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TT 3NT,, TENTS, SUTLERS? 1 Hem. and Flags of all kinds. and [ow Awnings, icine SRA VTEE Blinn Nest ges MALE ARY. e BD rE » Tance. | between twelve and fitteen VERY LATE NEWS FROM THE REBEL STATES. es i Richmond Dates September 20th—Rebre Accounts of the Fighting in Maryland— The Surrender of Harper’s Ferry—Cum- berland Gap Evacuated by General Mor. gan. ape Our readers will find below accounts from the Richmond papers of the capture of Har- per’s Ferry, and the battle at South Mountain. Evidently they had not heard Of the retreat from “My Maryland.” Harper's Ferry is their hobby n8w, and the Sotithern people wilt ) have that to glory dyer and be satiated with for the next three months. Of the'rétilt of the intvasion, they will be kept in blissful igno- [From ‘the Richmond Dispateh of Sept. 20.) ) CAPTURE OF HARPER'S FERRY—THE BATTLE IN MARYLAND. | . From the montent that onr armies testified. ry uperiority.to the Yankees at Bethel 4 y we pre said that their true licy Was to assume the offensive and never to from it. : . cont policy preduced a series of disas- ters high Ureaght the Confederacy to the verge of destruction, and had it not been abandoned | at last, we are not sure that we showld not, in the end, have become a subjugated and an enslaved 5 . From the moment thesdefensive system was abandoned, we began to.reap the fruits of our superiority in yal and endurance. Victory followed victory in’such rapid succession, that the whole civilized world stood amazed at our successes. Each strecessive victory seemed to rise above the Jast im@rilliancy and import- Kernstown was eclipsed by McDowell, McDowell yielded to Frent Royal, Front Royal was surpassed by Winchester, way to Port Republic, Port Rey eomparison with the seven batt! ublic bore no around this ‘|. eity, and they in their tarn were overshadowed by. the second battle of Manassas, ‘We have this day to record an achievement which throws them all in the shade. An army besieging another army in a position strong by nature and strongly fortified, has been assailed at the same time by a third army, and has. not only succeeded ih peemating that third army with great slanghter, but has, on the same gay, compelled the besieged army te surrender ai discretion. ‘We remember but three exploits similar to this. One of them was that of Julius Cesar at , Alesin—mcomparably the greatest af all that mighty General's achievements—where, with 60,000 men, he kept in an equal number who were besieged in the town, and defeated with enormors slaughter 200,000 who attempted to relieve them, Another was that of Marino Fa. liero at the siege of Zara, where he kept in the besieged and defeated 2 Hungarian army of $0,000 men. The third was that of Prince Eu- igene at Belgrade. As far as we can understand the operations, from the very imperfect accounts which we have reeeived, they were somewhat as follows: Our army in Maryland is diyided into three corps, commanded by Generals Jackson, Long- street and Hill. “i Of these corps Jackson’s was’ engaged in the siege of Harper's Ferry, and the other two coy- ered his operations. “Con¢eiyitig it to be. of great importance to Taise the stige and to re- lieve the beleaguered Yorces, which amounted in numbers ‘afmost to a corps Carmee, MeClel- lan resolyed to make a powerful effort. He left Washington, it is said, with a force of £6,000 men. From the the correspondents of the Yankee papers we hear of him at Rockville and places on the National road, some time Jast week, from which we conclude that ‘marched upon that road in the direc. ‘tion of Fretiericktown. The road passes through Fredericktown, but whether McClellan kept it that far we have no means of itscertaining. The first we hear of him is at Boonsboro’, in Washington county, which is nearly equidistant from Frederick. town, Harper’s Ferry and Pgeriows, being miles from each, and lying a little north of west from the firs, nearly due north from the second, and nearly southeast from the third. At this place, on Sunday, he fell with his wholé eormtons force (*0,000 men) upon the corps‘of Gen, D. H. Hill, which was the rear guard of the army. The Buttle was long, furi- ous and bloody; but Gen. Hill, althonghatiacked by vastly superior forces, stood his ground without yielding an inch. In the night Gen. Longstreet’s corps atriyed, and on ‘Monday the two combined attacked McCleHan, and totally defeated him, driving his forces before them for five miles. But for the intervention of