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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2Q, 1862.
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THE WAR.
The war despatches which we Print to-day will
'be read with Mingled feelings of gratitude and re-`
gret. General McClellan, with an army for the
most part • undisciplined, and, as a whole, ‘ too
hastily organized for perfect effectiveness; or inte
gral power, has fought - an enemy numerically" the
equal of his own, posted in well-selected moan
tain paths, and . made desperate by, the conviction
that defeat could only mean destruction. Ile has
fought that enemy liushed and insolent with past
successes, has driven hint from the, soil of a loyal
State, and by a single timely victory has com
pletely changed the aspect of affairs in the North
from gloom and uncertainty to cheerfulness and
brightened hope. It is not only that Pennsylvania
and Maryland have been saved, from devasta
tion, and the attempt to invade free terri
tory thwarted.— These are grand results, worthy
themselves the sacrifices which have been made;
but there are others,perhaps, of still greater cense*
quence. The failure of the invasion scheme will,
in all probability,prove fatal to the rebels. It.was
urged day after day, by the rebel press, and insti
gated , by the rebel Congress, as a movement of
actual necessity. The rebel armics,.ragged,
shoe
less, without supplies or means of transportation,
could not, it was admitted, subsist through another
winterin Northern Virginia, desolated, laid Teste,
and conreel_otita—a--1--,sto—rfrilie and the
,
motive trim aggressive policy ; and anything
less than success in the attempt to carry out
that'policy beeonzes, therefore, a means of
their destruction. After the loss of, perhaps,
ten thOusar d men, they , find themselves driven
to a position which they might helve voluntarily
occupied at any time duringlhe pasl three weeks,
without the loss of -a f life ; with this difference,
however, that General Sigel, at the head of a large
force, is now said to be on the lower Potomac, ready
tointercept them, and work diem serious mischief.
It must like wi se be borne in 'mind,, that the moral
effect.of reverse will have a most-disheartening in-
fluenoe on their armies, while it will serve to dispel
the illusion of their invincibility and profound
military skill, which, as long as it "was sustained by
a semblance of k 1100958, inspired ,them with a devo.
tion to their bad cause rising terfanaticism. It was
the very blindness of their fanaticism. that sustained
thom .against heavy odds, and made them
so utterly reckless atd defiant. Had they
been a calm, phlegmatic people, their reason
would have taught them the madness of provoking
a hopeless struggle. Next to reason, bitter
experience is the best of monitors; and we - feel
assured that the lessons which the past week• has
taught the Southern people will do more to bring
thesita , a realization of their. true position than
all tieluoubrations of their Congresses or presses.
Only, thus can there be a revulsion of public feel
ing in •the seceded States, which will bring about
a perfect reconciliation between the antagonistic
sections. " Not until the Southern armies have
beep. scattered or destroyed wilt the voice of
the Southern people—the oppressed, impoverished;
suffering " white trseh";—be heard in its true
utterance. We have assn" one army broken'
up in the West, and hilt leader, once a herO
become, in imitation 'of hie Napoleonic pro
totype, a miserable exile. We arc seeing the
same fate now befal the rebel army in the East.
Its commander, once " the'rising man," and whom
no laudation could do sufficient justice; has twit)e
commit'ed the capital offence of gaining an un
profitable • and dubious victory, and already his
fame has been eclipsed by an audacious underling,
whose genius lies in active heels. It is not toe
much to hope that, before the winter has set in,
his baffled, defeated, and starving army will be
annibilatedcbtoken up into guerilla-fragments, or
captured entire. All the present indications point
to this result. The victory of Antietam Creek,
dearly though it was purohased by the sacrifice of
thousands of heroic lives, was, perhaps, the
grandest struggle of the war—not indecisive in its
result, as the sequel gloriously shows—and notun
worthy of the sublime valor that has won for
it a proud place in the nation's history.,; .. •
A Gismo account of the terrible battle at
Sherpsburg will be found on our first page. It
contains many'new detaili and inoidents, in addi
tion to those furnished by our special oorre-
fq oLdents.
13i a perusal of our Cincinnati letter, it mej be
seen that tho alarm in the Qaoon.City, as fair as
the advent of Kirby Smith is concerned, has ma
terially subsided. There are rumors, however,
that the rebels have limited batteries some distance
down the river, and the Cincinnati Tema confirms
them.
The Hour and tie Duty.
WE ARE in a condition of suspense as to
the real situation of affairs in Maryland. The
only thing definite is that the Federal army
has not been beaten. A continuous series of
battles have been fought. , There have been
marching and countermarching—attacks by
the right wing and the left wing—fighting up
bill and don hill—crossing rivers and - re
croaking rivers—marching, occupation, assault
and advance. It is very certain we have won
a victory, but the smoke and noise of battle
are so intense,that we have been unable to es
timate its real merits and proportions. The ,
unfoitunate affair at Harper's Ferry has been
very embarrassing. Its fall enabled a large
part ,of the rebel army to go back into Vir
ginia, and broke an important link in
the chain with vlhicla MOCLELLLN had
surrounded the rebel army. The scene
. of the present conflict seems to have been in
the small peninsult,•as it were, formed by the
confluence of Antietam creek with the Poto
mac ;river. Sharpebtarg, the locality men
tioned in General MccLuLtat's despatches, is
a small town at the junction of two or three
county roads, and within a few miles of the
river. Here the emdrk t body;of the rebel forces
was massed,,the lines, extending upwards to
Williamaport f and'elong the'lower bank in the.
direction of Itarper'slerry, a point now held
by the Union forces. Hagerstown is now Or,.
- cupied by the Union forces, and we probably
command the crossing at Williamsport. With
the Pennsylvania troops advancing by the way
of Hagerstown—the lower ferries held by oar
own forces, and McCLELLAN's army advancing
by way 'of Frederick, and, indeed, by every
road that leads from Washington to the Upper .
Potomac-:-there is no way of escape except
at Shepherdstown. The object of the late
battled seems to have been the Annihilation of
the rebel army by capturing it or driving it
_
impossible to know whether any of these ob
jects have been accomplished. If the rebel
army ;31Muld 'succeed in making a stand at
Sharpsburgi and defeat our forces, then the
war becomes transferred into Pennsylvania,
and the line, of, operations-Is changed from the
Potomac to the Susquehanna or the Ohio,—
Washington would pass from us, and. Baltimore
would fall under the protection of our gun
boats. This is the great game . for which the
rebels are playing,—and the most gratifying
result that we can see in the recent contest is
the fact that they have been thwarted in every
way. MCCLELLAN has relieved Maryland, and
saved `Pennsylvania, and has, we believe,
turned the tide of rebel success. Those who
may be impatient, and expect to read this
morning that the army of the invading foe has
been hurled into tie Potomac, should remem=
ber that to have driven this proud adver
aary from Maryland is' to . thave_ obtained a
triumph of the most magnificent description.
Compare the position of the two armies now
with what it was a few days ago. Compare
the ecstasy which now thrills every heart with
the sadness that moved us when Pori fell:
back to ;Washington. Then, we had divided.
.counsels at headquarters, jealousy in the.
.camps, andwdistrust of jeAdinsr—cra.-0...,.....
wiming:cm - wle - armY. The soldiers had be:
tome demoralized by detest and hardship,
and the army for the invasion of Virginia be
same an - army in occupation of the Virginia
forts. At the same time the
,rebel force had
crossed the'Pntomac; and watCadv'ancing from
town to town in upper Maryland, dishonoring
our flag and plundering the people. Then
came that remarkable illustration of the spirit
and prowess of our people—the pursuit of a
victorious army by a defeated army, and a
succession of bitter and bloody contests. \Our
arms have triurnphid. Maryland is free, and
Pennsylvania is safe.
Without dwelling ,further upon the details
of these sanguinary battles, it seems to' us,
tnat they must either result in wend of the
war or its indefinite, prokngation. In a few
more days we shall be 'able to see whether we
are to have race or. winter quarters. The
only object of thii war has been the annihila
tion of the rebel army, for with that an
nihilation comes the subjugation of the
rebels. They have staked their whole
fortune upon the success of their military
pewer--and 'when that is broken, their
vast conspiracy falls into irretrievable ruin.
We are satisfied that Gen. lifcCnsmart.lias
`done his share of the work. He met the united
army—we might say the unit2dpe9le—of the
South. No army that was ever organitied
—no people that :dyer lived ,could pass
through the terrible ordeal Of that meeting
without demoralization': LEE_ is back, again
in Virginia-plundered; =barren, dreary, and
desolate Virginia—the winter months are
before him, and an unrelenting foe is
upon, his track. Although MoOnentalt, may
have sabred severely, he has a large army in
reserve, and to that army is assigned the duty
of harassing and destroying the rebel legions.
We shall look anxiously to see how this work
is performed, for if it is dene'vigoronsly and
with persistent energy, many days cannot
elapse before the cavalry of McCiaguats will
drive the retreating rebels through the streets
of Richmond.
Fence or Winter Quarters ! This is the al
ternative we must malte•up our minds to meet.
We cannot think of organizing a now cam
paign at this season of the year. •In a few
weeks the winter frosts and the winter suns
Will have turned Virginia into' n quagmire,
and unless we have completed the work which
MCCLBLLAN has so gloriously carried' forward,
b es l ipr ng earn
both armies musteseetysjpwit u
paign. Then would come the draining of the
South for new men and new resources; the
draining of the North for new men and new
resources; the mortality consequent to 'in
active camp life ; millions of dollars for
subsistence and comfort; constant agitation
in Congress and heartburning among the
people,—and the dreadful - probability of a
humiliating peace, by the success of intriguing
sympathizers in the North, and the unfriendly
influence of sympathizers in European nations.
This is what we have seriously to consider as
a probable result of the recent •fearful fight,
and in the midst of our joy over our triumphs
and our sorrow 'for these who have been taken
away, we must seriously consider how.that re
sult is to be avoided. We believe that an
honorable peace is within our reach because
we believe that the utter destruction of the
Southern military Power may be accomplished
by a proper improvement of the vietoriesiwe
have obtained, and a proper use'of the means
which' - God has placed in our hands. The
North is pouring forth men—thousands pass
,
through this city daily—wealready have an ar
my larger than any NArozeos ever witnessed
at: a bivouac or a review,—we have broken the
spell of rebel success,we have dernoralized
and defeated the rebel force, and nothing re
mains butto follow up these results with vigor.
Let us roll regiment after regiment into`Vir
ginia, until the combined ppwer'of the Nett'
sweeps like a resistless torrent into the Caro
linas, - overwhelming and effacing every ves
tige of treason. When Congress meets let
it be in the e power of the President to say
ec The, South is at our feet.; the rebellion is
over; our armies have, triumphed ; freedom
has been given to thousands who never knew
its sweetness before; God has strengthened
our hands, and enabled us to triumph ; let us
thank him for baying preserved constitutional
freedom to =our people, and for having raised
up men among us who knew their rights, and
shed their blood to maintain. them."
