, .
OnjaZiallUMlL
" Transpiring :. events are fraught - with
sublime, and important lessons to the
christian and the statesman. Some al
ready declare our goveruorenta /Wan;
others are hopeful that we will:fcowie•
ly through the terrible ordearlilich is try
ing our stability ; and to .alh it must be
manifest that, the prolt of It Republican
form of Government must now be solved. If
we withstand the present convulsion, our
Stabilty is demonstrated. Whatever can
be shaken; must now be removed, and
. !x,liatatiter remains, we may rarely conaludn,
caln . 174 . - be shaken. The' result.. involves
lhe highest interests of our race, and chal
/enges the attention, not only of our own
people, but of all the nations of the earth.
The distinctive principle of our govern
pent inivery simple : All Men are free and
equal. Upon this basiS can he reared no
if tiler form of governinent than 'that which
is esseritiajly•fikp s . ; and the failure of
inch governmentS 'necessarily involves the
suppression of the idea of equality and
freedom. A glance at our history will
show that our government. is simply the
out-growth of the principle enunciated.
Man has ever been struggling for the
enjoyment of that freedom which is his
birth-right.. When it was utterly denied
him in the Old World, Providence, opened
up the New. The civil liberty of this
land is the result of an earnest and suc
cessful struggle for religious liberty.—
About the year 1600, there was a revival
of religion in England, which led those
who had felt its po.wer in their souls, to
desire a more spiritual woiship than that
of the eetablisliod` church. But no such
I , l,berty was thereto be' enjoyed. "Every
doctrine of popiibti rights i "says Bancroft,
"bad been denied," and those wfio desired
to „worship God !with an "undefiled con
science' were required to submit to "cer
emonies!' which they • considered "base
and beggarly." Hence they "shook off
this yoke•of antichristian bondage, ndaa
the Lo'rd's free peeple joined themselves by
a coi , anant . of the Lord, in a Church estate,
in fhe fellowship of the gospel, to walk in
the ways made known, or to l,e made
known unto them, according to their best
endeavors, whatever it should cost them."
Of this band of christian heroes it is said :
"..They could not continue in any peaceable
manner; but were hunted and persecuted
on every side."
Thus surrounded, those who regarded
"freedom to worship God" an inalienable
right, resolved to seek it in another land.
;But it was determined that they should
.not be allowed this privilege, and in their
tat:ten:44e escape the tyranny of religious
rcipapotism they suffered the confiscaj,ion of
their property, separation from their f.itn
iliato"a4 all=kinds of 'personal insults and
abuses: In 1608'they escaped to Holland,
but feeling that they could not expect to
enjoy there for a longer time, the liberty
they sought, they resolved after a stay of
tivelve '; ‘ ;eitrs, to go to America. Provi
dence doubtless directed their- minds to
this land as a theatre upon which was to
be developed fst 'principle which they
esteemed dearer Than life, and upon a
scale grander than ever' entered their con
ceptions. In 1620, in bleA Decthnbei.,
this pilgrim band "moored their barks on
.the wild New England shore." There
,were in all :01 persons. "This," says
their own journal, "is the solitary number,
f who, for an undefiled conscience, and the
love of a pure christianity, first left their
native and pleasant land, and encountered
liag toils and hazards of a tumultuous
, `ocesn, 'in search of some region where
they might quietly enjoy their religious
:liberty and transmit it to posterity,"
PrOvidence seems to have designed
that the pilgrims should bear to the New
world the principles which were to form
the basis of our Government. No other
asociation of men, coming as adventurers
to this country, sustains the same relation
to our subsequent history as do the pil
grims. It was theirs to bear across the
deep and plant in the wilderness the
germ of our great government, and Prov
idence seems to have so over-ruled affairs
as to open the way for the accomplish
purpose. 41 historian affirms :
"From its first discovery every attempt
to colonize or settle this country for mere
purposes of gain or trade failed, and at
length all thoughts
_of it seemed to he
abandoned. And so it went on until 1620,
when God had brought his own vine out
of. Egypt, and was ready to plant it in the
region Which he and not man had chosen
for it."
Before leaving the Mayflower, the pil
grims entered into a civil compact for their
better government in their new hours._
The essential element of that compact is
in their resolution "to have only them for
their governors which they themselves should
make choice of." "This," says the histor
ian, "was the germ of the first republic on
earth. It was the first social compact
in the world entered into by free men,
preserving the liberties of each and guar
anteeing to all eqUal priiileges and rights."
