The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-12-15
raom FREDERICKSBURG.
BEAT FIGHT ON SATURDAY.
,,,. Enemy Repulscd at all
Points.
&c, &c, &c, Ac.

,,,as, anxiety prevailed i'll the community
..,,riay. 10 hear further and more salts
'..,,v reports from The seat of war, as pre-
,n, rnmors had induced the supposi,ion that
..,ers snl decisive engagement was imm,
Int no intelligence of reliable clarac
mid he obtained until 9 O'Clock F. NJ, at
,,h;eh hour the following dispatches We're re
;r,a =. the War Department by General
Cooper
=, q q clock this morning the enemy attack
= OCT righ. wing, and AS the fog lifted the bat
:. ,n along the whole line from right to lett
,16p NJ. the enemy being repulsed n all
.oints Thanks he 10 tod
a. rsual we have to mourn the loss of
nany of our brave men
sxtpee. the battle will be renewed at
,.,;sl, 10 morrow morning.
r., General Cooper;
.r..rel Dumfries, and captured thirty wagons
,stb stores and fifty prisoners, which he
s,ought across the kappahannoek.
Gen Sgel is expected 10 be at Dumfries to-
sprrow. H. L. LSk
The highly gratifying nature of these dis
r,lehcs only increased the general desire to
..sr, something further, and throughout the
a,y the bulletin boards in front of the various
sews,aper offices We're surrounded by eager
.,owis IN search of later intelligence. The
Va, Office was also besieged by anxious in
oairers. bnt nothing of all official character
wss disclosed
4 teleeraphc dispatch was received at the
,see Of the Provost Marshal at J o oclock last
,ishl. stating that five ambulance trains We're
hen between Hanover Junction and Guinea
Sati0u Oh their route To Richmond Up to the
tou- Of II clock T. Nj. hone Of the trains had
arr!yei, though large nnmber of ambuances
ani hacks were still awaiting them TO convey
,as wounded to Seabrook's 5 Hospital.
Passengers who left Guinea Station at one
o'clock yesterday and arrived by the early
ir4n, report that heavy firing was heard all
,oe morning in the direction of Fredericks.
kaFg and the presumption was that gen.
tal engagement was then going on
Il was also stated by the same authorities that
III army had advanced two miles nearer to
lie town. No official information whatever
eould be obtained by the press yesterday, and
al that we can give concerning what took
pAce since the dispatches of Gen Lee, OIL
saturday night, is conjecture.
The battle of Saturday commenced at six
clock in the morning and ragged with great
violence until after dark. Our loss is esti-
mated to be $500 wounded and 500 killed l.
Is said that jackson accomplished a flank
movement, capturing 5000 of the enemy, but
this is not generally received with credit
soldier of A. p Hills division saws the
eAeIay charged our men in their rifle pits and
eniIenehments nine times, and were repulsed
with terrible slaughter, until our ammunition
rave out, when cur men were again charged
il overwhelming force and driven back But
having obtained more ammunition, our forces
10 their turn charged the enemy aud drove
them from the works i'll great disorder, taking
! large number of prisoners.
Johnson's Crenshaw's, Purcell's, and the
il: and 81 companies of Richmond Howitzers,
were in the fight. Two guns of the latter bat.
tafy having been struck by the shot of the Ell.
eny, were taken from the field in Il disabled
tondiJion.
Johns0n's Battery lost fourteen killed and
H9anded Their names we did not ascertain.
Tie number Of wounded brought down by
lite first train last night was 1885,
zen Cobb was killed Gen. Hood il also
reported killed, but the iumor lacks contirma
ucn Gen Gregg was nortaiy wounded.
ARRIVAL OF BODIES.
The ) O'Clock train yesterday afternoon
a'0aght down the bodies of several officers
Among them were those of Brig Gen Thos.
X Cobb, Of Ga, and Capt. ID Aquin, of the
Louisiana Guard Artillery.
lFRoa OUR OWN RlroRTERl
SUMMIT Dee. 10, ls62.
Hssvy nring wac heard at the front for several
aoa.s yesterday afternoon tie result Of skirln,sh
as Some parties state tha. cur forces were sheu
ias fredericksburg, now ia The hanis OF the enc
ny. Las, night brilliant light was observable In
!is direction OF the town. The two armies, in line
battle, lay all light confronting saah o.hs., aud
"H@expectsd that the battle would commence
saiy 'lk morning but up .o this tIris q ocloSk)
60 1fng las been heard.
u tbs eght Of Thursday. Mississippi regiment,
ii feahersto l.e'= brigade, suffered severely. One
s-sii Is said 10 have killed sI1d wounded twenty
sShs mea. Some ninety Of the wounded arrived
u lis point last night, and were sent on 70 Rich
Hoad
TIE con gniitss for the wounded remained here
a1'ns he night. but are preparing TO move for
"ad This morning. They haye the facilities for
cong good service, should anything occur to re-
s-Hsihe eIersise Of their labors.
ias struggling, SO much complained Of on the
''su Previous battles, seems to have been obvis-
~ u Ills instance. and very few men are TO be
'Sa aossn. from their posts. The condition Of
e army is such to insp ire confidence in the re-
fli
iaeas James Elicit, of Crenshaw's battery, Was
.lasd thin morning while placing section Of his
'''*'y ia position. His body will be sent down
-4 evening. Major Brockenbrongh. Chief Of Ar
~Ny OF lst Divsion. Jackson's corps. wxs severe.
wounded La the hand Several others were
'"aaded whose names have not been ascertained.
THE WOUNDED.
ihe following il Il list Of the wounded men
"'ughs to this city ON Friday and Saturday
''enihgs AS will be seen, nearly all Of them
sc 'l barksdale's Brigade, which is said TO
A@Se sustained the brunt of the heavy skir-
~'hins oi Thursday aud Friday
u Aecastsr. CO !, 9Th Fla; A Hoppy, co q,
NV q Cauthorn, co q, 18th Miss; q Le-