the night, it is said the rout would haye been complete. At ten o'clock, while the baitle was still ra- ging in Boonsboro’, Gen. Miles, with his whole army, variously estimated at eight, ten and twelve thousand men, surrendered to General Jackson. Vast quantities of stores, 12,000 small arms, 50 pietes of artillery, and at Teast 1,000 negroes, (some S0y 2.500,) were captured. Having dis- Fosed of Miles and his army, Gen. Jackson was marching rapidly down the Potomac with the intention of crossing below and g¢tting in the rear of McClellan, thus cutting bim off effectu- ally from Washington. These operations shed an almost unp: eled Iustre on, the Confed- erate arms. ; In the battle of Boonshorough or in the operations before Syl oee Ferry (it seemed to be nncertain which), Gen. Samuel ‘land was killed. He was but thirty years old, and was one of the most promising young officers in the army. Hk education was military, he having grad- fated at the Virginia’ Military Institute, and from the time the war commenced, he adopted the profession of arms, with an ardor that amounted almost to apassion. He was pos- seesed Of fine talents, and was as fearless as the sword he wore. ‘While in one command of a regiment, he was seVerely wounded at the battle of “Williams. burg, but refused to quit the field: He was in all the battles around Richmond, in which he lost =40 men e of 1,700, the strength of his brigade. In private life he was a most agreeable and a most amiable man. He was the only sonof a widowed mother. We have heard of no other officer of high rank who was killed in the late actions. Farther Rebel Accounts of the Surrender of Harper's Ferry. [From the Richmond Dispatch, Sept. 20.] SURRENDER OF HARPEBR’S FERRY. From a participant in the engagement, wa have obtained some particulars with reference tw the investment and subsequent surrender of Harper's Ferry. Qur informant states that Gen. Jackson left Harper’s Ferry on Thurs- day, taking the Hagerstown road, and-at the Frederick for the Maryland Heights, overlook- ing the town of mie yee how On Wednes- day, the division Gen. Walker was sent down to dest the canal aquednct at the mouth of the Sfonocesy, and arrived at the point during the night. The next morning, early, before they had accomplished their pur- pome, an order was received from Gen. Gee, irecting Gen. Walker to proceed with his be she, by forced marehes, to London Heights, via Point of Rocks, to prevent the enemy at Harper's Ferry from escaping in that direc- tion. The divieion crossed the river a: Point of Rocks, nine miles below Harper's Ferry, and on Friday evening reached the position as- signed them. Gen. Jackson’s forces reached iliiams on the Potomac, on Friday morn. ing, and diately crossed, and moved on Mertinsburg, twenty miles above Harper’s Fervy, where there were some three or four thousand oftheenemy’sforces. Ontheapproach of Gen. Jackson this force fell back, and united with the force at Har, Ferry, believed to number about 5,000, Gen. Jackson parened, and on Saturday morning reached town, four miles south weet of Harper’s Ferry. From sthis point he despatched a courier to Gen. ‘Walker, then in possession of the Heights south 2 rs ly tang him not to epen his guns Cue fortifleacions PCr e (Gen. J.) got in » of which he promised to . Walker. Sicanwhile the divisionsof McLawsand An- derson, after but little resistance, had become masters of the Heights on the Maryland side, the enemy leaving them and joining the forces in their entrenchments on we Virginia side ct the river. On it Gen. Walker re- m. Jackson to open fire morning. f Walker the fordheations of img ©: ‘es y o wie enemy en Bolivar Heighte, twe miles above same time the divisions 6f Gens. McLaws and | R.H. Anderson moved from the vicinity of | - WASHINGTON, D. C., W } the tollo" ‘firing, and it was renewed y: the railroad bridge at Harper’s Ferry. At the Bame time the attack was made by the forces under General Jackson. and the fight, which was desperate ond determined, continued throughont the ae enw and Anderson shelling from the Maryland side. The eacm: resisted wiih great spirit, and their guns, which they had a large number in posiuon, were handled with great effect upon the column of Gen. Jaakson, which had to appreach them them through an open space, where their guns bad unobstructed pla The shells from Walker's batteries and th: invpetuous’attatks of Jackson’s men rendere: their entrenchments on Bolivar Heights 1 warm for the enemy, and late in the evening they fell back to Canrp Hill, one mile in rear of the Bolivar fortifications. Here they had heavy gups planted and strongentrenchments thrown up, but within easy range of McLaws and An- derson, on the opposite heights. Night coming on, the struggle ceaged, Jackson's torces occue pying the deserted entrenchments gn the of Bolivar. That night old “Stonewall” sent & message toGeneral Walker that his forces were im possession of the enemy's first’ line of en- trenchmenis, and with God’s blessing, he would Berryaonh: the Federal forces early next morning. 