The New York herald., 1862-11-25

Patrick mission alluded TO above, was 10 demand the
surrender Of Federcksburg and 70 inform Genera Lee
morning il would be shelIed and burnt
BY s later telegram is said 70 have been stated
that General Lee had refused 70 treat with Gen. Patrick
and had ordered all tie women and children ard non-
combatants out Of ne town.
PLANS OF THE ENENy-THE DEMONSTRATION AT PRE-
DERICKsBURG.
Al last accounts he ensmy had msd po active demon
sration in force at Or fredericksburg " s under
stood that the city TO be held by forces no
JUST will be given for shelng the town as tee
lighting on the ordinary principles Of civilized warfare
would be for the fords and therefore not in the COM
pacy built part OF tho town. yet the impression is very
strongly entertained that the epemy viii actually shell
and that thus the Rappahannock may be passed by them
stated that the enemys batteries planted on the
farm, distance Of more than mile, and threatening
each and every part OF the town The bills at no point
are scarcely as Mpch as Quarter Of mile from the FIRST
street Oh the bank Of the river that the proximity s
Although the enemy is undoubtedly in large force in
lrontof fredericksburg, there are Indications tat s g,em
battle is not of thai VICINITY The most obvious
Of these indications is that the enemy has not already
struck blow at this point before any rsinorceents
positions OH which the nactj9n can be accounted for
either that the rapid movements on our side have dis
concerted the plans OF Burnside Or that his demonsa
tion at II ederiCksburg Is really fe,nt.
We learn that Tuesday and Wednesday the Potomac
river covered with vessels Of all sizes and KINGS,
mainly OF the transport order That these vessels were m
tended TO carry of the army s an opinion entertained oy
many -,
time embracing his army points along the Potomac
AQUA creek and Potomac crcesfor the real point OF
attack on Richmond The main column for this attack
will II is supposedly move via SUFFOLK, ana probapy lesser
columns from other points.
DESTRUCTION OF TOBACCO.
We learn that the value OF the tobacco destroyed IA
Fredericksburg VIII reach scvcnty-fvc or hun
dred thousand dollars The tobacco seized because
it believed it had been brought TO Fredericksburg
for the purpose OF barterng of To Northern men ~ tne
4 v-nnfn nr han AGAIN
After tobacco had been consigned to the bottom of
The several parties attempted 10 sh up pile on
their account and it is said man had raised
hundred boxes but the affair coming 70 the cars o. the
military the offender was arrested ara the toOacco sent
! back TO the bottom OF the river.
BRUSH ON THE RAPPAHANNocK.
II is stated that Sunday morning last Col Crichter
who had left Fredericksburg it'll small party TO recon
nore had engagement with cavalry force Of the en-
envy The fight took place the Bark Mill crossing Of
the Rappahannock One Of our men was wounded, ana
several horses. We captured nine prisoners,
with their horses and arms, camp equipments, &c.
|. from the Richmond Enquirer Nov o.
The only Incident OF note from the new scene OF war
like operations yesterday visit from General Pat
rick, Of the abolition commanders, with sealed de-
spaches TO the officer now commanding our forces at
Fredericksburg The puport Of these DISPATCHES Is sup
posed to be demand tor the surrender Of the citya de-
msnd which or course will not be granted The result
of the matter whatever il may be, had not transped up
to the ne OF the departure OF the train Tor Richmond al
half past two oclock.
Since the above was written, have received tele
graphic information from FREDERICKSBURG Inc purp0ft
Of the dispatches referred 10 surmsed peremp
tory demand for the surrender Of the town. The demand
ereato'y refused by General Lee, ,oho IS IN
mon0 Of troops The alternative offered In the Yankee
order that the would be sheled At nine O'Clock
this Saturday. morning This fate the city prepared to
meet.
from the Richmond Examiner, Nov. 22.l
1--WE to credit the intelligence received last night
from fredericksburg that ancient town at ths present
moment supporting OF the deful calanites Of
the This intelligence is TO the effect that the fede
raj commanders have demanded The surrender Of the
INV aAiap tha ~
being belcd pieces by the batteries they have pent-
fully plasied on the opposite bank Of the river that
General Les has promptly and firmly refused 10 surrender
the place and therefore painfully probable thai
this moment. while many reader pcruses these lines at
his breakfast table, the bombs crashing exploding
In many comfortable interior like that in which he him
self h seated.
Frsdccksburs is one o the Oldest cities Of virsinia
For than hundred years has been considered
seat Of civilization. ol urbany. Of refinement and
ofuxuy Il is said that the railroad has, Of late years
driven much wealth from the place, and somewhat d
innishcd its Style BIT is st the residence Of mary
hospitable and elegant persons oone can reflect with
deep melan, holy upon the effect OF this day work
the poor old city and its generous inhabitants; the
changes OF fortune which VIII produce tho misery IL
will the destruction descaiion which may be
TO night visible what once the abodes or comfort
Yet il + far better so than that Fredericksburg should
be surrendered without resistance again into the
enemy's hands, aud submit like sheep TO the
wolf No city OF the Southern confederacy, that eau
possibly be defended from actual entry, should ever
be surrendered for fear CT shells and cannon balls Be
tween Fredericksburg and the enemy there is deep
river wncn the zoe cannon pass without strugge and
great loss and the suffering Of community, whether o
Richmond Fredericksburg Of Vcksburg, be taken
into account in like this when the least military
vantage be gained by endurance OF bombardment.
But the menace Of fredericksburg even s bombard
ment is by satisfactory proof that the enemy
In tend any thing than fcnt Of attack TO occupy
army while the mass of their forces being
ported to Norfolk and Suffolk We cannot hope that they
will make their real advance Richmond by the Frede
rckburg route. Such undertaking would be indeed
fortunate for the Southern Confederacy With whatever
force they set out on the journey will venture to pre-
4 a nd cat for
which neither Manassas Chickahominy be
y q PARALLELS.