterday body Of mon we're sont over 70 bury eur
lead aud have lnsrreA the whole number Everything
had boon stripped from the bodies by the rebels and the
hsile dele cleared cr every musket aud equipment.
yt Of tne prisoners taken from the onony have been
oxc hanged though few sim remain In our hands await
& z the Of somc Of our who were sent mme
dalely sfsr The battle TO Richmond syet impossible
70 s exact number Of prisoners taken by tho eac
my. Those taken by us will not exceed sis hundred
tie M Aost0
sck on board tho prison ship awaiting his sentence
lhs nature Of the punishment has not yet been mad3
avbc. IT was at dfg supposed that the CrcumssanIla