4 At daytight the next morning ore the fight was renewed, the enemy stil offering an obstinate resistance, until about 7 o’clock 2. m., | when their colors were strnck and a capitula- tion proposed. Of the terms of this capitulation we have learned no partictlars, but concinti that they involved the unconditional surrend | of the whole force, negroes as wellas Yankees. About 9 o'clock our forces entered the second line of entrenchments, the enemy having sur- rendered everything—guns, ordnance and com- missary stores, &c. The number of the enemy is variously estimated at from-seven to avery and. Of our losses we are not apprised, but judge from reports that Gen. Jackson’s columa suf- | tered pretty heavily. In Walker's division we | had five killed, three of these by the accidental dnchester gave | explosion of ashell. Among the killed in this division we have heard the name of Lieut. Robs ertson, of French's battery. ATER. Since the abo s wrilten we have received ving additional particulars, contained in a letter to Goy. Letcher from Col. Francis H. Smith: WINCHESTER, Sept, 16.—After the adyance of our army to Frederick and the issuing of the admirable proclamation to the peqple of Mary- land by Lee, a mayement took place with our troops, seemingly in the direction of Pe y1- yania, but really for an important move nt into Virginia, After sending a portion of his troops to oceupy and hold the Maryland Heights, Gen. J son was directed by Gen) Lee to recross the Potomac at Williamsport, take possession of Martinsburg, and then pass rapidly behind Harper’s Ferry, that ac might be effected of the garrison and store: known to be there. The movement w: i rably conducted. Martinsburg fell, witha ci ture of 150 prisoners and some stores, the most being taken to the Ferry. = Theinvestmentot Harptr’s Ferry waseffected on Saturday. Sunday morning there was some terday morning, nnd the result the unconditional surrender of the garrison—10,000 men, with all the arms, fifty pieces of artillery, ammmnition, 100 wagons, qvartermaster and commissary. stores, and many cars, some of which were loaded, and 600 negroes. This important conquést was effected without the loss of & nan on ourside. So much is official. Itis reported that the cavalry, 1,000 iz number, escaped! by Shepherdstown. Another account, recei yed late lastnight, says that the surrender took place on Monday morn- ing last, at ten o'clock. The firing commenced As early as five o'clock in the morning. Shortly! after the Yankees sent out a flag of truce, pro- posing a conditional ¢nrrender; but our firing did not eease, when Qnother flag wa posing an unconditional surrender, when the tiring ceased. General Miles, the Federal com- mander, is reported to be wounded. The resnits of this snrrender, aceording to this last account, are as follows: kees, 13,000 Enfield rifles, 50 cannon, 100 four- horse teams, & number of. fine artillery horses, a large quantity of ammnmnition, some quarter- master and Commissary stores, and 1,600 « con- trabands.” [By Telegraph.) pil we paroled 11,000 privates, 425 officers, took 2.000 negroes, 15,000 stand of small arms and 46 pieces of cannon. Col. Walker’s battery took 600 horses. Onur loss unree killed and forty . The battle commenced Sunda: and opened again Monday at da: y > morning light. E Their dead were coyered in the ditches—we couldnt tell how many. In the fightat Sharps- burg we took 3,000 prisoners. Gen. Garland and Col. Strange were kiHed. Gen. D. H. Hiil was roughly handled, but managed to hold the enemy in cHeck. Another Rebel Account. The reports with reference4othe battle fought in Marylant% on Sunday aud Monday vary as to particulars, but eoucur in the siateme at the enemy was repulsed after Gen. Hill was reinforced by Longstreet. The fight is said to have occurred at or near Middletown, in Fred- erick county. Middletown is about eight miles from Frederick City, on the old National road, and abont fifteen miles from Hagerstown. The