New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-12-13

Special Dispatch TO The n. T. Tribune.
WASHINGTON, D. G., Friday, Dec. l2-4lS p m.
The following accounts OF yesterdays fighting
have been received from your special correspondents
with Burnsde's army:
SUMMERS MOVEMENT.
AT A o'clock this morning the boats were hoa'ed
ont into The river. Capt. Brainsrd. who bad COM
mand of the bridge on the right, succeeded IN COM
ple,ing it to within twenty feet OF the opposite
shore when. lust as he was having the last boats
moved to their places, murderous volley from TWO
or three hundred sharpshooters, concealed IN the
houses, was poured upon his men. Twenty OF DIS
hss, men were wounded at the first fire, himself, Sc
yerely, among the number. In the second round
Cant. Perkins, Of the same regiment the 5Oih New
York. fell dead, and Capt. Mcdonald WAS severely
wounded. The rest Of the corps then fell back and
abandoned the bridge
The fire from our batteries opened at once, and
continued without cessation from 81 o'clock I'LL L.
At y O'Clock the fog lifted. Fifteen dwelling
houses were Oh fire.
The Rebels remained quiet in their intronchmenis,
having fred no shot since the fret signal gun. Our
ba,,erie. rested from l. to g. and then reopened all
concentrating on the houses by the river bank,
where the right pontoon was TO be laid.
Gen. Summers grand division was drawn up in
battle line, waiting to cross. Gen. Howard had
the division. formerly Sedgwick's, in adyance-the
most Of honor and danger Gen. Bankss old brigade,
under Col. Hail. in front. Tho 10Th and Goth Mas
sachuits and the 9Th Michigan marched to the brink
Of the river to support the engineer corps. The 1th
Michigan crossed in boats, under heavy fire, eff
fected a landing, drove out tho rlemen, killed and
wounded Is aud took 80 prisoners. drummer-boy
Of the 9TH Michigan, 10 years old, was in the fret
boat that crossed. The 9Th Pennsylvania, with
out orders and in the face Of a severe fire, laid
the bridge near the railroad, crossed it, aud joined
the 7th Michigan in the city.
The firing ceased at sunset, Gen. Howard's Of
Summers division, and Gen. Newtons Of Franklin
division. being the only forces that crossed to the
other side All will cross tomorrow.
rRANKIIY's MOVEMENT.
Gen. Franklin's grand division did not cross yes
terlay, but remained on this side Of the river last
night. The bridges were completed in the early
afternoon. and the order TO move was issued about
spnset. The movement was in two columns. The
frat regiment over was the Cd Rhode Island, which
started across at the double-quel, and deployed as
sarnshers rapidly on the Lii, which rises from the
further bank. Volleys of musketry greeted lhem'
Int fine Rebel IiGemen fell back before our advance,
which formed in line Of battle On the crest OF the
lnI a sight which called forth the cheers Of theii
comrades who were still on tho hither side or cross
ing. Immediately aiterwari tho order to retreat
was given, and all the troops encsmped for tue nignt
on the right bank Of the river.
One of Gen. Franklins bridges was built by the
18th New-Yori Mcleod Murphy's Regimenl)' and
the other by the United States Engineers. Inc
work, which began before dawn, was excl ting
Most Of it was done under the stimulus Of yolleys
Of musketry from the Rebel bank. Occasionally the
firing WA 30 hot that the builders dropped into their
boats for shelter, until tho enemy were driven back
by discharges Of shrapnel from batteries on the
right and lsfs Of tho bridges No largo bodies Of