For this lyric, which has won much favor
in the eyes (and ears) of the reyolie4inhatf-.
tants south of Mason and-Dixon's line, au that
has been claimediti,originality in the structure:
. of the verser--in.tither words, rythm • rather
then reason, sound rather than sense. This is
much the same as ik:a man should take pride
'in a richly-carved book-case, containing a few
trashy volumes. If the said book-case were
a stolen article, the possessor's cause for boast
ing of it would be as small as the Southern
song-writer's, on a.ccaunt_a...i.-a ce ner - nr
the stanzas of - cc My Maryland." The novelty
happens not to -be new. The lyric, so far as
its structure gois,• is- merely 'an imitation of
one of Ctart4tte .ILsaparee,,poenis, called
" TO, Karartgdatt.Eitle;!). ' published,by hirre
as a translation from the Ottothan. This evi-.
dently suggested or My Maryland," and we
subjoin the first and last stanzas, to' shoW hOW
the mock-bard haa eehoed, While he plundered;
the true poet ;
• I tee thee ever in my dreams,
Karaman! •
Thy hundred hills, ihy thousand streams,
Ksraman! 0 Karaman!
As when thy gold-bright morning gleams,
As when the deepening sunset seams
With lines of light thy hills and streams,
Karaman !
So thou looniest on my dreams,
Karaman! 0 Karaman! • -
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There's care to-night in tlkbar's halls,
Karaman!
There's hope, too, for his trodden thralls,
Karaman ! 0 Karaman!
What lights flea red along yon walls? _
Bark ! hark ! the muster-trumpet calls !
I see the sheen of spears and shawls,
Karaman'.
The foe ! the' foe ! they scale the walls,
Kerman!
To-night Murad or tlkbar falls,, - -
Karaman ! 0 Karaman!
Here is one verse of "My Maryland" to
show how the rebel rhymestor stole his metre
from MANGAN, the Irish poet
Dear mother! burst the tyrant's chain,
Maryland !
Virginia should not call in vain,
Maryland! ,
She meets her sisters on the'platn,
g , Sic semper," 'tis her proud refrain -
That baffles minions back amain,
Maryland!
Arise in majesty again,
Maryland ! My Maryland ! •
The Imitation is so palpable . that we need
not Point it out.
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Philadelphia Siiigeond gime to the Army.
The call for surgeons made by Dr. LETTER
MAN has been nobly' responded to. Among
the khilidelpidani• wbo have gone forward'
were Dr. J: H. B. AioCiarimAx; brother of the
Generid, aria Dr. .EARTBHORNE. The :great
number of weundeditithe numerous contests.
'since Sunday. requirli-mucbald: Happily; the
Government' has called .for it in time, and• the
talented imigeonif who :are volunteering will
no doibt render most important services.
PAY 07 SOLDIBRS' ARRNARS.—Thousands of our
soldiers, and their families, will be interested in the
notice published in =Hither column, of Mr. James
Fulton, of this city, who offers to make collections
of pay, bounties, pensions, &c., due to soldiers, at
greatly reduoed rates. Soldiers are very frequently
subjected to the most outrageous impositions in this
matter, which is deemed to be one of such general
illtktilstlll4-4,6l3(itifoifiltaphistfiirPPf malt ing
these collections for the lowest possible compealif:.
lion. The rates they have established are precisely .
those Axed by Mr. Fulton, whose terms will be
found in our advertising columns.
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macs, 24 acres, formerly in Pasayank, now. First
Ward, city ; also, a ground rent of 's64. The oak
of the whole will be .&DSOLt2III, without•ank re
serve or imitation whatever. See page third.to
day's paper.
STOCKS AND REAL ESTATE, TUESDAY NEXT.-
Thomas it Bons' fourth fall Bale, including a number
of desirable private residences. ' See advertbse
'mut, auction head, and pamphlet catalogue.
ENGLISH PICTORIALL—S. 0. Upham. 103 Chestnut
Ittreet, has sent us the Illustrated London News of Bei-
Umber 6, and Illustrated News of the World of the
same date. The last sties a spirited portrait aaPPirozeili,
of Victor Emmanuel.
STAMP DU7lll£l.—King k Baird, 607 Bansom street,
have palletised, on a small 4to card, an abstract of sll the
Stamp Males imposed by the Oongreesional sot 'of 1842.
This simplifies the matter amazingly, and will be a plain
Ind reliable zeference for sll romans in ba.iness The
price is put as low se ten cents •
Public Aniusenieubs:
• Mrs. Waller am last night saluted by,a crowded house,
her own acting being enough inducement to the public,
indent-what tf the superb oombinetton of i• The Duchess
of. Malty , and "The Gipsy's Propbeoy," The sic's
mations which followed the' progress of the play formal
OHO continuous ovation.
Miss Jane Coombs also received a splendid benefit at
the Arch, aid the lumultneue applause which succeeded
every effort evinced' that her audience was at once
intellevtnal and critical,
. •
7h* Contirental Theatre was last night filled with art'
admiring crowd. D'Ormy sad You Dirket were so-'
eeptable, sod Gelletti, the soot of Terpsichore, danoOd as
It her toes were made of sir. •
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"My Maryland."
IMPORTANT FROM THE SEAT. OF WAR-
M'CLEILAN i S PLAN SUCCEEDS.
Operations of Thursday and Friday.
REBELS RETREAT TO SREPHRILDSTOWN.
THE BRIDGE OVER THE POTOMAC
BURNED.
PLEASONTON'S CAVALRY IN PURSUIT,
Full Details up to Yesterday ZiOott.
Rebels Driven to the Potomac.
An Artillery Fight and Bayonet Charge•
THE FIGHT, AT BUILKETTSVILLE,' , HD*
Brilliant Charge of .New Jeisey Trooi;*
The Rebels Driven to Irirginia.
LATEST FROM THE FIELD.
[Special Despatch to The Press.]
FREDERIVIC, " Ma.,,Septembqr 19.
I have just seen an officer who left thntiont this morn
ing. Re reports the' scenes at the batile of Bharpsburg
as having been horrible fn the extreme.
Nearly every general or field Officer Who showed any
dashing courage in leading his men into action was pop
ped oil by a rebel sharpshooter. When 4tist. flootsa was
wounded,: he had been immediately in the fire of the
enemy for nearly two horirs. "The rebel's were perform
ing their favorite trick , of hiding their batteries in the
underbrush, but Gem Homan ,Opened firoNsmsies
vision, and it marched off gallantly, fiabking the enem
on either side of the ravine, and'
stood on
ear a battery. /ES horse fill, pierced with
an " Din ..—Z j --0 2" P I t d thebraved
ea, an an accomplished rider
dropped frost his bone, seriously wounded. '
Half an hour later, IuaINES, MANSPIRLD, Sxnuwtox,
and others bad fallen, tend the fight . lo.gai to wane: It
Name evident that the enemy's ammunition was giving
out, and his men were, stilt exhibiting the most undaunted
and desperate courage. At night, the enamor had fallen
back two miles west of Sharpshung.
During the night the'enemyoffened , the way to the
fords and bridge opposite Shepherdstown, and took ogood
position on Mid commanding the heights west of the
Naar yeatereay morning our whole army was in'line
ci battle ready 'to advanae, when it was discoveted
that the enemy were apparently posted. on our right in
lame force, end threatening a flank movement. General
AloOnanisti saw the ruse, and at once changed his front,
and moved IrnAinunt's and Suthesn'S corps by , the
right flank around near Sharpsbnrg, , with a view of
getting in the enemy ' a flank and rear, and also to get on
the west aide of the eriemy'a real position. Skirmishing
commenced about noon, and was so vigorously,kept up
along the whole line that 9en. licthaff..n.eft found it im
pt acticable to cut the enemy off, now that be was *antler
the river. Dur commander-m-thief at once gavethe or
der for a general advance, and thrOwing the batteries for
ward the enemy:was`shelled with' effect. whilst our skit ,
leishore were laying rebels low continually. -
The ground being yery rugged, our advance wasAiw
and very tedious., Night coming on*, we had not advanced
more than a idle, and Gen. MCl:Bugs SW, ihitt he wohld
be unable to drivelhe enemy into 'the river, except with
hie artillery.. Our batteries took advanced positions, and
whilikeignal officers gave the whereabouti of the enemy,
the kter:wae shelled to the hearts , content of our enter: ,
prieing cannoniers.
Tbis, morning' General Pig.tooNToll, 'with his light
brigade, moved after the sump' to the Shappardstown
bi i idge, cutting off the enemy's rear guard and MOON, of
his atoree and ammunition train, with two light bat
teries belonging to General MAXt' Ganoe's South Oaro.-
lina brigade. The bridge was at once blown up by the
rebels, and their whole force ..naarched off through the
ravines and defiles on the other side of the rlier,
The Union batteries opened en the rebels on the eouth
bank thi s a afternoon, and they were driven off, al la sup
pose.d, in the direetion.of Winchester.
Our pontoon trains are up, with headquarters, and our
entire army has,crossed Antietam Creek. This looks as
Genend lticasnk.tx intended to, push across the river,
and follow the enemy to Richmond. '
1 /he rebtis expect to be attacked , by SteaL in Virginia,
who they imagine is moving through Throughfare Gap
with a large army.
TO tram it all up in a few words. Bad HOOKER been .
able to continue in the command MOOLELLAN had ten.
dared him, JACKSON and his entire army would have
brn captured, but our misfortune in losing him by a
wound, with a number of other generals, gave the rebels
an opportunity of escaping.
The victories gained are eubstantial, tho captures im
porient. but the decisive battle has yet to be fought. The
rood to Iticbmond is an open one for us now, and if the
people will make one more effort to reinforce our lead
en with men and confidence, and Providence gives us a
little fair weather, General Ito Ot.acLas will be in Gor
donsville ten days hence, and in Richmond before the
first bard freeze. •
Our losses have been yorY heavy, but our army ill SO
large, that the ulna 'thousand cc killed, wounded,- and'
missing," will not retard our advance any. The loss Id.
the at my will be moat bitterly felt in Northern families.
Our men are eager to advance,. and_thev..re contra
malls ino — of heroes, , MoOiaLvau,
Ifooasn, and BURSEITIM. , oarzoicut •
Official Despatch from Gen.
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF TER POTOMAtia
- September 19, 1.882-8 o'clock &.
_ •
To Major General Halleck, Genera-fn. C hief:',
Bat Mite tirearred
night. •
The enemy abandoned hie position; leaving his dead
and wounded in the field. We are aga in
, in pursuit. "
I do not yet know-whethei he ie falling back to an inte
rior position 'or crossing the river. We niay.iisfely elalut
victory. GRIAGE B. hleOLBLII&N, kijOi
. Had DQOARTERB ARMYOF TRH POSOMIO,
September 19-10 la.*:
To Henry W. Halleck, Generaixt-C4ief:
Pleasanton is driving the enemy across the river,
Our victory is complete.
The enemy is driven back into Virginia.
Maryland and Pennsylvania are flare. •
GEORGE B. MoOLELLAN, Major General ,
Moie about the Battle of We4uesday.
BALTIMORE, Sept. am satisfied now that all is
right with the Array of the Potomac.
I have just had a ce nversation with a gentleman whe
left the hattle:held at nine o'clock on Wednesday night.
Be confirm the statement of the ooriespondent •of the
Associated Press, published this morning, in every parti
cuter. a
He says we occupied the position chosen by the enemy
at the commencement of the battle, who were driven
back a mile and a half at all points, except on the ex
tremetight, which they still held at the close of the day.
My informant was all day within a hundred yards of
General McClellan, arid says that the result of the day
was regarded by him-and his staff as a glorious victory,
though not final. There was no faltetiog at any point of
the line, and the whole army was exultant at the results
of the day's fight.
