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Visit So Onr ScsliZiers.
Ine njpany with-s.evc.ral gc ntlemen from
litis pbrLV,' l he filtor of this paper last
week paid a visit to the battle-ground near
Sharpsourg, .Maryland, and ppci.i several
days in the icinity. An account of cur
experience, albeit n.';t. in-tcrlavded with
'hair-breadth Vcspc;," and the like, uniy
not prove totally uninteresting; so we
herewith subjoin the priccipaJ points.
- Leaving Iiveusburg on Sunday tve, our
company arrivc.1 at Ilarrisburg text
morning at 3 o'clock, where, nut wlshinjr
to walk t!je balance of the way, wc took
the cars on the Curaberlaiid Valley Kail
road. '3less me! it is pleasant, ridin on
a rail!" has bceu sung ty somebody; which
may be true in sonic respects and on some
railroads, but as applied to the particular
one here enumerated well, we can't see
it! Two accidents per dav, on an average,
' attended with the usual number of casual
tics, are not calculated in any great degree
to enhance one's esteem for ovy railroad,
neither to minister t one's sense of per
sonal safety while ''moving along" thereon.
However, despite our well-grounded fears,
in due course of time that is to say, at
about 12 o? clock same day wc succeeded
in arriving at Ilagerstown with uubrui?ed
body and whole bones.
The battle-ground of Antictani lies
about twelve miles south of Ilagerstown,
in one of the richest sections of country
ve havo ever seen. The distance between
these two points was accomplished by pri
vate 'conveyance, we passing on the route
the scene of the ever memorable "ISattle
of Briar Knob" how sre you, 4th Penn
sylvania Militia ? After our arrival on
the field, wc immediately set to work'to
1 hunt up "our boys" the seeing of whom
was the principal inducement to our trip.
' In this undertaking we were eminently
Bucces.sful, inasmuch as we Eoon came to
'the quarters of .the 123d Penna. Volun
teers, Col. Spiekman, to which regiment
belongs l'r. Jones' Ebensburg company,
as well as Capt. Butland's and Capr.
Dowket's Johnstown companies. V"e
found them all right, and in excellent
liealth and spirits, with a few trifling ex
emptions. The regiuiera hua already
attained an" unusual degree of excellence
in matters pertaining to the drill, and is,
ail in all, as fine a body of men as we huve
ever had the good fortune to see. The
officers regimental and company are
gentlemen as well as soldiers, while the
men possess a superror order cf intelli
gence. We predict they will yet make
their mark.
The lC2d was in neither of the recent
fights, they arriving ou the ground only
onr day too lite. For particulars of their
doinirs t-iuce they left cams near Fairfax
Seminary, Va , up to the present time, we
refer our readers to au excellent letter on
this outside, from a" member of Co. F.
AVe also viitcd the camp of the glorious
Pennsylvania 11c serves name . that will
' shine forever in history ! Here, too, we
.found acolher Ebcnsburg company Co.
A, Capt. - Burke, 11th regiment. The
members of this company :r;hat is left of!
them, for, through disease and-the casual
ties of the battle' field, they have dwiudled
down almost 'to a ''Corporal's Guard"
enjoy good health, as a general thing, and,
although they have been ia service a year
and a third, gave no indication of flagging
in the good caufc. On the contrary, they
re now a eager for tht fray as they were
re they had Hcihcd their maiden swords
in the foul carcase of fouthtrn Rebellion.
These bfys certainly have done enough J
niiuiiiiir it' vaunt- iuihi iv mc iiam-i u-
tinetien of veUrans, Cctiinicucing zt the
J?even Day??' struggle on the pcjiiusula
b.fore rtiehmond. (when :iln.ot-t tlie ciitirc
11th regin:eit wa? captured by the IMxil i
. iorec; -alter & .g!!ant resistance,) tht-y j
.Tiive becn.engagcd iu t!;e battles of fSec-nd
- JittiMiutr, louiU Mountain, Antictam, nd
ll the intermediate fights: . That they
distinguished - themselves ami did their
Unhi df-njonfntled by oflitial report
' And' bt their decimated rapks.. :;
As n iirdiralionfoTllieTegarcr in "which
the rescrr'afs hc!d"b"y' those high in !
