Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-12-18
From Freeerfck,burE.

Matters comparatively quiet in the neighbOrhoOd
Of Fredericksburg, report was brought by passen
gers last evening that the enemy moving down the
north bank Of the Rappahannock in the direction Of
Port ROYAL and that corresponding movement was
taking place lines but from facts communicated
BY gentleman who left the army yesterday morning.
inclined TO believe this is conjecture. After
aseertsned that the enemy had rerOSsed the river
Reconnaissance made towards Port Royal butt fall
ed TO develop any intention the part Of Burnside
tempt passage any point lower down. The original
plan was doubtless for Sge to at Port Royal had
they succeeded in disOdgng General Lee Saturday bus
their failure in that attempt aunibated all their eacu
lations well a considerable portion of their army
We are told that our troops much disappointed
whenhey learned that the Yankees had rereated from
their immediate front Everything had been prepared
to give them another whipping and the in
fine spirits and splendid fighting trim. An officer WlO
vsite headquarters day subsequent to the bat
tie saws that General Lee exhibited e1uberauce of
JOY altogether unusual for him. in consequence of the
great victory Just obtained.
Before re,relyng from fredericksburg the AbOlition
lists thoroughly sacked the town. aud when they 6Daly
departed, l..t many of their dead in the streets.
The impression OF well informed persons Is that was
ericSsburg that he must eber make an attack or re-
srea and that the ro,us of his army bad before,
completely destroyed by the defeat Of saturday and No
alternative efl him but to ~iibdraw to the north
side Of the river which be Gid under cover Of darkness
aad IS now Doubtless coaeI plating some new ba,e OF
operations or debating the necessity of going into
ter quarters.
We publish elsewhere the Yankee sccount Of the bom-
blrdmenl aud occupation O; FreJsg.c.sbur. friend
who vas With our ARMY Yesterday copy Of the
Sunday New York Herald, VII Oh contained Geographic
d,s9a.clss OF the PoSres' OF tho battle. Those dated
early in tie DIV ver, confident and boastiul in
tone, but towards Ie o,ose tle,e grva, falling Cd
AID 6ualy they became SO my,ssaj the result
10 be quite ineompreLensibe.
Tue euemys loss in the battle have been terribly
severe A Late Tuesday four hundred and tiy dead
bodies lay heaps in the small Geld where Cobbs and
Kershaw forces engaged aud this after two-Ihrds
Of the original number in that single Geld had been
buried! A gentleman who has been most Of the
bloody fields Of the SAYS he before witnessed
such a shocking spectacle here presented.
Tue Central train last evening brought down 46s Of
the prisoners captured a. Fredericksburg number oi
the euemys wounded we're JrOugh; BY the Frederick
burg train.
The Yankee loss 10 the battle according to estmAte-
in Official quar,e-s viii not fall short Of lS,oop, We
hear that many stragslers have been captured near
Fredericksburg within day or two past
despatch from Col Eppa HUuton TO a relative in
Lynchburg, dated fredericksburg Dee. 10th, says;
The enemy have relrossed ;be river, and have
turned 70 our camp. The battle great victory"
The remains Of Captain King, Of the 5th Louisiana
regiment, were brought down yesterday, aud will be
sent to Mobile for inisrment.
TIE RICHMOND BIrJERIEs N THE EIGHr.
We have already alluded the gallant part sustained
bv the Third Howtz,r aud the a Of their gallant
mluder, Lisut. Utz. The FIRST Company was also
gagged on Friday and Saturday, near the ceatre One
man Va slightly wounded;
TIE Battery Of sapt Miles C. Macon (the old Fayetts
Artillery OF Richmond covered itself with glory The
Are opened the stOrmng regiments bv this bat
tery The railroad gap, at one time, wIs hiIed ~ith
Yankees when a vel directed shot from the Battery
exploded in their midst; killing 0bout fifty Of the hire
hngs. Captain N 5 battery WAS holly engaged on the
lltb, 18th and l3th aud the admjratou of all tie
commanding officers by the coOnes- and precision
Aibi;ed by the in handling their guns Astonishing
TO say, not man Of this company vas killed or wound
ell
One riae piece Of Captain Euhank's battery near th
centre. has been engaged. On SATURDAY. afternoon il
paved upon the Yankee brigade driven by Hills men
from the woods IN front OF Bernards This portion Of
the battery has been under heavy ire for three days
past but has fortunately suffered no los. The remain
der Of Captain Eubanks guns di-po.ed that they
will pero rm efficient service when called upon, in which
event We expect chronicle bilant achievement on
the part Of this gallant command.
DEAD.
Among the martyrs to liberty in the late Freiericks-
burg Battle is Captain Henry Lord King Aid Of Major
General McLavs, and son Of Hon. Thomas Butler King,
OF Ga He tel pierced by Ave bulets, Of them
through the heart He had passed unhurt through the
battles q the Peninsula Richmond and Sharpsburg and
vas the capture Of Harpers Ferry and was every
where distinguished for his gillantry.
Randolph Fairfax, Of Virginia, i another of the he
ross who sacnfsed his life the bosom Of hs mother