The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1864-05-25
FROM FREDERICKSBURG.
FREDERICKSBURG, Va, J
May ia A. NJ.
PRISONERS.

PRISONERS.
About three thousand prisoners are now
entering this city under guard. Their con
dition is comparatively fine. Their CLOTH
/ ing is, of course rough, and bears the mark
of rough wear, but yet they are not the
| miserable beings one might expect to see.
They do not represent Lee as thoroughly
beaten, and though little chop fallen, per
sist in asserting that we will receive "all we
want" in the next fight. ~.
REINFoRcEMENTs
in large numbers have gone forward to Gay
from Belle Plain to the front. The enemy
still being in degree cut of from his base,
has not the facilities we enjoy yet, doubt
less, he has lately been reinforced to some
small extent.
of the past few day has rendered utterly
impossible all projected offensive move
ments against the enemy in their strong
position.
The combat RACES now in skirmishing
simply as if it were really reduced to Its
fnal deciding principle, a toatrance. AT
Fredericksburg (the first) I remember, we
fought by wings-frst the LETT, then the
right, and one could be pretty we'll assured
of sound sleep at night, with perhaps an
Occasional alarm caused by some such
&LRaatelle as the firing at shadow or tree
ia the gloom of the night by some misty
Drained and nervous picket, but now there
seems no cessation of muskerry fire. The
| fighting seems constant Correspondents
find neither time to eat, drink or sleep;
and such of them as desire to bear their
dispatches with all speed to the rear no
sooner mount their horses to do 50 than
they hear the laundering in front increasing
as of new snd grander engagement be-
ginning, and as they sit in their saddle,
their horses snuffing the air, and trembling
at the deep detonatlons, we'll and aptly
, mag they excam with the dashed and
horror stricken Macbeth, "There is no fly
ing hence. nor tarrying here"
The fighting is continuous; one does not
know when the battle begins nor when it
ends.
CANNoNADrNG,
very heavy, continuous, and still increas.
ing, is goi1g on at this hour, a A. M. and
many suppose that another grand and ter.
rife encounter is thus presaged. Order
lies dash to and fro, the slightly wounded
rise up from their uneasy rest, and with
half exultant tone of warning, proclaim to
their comrades that 'tbe ball has opened
again"
THE ENEMY's INTENTION
is evidently to make "last ditch" of it's
present strong position on the Pc, and /
predict that in the event of Grant tlanking
him. as he will eventually do, and tibet be
yond peradventure, fact, which Lee him
self seems to acknowledge by his nervous
and undecided movements, the rebel army
will fall back Contrasting as it goes, at
every strong posieion) to the immediate
vicinity of Lynchburg, which learn from
rebel prisoner is being now heavily forti-
fed, according to rebel camp rumoI, and
there will fight the main decisive battle of
the War.
RICHMOND,
notwithstanding the show that is made will
not be made the ultmatum By Lee. 1t is
said Dy my informants (and all seem to
agree) that it will be abandoned in the
event of another defeat "f,r stronger po-
sitinn not to be reached by Yankee gun.
boats," and there it is expected that we will
be wiped out"
WORK AT ACQUIA
has been again commenced, and hcnceforth,
supplies Chat is when the railroad is com.
pleted to Falmouth) will thus be forward
ed | understand that gang of mechanics
from Washington is engaged in removing
the debris OF the Potomac creek bridge, and
preparing to build new one of stont tres
tie work. The landing on the Potomac. at
the mouth Of Acquia creek, will shortly
assume its old shape and the Importance
that was attached to it when Hooker was
before fredericksburg.
This work, entire nous. gives every indi
cation of an all summers job Of fighting
the rebels and also shows that Grant is
alive to the necessity Of creating perma
nent base. TO facilitate the speedy transmits.
sions of supplies for his army in pursuit of
the "rebs" into the heart of their country
and up to their stronghold itself, wherever
it may be.
AFFAIRS ON THE REBEL SIDE.
Notwithstanding rumors at the North Of the
starving condition of the enemy, are not so
bad, in reality, as represented. Of course
Lees troops are on stinted rations, owing
10 the cutting of his railroad lines of COM
munication with the rear; yet We must re
member that Grant is constantly pressing
him back. and therefore shortening his line
of transportation; so, while there can be
no doubt that the foe receives supplies in
some round about manner, it is equally Ger
tain that his difficulties in doing SD will be
sensbly curtailed with every successive day
OF the Union advance.
The Boston Recorder. in noticing the i'm
patience with which discriminating criticism