MIi7fti'i5s-afiSy5lV4ff mett:.o the '
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following well authenticated: Incident!" Ati'actttate'th'eoi" in regard ""'to tlieTrjCQniinan--
the battle of South Mountain, when th
fortunes of the day were trembling in the
balance, and a Elight variation in -either
direction might settla perhaps the fate of
the Kepablic, it became necessary , to dis
hdge a bocty of the enemy, who, stationed
on the summit of the mouutuin,- were
perceptibly thinning our ranks by a mur
derous artilltry fire, assuted by infantry.
To do this would ba no child's play.-- It
would bo war to the kuile, and knife., to
the hilt :
'The dia of arms the yell
Of savnjrc rae the shriek of aguuy -r
Thoproan of iloath cotunjinplt'd iuone sound
Of uudioticuislied horrurji."
The sidc3 of the mountain over which
our men would be obliged to advance
were rugged and steep, and a desperate
foe stood -pcady to dispute their passage
But the attempt had to be made who
would make it? Tns Reserves.
And now behold that gallant body
bcfoie the fervent heat of the enemy's tire
like snow-flakes before the sun. On ward
they go "onward, and upward, and true
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to the line" onward, like Tennyson'b
Light Brigade
"Into the jaw3 of death,
Into the gates of hell."
Onward alwa3-s onward.
At the bottom of the hill, and a ?hort
distance; off, as spectators of the thrilling
scene, were General M'Cj.ellan. General
Hooker and General Burnshje. Gen.
31'Clellan, becoming fully imbued with
the spirit that animated the Reserves, and
unable' to repress his admiration of their
heroism, shouted to General Hooker :
."Look! See those noble men climb
that dangerous mountain! Think you
they can reach the summit, iu the face of
that destructive fire ?"
General Hooker replied : "If there arc
any men on the face cf Ged's earth who
can do it, the Reserves are those men !"
General M'Clelj.ax answered : "I
know ."it, General Hooker ! I believe and
trust they will do it "-
And they tliJ do it. They gained the
top of the acclivity. A short, sharp, de
cisive strug:;!e, iid the foe was scattered
to.thc winch like chaff. The scales were
turned in the right direction, and ere
night a glorious victory crawncd our arms.
Col. Gallagher, of the llth, who was
acting Brigadier General in the engage
ment, was wounded here. On being
brought uowu the mountain, General M'
Clellan saw him, and asked him who he
was. He was told, when he said: "Col.
"Gallagher, tl.13 is neither the fiist nor
the second time the Reserves have saved
the army. Ycu.. have reason to be proud
of the wound received while leading your
men to victory. God bles you and them !"
At the battle of Antictani, the Reserves
a!s- did -good sorvicc. Let us mcntiou an
instance. They were stationed, as a re
serve, at the noted corn-fiVid, which had
been taken"and re-taken several times by
both tides, and absolutely, littered with
dead, when a Michigan brigade was driv
en back past them by a considerable body
cf Rebels. They taw the enemy coming,
but being deceived by a Federal flag
which they bore in their midst, the latter
were suffered to approach within ticcnty
narth before their true status was discover
ed. Immediately the 11th regiment
poured into them a destructive fire, the
Oth regiment, on the right, doing the
same, when, the Rebels wavering, a charge
was made, resulting in their utter defeat
and discomfiture.
Gloiious old Reserves! Yc deserve
well of your country, and your friends arc
honored in- claiming you as Pennsylva
nia n ! -
We had visited the ''dark and bloody"
ground of Antictani the day subsequent to
the battle, when the dead lay in heaps so
thickly that it. was almost impossible- to
pass friend and foe
"In one red burial bJent,"
now it was all different. The dead had
all been decently interred, and new made
mounds marked the last resting plcc of
those who had passed away in the bitter i
struncle. The eountry for mile3 around
u,Ti:ie. inc country ior nines arouna
scents the - j.pcarai.ee of a vast city of
me j'pcdiduct, oi n tuj 01
i dead the mausoleum of high hopes'
pres
the
and ardent aspirations.
