The New York Herald Newspaper, September 20, 1862, Page 1

we T HIGHLY IMPORTANT. The Truce and the Rebel Retreat, THE VICTORY. The Rebels in Flight. Drives Them the Potomac. Me(Clel'an Across “gnORT, SHARP AND DECISIVE. GUR TROOPS IN BRISK PURSUIT. “Maryland and Pennsylvania, Safe.” Additional Interesting Particulars of the Battle of the Valley of Antietam. MORE OF THE KILLED AND WOUNDED, “We Can Ask No Higher Honor Than the Proud Consciousness That We Belonged - oe the Army of the Potomac,” THB VBRY LATAST NEWS, &6., &., &e. M’CLELLAN’S BULLETINS. | GEN, McOLELLAN T0 ofiy. TALLECK, Ag. One. JANTERS ARMY OF THE PoTowac, bs Sept. 19—-8:80 a. M. Major Venera Hartece, General-in-Chief:— But litle occurred yesterday except rkirmishing. Last night the enemy abandoned his position, leaving ‘bie dead and wounded on the field, ‘We are again in pursuit. 1 @o not yet know whether he js falling back to an in- terbor position or crossing the river. ‘We may safely lpi a vietory. GRO. B. MoCIRLLAN, Major General. No. Two. HRADOUARTRRS ARMY OF Tims Poroxac, . Bopt. 19—10:30 A. M. es ‘Majop General H. W, Hauuece, Goneral-in-Chiet:— Pleasanton is driving the enemy across the river. Our victory was complete, ‘The enemy fs driven back into Virginia. 4 Marylang and Pennsylvania are now bate GEO. B. MCCLELCAN, Major Generui, THE REPORTS FROM FREDERICK. Faxpenicx, Md., Sept. 19, 1862. ‘Thore has been but very little fighting to-day; there H i} “i ifs # Woops 4 MOUNTAINS Mig : i NG \\ mun W \ \ \ i} \ Scene of McClellan’s - ee te a NEW YORK, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER TTL Victory, BAarviany ae i higpett ta stab amt tts Re ma BRiv0e Ye FIELD OF AN Wednesday, ‘) ane — during the early port of 1862, the announcement being made in General Orders No. 63, dated at Washington, June 10, 1862, He was nest promoted to the rank of brigadior general of volunteers, oicially announced in General Order, dated July 24, 1962, aud given the eom- mand of Genera! Stoneinan’s officient cavalry brigade. Since he has been eoanected wits tho Army of tho Po- tomac, General Pleasantou has become rather noted for was a cannonading for a timo this morning, but Ihave not | the Ddrilliancy of Lis movements. On Friday, Sopt. 12, been able to learn the regult as yet. Probably it did ‘emennt to much. THE REPORTS FROM WASHINGTON. Waanryeron, Sept. 19, 1862. Information has reached here that the rebels last night @astroyed the new bridge at Harper's Ferry, and blew ‘ep the piers, Thoy also destroyed everything that was possible to be destroyed at Harper’s Ferry and along the Mee of the road te Martinsburg, fmcluding the splendid Byidgo known as the Pillar Bridge, at thet point. This mornihg there remained only a smal! force of rebels on yer Heights, and one company at Sandy Hook. rebo's took advantage of the cessation of hostili- not he made a dash into Frederick aad eogeged and drove * portion of the rebel cavalry, who were protecting the Toar of thet army, from that city. On Monday, Sept. 15, he again came np wit tho rebel rear guard at Boons- boro, and drove them out, capturing two guns and killing thirty of the enemy. And now we find him again si: ebave upon the rear of the retreating foe, THE OPENING YESTERDAY. 