The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-12-18
III TELEGRAPH
70 TIE FREEMAN
4O'CLOCk p. M

Nv York, Dec, Is. The correspondent of
+. Tribune gives The following account Of the
,ncscry of Gen French division
Ills 10. using too strong an expression to
It, that IN this battle men We're butchered
qir .ss OF the enemy IN comparison with ours
ra.t b. insignificant. More than halt of the
D,.on OF Gen. French were placed ho,s du
,s.a before they had fired "a shot, having
,t,I. to Withhold their Ire, charge bayouets,
md rush Dpon the enlrenChments They all
narrated no obstacle TIL they should meet in the
s,nd.lo.hand fight for the crest OF the first
s1se Of hills. Lying close upon the soft earl h
rbnd q low stone wall, and half DESTROYED
iD., which we had not taken into our calcula-
r0usas Obstacles the enemy watched the ap-
uo.ch Of Gen French I'LL every man in the
nre.IiDe came under aim If the best sharp.
shooters in the rebel army. In au instant, a.
ug! before the fence itself was discovered to
wan obstacle, long, thick line OF fame and
rOke Streamed above the ieuce aud wall, and
nIls moment the FIRST volley VAS fired 10 pie
eso artillery, charged with grape and CAMS.
tn, sent their Internal cont nts straight to our
syarcing lines, laking them In from. and on
9th Eanks. DrstructlOn 80 terrible has never
RNe OCcU SCSA WHO wal oou lldu-
c;A who engaged The enemy later III the DAY
al Ught upon nearly the same ground lost
Ai title less than Gen. French.
Tx Glowing are the estimated losses in the
a,@ grand divisions
lie total in the right crapd division, 7 sos
cD1e grand division, 2 $50 lett grand diyls-
m@OjO total, l3, sos.
Itc report that Gen. Banks is not to operate
g.ju,r K!camond CAUSES intense dissatisfaction
ta.,l tn army.
uen. Burn ice vii! visit Washington to con-
4..Slh The Government within Jew days.
Geo. oar btIgades left it's tents and kuGp-
&,ls behind IN fredericksburg.
Wv York, Dee Is. \ private dispatch from
ta>!ew@lt says We have had great hght
IL. tuu.s5d inc enelay at all yonIs.
We nave LOST NAVY good men. Passengers
na:i tna, we have 1900 prisoners.
lN4rIe s)olo Banner announces the dc .
trumci Buckues To assume command Of the
.ea.s q. Mobile.
Tie Glowing is copy Of a despatch from
..rlys,lu, dated the l4th inst.
iu' morning the enemy B gunboats IN Stone
ts., .eW indies below the city, opened ire on
~@Plkc.s on James island. After firing htty
ae-' Without feet they departed. The dem-
.l.lat}un Is considered as u TENT TO occupy
lea;vulion If our troops while the enemy
-aSr al attack III annther quarter.
MAJ, Gen Evans, commanding the rebels al
MI, oD, \. Z teIesrapLed To a u General
W'u at kIchmuna OH the l4th inst. as tol.
D";-"Gtu. Foster att cked Kingston, \ T..
!''loay, with 1900 men ana gunDoa.s.
Asi lL,m ten hours, and have driven hIu,
ecA TO his gunboats. His army Is s.Ili 10 NY
.vu."
NMKEGToN, Dec 49, Notwithstanding re
clt heavy ralI,s the roads at fredericksburg
ay@ld 10 he in good order, aud the cod sna
acI night Will improve them. No talk ye
SN'er quarters.
Another attempt to reach Richmond will, !
Thought, be made with IN Increased iorce I'm
eda,rly
News rom North Carolina and the extreme
south Low about due, is aBxiUusiy expectt
asa result Of movements now making 1t
''leu that a very large amount OF cotton vii
VIII be secured, which will sIi Oh ly relieve th
"I'ne al the North and III Europe.
4he important matter vi tho I0licy TO Q
tU''u'o III regard ~ The national finances
vii Undecided.
(Sgheo) PHILIP.
INV fosK, Dec Is. The Heraid's Wash
s01 dispatch mentions that Hon. John Cl
o'e went to Freder,ckssurgh to sso The battl
'uu Las not SINCE BEN heard from. Ii Is report
Aas he l'as been taken prisooer.
Inc Heraids Washington dispatch STATE
~''heie VAS quite All excitement at Willard
gE"etulng, ,ccssioned by the arrest Ut "
satI'lsun, Msmbsr Of Congress from N. 7. l.
S"'iebiy den"unclng President Lincoln as
"''o'' HIS remarks drew aooue him crow
'Oy OF whom shouted, XIII him, Sho
,"l &c. lie was finally walsed of oy 81
r''ehtn TO rave bIm from the violence vi Il
~'ufaled by,tande,s.