11 1 Gen. McClellan was in high spirits. Ills opinion, and
that of those around him, was that the final result would
depend on who got up reinf wcomentei first. He says no
thing was heard on the field of the cant:ire of Long--
street or the killing of Hill, and there is no truth In -
either rumor.
Twenty •thoutand more reinforcements were eirgeoled
to reach the field, 'yesterday, from Harrisburg. Re.thinins,
the enemy's loss is fully equal to oar own.
The gentleman from whom this information is clerked.
(who is one'of our most Intelligent citizens), expreellea •
the 00:doll that 1944 4 the battle q 'Frechiesdel wit . ; pC4,
a deCielee One, it was a Cobb:St in iviticla all the wind:-
tales wore with McClellan, who occupied - the field of
battle at the clot° of the day.
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The Operations of T b horsday..: .. 5
HEADQUARTERS 01.,14E. AHMT.O7 THE POTOMACIfIrri-:
day morning, September 19.=-Yesterday was occupied
burying the dead' .Yor . the wounded. The
rebels sent in a flag'Of 'thine In Itheinorning asking per
mission to bury - their own, which was granted. At first
the orders were very stringent against holding intercourse
with the rebels, brit duiing the afternoon they were re
laxed and the troops on both sides freelrintermingied.
'The following is an additional list of officers killed and
wounded: •
General Rodman, commanding a brigade in Barnside's
corps, was wounded.
Colonel &ear, 4th Rhode Island, wounded in hip.
Lieut. Col. Appleman, Bth Connecticut, wounded.
Capt. Griswold, 11th Connecticut, killed.
Lieut. Arenberg, of Seamen's Ohio Battery, lost a leg
hlej. Glle, 88th Pennsylvania, severely wounded. -
Col. Barlow, 131st New. York, wounded.
Col. Goodrich, 60th New York, killed.
Vol. Beall,loth, wounded.
Major Dwight, 2d Massachusetts, wonadel. •
At daylight this morning' it was found that the enernj
had chanied their position Whether their - whole force
hue crossed the river, or teen up ti now Poeition s nearer
the river, is not at present knoin; liad'they renielned,
a general engagement would have been hid MI; morning.
Further Details..
[Special Correspondence of The Press.]
MIDDLBTOWN, Md. , Bepi. 18—r. M.
A RETROSPECT.
I bad been with the Federal troops on the Peninsula;
I bad recorded and yublicly praised thelr bravery , and
good conduct en the field, and upon the same page I
bad kroktin of the mlaf:rtane which herd us, and how
the campaign Really failed.. Through the long seven
daye bathe, in camp at Harrisiin's Landing, during
that great retreat across the Chickabominy, down the
Peninsula to Fortress Monroe, I shared the hardshipe of
these men.
I landed with the Army of the Potomac at Alexandria,
when, five months before, I embarked with it: X .;
marched with them to reinforce Pope's army, and the!".
when they &aid that Mc()lellrui was not la command of
them, I saw the Brat and only evidences of demorallis::,
tion in that great forde. , I marched into Maryland with
this _aim), reorganlied and augmented, even to the
Monocecy. It was the same humble ootrespondent, the
same great army as before, but it was moving under
different circumstances—good roads, good air, goodfood,
,good generals. It was marching to'vlotory !
TER WESTWARD MARCH.
Of the taking of Frederick 'and the battle* South
Mountain it will be needless now to • fie detail; of
both tbese_affitirshava •
- sit - aa) - tight the Army of the Potomac took up the line
of march West, in order to press the rebels . hi retreat as
closely se possible. 'I hemass of our army moved off . In,
the direction of BageratovrAtroM Bouth Mountain Pass.
THE BERET.
The operations of Franklin's corps upon the left seem,
to bays pleaied McClellan very much, and on Monday
afternoon tbei)oisuntuader-la. °lief ordered &Imelda to
relieve Franklin on the left and move rapidly
.upo liar
ptir's Ferry, to save ()Muriel Mike, who had, nnwarrant.
ably, it is thought, sent word that he could not hold out
touch longer ten Monday noon or night. Burnside did
stop, not for the darkness, but marched on for some
milts, when the men, overcome with fatigue, bivouacked
by the roadside. Boon all save the tentinehr Witeelliber
Betel p, few thinking what an' eventful day Tnanudiaks ,
to prove to them. .
THE PRESS.-PHIL
r_ Overcome and ntterli! : .
small bush some dlstanoe'
Ding myself in m7.'131
ithtle the dumb bOte
green sward around him.
earth I could liear the Rot
in the direction of the F
did not acem to be divided,
bad all the ehellirg to dO
Mee at the batUe or B
GovernMent had enti nete
poet—but tten forgave ell,
the God of t stiles to Wile
hda dotr_that he might bold
might hope to dtive back tb
aieglog the place.
Tfilt MOENI
._ ' •
Before day on Tuesday o ur s
for Harper's Ferry; where we'
end General Mansfield, with e
at once engaged the enemy.
prise, across the iron railroad •,
Pontoon bridge. The truth at
our men pushed on-:-Alilne had
out a definee.
On went oar broom until the in bridgo was reached,
anc here a battery was ordered f e, lard to clear the way
for a charge of twelve. picked r eats, under General
Parke. ,- _a " • .' - ' , ~.
- 'THE REBELS RS ; E.
~
The rebels retired on our advert, and it was well for
them that they did. Our troopseked the works,found
the guns sate, secured most of th ores and arms, and
in a short time were following thet)beis towards Win. -
cheater.
Several hundreds of Miles' eland wore standing
drawn up la the town of Harper, erry, ready to sur
render and' be paroled, and theiey know no bounds
when they discovered that we i retaken the place.
The loss in retaking Harpeee 14 , was alight and it
iwes evident that- the rebels oidattired the town in
order to secure a passage SoUth. : fne appearan c e of
the National troops the retreat o e 'rebels was Prec
ipitated into a regular rout Bat General.Buruside
had more than executed his order as his men were
worn out, the pursuit coasestltlit sburg
CAW:lwig ,
1,2
____Lx.—evermat 13.. n, miles was ism
shell,*and Gen. White was taken !
It Is said that Miles afterwards die;
wo undo. '
THE BALTIMORE AND
The Baltimore end Ohio Italic°
,fineburg to Wheeling, end from
Ferry.
'NOT TO BE HE
I Wee soon satisfied that lisrper':‘
held, but that an advance wait° b
where the roar of cannon wee hea
direction of Sharpsburg. Our who
motion to form the left wing of . the.
in the 'great: battle gait'
take place.
RBDEL IiOVEDIE
Harper's Ferry was taken by J
brigades. The rebels reported that
in their rear, but tbat night Jacks.
Potomac at Williaweport and reinf.
were sure of driving Gen hicelelia.
EpßEL_Lossas
The rebebi acknowledge that their
had been fearful in killed and wound
was taken cf this by the generale,
ration, were eetertnined toaacrincnt
in the:•nreeent teen - • /-•-'
OUR LOSSES
The loss in prisoners has been email
at Barcer'a Ferry, where our forces
moat unflattering manner. have
wounded, during the peat week, not,le
send. The enemy acknOwledgee a lose
killed and wounded, end we have near
crimpers. Our captrires in munitions
from.the rebels are veriletovV, ink
venter many articles on the field, butt/
ober comings with a remarkabel craft.
GEN. JACKSION.IN COMM
General Leo, having Buffered much
received in a tall from bin home, - and a
thigh, baa retire d to Winchester for a
rale Longetreet and gilt are both wenn
Aneorson in etck, so that Stonewall Jac..
mend.
REBEL DESIGNS.
It must not be itippoied 'that the-relle
give np the contest In Maryland. Alt
have been great; Jackson has gill a Is
who worship Aim, and will follow him
atruction ; and although• ho can cross.
treat at any time, lie 'refuses to dothis;a
out the Arniy of the Potomac by tiaras'
it to followhim through hills, vales, and
and then b y . a - master stroke in the wail
movement, get in our roar, and yet hay
capturing Washington. - ". .7
OONDITION OF TIME REIiBL,
The rapid reorganization of the rebel
is truly wonderful. With the beaten and
horts of yesterday they offer sturdy battle
eat corn bread and fat bacon.when they
fatten upon what our men would throw as
wrapped in a sort of hero worship of their
to the real canoe of the rebellion, and'i
en idea that the purpose. of their generale
just, and that they merely light for their ti;
THE DISCIPLINE OF THE REBEL
While the rebels subsist upon a very em
aroma each day, they are, "always irridini 1
trim. 'lheir smtll is offensive, as the pily
filthy in their habits. They live out of doo
and are very much hardened, and have bnt
little baggage. They have a vast am.
lery—much more than'we have generally_
credit for. Their army moves as Mie.hodi,
tillery and baggage trains always well up •
row.
FUTURE PP.OXPECTS
We are Yet to have the hardest and most e
tie of the ivetime-wwr-amlllarYl6ol Do
preparing for die great encounter s w Ica,.
more terrible and difficult in the rugged co
both armies new await the conflict. The rebe!
hold the advantage of position, but our arm
and has been so thoroughly weeded of weak
we have every promise of eimcias: .• Still, •
grew lax In our efforts. Tlih rebel force et'
over one hundred thousand fighting men, .1
whom is of sworn and decided dareeratio.
but the annihilation of this ,stay
lidaryland. large . army [IOW&
Richmond -fmmediateli, 'wider an' tihee
sad, to melee this army powetful eud In
People most fill pp the rankly acd promptly
P ederal army.
- TIIE GREAT-BATTLE: :'7 ":'' • . .
' Few bloodiet bittleihave been folisht .at be.
tween the Federal and rebel armies in W. o ary
land on Tuesday and Wednesday last. It her tod in
'si complete Federal victory. The militant hose
beasts of lavaaton were so loud has been dr! the
Fotetitac;.biotten upiwnd'demoializid, 'nevi t nds
of prisoners and the greater part of its-canum imp
Equipage in the possession of General ItioUldiatlei n .
risus troops. Its generals have been killed, woraland
captured. Its hope's are unfulfilled, and its aol or,
rather, what is left of them, are retracing th , Bps
down the Ctimbttland valley, full of ' the bitter:. p
poiLta, en t. The Union army; on the contra 4we
nothing bat joy and gladness. It has been 'ins.
It has redeemed the dirge acefal consequences of in
competency of those who so foolishly marched, , n.
terms, cted it to and from Oentroville, Bull It
aid Fairfax Court. Home, only to b...
prey of traitors, and now has the sure knowledge
its strong arms the country is indebted fir the gr
toty abich has achieved so . much. '1 ; _
' TEE DA7TLS.OP TIIZEIDAY.
'Early on Tuesday morning the ordef Was give
fioore of the 1r ederal army to prepareto leave the bi
*which the pasied Monday night. The order . ••
eived. with the greatest alacrity, and the , fink* •,
soldiers rose to enthusiasm when told that they.
to be again brought into conflict with the enemy i
veterans of a dozen fields, those who have . ,
and fought the rebels , since the, commencement o
war, took icith grini • sitlefactlcin i their Musks
accobireinehis, aid diolacA in no ootllT - spoken
their determination.to revenge theindignities thel
; try had suffered. The new troops, who had juts
cdisied, were jubilant at the prospect, and
.scarcely a man of them bad ever sea a Shell ba
if named the movements of any part of the ref;
other than a few broken-hearted prisoners, they
to have a lialiiCiioll that BTICCI3I3/wattiVenrely
first unfurling of their standards. The Penney
troops were particularly enthusiastic, and one re
—4 thousand brave Michigan boys—the &vs.