'THE TRUCE AND THE RETREAT. Brapgc anTRRS OF THE \rwy oy THE Potomac, Sept. 19—Morning. Yosterday was vceupied in burying tho dead and caring for the wounded, The rebels aent in a dag of truce in the morning, asking Wes yesicrday to mako ail nocessary arrangements | permission to bury their own dead, which was granted. @er their retreat, their main body crossing tho river at the venrest ford, some accounts state vear Harper's Perry, and.others at Dam No. 4, The lattgs was proba. Bly their principal oroesing, ‘There have beon fying rumors of an engagement to- At first the orders weve vory stringent against holding intercourse with the rebels, but during the afternoon they were relaxed and the troops of both, sides frecly intermin- pled. At daylight this morning it was diecovere’ that the ay, Dut it is ascertained that the fring proceeded frem | enomy had changed their position. About nine o'clock @aur flying artillery attacking the rear guard of tho re- @eating redoi a my. REPORTS FROM HARRISBURG. Manwanrnc, Sept. 19, 1869, | MOrDiDE. THE VERY LATBST. Information just received frouf the battle field says our Wetory is completo, and that General Pleasanton is in Det parenit of the enemy, and driving them across the Potomac. ‘The whele Union army is in. good condition, and the qmomy has Leon badly punished. “WHO Is PLEASANTON?” Brigadier Gonoral Alfred Pleasanton, tho lealer of the @valry, and who has recently so distinguished himoeif @ad bie command, Is « native of the Distriot of Columbia, from which part of the commtry he wae appoiniod o gadetto the Military Academy at West Polot in “eptember, 9840, He graduated on the 40th of Juno, 1944, standing gevonth in fais clags, which consisted of twenty five members, tuc'uding General Hancock and others in the Bion service, Simon Bolivar Buckner and other rebels, slled in battle during @e Mexivan war. Ov the Ii of July, 1844, he was Qrevetied a second Jieutenant of the First dragoons, and np the 34 of November, 1845, ho roveived bis commission @ith tho fu rank, and was transferred tothe Sreond @ragoons. Be eerved to the Merican war, ard wos Brevetted a first Hewtenant for gallant ond nie: ttoriove, Apnduct in te dattlor of Palo Alo and Koss dela: Palma, Texas, Ais brevet wae dated May §, 1315, ond was awarde@ in April, 1547, On the 04h of Sepcomder. 4049, ho was promoted to the Cull rank of drt liesiumant Be-hocamethe adjotaut of bis regiment ia duly, IWd4 sud was promoted to & enptalucy eu the Ado Mack, 10b5, He acted as aesintunt vdjutant general to Gavoral Harney tu Soptomber, 1856, and again in May, i857. ty the Army Rogitter for 1859 aud 1560 bie mame etood wixth on the roll of captains of the Sood dragoons, and fifteenth om the peal roll of dragon saptains, At this tine he held the command ot company Hoof the = Beeund uragoone, fy the Army Rogister for 1801 his name stan’'s one dexroo higher om the Niaoal roll of dragaon captaius, ewing to the death af Copteia Fitegorald, Tho resignations ef drnitore ju tho army brought up fhe namo of Captain Ploasanton to bo the sécond on tho list of oa tatne of tho Beconst cavalry (fermorly enlled dragoons), and the ro. Mroment of Captain Newton made bin the enter cap‘ain of wot rog mont and of the cavalry sorvics, he still ren taining the cmmand of Com: A, of this rogiment, Mo Wag prowoted io the moleriig of the Secerd euvaire It was discovered that they were in full retreat. Bad the rebels remained a general ongegement Detween doth armies would have taken place this } Tho victory is completo aud splendid, Our treops deserve well of their country, There has been mo buitle toulay. The rebels are in full flight. MoCiellan is now im pursuit of them. What apaze in history hus peen enacted on this bloody deidof Anuictam during the last forty-eight hours! THE GREAT BATTLE OF ANTIETAM. Interesting Additional Details of the Deckive Battle on Wednesday. Un Wednesday, September 17, the Taoion and rovei forces in Maryland ie the Bive Ridge and fought & battle, which, when is fw extent is known, will probably dwarf all ether battles yor fought im the present war. Gen, MeClefian com. manded the nationat croops in person, and tad an the Geld the whole command of Gea, 1 Kid, Pocently aug. mreated by the addition of several now regiwwuts; the army corpe lately under Gon. NcVowell, now andor cans mune of Gen, Rooker, Gon, Samnoi's corps; Gon, Frat lin’s corps; Geu. Hanks? corpa, commauded by Gen, WH Hanis, aud Sykew’ divicion of Citr debn Purtar’s corps. 