The thane principle ie embodied in the
Declaration of Independence, and is the ba
sis upon which our government was reared.
The principle, PO tar as relates to its ap
prehension by the masses of the people,
is an Americanism. It is peculiar to our gov
ernment. Sings and potentates have de-
IniptiSsibility of' rearing a goy
. ertitnetii;opOn ipich
. "4. Principle, and our
history legarciedas a grand experiment
now tending to a definite conclusion.
In our government every man is a man.
Every man is born an heir to all that man
may be; and the government recognizes
his: birthright. In 'other countries, man
is bein to his destiny.; in ours, every man
is free to make his own destiny. "Life,
liberty, and the purstiit of happiness,"
are alike free to all. The embodiment of
this grand yet simple principle in our gov ,
ernment imparted to the human mind an
energy and impulse never before manifest
ed. Our history in all that constitutes
national greatness, our unparalleled pro
gress in population, in wealth, in the arts
and sciences, and in internal improvements,
"gated and wondered much." Onward,
across a mighty continent, has been our
; • course, and in the sublime progress a
800 his •beataed titround our
I•l. l pathWayunit glanced -upon all the nations
of the earth: Japan, in the far distant
.Orient, laslieard of our fame, and sends
her embassy to behold our glory and to
bear away something of our knowledge of
the arts of life. In the fullest sense, and
in the most. perfect manner, our free in
stitutions have lifted from the human
-mind the incubus under which it slum
. .
iberq ft:44%4 i It ie
,a..J:Sit a igiant had
; waked from slumber to run a race. The
result is before ns, - aud before the world.
What are the ti:cts in a religions point
? Religious liberty preceded civ
i it liberty. The struggle for the first res
'ulted in the establishment of the other.—
Every system of religion is free to stand
or fall according to its own merits and ef
forts. In this, our government is peculiar.
Infidelity, Universalism, Catholicism and
Protestantism in all its modifications, are
alike free in this ldrid. And has true
Christianity been outrun and lost in the
race? What has been the result of sever
ing the Church from the State ? After its
long imprisonment by spiritual despotism
it might reasonably be expected that the
human mind when • first emancipated
would be somewhat intoxicated with free
dom and manifest a tendency to strange
awl wild extremes; but notwithstanding
this, the triumphs of christianity in this
free land have been on a grand scale, and
such as to demonstrate the adaptation of
our form of government to the production
of the purest form of religion. Even
those who view with jealous eye our lib
erties "and our greatnesS, have been com
pelled to dismiss their tears in reference to
the fall of Christianity in this land. In
the mighty struggle for empire, truth, in
this land, is invested with that freedom
which must secure its triumph. A most
profound scholar and writer of England,
Isaac Taylor, in speaking of the probable
destiny of christianity, uses the following
significaht language—a great confession
indeed to come across the waters, and from
all and where it was thought a few years a4o
that christianity could not stand unless
propped up by the state:
"The spread of the English stock, and
language, and literature over the North
American continent, has offered a very
distinct and significant indication of
the power of christianity to retain its
hold of the human mind, and of its apt
ness to run hand-in-hand with civilization.
even when unaided by those secular suc
cors to which its enemies in malice, and
some of its friend.; in cl - er-caution, are
prone to attribute too much importance.
Could Infidelity have wished for conditions
more equitable, under which to try the for
ces ofthe opposinc , systems? And what
is the result? Christianity has gained
rather than lost 'ground, and shows itself
there in a style cites much fervor and zeal
ste in England ; and perhaps even it has the
aavantage in these respects., Wherever on
that continent good order and intelligence
are spreading, there also the religion of
the Bible spreads. And if it be' probable
that the pn g lish race, and language:and
institutions, will, in a century, pervade its
deserts, all appearances favor the belief
that the edifices of christian worship will
bless every landscape of the present wil
derness that shall then blossom as the
rose."
We have thus glanced at the origin and
distinctive character of our government,
and the mighty impulse it has imparted to
the human mind as seen in our unexampled
national achievements. Shall our lair' ;
heritage perish ? Shall our noble govern
ment fall by the hands of the most. wicked
and groundless rebellion ? The blood by
which our chartered rights were bought
and sanctified, the greatness and glory of
our past career, the interests of our toil
ing and hitherto happy millions of free
men, and the hopes of those that struggle
for freedom throughout the earth, send
op one united response—"NO." To de
destroy this government is to wreck the
hopes of humanity, and to pull down the
sun from the political sky. It is ours to
say that it shall be preserved. We are
called upo” to come up to a struggle in
volving more of the interest of our race
than any which earth has hitherto witness
ed. On the one side are constitutional
liberty, the stability of government, the
freedom of the press, the peace and safety
of our homes, and all for which our fath
ers struggled through the Revolution ; on
the other side, treason, rebellion, lawless
and ungodly ambition for power, and an
effort to destroy the only government
which essentially represents and secures
the equal rights of all its subjects.—Cum
berland Presbyterian.
