Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-12-16
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AFTERNOON DISPATCHES.
Saturdays Fight..AdditiOnai Par.
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WASHINGTON, Dec. sl4.-UP to midnight
no Intelligence of Importance had been re.
ceived from the army. Occasional firing
during the day but of little consequence in
results. The taking of several rife pits
yesterday evidently gave rise to the report
OF the hFst line of the enemy's works hay
ing been taken rEkE ~ RHE6
number Of wounded arrived TO night
and were conveyed to the several hospitals
and another boat load on IS the way
The Herdid says Of Saturdays battle It
ragged hercely through the day and even af-
Ter darkness, fighting in our immediate
iFont and by Sumners grand division. w {
Shortly after 9 O'Clock the Cd CORDS of
Gen. Couch moved out from the upper part
ofthe city with a stray detachment of Skin
mishers-i The enemy yielded with great
stubborluess and for some time ratified
musketry incessant. At the same time the
movement commenced with batteries ofthe
division stationed il, bluffs across the river
and opened With shell 10 cover our ady
vance. The rebel infantry having fallen
back TO their first line of intrenchments and
riHe pits, their batteries opened with yig-
orous and rapid fire upon our column
which had now come to q temporary halt,
awaiting the result Of the artillery fight
ing.
For some time our ARTILLERY on bluffs
kept up heavy ERE on the rebel batteries
with much better success. Batteries on
Taylor's hill nearly opposite Falmouth
finally silenced during this time. The rebel
artillery almost devoted to Smelling our ad :.
vauced troops. izf'-'a- ss-s--af 81 ~, 70 q
Hancock's division had the advance, sup
ported by the other division of corps, while
the 9th corps Gen. Wilcox, remained under
a In In
Soon after the whole corps deployed into
line of battle and moved forward to attack
and storm the rebel right batteries, while
from the enemy's works a terrible shower
Of shell, grape and shrRpuell tore through
their bleeding ranks, Notwithstanding,
which they steadily rushed on to rifle
pits, within short distance of the
hrst line of entreuchments. From the
former they drove the rebels max
ing prisoners Of some while the remain.
der took refuge behind eSrthworks.s This,
was accomplished after most heroic and,
long continued efforts under u CALLING aud
murderous IRE. Unable to hold out against
the terrible IRE they now encountered, they
6nally retired in good order carrying away
their wounded comrades. They fell back
to their original line Of piCkets, thus hold
ing the ground which they frat occupied
and which they held until morning when
they were relieved by Stoneman's COM
mand.
just before. the advance of Couch's corps
heavy firing and dense smoke on the LEFT
indicated Franklin was advancing upon
and had already engaged the enemy's right
flank, To open Communication with him
therefore, Wilcox detached his division M
der Gen. Burns and sent It to the left BY
the edge Of the river with instructions to
advance Under cover ofthe river bank IN
Ill he could place himself in close proximi
y to Rrauklin's right. After hard fighting
COUGHS division being unable TO carry the
rebel works, the tremendous FIRE from their
batteries rendered II necessary for them to
retire which they did when tue order had
been given for the third time. It was now
dark aud the division fell back to its origi-
nal position after being six hours under
FIRE after severe fighting on FraukIin's left
with varied success until dark. Relative
position of the forces about the same as in
the morning except that we had gained
halfa mile or more on the left . sHlllhS.
WISuTYnTng nar 16.-nng w.EI,o,a,,,