Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1862-12-25

lion sustaining the first shock of
battle. On every side the YAM
kee columns advanced and entered
| the woods south of the railroad.
The battle then ragged furiously.-
The Yankees fought well, but
though largely outnumbering our
troops, were driven from the woods
across the railroad in the direc-
| ton of their pontoon bridges near
Deep Run. They were pursued
about mile and half and lost
heavily. As our men retired the
enemy rallied to renew the contest,
but were again driven back.
Archer's brigade is reported to
have lost a great number in the
Highland alsoin prisoners. Welost
in tie day two pieces of artillery.
The brigades which suffered most
are Lanes, Greggs, and Archers.
Major Buchanan of the lst Ten.
nessee was slightly wounded. The
loss in A. P. Hills division in kill
ed and wounded, is about 300.
RICHMOND, Dec. 17.-Dr. Hern-
don, of Gen. Lees staff, furnishes
the following statement Of our
loss in the recent engagement
near Fredericksburg:
{ llcLdv's on.-Barksdale's
and Cobb's Brigades, Ill, Semmes',
l00; Kershaw's, 259; struggling
cases, G.. r
A1.derson's Dirision.-WilcoX's
Brigade, 9; Mahone's 5.
Ransom sEiieisioR.- Cook 5 Brig
AIDE $50.
A. p. Hits Diiriision.-Six hun
bred.
Early and Talliaferro's COM
nands, about 800.
ID. H. Hills Dirision. About
ten; Washington Artillery, %.
Plchct'8Dtvision.- Forty; Hoods
command, 100.
Total-1,7j9. l-
RALEIGH, n. c., Dec. 10.-The
State Journal learns from a source
perfectly reliable, that a mutiny
broke out among the enemy at
New bern, about the close OF last
week. Five hundred soldiers
threw down their arms swearing
they were democrats and would
fight no longer under an abolition
flag. Immediate cause of the mu-
tiny was reported advance on New
bern of Generals Jackson and Ev--
ans and Governor Vance, with hea-
Wy forces.
LATER.-The Raleigh On. c.
Register reports:-We are in pO-
siti0n to state that the mutIny a.
lmong the Abolitionists at New
bern, reported by our correspon-
dent a few days ago, is confirmed.
1t was checked in time, and there.
fore did not assume such proper
lions as at first reported.
RALEIGH, Dec. 14.-Reliable in
telligence from Goldsboro states
that at noon to-day, heavy fight
ing was goir on at kinston. Tie
Eenemy's force is 20,000. No par
ticulars Ct the fight except that
our troops were fighting like tigers.
| Gen. Evans says every step Of the
enemy S advance shall be rhro'lgh
blood.
! Richmond, Dec. 1S.-Confede-
rates who were, captured on Sat
urday, and WHO have been ex-
changed and returned, report great
disafiection III the Abolition army.
There have been no further dem
onstrations, and every thing is qui-
ct ON our lines. Gen. Burnside i'll
a dispatch to Lincoln says the Alb
clifton loss is heavy, about FIVE
thousand.
Conjcctures are various as TO
Burnside's present movements, and
about them nothing is positively
known. ...
RcEMoND, Dec. 19.-The Alb
olitionists left large number of
guns and knapsacks and a large
quantity of ammunition in Frede-
ricksburg. They also left about
six hundred of their dead in and
about the town. Nearly every
house was sacked and the contents
wantonly destroyed. Every con-
ceivable injury that malice could
suggest was resorted to in their
retreat across the river. /