CAPTURE OF A REBEL COMPANY,
A correspondent of the New York
Herald, writing from Suffolk, Va.;
under date of the 4th instant, says :
A detachment of Dodge's New York
Mounted Rifles was despatched upon
a scout on Monday, under the com
mand of Major Wheelen. The party
proceeded about thirty-five miles
from this place, and when about
twOVe miles west of South Mills
they came across a company of rebels
ont,
,their way toward Richmond.—
Maj. Wheelen made such a disposi
tion o his force that he succendPd
in .captnring the whole command,
consisting of two commissioned offi
cers and one hundred and eleven pri
twenry-eight wagons and
t wo. Falikies. The rebel company
had gathered alon,t; the route thirty
eight negroes; who were tied, and
destined for Richmond. This'inorn
ing the prisoners were marched into
town, and placed under guard *Om
the Third Regiment New York Vol:
unteers. They were conscripts, in
tended to fill up old regiments.
vates,
MCal
Tay.
LEE'S PBOOLAILATION TO THE CITI-
ZEIFS OF MARYLAND.
BALTIMORE, Sept. 11—On occupy
ing the town of Frederick s Gen. Lee
issued the following proclamation :
HEAD'RS ATIMY OF NORTH VIRGINIA, I .
Near Frederick, Sept. 8, 1862. )
To the People of Maryland :—lt is
right that you should know the pur
pose that has brought the army un
der my command within the limits
of your State, so far as that purpose
concerns yourselves. The people of
the Centederate States have long
watched with the deepest sympathy
the wrongs and outrages that have
been inflicted upon the citizens of a
commonwealth allied to the States of
the South by the strongest social, po
litical and commercialtics.
They have seen with profound in
dignation their sister States deprived
of every right, and reduced to the
condition of a conquered province,
under pretense of supporting the
Constitution, but in violation of its
most valuable provisions. Your citi
zens have been arrested and impris
oned upon no charge, and contrary
to all forms of law.
A fitful and manly protest against
the outrage, made by a venerable
and illustrious Marylander, to whom
in better days no citizens appealed
for right in vain, was treated with
scorn and contempt. The govern
ment of your chief city has been
usurped by armed strangers. Your
Legislature has been dissolved by
the unlawful arrest of its members—
the freedom of the press and of speech
have been declared offences by an ar
bitrary decree of the Federal execu
tive, and citizens ordered to be tried
by military commission for what they
dare to speak.
Believing that the people of Mary
land possessed a spirit too lofty to
submit to such a government, the
peojle, of the South have long wished
to aid you in throwing oft' this for
eign yOke, to enable you again to en
joy the inalienable rights of freemen,
and restore' independence and sover
eignty to your State. In obedience
to this wish, our army has conic
among you, and is prepared to assist
you with the power of its arms in re
gaining the rights of which you have
been despoiled.
This, citizens of Maryland, is our
mission so far as you are concerned.
No restraint upon your free will is
intended, no intimidation will be al
lowed. Within the limit of this ar
my at least Marylanders shall once
Imore enjoy their ancient freedom of
'thought and speech. We know no
enemies among you. and will protect
all and every opinion.
It is fOr you to decide your desti
ny, freely and without restraint.—
This army will respect your choice
whate- , er it may ).)e . , and while the
Southern people will rejoice to wel
come, you t.o your natural position
lamong them, they will only welcome
you when you come of your own free
will. R. E. LEE.
general Conimanding
A Battle in North Carolina.
300.1Tnion Men Againat 1400 Rebels.
REBELS THOROUGHLY ROUTED!
Correspondent of :he N. Y. Tribune.
BALTIMORE. Sept. 8, 1862.
I have the following particulars of
one of the most gallant engagements
of the war, so far as our troops were
concerned, from an officer of Capt.
Flusser's fleet who has brought dis
patches to Washington from his com
manding officer:
Fourteen hundred rebels marched'.
!toward Plymouth, N. C., on Tuesday
last intending to enter the town and
lay it in ashes. A native Carolinian,
knowing the intention of the rebels.'
came quickly to town and reported.
the matter to Capt. TI. Ham mill, of!
