The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-12-23

c!udsd two divisions If stoneman's corps is Ia
killed. AL wounded. 3 343; missing. 1900 There
IL reason to be-ve that the greater portion o; the
wounded are made prisoners
The loss In 9en su uner apd Eooksrs craDd
divisions, which made the assault upon lse eusuys
works, canncs os fully ascertai ed So ye, hut
suf1cient is known to justify the assertion .hs.
loss III killed snt wounded wili reech ten TO tweiva
thousand In the battle of saturday. Dpring the
flag OF truee Gen Stuart of the rebel array. stated
tLet Bankss expedition had gone South bat be did
lot AHem to know exactly wherc.
The entire army il now encsmped tbs same
ground which they previousiy occupied, ard
comfortable ~ they csn be nads Ia shelter tents
Ou- army has been considerabiy reinforced eineo
the battle AMI no danger whatever need be sp.
pretended in their present position. IL is the
opinion of military men that he'd ws even succeed.
ed IN taking tbs first range of works .he oppor.
tupity oF8ssugbtsr by ths o;iscly would have hsan
far greater han 10 sssautins the first line.
Oar mea it may be repeater, behaved with the
greatest ga'lautry. bu. no troops III the world
con:a withstand such concentrated fire Of heavy
ordnance and musketry under covsr Of surtiaca.
tione 4 he weather is cold today, with North.
east wind Las, night the enemy Increased their
ehtrenchnants on ths hilla in rear of VI edericks-
burg enf threw up riHs pits nesr tho river on the
left Of the city. To-day the- battalion drills are
visible to ths naked eye tbs plain No movement
OF importance has taken place to-day Oar troops
are IN excellent conditioo sud ss enthusiastic es
previous 10 the last engagement.
THE SECOND REPORT OF BURNSIDE
HsADQ's ARMY CT THE PoToMsc,t
Eeccnber 10. 1865 o'clock r H.
Major. General EallecE
Tte army was withdrawn to this side cf th,
iVaf oec2uss felt ths position In front coud not
S9 carried AID it was Ip.ar, necessity either to
attack or retire. repuis3 would nave bsen dis
Astr2u9 10 ns. The army was " withdrawn at night.
FTitaoat the kno.iedga Of tho enemy, and without
.oss either OF property or
a r BURs.IDz,
Mgior Ganarei y,
Gen. Burnside, with military fcsnkness and bre-
witty, explains the Of .be retreat cf the Army
Of the Potomac to the north side Of the Rappa.
hammock "ae felt that the position Of the Tebals
could Lot be carried, snd it was military ceces.
sity 70 attack or retire. q repuse would haze been
cis@strous to MS The return 10 this sie of tbs
river. he says, was accomplished withoy. the loss
of either men or properly. 4 press dispatch from
headquarters gives full account of the retrogade
movement of the army. Even the strsgglers ard
outlying pckets were brought off io small boss.-
The army has beau considerably reinforced since
tbs battle, and IS now comfortable and "saie' the
farie camping ground il occupied before the sd
vance The dead nave he6n buciad under fl aga up
truce ard the wounded being seat TO W Nesbug-
ton a3 fast pcs3i1ie 4 ArSe portion of tho lat
ter, however, fail into the band, Of the enemy.
The totSl loss il Killed and wounded /: is eSti.
mstaG vii he from I0CG0 TO ~ 900. IN toe attask
Of Gen Franklin on the lefs had 443 killed,
3343 wounded and l,9G0 missing. The only rs-
deeming feature IN the sad and .Tuitless loss Of life
who, with trifing exceptions never finchei in the
vain at:su!pt 20 take positiols tha; impregna-
bic 70 assaui5. Tho 6uccessiva charges m sde up
tho c-est .; the hill which tae key TO the er.
emys position s-e described iy ali the correspond
enta-as magnificent.
Both the Now York HtYaid and the World assert
',bi.: the advsn9o movement upon Frederick sburs
WAS not undertaken iu accordance with General
blraSdes cen Judgment, but was peremp,cr;l
ordered by The military authorities in Washington
The Hor!d makes the following remarkable s.a:a
iarnt
We have no words Of unkfndness Tor Qsn. Burn.
side He is a very different style nf nsn from the
brag5art Pope, and deserves commiseraton rather
tasa cenBu:o il. Ais hs2vy misfortune GEN Barn
Gie acted nnGer strict 0rdsrs hs wss compelled 10
move upon Fredericksburg By perempt"ry direc.
tons from Washington. whioh dominsered oyer his
Judgment and eXtcrted his obedisnce. Whe.,>ts
was ordered to Fredericksburg he ha. the promise
OF Cen Hslieck thst his pontoons shoud meet him
thsIe Gen. Hsllsck forgot to Sios the order and
they were delayed long that the enemy occn pisd
the heights tG this emergency council OF war
was held; cts the C0Tps commanders opposed an ca
rance; but RlTnsd3 Sad, in couclusiou that he
s01s compelled TO adUance BY orders from NasaisJz
ton.
The reported woa2diug cf Gen. Mesaht. il a
rnist2ka lis hcrse fal upon him. but as was cnly
slightly injured, AMI Is SILL il command Of whist
remains OF his brigade.