Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1862-12-26

It is reported-has likewise ted to con-
tinue his arduous labors in developing some
scheme of finance which shall float the paper
issues Of the Treasury with more buoyancy
than is promised By the existing arrangement.
Mr.. Lincoln has willed that these gentlemen
shall retain their respective portfolios, and, as
good citizens and unsefsh patriots, they have
obedienty acquiesced in his decision, and 50
there is to be no disintegration and subsequent
reorganization of the Cabinet on purely ra-
dical or purely conservative basis, but the
differences existing between its members, in
regard to the proper policy to be pursued in
the conduct OF the war, are to be composed as
best they may, and by agreeing to disagree, it
is expected that the Heads Of Departments will
remain the same happy family as of yore.
In despatch to the Secretary of War, Gene
raj Burnside takes npon himself all the blame
OF the disastrous repulse Of the Federal army
before Fredericksburg. He admits that he
crossed the Rappahannock at a point different
from the one indicated by General Halleck
but that he was induced TO do so under the
belief that the enemy had weakened his force
in front by throwing large proportion of it
down the river. BY precipitating his entire
command upon the apparently Weakened point
General Burnside states that he hoped to sepa-
rate the forces of the enemy on the river be-
low from those that occupied the rear Of the
toyNApnd the crest Of the hill still further TO
-the Tnth ot it, and thhs to take him at dis
adVantagel lie attributes the failure Of his
plan to the fog, combined with the unexpected
delay in building the bridges but he derives
some consolation from the fact that il these
obstacles had not prevented his crossing as
early as he expected to do so, he would al
most certainly have succeeded in accomplish
ing his design, in which case, he remarks
no la, hos 10. Ln.,, IN,
opinion, far more decisive than if we had
crossed at the places first selected. 1t is at
least melancholy satisfaction to learn from
General Burnside's own official report that he
might have been successful if circumstan ces
haG been favorable; but that rs it was, after
waiting for two days for the enemy to come
out of their entertainments, finding they were
not disposed to do so, he concluded TO return
to bis old camp across the rivera movement
which he accomplished so quietly that he re-
gained the north bank Of the stream "wlth-
ont the loss Of men or property" General
Burnside estimates his casualties in killed,
wounded, and taken prisoners, at about"
ten thousand eight hundred and ffty-tWo.
As an evidence Of the terrible losses sus-
tanned by Meagher's Irish brigade in the bat
tie Of Fredericksburg, Captain Nagle Of the
S9th Irish regiment, writes to his father, that
Of his own fine company but two sergeants
and three men remain that at the close Of
the battle the SSth regiment could muster but
ten officers and forty-one men the Goth seven
officers and lfty-nine men the G3d six officers
and sixty-four men the ll6th thirteen off
GERS and fifty seven men Every field officer,
but one, Of the brigade in action was either
killed or wounded
4 ilotilla moving up the Neuse river was to
have co-operated with Gen. Foster in his al
tack upon Kinston, North Carolina. This part
Of the plan, however, failed Of the success
which attended the operations OF the land
forces. The larger eunboats were not able 20
ascend the river more than from fifteen 10
eighteen miles Il was, therefore, left TO the
smaller steamers, composing the marine artil-
lery llotilla, to proceed towards kinstou. 49,
This they succeeded in doing until they reach
ed point within two miles Of kinston; when
they suddenly found themselves under the FIRE
Of an eleven gun battery, which opened on the
Allison, the leading boat, at distance Of
kahgllt lwelve. hundred yards The channel
being narrow and Astounding in shoals, it was
found impossible to turn the boat but after
being for some twenty minutes exposed 20 the
full fire Of the battery the Allison succeeded
in backing out of range, having in the mean
time been seriously damaged. 1" 1t was a
miracle, we are told, that she was not
sunk" The remainder Of the Gotilla did not
venture into action at all but after anchoring
for the night " behind n screen Of woods, -
from whence they were continually annoyed
| by Rebel accommodating parties, the boats
/ turned and descended the stream. But their
troubles were not yet at an end, for whilst on
/ their way to rejoiu the larger steamers, the
I Ocean Wave unfortunately struck a stump, -
and sank in three feet water.
! OF the movements Of General Foster, subse-
/ quent to his victory at kinston, we have no
adyices from Federal sources. All we know
is that he left that town for Goldsboro' on the
l4th, and, 10y Southern accounts, alta distance
of twenty miles from the latter place, succeed
ed in tearing up portion Of the railroad and
destroying the telegraph wires. later tole-
gram, dated Wilmington, December Z, says
that he encountered the Confederatcs in force,
under Gen. Gustayus ". Smith, ut Goldsho-
ro', on the previous day, aud after severe
| fight was repulsed with heavy loss,
From Richmond also, we learn that Govern
OF Letchcr has determined that the Union
! prisoners recently taken by Gen. Floyd, shall
remain in solitary confinement in the penitcn-
| liaay until Col. Thomas, alias Zarvona, now
imprisoned in like manner at Fort Lafayette,
shall be set at liberty by President Lincoln.
General Beauregard is said TO be expecting
an attack on Charleston by land and by wa
/ ter
| In Tennessee we have nothing to report but
continual skirmishing. Pemberton's army
was at Grenada ON the 9th instant, the forces
under Price were encamped six miles west Of
/ the same place, Tilghman's division was the
/ same distance to the eastward, and Morgan is
said, at later date to have been at llarisville
in force. Major Generals Loring and Nefl, on
/ the breaking up Of the campaign for the win
ter in Western Virginia, proceeded to Jack
son, Miss, and have entered upon the duties
assigned them in that department
The New York Hlydld announces that the
/ Banks expedition will rendezvous at Ship Is
/ land that it is intended to operate in the
4 Gulf, and that General Banks headquarters
will be at New Orleans, where he will relieve
/ Gen. Butler in command of that department
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