inost reliable statement we haye in ref- erence to the engagement is, that the fight com- menced between Gen. M. Hill’ ision, 15,000 strong, and the divisions of MeCi lian, Burnside, and Sigel, amounting im ail to some 20,000 men. The Federal force attacked and surreunded .Hill, who maintained his position with changing fortune until night, when he Was reinforced by Longstreet’s division. The next day the fight was renewed, and the heavy columns of McClean driven three miles from the battle-field. The troops under Gen. Hill are said to haye suffered consider- ably, but our loss is thought to be heavier in risoners than in killedand wounded. The Federal loss is also said to have been terribly heavy. Cc i Francis H. Smith, in aletter to Goy. Letcher, under date of the i6th inst., writes of this bute as follows: “It is reported that an engagement took place near Boonsboro’. Itis said that the enemy were repulsed twice, with a loss of 5,000 in killed and wounded, Our loss was heavy. Our troops fell back towards the Potomac from reasons that can be easily conjectured. Jack- son will now recross the Potomac at Hi rs Ferry, circumvent theenemy, if he has the temerity to follow our advance corps, and we | shal) capture or disperse the whole concern, God grant thai this a be verified. Gen. Garnett is certainly killed. body ar- Tived here this morning.” We also make the following extract from a letter of N. B. Meade, Esq., editor of the Win- chester Republican : “WINCHESTER, Sept. 16.—A Se took place on Sunday at Middletown, Md., between a very heavy force of the enemy and Gen. D. H. Hill's division. The loss was great on each side, ' “Hill, however, held his position until the advance of Longstreet arrived, when theenemy fell back. Gen. Garnett was killed. No other officer as yet reported killed or wounded, The forces defeated by Hill were ongtheir way to the relief of their friends at the Ferry.” In addition to these statements there gvere countless rumors in cirenlation about this en- gagement. One to the effect that Gen. Long, street has been killed, and another that Gen: Jackson with his force from Harper's Ferry had gained the rear of the encmy, and cut off his retreat to Washington. We endetvored to trace these statements, and are ready to conclude that they have no sub- stantial foundation. That Gen. Jackson will make the effort to change McClellan’s “hase,” ‘we think highly probable, and we have reason to hope, trom his -verance, that his efforts will be snecessfui; but that the feat has been accomplished, there is no-information to’ sup- port. EVACUATION OF CUMBERLAND GAP. The Secretary of War yesterday received a dispatch from Gen. McKown, ¢ in East Tennessee, dated Knoxville, Sept. 19th, in which he states that the Federal forces evacua- ted Cumberland Gap on Thursday night, and that General Stevenson was pursuing them, Previous statements with reference to the con- dition of affairs had induced the belief that the enemy were hemmed in and thatan escape was impossible, but this dispatch indteates the Teal position of things has been little understood. 11 the enemy have evacuated, it is fair to pre- sume that we had no force to 0} him horth of tne Gap, and that his escape has been effected im that direction. The annoancement tha: Gen. Stevenson is pursuing him amounts to little, for of course he does not mean to be over- taken. Mosrts, Hops, on S opeaunt Gispaich to the — dapat to Evening News from Bs dated yeete: > says :—"Gen. Price's army moved from 2a os EDNESDAY, SEPTE 12,000 Yan- » At Harper's Ferry. MBER 234, 1862. Win, Miss, Fridny last on forced marches. A meesenger t arrived reports that om Saturday afiernoon adyanes guard wnder Gen. Arm- strong surprised and ows the Yankees, 6,000 strong, at Luka, dfiving them out of the town and taking 200 prisoners. Gen. Price, With the main Wody, came up Sunday morning. The enemy fled in the directiun of Eastport, leaving in our hands $100,000 worth of stores, Principally flotr and sali. Gen. Price gave chase, and when last heard from was seven miks behind the enemy. CAPTURE OF TRE KANAWHA SALT WORKR. The following dispatch does not state @encra} Loring’s oprrations to quite as late a period as that which we published yerterday, and which Stated thathe had already captured Charleston. But the details which it supplies as to salt and the ssh Works, will he very gratifying: ICHMOND, Sept 16, 1562, (by telegraph from Dublin, Sept. 16.)