The Express.
London, England, 1862-09-22 00:00:00

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AM bitICA.

The New York Times of the 10th says :

The &connate of the position and numbers of the rebels in
Maryland are still couflictieg—so much so that tbe contra-
dictions can hardly be reconciled, except under tbe support.
Goo that the several divisions of the rebels have gone in
different direction& We are assured on the one hand
that Jo:keen is on hie way, with a heavy force to Gettysburgh
(Peonaylourie), so as to be within striking dietary, of
Chambarabargh and York; while, on the other band, it is
snorted that he has marched to Westminster, and will
move on Baltimore 111 that direction.
The Wisskington National latalligrater Oates that the
rebels in greet force occupied the western bank of Senses
Creek, front its mouth at the Potomac, 22 mike above
Wathiegton to Middlebrook Mille—a line some ten milesia
extent. With regard to the position of our troops, who,
order General M'Clellan, are following up the rebels, we
have no information, except that they are moving rapidly
forward in large force and coafidont spirita. A abort time
will probe* develop the whereabouts of both armies, and
enable us better to understand the position of affairs.
A fight of some moment took place at Pooleaville on
Monday afternoon, between • rebel regiment of cavalry and
the 3rd Indiana and • portion of the Bth Illinois Cavalry,
in which the rebel forces were defeated and put to route,
leaving several dead on the field. The enemy were sup-
ported by one piece of artillery, while oar forme bad two.
In view of the in
of Maryland, Governor Bradford
has issued a proclamation calling upon the citizens to enrol
themealvas at once in military organisations.
An important announcement will be found in our letter
from Port Royal this morning. Simultaneously with the
retain of General Hunter hoes the department we receive
the aneneamee that Ida pasty with owed Ire the s
has been adopted by the President ; that dye negro icrgb.
meats are to be raised, armed, and uniformed far the ser-
vice of the United States ; and that 50.000 is addition are
to be enrolled, to be employed in the Quartermaster's ds.
pertinent, nominally as labourers, but organised into cern-
panic& and uniformed. The exact time of commencing
the work of enlisting the coloured recruita our correspon-
dent is not able to state, but it is expected to be soon. Ge-
neral Beaton is to visit Washington by the next steamer,
for consultation with the President on the subject.
We learn by way of Louisville that on Thuraday last a
foragieg party of our troops has Cumberland Gap en-
countered • party of rebels seven lades &tent, and defeated
them after a sharp skirmish, in which we lost one killed
and three wounded. The rebels suffered considerable
as they were exposed to a raking fire from • 32. pounder.
We also have a rumour from Louisville that General Tbos.
8. Critteoden has encountered and vancoished • portion of
General Bragg's forces near Gallatio, Trouresese. Another
rumour says that Bragg's entire forces are crossing the Cum-
berland River, with • view to the invasion of Northern
Kentucky.
A report comes taus from Helena, Arkansas, that General
Roseocrana had made an attack upon the rebels at Tupello,
on the Mobile and Ohio Railroad, below Corinth, and had
been decisively repulsed. The report probably comes front
the rebels. _ _ . .

The correspondent of the Chicago Times at Cairo still in.
Meta upon the truth of the report that General Buell has
fought and woe a great battle. The story, he says, was
brought to General Ross's headquarters at Jackson, by a
special messenger from Tuscumbia. The messenger had
seen the despatches himself. Since then information has
beam remised at General Grant's bead-quarters at Corinth,
as I loam frees parties direct from there, that General Bull
has bad heavy skirmishing with the enemy for some day;
that he has been tenerally successful, and that he and his
satire army were in excelleot spirits, and apprehended no
Jaeger from the enemy. These ciretimetances would isdicate
that General Buell had had some opportunity of feeling the
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The New York Herald of the 9th, evening, says :

The rebel force now io Maryland is estimated as follows:
Infaatry and artillery, 80,000 ; cavalry, 8,000 ; artillery
pieces, 110.
A statement is also made that the younger General Hill
was oa hie way to Harper's Ferry from Leesburgh with aa
edditioael force of 30,000. The rebel armies combined is
Maryland would thus make a force nearly 120.000 strong.
The rebels, finding the canal bridge at Noloo's Ferry
destroyed, opened a crevasse in the bank and let the water
out of the canal. _ _ _ _

