Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-12-18
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Later from Fredericksburg
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MOVEMENTS iN MISSISSIPPI
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MOVEMENTS IN MISSISSIPPI


NEw YoRK, Dec l7-The morning pap.rs
are filled with detailed accounts of Saturdays
lighting, OF tor extended u nature for telegraph
ing They confirm no real news. but comprise
mainly incidents relating to the affair.
The Times gives the following account Of the
withdrawal OF our troop~ from Fredericksburg:
The movement commenced IT dark on Monday
night All the sick ami wounded acre removed
during the day To hospital tents this side
Burnside inspected the position Of the troops Ia
the afternoon. and the general activity Indicated
shat another battle WAS imminent; surgeons " ere
warned TO be in readiness to care i"r large num-
hers OF additional wounded. The withdrawal OF
our forces was determined on at council of ali
corps commanders during the day. The under
taking was regarded n peril0us, but II successful
IT would rescue our army from another battle
which would accomplish but little except the de-
struction ct valuable lives. The troops had re
ceived no ntimation of retreat. ami had lain down
ON their arms Tor the night When the order
given To fall in. the troops supposed il was for
night assault uLon the enemys works, and were
not undeceived until they found themselves OH
the pontOons, crossing the river.
The bridges were covered with earth TO deaden
the sound OF the artillery. High wind and the
darkness prevented the rebels he ring seeing
the movements Fruklin's division mo, cd a.
loon as it wa- dark also Summers and Rockers.
of the officers aud soldiers expressed great re
-ret, saving they preferred dying in front OF the
rebel batteries. Very few wounded were left on
on the field
Two migades occupy the town a. advanced
ickets, aud our artillery. which is on the higher
brhk will cooperate in Keeping possession oi the
town.
Our heavy guns opened on the rebel batteres
OH Tuesday morning elicting little response
a.. l.
rebel position our forces were expected to storm
and take:
There is Il back plat eau a third OLA mile, which
the stofming party will have to In doing
~, they will he exposed To The FIRE, hr>t OF the
enemy's sharp,hooterS, posted behind a stone wall
running along the base oil ridge, and dOubl,
rifle pits on the rise OF the crest and heavy bat
teries behind strong field works that stud the top
of the hill; powerful infantry force now living
Concealed beend these, of plunging lire from
b ,tteries on tie lower range of double endlading
fire from cannon Ia The LEFT OF them. SebAstOpOl
was not half 20 strong.
The Times account of the battle shows that
Houkes's grand division was of this side OF the
river until o'clock.
At 4 o'clock Hooker who had not vet been
across the river, proceeded over, rem irking 10 u
friend that he was going to put things through.
In half an hour prodigious voleys OF nusketrl
announced that Hooker with the reserves was EN-
gagged
This last assaultng column consisted of the
divisions OF Humphrey, Monk. Howard. Getty
and 5, kes They had. however hardly got
fairly engaged before the sun went down, and
,ight closed around the comb,tants
The bark Ann, from New Orleans, reports that
the 9Th, off ST. AuguStin, Florida, she sa" SIX
steamers bound south, probably part of Banks
expedition.
Several vessels of Banks expedition put into
Port Royal for coal, after which they sailed
southwark.