Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-12-11

The New York papers of the 27th November give
tie atet from Burtsdes army, under the caption
Of Tie Impending Battles--Omlnous Qliet on the
RaPpabanr anrock-Immense Preparations Of The Rebels
for the Coming Shock, SC, &c, &c" A letter from
Falmouth, opposite fredericksburg, says:
Tie roads horrible condition, the heavy rain
OF last night having cred hem almost mpa sable for
wagons and t urther Increasing the difficulty of trans
po ting supplies for the army
Tie heavy rains Of st night will have bad effect up0
The anticipated forward movement, al possibly delay it
No at nq has been made yet cross the river and
It ugubaaie that it may yet he delayed until he rarO I'D
conmunlcajon is il good working order The Potoma'
cr9h 5ldc will lie hni~hed to-morro", and aims
pactad 10 h ough 20 Fa mcu Omorrow afte
5 peceI tue rai cad vi be finished to morrow from
Ql.a teek The tapp8haunock. opposite tredeTicks-
aIg. The bGi1gr Potomac Crr reported hi-
nor o5 rear!y completed. The carry ur supplies
far - b OK sta ion Fix miles from Acquia Greek,
winch greatly accommodates cur troops.
The camp Ies Of the enemy constantly increasing
With sign oi IA mourl aIo1dDg indie oDs OF a. gmen,
ttngsreet aD6 General A.P Hill aud Gener D ii Hi
I'd Henerl iack-"" hn wn TO lie on The way hi her.
! Its lhe my bu-iy eng gei IN ons1 uCt
d" OGa works IN e rear and to the lett CT Freder
icksburg.
cps stp prg Al point three miles rom the town.
1A Ienc conrLue TO fac npon The other side Of the
riy4V i'n effoutery Yesterday they were
en- ~ o0r c&.s e'ec in lg u fr winter quarters
ibis Is AZ 1en i!.u@ would say, " dentitnn cool under
!4 -" IL Il doubt done fl bravaGo, tC
/ over op@ at"us 10 another direction.
ih aI4 81 tbs corps aie most anxious that the Ad
. q t river shO1iu commence and by
/ We h-!rg ~ tr deriCksbmg does mmeDce. T0Os-
pforja1I he nutrTe o he position sid that Of the
my. ana tie diff ues TO be oVercCme our de- are
ttr h.t y ! he wisdom of The the commence
UvGt Act " O,ti ties.
c~rr. -poncanc at stafford Court House makes he
'nr0 ent that lh@ troops ordered to eat the
ha MUS ai-h courtesy, snd haf no1EDg lie" ed tG
t.. rate the farmers unless ala for. The wri. .e
add /:
I-ee srosan Of any # IN the corps 70 which
Ct I'd al houoh asserted that al all hsz .rd
: must rel FredeTckshmga dep3oy our coInmus OF
tome d hryO even II 1t be, necessity seems t
yvlut q line oi defence for the wi, ter
The proj ct OF a sudden advance icbm07d in ~
q. Id co umns by way of CulpePer and FredeTiCks
01fr have fallen through-at least it is and
While the enemy lying entrenchd at Gordonsvi.le
with poO1 Of cur rces tn eateni0g him ia front it
b IT by qbec Ches might gan Frederic k~bur
let, b. cuu 4 have Knowledge f UOveme t. al
thus i;OHl point practically Richmond I'm i,
or-,. I'm Il race aiJh hjn for the ra be. capital.
He reached FTedericE4bu~g-tha ie, portion Of on
q ny cil--but the r did not off, although tn
ztsaes up
instead of advancing urther, this wng of the army
hal ed one d a. noon, soon advance reache
F-lnoatb am day the rain began, and with it cam
rg Mud; yen ear from me snli ia the same poso
OF yesterday, and the DAY before and with othe
report 10 he made You my part than Is QTet 0
The Rappahznnock AS far We have got.