New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-12-12
Rebel Accounts.
GRANT REPORTED REINFORCED AND BATTLE
IMMINENT

IMMINENT
From The Richmond Examiner, Dee. q.
There is no longer any doubt that the fleet OF
transports seen descending the Potomac bore troops 70
Grant, fOr they the James and delivered their
leight The numbers thus added to Grants Army are
between six and ten thousand Members OF the Legis
nature from the lower counties say that Sheridan with
lsYge portion Of his troops has certainly joined Grant
This Reinforcement signifies battle almost immediate
che statement Of deserters, who declare that II Is really
Anisbe and that be made ready for use by few
viii soon B. delivered and hope that no preparation
either in the channel Of the river or on the land Is yet
unfinished.
sAsl at the Hewlett Honse battery and killed dog.
Our batteries replied, and bolt from Of the
ySs; ss IA rvrns of
irenclsd settled down, and yesterday was reported Il
have sRnk.
sHKRIpAS AND BIS CAVALRY REPORTED IN
FREDERICKSBURG.
Prom The Richmond Examiner, Dec. 8.
It was reported last night ON some authority
nat Sheridan and bis cavalry had aJreared yesterday
n Frederickburg. There ne official news to thai
d also reported that there is the greatest probability
& an attack on our lines this morning. the enemy pass
Ing the river yesterday in numbers.
A BATTLS IMMINENT AT RICHMOND.
From The Richmond Dispa.cn, Dec g.
Up to Tuesday night Grant had been reers
forced BY two corps from the Valley believed to be fh
Yifsh and Sixth; AID it confidently expected ths
he vonld make attack yesterday morning II q
report brought 10 the city las; evening be true the
pectatton vas realized II is told by gentleman from
3Ae frons Last evening that the enemy had thrown
kfce scross from the north TO the south aide Of ~
James River. and effected lending between For
Hewlett and Drewyys Bluff. n the absence Of offca
Intelligence, slow IN believe this report but 4
tAere II any truth in II, IL 10 most important move
Dent and one which mast We think. lead to an imme
date battle. Some explanation is necessary 70 enable
the reader to comprehend the reported movement.
The left OF hne south Of the james River restA
fAe river at Howletts which Is opposite and south
Dutch Gap. DrewTy's Blna on the same side OF tn
xiver IL two miles higher up the stream. The left
Il the Yankee line the north SIDE rests the rive,
Asaf Coxs landing which 10 considerably west Of and
higher mp the stream than Howett's. force thrown
across TO the south bssk from Coxs would land between
Howiets and Drewrys Bluff.
Late last evening official information had been
Seived Of the above reported movement During the most
Of yesterday the sound Of reached US below
bot the firing may have been nothing more than the
sheng of Dutch Gap By batteries the south ba nj
q ths river.
At iste hour List night no official intelligence had
been received at the War Office Of any Of the
enemy on james River. IN the neighhorbOod Of How
Sets, but persons who came over from Chester in last
Nights train report that they heard there that the
enAy taking advantage OF the dense fog Of yesterday
Dorning. crossed from Coxs landing ~ barges, snt
chen set about constructing potoon bridge ACROSS the
river.