I believe, was aura that its efforts would be
How well these raw troops acted . , amid the storm
will, by the time' this reaches you in PhiladelP
heralded throughout the land.
TEM MARCH.
Full of hope the Federatarmy movad - furWard;
extending for miles. arid Foiter, Book
Sumner, Banks and McClellan, with their troops
ing inspiration from them as they marched. The •
cd past hill and vale, and wood and field, and saw .
— b r e ur ie r s o rr W n s g t re n n everyeMTa Fe tpoion r r n cin the •
ware!
Lions of their hasty flight—deserted camps, b
wagons, burned provisions, and often, too, box
those captured from the Federal_ army, which ha.
• been touched. Everywhaielwere recititante' of-the
my's property ,
, and thousands upon thousands of do
worth must have been 'destroyed In their 111-Starr ,
treat. .
DISCOVERT OF TRH ENEMY
At hllf past eleven the advanced cavalry scouts
in and reported the rebels to be in strong force in ft,
The hetde of the coharnmkwere, at once betted to at
the, rear to come up, and - reionnoitring Parties IM a
twin the force and position of the (opposing party
sent.:fo . rward. Numerous collisions occurred bet
them and the rebel picketers, one and the
. other
nately having the advantage. This contltnieduntlin;
three o'clock, when General McClellan posted his
in line of battle, calling In the skirmishers and cc I
and ordering all to be prepared for action.
TIM ENE i'lEi .. PotilitiON; •
The enemy's forces were commended by General I
einitet, sir d under him were A. P. Hill, Anderson, '
spiny others who have figured so conspicuou
; Poor Howell Cobb would have shown hi.
-body among them-bad 'he not bent Held in t 4 dos:
by the army he•eo:lately despised.. The enemy
• Idtkin wee a rather strong one, being upon a ra
- Kir,. and extending from the Antietam creek,'
Bbarpsbisrg, to Bohrerstown. He had plenty of art
and evidently intended
_to . make„the. For,itest : ,is des
one. His infantry were.nlust s ered around the girls
fully prepared for the assault they doubtless expect
federal 'army to make.
TUB ATTACK oribm
Betterld_ltlOClleßan, however, was net to be eau l
.the noires which-nu often entrapped the command
.the second battle of Bull Bun. Instead of sends',
Infantry forirard to be slaughtered or captured, he of
out the artillery, and commenced Shelling-the rebel'
wee live minutes of four when the drat shot was
and die *sit my's reply to it wee a shell, which was a
sworn to by * Federal artilleryman an having bolo
to a grin!claptured from his battery. It was not
before every gun in position u pon both at wee b
at werk,ttbe Infiniryjgatilig , I;ehind'treei, fences
lying on the ground to avoid the perfect tem
ehells wliich were hurling beck and forth on that
Trees were knocked down, ilanba torn off and chi
almost in piece%Walli.irere aplbitered, and:fano - ea
. 1 .8716 g in!every direction.' The colts was tetritlo, en.
"spiels - skirling up frem all parte of the, fleid. h
Searipi r the bloody work which . wae . kclng on, iv
: gritit'eur to the scene which le indescribable.
ELPHIA". SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1862
r T I DISTANCE.
'r. ,
b stedi•l tied bay ham e v a
e ~. , e turnpike; - and, wrap, .
et, , •on prepared for bleep,
i n .:, :away at the exe r ellent
Ml‘
AY thy boad,egaittst the
Aeavyz booming )f cannon,
ry.lThtf firing was slow, and
' nninded that the rebate
1,
ought of the aetlon of
i c
. an-wondered why the
bit with Boob an important
font all, and silently asked
lidinabe him strong to do
etintil morning, when we
'iAil hordes who were be--
ARCH.
le corps was in motion
*mat
ral Reno's old division,
img him, to their sur
'. 0, and _our tetaporary
flaahed upon us, as
.ndered, almost with-
-17 wounded by it
oner end pwoled.
in the effect of Ids
open from Mir
izuoro to Harper's
riy, yes not to be
-0 up the river,
ntinnally in the
.rps was sOon in
y of tbe Potomac
ent would soon
teu strong
was Wandering
ould ernes the
Lee, when they
ttp to this timo
~nt no atoonnt
I in their deepo
ti rebel army
r s •
iywhere except
endered in the
in killed and
an nine thou
fteen thousand
• yen thousand
• ar and stores
Men exhibit- a
most of their
his wounds,
le ball in the
rest : Gene
and General
is left In tom-
e'imxione to
tk their lame
eteran army
rath and de
tomac in re 7
lopes to wear
and forcing
. one gteftlee.
strategical
.e honor of
after battle
I . en-np co
sy, They
get it, and
' They are
ere, blind
olaining
ioly and
I . ount of
• • fighting
I re very
igather,
lnt" and
of &tit
ti them
the an
is mein
etrir"
Id ar t
' ./e the
where
usual,
large,
that
t not
mbere
one of
othing
• In
upon
'19 3 the
ea the
ntE ISALTTLB Oli - •
, . Vurtier to the. left the Cot:Nei Jtardly 901 . 114persd_ so
' early as in front or Sumner and fotlitet, Na,. ifie'rElbe:Z,
held the tine of the Antietam creek, :arid, rintil it was
' :Carried, nothing could be done there. The troops were
what they were expected to do, and„advanced l to the
Jattact,linrwaidO Fitz John , Forterleadbig.•- The . '
contest across the btreami and among the trees on ins
banks, was severe, and, after a protracted light, the
• • 'Federal troops succeeded In oroesing the.river iniveriii
,:itioints, and drove the rehels from their coverts in the
:roods. Bridgcs were'at once thrown over, and, the main
. bodies advancing, occupied the ground, which the enemy
could not' aSalti iekikint. The loss on both' eide's was eon'.
' tdderable.
A BATTERY AT WORK.
'Sher, eteeitill some Penzisilianians among our artil
lerists, and being particularly , favored I took my staid
iust to the-rear of "one of their .batteries to watch thy'
operailons al the gunners: How the men could work so
apetdily and Bo well, was to me a wonder --the sol
diers running to and fro befteeen the cannon and
the liniber Gaming sheiks and cartridges ; the - gun—
yipta pointing tta sweating rammere with flarcegesttert.
laticra cleaning the gnu and ramming Dote, the charge i'
the stole who holds the lock. string standing grimly to
await the word, and then when It -comes, with a light
pull causing a terrific explosion, which on one side drives
heck the - gm, and on the other sends Off the shell hirslag
and rueldni, swiftly speeding on onto ileepiemy to cause
death and destrectiOn - in his - rahlia.The eight is grand,
and when a hundred such guns ell work as fast as the
prick some can move, even: le peolific pen gen e .
rally.wielded by :the corre3pondent fails to do inetirce to
the scene. The Penntylriftdans worked long and well,
end deserve our warmest thank,.
- ' ' Alf ADVANCE.
Under-cover ot.this terrific, cannonade General Mc-
Clellan nulled forward his columns, the enemy being
lowering :to resist, and, step by step, sa be advanced,
moved his guns to the new tine. Strong bodies, sent to ,
s the right end left, gradoelly orittlanked the enemy, and
by seven o'clock were in position to furiously attack
him. Cannon were brought to bear from both parties,
and 'moon the contest, still waged only by artillery,-was
most awful, The constant labor of our. gang had its
,effect. Though well replied to by the enemy, it was too
much for them to stand, and their lines began to
wavei. • Some of their cannon were dismounted and
Silenced, and others had been withdrawn, and by & o'clock
heir replies wet every feeble, and they began to fall back.
Seeing ibis, the Federal guns still continued, anti
with even
~ greater - vehemence thee before, the
infantry Quickly advancing to possess themselves of
the vacated ground. By half•paet eight they had ad
vanced a half mile; and the enemy bad ceased firing.
Oor cannon, however, continued for a short time longer.
t nine, the troops - rested on their arms, on the field or
battle, intending to renew the contest in the morning.
THE NIGHT
Tuesday's contend had. been so fevorable thatrwhon
darkness c3mpelled the combatants to stop, the Infantry
soldiers, who bad not been closely engaged, were very
anxious to have another blush with the rebels. As they
lay . Upon ,the field, each one thought of the great deeds
to be done on the morrow, and many talked of the puts
they intended to perform. Far different was it itivith
the tired attillerists. They had labored_hard, and each
one as he slept gave evidence that he was dreaming-of - the
great events of the day. Commands were given by the
sleepers, Shouts of exultation, and of satisfaction at the
splendid practice of their imaginary gun's. The excite
ment had been so great that all night long they renewed
In imagination the battle r It wee sorrowful to see sturdy
men, theirbreaets heaving with the deep sonorous breath
ing., of fatigue, ffie.ging their arms about, and.in fancied
earnestnesi Working and shouting over the impression
the day'a work had made on their imagination!).
THE ENEMY'S MOVEMENTS.
f ome time duiing Tuerday night Stonewall 'Jacksen
recrosetd the Potomac, from the Virgiriikahore, withTirn
imbecile force, and came to the aid of his fallow-rebels.
The enemy_evidently thought that if conquered bri , ,e
line they were defending, it would be alMost a,Waterloo
defeat Their faCes were dOubled; arid they awaited the
morning to see what it would Ming forth. The nightwas
;not disturbed, except by the occasional firing of•a picket
"gun, or .a skirmish between the scents who watched over
'theadianced posts of. the two armies:-
THE FEDERAL TROOPS PREPARE TO ATTACK. •
'Before four o'clock th e Federal sleeper,' wen aroused'
;
and disposed in line of battle. The great contest of the
'war was to be fought, and each commander invigorated
his soldiers and prepared them for the bloody work. Geri
Ge
McClellan was early in the saddle, and riding every where
to inaurethat all went well. • The great' criptaine of his
tamy—Hook or, Banks, Porter, Burnside, Sumner—wore
bn all Parts of the field, giving , encoursgement bore,
praise there, and by all the marine in their power adding
to the universal enthnsisim of the great army. •
WEDNESDAY'S BATTLE COMMENCES.
As coon as it wee light the contest commenced, Grue
-1 •
rale Sumner and Hooker, upon the centre and right, or
fleeing outtheir artillery and opening upon the enemy
isilbet furious fire of shot and shell. It was not much af
kertieViilock when the enemy became aware of,what
.waargoingferward, and began firing in reply. AlthOugh
not heavy as on the day, before, because not near Bo
,
ottnnoziwere engaged, yet the intensity of the fire
' shone:d that earnest work was going forward. After, an
.hoar of constant practice, in which neither party needled
to have the advantage, the impatient Hooker deter-
Mined, by a held movement, if possible, to gain -.the day.
ILLYPRET CHARGE OP HOOKER'S CORPS. •
:The charge which the gallant General ordered was one
Of the most brilliant incidents of the battle. The enemy
had three batteries, numbering' in all Dome twelve or
fifteen guns, and mounted On a range of low hills. To
the left of them was a skirt' of woods which extended to
the rear, and a little stream ran to the right. These
cannon *played a conspicuous part in the contest, and
were a great annoyanceto the Federal troops. One of the
batteries eepeMally ; bad poured a moat raking-fire into the
troops on the Jett of "General Hooker. ~Hoping to drive
the enemy from their position, he drew up hie command
in line of battle. The first division was to 'charge 'the
batteries, whilst the Second supported it.
