Evening Star Newspaper, September 18, 1862, Page 1

= Do aes Se FH EVENING SE 5) ” PUBLISHED EyERY AFr#iNUUN, (QUNBAY EXCEIFED.) AT THE.STAR BUILDINGS, Oonszn Paerx's Averve Awp Lith Stuur, BY W. D. WALLAGH. pewter Hire DENTISTRY. Te BRIGHT W five apt eee tee SS = pie 2 x: Setaptew. re PERT Pate te GAS FITTIN G, &e. WM. 1. DOVE & oo . pou = Ca pteau'ierh SUSL- —_ on Ninth street, a few r dora north of Pe tt an Ke svenue, where may nd & Gom- tof CHAR DFLLERS @ Brean acd Walok FIXTURES ence W. Gas FIXTURES. B Heve in @tore, and d@nily receiving. GA FIXTURSS of entirely aes, Pattern and Esaigns eu; MS wore in ety anything heretofore We invite citizens general! sy aor. examine eur stock Sand WATER FIXTURES, foaling wea we have the best selected stock in ‘Work in the above line intrusted to oar are will iy attended to. a) ‘& McGHAN, 376 D atroct mar 5- Mu T i Premrem TRUNK MANUPACTORY, 499 Szvantu Sr., Wasuixcros, D.C. Bilver Medal awarded by arsed Desttnte of Bal- Smore, Novem Also, Medal opolite . Washington, D. Tam constantly making,and alway have on band, of the best wa- ‘Sun Fine COLE LEATHER. TRON FRA! % LADIES DRESS mio rie dere N CRID IN PELLISSIER, CARPET. and BNES. TCHELS, & AT LOW PRICES. ait Members of Congress Travelers will please guemine my stock before purchasing elsewhere Trunks that are made in other cities. Superior LEATHER and DRESS TRUNKS made te order. RUNES COVERED and REPAIRED st short Botice. Goods delivered free of charge to any part of the Fe Georgetown and Alexandria. JAMES 8. TOPTIA ‘9 MILITARY OFFICERS AND OTHERS, BATCLELOR'S GENUINE HAIR DYR, The Best in the World! The Only Reliable and Harmless Mair Dye Known, yall Druggiste; aleo, at BRERETON’S Patent Medicine Store, op. Patert Office, cor, F & 7th, and at G@IBBS’S Hair Store, 242 Pennsyl’s avenue, where ies can have it applied, if desired. 51 Barclay street (late $23 Broatway) ocstly Mechanic's Institute, C., 1857, New York. AUCTION. SALES. THIS AFTERNOON AND Te-MeRROW. Wb. WALL : oe te Wore 5 UE PRERIE OF A BRICK RBUILBING aT Atchison PulpaY Ap ENTA a iaat., at lb o'eluek, we wi ‘ont, a! + Fe. susare Me gz south side Wf F street, telweou and ‘on +-@ quantity of old Brieks, Boor and ‘Frawes, Window Sesh, aad also a y. rs Reore Counter. — eerh. n W. iL. WALL & 6O., Aucta. FUTURE DAYS. By GREEK & WILLIAMS, Auationvers, Ko. 626. eorner Beveate and Bn ete. Eiconeesa comereen aeinte Co. 8 10m wgrike te Srth isetant, at 1# o’olesk, we aball ,atour Auction,a general assortment of Fur- niture, &e¢., vir. gna Sad Walnut Rofan, airs, Tables, Dressing Racks, &e.,&c., Wapdrobes, ow Hair, Husk’ aud Cotton-top Matt: | Hong Het, Prank soveted Valves, Bolid Welnas- “frame Barber Chairs, (new,) toany othe? articles ty UadFOUr to'cnume- ae ind GREEN & WILLIAMS. Aucts. By W. L. WALL & CO., Auctioneers. FURNITURE AND HOUREHOLD EFFECTS az Avction—Oa RATURDAY MORNING, Keptember #9, we will self in front of the Auction Roce. the Effect of a family declintug Housekeep- ing, euch ae— Been Bedateads, Wardrobes, Cottage ChamlLer Sets, Tabley, Care and Wood Beat Chairs, Feather 8. Hair and Bhuck Mattraeses, : B, and other Kedateads, ow, Grindstone, g and other Ftoves, and Pixturea, Crockeryware and Glaseware With many other articles in the Houskeoping ine Alp 3 Loxen French Lemons. cah. W. 1: WALL & 00., Aneta. — . WALL & 00., Auctioneers Wwe END LOTS NEAR PENN. AVENUE AD Wasaincror CfgcLe, at Avctiox —On ke. NOON, Wd iuat..at 4% o'chock We wiiltell iu frout of thapreaixes, Lota |! aud rubdivinion of square 38, fronting each twe three and-a-half fect at ‘the w near Penn. avenue and Washing These Lotsare very eligibly and beautified with fruits and fo: it ated, iuclosod, Terms: One-third cash; balan 6 and 12 mouths, bearing interest, and secured by a deed of truet on the premixed. sels (Rep.) — W.L. WALT. & CO... Ancta. By W. L. WALL & CO. ioneers. TATEW AND SECOND-HAND CARRIAGES AT LN Averios.