Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-12-16

NV YoRK, December l5--The Herald say
of the battle.
Ii ragged hercely through the entire day, and
even after dark Fighting in our immediate front
and right and beyond Fredericksburg was carried
on by Summers division.
Shortly after . o'clock the second corps, Gen.
Couch. moved out from the upper part OF the
city with strong detachment OF skirmishers.
The enemy Welded gradually, though they con
tested our progress with great stubbornness, aud
for sometime the rattle OF musketry was inces
SAINT At the same time this movement was
commenced the batteries of the division stationed
on the bluffs across the river opened with shell 70
cover our advance.
The rebel infantry having fallen back to their
first line of entertainments aud rifle pits, their
batteries opened with rapid 6re upon our col
umns which had now come TO a temporary bait,
awaiting the result of the artillery fighting. For
some time our artillery the bluffs kept up Il
heavy fire the rebel batteries with much better
success. The batteries on Taylor's Hill, nearly
opposite TO Falmouth were finally silenced
During this time the rebel artillery was Almost en-
trely devoted To Smelling our advanced troops
Hancock's division had the advance, supported
by the other division OF cOrDs, while the Jth
corps, Gen Wilcox, remained under arms IA read
iness To advance. Soon after the whole corps de
plOyed into line of battle and moved forward to
storm the rebel right batteries, while from the
enemy's works "a terrible shower OF shell, grape
and shrapnel tore through their bleeding ranks,
Notwithstanding which they still pushed steadily
forward To- the rifle pits within short distance OF
the first line Of entertainments. From the former
they drove the rebels. making prisoners OF some,
while the remainder took refuge behind the earth
works. This was accomplished after the most
heroic and long continued efforts, under murder
Gus fire Unable to hold ont against the terrible
fire they now encountered, they finally retired IN
good order. carrying away their wounded. They
fell back TO their original line OF pickets. thus
holding the ground which they first occupied, and
which they held until morning. when they were
relieved by Sherman : command
just before the advance OF Couch's corps heavy
firing and dense smoke on the left indicated that
Franklin was advancing upon, and had already
engaged the enemys right Tank. To open com
munication with him. therefore. Wilcox detached
his division under Burns and sent it TO the left 10y
the edge of the river with instructions To advance
under cover of the river bank until he could place
himself in close proximity to Franklin's right
After hard fighting. COUGHS division being un
able to carry the rebel works, the tremendous ir'
from their batteries rendered Unnecessary Tor then
10 retire which they did when the order had beer
given for the iri time. 1t was now dark. an'
the division fell back to its original POSITION ate
being six hours under fire
The relative position of our forces was abou
the same as in the morning, except that we ha'
( gained half mile or more on the lett.
INV YORK, December IL A vessel just ar
rived reports that on the 10Th inst she passed tou
steamers and brig going into Port Royal, heav
/ ily laden with troops.