, 1862-11-26
THE WAR III VIRGINIA.
QUE .kkMY BEFORE FRED
ER1cKsBUAG.
Response Of the Mayor to Gen.
Summers Demand.
Where ls Sto1teWau Jackson 2
r. D. Calls to Him{to Come In Out
OF That.


--latest on the Situation.
Especial Dispatch to tha Chicago Tsibuue1
WASHINGTON, Nor. rs, 1862. |
Deserters from the rebel army opposite
Fredericksburg represent Longstreets corps
10000 st1ong, IS the only one Jet arrived, and
Gen. D. Il. Hills corps are surely expected, |
and they say that Gen. Lee Hil1 make stand
there With his whole army.
Eighteen guns con1nand the tords. A brig
ade Of rebel infantry is guartered in Freder-
icksburg.
Trains are moving to Richmond the women
end children that have left town. Sumner
holds cur advance.
The Aeuia road ia in running order for six |
miles, and will ECON be in working order its |
whole length.
WARRINGTON, Nov, 25.-A dispatch receiv- !
| ed tonight from the army Of the Potomac |
states that there is nothing important to |
| communicate.
| BALTIMORE, Nov. o5.-A special dispatch
| 10 the american, dated Harper'e Ferry, states
!! Gen. Kelley yesterday sent scouts from New
! Creek wEo captured twelve rebel picseta with
| ir four miles Of Winchester.
| Prisoners say that jackson started With his
whole force for Richmond, via Front Royal,
leaving only E regiment OF ca7alry at Win
enester. We shall probably occupy Winc1es-
ter shortly, when the reconstruction Of the
Baltimore AID Ohio raiInosd Wiu be completed
in twenty days.
NEW Yonk-A dispatch from Summers head
quarters on tie ;23d, states that fifteen deser-
te1s from the rebels say Longstreet'e division
has arrived ut Fredericksburg, and Hills
corps is expected hourly. The talk in the
rebel camp Ia to the effect that Lee intends to
1 dispute the Federal crossing Of the Rappa
hammock with his entire force. The rebels
hare enlarged their intrenchments but built
| no new ones. Their guns command the ford
opposite Falmouth. Summers division has
the advance Of our advance. Trains we're run-
| nirg all day yesterday and last night from
fredericksburg to Richmond. The entire
population haye left. 4 rebel brigade Of in-
; tantry occupy the city.
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE POTOMAC,
Saturday, Nov, 22lam.
The following is the response made to Gen.
Summers demand for the surrender Of inc
| CITY OF Frederick:
MAYORS OFFicE,
FnEDEEIcKPBuEG, Nov. Fl, 1S52. j
: | Breyct MsJ. Gen. E T. Sumner, commanding Uni
/ I ted Stalcs Army:
SIR: bare receired, at twenty minutes be-
fore five o'clock this a5tEEnoop, yonr co1nuau
pication o. this date. In it you state that
under cover Of the houses Of this town, shots
have been fired upon the troops Of your com-
i | n1and; that our mills aud manufactures are
- furnishing provisions and tho materials fo1
u clothing for armed bodies in rebellion against
u / the government Of the United States; tina.
j. | our railroads aud other means Of Transports
tion arc remoying supplies to the depots oi
: such troops that this condition OF th:c9i
l. must terminate; that by command Of Majo1
| Gtn Burnside, you demand the surrender O.
y; this town into your hands rs the represe1ts
- | tive Of the government OF the United States
y at Or before Hve o'clock this afternoon; that
falling an affirmative re1lv 10 this t7c1nand b,
as the time indicted, sixteen hours will b. pei
m1ttea. 10 elapse for the removal from th
toWn os the women and children, the sick
wounded aud nged, which period hayin
c1arse6, 5on will proceed to shell the town.