More than two-thirds of the rebel 'oldies in Maryland
are barefoot. Very few of the cavalry have shoes.
Point of Hooke has been evacuated, and the Linton troops,
with all the government stave and guns, have been re-
moved
to Harper 's Ferry.
toi=s Ferry is coesidered safe, and is mid to be able
nd any foam that can be brought against it.
The rebels were reported to have entered the state of
Pennsylvania near Hammer, on the Bth, and General
itadrew Poem had casing his services to Governor Curtis
to protect the State at that pant. The intention of the
enemy was said to be to cut off the Western Central Penn-
sylvania Railroad, and then to move oil Baltimore nod Wash-
ington. The rapid action of our foram, however, may spoil
their plans. Later imamate place the rebel cavalry scouts at
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, and rumour says that they are ad-
vancing under the stars and stripes, proclaiming that they are
fighting to restore the Union as rat was, &c. The utmost
vigilance is exercised, and prompt arrangements are being
manifested at Baltimore to repel any attack of the rebels
upon that city. From Forgives Monroe it is reported that
the Merrimac No. 2 has been seen below Fort Darliog,
making towards Newport News. Rumours were prevalent '
that the had !ruched the vicinity of Newport News, and
had as encounter with two of our gnoboats, driving them
before her. All the shipping, however, had been removed
to a place of safety, at 4 every arrangement bad been made
to give the rebel ram a quietus when the approached the
fortress.

The preparations for the defence of Cincinnati were being
continued. 25,000 fresh troops arrived there on the sth and
6th. The reports as to the location of the Confederates
were conflicting. It was stated that they were at Fel-
mouth, within 15 miles of Covington on the 7th, and now
it was aim said that only • scouting party of them had
appeared at Crittenden, 25 miles from Covington. Another
rumour says that they had marched from Falmouth as
Maysville, and that the latter town had surrendered. What-
ever may be the truth of these rumours, it is certain that
all fear and anxiety are abating in Cincinnati. Business was
again resumed, and everywhere looked cheerful.
Reports from Hagerston of the erasing of the Bth state
that the meaty wen► in fume near that place.

The Richwtoad Dispatch of the sth September
gives the following account of the late battles near
the Rappahannock :
Passeugers by the Central Reamed, now almost our only
source of information from our armiesat Manasau, brought
down with them yesterday evening uo well authenticated
intelligence from the great battle of last Saturday. At
the time of their leaving Gordonsville it had been tele-
graphed thither from Rapidan station that participaton
in the battle bad arrived at the latter place, heinous Intel.
ligence of the death of Sigel, the mortal wounding of NW'
MU Pope and Si'llowell, and the capture by onr army of
seven or nine thousand prisoners. This is all we could gain
from later dates than the 2t4th.

But among :he passenThieniwere several gentlemen who
participated in the fight of Thursday. From them we have
the first intelligible, though neither full nor satisfactory, ac-
count of the locality of the great three days' battle, sad the
positions occupied respectively by the opposing forme. The
battle was fought on the plains of Mammas, our forces emu-
4nng the identical position occupied by the enemy at the
isiog of the ever memorable battle of the 21st July,
1601, and the enemy occupying the position held by an as
that occasion. We will lay before the reader the account
we have received of the movement. and the battle that
ensued en the day subsequent to our occupancy.
Os Monday Gamma A. P. Hill moved down from Salem
along the liaaessee Gap Railroad, and on Tuesday took poi-
session of Manure Junction, capturing several hundred
prisoners sod eight or ten guns. General Ewell followed
General Hill, and General Talisferro, commanding General
Jackson's old division, followed Getassal Ewell. General
Talisfeno reached Mammas on Wednesday evening, just ea
the troops of Ewell and Hill were evacuating that position
and falling back towards Bull Run in the direction of Cen-
treville. General Widow occupied Manassas, end made a
show of throwing out heavy pickets towards the enemy,
who was at Bristow Station, on the Orange and Alexandria
railroad, five miles distant in a mouth-westerly direction,
bet directly after nightfall calling in his pickets. He then
fell back towanls Centreville, and took a position sear
Grovestown, where he remained all eight. Hie polities
was to the right of Generals Ewell and Hill. At dews the
next day occaaional report' of cannot and musketry began
to be heard towards the left, which was kept up at inter-
vela until evening. Still no enemy had yet been
on the portion of the field occupied by General Tai-
fernis division ; but about 5 p.m. they were sod-
denly borne down twos by several heavy columns of
the enemy, numbering, it was estimated, 20,000 men.
The fight was opened on both sides with artillery, at first
at long range. but gradually the enemy drew up his bat-
teries to our lines. By 6 o clock the distance between the
combatants had been reduced to musket range, and the
fight along the whole line of Talisferro'a, Ewell's, asd
Hill's divisions became general. The enemy fought with
great obstinacy, being umpired, it is thought, by the
supposition that they had caught General Jackets in
small force, and had an opportunity of crushing him ; bat
as often as they charged our lines they were drives back
with thinned rank., without being able to move us from
our position. Finally night closed over the scene, sod the
enemy retired front the conflict. The battle was, however,
kept up until 9 o'clock by the artillerists on both aides.
Our men rested as their position that night, and on Fri-
day morning sowed forward a mile in the direction of the
enemy. Our lens in this battle is estimated at between
800 and 1,000 killed and wounded. The enemy's is knows
to have bees ewe than double that number. We note the
few casualties that have come to our knowledge. General
Tandems was struck three Woes in the begionhig of the
fetlocks the loot, sock, and arm. The first two wore

