Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-02-14
FROM FREDERICKSBURG.
teOrr.spaalsrce Of the Richmond whigl

teorr.sp5aIsrce OF the Richmond whigl
FRRBEHICEsBuRG, Feb. 10, 1863.
Since your correspondents return IL tie front, Ger
tain movements and demonstrations have been made
by the Yankees, which as yet involved in mystery
but excite neither alarm apprehension If We may
credit the evidence Of the senses portion of their force
Immediately opposite this point on the wing hay
ing been moving for several days past but in what par.
tcular direction for what purpose remains yet be
e1psusd. The depot Of the Aqua Creek Railroad is
easily visible with thg pSkeS eye from several elevated
points Of observation in the city and or Saturday, Sun
day. Monday and today six. sixteen, thirty, eight and
thirty cars respectively were to leave the depot
fregh,ed with soldiers.
AbOutS o'clock p. NJ. to-day, while making obserya.
tons from tue Court House steepe observed three
full regiments .as distinguished by three distinct flags,
moving in this direction the second of the success.
sion of hills from the river and winding their surpen-
tine way down. hating at the depot The Stars and
Stripes" could be plainly seen, well as each man
equipped with his musket aud knapsAek, as if Just
starting on a march. The dark blue line spenddly
dressed and rejecting the rays of the brilliant sun
overhead, Pressntsd beautiful sight These were soon
after followed by long tran Of wagons from the
direction Not losg aferwsrds Eaigs ell the depot
filed with soldiers. The trains seem To be running
regularly, and the whistle Of the locomotive may be
heard ut intervals during the day and until late hour
at night which, in ITSELF may indicate nothing unusual
~ the e1gences of their army render necessary for
psposes than the transportation of troops Early
to night large aud Lrilert fire seen the Oppo
site side which supposed vGs caused by he burn
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deserted while the regiments above mentioned were
moving The depot. This however ia not credited
the tents would doubtless be transported in the event
Of movement, and not uselessly destroyed
Last light about 10 O'Clock, number Of signal lights
were sent up above Falmouth, which was thought by
some to portend attack, but every thing soon after
subsidized into usual qaetlde. Three similar lights were
also up TO night fron deren, points. above, o.
pose aud below the town. but attracted little u0tice
Balloon circumstances Of frequent occurrence,
usual, and another was attempted this morning; but
the wind being high, and Prof Lowe, of the OBJ
staces TO the regulation OF successful srial navigation
and doubtless fearing the consequences IL his cable
should be snapped asunde prudenty descended to the
earth.
day or two ago, while some Of our men were ut
WORK bear the river squad OF eAnnoners with horses
hi cled to fs@ piece, uotei briskly DIP to battery
commanding the point ari qplimRered, evidently de-
signing to heightened them avAyi bot cur men quietly
continuing their work. theyimbered up again aud has
tened of.
That portion'of the enemy have been moving away
for several days unquestionabe and if they being
Withdrawn to reinforce some other point or merely
falling back, why should it be done in Daylight and in
clear view of an enemy in frPn1 1t may be only 4
ruse to cover the reinforcement Of their right or left
wing for the projected crossing of the Der. fey
days, hours il may be, will determine. Hooker must
svuce much strategic talent than any one of bis
predecessors, he succeeds in pnzzlng the wonderful
military of Gen. Lee, who always aatep tied
their Intentions il by Instinct and thwarLed them
One of the enemy's pickes, most unreliable source
of information, told of ours few days since thai