The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-12-18
n.r..,de,, Whereabouts.

Burnside's whereabonts.
IN she time Of writing this article, nothing are
-. h..ra ~ Hurnstds. II IL probable taat hsef
k~~nc. NAV be received Of his movements a'''As
49, with river between him and oensras
"a 1h,sh the laster has no means OF crossing eA
...,, :, IN. pcint where he himself disappears
= = ..rv scr him 70 mask his movements for
.hor, ,,ms. We may be certain, however, that the
.h.rr ava, which are on the iookout will not iose
s.As Of him long. He can make 70 movement
which Lee viii not discover In time 'e "s~' We
necessary provision against 1t the op'"''s
pressed BY Gen Lee that be has CHOSEN 'o'Ne os"''
poiut 70 effect his passage. b prooao'y
n Il be o. we should suppose t0a' ns "e"'N $500 "
II further down the river. Were he Gan 'eee'.e 'A
,suss,,nes az h!s feet. The Yankees are n0' i'''
~ trus.inr themselves far from deep Ws'st o'
sheulA he prosecute his enterprtso fson any P'I'
~, ths lower Rappshannock, he will meet Win
A,Nseu,,;es OF which he hes now hut q faint cor
..n.,oo. II, on tire contrary. he should move UP
~. rvsr In the direction q 0ordonsvi'le he will
"a. oct of reach OF bis boats, AID viii md hi'r
AM Ia much the same predicsu,ent that POPE was
,... snmmer with tie additional difficulty OF hav
IN, "a traverse IN December the same region that
TIA, sres, nan found inprscSicsb.e in August
The modest Characteristic report OF Gen. Lee
s,vas ma M ;rdxht into the losses Of the enemy on
Saturday. In this respect every body must &c
s,rrck with Tie marked contrast II presents TO the
living. brsss'nr vsin glorious bulletins OF Meciei'
Ian end the rest of The Yankee Generals whenever
they nght and escape utter defeat. What 6ensraa
Lee has foscorne 20 tell, however, has been, 10
acme sort, supplied by the reports OF the ensmy .
wounded AID prisoners in cur possession Thes
all concu. in saying IRA, tie dsfea. wss inter- and
.ha, had Burnside been few miles farther ifofa
his stronghold his army ius. have been complete
~ dispersed His withdrawal in the hight, and
apparsn. abandonment o: ali further attempts 10
force his way ~ tho kioa,nond, edeites soarg,
and Potomac Railroad, from Ere6esicksouig as
base sufficiently prove he severity OF his dees'.
His army mus. have been completely oernosai,zsa'
or be would never have relinqaishsd such C osr-
ling entsrpriss-an enterprise undertaken q. ihe
suggestion Of Hsi,sck who sesns TO be The 'cmins
Of tie " Arlington authorities, sad by he direc-
ton O: Lincoln himself, rho we are :eld by The
New York Tirss. in this connection, hiss studied
the great principles underlying Tie ccudccs of mil
itary AEsirs.' Indeed 1t ~ runored tbs. on satur
day evening go tremendous had been the slaughter
Of Burnside Is army that his w4n became unEnan
sgesble AMI positively refused to be led mp sga:n
after thu iss. repulse. ghis refusal seems very
mnch Like r,utiny tue Acid 0; ost's. Il is added
that he 6ssisaed 10 rensw 'he engagement OF Sun
day, but was unable to make It's uea Gene up 10
tbs scratch Washer there b. any firth u tEese
rumors no:. we srs not prepared 10 SAP; but tie
prseiptancy OF the re.rest iI4o.cae ap-
preheusion thss he vcE!l ba ssssed IN his peal
ton.
The pr.soasrs say the Coafs3e-ates hays no idea
Of the extent OF their s.Sesss. We beieys i. We
know tina. we hsys gained another CREST a.3 glo.
rious victory; but believe It ia far grsater and
far more slo .ors than the most saogune 40, ns us
Imagine We shsl &c. s. the trath for BUR-
side viii never ten IL, ana we hzvs 10 of as
oertairins It. Independently of him. Cur General
Is not Ike Mcclellan, who always knows to an eye
and leg what his enemy hiss .ost, bu: eaa Fever
End out whist ne hiss lost himself. Bat i will ce
Irdsea by It's effects. Il las Sc sn broken tie colt
of the anaconda fo- tie filth or sixth tire. L has
stopped lie i4stss: "on 20 Richmond" It has de-
moasirsiei what. indeed. req hired no farther &c
ans.rstlon han il Lad already received, that this
wss, pursued fog al otiact which never te CO.
tanned, Is shear piece c. wickedness and faly on
q s,upsudouz scale.