'J'he fylc" wictod'men of the South, in
pliinging this once happy country into the
macbtrom of civil war, and des-olatiug
thoiihnnds of hearths and homesteads, have
inuch-ah! how much to answer for.
May they receive their reward ! -.;We
couver-iea -with-nfaay.of'ttie fold sere
of the ; A Tiny Of' the Potoroac1 uot only
tlioe wi -nvi :' jus in ted with, but oth-
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men who had been tried a hundreu times Ji:,,t 11 ;ilttr b decided l.erealter. tm anJ ai0llier time are wc bis body,
in a hundred different ways, and always j V.'e firmly beueve thw war would be fin- i,rc.ecj,cs anJ Carret bag! Once wore
found true as steel behold them om tlu-ir iIu-J JP " one-halt the time it would j have WQ K;on lor;ousiJ rnUted, out to
perilous march. Slowly yet surely they j otherwise occupy were it ditinctly under- , qu:iricro,7 ar,a drawn decapitated,
press forwarJ, their ranks melting away 11 laud Sghting . , fftlierwIe bndlv useJ ,JD. Our entire
dcr in-chief, General M'Clellan,. to wit:
a sentiment of profoumLconfideneet.love
and esteem. Too many seem to thick
that this war U to be curried on only to
manufacture a President for '64, and
bhape their, adulations accordingly. lie
think and do otherwise. If a man bo de
serving, of praise, we do not hesitate to
accord it him ; aud vice verm luce versa.
And we here say, that out of the multi
tude ct soldiers .wc conversed with, the!
firt one has yet to be found who uttered
a sinnlc deroatorv remark" concerning
"Little 31 AC." On the contrary, his emi
nent military ,kill aud ability were the
theme of highest eulogium, and a univer
sal belief seemed to be entertained that he
was, indeed, '-'the right man iu the right
place."
Of course, however, this is not saying
that General M'Clellan either is or is
not a suitable man for the Presidency. !
r. il.. C a 1. . TT . .. 1 ... . a I
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lloIl ,an whatsoever to an
I elevated public pedestal. At least this
would put a tton to iiTuch petty vrarg-
r 1 t j &
hug between our generals, productive,;
f n .
as has been proven I v sad experience ou 1
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manv a ojoouv ueiu, oi lerrioie injury 10
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our cause, aud give harmony where dn-
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cord now unful tunatelv prcvaih. Private!
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and political interests should te iuat
subservient to the general good.
Our army at present is inactive. It is
generally understood, howev.-.', that so
soon as the Potcmnc rises, a forward move
will be made from Williamsport. .
In concluding this brief and hastily
written fketch, we avail ourself of the
opportunity of tendering our friends in
the army our sincere thanks tor the hos-
pitality extended us. The Union soldier
is proverbially a gentleman these with
whom we came in contact," officers and
privates, proved themstlves no exception.
May God take them into the hollow of Hi
hand, and shield them from calamity !
foreign Opinion.
successes would be received in England.
Of course, the Tinirs affects to doubt the
fact of Confederate defeat in Maryland,
suggesting that the news "mu-st have been
cooked at Washington." The Daily Xeucs,
tStnr, and other papers frankly e'ongratu'ute
us upon our " triumphs, and" go to the
length of placing M'Clellan's troops upon
a par with Rritish, as regards endurance
and persistence in battle, and of acknowl
edging the enterprise and good generalship
of General M'Clellan. In the A'arul ami
Military Gazette, edited by W. II. Russet,
it 13 admitted that the rebel raid into
Maryland was a decided tYilure. Palm
ers ton's own paper, the Morn in; j Post, ap
parently has not heard of M'Ch.lIan's vic
tory at Antictani, nor of his having com
pelled the rebel.' to recrs the Potomac.
In Paris, the Constitutiujuttl doubts the
victory, and mentions a dispatch to the
effect that, after the battle, M'Clellaii had
fallen back on Washington. The Ameri
can war-news had induced a rise in the
price of cottr.n. On t lie whtde, the foreign
press iecmh to have an idea that our sol
dier can liht and do fiht to sonie pur
pose, with "a fair field and no favor."
However a few journalists may affect
dirbelief, they cannot ignore the reality of
Confederate defeat in Maryland.
