The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-04-19
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.,n.tion Of the Town Of Frederic ne

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=. s~..-.,, thss he saeny Wse approech.
49, .A,n-~h a.aasrd county, and the net was
.emuun,catsd to oar plcksts And %
IA, rss,s cavalry; basn seems mat sns 'h.-
~ urevtousiy had An iatimAuon OF sne ga
v.noa. and 81 oncs fell oac&' burning sos snEes
49,. .croes the RAppAnannock. eonnsctiLg
r,~ssr .cnburg with STAFFORD. - sAsy csms
. I'm. Thee bridges, ~ many of our
r..d.. are aware, were the raiiroad' Oeai-
80. and Falmouth bridge. Ysstsrday morn
,,s. as an early hour. the Yanksea reached
rslmostA, opposite Rrsdsricksburg. Ons
at oar iafpsmants says that they threw
a few shells across the river. bat there
ssans no response, the ndng soon osased. -
IN thas, however, We Are not posiu*s.--
MEANWHILE, the three stsAmsrs. the %. Mich
olas. The virgtnia, aAd The Eureka, and some
thirty sail vessels, lying ~ the wharf, loaded
with grain. with . considerable quantity Of
cotton piled near the depot, ware sst on hre
BY oar men and destroyed. The troops that
were In and near the place. very few In num-
Der, and utterly inadequate 70 make de-
fsnos against q comfortable force, evacuated
Frsdsricksbu1g After having spsrformsd the
dutiss required Of them. Many Of the ciu.
sens also left, abar doaing their properly 70
the slender m sreies" Of the enemy.
On the night previous some small akirmiss.
a. feok place abovs Falmouth, In which the
susmy was repuissd; bat oar msa after wards
fell back Mr.. Charles TAcket. Of stafford.
was taken prisoner, and We hear that one OF
two were killed. A wounded Yankee was
captured By our riokets and sent down BY the
train yesterday morning, but hs died before
reeAAing Ashland. This man stated that the
FEDERAL force amounted to ak thousand, and
that they approached fredericksburg from
FAsQuisr county.
Our late advices inform as that the Com.
mon Council Of Frsderioksburg held q meet.
place, there being NO possible means Of de-
fence. The telegraph operator packed up his
apparatus and left the place.
The train that left Richmond yesterday
morning was stopped this side Of Fredericks.
burg BY q railroad agent. A regiment Of
troops Wa stationed come seven miles from
the place, and the sick In the camp were
placed on board the train. All the men 70.
tired In safety.
The enemy can easily occupy the town Of
Frsdsricksburs. II he has not already done
90 but an advance TO Richmond from that
direction 10 probably not contemplated. The
distractions would not b easily overcome.
Mos. Of the rolling stock Of the railroad was
removed. Nothing was left behind but few
cars, and measures were progressing to have
them taken to place Of security.
Little importance 10 attached to the ocou.
pauon Of Fredericksburg. as 1t was an event
anticipated when the army Of the Potomac
was withdrawn. There Is nothing In the fact
Of the occupation to excite any alarm. or to
create the expectation that the enemy will
advance any great distance into the int
rior. He will, perhaps, remain where he has
found a lodgmsnt for some time TO come, I'M.
lees our forces succeed at an early day In
driving him back beyond the Potomac.