!Hawkins' ZMIRVas. No time was to be
lost: To defend the town, here was
one company ( F) of Ha wk ins Zoilaves,
one company of regularly enlisted lop.'
al North Carolinians. with such other
loyal fighting civilians as the town
could In wish. AI I hands were
quickly at their post. Half the Zou
ayes were sick with the fever which
!prevails there at this season of the
year and all the corn missioned officers
r 0 sick except Lieutenant Green.
of the Zotiaves, who was disabled by
a wound received in a flintier engage-
meat up the Roanoke River. The
command of about 300 men devolved
opon Orderly Sergeant Green, of .
Company Fof the Zonaves. At the
approached of so vast a force, some!
General would say, "Surrender;" but
this was not the Sergeant's motto.
He took his brave men, went out on !
ITuesday the 2d isnt., and met the en- .
emy three miles from the town.
: The enemy consisted of infantry'
and cavalry; the former under Col.'
!Garrett(who in fact was in command
of the whole foree,)and the latter in
command of Captain Fagan. When
Sear,„creant Green came upon the 4one
my be found them bivouaced in
the woods, intending to attack be
fore • the next day. A rebel intend
edto give the alarm of the approach
of our forces by firing his piece,
but it missed fire. Our boys took
this as a signal of alarm, and they
dashed upon them with great earn
estness, fighting the whole force for
an hour, Sergeant Green conducting
himself in the most gallant manner.
In the short space of an hour he whip
!ped a force of fourteen hundred, cap
taped Col. Garrett, their commander,
a lieutenant, and forty prisoners, to
gether with many cavalry horses.
I The rebels lost thirty killed, with
the ordinary proportion of wounded.
When the enemy broke and fled, the
loyal North Carolinians were fast
and 4ercp in the pursuit of their rebel
neighbors. The chase was given up
only when the enemy was complete
ly put to flight.
The civilians fought splendidly.
Mr - . Phelps, a carpenter whose hos,
Miff
to fire his favored rifle, taking down
the first rebel that fell. In this con
flict we lost three men killed—one a
Sergeant of Co. ,F of the Zen eves,
whose name is . -Miner; the other a
member of the North Carolina Com
pany; and the third, one of Capt.
Flusser's brave tars, some of whom
were ,engaged. Let officers of high_
er rank look at the conduct of Ser
geant Green, and learn wisdom—the
kind of wisdom we now need; and
let soldiers learn from the result of
the affair what even small numbers
twill accomplish when they hare•the
right sort of tire in them, the bravery
of
. our little at my in
.Plymo,uth
deserves, and will undoubtly receive
the highest honor of the nation.
I.lArctustiuta:. Sept. 10.—The follow
ing important order has just been
made
HEADQUARTERS PENNSYLVANIA )
If AR Rfsßunu, Sept. 10th I titi2
General Order .iV0.33.—1n view of
the danger of invasion now threat
ening our State, by the enemies of
the Government, it is deemed neces
sary to call upon all the able-bodied
men of Pennsylvania to Organize im
mediately for the defense of the
State, and be ready - for marching or
ders upon one hour's notice to pro
ceed tosuch points of rendezvous as
the Governor may direct. It is or
dered :
First.—That company organiza
tions be made in accordance with
the numbers required under the laws
of the United States, to wit: One
captain, first lieutenant, second lieu
tenant; eighty privates as a mini
mum, and ninety-eight privates as
the maximum standard of each com
pany. The company officers to be
elected by each organization.
Second.—As the call may be sud
den. it is desirable that the officer: ,
and members of each company pro
vide themselves with the best arms
they can secure, with at least six
rounds of ammunition to suit the
kind of arms in possession of the sol
diers. Such persons as cannot se
cure and bring arms with theta, will
be furnished by the Government af
ter their arrival at the rendezvous
Third.---Each officer and member
of the company shall provide himself
with good, stout clothing. uniform
or otherwise, boots, blanket and ha
versack. ready to go into camp, when
called into service.
Fourth--Each company organiza
, tion to be perfect as scup as possible.
and report the name of its officers
and the place of its headquarters to
these headquarters, in order that
they may be promptly notified to
move when their services are re
quired.
Fifth. Organizations, when or
dered to move, will be furnished
With transportation by the Govern
ment.
Sixth,----On the arrival at the place
of rendezvous, they will be fbrmed
into regiments or such organization
as the Governor or Commander-in-
Chief of Pennsylvania may direct.