Another Envaslon Threatened!
IIarrisrurg, Jt. 13. Governor Cur
tin has just received information, dated
Perryville, Juniata county, that a rebel
force, 30,000 strong, made their appear
ance within eiiiht miles of Concord,
Franklin county, last niht at twelve
o'clock, and had carried off fifteen hundred
horses. The farmers of Franklin county
are moving all their stock into Perry
county. The rebels arc supposed to be
makiug for the Pennsylvania .Central
Railroad.
PniLADKi.rurA, Oct. 13. The Penn
sylvania Railroad Company have received
a dispatch irom an irresponsible source,
conveying, on the assertions of a reliable
Ti.tleman. information of the same nature i
as the Inquirer's dispatch in relation to the
inva-ion, but it has received no confirm-
tion irom any oiuciai on uic roau, ana ino
Uonipmy place no cuiuueucc in n. j no
rumor is supposed to be gotten up for po-
litical purposes. .
mi i i- w , . e
, ' T . lc,?S"Pfh J
the President s Proclamation of hmanci-
nation : "We thiuk few unbiassed per-!
i,0ns will seriously quarrel about .he right ;
of the President, uot as President, but as j
Commanier-in Chief, to : deal with the
rebellion as to him shall appear the shor- j
evn to the extent of." confiscating every
species. of property employed in any way
whatever to -sustain it. "If certain umiwi
souls are legislatively catalogued- aod
defined by tlie' t?oiith as proDerly, and
are thu bronalit tinder the application of
!lhj hiame 1
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f-ueq prciiniaton,TD
YIOTO-RY ! !
12X A noitx!
LITTLE CAMBRIA nEARD FROM !
THE XEVTS BY NO MEANS CHEERING !
Entire Loco-roco County Tick
et Elected!
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THAFS WHAT'S THE MATTE K!'
Tlin -"rXTERniFICD" OX TilE rampage
. AT THE RESULT :
"JX.'n lUr. thcie, you know, ntust be
After each famsju victory.''
"Wtll we have met the enemy another
" Ticket is probablv beaten by overwhelm-
j; oar caiculations in the
j , , . - cocked hat.
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gyit Kiver is just at present the uae ot
f i . j i -i:
operations A our deleateu but not di.iiaay-
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ed organitauon.
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: So we tro! One day we see-paw to the
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top of the pile ; the uvxt we sunnier down
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fniirilv to i finofc mrit without cushions.
: quietly
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j plain .
Annexed are :i!I the returns we have
received up to the hour of going to press.
Figures don't generally lie, but these, as
all will admit, tell a remarkably bad story j
for the Republican Party :
Cambria Co. Flection Ileturns.
unofficial
Aud. G. 15ur. G. Con.
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SnsqnehaDTH. 00 82 G4 82 54 9i
Ebcnsburg. V. ".V. 73 40 74 25 83
" E. W. 70 12 70 12 5i 25
CainV,rift, 152 34 15i 34 Hi 47
'BUklick. . 00 00 00 00 47 F$
Allegbenv. 15 21 16 216 IS 216
I CiMfst Springs, 22 23 24 23 24 23
Clearfield, 2 1S5 18 101 'Jr. 185
! Lorctto, 2 42 2 40 2 42
Munstcr, 0 10 9 105 8 105
CarroMtoirn, 1 64 ... 1 64 0 G
Carroll, 30 270 30 27G 17 2S6
Jackson, 77 4J 70 47 Gt 57
WasLingten, 29 14G 23 14G 23 152
Senate. Assem. I'rot'j
LT o " p -
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GO 82 r9 Pt 57 87
43 73 3y "8 3'j 78
71 11 C 15 C8 .11
lit 32
57 41 rD 4i 57 42
13 214 20 212 13 220
25 2 5 2i 24 24 21
25 1&5 26 13 24 1G4
3 41 1 42 1 43
10 1 0G 9 K"i 8 H7
1 04 l ei 1 61
7D 4r. CO 52 77 45
57 117 2'1 145
SasnncTiAons..
Ebenshurp, VT. TT,
E. W.
Cambria,
Hlacklick.
