The New York herald., 1862-12-18

dericsburg by the badness of the the want Of
supplies, IT, indeed, it designed desired that wo
should move moro rapidly. The stock Of supplies
entirely exhausted last night, and TO day are CON-
PEELED to delay progress until be obtained
The are entirely without rations this morning, ex
cept such as they obtain from the inhabitants.
There quantity Of stores Brooks Station three
miles from here but the greater portion Of our train has
not reached here yet owing 10 the badness OF the roads
We can scarcely reach Falmouth night unless the ex
gences OF the such that the troops are compelled
TO make forced march without supplies.
There number Of Union residents In Stafford and
Prince William counties few miles from stafford
Court House TOOK dinner with old gentleman OF
seventy years, who served in the war OF 1872 ana IS
thoroughly Union He has been taken 10 Richmond and
imprisoned twice by the rebels Ne informed US that
Union meetings have been held in his neghborhood and
that at one time there regular UDion organization,
but II was broken up by the rebels.
number OF important arrests were made in Dumtries
by Captain Brown. Acting Provost Marshal among them
that o. the sherf OF the county named Hoar noorous
secessonst and against whom there grave charges
Oar Dumfries Correspondcncs.
DuxFRns, Dec. IA, 1862.
A Rapid Rids--Re~l Forces Here Last Wimer--Morta-
liy Among The 1caaas-Retel Cannon LIFT al Weehd,c.
hen-Spies Among Es--StoneioaH Jackson Dislked By
the Secesh-A NeU Aedtcal Diyec,or DC, DE.
Since our march important events have occurred, and
We informed that the presence Of this grand divsisn
porting distance Of Burnsde's immediate command.
Captain Dahgren, of our Generals staff, back
with important orders yesterday by General Burnside
who instructed him to ride possible regardless
Of horsefesh. Captain Dahlgren passed the dis
tanee from Fredericksburg here-twcntyive mies-in
two hours, the roads being the worst conceivable.
Dumfres held by the rebels in force last winter,
General Whiting being the south side of the Quantco,
and occupying Weebawken Point, wigfall the north
side of the stream, while Beauregard the hills
back Of the town. There six rebel guns Wee
hawken Point dismonnted and half buried in the sand
the carriages having been burned. One Of them is a
twenty-four FOUNDER raed gun, which will be remem-
bercd as having made sensation among craft the
Potomac
wigfalls division consisted largely of Texans among
whom the mortality is said 10 have been terrible last
winter, the climate not agreeing with them Just north
Of the town. among the pnes thousands of graves
where these followers OF the braggart Texan lie buried
The rebels, usual, have their spies among Since
we came here man named McConkey, who has been
twice imprisoned at Washington, left the town with
budget of information for Richmond, eluong all pick
ets, and travelling in the direction Of Cupeppcr Court
House. He IL regularly employed as spy On the same
night that forces entered the town soldier Of Hamp
toms Legion, who had remained behind when the raid
was made here, was in a house not a hundred yards
from the headquarters OF our General until ten O'Clock
night. when he made his The Information con.
aernng the spy and the cavalry man bave from I'm.
doubtedly reliable authority. fine horse Of the robes
was captured after we came here by Captain sclSneI
When the rebels here the days before yesterday
they Informed the citizens that Stuart cavalry woG be
in Dumires within day or two The residents believe
very reasonably that when the rebels heard OF ad
they thought better Of their promised visit and
concluded TO stay away for the present
stonewa jackson s much more popular at the North
and with army than he among the secesh Indeed
he is thoroughly deesed by majority OF the nAabit
ants although few OF them are willing 10 speak their
minds freely 10 us. One lady whose husband is in Jack
sons army declared TO with true Southern spirit
that she would shooxfoe General with her hand II
she should ever htvtnn opportunity. 10 s extremely
tyrsnaica to both citizens and soldiers. His soldiers he
treats with great severity shooting them for the nos
trivial Offences giving them atigung marches with
the scantest supplies Of fosd which they very seldom
allowed fires 10 cook. His have not been paid
last April Iheya re deserting by SCORES whenever
opportunity and il Is only the strict watch KEEP
upon ihcn and the summary way In which those attempt
INK 10 desert are treated when caught tha, prevents
ia ec portion Of his force from leaving in detail