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hat the Leta painful, tbuttgla sot daugereue, wooed. 21te
s=loostinued in command until the closed the autism.
Ewell was shot through the hose with a Miaii bell.
The bones were so shattered as, is the opinion of his two ter-
pons, to render amputation necessary.
As our informants proceeded towards Aldie ee Friday
morning they beard tremendous cannonading in the di:oc-
tets of the hattle-hdd of the day before. Of the result of
this fight, sad of the one on the seomedieg day, we kaow
oely through General Lee's two despatches to the Pre.
oldest

The following are the deepatehes of General Lee
referred to above :

Headquarters, Measmes Junction,
9 p.m., Aug. 29, via Maass, Aug. 30, 1882.
To Presidia Davis.—So far this army hes steadily ad-
Yawed sad repulsed the (request sleeks of the easuiy.
The line of the Rappalseasock and Manatee hes bees re-
lieved. Many praisers ere captured, and Intaria=
ties of steer to be destroyed for want of
Anderson sot yet op ; aod I bear nothing of those behiad.
We have Ewell Jumble, and Telefono wounded—the latter
slightly, the °then not mortally. B. Z. Lea.
Headquarters Army Northern Virginia, Grovtooms,
yin liapiclao, Aug. 30, 1862.
To President Davis.— Tbe army achieved to-day ow the
Maness. a signal victory over the combined
= of
of Generals and Pope. On the 28th and 29th
sash wing under Generals Louptreet and Jackson reviled
with valour attacks made on them separately. We mourn
the km of ear paid dead in every coeflict. Yet oar pe-
tite to Almighty God for bia mercies rises higher each
day. To Hiss and to the valour of our troops a natioa's
grade& is due. B. E. Lre.
A Richmond despatch of September 4 calls on
filmOsatederate Comma to =Mad tbs. most "iigo-
roes measures for executing the Conscription Act,
so as to call in the field immediately all able-bodW
men between 18 and 46 years of age, to enable them
to at once push their line of battle into the heart
of the enemy's country.
The 18th of September had been appointed by
President Davis as a day of fasting and prayer, to
render praise to God for the triumphs. at Richmond
and Manassas.

The following is an extract from a private letter
just received in England from an English gentle-
man at Boston, dated September 3 :
The sews DOW going will surprise you. The Northern
army withdrawn entirely from attacking Richmond, and
brought north to defied Washington. This is indeed am-
ane, and uncertain if they can succeed defending it.
And yet, of the spirit that actuates the Nos% there eau be
so doubt. In the nuke of the newly-formed regiments an
found merchant. doing good business, lawyeas, maiden,
artists (and good ones) architects, graduates from eo
ka A widow will send her only child, and will eay
you fall I will Dot put oc mourning. so just and hol7 is the
case." And all this for the purpose of compelling the
South to a union they detest. lam coavinced it will sever
be dose. The bitter, boning hatred is intessifled, if that
be possible. Oh that it were pasible for all Europe to
join in protesting spina this needless war, sad give both
parties a way to end it with honour. The papers will tell of
the retreat of the Yederals on Saturday. Sunday will
bug be remembered here (Boston). The tidings came in
early on Sunday moroieg. A hundred merchants formed as a
committee sent round to every pulpit within 8 miles. The
oongregatioes were disosimed with a prayer, sod were di-
rected to go home sad serape lint, roll bandages, make up
linen bundles, to nod *hes, Vilna, spirits, and all to go
aby bin the eveniog—cad it was done. I went to town
at 4, and sew all the kindliness of man. Everybody who
could do:=„pthd: it. Bathed. of ladies, in °a of tae
Wpm" hard at work ; wine merchants ed
=Peking respective goods ; others packing the
fruit, he. Drags carrying the boxes to the stake,
and everybody working free—sot ow cent was paid d •
the day—sod by 5 tare was set off in boxes,
and the contents of each known and marked, slaw to the
value of 75,000 dole., besides 1,1001. in money. Amid all
this dose by the people neither government oar say com-
mission had any hand is it The mayor and others west he
see that it was properly distributed. Thirty doctors west,
and as many auras. We. it sot sad to think that while
the work of ministering angels was doing at oa sod of the
line, the work of denims was at the other I At premed the
war is popular, and the North are as one. They gave up
home, money, &adios, irrerythieg, to supply the last call.'

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