Ailejjhonv,
Cliest Spring?,
Glcarfie'ld,
Loretto,
Mu titter,
Cai rroil town,
Jckfoa,
Waahington,
The Democratic majorities will range
fiora 000 to 800.
Hall, Senate, is reported to hve 1,700
majority in Rlair county. lie is certain
ly, elected. Blair, Congress, gets 300
majority in Rlair county. No news from
Huntingdon aud Mililiu.
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The State Triumph I
In Philadelphia, the Union ticket is
elected by 5,000 majority. Four mem
bers of Congress elected, and the fifth in
doubt. Mayor Henry re-elected by a large
majority.
Allegheny couuty gives over five thous
and Union majority.
A grand Union victory wa gained in
Lancaster county. Hon. Thaddeus Ste
vens will have a majority of over 4,000.
Cumberland county has gono strongly
Union.
In Dauphin, the Union candidates have
a lll,liritv of from 500 to 800
. r..,ti. ,i,:i -
SufBce it
to say that the Union men have carried a
hi'-ge majority of Legislative Repre?fntn
tives in the State, and thus secured the
election of a United States Senator. Yt
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liave ako swept two-tuirds of the Co;..
c
gressional districts of the fetats, aud ekc-
ted 0ur State Ticket by an :
' 0vEwnEtMiNO majority 1
jt is a rsilA glorious victory the final
and complete overthrow of Traitor sympa
thizers in the old Keystone State. The
piiit of Freedom breathes stronger than
it" did before, and from every mountain
top and valley a note of victory and of joy !
1108 gone tip to Heaven. Penn?ylvauli ;
f?nds git'ctia to V,r ?ut:r Sf-itfa '
The Bebcl Raid Into PenMjU
vnnla:
Following aro pretty full partiotilara
concerning the raid ot the Rebel Geo.
Stewart into Pennsylvania, together with
the announcement of his escape back into
Virginia, laden with spoils of every de
scription. It appears that he, with two to
three thousand cavalry, crossed the Poto
mac at Haucock, where the Chesapeake
canal terminates, and took a day's ride into
the Cumberland valley, the towns along
his route capitulating on his approach.
At Cbauiber&burg, they pillaged private
property, captured a lot of army stores,
and destroyed the depot aud other prop
erty of the Cumberland Valley Railroad.
Thence they left iu the direction of Get
tysburg, striking off, however, to the
southward before they reached that point,
passing close to Frederick, Md., and re
crossing the Potomac at Nolin's Ferry
thus making a comple circle around 31'
Clellan's army, and escaping almost scot
free to the main body of the Rebel army.
Gen. Pleasanton, with a force of cavalry,
attempted to cut off his retreat, but the
bold Rebel got the start of him, and kept
it. the Federal forces coming up with the
enemy jut after the latter had crossed
the river.
That a fearful responsibility rests upon
somebody's shoulders for the uon-perlor-mance
of duty in failing to take measures
for the prevention of Rebel outrage on
our borders is a matter patent to all, and
a full investigation should be demanded.
Pennsylvania will not toon recover Irom
the disgrace cf (his blow.
HarkhsUURG, October 10. Governor
Curtiu has just received the following
despatch from Colonel McClure :
CiiAMiiKRbiii; no, October 10 M erce r s
burgwas occupied by Stuart'e rebel cavalr
to day, aud they are now advancing on
Chambersburg.
They tok the horses and all other prop
erty thy wanted at Mercersburg, offering
rebel scrip for it.
They did no injury to individual., that
I have heard of.
They will certainly give ua a call to
night. We had the rumor at our o'clock
but it was not credited. We can make
no resistance, as it would only exasperate
and cause the wanton destruction cf
property and life".
ClIAMCLRSBCRC, Oet 10 S p. m.
About 15 men on horseback are in town
with carbines and a flag of truce. They
want to see the principal rccn of the town.
They have a larire force about one mile
from town, who will enter iu an hour.
Col. McClure and Provost Marhal
Kimmel have just gone two milc3 from
the town to meet the Rebel commander.
Nothing can be done except surrender.