The tal.pited General Sickles unfortunately was not
present, being absent at Now York, on business connect
ed with bin troops, but Generals Patterson and Grover
were able to lead the men. They . at canoe addressed their
soldiers, telling them that by all means they must keep
up the great reputation they had won upon the Penin-
We. • The men answered with a ehout,sand the word of
command being given, every bayonet was levelled, and
with tecth cltncind, they rushed up the alight ascent.
*lsera within a few paces of the enemy's guns they
Then with, a.yeall, worse ,than any war-whoop,
they rushid Pelt melt among the Cannon, bayoneting and
knlcking down all who resisted, and driving the indite
riim away., • -• • '
Yor the time the grins wore in our possession, but tin
)4,edieg this, nd listening only for the shouts' from
kiooker and Grover, and invigorated by the calm env*,
...tr. - Patten on, they' ihrew.themsolvie: neon,' the rebel
hoops who were supporting the bat teries, and caused
them to raskeos brisk retreat. ,The eupporting division
of the charge, commanded , by General Stoneman, ad.
vatted and occupied the ground •which their comrades
had captured, holding it against any flanking movements
the enemy might make The officers who led, and the
men who made this heroic charge, deserve the highest
predee. IheY treated the _enemy to a part of his own'
tactics, and 'did tt:,` too; iiitlithe great : eat' bisavy:”
HOOFER AND . RICHARDSOR WOTTIDED,
.11 was while leading hiscorps in their gallant advance'
upon the eriemy'e lune, that General hooker was clout
leretely wounded in the foot. Yet, even with this,' he
wished to remain on the field and take part in the battle.
It took almost main force to. make, him - consent to be
borne away and have the wound droseed' and with a sad
heart he was carried off by his attendants. General
llichandeon, of Sumuer'e corps, was also wounded at the
same time. 7 C)
THE PEDERAL TROOPS DRIVEN RAWL
Hooker'e charge bad driven the enemy over half a
mile, and seeing the danger at that part of their line,
rebel reink temente were at once hurried to its asaistm
ante. They bore back Hooker's columns for the mo
ment, but Stoneman came to their aid. The right now
seemed to be the great point of intellect.) Sumner and
Franklin brought up their corps and joined in tho con
flict. The scene Was moat terrific.* Hourafter hour the
fight continued, but the enemy had concentrated too
strong a force, and our line was borne back, but not,
however, nniii.sie. bad eeOnied Hies cainforc.
SUMNER VICTORIOUS
General Sumner, after the troops had been repulsed,
dettsmined that if possible the enemyrihould be again
driven back. He gathered all the reinforcements be
could, and taking advantage of a slight lull, be rallied
the men and rushed up9n,the enemy. Tne result was
even hater than , rooker's ebirge 4 The °reset was so ef
fective that the poem's lines . were again broken, and
falling back, they retreated far beyond the place to
itelticli they had before be:en - driven. fiumner and MB
successful troops held the ground thus won, and planting
their standards resolved to maintain them there. Yet all
this was not without misfortune. One of the best briga
diers of the war, General Mansfield, was shot through the
lung, and disci in the arms of those who were carrying
hint from the,peld.
• . - - BYtiES AND suirNEa.
After the road running to Sharpsbrul leaves'the' Ando
tam creek, it crones between two ridges,. Upon, these
the enemy had posted thestreelvell,' arid' it bectune
eery to drive them away. They_had irtillerj,ittid some
alight entrenchments. A feint was Made towards the
to the left of the-roast ; and-whllßt the - enemy Wore
engaged in preparing to repel it,' Generals' .Surnner and
'Sykes briskly advanced to the attack of. those on the
right. There was a .atairt : etruggle; and !vis over.
Sykes on the left, and Sumner on the right, like .Gienerni
Waymi, at the fatuous ,capturet of Stony Point; in . 1779,
met In the centre of . the hill top, the rebels teeing in all
directions. This wan a most important Lumens, as If
:averhe . Federal army Pziseaaion,of tkcommandhig hilt ,
.icm which they could ann t oi the enemy in the Onlyre
naining position which they'held; : thalilleon the lett of
he road.
HILL.
.. , .
This smiLence being the last rebel.
etroughold, Gen.
turnside was ordered to capture it. At aDout fiveo'clock
r a little after, the Ftderal artillery opened with a per.
'et storm firm the.post just taken biSumner and Bykes,
d ender its ociver . Gen. Burnside's troops advanced.,
be hero of. Roanoke 'Ordered theoi tO chime,' end they,
shod nisi the enemy, being for the Iltme, successful.
hie bill being the last post of the rebele k ,however, it was.
oet stubbornly defended; and after ] contending until
early dark. the Federal, troop*. .drew -off. ' At seven
'clock,,the battle . , baying lusted all day, perfect Quiet.
wes, extepting of cOnros the sklrmishos among picketers,
'relined,' and the fatigued army rested from their labors.
The contest has not yet been renewed to. day, ttoth tinioti '
and "rebel holding the position in which last night found
the in. !
TER RESULT .
We have achieved et great vivory, although not with.
out a lots of many:killed and wounded. lininerous can
non, eba pc mai,ay as high al Aileen thousand . prisOners,
page been captured, aragerkttainet hewn been cat or, and
the surly, completely defeated, will o~ b . e ioroed
•
eke_nenon.4.. -
this Maned favor be has done big oonntry , d onio !
As I aciee, our friends are anxiously walthig for • an.,
anticipated cannonade across the SignifiCarit hints'
are given about Sigel and some flanking,movemente, hut
about the l m, other than these, I know nothing,: L. `.f.
(Since the receipt of the above,, the following letter hes
been received, explaining billrile tbhigu irglah &Waned at
and neezi.narper'e Ferry — XDITOR Poin t. . •
•
, •
strange Story albont norpees .r erry ..
Special Corresponderce of The Preis:lL?, • • .1
Tstanixfpg, fiff!., es* 11.1863..,.:,
In my communication dited-at 11;
•on will recollect that I slated if you shouWilegr Of
.0
.. treader of Harper's retry, be not astonfilied
andel: y'oe with a key to the secret These wersi'air
,seTly,„ai I can recollect, the verde used. NoW.COX the.:
slue : Ou ; -the morning of the llth, while takingliti*
set, in company, with items rebel officers, /g0efg4641,4 1 '
,;•
•
argument with ono of them—a Major Yost—in relation
to the ability of the rehear' to capture Barrier's Hemp.
I insisted that one htnsdred thousand men could
not capture it, if properly defended; ripen which the
;Dialer asked me bow many troops I suppesed'Wereif.iti
finding it. r answered not lees th an ten thoußild s who,
if they were not sheer 'poltroon!, could defend isfsiiot
The whole rebel. army.. Ile insisted there were
many, and I as stoittly'mnintained that there were,riddi.,
'tit that / was there myself but four arise since. At This
point Ms vanity, perhaps, overcome his prudence, for
being determined to male tain the position he had mound,
he said, 6.• It Shut two days pineal left ft Being eisiOun
ded at this revelation, and willing to hear more, I mode
rated, when he went on and said that he was in company
with General:Mlles two days before (which must hare
been en Monday or
.Tneedety);.that he.had, in company
with that o ff icer, walked all through the camp and had
Been the force, and be did not believe there were'
more than five thonsard. He then began to •ro
peat some conversation between him • and General.
Miles, and Stated that Miles said be did not know!.
what the 4 7 4 ho was kept there for; that he walk'
of no use, and if attacked, that' he would enrreuder .i
The Major then carelessly added that , : Miles was a drat.?
rate fellow, but that if he bad a bottle of whisky beeidei
him, everything might, for all he cared, go to the 11—Lw!
I had already heard something at the Point of Rocks, in:
relation to Gen. Miles having given orders to deatror..
the stores at that place, and spike the two guns, •
Which astonished every ono, as there , seemed to
be no occasion for any such desperate measures.
I was present and aided in the removal of the two pieces
of artillery and the commissary stores two days after,
and there was not an enemy nearer than six miles.
Many hints were thrown out at the time as to the cause
of such extraordinary orders, which generally resulted in
the conclusion that'Mlles was not to be trusted. Accord
ingly, after having heard what hart been already related,
I concluded It to be my duty to 'transmit what I know to
seme,ane who had sufficient power to remove or so•
permale‘,birn, and I finally concluded that the best
I,Mhj..terbedone wag to write to his Excellency the Pre-
Aiiol4,..tteartainting him with what I heard.
! .. ilitocurdhagly wrote a letter, addressed to the President
of the Milted'Btates, but, after having written it, I had
no means of transmitting it. I craved a few of the citi
zens of Middletown, whom I knew to be union 'men, • to
ride with the letter= to the next town, in any direction,
I cared not what, which bad a mail communication with
Washington. But all to no purpose I • they were either
afraid or apathetic
I was compelled, therefore, to abandon the design
and let things take their course; and the country fe
but. too painfully aware what that has been. Major
Test, I learned, was a resident of Leesburg, Virginia.
He wore to decorations on his gray suit indicative
of rank, but was addressed as Major by the other
Dicers, and seemed to be a man of much conside
ration among shun. As some of your readers may
probably know. him, I will give a Short dosed)-
. Bon.- Be" is short, stout, but not ohms; his hair and,
epee both blank; his features well formed, and rather
handsome . ; :and there was that about the massiveness of
t his head and his frontal development, added to his clear,
penetrettini!ye, which always bespeaks intelligence. H.
r [We* little hesitation in printing the above let
!ter,' altbilegh it came from one 'of
s our most reliable
!special correspondents. We do notdesire to ssy a word
:In relation to the dead, eiti.O*Sepondent's* account is
circumstantial, however; injustice to Cledineel
memory to know all thatmay be said agaimci him,
in order that his conduct may be explained or defend Mi..
—En. Pares
[Special Correspondence of The Press]
After following in clew pursuit of the enemy for two or
three 'dor s, we came upon him at Burketteville,-where we
engaged him immediately with our artillery; the Object of
which wee to dislodge three batteries, yodel on the Bide
of the mountain, in andMear this pose. Their infant',
occupied the woods at thS base of the mountain, with a
large reserve in the pass and at the-top of the mountain,
We ApprOached by a cirenitous route, at the rear of the
village, and formed in line of battle at the northern ex
tremity of the village, on!ploughed ground, corn-fields,
and undulating meadow lands. Onr forces were engaged
in the following order:. Col. Bartlett's' brigade first at
tacked the enemy, and, after expending, all ita, ammuni
tion, was relleVed by the First New 'Jersey, under com
mend of Col. ? Torbert. , Perceiving that no impression
Was being made on the enemy, -who largely outnumbered
us, and were pouring"giapo and Minister t into oar ranks,
Col. Torbert ordered a charge, whiCh was promptly re
sponded to by the 4th, under_ CoL Hatch, in a splendid
manner; they charged across a ploughed field at least
five hundred yards, in the face of aleavy fire, and drvve,
the enemy back hi the wedge to the entrance of the pass,
the other regiments of 'the brigade following closely with
them; the enemy were completely., roofed, and fell back,
to the top of the mountedn, _where was a heavy'reserve'
of from live to ten thousand, under the command of Gan.
Thomas Cobb. The Jersey troops continued In the por
trait up the steep slope of .the' mountain, killing large
numbers} of the enemy, including maily general and field
officers, .among whom were General Semmes and Lt.