— To Hon. George W. Randolph : General Loring’s command entered the Kanawa Salines.op last Satu morning, and took po-- session of the salt works, closely pursuing the enemy en route Charleston. Salt works not much injured. A very large quantity open, selling at thirty-five (35) cents -per busif¥l. An order bas, sent to me urging the farmers to send forward their wagons loaded with forage, &cqand aetige swith sajt. (Signed) "| HOS. L. Broun, © Major Conimanding Post. THE BATTLE OF SHARPSBURG. ecihig a GENERAL McCLELLAN AND THE ARMY. TEs. —— INCIDENTS ON-THE FIBLD. [From the Baltimore American.} Tho battle of Wednesday last, near Sharps- burg. fs certainly con¢lusive of tlie question— whether General McClellan is competent to entrust with the armies of the Repeblie. and by conse gq nencgewithsts destiny ? Gate may be eaid with reference to Any baitle that has been fongkt previously by him; thereisno room for debite ts ta fhe merit of his splendid gener- alship on this last great occas The num- bers engaged. the ebstinacy pfithe Rebel troops, the strength of their position. and the success of onr army in taking at are all simply coneiu- sive as to the military, skill requisite to the critical occasion. “But if we add toall this the judgment volunteerea by the most competent military men who. baye known lim besk, the implicit reliance’ placed upon his talents and courage by the whole army, fram Gene to ll cavil henceforth ouhgtto be hushed, not the most noisy of his ‘carping or persistent newspaper ts, critics questions his unsullied patrictisin. No account that we have yet read—not even the lendidly written one furnished by the special correspondent of the T: published by us—exhuust the subject of so memoruble astruggle. Indeed, like the great battle of Waterloo, it is destived to furnish material fer volumes in years tocome, and thus we are privileged in adding our quota now to what must be said of it, gathered in two days sojourn we made on the batrle-fieid. The preliminary skirmishing of the evening betore: pursday—had given ple warniug to both sides of what wasto fellow the next day. The Rebels, driven from South Moun- ain, thirteen miles distant, on Suaiity were closely followed by McClellan, and 2 ap- proaching the bunks of Potomac which rans some Uirce inils ‘to the rear of Sharpsburg, which was to the left of their centre. The Rebel General had halted here, well knowing that to pass the Potomac withont annihilation he must anakea desperate stand inadyance. It would never do to attempt the pas-age of a broad river, with high and steeps banks, with the formidable artillery of McClean playing upon the Rebel hostatsnch fine advya: . The Rebel chief must auempt to give the National forces a cheek and thereby gain breathing space to quit the soil of Maryland, the adyance upon Which had proved so fatal to his hopes. The position was certainly well chosen. It was along a plateau interspersed with slight depressions, and furnished excellent cover for troops in the shape of cornfielda, stone walls and patches of forest. One or two lanes, or “coun- | ury roads, erved them admirably as rifle.pite, the rebels ku ing and firing without cxposite yore than their heads. The line of batrle was seme four or five miles long,a tion of Auntie: iam Creek, a stream not easily forduble, and crossed by substantial stone bridges. protecting th right largely. The crossing of the creek by the right wing had ben aceomplished the evening previously at Kelty’s Ford, and an ele- vated ition had thus been gained well up to the Williamsport road. On the field, where Burnside commanded, the creek had yet to be: crossed. The battle commenced about daybreak, Gen. MeClellan having ordered General Sumner to ash forward: Sedgwick’s division led, fol- lowed by French’s in line of battle, formed in columns of brigades three in line; Sedgwick on the right, French on the left. The division of French moved into a wood and corn field, en- countering skirmishers, and the en, ment became general. The enemy pressed heavily on Sedgwick’s left, causing it to fall back. Sumner finding himself hardly pressed in the center, directed French to charge the enemy with his whole force on the left, which was done in the most brilliant manner, and the Heights were carried by Kimball's Brigadé. Whilst this was going on the enemy threw strong force towards French's left flank, w! was extended in--that direction to meet ‘the shock, whilst the right changed front to meet an attack on the left by a strong column of the enemy which advanced through i where our t had beeft forced back in that