Seventh.—So far as practicaple,
4nd as mpy lie found consistent with
the interest of the public service,
companies from the same localities
will be put together in such larger
organizations as may be formed.
Eighth.—Organizations f mined un
der the recent proclamation are ear
nestly requested to adopt, without
delay, such measures as may be ne
cessary to comply with this order.
Ninth.—Organizations called into
the field under this order will be held
for service for such time only as the
pressing exigency fin• State defense
may continue,
order of A. G. Cur.TIN, Gover
nor and Commander-in-Chief.
A. L l'a - ssELr„ Adj. Gen. Pa
The Draft Postponed
By authority of Goveror Curtin,
the draft which was ordered to have
been made on the 15th, has been post
poned till the 25th inst.
General Lees's War Dispatches,
The Richmond papers of the 2d contain
two dispatches from General Lee as fol-
MIMI
Nine o'cleYk, p. m. , Avg. 29, via
Rapidan the 30th.
To President Davis:--So far this army
h as steadily advanced, and repulsed the
frequent attacks of the enemy. The line,
of the Rapahannock and Warrenton has
been relieved. Many prisoners are cap
tured, and I regret quantities of stores
were destroyed for want of transportation.
Andersonis not yet up, and I hear nothing
of those behind. We have Ewell, Trim
ble anti Taliferro wounded ; the latter
slightly, the others not mortally.
Grovetown, Aug. 30, 10 P. M., via Rapidan
To President Davis:—This army achiev
ed to (lay, on the Plains of Manassas, a
signal victory over the, combined forces of
Gen. McClellan and Pope. On the 28th
and 29th, each wing, under Generals Long
street and Jackson, repulsed with valor
attacks' made on then) separately. We
mourn the loss of the gallant dead in eve
ry conflict, yet our gratitude to Almighty
God for His mercies rise higher each day
To Him, and to the valor of our troops, a
nation's gratitude is due
Gen. Pepe Preferring Charges
A Washington dispatch says:—
On Friday Gen. Pope asked to be
relieved of his command, and his
request was granted. He at once
preferred charges against Generals
Porter, Franklin and Griffin for not
obey ing orders in the late engage
meets, and causing our defeat. A
court-martial had orders to assemble
this morning, and met at the War
Department—Judge Holt, Judge Ad
vocate ; Maj. Gen. Cadwalader, Gen.
Casey anti General Mansfield, the
Board. On account of the non-at
tendance of General Mansfield and
General Porter, who is to be tried
first, they adjourned till Monday
morning, at 11 o'clock. Gen. Mans
field will arrive from Fortress Mon
roe to-day. Porter's command has
been given to Gen. Heiptzelman.
EWA
E=
GENERAL MILES ROUTS THE ENEAY.
The Rebels Retreating from Frederick.
Baltimore, Sept. 12.—A gentleman
who lett Frederick yesterday after
noon says that on Wednesday after
noon heavy firing was, heard in the
direction of Harper's Ferry, and on
yesterday morning the secessionists
appeared to be very much troubled
about the news from that quarter,
which Was to the !effect That General
LOring had cross'ed' the Potomac at
Williamsport and marched down to
Harper's Ferry, where he attempted
to - form, with the view to attack Gen.
Miles' force.
Gen. Miles opened his masked bat
teries upon the rebels. and they were
reptilsed With great slaughter. It is
also reported that we took many pris
oners.'
Betbre our informant Icft, Freder
ick had nearly been evacuated. The
re'bels commenced moving off on
Thesday night, with about thirty
thousand men. Portions went round
it. They moved, says our informant,
in retreating order, with their trains
in advance.
lie has no doubt whatever that our
forces occupied Frederick to-day.—
He thinks the rebels are not bound
for Pennsylvania, but have been driv
en to enter Maryland to get supplies.
He confirms all previous accounts of
the utter wretched destitution among
the rebel hordes.
REBELS DRIVEN FROM CLARKS-
A Louisville dispatch of the 9th,
says :—Col. Bristow, of the Bth Ken
tucky cavalry, has just arrived from
Russellville, and rej ort that on Sun
day evening a portion often. Grant's
forces, from Fort I)onelson, drove a
body of rebels, consisting of three
hundred guerrillas, with about a
hundred and fifty citizens of Clarks
vulle, from their rifle pits, at Provi
dence. three miles from Clarksville.