4 the otber side the rebokk undoubtedly had present tho whole fore which thoy originally brought jeto Maryland. Tbey were comuninded by Gen. dee. THE BATIEE FIELD. ‘The battle wre fought iu abe vatioy immediately west of that: partion of due Blue iidge known as sho South Mounsains, ane tothe eaat and north of Sharpsburg, al most in a germictrule, the Coneaye sido of which. towards thedown, Callke moet of ¢he walleye im thin Bio Rilge country thit valley los 20d 8 levelapot ay 1, but guile ito omiinences of all Aineunions, from the Httle knoll that your horse gallops easily over to therather high hithy that make Nim tug lik tween there hills ave dry, and afford admirable cover for iniantey againet artillery. Others are watered by the ule, Many of the depressions he. deep, narrow and crooked Antietam, a stream | thes teem «6 «6Obeerve nO deoem oi re. ‘syect 0 ite curse, «Bub bas to be nreme, ————— every ton minutes, ride whioh way you will, Sharpeburg lies on the westorn side of the valley, and a little to the south from our point of view. Right across the valley from the northoast runs the turupike from Boonsboro to Sharpaburg. Two little villagos—Porterstown and Kee" tersville, or Keedyavillo—lie on the oastern gide of the vailey, at the footof the South Mountains, Numerous fine farmhouses dot the valley in every direction, some standing out plamly and boldly on tho hilltops, others half hidden down the little slopes; and, with the large comfortable barns about them, and their orobards of fruit trees, these hitherto happy and quiet homes greatly enrich the view, at least to eyes of old campaigners. Nearly every part of the valley is under cultivation, and the scene is thus varied into | squares of the light greea of nearly ripened corm, the deoper green of clover, and the dull browg of newly ploughed fields. Toward the north, where our right lay, are some dense woods. Imagine this soeno spread ig the hollow of an ainphitheatre of hill that rise in terraves around ii, and you have the fleld of last Wednesday's battle. WHERE TEE ARMIRS WHRR. Our position had been taken—im outline, as it were— on Tuesday, and was filled up to its propor strength as fect as the troops arrived, and streamed down the mountain by tho road from Middleton, This they con” tinued to do for the greater part of Tuesday and Tuesday night, It was a magnificent sight te see tho mon of our country thus poured forward across the fleld to difforent points in long, shining lines, like living threads, that wont to weave themselves into the glorious tapestry of our nation’s history—a sight that will not easily be forgotten by thoee who saw it. ‘Tie POSITIONS OF THE VARIOUS CORPS. Dornside’s men turned short to the south, pacred across the foot of the Elk Ridge Mountain, and took a po- sition on our extreme left. Porter held a commanding emfneace to the right of Burnside, though Warren's hrigude, of Porter's corps, was subsequently postéd in tho woods on our Jeft in support of Barnsido’s men. Sum- ner's corps was on an eminence next to the right or north from Porter, and General Hooker had the extreme right, in and behind the woods ef which we have spoken, avd on the Antietam. Our lefy wae on Elk Ridge Moun- tain, and our line of battle atretched to the northwest the Sharpsburg road, Tho line was betwoea four 1 five miles long, The rebel left was in the woods, directly in front of General Hooker, and their force wes posted across tho valley between us and Sharpsburg ip a line very nearly prraile) our own. Though we have spoken of our mon as on ib must be waderstood that thoy wore cara ily cove: ed in every cage, just below the crests of the hil