The:charge was one of the most brilliantof -the war,
maintained against an enemy outnumbering us five to
- one, and in a position almost impregnable by nature.
The bold manner in which it was. conducted secured to
us the victory of the day. Among the many inetancas
of Madamated bravery, under every disadvantage, it
would be tedious and impossible' to enumerate—, General
Slocum, who commands our diviaion, was ever in the
thickest of the fight, waving hie dap and cheering the
• N
men on. Colonel Torbert, who commands the New Jer
sey Brigade, distinguished himself upon this occasion foi
his dill and' bravery, and the courage with whist,
led' the brigade into action - 7 -- 2filtniffin's •ta — Constantly
mentioned in connection with our lamented Kearney,
--tn , &the_brigade would be rejbiced to have him occupy
the place, airitirporm ? omt commander, which that brave
officer so ably filled during Jhe long period, at Otfinp
Seminary, of our preparation for the , tleid,, Colonel
Hatch,.of 'the 4th New Jerseyi won the praise of .
every one, both general officers -and ofilera, for his
' bravery and the gallant manner in which he led Ids re.
( . gltrient into .tbesolaitrini:-. 'Ever :At its head, by his pre‘
Bence and - courage he etimniated their already eager zeal
in 'the figlit;'anti largely contributed to the suttees of
the (14— An evidence of the work done by that regi
ment,ll found in the.fact that, out of about two hundred
and fifty, or . lees, with which they entered into at ion,
more' than one. fonith were killed and, wounded; two,
stands of • colors taken, and one, which they ran over'
.in the pur : ault, was picked uP by a New York.roglment.
i,They also took a large number of prisoners, including'
several officers, twelve of them from one retiment. The
greatest loss of the regiment Is that of-Lieutenant J. 5.
'!'llltudoifoid, adjutant Be was shot threngh the shoulders
IWhile gallantly heading the regiment in its charge up the
mountain. The adjutant was a fine young man, a brave
and galtant officer, lite bravery at the battle of Galilee'
Mill end yeeterday proved hie courage to be of the highest
order.
The other brigades engaged were those of Generals
Bartlett and Newton' The battle was fought entirely by
Siouan's division, that of General Smith's being • held as
a reserve. lam not able to 'hive a detailed account of
their part in the engagement; nor of the killed and
wounded. The following is a lisn of the Ist Row Jersey
Brigade :
The killed and wounded in the 'New Jersey Brigade
will :mintier abOut 175. The whole number I have not
ascertained. The enemy's entire lose is about 1,600
killed and taken prieoners.
Generals Sumner, Burnside, and Banks hale been
holly engaged with the enemy on our right, in the moun
tain pass leading to'Boonesville, for the Met four d aye':
A report reaches us today that four brigades of rebels
have been taken prisoners. The enemy are said to be
totally routed, and flying in . terror and dismay: Time
and opperinnity forbid further details. The poet boy is
about leaving, whlch warms me to close my correspon.
deuce. •
The Pennsylvania Militia. Moving into
BAnsisnuno, Sept. D.—A gentleman who arrived iu
this city : from Ohamboreburg, this evening, says that all
the troops thativere stationed there have gone to Hager*.
tdirm and Boonehero. A company from Philadelphia re.'
'fused to go over the line, whereupon General Reynolds's
told them they might go home and be damned, and die-, - 1
grace forever would rest on their shoulders. After re,,
:kceiving this reprimand, they finally went over.
Governor Curtin is still at Hagerstown. ' ' •
A feeling of perfect security is now felt here in ciekSat
circles, regarding the defeat of Stonewall Jackman's plans
for a raid into Pennsylvania.
Qa number of wounded have arrived here, and
other poin - ti - on Can3beri&lid Palley.railroad.
The heWe - "of "Geii: - Iti , . l3l4ll 'n'a victory Wall liloelved
•
here sith great tejoicing. -
Many of the troops here are nrietit, iditt ik;:!'"°• WO'
they may yet assist in the rent of the - enefirjr;:asum;.:
great work of crushing the rebellion. The body of Crag
George A. Brooke, of the 46th Pennsylvania Regimillt •
arrived pore 'to. day. ilia funeral will take place thii
evening at 6 o'clock.
The remains of Colonel Samuel Crusadele, and Captain
W.R., Andrews, both of the 128th Pennsylvania /12gi.
merit, were also brought here to-day. The remains or.
&1. Orasedale will be Bent to Doylestown, and thoseof
Captain Andiews to Beading. The bodice are in ohatip
of Jahn W. Brown.
Travelto Obemberabuig sad Thageretown was resumed
- waan - wea telegraplo votilMl2llllCistlOLl leltevrofieu to -
Boonboro.
:Rports from Harrisburg.
Sept. 114— EvenIng.--information, which
Las just been received here from the battle field, says
that our victory is complete, and that General Pleasan
ton le in hot pursuit of the enemy, and driving them
across the Potomac.
'lli° whole Federal army is in good condition, and the
enemy bea been badly pnnished. - • -
BAB.RiBB9R9, Sept. 19 —The compani that refused to
go over . the line was from Lancaster; mad' not Philadoi
pb4l. It was commanded by Col. Dickey.
3.llARRyßuitG,Bept. lii=kildnight.--A despatch re: .
solved at official Quarters up to this hour, from a person'
who Visited the battle field, reports that the rebel latti
Ins two to our one. Their dead wore left unburied, Sad
theltwounded found shelter in barns and woods along
Igiveholti route to Williameport, where the em my has rio
doubt crossed with the remnant of the army.
• :.A great amount of ammunition was captured, togethpy
Turflike urge number of prisoners, who have been sent
to Hagerstown.
OPERATIONS ON THE MISSISSIPPI.
e A Transport Fleet Fiied On,
Mil
IiEVEIiAL:SEBBL PILII3OIII*S.WOUNDED.
Prentiii i lliss., Lam in Aihes.
.Oatno; eipt.l9.—The fleefcarrihi'the rebel prison
ers to Vicksburg was fired into .. .at: kifeittiiii, Mien , op-
Posit° Napoleon, Ark. Several ballspaseed through the
steamer Tatan, -killing a number of :riipels. but none`of
our own men were hurt. The' gunboat that - convoyed
the fleet then opened her guns; and dot giehag the in
. habitants fifteen minutes to 'remove 'the women and
children, shelled the town, and burned
THE WAR IN MISSOURI.,
•The.Guerilla Colonel Hayes gilled
Sinitlolllw.n, hlo., Sept. 19 - 1 -L. 0. W. Wyllams,
Of the let Missouri . osTalry, who. Wis taken vri
noir lientonla on Saturday, the 1 . 311, has Since
,7 escaped. •
Wa s heirs that the notorious guerilla, Doi, Hayes, was
oallielisma day by one of , our pickets.
Caeurros's PASS; BLUR BIDGS,
1111 AR BORKIITTSVILLE, MD.,
Saptember 15,1862
Maryland
714 E , 11A1 IN KENTUCKY.
• •
THE SURRENDER'. OF IUNFORDSVILLL•
liot , raymmt; Sept. lb.—At the surrender of Knuforda
, vltle, on Wedue':. , 4ay morning, the rebels took about four
thousand prisoneni; whom, it is reported, they , subse
quently paroled, composing the With, 61tb, and 89th Ta
tiana Regiments, four hundred of the 40th Intl!arm, two
companies each of the 11th and 74thindiarta' ono corn
pany of the let,Wisoonsin, one company of the Iyostevills
Provost Ruud; severrty'remmiti for the WI Kentucky
the 4th Oltio, a hatter) , of ex guiteilluith fair callit : ifuno
in position.
Previous to the- surreal:ter there WAS' tWO: or' tbroe
hot* , skirmishing on Tuesday between 'eh
erbOoters of both parties. The rebels did not attaCk'us.
in force In Binday%
Gen. Chalmers roada-ws• attack on our forces with.
eleven regiments. On Tuesday night Buckner's dividon
was added to this force,, - ,,The firing on Tuesday, was a
rebel feint td" • enable theme to Secure the 'north pink of
the river. In that engagement we lost two killed and
four or free wounded.
Fair Teat, September 19 special despatch from
Cincinnati, to the 14 ,- w Talk Irerad, says " VatO ad
-vices, from Louisville - via Indianapolis, deny the truth
of the report of the surrender of Muiefordville. They
assert that nothing is huesn . of it in that city."
Kentitelit to be Ria.of invasion.
Loursvn.LE, Sept. 19-11: P. ai —Very many reports
are in circulation from down the road, the transmission
whereof by telegraph is interdicted by, the military aug
therities, who however, entertain the hope and belief
that the preparations now actively coneutemating will
not only insure the safety of LOniollll43, but speedily
clear Kentucky a her rebel invaders,
FROM WASHINGTON.
Special Despatches to TherPress."
TV' . .&SIE , ILNGTON, Beptemberl9, 1882
DlCeiction's Victory.
Gum Idoonunnas'a despatches to day, . announcing
the final triumph of the Army of the - Potomac, werethe
ocsasionfer ths most popular demonstrations of that
conilifence which has preyailed" here since be took the
; field. In' cificiig circles it was especially notable, the
news being received in all departments with unbounded
joy. No less extravagant were the encomiums parsed
upon its :connerixider Menthe army itselr—an *arm," that,
( under another leader, only a month since, came reeling
baek from defeated fields The public ; at large had its
interest wrought to 'the right *Ant to=day, and the
anxiety to hear the news was almost unequalled. When
• it reached the bulletin, ; at Willard's, an_ immense crowd
• gathered, and `GlonOte Isierforif TRAIN was called'upon
•to read the despatch. Afterwards, he mounted a chair,
land made a speech to the crowd, which was frequantly
l interrirpted; tens! cheers for MO Onnix:iir. •At -- other
•
k places, equally impromptu demonstrations were bad over
the great success. Tonight we have officially no :addi
tionah.detrigs'of Ate retreat and pursuit 'of the rein'
:army. It is asserted, however, that General hloCtra.
':LAN succeeded in attacking the enemy's - rear, capturing
;an in menet, number o f prisimers aud - artilleryiand
kili
ng end , wounding an equally large number. Tilts is tory
probable, thoughit - it full confirmation:-
'The Paroled Prisoners.
Aijutant General 'Dimas left for Annapolis to.day,
to ) organize•the paroled pl#o/10213 into brigades; pieistra—
tory to - their being sent to the ,Northwest to operate
'against the Indians It is hoi" piobatile that not more
than half of their number, will he sent. Infantry is not
needid in that campaign so much as mounted riflemen.
'A. Railroad Schenie. '
Mayor WALLeon and 'a deputation orthe city au
thorities called on the' President and &oretary of War
today to urge upon them the necessity of zonstracting
railroad, for military and civil purposes, from Wash
tugton 'to Point of Rocks,on the Baltimore 'andOhlo
Railroad, and thence to liagerstown, connecting with
the Ivania. railroads, and also.one froth .Wasliing
tin
,directly oast, thirty maws, to Chesapeake bay. The
city won:tikes to lend its aid to the work, and the propoei
tient; met with much fayer.from the. President and Becre•
,
tan of .le • '
Oar idilitia• Slandered
It is roiblatedr here to day that the Pennsylvania
militia refused . to go into Ilitylaud, but thsre la au
thority for ohiitradicting it; in fact, some of the militia
have ereesed , the line;though they Only volunteered to
rimiain in their own State for its defence.
era for General Clay:
. . -
Tlie, oider;transferriug General 0A55117.4 IL CLAY to
the 'Department of New Orleans was to day revoked,
'and he is now awaiting new instrnoticins from . the War
Department. ;2..