diréction. Covered bi wall and: the natural features of th ind, Ruletie’s houses and farm constituted the Hon- gomont of the field. About ten o*clock, ‘the, enemy, after a desperate struggle, were driveir back to a considerable distance in that diree- tion with gr@at loss, About half-pd&t eleven the ammunition ot the first line of French’s:di- vision was nearly exhausted, and a small su; ply was procured from the dead and wound- ed, who werethickly strewn around, the men holding the position mainly with the bayonet. Richardson’s Division now pushed forward to reinforce and support French who was hold- ing his position stoutly it the rebel gene- yals Hilland Mcflaws. The battle was then. renewed with it , the rebels being charged on every side. ichardson’s division |. was h and unbroken, and at this point of the lines, captured nine rebel flags, took some. 600 prisoners, and about 1,000 stand-of arms. ; After occupying all their positions and pushing them back some three-quarters of a mile to the rear of where the battle first begun, the troops bivonacked on the field. Comprised in this Portion of the battle field, there was along lane, with a clover field on one side and a corn field on the other; and in this lane the rebels were sceeally lea upon one another by the riflemen of Kimball's Brigade, most of them being shot in the head. Except at the bridge across the Antietam, carried by Burnside, no more des- perate fighting appears to have been done in the field than along the crest of this hill which this lane traversed. It pang ups an av some three or four feet deep, it formed an e: i lent cover for the enemy, although a retreat: across the ground to the rear exposed them to “On the left here Burnside cemmanded, the left, where Burnside e attempt to take the bridge was attended with terrible loss, our side leaving come four hun- dred on the ground; and after gaining the crest of the hill, they found the enemy in stich heavy frys on bah Hanks as walt es in dips that ving no uate supports were 0) to fall back He The enémy Held their own here until the general retreat the next day. It was in this advance that the lamented Colonel Binssvery tell. ana nat ‘pon walking over the fleld so hotly contest- ed, the evidences abound, especii oy oe the center and the right of the center our lines, of the terrible carnage tha. opcurred. Amongst our forces where tne bri; mentioned charged Over the @rest of the hills and were re- pulsed from the woods, the s! ‘was most tearful—the ground, as far.as could be distinguished, being thickly strewn with them. To the left of ‘where Capt. Frank’s battery of French’s division Was stationed—one of the most efiective volunteer batteries in the ser- vice—a latge group of dead horses attracted at- tention. founded, and turned loose at differ. ent points where the fight was the hottest in part of the field, t) had herded together in their fright and paint perish in at- titude that makes the pi papee ped ina of Sri, One eect enna tea oo! Up once more to a ‘On alt sides, was Leendert | ybetinac struggle prom} breastworks which abounded. Wherever were shrews dows cnt oven piled Unsei? were wa down together, perhaps two feet high, and from be- hind them, Ito the last moment the Rebels poured forth a deadly fire on assailants. Small ledges of rocks also fiong hillside which descended to the woods, #0 ne, and re- | the houses and a stone }: " contest without é | vantage in forcing -there is no imperative reason why what earned at such great loss of the nation’s life _ of pickets. 10 OUFr A@vance, Ket vid for shelter at every 8 and whilst the shot and shell from our batteries, as they guined the crest of the hill, tore the trees to iragments over their heads it Was very hard to disiodge them except by an actnal charge through, which ended in strew- ing the whole neighborhood with their killed. | Tuesday A brick scbeo}-honure, on a slight knoll th front | ceky of the woods, was riddied with shot and shell. To the rear ef this: piece of woods, 2 splendid | Feneral sicel gun was left by the Rebels, a shot having slightly injured one of the axles, Passing back again throu the woods two Tebel colonels and one T were found on the ground, and interspersed with the muylti- tudes of their fallen, were so many of theer in the national uniferm that ata Upon one dead bddy was found « large” * Gog, dead aivo from same chance 5 had struck him whilst stretched upon his mas- see how fearful was the cost of the victory: _ Tie Alsbama shot, which | act.been “able 2 meer