—On SATURDAY MORNING. Bep- tember 2), ati oc sellin froat of thé Auction Ro with werve, for cash— qonz dir ‘s her Carriages, Second-Land Family Carriage, for ove or two Horres, with pole, Single and Double H. bel? ness. Wa By W. L. WALL & CO., BUSTERS SALE OF VALUABLE PROP- ErTY —By ¥ e ofa deed of trust, duly exa- f Wash euted. and recorded the land reeords 5 © 224, we ing county, in Liber J. A, shall sellat. Publ 2 FRIDAY, the: x hundrod provements ane ‘deferred paym ofthe purchaser. au 2 Bers axv SHOES TO SUIT THE TIMES, We are now manufacturing all kinds of BOOTS and SHOE® and constantly recvivin Asup- of Eastern-made Work of every dererip ion, made expressly to order, will be sold at « much lower price than has been —" charged in this city for much icles. Persons in want of BOOTS and SHOES ef En or City-made work, will always find x good « Ment in store and at the lowest prices. Give us 3RIFFIN & BROTHER, . GRI ap5-tfr 314 Pennsylvania avenue. OLDIERS AND CITIZENS MRS. WREN having served as Matron the last F bored in the Army of the Potomac, where she saved undreds from the hoxpitals, gffers her Medisines for the benefit of sil. ‘er FEVEn MIXTURE not © resents cures speedily. teaspoogic'! wil Buri ‘® pint of Water. and in this season no gal Pentpe yin We travel without it Pat 5 in bottles te suit MIXTURE, which the pocket. Aivo, her FEVE I saved hundreds in eamp from Consumption last winter. For testimonials «ee list: Col. Cone and Lieut. Roome, 6ist New York Vol- unteers; it. Sh Massett. Liewt. Scott, Adjutant Die Lice 4 eut. Mec re, aster 3 neer, Capt. Trainor, 64th dlo.; Lieut. . PB ia Capt, Houteynicas, Capt. Brooks, Bergi, MacDowell, Capts Jackson; Sevgt, Teatia’ do; Corporal Williams. Gith; Orderly Bauks, N. H.; besides hundrede of privates’ To be had at Stott’s Drug Store, opposite National ; .Nairn’s, corner Pa. avenne and 9th atreet; 's Fran! Mouse, coruer 8th and D streets; ing, 353 Pa. avenue, where Sut- a > ic . sician, ivites those whe deepetr of being cured of Joints, Chronie ima, Bore Bee Old ‘lsecs, Tumors, Hemorthidal infirmities, [teh or Coneers tic. Re. NeOure.ne rs Seger ‘between éch and 71h" 7 aa H-Im* D PLAN : LOD FOR TANO ASTERN. NORTHERN AND WHST- SXPRESS FORWARDERS | rtd a Rot, roces. BENDS: 7 aap roraeeee ee Set MEE Bas agencies in the peikeigal Hallway Towns in WEST, AND NORTH WAST. singinel eernae : E. BOSTON, AIA, BALTIMORE. CIN- ST. LOUIS, LOUIS- » LEXINGTON. are made gt New York and Boston rwarding to the CANADAS and the B ISH PROVING and with steamship lines to LIVERPOOL, SOUTHAMPTON and HAVRE, and thence by Earopsan ex sto all prominent Seares towns in reat Britain aud on the Coa- ine p' Col}. “ion of NOTES. DRAFTS and BILLS mate at all <- essible parts of the United States. C. C0. DUNN, Agent, jem ___*_ Washington. De. R. DUPON LGAB.COATED FEMALE ReCuLA TINY ING PILLS. Read the following unsolicited eneomiums: bn t 4 them too highly.” & Phevare the bent Perel Pills rant.” “ T have used them with conrplete suecess.”” “ Would not be without them in any consider- ation.” . = rate # ily and effeetively.”” pag bi Be ss eee croaM, 403 eennt street elphia, and in Wash- ington by 8. C. FORD, corner ith eet and Pa. avenue; in Alessandria, by HENRY COOK & CO., Druggints. no %-eoly T EB Build: HOME Gates lvanis x O havag desis bank rebeiit, tue sabderibers afeinare utly situated, end better them ever pre- do all Kinds of Job Work, manufacture and Rime Stoves, Tin Ware, Housekeeping Articles hemenber ‘Sarr enla avenue, south side, oth avenue, sou! '. Reve: dy 2tf B.H.&H I GREGORY. 7° TaMY AND NAVY OFf¥icwns SUTLERS, &e. ‘We invite ee adtan toour lar, of ARMY FIBLD OVENS, (each ong is eapabie of baking (oe oad avenue VALUABLE deed of truai ingte Werball sell at Pu on SATERDAY, nad, at five 0 nVered ten ¢h).) in 1 and aeventy-four, exch; the balance in at mix and twelve monthe, with interest given and a deed of to secure the deferred payments. C the cost of the purcha- two au 2 ps ON THE POTOMAQ. Ox ahd after thé 1th instant dey of Reptomber, | pasces will be required from all vessela, Qeats, ke navigating the Potomac river, These will be {ss bythe Commanding Officer of the Flotilla, and may be ebtained froni the naval vessels stationed at Alexandria or at the mouth of the river. GIDEON WELLES, Becretary of the Navy. Navy Derartuenr, Reptember 11, 1862. {Rep. & Int.] sain WwW NOTICE, HOLESALE AND RETAIL GROCER. The eubseriber hay. = P erection of his new build’ fcrmer premises,(destroyed by fre some times begs to call the attention of his old friends and the fire renerally-to the fact, and to reunind thei of Eis abifity tp nerve them