they held, OUR ARTILUERY wag algo carefully posted benind the crests of the hi realy tobe run up and to blaze away at a wament’s | notice, Nearly every hilt had a battery ov it, and the greater number ef the batteries looked over felds that | extended vo the limit of their rauye. Wi KEGAN Tim HoMt, Generel Hooker had the honor to opea @his graat com. | bat, He commauded the corps formerly woder Genera) , Mebowell, composed of Ricketts’ division, Mead's (Me- | Call's formerly) and King’s divisions. Many of these | men cume up ia the night,@nd there wae perbaps a little | confusion in posting them, Mend’s meu say that thoy | wept among the rebels. Owing to this over-near neigh. ! borhood the pickets got at & M the night, and keptup Scatieriug fire unul (he battle began, Genoral Mond, who was this wearegt the rebels, was reileved at General Ricketis’ division, which alee twmeddiat: vanced sgafust the euclny, miypericd = hy division of General King, whith eventually bow eugagedon to right of General Ricketts, division of Generad Mead. the line ade pleco of woods, @ cornfield and a piece af jay Jandy and evotoy fu Tine of bate, and ws fue, which told very aevorely om our mon, dy) they steadily advs into the flerco @ro, giving Hae ono equuly deatruetive; while our batteries, partioniany @ Pownaylvana battery, Onder Captain Matthowe, aos Captain Thompron’s Firet Maryiand battery, played splendidly upon the enemy’ line, Thus pressed bet | eived With a bot iio | roby! forces gavO Way, though they certainly nos Siowly, and in very fai they fell Back, a@ispating every foo: gaye up wb the greatest obstim-oy. another piece of woodr, where it ious th» | | ! + ea bonward 20, 1862, pt nn ce nen 8 TIETA September My Me a ee 17, 1862. Witt ANY i Ay Hy wnt i Hf if } NAN iN | f tai OF Mi SBN s boys pushed onward with magnificent courage and deter- mination, every man, from Hooker down, intent only on victory. Occasionally a more determined resistance at some point in the linoor some difficulty in the ground would check our advance for a few moments; but, with this exception, it was almost steady from its commence” ment until about ten o’clock in the morning, when Gen, Hooker was wounded and cerried from the Geld, IMPRIVOUS ONSET OF THR RKEKIA. General Ricketts at onco aseumed command of the corps; but our victorlous movement had lest its impulse. THR ADVANCE OF 10 RIGHR. At that time our right bad advanced and swapt across the field so for that ita front, originally wimost in o Vine with tho front of tho contre and left, for elmest & right angle with them, Whilo our advance rather faltercf, the rebels, greatly reinforced, made a sudden and impetuous onset, and drove eur gallant fellows back over a portion of the hard won fleld. What wohad won, however, was not relinquished without a deaperate strugg! nd here up the hills aud down, through tho woodsand the standing corn, ever the ploughed iand and the clover, the line of “re swopt to and fro as eno side or the other gaincd a tomporary advantage. SUMNER’? CORPS ‘TO THE REECUR: ‘Thus the battle raged til! Surnmer’s corjs canve up to sup- port the worn out herces who had maintained the fight 80 Jong against very evidens odds, Now gloriously they wont at it, thoso peniusula boye—Burns’ old brigade, led by gallaut young Howard, who-lost an arm at Fair Goks, and Meagher’s Irish Brigade, ‘lol by Yhe gallant Meagher Dimself, and mang other heroes tried in the fire. As the Irieh Brigade charged tho euemy’s lino their cheers arose in one great surge of sound over the noise of battle, over the roar of @ wilderness of artWlory, and was heard far down the lines to the left, where Burnside’s pegs wore just getting at ft, THE RKBEL ADVANCE CRECKRD=ERAVERS OF THY WEY, ‘Thus met, she rebel advence was checked and broken, and they