The New York herald., 1862-12-15

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and the packages examined in the order in
which they are lodged. Stamps Of the old
ISSUE and those which have been once used for
the prepayment of postage, will be deducted
from the amount Of the package and destroyed
and the balance will be paid in government
notes or postage currency to the depositor.
There are several other regulations of minor
Importance, but which parties having guam
tity Of these stamps on hand will do we'll to
attend to- as no deviation from them will be
allowed under any pretext whatever.
sunday ut FredericlxsburR-No Regular
RosumptioH or the Battle.
There was considerable desultory firing Of
artillery and infantry yesterday at different
points along the lines Of the hostile armies at
Fredericksburg, but down to our latest ad
vices there was no regular resumption Of the
battle Of the previous day. The enemy we're
awaiting m attack and the Union forces were
feeling about for the weak and the strong points
Of his defences, in order to proceed understand
isgly to the work in the next general assault.
Meantime. il appears, ..he rebels have con-
siderabiy extended their works and strength
ened their position and large bodies oftroops
were seen yesterday in positions where there
were but few visible tho preceding day from
which it is evident that Lee has been receiving
reinforcements, or has been shortening his
lines. That he mas an immense force
on the range of hills which his troops
occupy, and that they are posted behind
chain Of strong deicnces, is manifest from tho
fact that the forty thousand men from the army
Of General Burnside which wers.engagod in the
battle Of Saturday against only portion Of the
rebel line, made no positive advance except on
our extreme left, where General Franklin
pushed the enemy before him to the distance Of
a mile. Nearer the front of the town, where
detachment from General Summers grand
division attempted to storm the rebel works,
the raking and en6lading FIRE Of artillery and
too destructive to withstand. Probably, on
gTander scale, General Burnside will renew the
assault to-day; but it is possible that he may
adopt the more deliberate plan of regular sp.
proaches, as in the case of General McClellan's
advance upon the Notifications of Yorktown,
and Of General Halleck's parallels, which
caused the evacuation of the strong defensive
positiea and works Of Corinth.
Whatever may be the system Of operations
which, from this morning. will be pursued by
General Burnside it b abundantly manifest,
from what has been done, that he has the fullest
confidence in the capabilities of his army to do
the work before it, regardless of the position,
the intrenehments and the numbers Of the
enemy. II is understood in Washington that
so we'll satisfied Is he that the game is in his
hands that he desires no further reinforce.
ments."
All things considered, we deem il fortunate
thing for General Burnside that the rebels have
resolved to give him the trial of decisive
struggle at his very base Of operations, instead
of enticing him into the swamps aud Jungle
Of the headwaters of the Mstapony, there to
be cut OF from his supplies, and harassed night
ana day, 'front.' tanks and rear. With a deci-
'sivs victory at Fredericksburg his way is at
once opened to Richmond by forced marches;
and we presume that his greatest fear is that
Lee, as usual with the rebels when they dis
cover signs Of positive danger, may slip off in
the night. We calmly await the news of this
days operations.