in ‘all branches of the GMNERAL GROCERY TRADE, having ample room and increased facilities to trans- act husiners. * He has recently returned from the various North- ern markets, where he has carefully selected a oom- RVERL THING REQUISITE POR a FINE PAM ay GROCERY, and, having purchased exclusively for eaxh, can on § peculiar inducezcnts, both as to price aud ality. ie ‘tock of Fine Teas, Winos, Liquors, Bugars of all grades, Bpioces, ‘Bourbon, Monongahela, and Rye Whisky, Fruits, Mustard, Banoes, Wooden Ware, &¢., Are of the best description, aud all adapted to the ashington. ~ bias ESSE B, WILSON, No. $27 Pennaytvania avenue auié-lm between 6th and 7th sts., south side. e of bia on the « ce.) Fe See Menke TRE pact Le | gTedt advantages of position. Hancock's brig- owner, s handsome full blooded Ken- tacky HORAK. particularly sulted to the use ofan officer. Apuly at the northwest eorner of and H st.cets, No. $69. 60 B-Sawtw TENTION, KUTLERS AND OTHERS. CIDER—CIDER—CIDER. 8.000 Barrela of Wilaon & Lawrence eolvbrated purebasers —and at our urnal New York prices, Address WILSON & LAWREBCE, se 4-1” Beeonds near Pa. avenne. RECEIPT POR PRESERVING PROPSRTY. ‘The Most Effertual in the Workt Information may be obtained at oe. T. PARK PICS PAINTING ESTABLISHMENT, No. 59 Louisiana av., between th and 7th wtreote, Where every variety of FIGN AND ORNAMENTAL PAINTING Is executed with neatness and ‘dispatch. To prevent mistakes, he will state that his “art eservative” refers exelitively tothe various te of his trade, to which he challenges either in qudlity of work or Feegona ROPOSALS will! ceived at t fige ur te 2 gielock on the 18th ins for GRAD- ING AND GRAVELLING Half «treet west, from N street south to the -rn Brauch, The grayel fe be of good quality, nine inchés in the centre, tapering m to fowr inches at the gutter ling. he grave! to be well raked of all stone of improper and then well rolled with a heavy roller. fee er gt state the Brice per curio yatdfor ‘ading and per square yard for graye! ae _ JAS ior, Commissioner Eastern District. . fe Parties obtaining this contract can dispose ofthe — excavated to brick-amakere in the — berkoed. ne FRANKLIN & CO. 1 re eTICTANS, og IE 24 ERNSYLV 4: “1 (north side,) between ith and ith eta. CTACLES, with genuine Brazilian Pebbles Seberineatis suited to the particular eomdition of the visual organs. MILITARY FIELD GLASSES, tie for any FROME RS, TRERMOM he MATHR: Ms a’ FURVEYORS'. INSTRUMENTS, MP. , ke, &e., at the lowest Nerthers prices. wholesale aed retail» iy Brest! ran. W nalesate ane retets 2 M1; hag pg Attorney fer aman . Sranine evetke arions Pavlg Departments Wahine, Caime, ining Bay epee . rer) Nemes Ofte Re. Sig D etgert none wth oot-2n* , . C, BPALDIRG, Atterney. utly completed the | ou TELEGRAPHIC NEWER. 4NOTHSR oe BATTLE£. fueces«of the Caion Army—Awink Carmeg on Bott Gides—Gen. Longstreet Weundod aud a Prisemer—Geu. Reoker Wennded. Hacgretows, (vin Harrieburg,) Sept. 17.—A battic look place to-day between the army of the Potomac and the rebels. Our right wing rested on Sharpebexe sad our lefi this side of Antietam 4 near Porterstown. ‘The rebels are aid to be fulling beck to Marper’s Ferry, ba poping and dispirited. Phe bri reported destroyed Federal forces wus a cand] bridgt ator ks wr jame- port. The destruction of this bridge ia considered of great importance, aa it impedes the revels in bringing up théir énpylies. REOOND DISPATCH. HannisBvne, Sept. 17.— Information frem the seat of war received here indicates that thishas been an eventfn! aay in Maryland, At me ry: Gea. Tatest advices eve: eg wasfeyorabie. Lougptreet Was reported: killed and hin waken prisener, : AT (THIRD DieRance.) HaGwretows, (vta Herriebarg,) Sept. 17.