were driven with awful stanghter. dt is beyend all wonder how roen such 2 the rebel troops wre ean fight That those ragged end filhy wretcboe, siek, misorable, should prove su: heroes in fight, is past explanation, Mon pover fougt! better. Thero was one regiment that stood up beter the fire ot two or three of owr iovg range batteries aud of two regimente of infantry, aud thougl the ait ound dem @ae vooa) with the whistle of bullets and the scream of riglia there they stood and delivered thelr Ore iu perfuct or ler, aud there they coutinned to steod, utils bastery of vin light tecives was Drought ty Dear on them, aud before that they broke, Nothig mortal can stand « battery of six light Napoleon guns if thece i plenty of grape aud canister it tbe ammunition chests, ANUUS DE OF FRANKLIN'S OORMMeTITER aL\WOH, Thus Sumuer offectualiy ped what at one time threitened to he a ferrfuliy dangerous onslaught, Hot wil tue grouud that Hooker bad gaiued vas lost, and we were as wo had been bdoforo the misty daylignt Dad dawned ayon oa, But there is aetiv and @ mermer around at diflereutsrwm the noteeof batite. Toere are troape tn muetion behind, aud here cumes Frankiln’s corpy When dhe battle began, at daylight, tie corps was in camp eight miles away,on the mountain, over whiet it had diiven the rebels on Senday last. Vbere it was, ia all che sveming!y Westrieable camp confusion, and in the valley @& the foot Of the same moontata was wich’ division, temporarily attached to Franklin's command. Ali Uaewe troupe had bad orders ob Tucsday wight & be in rewliuess to mearwh at a moment's wouice, and so dhoy eydown, Bat the wight posed, and oo orders to rove came, aud the mornivg hones wert by, til Wescomed that Wey could not bo wowed. But at ei ‘Glovk (be orders «: nd, here they are at ue. Te was @peod march, and, Unlike most troope tat maige those hasty marches, they ara wot too Jato, for are ibey used up. Heralied only by thu fiugle of their owe and thoir revotag fi No elogan apuoun 6* hay more hor ang music 1 wg. Bot, bardy, brave et ovmparativoly fresh, hero they @ ¢. Shey MOVE UPON THE REWRL4, “XO HUAN THK LOST GeOUND, ‘Two frooh divitions, at Rueu ? LuBeeWhal oon they Lot achieve? Forward at unce they £0; vor it was rightly ran. soned that the oping most by fvily as muod state ag Wo werd, Onward Went Siem wh three brigades } that car: lee Cromupton’s dar 0 Nando ely om Suudoy, by oe to tele thet the Cuniphotis are | Me the Deine OF Stageok, | Brooks and Davi son—all g! riix follows, who first ma’e the enemy's acquaintance on Warwick crook. Exhaust+ ed, uo doubt, by his last desperate enveayor, the enemy gave way. Easily, and without the great outlay of lie that jt had at first cost us,tho ground was won once more. WHAT WAS ACOOMPLISHED, Hitherto we havespoken only of what trauspired on our right. There, after desperate struggles, we had won what, considered in itveif alone, was a glorious battle, and our enemy was there fairly beaten, THE ARTILLERY DURG—IEM REPEC. When the batteries that participated in Hooker's at- tack at daylight first opened their ire and were severely felt, several rebol batteries opencd upon them, and also on our advancing line, Somo of these batteries wore on battle that raged on the right. As they epened their fire, ove by one, our batteries, posted on various eminences, opened on them, and in their turn were opened upon by still other rebel battories, and thus was begun a stupendous artillery fight, which soon be came quite independent of the buttlc on the right. From every little bill a battery thundered, until the momntaing around seemed to be shaken with tho roar, and the tracks of ehelis and shot were woven across the valley like a network, So numerous wero the battories an@ so constant their fire that tt waa imposnible to “keep up with it.’ Sowever much thw or that beautt- ful shot might excite your admiration, you or what battery was ie probable that ve d themselves, and couid not say whe made it It entitled to the credit. agtilleriots wore fre fsomed as their own gunners bad made, You ean hardly cstinate the effect of artillery fire save where you see the marecs of infuntry that tt ploughs through. When, as jm (his battle, batteries fire at bat- teries, no result is perceptible, and even if a hattery eases to fire you aro not sure that it is damaged. The wholo artillery fre of Wednesday looked very like a warts ef ammunition, though doubtless ‘many a badly fojucett gun wos the result. THE LAYT APPARENTIY BERIND TIME. Whother any one blundered”’ on the left it is impossible for ws Weay; but the battle thera get started lato and wes onto w! yan when the tire of musketry frei @imounced an engagement at close quarters in that nd then the fring was not heavy and continu character. diree ton mm, Dut desultory and ght w ite 1H FIGUT NAN THE ANTIETAM TUDE, Gay ‘iret advauce there was ndé down the slops of a i bide which vs the Antietam river. Be- yon? @e river te euemy hal so ported bis men a8 to weep thio bridgo with a severe musketey tite rown advance was checked, and General Gargei@e wooo [te hesitate, The peewiar braes pieces bani by the Aawkine Zoua we of the many recant experiments in wrtillery--were then tried on the rebels beyond, a# the porition was one im which regular artillery cov werk; but tuo peculiar bra pieces achiewat but Jisthy 4 the evomy rematacd position beyond, and Sept njy a -evere and well directoa re on our men. HR WMO CATED WF Fiaaliy, o6 about two after fu valuable tine hed been dest, the bride was carrte@ by a brilliant charge, in which the Bleventh Onto ated Zhe Lieveath Conneotieut partterpated very conspie: 4 aad lost many men, que Pany C9 THD ACTION TAKEN ay gr Rehm, 1 tho greater obetaciek constitute the post of Roanr on 4 fied of battle, General Burnside may justly claim te have bad that post in Wednesday's battle. Unce neross | the river, he found the ouerny before hima tufterus and ju a | new poeition of great streagth 9m a Dill, Agaiaet | cng position he advanced at once, and the old j valor of the divisions of Generals Cox, Willeox | and Siargis was ower more tamphant, ond the hilt | Was takow | beuvy battery of artillery at'once openad upon tis rans with a fire thet must soou have snnihilated (hen if permitted to continue, Tt way at once clour shat the fit jo cntenuble unleas the battery cos tokom at the | mame time the epemy ix fi began t covive heavy re loforcements, and Geueral Datur ile v becatr opitical. To go forwerd with that heavy titer y moyen als Hank , ant with am oqual wambder of the caemy va bis Hone, | and overwhelming numbers coming op, world eons Like | @ Balaklava modnors. To stand still would caly be de wiroetiod, aed nu fame she drow tol alter ative to | vetroat, Bitter ae Sie adferBapive was, by Lad te be No soover was iis sninmit reavhed than a | E NEW YORK HERALD. ‘ Pear PRICE TWO CENTS. taken, apd steadily the line ewept back, and the Bard ‘Won bill was relinquished; but it was vow so fully under the fire of newly posted batteries that no enemy could Ocoupy it, SYmeS piv: IN LINE. As Burnaide’s line withdrew the word was passed along the hill for Sykes’ men to ‘fall im? ahd the tough otd soldiers of the regular regiments, who had Deen lounging op the bill, quiet epect of the battle, hurried gladly into line, joyful at the prospect that their turm bad eome) an! thore they stood, ready to check the progress of aay svddan dieaster, or MIGHT ARRIVES, Night prevented further operations; but let tt By clearly understood that wo were only not entirely ad cossful on the left—wo suifered no disaster, aor could