Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1862-12-31

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I Plymouth, obtained from m official dispatch
/ To General French, on Wednesday morning
| last: Just before day Ave companies of the
18th rcgimento Of North Carolina troops,
aud a squadron Of Evans cavalry, under
command Of Lieut.. Col Evans, dashed into
| Plymouth, n, C., aud drove theabolitionists
pell neil from the place. We killed and
wounded many, took twenty-five prisoners
and seycnty-hVe negroes, Our troops be-
| ing fired az from houses, Col. Lamb order
ell Moor, : battery to batter them down.
! Abont two thirds of the town was burnt
Muorcs section drove the abolition gnnhoat
down the river, seriously disabling her.
The negroes and prisoners were all brought
away. Oar loss Was six wounded, Capt
Galloway severely.
RlchMoyD, Dee. l3.-rhcre was skirmish-
ing near Fredericksburg to day, but atlen-
dcd with no Important results. Nothing
! like general engagement has yet occurred
| though il is said the enemy made an at
! tempt to turn our right flank, but sigDnlly
failed. The fighting was probably nothing
beyond manouyering for positions. None
of our wounded came by the special train
tonight.
patch received here in official quarers, da-
ted Richmond, Dee. 18Th, says the fight to-
day resulted in our favor. Gen. MaXey
Gregg, of South Carolina, Il. n. Il. Cobb, of
Georgia, and Hood, Of Texas, We're killed
this morning.
RrcHNoSD, Dec. 1.-THE following dis.
patch Was received from Gen. Lee last night
at nine o'clock.
This mpraiug, Saturday, the enemy at
tackled our right wing aud rs the fog lifted
the battle ran along tie line from right to
left, till q p, M, the enemy being repulsad,
as usual ut all points, thanks be TO God.
We have to mourn the loss Of many brave
men. expect the battle will be renewed
at daylight tomorrow morning.
(5igned) ROBE e. LEE
PETERsBuRG, Dec. IA lady who left
Norfolk on Monday has arrived mere. She
brings information that Burnside's defeat
produced The most stunning eject ON the
Yankees at that place. Our people were
greatly elatcd.
Yankee accounts say they were permitted
to occupy fredericksburg with but little re-
sistancc, but as soou as Il large force got
across The rebel Lee opened upon them with
go pieces of artillery, while Stuart got in
their rear and poured a murderous fire in
|, he Union ranks. They say such havoc has
mar becn seen since the war commcnce,l.-
They report their loss in killed at 10000.
RICHMOND, Dec. l7.-Passengers by the
train from fredericksburg tonight brought
no additional news The enemy has en-
rely disappeared from the vicinity Of the
Town. A vague rumor that they were
| marching down the north bank of the river
in the direction Of Port Royal, is not cred
i,ei.
| The Philadelphia Enquirer says: ave
| hope, rs VIC believe, that tie great and final
struggle of the war is going on; that Burn
! side will throw everything on the hazard,
and eXpend every round OF ammunition ana
every man in an honest and resoute effort
to take Richmond.'
Between 400 and 500 of the FredeTcks-
burg prisoners arrived this evening L. is
reported that n great many stragglers were
| calturcd yesterday. 1t is believed in Otii-
ciul quarters that the enemg's loss on sat
urday was over 1900. Heaps of slain
were buried yesterday. Acc3unts from
fredericksburg representtlat the abolition
| ISIS thoroughly sacked the town before
crossing the river, and left their dead III
the streets. lb,t
Two persons arrived from Martinsburg
last night, who say it was reported there
when they left that a serious row had oc-
| Cured in New YORK consequent upon the