— A great battle bas n foi @nd we are rvic- torious. The carnage on both sides has bean awful. Gen. Longstreet was woanded and is a prisoner. LATER, HakkishURG, 10 p.1—A dispatch has just been receivedatheadquarters from Hagerstown which says: *We have achieved a glorious victory.” Gen. Lougetreet was not killed, butis wounded anda prisoner. Gen. Hooker was wounded in the foot. No particulars have beeu received yet. The battle took place near Centerville, on Catoctin creek, THE WAR IN KENTUCKY. LoviavitiE, Sept. 16—The battle of Mum- fordsville was renewed atan early hour this morning and continued all day. The rebels were heavily reinforced, supposed by Gen: Polk and Buckner, and both engaged. Their forces is estimated ut twenty-five thous- and. Gen. Wilder stil held ont atlast acconnts, and was fichting desperately. The Unionists haye been reinforced since Sunday by one regi- ment and a battery of light artillery. The telegraph wire was cut in several places between here’and the brittle tield. It is reported that Gen. Buell was at Drip- ping Springs yesterday morning, moving north, ‘The fate of Green ri bridge probably depends upon his arrival. Ex-Gov. Helm, Harvey, Winter, Smith and eevernl other prominent Kentuckians fron Elizat wn, Were brought to this city unde arrest to-night. i.—There was a figh is connty, Kentucky, zens and a squad of Confederate ‘The Confederates were Dadty whip Our loss was two killed aud twoort nde The enemy lost several killed wounded. Explosion at Allegheny Arsenal — Eighty Lives Lest. 7.—A most frightful explo- nited States Arsenal this ‘1 two o'clock, in the large frame as the laboratory. About 176 y e building ft, of which number 75 xplosion followed an- ilding was destroyed escape in thne were burnt was mest appalling. Dead bodies they hud fallen, and, in some wis inteuse, whitened e. bodies have been ruins, The cause of the explo- known, but admitted by ali to have The Reported investment of Charleston. ba Sept. 17.—The reported investment Stites gunboats has rt ved in this nited States steamer Swuter has already y dose of shot and sheil serious damage, Murder and Suicide. NGFIELD, Mass., Sey .. 16.—A man by the Wher éhot his brother-in-law, + it Southampton, yesterday, nthrowt, Both are dead. —————_0e > THE OPERATIO OF MONDAY. _ FREDERICK, Md. Sept. 16.—Afterthe battle of fd Liew « South Mountain Gap and Burkittsyille Gap, four! nectively by the forces of Burnside jand Frauklin on Sunday, the enemy having been driven trom their position, fell bac ap- | idly to Boonsboro, and thence southward to 8 urgind began crossing the Potomac below Shepardstown, it by our troops was rapid, Hooker following by way of Boonsboro, supported by Sumuerund Banke, and capturing oue thousand prisoners during the morning. The enemy | breaktasted at Keedysville, three miles from | Koousboro, but our cavalry soon drove their rear guard from that place. Porter's und Reno’s corps took a shorter road over the niountaius, and arrived at Sharpsburg Gteundown, capturing hundreds of prisoners on the way. ‘anklin’s corps, eupporten: by Couche's di- vision, passed through Burkittsyille Gap, which he captured so handsomely, striking the rond leading direet from Bédhesboro’ to Har- per's Ferry, and thence moving-in the direction of the latter place, gaining El’ Ridge Moun- iat, whieh flanked the enemy’s position, and brought them within good range of our artil- lery. Franklin's corps foughta brilliant battle on Sanduy evening, at Burkittsville Gap. The enemy wes terribly repulsed, though having ade made a charge SR a hill and captured a battery of six pieces, Howell Cobband nine hundred of his Georgians. Cobbis wounded and a prisoner. The 16th Virginia regiment wae taken entire, and fragments of many other 1g pee Jn tsunday Longstreet marched back from | Ifagerstown to reinforce those troops fighting NEWARK CIDER for sale in quantities to suit | | verted. Ou Suturday be captured M: atthe Gaps. He urrived in time to jotn in the rout. Lrig. Gen. Garland, of Virginie, Gol. Strange, of the ith Virginia, and Col. James, Sd South Carolina battalion, were all at South Mountain Gap on Sunday eve- We have taken since Friday last, about tbousand prisoners, with less than the usual portion ef officers. Phe mountains are full of straggling starving and demoraimed Rebels, who are giving them- selves up us fast as they can find their way into urlines. On Thursday last, Jackson crossed the Motcimae at Williamsport, and marched to- wurds Hurper’s Ferry, whieh place be in- land Heights on the north, and Loudon Heights on the south side of the river. Qu Sanday he at- ked the frrry, but.was repulsed. On Mone morning at daylight he renewed the at- tack, and the place was surrendered by Cologel Dison S. Miles at se¥en o'clock. tnt dis- tor will