The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1862-12-19

ing repulsed at all points-thahho Ve TO
God. As usual, we have to mou.m me
loss of many brave men. eApe's Tie
battle will be renewed tomorrow.
fSignad \ r f. LEE, General
Second Dispatch to Gen'l Cooper
Gen Hamnton reports that he entered
Dnmfries and Captured 20 wagons With |
stores and SO prisoners, all OF wni'i ne
brought to the Rappahannock. 0en
Siegei is expected at Dumfries to-.n1liow
tSisned.) H. E.
SECOND DISPATCH.
Passengers report that the, enemy was
driven back two miles yesterday, anu our
troops occupied the battlefield this morn
mo Our loss is variously stated-pIooa-
blv not more than 500 killed and Z,o00
wounded.
The body of Gen. Tom. Cobb was
brought down here this evening.
The enemy's loss is reported to be I'm
mense, and 900 dead lay in one field
The Federal General Hooker is reported
killed.
A private dispatch from Gen. Stuart
says: I'VE have had great fight and re-
pulsed the enemy at all points. We
have lost many good men,"
Passengers also report that we have
l,500 prisoners.
When the train left there thismorn,Ilss.
heavy firing was heard in the di,9ecaSsloif
FredericI<sh ura-.g=s- =
RaleigH, Dec. 14.-Reliable inteIrgssce
from Goldsboro states that at noon TO
day, heavy fighting was going on at Kns-
ton. The enemy's force is 10000. No
particulars of the fight, except that our
troops were fighting like tigers. Gen.
Evans says that every step of the me
my's advance shall be through blood.
Port Hudson, Dec. IA. uia Mobile, Il
On the afternoon of the 18th inst, he
Yankee gunboat Esser and wooden
boat-name unknown-anchored out OF
range of the lower battery. Capt: Nc
Laws company of cavalry crossed the
hail the Esser The hail was promptly
answered and small boat sent ashore,
when the company fired, killing one and
wounding two.
Last night Capt. Boon, with his artlle-
~, crossed the river and took position
opposite the wooden boat. At dawn he
opened brisk fire on her, which was an
swered by her and the ESSEX. The en-
gagement lasted two hours, when the
wooden boat retired behind the Essen for
protection, and both proceeded down
the river The enemy fired, in all, ITO
guns Capt Boone fired 20 shots five of
which took effect, some passing entirely
through the boat. The enemy's lossnot
known. We had one private slightly
wounded in the hand. The enemy was
badly whipped and driven off. Opt.
Boone's company acted with great gal
lantry. The enemy's pickets extendpp
as far as Donaldsonvllle.
Mobile, Dec ia special to the Hg- |
ister from Oklahoma She 18th. says: We |
learn from official sources that the I'D |
erals attacked and routed Roddi's cavFy |
day before yesterday at Tuscumbia- bo |
particulars. Thirty Yankee cavalry d.
vanced within two miles OF BaldwinHo-
| day Scouts report a large force of b.
KEGS in the vicinity. Their cavalry cap
ed six miles South of Rienzi last Nit,
and are advancing this way to-day.
Charleston, Dec. 15.-The enemy's n
boats have been again Smelling -Is4e'
Island at intervals, without effect,
Fredericksburg, Dec. 15.-There has len
no general engagement up to this tup.
Heavy skirmishing and artillery tGes
occur very often. A general fight isiloE-
ed for daily. Anderson's Georgias BIZ |
gaze are in the reserve, and have at |
been engaged. II
Richmond Dec. 15.-The morningFp. |
pers contain additional details of the l4 |
tie before Fredericksburg. They sayshe
attempt of the enemy to cross the RI-
pahannock on Thursday morning has
bravely disputed by Barksdale's MiSs-
sippi Brigade. In consequence of Til
resistance, the Yankees shelled the tow,
10 of =
Guiding the residence of the mother ,f
Washington. There were many bar
breadth escapes of the Inhabitants wlo
remained, or had returned to town. Uii
der cover of their batteries, the Yankees
succeeded in crossing the river. The bal
tie opened on Saturday morning with ar
tillery, and incessant firing was kept up
on both sides. Our line of battle extend
ed along the railroad track, and that OF
the enemy on the county road running
parallel with the river. About noon the
infantry became engaged.
A. P. Hills vision sustained the frs
shock of the battle on our side. The
| Yankee columns advanced and entered
the woods South of the railroad. The
battle then ragged furiously. The Yam
KEGS fought we'll. but though largely out
numbering our troops, We're driven iron
the woods across the railroad In the eli
rection of their pontoon bridges, nea
Deep River. They were pursued about
mile and half and lost heavily.
AS our men retired the enemy rallied
and returned to renew the contest, bu
were again driven back.
SECOND DISPATCH.
Gen. Cobb's command bore conspic
uous part in the battle of Fredericksburg
and fought with great bravery. He ha(
posted his men in field where; h tbs;
The General stood behind a house await
ing the approach of the enemy, shell
passed through the house and strucl
him, shattering his right leg, from tn
effect Of which he died in Short time
it is stated that Cobb's brigade encoun
tered force of the enemy four or fiv,
times their number, and slaushterec
them terribly. Waiting until the Yam
KEGS had approached within short dis
lance. they poured in upon them deadl,
volleys. which broke their columns. anc
they refused to rally afterwards on tina
field. We are told the enemy left
thousand of their dead.
Gen. Maxey Gregg, of South Carolina
is reported to have been severely wound
ed.
GoLDsBoRo' Dec. 15.-Three Thousand
of our troops fought the abol:tion;sts yas