Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1862-12-12
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The expected battle IN Eastern Virginia
has cot yet occurred, nor do appearances in
dica,e whea sach an event is likely te occur.
So far a. the public are advised there has been
no percep,isle change in The position Of our
forces on The R4pPahannock within the last
two weeks. There have been reports within
tie last few days that a portiea Of car forces
had crossed the river, but the latest and mos;
reliable information centradiets the report
3 urnside still remains opposite Frederi,ks-
burg. and notwithstanding the frequent re
ports that the rebel army was retiring toward
Richmond. there is no reason to doubt The
great body of their forces are in position near
that city. The cause of tbe Pro,racied de'ay
is not known, but we presume there are good
reasops for il which viii be maniG-st in aae
time
The Banks expedition, which had for some
time been in preparation at New FORK, sailed
from that city on Thursday Of last week. is
destination IS unknown. aud though there are
reports OF It's having effected landing. there
Is no intination 1hen or where it occurred
l, has been The general belief that it was to
operate in some way against Richmond, bat
il having passed the mouth Of James river and
proceeded further South, seems to Indicate
some ether point as Likely to receive the b'ow
probably Charleston, Mobile, Savannah, or
Wilmington. We shall know ere long.
There lbs been fierce engagement 10 north
western Arkansas, in which cur forces we're
victorious. The slaughter vas considerable
or bath sides. Ii j, supposed this viii Re the
end fighting ia that quarter for The present
Tbs army under Gen, Grant has made con
sidernbie advance toward the iH:er;or Of Mis-
ss-ppi Grenada, where it was supposed
The rebels would make a stand, has been eyac-
uafed and is now occupisd By our troops, the
fcbels retreating toward jackson, aid destroy
ing before they left large number If Iocamo-
tiYes aEd cars, with al imnensa aneunt Of
stores Of various kinds Should they make
stand At Jackson. as is now thought probable,
we shsII ere long bear OF battle at that place
Gen. Rosccranse's army is also in motion,
but its estimation is not knewn. The rebels
are in sireng force Ia the region in which he
is operating. Chattanooga is the peint where
it IS Supposed they will make their fnal stand
the loss Of which place would be equivalent
to the Inss 10 them Of East Tennessee.
The expedition under Gen. McClsrnand, in
tended to operate against Yicksbarg. has prob
ably started BY this time. 1t will be aidtd by
land force, and there is but little doubt Of
its success in achieving Ire object for which
it was got up.
An affair anything but crediIable to The
troops engaged occurred a few days ago at
HartsyiiIe, Tenn, an entire brigade Of our
troops stationed at tia; place surrendering to
the rebels under the guerrilla leader, Morgan,
after a feeble resistance. Tie pozifion was
strong one and tie force sufficient to bave held
it against the attacking party. Amorg the
troops surrendered, were two German Ohio
Regiments, both from Cireirnati, which are
charged with having acted cowardly ca the
occasion.
Two additional iron-clsds were launched at
New York a few days ago and onr fret of
vessels of Ibis description should soau be 10
vinci5Ie and able TO accomplish whatever
work may be assigned them on Ike southern
coast.
Gen Butler has conf.cated nearly all the
real estate and other property Of the rebels IN
that portion Of Louisiana lying west Of the
Mississippi river, Moat Of the finest sugar
lands in the State are ineludsd 10 the district
referred te, ard they are TO be cultivated b.
contfabands.
1t is stated that the captures made by cur
navy amount to about forty million dollars.
which is On y one million short Of the entire
expenditures of the Department last year.
LATER.-We this morning have intelligence
that Fredericksburg was bonbarded yesterday /
nearly 9C0O rounds of ammunition having
been fred from IFS guns. The city vas seri-
ous'y injured, a number Of proni8eat buildings /
being destroyed. The rebels had previously |
fred upon our mea engaged in boiIding pom
toon bridges over the river. Under cover Of
the Ere from our guns the bridges were COM
pleted and large portion Of car force had
crossed over without eucOuntcrmg serious o.
position.