We lxL for the whole foiee in half an
hour. They crossed the Pctomao at Han
cock, and came over the country to the
Pittsburgh Pike The deposits of the
Chambcrblrurg Rauk have not been re
turned froux New-York siuee the late
raid.
IIarrieurg, October 10. Despatches.
jut received from Shippcusburg, con firm
the news of the rebel occupation cf Cham
bcrsburvr. The advance force consisted of 1,000
cavalry and oix pieces of artillery. The
rebels have cut the Chambersburg tele
graph wire.
llARUiscrRO, Oct. 11. Dispatches are
constantly being recaived at headquar
ters of the proceedings of Stuart's Cavalry
since they left Chambeiburg. Private
property was respected. The only cxeep
tiou was the entering ofastore iu Chambers-burg,
and carrying off about $-00
worth of boots and shoes.
After leaving Chambersburg they pro
ceeded in the direction of Gettysburg.
About five miles from Gettysburg the
farmers throughout the county assembled
in considerable number? and made a bold
stand. They succeeded iu capturing one
of the number of the advance iruard, who
was taken into Gettysburg, and is now on
his way, in charge of a guard, to 1 1 arris
burg. The railroad to Ilagerstown is now in
running order. The bridge on the Cum
berland Valley Railroad, at Scotland, not
having been destroyed, as previously
reported. Telegraph communication is
also open direct to Gcu. I'Clollan's head
quarters. Largo numbers of troops have been
freely offered to Gov. Curtin, throughout
the State, but as yet none have been
accepted, cs a suflicient force has been
already sent forward to meet the prescut
emergency. Gen. Wool is now in com
mand of all the forees in Pennsylvania.
Gen. Brooks is in command at Ilagers
town, where everything is quiet.
HANCvE't, Oct. 12 10.05 A. M.Wc
hoard a message from Gen. Kmory to Gen.
Wool reiul.ttatingtbattherci a from twot)
three thousand strong, passed through
Woouboro, Liberty, New Market and Ur
bana, and then made for the river. They
come from the direction of Gettysburg,
destroying nuall portions of track at New
Market.
General -Pleasanton, with about twenty
five hundred cavalry, pascd through
Frederick this morning in pursuit.
Later. From official dispatches re
ceived hero last evening we learn that the
rebels succeeded in escapiug. They crossed
the Potsmao near tho mouth of tho Mono-
cacy, baling raado a march i ninety
anton's forces arrived at the "oroasin
m they had finit-hbd, and engHed tltir
artillery, bat nothing is known ef tb
suit. His lorco xnarvhed foventy-ig
miles daring the last twvoty-fotir hour.
Frederick, Md.. Oct. 13. A ip
dispatch to tho Baltimore American
The escape of the rebul cavalry acrr.
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the Potomac is fully confirmed. Aftf -being
driven tfjia Adam" Ferry, the i
divided and crossed the river in ttnj i' i
partie. Two farmers taken prisoners lt
Mercersburg, Fa., and paroled at the river '
arrived here to day. They report th
Geus. Stuart and Hampton were both whi
the expedition. The cavalry consisted tf
detachments lrotu Virginia and South
Carolina regiments. They seized no har
in Maryland, but swept the parts of Peun.
sylvauia through which they pasied of .'
every" hor?e worth taking.
Great Xiattlc at lrrjvlllc( Ky;
pKnarvuLS, Kv., Oct. 9, iec2.
Bragg's army attacked two divisions o! !
General McCook's Corps d'Artnee, tear
this place, yesterday. The fighting u !
desperate. Gen. James Jackson, ex-con!
gressmau of Kentucky, ccmiaaniiiig 4
division, was killed.
Gen. Terrell of Virginia, commandi-i
a brigade, form;r!i oi Terrell's baUerj,
wafc very seriouf-iy wounded. Ou u
occasions the fighting was hand to haai
The Confederates were greatly superior
to the Uuionists in numbers. McCoifc
was then heavily re-enforced by Ucionisu,
and the battle was resumed to-day. TLj
fighting was mainly done by RusccrsLi'
divi.-iou, formerly Mitchell's. , .