enuble the Rebels’ to cross the Poto- With the greater portion of their forces. Ye evening previous to this news, MeCle a Burgside were rapidly making eucl ions as would have resulted in the complet defeat or capture of nearty the entire Tebel b . Our trooerenced theirrear hotly Jastevening, and the ‘prospect wa¢ most bril- ligt, 1 we learned that Harper's Fe: no longer ours. About 3o’cloek the pi Gemwdiowe’s brigade captured one of General Stuart's aides, Who was on his way to General Lee's headquarters with aderpaich from Jack- Son, announcing the sails ion of the place esterday morning. Thé enemy having got Jnainly scross the rivér-tmd into’a strong posi- tion, a great battle will probably be*deferred several days, until anew combination of move- ments is resolved upon. The Union army is in: splendid. condition. The men are all in hight marching order, with buoyant spirits over their succegs.. Several Tegimenta of new troops were in the. fight of Sunday, and behaved with great bravery. The 17th Michigan, out only two weeks, fought till theirammunition was exhausted, then re! to athe wagons in good order, refilled their boxes, ‘returned, and made a terrible charge over & stoue wall, and into the timber, almoet annibi- Ia Dreyton’s South Carolina brigade. Our pote will roperty not exceed twenty-five un in aud -wounded, with a very emall proportion of killed. The death of Gen- evel Reno ja mourned throughont the whole army. TRE HATILE YECBBRDAT. A ORBAT OONFLICT. —_———_ SCEWM ON GUE BATTLE-PIBLD. ————.— TUS LOSS OF HARPER'S FERRY. PARTICULARS OF THE SIEGE. i MARPER'S FERRY REPOSERSED. —_—_s— (Special Corteepondence Baltimore American. ] ar tthe OF HARPRE's PERRY. streets of 1 to-day are thromped ‘es Kerry. 1, have conversed wit ten and offiéers of every grade and a of deep mortifica: rvattes this whole “es lous at Washington. They flere of drew “eay property “eetaited at ente to fed the h ‘that has been in upon them. if From the statementsiof theese men I compile rear of the Maryland Heithts, discovered a party of Rebel cavairy about three miles from the Heights. Mot being observed by the Rebels they made acircuit of the mga be the expec. tauon of capturing thes, end w! just about todaek on their rear they discovered that a large body of infantry and cavalry were ap- proaching up the valley, and that nothing but a prompt backward movement would saye in the rear of Gen. @t the time en- gaged with Gen. McClei end destreyed his ammunition train, took one hundred their pe. 0 moved off at break of day on amorning, and were soon through p on their way to the Pennsylvania line. y got t 2 lathe, the couaty east of Johnson eoun- themselves from a fate that they were-about to | and about sixty ‘Which they | Meht, Olathe, inflict on the scouts of the enemy. sucdemfally carpet fete reencastle, after | 17.4 snimon ies ne nee een | On returning to theircamp they reported the | several slight skirmishes on the = os) sbant midnight, took approach of the enemy in force, and active prep- There is no doubt that this eudden dash in the eo) a roeent, volunmers, pris- armtions were made to meet then. Severul ad- | rear of the enemy had considerable effect on the Two ee public square. ditional field-pieces were taken to the Heights | precipitate retreat of the enemy on Sumday mites aoe ieee Fee and the men were under arms awaiting the ap- | night. ‘who bad enlisted, It om 34 yoy OTS, proach of the enemy. During the evening there HARPER'S FERRY RETAEEN. cp tein ane tone Ree a from was some skirmishing of outposts, but nothing | At the time of the departure of the cars this “frld and shot i. ‘tmto a of importance occurred until Saturday mora- | afternoon, it is generally assertéd here that Sour eumaie ‘ae down in cold ree One ing, When the enemy, in force, undertook to | Harper's Ferry fell into our possession again Pe sabe. a ee nasragenante missing, take the position Wy storm. The infantry force | on Tuesday evening at 7 o'clock, and was oc- ona Hed. on the Heights were not, however, reinforeed, | cupied by a portion of Gen. Burnside’s force esa eu Ae ph Bog pinad, there being but three hundred and fifty men of | betore the rear of Gen. Hill's division had all able as a nen Gonsider- luv garrison of over ten thousand men to