z thar can be found ip any cther—is pubiisbed om ‘ ad Friday mornifig. © i waieee Trent—Cosh, inviersébdy, in adedite Single copy, permmammy 2 Five copies, — Twenty-five ts He) eid Le thet made BT Single copies fin whaprere! can be procered at the coumfter, immetfately ater paper. Price—THREB CENTO. + B04 SG we From tHE Heanguantina Anity ov ay Evening; Sept 28. ved to-day f1 the rebels than at first sup Was wou! Norh 3B, &s en. G — admit loss : ter's corpse caressingly, his fore paws across The re-idents ofthis seetion of the man’s breast. Kide where one might for, space of a mile and a half in width, in and four or five miles in length, the = uy. — interspersed with the arms that fallen from their hands, Shastered wheels and eaissons, and {ponies guantities of ronnd shot and conical Lat ks] evidence ef the deadly storm that with ae ~ ~~ track. i yu a ¥ rune die torapikt from Bont to was almost every howse in it nig: ibrost or Ad terrible Lore of hepato: which were rained upon it so: ly: Dead horses, too, were scattered around, to.make the scene more revolting, if possible; whilst the ex- citement of the occasion was painfully a) rent in the faces of its inhabitants, such et as bad ventured to stay. Following the retreat of the Rebels towards. the Shepardstown Ferry, a large amount of abandoned baggage within sight ef it told of their haste to get off trom the soil of Matyiund, as well as of their own squalor and poverty— dirty blankets nud coverlets, ragged knapsacks, haversacks and trunks, which our men were kicking about, almost afraid to tonch, forming the elaple of the squalid heaps. Some few books and a vast qoaney of badly-gotten-np letters from kinfolks in Florida, South Carolina, and other Rebel *, were left to the curious in such matters—our troops amusing themselves in scanning them. With a glass the rear of the Rebel forces was discernible on the other side, although not in large masses; and the reports of cannon close by, and the sight and noise of bursting shell on the other side, told how nar- row was the escape the Rebels had made from our forces in pursuit. Returning to the field again and looking into the houses and barns of the neighborhood, sights were s¢en calculated to harrow the hearts of the most liardened in sueh scenes. We came to t barn and stack of wheat swaw of: farm, and here might haye been seen lying in the straw a large number of wounded rebels hardly yet assured of the kindness of their captors, although their wounds had been dressed, and all had been done for them which neces of the case permitted. The tery was for water, and it was asad re- yn as One filled their canteens and put them feyPrish Hips that another day would em beyond thé want of it. Returning | OE to the found several of ukem were dead, those ca- the | cavalry yes! that business fortunate group the next morning we | Gen. Nelson has issued a pable of being moved haying been takea tomore comfortable Care Go where one might in | every place that afforded the slightest ¢! ce of shelter, the Wounded of the battie-field were tound. Every farm house became hospital, ; and Cnion, Mart ‘ i : Calon taaeeae wants The movements of the rebels are — The military authorities here feel _ tbat the whole rebel army is stil_on. hal ie to . Lee is elde of the river, in: having been received to-day. there. Their intentions are not yet deve! sal eee ees ene Ss or 6] present 4 rebelarryy would be wad, un. acold rain'occur. With the present ‘weather overcoats and blankets are at night. IMPORTANT FROM LOUISVILLE. “ENT Bicate sy cere The Leouisvitx, Sept. 2—Evening.—' man bod, ewe is reported to have been Hodgens st fe, La Rue county, this pn me en route for Bardstown, which place they supposed to Nave renched this evening. - nety-five of the 4th Indiana Ca ate tacked &bout the same number of Forrest's e 4 ‘a mile from L non Junction, and drove them a ‘were reiiiforced |_ by num! . Our still; the enemy into Boston, killing 3 Sonpaing and ¢ eS 34. We lost 11 prisoners,and. woun ——_ or Ri has issned a prociuma-" patriot Stirring | address to his soldiers togtve: bloody we: Bg. oe arent Ke ” dh toe suondes "of Marcia incorrect, and e urrender now discredited in military circles. Homphrey Marshall, with whilst whole regiments were detailed to bury | men and forty-two Picees of artillery, Was ex~- i the dead. The victor for it was victory—has been | arly purchased: bul Maryland issaved, and, F % with it, the Repnblic. Even with all the | terrible sights and sounds which make even victory