Card of Cassias M.
;lion. Ortssruis M. Mir' publishes a card .
to-day, de
nying that be has ever Bald a word to the ,president
about dovailorrrox, or in favor'of making him the com
mander of the. Northwestern grand division of troops.
Re has never preneinied any other way of carrying on the
,war than by the constituted 'authorities, nor desired the
overthrow of the President, or the establishment of the
dictatorship of FRBMONT, or any other man. Re calls
upon the country to trust the President, as he himself
calumnious.
Another Major General
We bear that the President has promoted Brigaditr
Ceneral - RossET SOBBNCK to be a major general.
IVlTheelPaneollB.
The . Commissioner of Interne Revenue invariably re.
tarns otdere and money sent to him for currency stamps,
such stamps not being issued from his bureau. They are
to be procnrediroin - thelTaiki:d•Stitos Tibii — sureic"bat no
one need send to him at present, as he is now engaged
in Supplying the Government agents only.
Acting Maiter En' WA Mi. HOOSIZR has been promoted
to acting volunteer lieutenant for gallant oonduet daring
the attack on Washington, N. C., and has been ordered
to the command of the steamer Victoria.
GEORON W. MARVIN and JAMESPENNOORE have bean
appointed acting assistant surgeons.
The following officers hale been orderedtto the steam
- slorip;of:isisr PlohiCan : Captain, J. B. lifenoaLNDi Lieu
tenant, R. H. DOER; Acting Master, It. B. Bill Boat.
swain, G. C. ABBOTT Gunner, WM ARNOLD,. •
Brigadier. General MAX WED RN has IDISD - Okliiedlol4l- -
pert for duty to Major General Dix, at Fortress Monroe;
end Brigadier General GILBERT, now on duty with the
Army of Kentucky, to General WitionT, at.Chaelunsti.
Colonel A. M. Wool), of the Brooklyn 14th Regiment,
to day received his commission as Collector of - Inland'
Revenue for the 2d District of Now York. When the
President made Colonels Ooncoßes and Wit.cox Briga
dier Generals, a similar appointment 'was teuJered to
Cokntl WOOD; but It was declined, on account of his im
paired health. The collectorship has been awarded ta
.bim.by the President' seism equivalent: HO has never
finally recovered from the ; wound he received at Boil
Bun, and his physician, Borne time ago, pronounced it
unwise for him to again take the field.
Mr. GEORDS PRANCIS TRAIN lekve this city for
Philadelphia to-morrow. He dined with Secretary SEW
ARD yesterday, and had an intervlaw with the President,
hecretaties : BrANTON 84: WELLES, and General &reps
• The Publication of Illiniements
. Prohibited.
• IIEADQUAZTERS op TIIE ARMY,
~,,Wasatxuron, hepL 19, 1862. •
Major General T.,G..Foater, commending the Depart.
meat of North Oarolisiailiall'Callitattention to an article
in the Ne 7 York 'Evening Post, - of September 4th, - in )
which are published the ntimbera and isasitions of his;
trtopit.' tie remarks that New York paperealways reach
the enemy in a fo,v diya . atiar.inblicailon, and that such
information from our friends is more injarioni than that
gained by the rebel apies. The newspaper press is
earnestly requested.to, make no publication, in *regard to
the numbers or movements of our troops. No informs
tun could be more desirable to ' the enemy than this.
'finch publications have done. Immense injury • to our
'cause. - • H. IL:HALLOS.:
.
Indian War in Atinnesotit- The. Indians
thow R DOlioSition to Coma to Terms.
idiLwall*E - S, Sept. 19.—The 4. Paul .j?ipseer and
DenteePat, of the 16th luta.; contains a letter from Little
Crow'', Chief of the • Sioux, to Col. Sibley, in -which he
says be wants 'to' know in what way he can make peace
for:his people. Ile aleo_says that . tbe•white prisondrs in
.his well treated at, his own-people.
' - I.ettere front i ittly.Bions Chicle Waits - ahem and Taapi
af g pig ftletldiiQbaracter, and denounced Little • Crow
as ibe chief crime of all the difficulties. It is evident that
the Sioux aro much divided and quarreling among them
, selves. Col. Sibley requests Little Crow to glve•up big
.
prisoners, and tells "Wabashaw and Taapi that he will
meet them and their friendein Open.day. Ro adds : •
I 'am powerful enough to crush all those who attempt
•
to oppose my inalch;": and 'to punish those who have
webbed their hands in innomat blood."
'The Pioneer of the 17thlitetanti Says that the Chip
`Dews embassy LIS returned, - and UM; MOT' had' 1111COOSS.
' lay settled all questions - cif disPiete", and left the Lucian
lira more cordial and friendly state of mind than half
existed for many, yeare; • Nearly all the chime; were "
present, and aignc4l a treaty of perpetual friendship, at
• Crow Wing, on the 15th Instant, whereupon the whole
band prepared to leave for their homes, all estieGel, and
Role •14-the day promised tddisperee his mon.
. ,
Funeral of the late Colone! Miles
BALTaroxli, Sept. 19 —Tiig - body of Colonel tellies,
o wee .killed at Harper 4 Feiry, wee conveyed, tide
morning, with a military *tart, to Sweet Air, Balthnor'e•
county, his late reeidento, where the funeral services
wilt take place.,
Remains of Genial Mansfield.
BALrixoRE. SePtaerT , Tho body of GBl3. Bfikattiold ar
riled hire to• da YtAnd-ii.being embalmed..
r (
. DiektllletlTeiriltSitt Bnifalo-LLoss $500,000,
Bort l etoi Sept. 19.—At one o'clock this mornings are;
broke out in the brick building, corner of Witor and No
len* a treete, need as a grain drytog hum. The the spread
rapidly 'to the Wens arid Sterling 'Elevators, which, with
their contents, were deer°, ed.. The fire_ then. crossed.
Dulons street,' cOmminilcatingito foundry, Klein •
and Dorecnii.punap and block factory, and a number of
tenant houses on Brawl, Ely, and Leoonlalenx streets; all
ot which were burned';' crossing 'the Bratty ship canal,.
;the fire )pread to 'Brans' office and. warehouses. In
the warehouses Were etored between • 20,000, and
30,000 barrels of whieky, and high-priced wboes,
owned by Mr. Williams, the larger portion of which
were raved. David Bell's loss, is estimated at $30,000 to
870,000. The loss of Evans In not known, but it is
measly Covered bylneurance. It is imposelble at Pre
sent to 'EI re anything sperm heating to the amount of
the total lose or insurance. The lone will probably reach
hen , a million of dollars. Some thirty or forty buildings
are dasqoyed. The elevatOra contained thirteen thou
eliaenifitAkkgl.Bl4M-IfilllLLB
oste. .!"'"- •
BUFVALO, Sept. 19.—Tbe principnleffiterbes births fire
.'
thin morisirg:
Eve nal Elevator, owned by Charles W. Evens, valued
at Sao,ooo Insured for 1.20 : 01X. .
The Purling Meister, owned by. D. 8. Austin, valued
it 820,000; neared for 813,500.
Gee. 0. White, Wm. Williams, and Geo. .1. Trnsoott
had 2,851 bble! of high iititillti.winee stored in the ware
house of Jae: "ItAtviine. "Their loss is heavy, bat is
pre. ty well covered-by insurance.
The warehouse of James 0. Evans, was destroyed.
Ices s7.lloolifunited for 84.500.
The foundrry of David Bell, building and machinery,.
Lose 11.30:000; no insurance.
'ibe Oleveland block,' owned 'by C. X. Deed, of Erie,
about fifteen or twenty wooden tenement .
building Were also burned, the; lose on which has not
been secertaited. The buildings wore old and of little
vs en. A large number of poor.'families ere rendered
homeless', by. this 'pull as/salon) The total - Wee
ma t e d ets.SCo,o6o,'and die thsersa,•oo, as far an awes,:
tithed, 81.30,000 . .„ - -*
LATER PROM Eint
THE BORUSSIA OF CAPE tcAct
in England: ,
Cara Baas, Sept. 19.—The steamer Itot tm .
sneitharapton on the 19th inat . tweed off dii,, '', ;rll
day at noon ) and was bearded
Europe news ra tkts„
following-jeer advicee from e wale obisi em t • li e
, 3 b e neat /l ee Ault. Saxon arrived at cdverp4l
aOth, and the Steamer Bones at Boothan, j ,, e4 ot ti,
same day.. gii e s ,
From the uncertainty prevailing
the gaiety of the etliceteldp Great itcertera, f 4,:: - . 441 i i
woe delayed in New Yark.--Ed.) the underwiii4,--lt,
;Mora had gone up to 20 guineas at Llverrn s i 4 oil,
B The Prince of Wales and Prince Alfred had ar t '
russels. ~,d _
' The Arcbbiahop of Canterbury and B ed _ _ ' 4
ton were dead. , uz Ott ,
•' 4 l
The news from America by the demon. A. t , 4
bad not the slightest effect on console, whi t sso,o
,' 44, 4
gcui saggx.' for *ney, and 93'6093x for ttet e iZ 41
counts. Loans were offered on the block Ruh,' a.,
134 per cent. to e
'The Parte Pays EMT that Snafu has (deem i o
contingent force to Mexico, but Treece wouli ‘,
..7111
thither.
cent the offer. France rondo thirty thou 1
roent.)l tre
La Fi . am
re says the unity of Italy is !meow)].
if it ehould be realized it would introduce a stliel ;: bot
. turbot:on-into 'European order, and all Fran e ,2
compelicd to demand compensation Irma I t s l y ""- , lt
change in ber established ferritorial limit s l e 0 . 4 4
nuaranty herself against several of h 4.
~,.,, 41'
neighbeas.., , ~,..,,
On tte French Bonne Bentee were quoted at e,,,, f ,
The Montenegrins refuse to ac cept the eet,;;;4
offered= by the Tnike, and, taking advantalte at ii i l ' 4 4
sent armietice, bays. instructed their reis e, . bla : tre.
Constantinopleldidentand more favorable tilin g _ j ;" Lc
the conference, the Montenegrins have btel l t r ,P4
Ceitirge, and transporting all their valasbi" ‘,l ~, i ist
Omar Pomba bad recommenced hoeutitiea " 44 4.
The Turks had Set era to the Servien ye t ti mi
,31 , ,
graado ti r ed on the in 'and' the, Prefvethabitants.'s Palace was la ilatssi, ....' 4 '
*Mtie r
A later despatch says that Monteneero he, s c , ptc.
the conditions offered by Other Pacba. -IA
On account of the state of siege at Naple3, the 5 5 ,,,, , , ,
eery of Gartbaldifs entry into .Naples will het hi te;
brated. . • .
The press of Lombardy are unanitneue in taro
an
grting an amnesty to Garibaldi and his follower s r - g
.-..Garibaldi had-requested to be allowed to endsmlc st e t English Tenni. s:li
Ntter documents nor ti me ,
_ ”t,te
found at liepromonte, where' he was taken pri...,,,,! .
- Nothing has been decided respecting the disao,ei,4 LL
be made'of Garibaldi. Hie 'wounds are very s et , o3
'Brit
commission as been appointed to report ou the WI ''
.