Colonel George Webster of the. f5i!i
Ohio, Acting-Brigadier of the 34th trip,
ado, was t-everely wounded. Firing ceased
abuut 7 o'clock o!( tlie evening of the ikh. '
A doubti'ul ru'.ior siys that at the eioe
of the c;'sacu:,:it, the Rebels h adpotiicfc
sion of a part ot thf tiehi.
Gen. Irnendau cl lihrois i np-.Ttr-d
kiikd, but it i doubtful. -Our lose U ;
stated at 2,000 killed uud wouuded. :
The Rebel loss was unascertained.
The eDeniy is north of Perryville. A
general atttcL is txpecti-d imnjcdiatelj lj i.
cur troops.
LouisvtLi.K. Oet 10 Karly ye.-terd.-r
morning General liucll attacked Br-ip'i i
forces at Chaplin ci tk in the inicjcdu: i
vicinity of iVrryviile.
A hhert but teiriCc njiht etncJ. wkta '
the rebels broke and rctremtd rp ijir
over three diverging read eouihwaiu,
our forces in close pursuit.
It is hoped that the lot will be tagged. ;
At tlie Iat acrout.r General Gilbert! ','
forces were iu the Tear of the rebels tod
some di.-tance biow them.
Military exigencies require the snpprtt- r '
sion of details.
No further accounts of ioeec on either
side have been received.
OFFICIAL I KtrATCH.
Wasuington, Oet. 11. 1 he follovirj;
desj.ateh Ins been icceived at the (u ?
Department :
rCSBTTIILt, Kt., Oc. 10.
To Major l7r. llallcek. General in C ."' '
U. A. I have already vdvited you tf
the movements of the arruv under ay
comiuand freni Louisville. More cr lew
fkiruiishing nas occurred daily with ill -cueiny's
cavulry eincc then. Jt vaasup- -poed
tLs enemy would give battle t
lJjrdtown. My troops reaehvd lUat poict
on the 4th, driviu out the CLemy's ntf ; -guard
ol cavalry and artillery. The train '
body moved towards Springfield, wbitLer .
pursuit was continued. The centre corp.
under Gen. Gilbert, moved on the direct
road from Springfield to Perryville, and
arrived en the 7th infant, within twJ '
miles of the town, where the en?niv u
found to be in force. The left column,
under Gen. M'Cook, came uj..n tho Max
vilic road about 10 o'clock yesterday, tee
8th. It was ordered in position to attack, '
and a sttoug rcconnoitssauce.directed st
4 o'clock. 1 received a requect from Gen.
M'Cook for reinforcements, and lerEd
that the left had been seriously 'engaged
for several hours, and that the right awl t
left of that corps were being turned and v
severely pressed. Reinforcements were
immediately sent forward from the centre;
orders were al.-o sent to the right column,
under Gen. Crittenden, which was advan
cing by the Lebanon roa 1, to push forward .
and attack the enemy's -left, but it .
impossible for it to get into position ia i
time to produce any decisive results. ;
The actiou continued until dark. Sharp
fighting also occurred in the centre ; th
enemy was everywhere repulsed, but not
without some momentary advantages en :
the left; the several corps were pet it,
positiou during the night and moved t
attack at six o'clock this morning. Sorc
skirmishing occurred with the enetuj
roar guard; the main body has fallen back 1
in the direction of Harrodsburg.
I have no accurate report of our 10s .
vet, and is probably pretty heavy, inclu- ,
ding valuable oilicers. "Generals Jackso ;
nd Tcrrill, I regret to say, arc aroocj ;
the cumber of killed.
(Signed) D. C. Ill ELL. .
Major Gen. Coni'dr- . -
Fi'RTnER Particulars. The FeJtti
force was sixteen thousand; that of ; -rebels
sixty-two regiments, aggregate of j'
known. The Federal loss was from 5W -to
COO killed, 2.300 wounded and 44?
prisoners. The latter were parole! rj
Buckrer. The rebel loss was 1.800 WW V
including one general wounded and frr' .
teen colonels and lieutenant colore!? "
number of killed and wounded is sdm
by tho rebel medical director of Gezct ,
Cheatham's division. .
Our forees were massed on Frida' W" :
tween Perryville and HarrodebuTg.
: tfe reported to htve foraed in line N" ;
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