In reply, have 10 say that this coI,nsuni
be cation did not reach me in time 10 c0nyen
n. the Council fer its consldsrat;on, and furnis
~ azeply by tEc hour Indicated o'clock D. n
III It vas sent to me through the hands OF th
lot commanding officer OF the Army OF the Cor
1s- federate Statea, rear this town, to FhoEn
l1u rics, who brought it from you, as ma il
st, formed, and anl authorized BY the comma1
led der OF the Confederate army 70 say tn:
flr | there vas no delay in passing It throuee
his hand to me. In regard to the matte
as complained Of By you, the firing OF sho
Ok, ern suburbs Of the town, and was the act
on the military officer commanding the Coufe
&C. crate forces near here, for which neither Il
citizens nor the civil authorities Of this toN
are responsible. In regard to the other ma
ter OF complaint, I an authorized BY tt
latter officer to state that the condition
me things therein complained Of will no loug
acc | e1ist; that your troops shall not be fired I
it'll from this town; that the mills and nauufa
ion tories will not furnish any further snpplie
it's provisions or material for clothing for t
ber Confederate troops, nor will the railroads
ons other means of transportation here conv
/ to supplies from TIM town to the depot Of s,
and troope outside of the town.
zero have no control; but am assured By the N
the itary authorities Of the Confederate army NJ
'Ee- here that nothing will be done By them to
1la- m fringe the conditions herein named q to n
lie, tcrs within the town. But the latter auth
and | ities infcrm Us that, while their troops Il
By rot occupy the town, they Will not peG1
1rce yours to do so. You must be aware Il
! by there will not be more than three or tc
ing, leurs Of daylight. within the sixteen hot
yer, / given by yon for the removal Of the sics 8
iers wounded, the women and children. the az
, no and intrzn, from the place; and have to
Q ot I form You that, while there is no ra!lrt
any of the interruption thereof By your batter
it. | all other means Of transportation within
ood town are SO limited as to render the reno
veY, Of the class Of per:ons spoken Of within
of | time indicated an utter impossibltitJ. 1 b
| convened the Council, which will remain
session awaiting any further communicat
you may have to make.
INC lne'1 Very respectfully, your obedient servant.
g. d. SLAUGHTER, Mayo]
be- Last night was busy time in Frederic
/ h,.r,r rar7nvinr tf1e 3nT1lhifArfE The mill
49, authorities were also not idle, as daylight
taa1 morning revealed to view line Of eal
sited works to the right and left Of the town-
pro- result Of last nights labor. the aftliler:
den- now helpg p.aeea ~ ana ont xvb;cS, ~,
ash raues Of the enemy's guns are being reno
further back from the river.
nois. There are very strong reasons for not o1
cuIa- | " EP!f,a, aPf a.son,t3
$ by w. ~ n:., =.
Herald, dated Aqua Greek, November ?
en-. Reports from Burnside's arms today re-
~ ~. sent everything quiet and nnchanged.
$: city Of FredeFiekseurg b. has not yst
sGss5 she11ed, for reasons satisfactory 10 tne
1850 The Preparations for further advance
$50 | steadilv progressing. The enemy are sti
451d force On the OPPOSITE side Of the river,
%p5;1S;ng TIE e op possbe DOT 81
asG 4 locomotive and cars were plaeed upo1
S ID track here to-day, and the road will be op
Il 80 to the Potomac tomorrow. The rebel I
s59 Y lathizers continue to eat the ml!lta1y =
l5oo l5o9 past the Washington press has been ind1
ai3s 1 euzly straining to create excitement BY >,
Is ton paragrap6s in reference to the prox'
Is 50 Of StoneWalf Jackson'a toIce to the city.
1aG.e9 | terdav it was reported that the adTau
60 JacKson's amy was st Dfainesvilie, 81,
,,s, 9; miles from The city, pressing to attack
sssl.s Of the outer detenses. There is no rel
,a in;o1mation that jackson vas in this
~. w. ton. gentlemen xho came gndeF par
from t.:t}, * = hrs fnTre.
Foods "ts% Hnp n;cEefs are stationed on the Mar
;helled sbora Watching the movements Of tbs
, with pcarts;n n1aces het1een Harper's Fe1r
ck .he T.1ssx..E 49, :. ct;1t for3atle