:Commercial intelligence.
LONDON MgllKETe.—Baring's circuit,
sugar and coffee firm r and tallow quiet. T-4)r4
LINDIsPOOL MARKETS. Sept. —Cones 1.1,
salea of Uilonday and Tuesday,were only ,00
market being 'dull at irregular pices. The
baba ty ~
are ld lower than those of Friday last. Spece:
a re,
exporters tock 1,000 bales.
inactive
LIVERPOOL BREADSTUFFS
ie,dull, and 63 lower. . Wheat quiet, but etecl
dell: and unchanged Mixed, 26e 9d eted.oi,
PROVISION MARKET,—Beef is rtrr
dull. Bacon has a downward-tendency. Lard tuacr.:':,
but unchanged. 'Tallow quiet, but steady,
Blies firm. Sugar . Read r* OcfrP9
but tteady.- Roil( firm; common, 28e4%.1
turpentine quiet at 1255. Bice quiet but steady.
• • ' Front California.
SAN Faanorsco, Sept 10 --Sailed, bark Victoria
Liverpool, carrying 15,000 sacks of wheat. Bac!,
still mostly confined to the jobbing trade. FIN
•
declined to 26 cents per pound; candles are nail:
sugar' quiet; anthiacite coal $lB, and Unallaiteel
per ton.
L Taggart it Co., Prominent jobblog houi 9 Ln,
city, failtd to-day for about 830.000. Thu
generally distributed among Ban Francisco !LET
The news of the recent great Union victory pr,
the most unbounded joy here.
Subscriptions for the relief of our wounded sehlßE,'l*cs
been opened. The subscription of our city Mene
to about; one hundred thousand dollars, and Fill y;,.
bably reach a quarter of a million in a week.
A new line of stages has commenced running
San Bernardino and the recently discovered 00:.44.14.
wince, to accommodate the increasing emigration is 12 4
direction.
FAN. FRANCISCO, &apt; 19.—Arrived, ship Star or
Union, from Boston.
There is still an active demand for tnones for p,
morrow's steamer.: -The rates of Ibterett are uncba3 4 o.
excepting on New York, which are quoted at Well pet
cent. ditcont, payable to curl eccy, and 34'04 percent
pro rot= in specie. Legal-tender notes 8010 ter cm.
discount.
Orders hays been received that the made be seat vg
lard again, that being much the quirked way to tr
mit lettere from Ban Francisco to New York.
Kansas Politics.
LEAVICKWOCTH, kept.l9.—The Republican Sts eq.
vention yesterday rioinintred a full State ticket, Ltd*
by Hon. Tbomna Carney, of thia city, for Govrrtre..
0. Wilder, of thiaolty, received the nomination Ear C c.
greeeman by the same Convention.
Funeral of General Reno,
Bosiba - , Bept.l9 =TLe funeral of We late lacy 4l
Major General tend took place In this city cu des.
The seryic4sWere performed by Bishop Esstbarn
Trinity- Oburcbc which was densely crowd ad.
. Benoit ' Sept . 116—The funeral exercises °safari.
maths of General Bono tool place to•de,r, ir, Try
6:brach, Bishop Bastbran officiating. Goyerait
drew and other State officials were present. Tie apt
bore of Ci9neral Reno's etaff were psi:- bearere. Tat
body will be removed to Virginia for interment.
LEAGIIN ISLAND AS A NAVAL ETA.
TION—VISIT OF THE CONGRESSIONAL Ode
ELISSiON.—The committee appointed by the Preddce
in accordance with a resolution of Congress, to vielt ,4
inspect various places in the Union, with a view to a.
lect a suitable, 'spot for an extensive navy Yard—Mt. s
navy pull as is rendered necessary by th 3 gore
tames of the American navy—have attended to tle dsr
assigned.them. They have visited all the loca4ose ose
grated in the Congressional resolution, ae.d
fluiebed their labors in this city. The Coeumiseion
toe following *mina
Admiral Bilas 11. Stringbarn, chairman.
Commodore G. J. Van Brant, -
Commodore W. H. Geri ner,
Commodore John Moreton,
Professor A. D. Bache, Er S. Coast Survey,
Civil Engineer Banger.
On the at rival of the Commission in this titre 11 17 W
were joined by the following gentlemen:
qeorge N. Tatham, T. S. Fernon, Goorgo Butby,
Lorin Slodget—Committee of Board of Trade.
John' Derbyebiee--Corn Exchange.
Henry.. H. Watts, Charles Dutilh, J. P. Hutchinson,
a.t.d Henry J. Williams; Strickland Enemas, Chief Ens,
neer and ... Surveyor of Philadelphia, and other promiient
citizene.
The Commission spent two days at League Island, owl
examined the location with the moat careful kraals.
Obey sere treated with becoming reaped and honors tr
the people of the Island, and those who have lc chugs
its management. They expressed themselves wittiest re.
serve upon every matter which their-inveetigatios
geoted, aid, in return, were freely accorded ever; ::en
of information necessary to forms, correct ifidgurnt
the facilities and adaptation of the island for the aer
potea to which it ia proposed to adopt it. There were t;
soundings taken of the river, as that was rendered at.
necessary by a previous examination of only a kw dsys.
It was shown that for a distance of 200 feet itfalt too
wail the depth of the river is 18 feet, and at a disciwg
of 400 feet the depth la 28 feet. To a question whew
it were rot likely that the channel might not till cs. it
was answered that, during the past sixteen year:, that
had been nojaling up to any conceivable extent. 830
of the members of the committee pointed out what they
believed was an apparent disadtrautage, and ii is pelf.
ing to know that this was the only thing which as
proached to a similitude of a disadvantage—that Its
em face of the bland was level with high tide. Tenn
objection, however, it was satisfactorily shown that,
since 109, when a wail was built around the (slut,
there bad been no overflow of the Barran°, aril that, c,
Seonently, none could possibly be dreaded. The colt wit
found to be of a very dry and hard character ; that is se
part of the ground was there any appearance of marilY
or loots ground. The grate, which grows in prahiloa.
is not eatty—another evidence that the water dam LI
Bad turingreme. Mr. Unglue, the hay manniamre.
Ala - Jested the place for twenty years, and has reiA !
Quantity of hay upon the ground, recently, worth p-obi
bly,s2oo,ooo. In the lowest part of the snrfses pleth.r:
crope of pOtatoes and npiand grain have been obtaincd.
It was also stated to the committee, that for tits put
Years families have been living on the island, an•d Lt•>
not suffered trent nnbealthfainess or any oth:r
In feet, to prove the exceltenoe of the poealou, in a 51!::.
tan' point of view, it was stated that, during the ptit
twenty iearp, !iteH lAyo goon only liTO deaths, with all
average population of 100.
The following interesting facts were also steep e)la
r.tctionNiith the visit:
- •
• Oar citizen committee called attention to the seeerl
ority of the island. if a navy yard, on another acconat—
I its Ogle'::.lximity to the iron and coal mines of Penn
syleanie. Jt was stated that the great iron region if
only Shinn miles from League Island, In the rifler am
Schuylkill, the iron-oro and ;enlace region of Perinift.
Tanta begins, extending thenco to the eastern border at
the State at Easton, sand to the western border of the
' State beyond Pltteburg. In all this vast region, ccrru
gated with Tidies and Talkie opulent in ore beds, WI
veins, and limestone formations, there is outspread from
Philadelphia as a focal point, great lines of railnYele,
canals, and turnpikes, assuring every mode of tra2e•
portation and conveyance: •, j
It was nect scary to state that the coal region is sin
near the island. Along one front of League Island flaws
the Delaware river, which drains the Lehigh coal region.
..through its tributary the Lehigh, which unites with the
Delaware at 'Easton. Along the other front of Leatte
.leland flows the Schuylkill river, which drains the
Schuylkill coal region, and which front League Jellied
enlarges the Delaware river to the sea:
Dere we have the drainage of two of the three anthete•
cite .rogione: of Pennsylvania washing the two river
boundaries of League island ! And along the rivers
firm botlithese anthracite regions there are camels of
large capacity, with a descending lockage to tidewater,
whence there is free navigation to League Island. hod
tette, the third anthracite region of Pennsylvania, the
whole surface of Which is drained down the Scielthhena ll
valley, there is a detcending canal navigation to the
Dhetapeale bay, whence, through a canal only foatlil_ . n .
miles long, boats are locked out upon the waters of W
Ship channel of the Delaware, at Delaware Citr, ibirrY
natio below Leag'ae 'eland. ere. then, we have doom
SEM Delass are and down the Schuylkill the drainage of
the lehleh'and- Schuylkill coal region& and do vn the
near-by Sutocehanne. the drainage of the Wyoming'
' Lackawanna coal regiOn—these' three regions together
forming all the available and valuable anthracite terri
tory in the United States.
From. PI ilidelphia ninety, miles of railroad oeene a,
dereeedit g route from the - centre'of the Schuylkill ear l
region to tidewater on the Delaware river.
From Philadelphia ninety miles 'of railroad opens a
continuous rail route from Manch Chunk, in the Lehigh
coal region, to 'our city yards. From the bitamiuoes
coal-beds of Western Pinnsylvatis as from the semi•
bitnminone, semi -anthracite, and "anthracite coat-bets
of Eastern Pennsylvania, there are open lines of prompt
co.Mmuidcation and ester transportation, all converging
In Philadelphia, the sole seaport of the great State which
contains all the hard coal veins, many of the iron-ors
beds, and the very best of ,the proposed sites for a naval
station end navy yard;
-The committee expressed thernaelvee convinced of the
truth of these statements, and in the end were very free
to say that they ceuld see nothing in the proposed aft
which would make it objectionable as the great nail
Yard of the Union.
-. Mt CITIZENS' BOUNTY FUND.—Stib"
Scriptiove to the Citiiene; Bounty Fund for VoJunto"
received on Friday, Sept./9,1802.
211I.D.WASD dOMMITTEN
~ re - nn Grebe=......
'algid, lifelr e ever.::::: . 'al
Beaty. 8 ankh01d..5:......,J 5
William Galaw ay: . ; .... .‘: 52
i •
.: \ , : sualt- WAND ionittiTna.
G. F. W . - —25 1-7.''W and F. 8. P 5
G. B. Bai
William 10yd.......... 201 J. B. Boyd 5
ee..... - ...:'.: 100. V. 22 5
, ~ . s;,-iiiisn iItiOINCT, / 1 1,RVEXTEll WARD,
2
hirr. Dre 2 .......... SJ. B. Wilson
Walker effallace..:. 20 Airs. Fri& 1
i t two „Wrt.it ..... .. 20 Oapt: Baker ...... .... • i
Fell k Riper ......... 20 Gash trona three peosoos.l.so
5
Theo. Dekne. ..... ..... 5 Geo: H. 8. Miler
5
11: Baker.l. .. .. ..... • ift J. Lownsberl7.
111211bIlh ieliPard... 1 John Gills= ....... .... 6
'..ltabertP24);.•.• ...... 5
- eiyilvan er rtrol
-. .T..ae0b11a.'.7r• .. .. . . 1
=l Oa meta-
Memel H. WAliama .... 100
LEE '
Friday
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5
W W.aahington 3. Jachon.
llliurt Millard 5
Troapr . D Scheuenger.... 10
............ 03.5;
$A0,60.