The Union troops shelled them out of
that. They then resorted to a dwell
ing, and we again shelled them out.
and they entered Clarksville, and the
eitizens, who had co-operated with
the rebels, laid aside their arms and
resumed their civic avocations. We
took Clarksville, the rebels retreat
ing. The rebel Col. Johnscn was at
.11opkinsville yesterday, and ac
knowledged that Col.tinackelford, at
a recent tight, whipped the rebels
badly. Col. Johnson's force are dis
persed, and in small squads, stealing
Money and all other available prop-
ME
Indian War in Dacotah.
Intelligence from Dacotah and the
Upper Missouri, nays a Leavenworth
despatch of the 9th, indicates serious
Indian hostilities. Governor Jayne,
of Dakotalt, issued a proclamation on
the 30th ult., calling on the settlers
to organize. Two men, Judge Arm
idon and his son hall already been
killed. Gen. Blunt has received a
despatch from Governor Jayno dated
Sioux City, Sept. fith, which says the
Indians made an attack that morning
within three miles of Yanktown, the
capital of the territory The courier
brings the despatch to Sioux City
with an escort of ten men. They had
a fight with 20 Indians ten miles from
Yanktown. The Governor calls for
a regiment, with arms and ammuni
tion, as a general Indian war is fear
ed.,.
Important from Cincinnati.
CINCINNATI, Sept. 12. 6 P. M.—The
skirmishes • yesterday afternoon re
sulted in the capture of twenty reb
els. The prisoners report the rebel
army in good spirits, and anxious to
advance on Cincinnati. It was un
derstood by them that they were to
fall back in the direction of Florence
to draw our forces out of their en
trenchments.
Kirby Smith made a speech to his
army on Wednesday, assuring them
that in a few days they would quar
ter in Cincinnati. It is•also reported
that Bragg reinforced Smith with 12
regiments. At 10 o'clock this morn
ing the entire rebel army tell buck.
Their pickets are now rive miles from
our lines.
rebels Retreating in Confusion
CINCINNATI. Sept. 13.—The rebel
army has fallen back beyond Flor
ence. Some stragglers, taken by our
scouts, say that they had twenty
thousand men, while others say only
ten thousand advanced this side of
Florence under Gen. Heath. Prison
ers say that the retreat was made
because they heard of Gen. Bactl's
presence in Kentucky and had not
heard from Gen. Bragg. Our scouts,
late last night, report the enemy re
treating in confusion.
R. E. LEE
SKIRMISH near CUMBERLAND GAP,
A Louisville dispatch of the Bth
says : Last Thursday , a foreging
party from Cumberland Gap encoun
tered a party of rebels 7 miles dis
tant. The Federal loss was one kill
ed and three wounded. The rebels
were driven away with considerable
loss, as they were exposed to a rak
ing fire from a thirty-two pounder.—
The rebels, yesterday, destroyed the
water stations at Benson and Bagdad,
at the Louisville and Frankfort Rail
oad, and tore up a hundred yards
of the track at Bagdad. Rumors
are quite general here, but whereof
headquarters have not been advised,
and do not credit, that General Thom
as L. Critteuden vanquished a por
tion of Bragg's forces near Gallatin,
Tennessee, and also that Bragg's en
tire forces are cruising Cumberland
river, with a yiew ofinvading North,
ern Kentucky. A party of rebels,
forty in number, went on Saturday to
West Point, at the mouth of Salt Riv
er, intending to capture any trading
boats there, but vamosAd on ascertain
ing that all such boats had been re
moved to the ludiana shore.
R. E. LEE
FERRY!
VILLE.
from Cincinnati
, •••
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A Great Federal Victory ! !
Rebels Badly Whipped and in Full
Retreat !
Gen: Lee Wounded, and Gen. Gar
land Killed! !
WAstum - rolv, Sept. 15. 1:46 P. 'NI
Both wings of Gen. McClellan's
army were successful yesterday,
whipping the enemy badly. The en
emy is now in 11111 retreat toward the
Potomac. with Gen. McClellan in full
pursuit.
A large number of prisoners have
been taken. Our loss is not very
, e\ CPC
It is reported that the enemy art
panic strieked and demoralized. Gen
Lee is reported wounded and Gen
Garland killed.
A. STAGER,
Gen. Sala Militart• Telegraph.
BATTLE NEAR HAGERSTOWN!
McClellan Gains a Great Victory
GENERILL RLNO WILLED !
WAsnisoroN, Septemberls.—Read
Quarters Army of the Potomac, Three
Miles beyond 'Middleton, Sept. 14,
1:40. p. m.—To HENRY W. HALL EC K..
