, 1862-12-15

tnred Dumfries, town half way between
Washington and Fredericksburg. They cut |
the wires and carried of the operators, and
pa7oled number Of officers who happened to |
known
! Later IN the day, Gen. steinwehr, in CON-
mand Of slgers adTance, attacked the rebels
tight ensued, the precise results and extent
% what ore not Jet known.
~ consequence Of this occurrence, there
.E4s no telegraphic communication with
Burnside during the day; hence the current
I9laors that our forces suffered q repulse:
3he:N1res have since been restored, and news
Seeyed that the main body Of Burnside's
forces are over the river.
: a double line Of earthworks On the high
ground beyond the city confront5 the Union
aFmy. The rebels have developed no forces
behind them, and it is the opinion Of many
gentlemen Mt Fredericksbnrg that the main
body Of the enemy have retired, and that no
determined stand will be made near the city.
:: WASHINGTON, Dec 13.-Major Gen. Sedg-
wick has been assigned to the command Of
ihe 9TH army corps, late Blrnside's, and will
1o,n the "a army on Monday or Fuesdny.
Gen. Slocum, whose department from H1r-
pers Ferry sonthwaFd formed part OF. the
general movement, vas, at 4 late hour yester-:
Ssay, known to be between Strasburg and
Manassas -
: NEW YoRK, Dec. 13.-The New York Tines
army correspondent writes:
| ! Although not fully informed Of tie enemy's
| position, it is claimed that Burnside has out
sTitted and ontgeneraled them. His decoy: to
make believe that VIC would cross the main
force at Fort Conway, seems to hare sue
Eeeaed I'd admirably, Deceivsd BY this, the
command, seems to have been transferred
twenty five mics down the river.
|: HEADQUARTERS ARAY OF THE PoToAAc.l
|! IN TILE FIELD, Dec. 13-11 q. m- i
The battle SO long anticipated is now pro-
yanced and engaged the enemys infantry at
~ o'clock this morning SeVen minutes
| afterwards the rebels opened q heavy fire with
artillery, and has continued uninterruptedly.
| Unr heavy guns are answering, but the firing
on both sides is at random On account Of d
dense fog. No results are yesknown, ausl but
little infantry has as yet become engas,cd.
portion Of the eneny's cavalry have
crossed the ford above here, and yesterday
l:Yere on our right and rear. A force has beer
t:gent to meet them.
r.. DuAFRIEs, Fa-. Dec. Il, 1852. {
l. ! At about daybreak this morning betweer
LOCO and 1,5co Of stuart's cavalry dashed int,
f:Dumfrics, captured Ten suffers. aun twenty
+ 1--WE pickcts, 50 it Is represented, and Mr.
I. .Nm. Mcintosh, telegraph repairer- The,
t'also cut down q telegraph pole and cut tht
wire, destroyed several government aud sut
f:tlers' wagons, and then hastily retrcated
The wires we're subsequently repaired. Brig
Gen. Steinwehr has since occupied Du,rfric!
WAsn1saToS, Dec. 13.-The gallant act 0
/ first crossing tile Rappahannock ut Fred
+ ericksburg,, III the face Of the enemy's FIRE
f was performed by two companies Of tht
Michigan 7fh. The drummer, ten years old
was in the first boat.
t NEW YoRK, Dec. 13-12:30.-Nothing La:
| yet been rcceiyed here to-day from or relatin;
to the army Of tile Potomac.
WASHINGTON, Dec. l3-The Commissions
Of internal Revenue says that promissor
| notes payable at banks are not liableas check
! to taxation.
Cen Wilcox Of Mich, ,telegraphed last nigl
to near relation that he was safe and we'll.
F.: tFrom Our Own Correspondent
- WASHINGTON, Dec. II, 1862.
at length the guns Of Gen. Burnside
: army are heard and a great struggle is goin
onon the Rappahannock. twasnot only th
, / efqrm which postponed it week: it II:
: I.tieachsry.a1so.' The plan Of crossing at Pc
t | Royal is said to hare been known to the en-
my in eeasolto prevent It's Accomplishment
5 Il tile plan Of crossing directly in tic face
the enemy's batteries, which was carried in1
operation to-day, was not also premature
revealed, it ia possible that the Port Roy;
? treac1cry may eyentuate we'll By leading to
: concentration Of rebel troops at that poin
: + and thus enabling Cen Franklin's column
/ get between those forces and the corr
4 Remaining at Fredericksburg.
Sigcl marched yesterday. II Gen. Slocunl
division, marching from Harper's Ferr
: effected G junction with him, as vas intende
us at tic head Of nearly forty thousandm NE
4 | I do not we'll see how he can reach the Rapp
IL haunock before Saturday, which may be K
g | late to serve. But he marched upon tho j
), | slant and in the finest spirits at finding Iii
o4| self at length with Major Generals col
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