Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1862-12-20


second mile from the first. The who
army is in rapid motion, and we'll CONGO,
trated. The troops are in excellent spiri
aud anxious to be led on to the enemy,
works
The enemy has concentrated his forc4s
and il Is believed will give battle. Mut
VIII depend upon the results Of today 4.
feel sangnine of success
EvsElNo
A 10 o'clock this morning the for I
gan % clear away, bnt before III o'cloei, n
air was again think which contihued IN
2 o'clock when il entirely disappeared. Al
quarterpast two, the rebels opened with az,
their guns posted npon the first ridge a,
bills. Their main Gre was directly nno
the city which was filed with oar troops.
Those guns which were posted on fl5
left of the ridge were opened on the Iafr
body Of troops which crossed on the u I.
lower bridges and had formed in line a
battle and were moving obliqnely down rs
river, fronting the Massaponix Ahhou.
several of their shells exploded over o.
troops none were Injured. sg sa
General Bayatd's cavalry, which cross, 4
on the lower bridge, had FIVE men kIlef
while endeavoring to ascertain the enenl, I
position The troops which crossed below
are sleeping on their arms tonight, the ea.
vance being within three-qnarters of nit
OF the Massapouix Creek, their left restif q
un the Rappnhaunock. The enemy occn4
pies the opposite side Of he Creek ia Fofce.
| The guns posted on the bank Of this side -
the river slienced theenemy's aFtilleryaftc4
a duel of half nh hour. lq}i 8oI nl 3e
This ended the friag for The day. 1Hs
only dumage done by the rebel shelly
thrown iuto the city was 10 add 80 niucH
o its destruction. Twenty five OF our mea
were killed last night in The streets whiis
driving the rebels out Nearly eve.y
house in the city has been damaged more
or less by the Fl ing of the lrst few days.
Several splendid residences have beer
completely rlddied, as also all tile churches
The fires appeared TO be directed on dc
most prominent of the edlGceS as1a
/ Several cases OF wanton destruction ef
| property occurred by Dnr troops when the
eu'ered-property which could be of ~,
Use TO the euemy. Iu many houses tls
furniture all remained.
Some Of our troops mistook the British
flag tor secesh flag aud tore it from tlasi
Itsdence Of The BRUSH Consul. Tha,e
mornIhg the owner came over TO recoveriiJ
aud 1t was returned to him. II iasas SIC
The main body Of the army is now overi
the river, the balance being in position To
cross at any time. i a.fsa
There is no indication of the ehemy evac-
uating. If they remain q battle must i'm.
medlaIely ensue.
Dec. l3-1l P. n
The fog began to disappear early in tho.
afternoon, off riding an uuobstructed view ct.
Doth our own aud the re5el positions. ~
nelng evident that the FIRST ridge or bills ia
he rear of the city on which the enemy :
had his guns posted, were behiud work,
+" hich could not be carried except by u J.
charge of Infantry, General Sumner assign
ID that duty to General Frepch's division,
which was supported by General How
ards. -
The troops advanced to their work a.
ten minutes before twelve, at a brisk ruu,
the enemy'S guns opening upon them a very
rapid fre.
When within musket range at the base
Of the ridge our troops were met by ter.
ribe fire from The rebel Infantry which were !
posted behind stene wall aud some house,
on the right of the line This checked the
advance Of our men and they fell back to u
small ravine, but not out of musket range
Al this time another boly of men moYe3
o their assistance in splendid style, not-S{
withs' audiug large gaps were made in tLei,'
ranks 10y The rebel artillery When our
troops arrived at the first line of the rebel
defences they double qnicked and with fixed
hayonets endeagored to dislodge The rebels
artillery aud infantry, which oar men were
forced o face, II waste mnch for them and
the centre gave way 10 disorder but afterig
wards they were rallied and brough back g
From that lhe FIRE was spiritedly carried
on and never ceased until after dark. 4.
Grn. Franklin, who commanded the at
tack on the left met with better success
He succeeded, after hard days fight, 10
drveniug the rebels about enc mile AT
one time the rebels advanced to attack him,
but were handsomely repulsed with terrible
slaughter and loss of between 400 and 500
prisoners belonging TO Gen. A. p. Hills
Gen. Fraukliu'S movement was directed
down the river, aud his troops are encamp-
ed to night not far from the Masssponix
Creek
Our troops sleep tonight where they
fought today. s4sp
The dead and wounded are being carried
from the field. 1854 sst
The following is list Of officers killed
and wounded as far as yet known:
Gen jackson, Of the PennsylVania Re-
serves. killed Gen. BaYard, struck ii the
thigh by shell, aud afterwards died Gen,
Vinson, wounded in the side, but not ser
iousy Gen. Gibbons, wounded in the
head; Gen Kimball. wounded 10 the thigh;
Gen Caldwell, wounded in two places, but 4
not seriously - ld Ia
= Col. SINCLAIR of the Pennsylvania Res h
serves. wouded seriously CaPsain Hen
Erickson, commanding 9th New York State
militia, wounded seriously, - =.
The following is lhe loss Of officers 10 the
5lh New Hampshire regiment Colonel
Gross, wounded in the abdomen Major
Siurtevani, killed Adjnlant Dodd, killed.
Captain Murry, killed !; Captain Perrysa
killed -.I. f4