Generai-in-Chief: After a very se
vere engagement, the corps of Gen.
Hooker, and Reno have carried the
heights commanding the Hagers
town roux.
The troops behaved magnificently.
They never laugh better. General
Franklin has been enraged on the
extreme left. Ido not yet know the
result, except that the tiring indi
cates progress on his part. The ac
tion continued till after dark and ter
minated, leaving its in possession of
the entire crest.
It has been a glorious victory. I
cannot yet tell whether the enemy
will retreat during the night or ap
pear in increased force in tlie morn
ing. I regret to add that the gallant
and able Gen. Reno is killed.
[Signet!] GEI). li. 11(•('LELLAN.
Major (t•itk,!l-8,1
Still Further from McClellan.
HEArqI'ARTERS ArMY OF TuE Po COMM:.
Sept. 15, n A. M. )
HENRY W. HALLEcti. General in
Chief :—I have just learned from
Gen. hooker, in the advance. who
states that the information is perfect
ly reliable, that the enemy is making
for the river in a perfect panic, and
General Lee last night stated public
ly that he must admit they had
been shockingly whipped. 1 am
hurrying everything forward to en
deavor to press their retreat to the
utmost.
(Signed) GEn. B. McCLEEEAN
11EALQUARTERS ARMY OF THE
POTOMAC, Sept. 15, 3 A. M.
Maj. Gen. 11. W. lIALLEcK, Gen
eral-in-Chief am happy to in
form you that General Franklin's
success on the left was as complete
as that on the centre . and right, and,
resulted in his getting possession of
the Gap after a severe engagement
in all parts of the line.
The troops, old and new. behaved
with the utmost steadiness and gal-,
lan try, carrying. with but little as
sitdance from our own artillery, ev
ery strong poritiou defended py ar- :
tillery and infantry. I do not think
our loss is very severe. The corps
of A. 5.11111 and Long_ street were en
,ra,,ed with our right. We have taken
a considerable number of prisoners.
The enema- dispersed in the night.!
Our troops are now advancing in par
suit of them. I do not yet know
where he will next he found.
G EO. B. AIeCL ELLA N,
Major General Commanding.
STILL LATER.
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF POTOMAC,
AT BCIA VAR, Sept. 15, 10 o'clock, a.
m.—To Gen. Halleck,Commander in
Chief :—lutcrmation has this mo
ment been received completely con
firming the rout and demoralization
of the rebel army. Gen. Lee is re
ported wounded and Gen. Garland
killed. Gen. Hooker alone has over
one thousand more prisoners, seven
hundred having been sent to Freder
ing. It is stated that Gen. Lee gives
his loss at fifteen thousand. We are
tilllowiug as rapidly as the men cart
move. [Signed,]
G. B. Mcer.,ELLAN, 3lajci4• General
DEFEAT OF ASHBY'S CAVALRY,
We have reliable information says
the Washington Republican of yester
day, that the Bth Illinois cavalry, un
der Col. Farnsworth, on Tuesday,
had an engagement and defeated SoO
of the late Colonel Ashby's old cav
alry, between Poolesville and Darnes
town. The rebel loss was fifteen
killed and wounded, including one
captain. We took six prisoners.—
Our loss was one killed and seven
wounded. Yesterday forenoon we
again meta portion of them at Clarks
burg, and took thirty of them priso
ners. They have already arrived at
headquarters. They were ragged
and tattered.
411.
C, S uppli es to Gen. Pope."
The subjoined statement, rade by
the Journal of Commerce, in correc
tion of an allegation recently put
into currency against Gen..' Mc-
Clellan, corresponds, says the Xa
tional Intelligetwer, with information
in our possession:—"We:have receiv
ed numerous inquiries on the subject!
of the accusation that General
McClellan refused to forward sup
plies to Pope, and the recent
appointment of the General to the
high command he aow holds seems
not to have been sufficient to -stop
the circulation of the misstatement.
We have the beet authority for de
claring the whole allegation untrue.
The Battle Not Renewed--Geli.
RenoN liody to Arrive tit
Baltimore
BALTIMORE, Sept. 15.—A dispatch
from the Monocacy says that there
has been no firing this morning, and
it is presumed that the battle has
not been renewed. Gen. Reno's
body is expected to arrive here this
afternoon.
11 - essrs. Editors portion of the Bal
timore and Ohio Railroad is again in the
hands of the rebels. Business on this end
is almost suspended—through freights be
ing impossilde. The road had been for
sonic time doing a fine business, itp to the
last few days.