we spffer any; for tt In the gliry ¢f General Motallan’a Pano bd. tle that, if tie redela har routed Burnside and driven him in confusion completely off tho fleld, ona Jeft weold still have boen sa‘e—ior there clore In hand 08 Porter's corps, fresh and ready for tho emergency. M’CLALLAN’B BRADQUARTIR, Genera) McClellan bad his headquar'ors during the day at a commending point on the felt. He did not remain Ue e all.the (imo, however, but rod over the Ii point to point as the batt'e raged he » or (hero, vigilantly its progress, and sharing the dangors of tho nameless heroes who fought go bravely to win the glor¥ BUPER YOR TR MAN AYTER THR FIGHT, Af we ode trom the ‘eld at nie! Wii, und passed Porters town, near to where our wacons were parked, wo noted one etroumstance which alone ovght to establish tha Siperiority of our men, There was beet on the fire, Alb about the camp kettles stood in rows on blazing rails, and while the batile raged furiously at bilfa mile distany rations wore boing «ooked as quietly as if all were io camp, ‘Thus our tired bo) were sure of gupper ere they slept, while, if the rebel seldicrs had anything at al) | to eat that night, it must have been ascauty dite al | around, OUR KF! DYSVIL EF LESPATCH. Kav vs tes, Md., Sopt. 18, 1962. ‘The smoke of tho battle of yoatertay ia now dispelled, and wo can see moro clearly witat his been dove, OUR VICTORY © MPLLTs. As Tannounced in my letter te just right, oar victory {8 ap w.deniable and glorious one, convincing wo the most Acoptical 1 bel aympathizers. Our soltiors ha, e done wha wis expecten of them, They have come nyo the rebels» who, oh wing fight, were met in whipped badly as covery point along tho lino by our ‘nvinciblearmy, In every co:rerted movemont y -to:tay woe were succosa. fil, while every mov ment syain't us by the rebels wag handsomely repuleed. j GRNKEAL WOLELLAN'S HBANQUARTSRA, | Goneral McClelian’s beadqu. rs tor th» day were ata | large house on the hill on the north -ide@ of the Po: ters- town valley, about one mile from Ky«lysville, and in a | porition everiooking the entire icf of 4 tion. To the | wide field of vision opened before hin nay b: imputed @ ; large measure of the success wuich attended our arma | ducing the day. WHRN THE FIGHT WAS MOST SEVERE-—SUMNER’S OORPS. At nine o’clock inthe morning tue severest Aghting commenced, when Summer’s full oorvs became engayed with the enemy. These veterans of the peninsnis pitched into the seething tide of the ba (@ \ ith a right good wilh, their old and plucky Genera) leadiug them. It is bald indeed, that his undaunted courage ied a divisions Sedgwick’s—Iinto the enemy’a lino, whero they fought suporkor numbers successfully for aa hour, though at tines their situation waa critical ieieed, Nothag bot toe most daring aud detormined courage saved this noble } body of men from ann hilation. AN ATIEMPT MADE BY THE REWKLS TO CAPTURE OUR BAR TRIE. ‘The rebels here made a bold push to capture the Fir: } | Rhode Island and Kirby’s, formeriy Ricketts’ battery: | @zainet which they havo the old grudge of Putr Quks and Savage Station to settle yct, Ricke ts’ light brass twelve pounder battery poured gr pe and canister with destrag! tive effect, and, with the aid of tte support of f om tho fifteenth Masaachnseute, olfectually checked t enemy’s advance inthe drecion of the battery, The fire of the combined infunuy ahd urtillery Mterally mowed down the rebels. THE FIPORENTI M442 ACHUSETTS FOLLOWED THR ENEMY, who by this ume ra/lied thetr forces und received ageiet aco, Nobly did thie regiment sustain itself agalmet the increagod and increasing numbers 0: tne rebels, Dringing down scores of rebels at overy discharge, They werq obliged finally to fall back to the origial line, whieh theg did in good order, fighting the meavtimo undor cover @ Kirby's well directod grape and canister, The Fifteent® Massachusetts went into action with six hundred and came out with about two hundred upinjured, the kilied, wounded and minstog. THR FIRST RAODE ISLAND BATTERY wae well served, and ably supported by the Thirty fourth New ,York aud the Baxter Zouaves, and finally drove off the rebels. SEW YORK TROOP# IN THE THICK OF The Pia. The Thirty-fourth and Second New York Militte Baxter's Zouaves suifored terribly. 