Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1862-12-16
THE POSITION.

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Inc sodH'onai pucu'ss rscslvsd within
s"ea'you' noufs VI 'ne os''ie Oh saturday, st
lieaeiicA'ouis' no NOS wei regret 70 say, place
nmsny mole iavorsoie hgn', ssrespects either
'ue eA,en' ol our losses or OF the advantages
VI po'n'oh sSineo oy U.s.
on ,o.se' arc NOT ye. omeiaiy repor'eo' ana
% oo''y not ye' oneiA.y s'cer'ainea. Inc
s r".s sene'sy re'sns yes'eruay, az
Nsous, .Ao. .ne numoe, ol our kiiiea
Ana wounoeo :. zen 'nou.ano' wnicn is con-
e'ap,e 'euue',on iion' .ne es'ima'e. current
w ounu, W. aay A,'0t INC o.'''e' II seems
=" oe ss,eea 'na' 'ne losses on the enemy were
A.eiiaiiy iess' ~ 'ney ioughs under cover OF
'"ei en'reneninenus ana Oh woods.
@ ', 'ne eu'Ance .cnieVea oy tne nauonai
' y APpeui' 70 nave peel hmiseo 70 gam
" ', soou. in,io " ING ieis wing tcommanded
w 'en' irsnknl, }, anu 70 the occupation OF
'S.eu, " sne rspons, m pra rage
oA. VI 'no ooWn' IN Wnich sne enemy S
o W nsvo es..onsneo some rine pits. Inc
oeeupa'ion oi 'nis pra rag" mas ied 70 the
oneou. s'Asemen', 'nA' 'ne enemys pr"
W. " s"as"e''"e"e "ss csfried' wnich' un-
',sun.'.y' r was NO. 'ne iscs.
Upon 'ne ~hoie' IL would mot be treating the
puone in'slssnce WIN reasonable respect, to
suenpt 10 disguise the conclusion that sstur-
su' upol .ne onsmy iaheo 70 ae-
ecMpusu ns o'loe'' +" was, however attended
"'s w eleem'sAnpss cslcuis'eo 70 snake the
NAse VI oua senef@n' or oI tne country,
: sue oisref.' "seiPnno' ana emciency OF our
".mS anu eef.Ainiy maze an impression
upou ,ue euemy' winch kePt MN suostsntiaiiy
4uis' aurins inc TWO succeeoing Gays.
A'si Vi oisoi !" Rreu0ricksourg yester-
uas, ao~n 70 O'CLOCK, p. m, Is not reported,
ou' ne must py 'ns' 'ine nave arrived within
''op.is'ns INSTANCE
N 'uie eonnee'ion, we no'iee the reported
no'emen' Vi zen eioeum .soutn' oy the roads
cast VI Nne oui nun riage Oh mountains" and,
sneeeu, 10 DC "'nin supporting distance
ouhs'ue ....
paring sunday ana during the forenoon Of
'e''efa.y' tnere was occasional but not e1ten-
'ro si'ins,y hring between tne opposing forces
s'freoerlcksourg, and little Smelling OF the
town by the rebels. 1t may be suspected that
hey are short of ammunition. or at snv rate
very sparing OF II, as certainly the town, and
prooaoiy nearly all the other ground occupied
oy our troops, are within the reach Of their
shells.
The inaction of Gen. Burnside. after the hat.
tie of Saturday, may be ascribed to the uecessi-
ty of further preparations for a renewed attack
upon the enemy's works, or 10 his determine
tion IN carry them nv aanlino or o,har CO..
-, ~ e' VI o'nei e'A'e-
seheai operations. we snail know all about 1t
nio'' Supe'nuous 10 observe tnat tne iate OF
rumpsn Is not aecideo oy a single check.
% "nen reilssier ni'' assumed command OF the
alneu opeia''ons against seoastopoi' he met
-. se 10. an. ',oouy iepuiSe' MS second
elCi, "on 'no .iy ior 'ne AilieS' anu ior nm
'n ", ,inio's, ,,''e oi 'ne quo de Maiakon.
ine neinnonu h1a""'er Oh the lo'h instant
mas an sr'ieie 'rea'ing movement upon thar
cI'y oy 'ne rrederiskspurg route as one ofthe
sfea'es. ion'es o' tue war; out does not con-
ue'eenu W point OUT IN "nat tne foly OF II
speciaily eonsists. Among other things 1t says;
IF Burnside's force Is condemned to winter
in the barren wastes Of Stafford, 1t will cease to
exist before the period at which the grand cor,n.