Enlistments have been' pretty brisk in
our little county of 'Wetzel. Two fine
companies have went out in the last two
or three weeks—besides several fractions
of companies. A. L. Honlt, Esq., of this
place, has a crack company which he re
cruited in this and Monongalia counties
—and which is now at camp in Wheeling•
There are two regiments there, the 14th
and 15th. Our old friend. M. McCaslin,
has been appointed Colonel of the 15th
Regiment. I am told that the Major (or'
Colonel) is exceedingly popular, with not
only his on n command, but with all the
officers-and men of both Regiments now
in camp. Capt. lloult reports that almost
all the CCM:piny officers on the island are
so iaken with the "tall Major," as to de
sire to be under his command. Should
this war unfortunately continue any
length of time, they may possibly he grat
ified be (:.":ettinL ., into his Brigade—as the
Colonel's ripe judgment and undoubted
courage, connected with his long and
acquaintance with military detail,
must make a mark when opportunity
offers.
Anotl er of our Greene c"ounty friends
winnin , an enviable relocation in the
military line in this State. Jacob Bristor,
Esq., who has. for riorne time past been
' Principal of an Academy at firafton, in
Taylor county, raised a company of first
rate men and took it into Wheeling a few
weeks ago. The famous, or infamous
Jenkins, he Ving Made a raj into some of
the 7Cort h k% , s!ein comities, sacked Wes
ton and il:y11:til,e1111.1 ihreateried Clarks
tim7. the ft, % ±,i!ileot wirh e..111‘.!) liristor rs
fi;olitto,•ted was at. wive : , ent out to citastit4e
titM guerrillas, but fortunately . for them
they lia,l tleit to parts then unknown. and
Capt. I.'wistor did not get the fight for
which he wa , so ready. His company is
called a model one. his Lieutenants are
both ministers of the Gospel, and many
Church members are in the ranks. Capt.
Bristor ao had the confidence of the pee
ple of Taylor county that he made up his
company iu a few hours after he consent
ed act as their 'leader. although, lam
told, the partie4 spent days the previous
week, without tieing able to raise a single
MEI
The Governor of Virginia, in view of
the danger that now surrounds us, has is
sued his proclamation, requiring every
commandant of a regiment of the
in each and every county, to muster his
men, at least once a month for inspection
—and the Captain of each company is or
dered to parade his men at least once a
week.
On Thnrs lny night Itts-t, seine fifteen
hundred Union soldiers, who had been
taken prisoners by the enemy in one of
the tights near Washington lately, passed
here westward. They were paroled until
an exchange could be made, and had been
lying a few days at Cumberland. I do
not know what their destination was.
We have had a very dry season—corn,
buckwheat and late potatoes . suffered.—
Nothin7 in the way of local news.
At his residence in Richhill town
ship. on Tuesday, Sept. 9th, after a
short illness, DAVID GRAY, Esq., in
the '.!d year of his ago. The deceas
ed w as bo rn i n old Fort Jackson at
Waynesburg in 1781, and was one of
the oldest citizens, of the county, a
life-long Democrat, and a man of
great probity and amiability of char
acter.—[Kns. MESS.
DIE - IL—July 26th, 1862, JOSIAH
DOWIAN, in the 77th year of his age.
The deceased the day previous to
his death was in his usual health,
and engaged with his sons in secur
ing his crop of hay. lie retired as
usual in the evening; the family
heard him up about one o'clock. In
the morning at, an early hour hia
wife who was still in bed attempted
to arouse him and found he was dead.
Nothing is known positively in ref:
ference co the immediate cause of
his death, but from tl e condition of
the body, it is supposed it was a
stroke Of Palsy.
Bro. Powlin professed religion and
united with th•e earmichaels Cum
bt riand Prt•sbytcrian Church, 'March,
1843.
,Lo was one of those christians
most fond of the Sabbath School, the
Prayer Meeting, and very punctual in
his family devotions. This sudden
bereavement has fallen like a leaden
weight upon the beans of his
wife and children. We mourn not
as those who have no hope.
His remains were followed to the
grave the day alter his death by
an unusually large procession. -C.
DIED.—In Jacksonville, Sept. 7th,
1862, JAmss H., son of Lee Roy and
Ellen J. Thompson, aged 5 months
and 10 days.
efr inntunitat
von 'IIIE MESSENGER.
FROM WESTERN VIRGINIA,
MI 1.0, WETZEL CO., VA..
Sept. 12, 1862.
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