defend | croseed the river, who, to the extent of fifleen | T])s Toney, ae wellas beth anen’s and women's this important position. They, however, met aanere by one statement, and four thousand | Seyror* wae aratrored. The — the enemy behind their entrenchments and three yy another, were taken prisoners. times repulsed bim with great slaughter, they I have conversed with some members of the coreee sone ite contents, and county atterwerds admitting that they lost over seven hundred menin theee three onelaughte. The whole of Satarday morning was thus employed, with Lut elight compurative loss, and little command were in high spirits. They still held tuéeiy ecOmmmunication with the main bedy on the Virginia side, and, it is said, sent am applica- tion to Col. Miles for reinforcements, he an- wer was au order to spike their guns, throw. New York 12th, who were not peroled by the enemy, their haste being so great that they could not spare the time to attend to them, who inform me that there is no doubt that the place (oclock om Tuccdnyaierdocs totore en ope 4o’clock on Tuesday }oon an op- “ portunity was given them to cross the bridge, dt BT the volunteers were taken out and that they had not marched a mile before 4 they met the advance of our column moving on. : 4 s i if So much of our ulaton them down the mountain precipige and evacu- | They say that the Rebels did not undertake to = ate the position. The order was not obeyed | bold the *place, but merely miade a hasty pas- bina entered nowrthy’ open Aad few are ett until it had three times been sent, the last time | sage through, not even taking time to secure = ‘and many of theseare un- in wriling, when they retreated in the face of a | their plunder, much of which, for the want of oreveat see te ppaet, ek. or Tepuised enemy, tnd left them in possession of | transportation, they destroyed. inte the caves ieee gone the Heights which commanded the whole Ferry. The rumor of the retaking of the Ferry this | {° serine oy eighty I 5 — “4 It is alxo asserted by officers, as well as men, | ¢vening cays that nearly all the guns and arms that here should be that Gen. White, who was second in command, | Were recaptured, and that so sudden was the oe armed, and most of the ofticers of the Staff, protested descent made on them that they did not suc- against the abandoning of those Heights, pro- bridge, the three ceed in destroying the railroad nouncing it equiyulent to surrender of the post | spans of which had just been completed. 7 The Rebel Congress has become disgusted without @ fight. ae The whole number killed the. of to The ¢uemy immediately advanced, and an | W88 43, and the wounded about 150. the fate of the Qonfederacy, and has a effort was made by Colonel Miles to make the COLOKEL MILES resolution recalling the vagabond Heights unienable by the guns from Camp I have stated above but faintly the feeling of | Mason and Slidell. Do they expect Great Brit- Hill, but it was an entre failure. They brought their guns forward, end were unable to plant them in sight, but taking a position on the slope they threw their shells over and rained them down on the town. After considerable firing they got the range, but done yery little damage. The bombardment continued throughout Sat-_ urday evening @nd was renewed on Sunday) morning, being kept up throughout the day with considerable vigor, our guns regularly replying, though they were uuuble to do any great damage to the enemy. in the meantime another force, under Jack- son, made its appearance ou the Loudon Heights, and also joined in the fight, planting batteries out of sight of our gunners. The’ mortification, anger, and earnest denunciation which prevails in the ranks of the late garrison of Harper's Ferry. Whether there is substan- tial foundation for the cha: made, or not, I cannot say; but officers of every grade are equally unanimous on the subject. It is,even asserted that a p: ition was made to retake the Maryland ts after they had been ubandoned, but consent was refused and the place surrendered. The report of Gen. White, who took command and conducted the surren- der after Col. Miles had been wounded, will ve lomeed Fife qewrigel wa arrived in Pred- erick to- Wil is stall, and proceeded di- rect to ‘Washingwon. Yours,&e, €.0.F. ain to give the traitors safe convoy? IRON HALL, 320 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE. EMILE DUPRE Would respectfully inform his friende an@ exe tomers that, having just returned to this city from New York, he offers a renewed assortment of FINEST FAMILY GROCERIES, suH, however, were able to do but little injury, FREDERICK, September 17—The city presents Consisting of our guns being seryed so as to keep thein back | a military display atall hours of the day, and. SUGARS, from the brow of the hill, which prevented | has suddenly become the great point of attrac: ° them from aiming their guns. tidn.~ The arriyal to-day ,of eight thousand pa- TEAS, ‘The forces consisted of the following regi- | roled prisoners from >, and of COFFEE, ments: another thousand of “graybacks” from General SPICES Command of Colonel Miles—115th New York, | McClellan's adyance, together with the depar. a 126th New York, sth New York Cavyairy, 12th | ture of a thousand of the latter previously cap- Bre, Illinois Cavalry, and three regiments of the | tured for Baltimore, on their way to Fort Dela- FLOUR, Maryland Home Brigade, Colonel Maulsby. ware, Was @ most scene. Pt General White’s command, from Martins. GEN. M'CLELLAN’S MOVEMENTS. UTTER, burg—S7th Ohio, 32d Qhio, 60th Qhiv, 9th Ver- Having obtained conveyance, through the LakgD. mont, 39th New York, and oue Indiana bat- | politeness of Dr. Steiner, with some members of Also, tery. the sanitary committee, to Middletown, I had Two of these regiments, the 12th New York | an opportunity of viewing a part of the battle- @ Gne assortment of and the 87th Ohio, were three months’ men, | ficld of Sunday, and notonly to be within hear- HAVANA CIGARS, whose time had expired some weeks since, but | ing of the ry, but close enough tothe scene liad remained at the requestof the War Depart- | of strife tosee the explosions of the cannomaiong which, ment. The post was under command of Gen- | the line of battle. be 2 eral Wool, who, with these troops, considered The cannonading on afternoon was ‘ing purchased from a prize vessel, it impregnable. a — eagle aoe ae age eres sananaiery enables us to CAMP HILL BATTERY. mission, long after ry’ eell at very inn, The Camp Hill Battery and the entrench- | morning it was resumed at da: with a = low ments stretching across from Bolivar were | violence and rapidity that the people of the vi- — strongly supported by the infantry, who had | cinity, who have watched the pi of the SHEYER’S LION LAGER BEER been for four days and nights lying on their } five days’ contest, say was enti! upy “arms. They bad, however, no thought of sur- | denied. It was one continuous rattle of In Half Barrels, rendering, and when they saw the white flag e and from the position I Gen. £ Pease hoisted without any real t they were as- |> ‘lelian’s right appeared to rest on tounded. They had a few with the] burg and left_on Antietam Creek. All kinds of enemy on Bolivar Heights, but in each had | rebels destro; a brik over this creek yes- FANCY @ROCERIES maintained their position, and profess to have'| terday, but McCle! had it rebuilt du- naa been anxious for the enemy to approach them | ri it. . ow at close quarters from that direction, which The occupied by Gen. McClellan ap- OF ads would of course have rendered his guns on the | peared to be a most advantageous one, his tar DE Banna Tight ania the firing had the ope ot whieh tao Mele ‘of white x“ : ange - 2 ; fu: junday. nig! Tr e apex " » 320 Pexrsrivaxia Averce. -_- ett ceased, L Miles ansounced his intenuon of emoke rolled up in the distance, marking dis- 2 SREP A ase a surrendering next morning -by 9 o'clock if as. | tinctly the line of confict. The ‘were Cc OFFIOE, 4 et sistance did not arrive, on the ground that all | so rapid as to be without inte: ion, i C., August », 102. his long r ammunition would by that time | sometimes three or four reports LS ae Or be exhaus: The enemy was supposed by the | at the came moment.. This cann coms ve pn to be 60,0008 composing the entire eorps | menced at daylight, aud was Beard distin a ©, ee ee Ganteame taaionnsod Hill aaa tery up to one o’cloek, causing’ the claimed that number themselves 6 ently. | the great battle of the Hill wason the