Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-12-18

About 10 O'Clock Gen. Summers troops engaged
the enemy back of the city, since which the battle
has ragged luriously along the whole line. Tho
enemy, occupying woods and hills, had much more
advantageous positions, but were driven back ON
their right mile and a.half early in the day
About noon Gen. Gibbons was relieved by Gen.
Doubleday, and Gen. Mead by Gen. Stoneman,
afterwards Gen. Newton's division moved to the
support of the left, when the firing ceased for
short time, and brake out with greater luriousncss
in the centre, where our troops were exposed to
plunging fire from the enemy's ca th.works on the
hill
Along the whole line the battle has been fierce
all day, with great loss to both sides,
Tonight each army holds its first position, ex
ccpt light advance of our left. Cannonadng
is still going on, and muskctry breaks out at in.
tervals quite ferccly. 8ayar was hit in the thigh
bv solid shot while cunversus with Gen. Frank
lin. Several hundred prisoners were taken, who
report that Lees whole army is in the vicini ty-
Hills troops started down the river this morning
but returned. Gen. Franklin to light is opposed
to Stoncwall Jackson. 1t Is impossible to form
The city suffered terribly from the encmy's ar.
tllcry, and is crowded with our troops, the front
extending II sho!t distance beyond. The fight will
probably be resumed tomorrow. A balloon has
been up all day about dark our forces carried
the right crest of the hill occupied by the rebels
driving them from the position with great saugh
ter. This evening the rebels have been shellins
Fredericksburg, endeavoring to drive our troops
out but without success. Gen Burnside is in the
city personally directing operations. Advces
IRON the army state hat Gen Meredith com
mands a division and Col Cuttr, of Michigan,
his late brigade. Adjutant Dodd, who was re.
ported killed, is uninjurcd.
New YoRK Dec l6-Specials this morning
contain nothing from Fredericksburg that was not
in the Associated Press despatch of last night
The whole namber of killed, wounded and miss
ing in Franklin's grand division is $500 Wash.
iugtOn intelligence yesterday says an engagement
contrary to what appears to have been the gcner.
al expectation, was not resumed yesterday. The
enemy was occupied in extending and strength
ening his works and our army was taking care OF
its wounded and burying such of its dead as could
be recovered from the battle field Burnside was
reinforced during the day by Gen. Sigel's corps
He unuucslionably had good reasons for delaying
anot ,er attack upon the enemies lines.
| Especial to the Times. 1T appears tha The
/ Paymaser's Department is able to procure onl,
| about $5OO,OOO per day for soldiers wages Will
| the demand is four million. This fact is owing
| to the inability of manufactures to supply then
and accounts for the injury done the soldiers
The following dispatch was received by the Pres
| ident at O'Clock Sunday morning:
/ HEADoARrERs ARMY OF PoToMAc, December IA
w have carried the first line of the enemy
works opposite the town, and three miles below
aud hope to gain the crest Of the hill to day, Gu
i loss in killed and wounded is estimated at abou
/ ) 900
WASHINGTON, Dec. lG.--The following is jus
received:
FALMOUTH, Dec. l6--S:45 A. NJ.
It's raining fast. The river is rising rapidly
Our troops are all on this side of the river, ant
; the pOntoons are up.