New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-11-25

Arrivals from Fredericksburg last evening bring
no news of Importance
The Richmond train did not en'erthe town yester-
day, but stopped two miles on this side. There he'd
been no firing on either side since the sheling Of our
railroad train by the enemy on Thursdsy, mentioned
in our las. Our eharp-shooters line the southern
bank Of the Rappahannock, while the pickets alone
OF the enemy can be seen on the Stafford side. by
observations made from 81. Pauls seeple on Thurs
day. II appeared that the great mass Of the Abolition
array wac falling back from the Rappahannock, IN
the direction of Acquia Creek. BY some this move
ment was construed into an intention Of abandoning
the march on Richmond by way Of FredeTlckshurg,
but tie best and most generally -receved opinion
was tat they were merely moving to The vicinity Of
springs and streams. our fharr-shOoer- having made
II unsafe for them 20 use the river waller
Jest before the. train for Richmond len az noon
Yesterday, Gen. Patrick, OF the Abolition army,
crossed the river 10 Fredericksburg under flag of
t,ucs The General was sent ~ Gen. Lees head
quartera near the town, and mp to the time Of the
departure Of the train the object of his mission bad
moi transpred. Up to 3 O'Clock ?. IN, last night,
10 Intelligence from this quarter was received ut The
War oNce.
At a late hour last night telegram is said tohave
been received here stating that the object OF Gen.
Patficks mission, alluded to above, was to demand
the surrender Of Fredericksburg, aud TO Inform
Cen Lee thgt unless surrendered or evacuated by
9 O'Clock Ills morning It would be sheled and
buined
By n still later telegram It il saii to have been
stated that Gen. Lee had refused 10 Ir 1t with Gen.
Patrick and bad ordered alt the and children
and non-combaiants ou' Of the town.
PLANS on TIE ENEMy-TlIE DEMONSTRATIONS
At FREDERICKSBURG.
At last accounts the enemy had made no active
denomination ia fore ~ or near Fredericksburg.
n /, understood that the city il 10 be held by
forces While no just cause viii be given ier she'll
iny the town las the fighting on the ordinary princi-
nles of CIVILIZED warfare would 10 for the oFds and
therefore DO, in the cOmpsctly butt part Of the
town. vet the impression is very strongly enter.
tanned that he enemy viii actually she the city, IN
ia bo,a that the Place will be evacuated, ana that
tho. The Rappahannock may be passed by them.
IL ia stated that the enemy's batteries are planted
on the hills from Falmouth down TO the lower ferrv
on Bray r farm distance Of more than mile, ard
threatening each aud every pnrt II the town. The
hills II no point are scarcely n mrch as qunrtor
Of a mile from the fret street IN the bank OF the
river 10 that the proximity II intensely interesting.
Althosph the enemy il undoubtedly in large force
in front Of rreder ksbGrg. there are Indications
that the great battle is not 10 CONS OH Ia thai yicn-
;tv m. most obvious of these indications is thai
ifo enemy has not already struck blow at this
toint before any rccnocemenis conld have possibly
arrived There are only two supposliions On which
thi, inacton can be accounted ior either that the
rarid movements on our side have disconcorted the
mans of burnside or thai his denomination az
Fredericksburg is really ieint.
We learn that On Tuesily and Wednesday The
Potomac River was covered with vessels Of all ,zes
aud kinds, mainly Of the transport order. That
these vesrels were intended 10 carry oil the army Is
an opinion entertained 10y many
1t ir not improbable that Gen. Burnside Is at tins
time embaTking hIs army at points along tie Poto-
mac-Acquia Crock and Potomac Creek-for the
real point of attack on Richmond. The main
column of this attack will, il is supposed, move via
suIolk, and probably lesser columns from other
points.
The Frcacrict.jv H.raH Of Yesterday states;
"During the afternoon the impression prevailed
that the enemy were embarkng IN the vicinity OF
Acquia Creek The Potomac river is being reported
az full Of Transports
A large foraping party went down the same day
the Iiver rose m Stafford, and will probably con-
tinue iis depredatons into King George. The train
consisted OF E5 wagons and had with It four pieces
OF artillery, two infantry ard two cavalry compa
MES.
col. TMBODEN's CONM,ND--A YANKEE LIE
The report in the Yankee papers OF the capture Of
"A portion of Col. lmb0Gen's command, in Hardy
County, is not only sheer fabrication, but It APP
pears, on the contrary, that the enemy was very
much worsted in bis enterprise
On Sunday week the 9Th init, Lieut. Col. Robt
L. DOYLE, Of Col. ImbOdens command, had a fight
with the Yankees about II miles south of Moore'icld
Hardy County. Iicut.Col. Doyle's force az the
lime was only 300 infantry, while the force OF tie
enemy consisted of four hundred cavalry, one regi-
ment of infantry and three pieces OF cannon--one
an ordinary sized mountain gun. Aiter skilliul
engagement with the enemy, Leut.-col boy sue
oeeded in retiring his force M the mountain, having
but one ioan wounded in his command aud saving
hir trains.
1, appears That while this affair was taking place
in tho direction OF Mooreiield, Col lmboden, with
the cavalry Of his command, went upon an exptdi-
ton, with he view of destroying u bridge on the
Baltimore aud Ohio Railroad. Before he could reach
tie place OF destination, the enemy IN large force ut
tempted 10 cut him oil and capture BIN. lie was
compelled tsSive up the enterprise aud ielurn. Inc
enemy had posted forces at all the gaps and passes
and scened to be- ~ capturing the whole OF his
cavalry force; but ia this they were completely
foilod and ne returned safely without the loss oil
single man. 4 he enemy were not so fortunate, for
at st. George, IN Tucker County, Col. imboden cap.
tuIcd Al Yankees whom he parced. lie appropriated
their comfortable blankets and oyercogts, aud de-
stIOyed the stores they had AT that place.
THE DEFENsEs OF NORTH CAE0LINA.
The recent incursion of the Yankees under Gen.
Foster into the interior Of North Carolina seems TO
have found clear road, and has made it painfully
apparent that but little has been done TO defend this
country We learn that since this event, such 81 nse
of insecurity has peryaded the minds Of the people Of
Eastern North Carolina that they are now taking
measures TO remove their families and negroes 10
safer localities.
1t is much TO be regretted that the Government
did not take active steps to secure the vast surplus
of supplies in North Carolina 80 closely threat
encd by the enemy.
The Valley Of the Roanoke is said 10 be equal 10
any com-growing country in the world. During
the past Summer the Government obtained AZ many
as 700 900 bushels of corn from the plantations on
the immediate banks OF the river, within u distance
Of less than forty miles; and it is no exaggeration
TO say that more than that quantity, even 10 the
extent OF one million bushels corn, might be OBJ