Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1862-12-17
CHI Stanbarb.
RALEIGH: WEDNESDAY, DEC. II, 1862.
The N,vs-1Ae cattle of Frederietsburs.

The Nevs-The Batrle of Fredericksburg.
Our readers are already informed that Gen. Burn
side with his forces, sitter having beer repulsed
txce. had succeeded increasing the Rappah 'nnock
near fredericksburg
battle commenced on Saturday, and ragged all
day. Gen. Lee telegraphs to the War Department
that at nine o'clock on Saturday morning the ene-
nv attacked our right wing, and as the fog lifted
the battle ran along the line from right to left I'M
Til six in the evening, the enemy being repulsed at
all points. Gen. Lee was of opinion that the bat
tile would be renewed on Sunday morning.
Our loss is said to be heavy-that of the enemy
far greater than ours The Confedesates lost four
Generals, to wit: Gregg, of South Carolina, Ker-
shaw Of the same State T. R. R. Cobb, Of Georgia,
and Hood, Of Texas
Gen. Hooker, federal is reported killed
It is reported that some $4,000 Yankees crossed
The river and that the ground On which the battle
was fought was favorable to US.
The enemy, it is said, we're driven back, and our
army occupied the battle GROUND on Saturday eve
ming.
Ne await further intelligence with great anxiety.
BATTLE OF KIEsTON.
On Saturday last the enemy advanced IN force
I'D the south side of Nense river towards kinstoa,
while their gunboats attacked the river works,
few miles below that place. Considerable skirmisl,
ing took place on Saturday between the infantry
and cavalry, and on Sunday the fight became gen.
eral. Our troops fought all day Sunday, and fell
back towards the town in the evening, destroying
the bridge, which is about enc mile from the town.
Our troops fought with great steadness and cour
age, but they could not cope in numbers with the
enemy, whose forces are said to have been at least
10000.
Our troops engaged were Evans brigade consis-
ting of two South-C Carolina regiments, Radclf's reg
ment, the Sd cavalry, the battalion of conscripts
from Raleigh under Col. Mallett and the 47th under
COL S. H. Rogers. We had not probably more
than three thousand men in the fight We learn
that the battalion of conscrpts which left here on
Saturday evening" went into the fight in fine spirits
on Sunday morning, and acquitted themselves well.
They are said to have suffered severely.
We have no list of casualties We learn that our
loss is severe while that of the enemy is very heavy.
We think it more than probable that the enemy
is in possession of Kinston, troops having re-
tired towards Goldsborough. Considerable rein
forcements have been hurried-to the latter place,
and the belief is that Goldsborough Will be held
against the enemy.
PLYMOUTH AND BLAcKwATER.
A portion of our forces, under Col Lamb, attacked
the enemy in Plymouth, on the morning Of the 10th,
and drove them from the town. We captured some
25 prisoners and Is negroes. Capt. Galloway, Of
Rockingham, was severely wounded.
We have no confirmation of the rumor that the
enemy is at Murfreesborough. The Petersburg
Eapress of Saturday states that the entire Yankee
army, 80, 600 strong, is supposed to have marched
out of Suffolk on Thursday. A fight was progress
sing at Zuni but the Express had no particulars
1t is beiev ed that general attack force had been
made along the whole line Of the Blackwater, from
Zuni to Franklin.
Still Later.
The Richmond papers of Gonday contain some
particulars of the fight Fredericksburg on Sat-
urday Our loss is estimated at one thousand killed
and wounded-the enemy's loss at double that num-
Der.
Gen. Fender was slightly wounded. The Enqui-
rer publishes list Of the wounded who had ar
rived in Richmond Fourteen are reported from
this State The heaviest loss seems to have been
of Mississippians.
The brigades which suffered most were Laws,
Greggs, and Arders'. The loss in General A. P.
Hills division was about 300.
The Erpress of Monday states that the enemy
were repused at Zpni.
We learn that the enemy are at Kinston, some
10000 strong 1t is reported that their cavalry are
moving towards White Hall, Lenoir. Our troops
said to be at Falling Creek, this side of Kinston
Recent intelligence warrants the belief that Colds
boro and the Railroad will be held against all Odds
and it may be that the enemy will be driven back
from Kinston.
COL Peter Mallett, with number of his battalion,
is said to have been captured BY the enemy. The
battalion suffered severely in the fight
The Legislature.
We give to-day the proceedings of Thursday, Fri
day, and Saturday.
The Senate was engaged on Monday on the rcve
nue. bill and the House for the most part on the