The New York herald., 1862-12-30
Rlmored Fight Between StOnewall
jackson and Gen. Sigeps Forces.
BuRnsidess Land COMMunlca-
tiOns I'm Danger.
Panic Among the Teamsters and
So Sutlere.

Panic Among the Teamsters and
So v. es@ Suffers.
C1BSDRRABLB EXCITEMENT At ALEXANDRIA,
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ss ~s. 81 HxADocAsrns, Amy OF THE PoronAc.l
Flags Of truce cross the Rappahanhock every day. prin
into our lines 70 escape the bombardmeut.
0ur soldiers are taxing advantage Of the pleasant
ih IN providing against the cold weather by building
Aats.
Havy airing W. beard yesterday evening in the dirsc
tlea Of DuHfrss.
Inssaigsnce from Aqua creek to-day states that yes
sy about four thousand rebel cavalry, with four g0ns
AAe an attack On four regiments Of sigels infantry at
DSaria Tks contest lasted till dark, and renewed
again tAk morning. The cannonadng intense, and
aepassnaly nearer this point than yesterday. The
sssapk nss csassd 10 work yesterday afternoon and
oncsa order has been issued TO facilitate the return
Z codvssscsnts and stsaggsr in camp at Aexaudria 70
,ansz ysausnts Matoe ". a. Wood Of the Seventeenth
nfsnssy. hasbssa dssaisA 70 accomplish this duty.
Nosvkhssanding TIE presence or gunboass in the
nvahAnnock ensm5 has Of late procured large sup
ys of eas horses and forage from the peninsula
~. Last week Genssal Pisasanton captured one hun
80 end any haaA Il cattle, which had thus COL
alscssd, e reSis FER Lseds.
A onesr Of lsngstrsst's stAa who had crossed into
xe osssss oounsy for the purpose Of getting married
Was tenn hy General Plsasanton. HIS two groomsmen
Hass,sE ssss4a
n esens n A. pennsua state that they have lost
ssn ssand contsAhands since the beginning Of Abe
XnRsphic operations have been resumed.
Aap6sll rspest sasss Int the enemy's cavalry
ssssa bat lseo; tAas thsy assacKsd the town Of Dunn
-, ~ was driven 81 with loss Our loss three
SDneA sad ssvSs vsunded.
Ms ng toaay vss In the direction Of occoquan and
ws psebsby sasssd by ths snsmys cavalry falling in
UtAh osn. Gloeum's inEantry.
unecialn sassA thas several suffers wagons have
nssn captured sy Lae end considered unsafe 70
psst soeds " sAaa rossA
O FraavA rslna eemissioNsd oncer and two prvases
vss sssd 0 shis sAs and sent back 70 ther side The
AAnss Of newspapers has also been intsrdicsd by Gen.
0ssuatas.
80 vss.4A f8 WASHINGTON, Dec. 20, 1862.
1hsre wss great excitement in Alexandria late yester
~ evening growing Of the hurried arrival there Of
several Of our csvalrymsn and teamsers, the latter
usisg mounted on horses cut from their wagons.
may represented tnat Stuarts rebel cavalry, with
sns nhs ARTILLERY, appeared a Pohick church several
nilss from Mount Vernon, Saturday night, and on
Sunday proceeded 70 Accotnk which is only twelve miles
ls Alexandria, and shere attacked two three compa
aiss o tr0U and that they captured wagon train
6 Oocoeuan On saturday.
1hsss b dinacuty in arriving at the precise truth,
swing 70 ne many conflicting in circulation in
rsxard 70 The matter But that rebel reconnaissance
avpeared n that neiGhborhOod beyond question, and
MA the rsbsls created much alarm equally certain
Military men who have sssn brief Official dispatches
nom Dvfries say that the rebel force which,
several miles from that place, made reconnaissance,
driving osvaiy pcksss and killing four or i've Of
Them.
me rebels, fearing capture by our troops, which at one
ns ives psobssls ,s for 0ccoquan and Acootnk where
shsy made their alarming demonstrations
Duo siewspcs, II 10 claimed, must be made for the
sSsasmcuis q frightened teamsters and others, all
asush accounts undoubtedly exaggerated.
Advces rom Richmond state that the ronclad gunboai
Rs1Anond makes dany trip to Drurys Bluff
\ Psrsac~lars q tAs Rebel Raid.
u3s rt tse.ssa WASHINGTON, Dec. 20, 1862
There has been much settlement here during the past
twenty houst ocsssionsd BY greatly exaggerated
regard - assaults upon various portions Of the
lines of The desnocs Of Washington BY body OF rebels,
vsrousay sstimalsa - from to two thousand The
css are smply, Mat large BODY Of rebel cavalry with
ave pieces Of artillery, had made Of their character
istic raids along our Iinss.
This force nrst made hs appearance at eigh'
oclsck On saturday morning at Dumfries where were
shen stationed the Fh, Seventh and sxty.sxth Ohio
voluntsssa with tive Aeld pieces Tho rebels cut the
issgraph wires leading 70 Falmouth, and attacked
sroops mo Ioss IVES small and the rebels retreated
carrying with thsn Or short distance the two captured
esnnon The Union troops retired toward Falmouth.
psfpes leaving Duu1riss despatch sent TO head
Suss here staAug the conAsieo Of AFFAIRS, and troops
sss immedatsy put In motion 70 cut OF the retreat Of
chs maraudsrs Various parties started out for this pur
pcss, among wkioh was one under General 0eary, who
came up with Tie rebel cavalry between Dumfries and
wof nm Shoals and drove them south Of the road upon
which they were travelling and forced them 10 take
diksrsnt course
they than proceeded 70 The Oocosuan, where they
Mad slight engagement with portion Of tho Second
rennsalvana cavalry, which was obliged 10 retire. 10
uiaasd thai shis cavalry regiment only recently
pased and hss not been than about thirty days in
shc service. gs sessas8 f.s
Passing along Bl rum - rebels presssdsd Berks
station whore they surprised the telegraph OPERATOR and
commenced sending messages 10 Washington for supplies
e ccshing 10. sspicions wsss aroused and message
was returned n n Intended sor the Of our
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