1 send a part lat by telegraph of t [Published im alphabets cal form im another portion of the Hy aL.) ONS OF TOR SEVERG f sTATGOLES occurred near Numas’ house and born, where @ larg} force of robel infantry were posted, with some artillery? To-day I viewed the scene there, an! the ground je cov. ed with robeldcad and woundel. Fire from seyera) a our batteries was directed there wth terrible t,o) the heeatomb of ims lying there attest. Nomad? hoose and barn wero dovtreyed by fro, making ® splem’ did spectacle afver tho night began w darken, COL. PRATT, OF NRW YORK, woe wounded ia four places at difforent times during the day. After ho had received the socond wound and wag bleeding profuvely, li@ ted bis mon into a mest gailan) and s ‘ul charge, reosiving his death wounds, Hie ig, 1 think, a new regiment. THR COLONEL OF TOR SSVESIERNTA MICUIGAN WAB RIED while advancing bis men to @ bayonet charge afies they bal exhansted vacir arnmunition. SUSNCNG THR KRW, BO TREES, The Washington artiilery, of New Uriewns,was the ing) battery of the enemy to coase firing last evening, all the reat haying previously become sitent. [t is supposed that want of ammunition was one cause of the siacking of #1 rebel fire in the latter part of the diy. Our well eer ‘land numerous batteries, however, did the mest toward) silencing the enemy's batteries, Iu the afternaom the rebels were vaing the ammunition captured at Hatpert Ferry with more effect than thew ammunition used ® the morning. ‘The ovemy used im this engagement raid road jrop slugs and smooth stoues as misses OF destrud ti OP aw YORK REGIMESI® WAI I BUFFERED SUVERELT. ‘The following New York regiments suffored severely Webty second, ‘Thirty-fourth, Fitty-ointh, siaty-minee Fifty-third, Ninth, Forty second, A OFRELER' SENT INTO THR RENEE LINE, This morning, September 18,» few shells were throwg into the enemy's lines @ .sveriaim ther whereabouts, FLAG OF TRUCK TO WOXY THE DRAD. Bhortiy afterwards a Dag of truco came ont from the rebels to solicit porm asion to bury their dead, ‘This wee grauted by Gen. McClellan, and until four o'clock this aiter noon was given in which to do the work, Our forces are i condition to renew the engagement begun 60 glorjumiy yesterday with Incceared fore, T remaived in front ait haif past three this afverneon, At that time a uoa¥y rate hogan, which would prevent forther van. bow vickats on the outer posts have deen Oring ae v ais bot I beard vo volleyw, Six regimehéy ct afd Gonoral Cox's division are oogaged at ‘Sonia Mi snot day in burying the rebel dead from dhe wattle: — ol Ab we OUR BOONSBORO DESPATCH,” * Toeworo, Md, Sept 2, 1ne2, 1 waene THE RENEE FORCRT Wits SOURED) AND Wwe, 1 gp Toosday night the enemy toyed ey to eon and Longstrect, with the iavopt tur at scrottan's tight ANbiy Ae dalytipheomretttéry oii). ng was comrdenee, on the right, BAN dortix ry until about & quarter Of Glakt ofelodk, wita musket sy fring commenced, Ue pire tones eee Pn | usket range of each thle whe wear renin pean about five or eit cattee northeast ot Woekitote OC Foti: eNO ACET GF THR TCHR boroner’s corps (che matnly Sagaged.” Gegwick's French's Atvteione were formed in Ime of While, mart | qdvanced in two Nines avrose the Jick and sem wot ‘The brigade of Gener! 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