The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-12-08
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i'ow"ef' WIN entnadseFt uron Gen. Lee for net
having faijen< San Meade nd c,,..,.a "a. ..s.-
he coald xst bl.pk acro., The R.n,a... so ., ,s.n
e' me say tba& 3hatever Gen. Leo does ia for the
hest, though h Il aulle true 4 believe ,h., (,.r.
Ice wa. d,epss.A 20 h.v. ..,.a..s A."
asne" "'e""c on
'"ss"ay, hus Was dtssnaaed from ling 30 BY the
advice OF HE Lieut.. .-t,eaerals and II In eouailv
true that n. fa6s.AeA N hsva r,,,... ~.
w.anesa,v csv,.,. h,, n..se a. .'''""' ="
""es"ss S1sss", ""s meaoe h0d gone.
Meade has combined TO pue himself behind the
kartdan with bat slight loss We have captured,
az told. since the euemy first crossed the river,
ABOUT suo ptt1ouess, including those taken by the
cavalry. rms with the loss sttIi una~certatned
hy as, winch !shAaoa's division inntcted upon the
rm.@y lsss rasay evening, besides the mules cap
urea ny N0eey md the wagons taken BY RosseT,
ana tue periosnance Of our cavalry on Sunday
Nst, make np eMte gratifying exhibit, and show
ueeteed oalance m our Mvor, onr own loss being
hmiteA patpl4 ~ thal suffered hy J0hnsou,s d.
vision on fTtaay evening last. and footing up be
tween tour ana hve hundred In Killed and wound
cd, many ot whom, In time, will again be able TO
meet the foe
But what was Meade's object? lie came with
eight days rations and went back, after eating
them up, without fighting. Ny opinion 10 this
Meade came against his judgment and did not want
to fight. He will say, think, that he inte nded TO
fight on Saturday, but was prevented by the rain
storm, and that losing this Opportunity Gen. Lee
had time to make hts position too strong for Meade
II risk fight, and hence he had 40 other alterua
tive but 70 90 back to Culpeper. lie could not
we'll 60 10 Fredericksburg, because of the lack Of
fuel on both sides Of the river and the possibility
of the Potomac freezing up this winter, and thus
cutting off his supplies. Meade must winter In
Cnlpepcr, II anywhere. His prisoners say that he
Will not 60 Into winter quarters, but will come
again and take the route via Madison Court House.
lie has now Withdrawn his army near to Culpeper
Court House, and will doubtless make that place
his headquarters for the present, surrounded BY
the immortal Bolts and the elegant Dug Wallack
Our troops are returning to camp and very much
10 their old quarters. The eommissary and quar-
termaster wagons now line the roads daily convey
Ing supplies 10 the different camps, and the men
are busying themselves In fitting up comfortable
quarters for the winter. The religious services
which were broken up by the stir Of the past week
have been resumed, and these meetings are nightly
attended by eager crowds, who make the woods
The Yankees during their occupancy this side of
the kapidan river rc-enacted the scenea OF last
December ut Fredericksburg. Fields were made
desoiate; houses frst sacked anu then bumt, and
that devilish malice could suggest or do was Pere
t!ated upon the peaceful non comhatant denisens
In the line OF their march, few OF their outrases
w " mention. Capt Beale, Mr.. Lockwood, and
capt Dic1 Johnson, were se'zed and Car led OF to
prison. 1hey burnt the house, kitchen, and barns
VI heubeh l.. L1rdon, besides taxing all MS c,ttie
ana anu gram, a. uermahha ford. Iney aessioyed
Wm. 1ohns4n mouse anu oaln yaIu' !he HOUSE oi
me ~IaoM o'eer, anu aso ""u r., "eiomg.ng 70 M.s'
Am ANU, 'nos'; Icy su Ml .e nouses ., y, ux VIZ
WINS ana Col ho~s; iney ktlIsd 'gs last m'en
cow an cveIseef Oh sAinAsI aao. me Locust
c'e' "ou 80 =. ~ ~. - !. ~ - ~. 80 s1. ... 80
IN II hanagea 70 put oe'' ana q iaosi ~, tespee,a p
o'e ishuemSm % "nu ~ nus nus oeem % o'.. LII t,e &c. en n
eI"EIia oseHun oy T Me ey IL .ers r,, ne 6o,s ns
tnnks % 'ney cal,ieu @ on @ vs nv NV ns t.o''.h
animai. no sucn stIaIls were tne le''!"e oIo"sIi'
by the acts OF the enemy that gentleman, wnpse
character for veraeity Is Nndoubied, teis me that
ne saw some poor chiidieh phiiiha on me lat Koni
the thfOwn-away enttaiis oi INC siansh!e!en AMI
mais IN ordef 10 s4oslst; ahn nave near" OF one
OF the leading cltzens OF that section, once IN
great afiuence, VINO was c0mpeiieo 20 MAKE appii,
cation ths day after the YANKEES leit 10 uehefai
Hampton's commissaFy :or oFead anu meat to feed
his family. q 50 heard OF welI-vouehed case |
vi rape upon the person "i negro chiid eieseh
years Old, win other Disgusting ana sickenins re-
oiias OF the barbafous conduet OF !his ioathsoihe
race, VINO carry nfc ani sWefI N tiis cruei cru,
sade more, IL anything, Eainst INC uhafhea ana
unofending women, children, and non -comoatant |
men than our soldiers IN arms, WHOM tnfy are hy
no no nieHis a"A''"' '" ''S' III W" " " ~