New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-11-25
from Our Own Correspond mt.


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from Our Own Correspondent.
9TH AMY CoRPs, OPPOSITE FBzDyricxsBvast
hov. 2I-fotenoon (
We arrived at tLia point, abost mile below Rsl-
mouth ard directly opposite Fredericksburg, q Z
O'Clock on the afernoca of the 1917 and pitched oar
tents in the midst of !, ran-siorm. Supplies hal
been sent us by water to- Bell Plain en- the Pots,s~c
seven miles from here, ari trains wers nmediateiy
DISPATCHED 70 that point 20 fetch the nuchneedod
forage and commisssry stores. But all say tie 2Q.h
it rsined, and al through th: night.
The roads ifHt became sticky, then deep with
mire, aud sill IL rained poured. came down in u
torrent. 50 that the movement. "0nwarj ~ Rich
r-ond" 20 vigorously pushed to this point by Gen.
Burnside seemed likely to come 70 an end from the
nclemcucy d tbc season (but not FROM any beck
warduets on he GeneGi part. "Ahw exclaimed
the impafent eOldiers--ihe Fighting officers aud men
Of this lighting corps--"If we had be hese i've
weeks acOl ii we had had Burnside instead Of bic.
Cleilan, we shOfsld have been IA Richmond before
this, or flllen nobly at Us gates -
And 50 We shonld. The goien onDor'unity Of tho
six weeks Of splendid weather that Mcclellan threw
ayyay can never I've recalled II this army is wasted
IT, Wmiar quaiiers and the cause OF the country
lost +. will be lecanse 4" Young Napoleon lay idly
On the MARYLAND SIDE Of the Potomac. aud LEI biz
and bis countfys grand opportunity 'lip by. While
he silent nll s0ris OF enemies were sowing tares.
TO return TO our condition here On the %oth our
trans wore uuable 20 make tie camps with their
loads from Bell Pliin. Yesterday the rain held no
title and uc-t VI the tralrg got ia during the day
Tas night the rain ccssef finally, 70 all appearance
The wind changed iron, the South; strong, cold
uorth wind bew-sgniiieant sign-and the mad Ia
the roads il now RAPIDLY dryieg up IL is still cloudy.
tni TOO cold think, for rain, md trust that we
shall again nave roads we can move over.
Dariug the afternoon and night Of the l9th. the
enemy got Two heavily Laden supply trains of Gu
the railroad Richmond. They tried TO dispatch
tniri M clock on the morning OF tue ZOth, but
We lnd oar guns BY that tsns IN pofloD. They
had rccn waraed LOT 10 attempt the removal Of any
more stores, and section OF Bsriamin's twenty.
DO md battery soon put a stop 70 any DDnsense
OF that sort for that day.
During asst night, however, heavy trsins ran con-
tir ual 'and there Is little doubt the enemy have
reioy Ell most OF their yalusbles from the place, aud
received re-eniorccm nts sufficient 70 0oden them
20 make their insolsnt reply 10 the demand for
render of which L speak below, with come show of
chance 10 defend II. Gen. Longstree. arrived
there by rail- yesterday, and took command.
Gesicrday forenoon they got n;neteeu guns Ia
portion bearing on the corps headq quarters, the
Division aud The camp or the 1T Brigade Gen.
Nacle OF that Division. BY orders from head
qullters the brigade was moved back TO place OF
safety.
Meantime Gen Spinner" Old Bull Sumner -
who commands this Right Grand Division Of NE
Army sent 70 sbdrg, giving the authorities
tai q % clock this morning % surrender The place
Geo. Patrick went with the flag Of truce, bearing
toe demand lie found Longstreet 10 contnsnd
there and the Rebel General made reply: tieatie-
NEIL il yoa want fredericksburg you must take It.
"Tkeit" viii re the word, presume II Is now
aiier uiue, and | write expecting each moment TO
hear the fret gun. VIVA. force the enemy has We
do not know nor what reenforcemtnts he may s;in
expect that could induce bun 10 take the bold stand
he mas. Possio'y-seiying on our reluctance TO DO
s'roy piece Of the Importance Of fredericksburg
his answer was merely ruse TO gain tine Tor an en-
tire evacuation OF the town by bis Troops, with the
tupyles. Against this suppostlcA, however. The
Rebels are this morning throwing ny eashw'rks
with " IL activity, ana everything now looks lAes
hght We shall see what shall see.
c.nnot cDse ;bis short letter wiihou, sreakingo Of
a ,oiat I'll difference between Gems. Burnside and
cClellan that even the private soldiers notice aud
talk Of When We made our slow marches AID
tardy advances under the old reg me, the command
ing General headquarters were always from Fix 70
ten mllca IA tie rear.
All is changed uow. Gen. Bagnsi3e Leads tho
van. Ills headquarters are among the most ad-
vanced lut present they are not balf mile from
" here 1 write. lie Sends his men nowhere that be
dare not himself 40 wi IA them. Not that ! suppose
he will ueejessly ,XFOse himself. lie j. too good
an officer for THAI But be is with he advance.
lie watercJ his horse III the RappahHGnock an tho
igth-the first man TO reach the river Had he en-
tmys pckeis-not y stone throw from ann GA the
further shore-kno.n who the large msn in the
slouched hat was, they might have t'iei a shot a.
him. Of course be knew this bit doubtless he
lied on The probable fact that they have become
nc rstomed 10 a Union commanding General who
Ken, beyOnd long range cannon-ahot, thoy never i'm
an med Tor moment thai the leader of our armies
Noad put bimeelf within reach oi sno0th-6ors
musket. lie was cafe enough, 70 doubt.
Yesterday, quite numbss Is "contrabands
came into camp with their buEdAcs on their should
ers having left their masters and misiioascs u Their
land. II is singular how Quickly these blacks
learn where tlle army is. Ii they love Slavery 80
we'll a. the Pro-Savety dought,ces OF the North
would have rs believe. why do they ny from II
Whenever IN any part Ct the country, tie opportu-
lity occurs
Which reminds me to say thos in the neighborhooj
OF Fredericksburg ure the elegant residences o'
.sauher OF once wealthy Seeesst'nsis, great part
of whose riches consisted "A nsgroe5 \ iady az one
vi tie houses told ne 'ha, eat OF about ~ slaves
she Gully had two lei,, an Odd man ai'4 woman, Ioo
old 10 run away, whom s4e rlA' Suppr' "nNc 'iSy
1--we. Another more explicit, says nat she had ioo
slayes. mud that ouly one mar likely fellow
r.n,uns and that he = engaged stealing and selling
all sh. has on the place Sdr SANS iaat she mas f'
onently told him he meant % leave her after he hsl
aoII the Yankee a The valuables he can 5e hold
of vhercuon tie fellow protests vigorously tla1 no
win never, never leave bsgl She saws she knows
/ think il tic whole story were told, u would
move that mauy of thase nssing slaves ~ sent
luther south long ugo--probably more ihal haI VI
-, >, l,.., , hon, an al harm AWAY ".
+. S.-Ay0H.-A lag OF truce ifon. tnN
enemy has been received, asking { e u COM
snItaiion between the authorities OF the town
aud Ger. Suu,nes, which ia now sang nelcs
Ii il understood tina, I.ougslreei hgs. -VVuo ina.
with hIs,. A lght is undoubtedly IN ihe pioSte.~
i've. We eau eee Tho heavy smoke trcm the'' '''S'
fires, kere.
ARl. a. cEY All.El.,S lliAKAs.