innd Heights and Jackson on the Loudon Heights. Whetherit could have. eld longer or not by small aris, it is not |. little con in the paly A" Saheragaated % direction of Middletown. Thi that Previously, on Sanday morning, Col. Miles favora- sent Capt. Stone and four picked men on an ex- dition across the mountains with a note to Ren. MoCleitan, inf ‘him that his amma- nition was nearly out; and that he would soon be compelled to surrender. These men worked their way ecross the mountains, and thro’ the ememy’s ts most successfally, reach! Gen. McCleflan during Sunday night, when he immediately dispatched two divisions to his re- het. There divisious were withia three hours march of the Maryland Heights when they cap- tured a scout from Gen. Hill with a message to Gen, Lee announcing that he was in possession of Harper's Ferry with the entize garrison as prisoners. The tiring was again resumed by the enemy with great vigor on Monday morning, and re- plied to by such guns as could be brought to bearuponthem. At#o'clock Col. Miles ordered were received , however, ble, our Toros Raving at the Ube posi- tion and the battle being primcipally with artil- lery, in which wehave Fiority. Iconyersed with several rs who were on the field during Tuesday, and they state it coneisted entirely of artillery on thatday. It commenced early iu the continu. ed until Inte at ing at the close haifo mile, and ° from which he was eperating to-day. © d |. fight ‘was, however, sharply con- tested by the enemy, and-was*only at the go of the day thatthe slight ‘advantage mem war gained. a The rumors afloat were yarious, among which it was said that Jackson and Hill were again crossing the Potomac in the rear of Lee, by way of Shepherdstown, thus me | , arper’s Ferry to the succer® Roll Bloek * ‘REAL ESTATE AGERCY. JAMES F. HALIDAY, (Late Cottector @ City Tazes,) ms back the flag to be struck and a white flag run up,,| from " their Baying and which'was done, as the men. andofitters declare; commander. This would be practicable, and ‘eoumect- to their eurprisé and mortification. the rapid-manner in which they-evacuated ot Re ‘The enemy, from the retired position in which | Harper's Ferry would indicate Pete" aeatesbaek his guns were stationed either eould not or | appearance at some point Palisa a ef the * Globe.” would not see the flag of surrender, and con- It is evident that General Mi ayes Bankers. tinued to throw shell into the works for nearly | pressing General Lee to the riverine 5) a ‘ an hour, especially from “Maryland Heights, | manner that his army cannot much Jonger Bx-Mayors of Washington. though Jackson ceased from Loudon Heights. | sustain itself unless relievéd from: One cf the enemy’s shélls, about fifteen min- ules after the flag was raised struck Colonel Miles in the right Icg, below the knee, nearl: severing it, and @ moment after a ‘ball penetrated the thigh of, the same leg. was carried away. and the leg immediately cut off above the knee, but he died soon after the ope- Tittion-‘was performed. lt appeared that there was a flag hoisted up | near the old workshops which bad not been lowered, and thus caused the repeated shell- ing. Colonel Miles was riding along towards that cection of the town with @ whitefiag to be Sipehr'] on the pole also when the shell struck ‘im. , General s who had ae eae Ferry Te btuachorg, tow dayaorer jas, | to avoid being.o elmed by Jackson, then took the command, and conducted the surrems der, which was made to General Hill, F Both, ‘and men say that they received nothing buithe most courteous from their captors, who eilowed the to retire | with their side arms ‘and the men with their Pistols, vd ; the-other side, 1ts cros: in the faceof_ such oe bs to-day eae Maas are w vents 5 poe omraet ane ais paign.. =~ - ° -REDEL PRISGKERS..4. 2. 9 » The lere: and deserters ae ae army are Take, ona the as vith them. being up &nd fent to Frederick, ai uads of sent aans ‘pasa along elmost No sooner yes the sui than the enemy's 8 CS a Bey to cross the pontoon bridge with the greatest baste, and ash on thro Harper's Ferry. towards qusrtessbom it stopping, except some of ‘the em; wagons, which were taken 6gtoftae line to he Aled with capi ition. tured amimni plunder, Kight os ten of their wagons were