sad. ene conld bnt exult thai the brave | army and their ee General were equal to the fearful task imposed upon them. a when one sees even the of men sparkle, who are wounded wnto death, at the mention of the name of the chiet who led thesn;. when one hears the soul-stiring cheers of the undaunted thousands as they greet his pres- ence, the assurances come anew that the cause of the Republic is onward, and that there are | ring news from» those sulin (he land imbued with the spirit of the reyolutionary heroes, mem whe will save the conntr, And if ever there could be in any one’s exst- ence aday longer io be remembered than any other, let that day be for us that off, when we stood on the Maryland shore an@ saw the rebel host climbin; and driven out, they bave retired accord with the musié of the national art Ty which heralded and accompanied their de- | diately, parture. The vet Teqniem of their thunder their c 5 the beginning, has been the rock on ‘which the hopes of guilty ambition were to be wrecked— let us rejoice atthe honor vouchsafed us, despite our losses and our griefs. = shel] seemed to scream-the FROM Mc€LELLAN’S ARMY. Movements of the Army—Destination not the opposite one in theif retreat. | on Sunday athemas, of loyal.men rij in | mac at Williamsport on Monday. ‘ted hopes, the cannon to ort, atively engaged in § pecied to reach Paris yesterday morn. lis supposed they inte to join Kirby ‘Smith's force at Lexington. 2 There bas been 2 great exodus of women and” ehildren from Louisville. The excitement has somwhat subsided. The military operationsp are active and extensive. 1s IMPORTANT FROM THE ARMY. McClellan Crossing to Virginia. ) PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 23.—A special dispatch , to an afternoomt paper says: a HARRISBURG, Sept. 23.—We have some stir! Virginia, i ras’ : ue “ irg Tecel yo TO! Buen Ww. ‘ renched here Wet nigh. - This gentleman was with the Union army on last Savarday and Sunday. Hp staves that McClean is rapidly marching into Virginia ~ by way of Williamsport. Gen. Kenty’s brigade, in ad vance, went over flow tmme- « it. Gen. Conch division also crossed & Gen. Franklin corps was to Gen. McCleNan and staff w 8: Willems . . 2 A " in that ater ea eres nw and their mission was to stop the rebel recean Southern War New: Gap® a °2 i lishes extracts from chmond papers beast Given—The Battle-Field. Saturday, giving the latest accounts of the (Correspondence Baltimore Amerivan.} ling in Maryland. and the surrender a SuARrssurc, Md., Mo y, Sept. 23.—After arper's Berry; froma the sharp apd bloady work of last week, which | Gen. McGo 4 scarred this locality with shot andehell, buried || *¢¢, dared 5 4 beneath the now ‘uLlearth some thousands | ‘he Federal: that neither will rush unad: Ceara ge ip-and miliary In that grand struggle we won a ia enemy to forego their in- yasion of Maryland and Pe bloed should be imperilled Since the recoumolseance ~ Se ae = 'e hold iver at Sharpsburg in strong force ‘whilst the Rebels ES 2 pea mare fing =e is Meantime the army is not idle. The new regiments are receiving the instruction neces- sary to perfect them as soldiers, for tho: elan and dash in it battle are everywhere referred to with ration, itis not less true that they were not to the trying positions in which they were sometimes placed by the emergencies of the fight. The army, moreover, is not still—} col- umns were in motion to-day, going in it direc- tion that itis not proper to mention. A - ment of cavalry crossed the river last t about three miles from on a noissance. The Rebels showed fg (et woods; but made no ons 4 SHAEPSECRG. The little yillage of Sharpsbu: overwhelmed _ she army. Sol: every where, an fused inf tema) Perce detect the fused in a to gut or erpose of whith potng oa Gen. McClelian’s 48 quarters are mthe vicinity, and pe may be seen several times aday movthe looking and directing the movements in pro- | the old party badpn gress. Just outside of Sharpsburg is aemall encampment of hospital tents, accommodating the Goenied left by the rebels in their retreat. -They number three or four hundred, and in- clude many severe cases. Two of the remain with and have charge of them. aleo receive from our surgeonsall and supplies they officers among them that than cadtain, 7 Members of falt in New York diana, av Mr. dil and don £1,500 was alone. espec: German and Hungarian—is now organizing to yon Cortera's Irieb Legion. specintyof frigoere French, alia Tish, | crow! of on Thursday night, and that Gen. Stepliensom