Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-09-17
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AFTERNOON DISPATCHES.
Details Of the Recent Fight
The Victory Complete.
The Rebels Defeated at all Points


WASHINGTON, Sept. I5.-An officer slight.
~ wounded in the battle yesterday, who
arrived here late tonight, represents that
the fight took place three or four miles
west of Aiddletown, in Frederick county,
Maryland. At the foot of the tirst noun
tain going west, the enemy were strongly
posted but our men with the most
determined courage drove them up the
mountain, through strip Of woods, corn
fields and open grounds. The rebels made
an occasional stand behind walls and fem
ces, but were driven over into the valley,
when night coming on our troops were
called from further pursuit. Not one of
our men faltered. This part of the contest
was conducted by our troops OF the cent1e.
Two Colonies were among the rebel slain
found on the field this morning. The bat
tie was fought principally with infantry on
our part, 1t being impracticable to bring
the artillery into full play; Gen. Gibbons,
however, with much toll succeeded in get.
ting battery upon the mountain to the
right of the infanty, and did execution.
Gen. Hatch is represented as having been
wounded iu the leg. Gen. Reno was killed
either while seeking position for battery
or accommodating the grounds.
Five refugees from Richmond, brought
up the river by the gunboat Jacob Bell,
were examined by the Provost Marshal
yesterday. They left Richmond one week
ago last Friday. They state that the
SOutherners were quite jubilant in the be-
lief that Lee would take Washington. He
was to have done SO before last Monday
There were few or no troops 10 Richmond,
save those in the hopitals and GONZALES
cents. A home guard. Elliotts battalion,
was doing duty as Provost Guard and on
the city defences, Col, Griswold being the
Provost Marshal. They understood there
were only three rebel regiments on James
river. The rebels claim large force ut
Chattanooga, Tenn. All business except
ing that connected with the army was dull,
and the army movements were being Wig
orously conducted. The refugees are all
Northerners and men of intelligence.
Three refugees from fredericksburg ar
rived at the Provost Marshal's Office in
this city yesterday evening. They left
Fredericksburg on Wednesday, travelling
on foot and by night until they reached the
Potomac, near Acquia Greek. Here they
procured a small boat and reached the Ma
ryland shore. They signalled several yes
sells, but were unnoticed until the transport
Hantnscal answered them, took them on
board and BROUGHT them to this city.
Two of them left their families in Fred
ericksburg; the other resided in New
York.
They stated there was very small rebel
force at Fredericksburg, and none at Aqua
Greek.
WAsHrEGroN, Sept. l5.-The Star says
at Q o'clock A. N. to-day the engagement
at Burusides' position had not been re-
newed. He was then in undisputed possess
sion ofthe advantageous crest of the noun
tain from which he drove the enemy on the
night before.
AT daybreak to-day there was an attack of
the enemy upon Faanklin's corps on the
nication was had with that corps up to
9 o'clock this morning, the telegraph oper-
ator at Point of Rocks being the party re-
porting that Franklin was heavily engaged
this morning some miles in front Of that
place.
The division or army corps Of the enemy
that yesterday morning occupied Hagers-
town, WAS not in yesterdays action, though
it hastily retraced its steps in order to
be in the fight to-day, which it could
easily do we apprehend.
Neither Summers army corps nor COUGHS
division were in yesterdays action, though
both are doubtless supporting Franklin
to-day, as they were in positions to do so
yesterday evening. The army corps of
Fitz John Porter passed through Frederick
at o'clock A. NJ. Today, and were to have
arrived on the battle field at noon. Rebels
who were in the fight say that Beauregsrd
was expected to joiu them to-day with an
army corps 10000 strong. We have no
idea that any such expectation of theirs
can be realized. 10000 efficient rebel
troops were not left behind at Gordons-
Vile, from whence they say BeRuregard is
bringing them.
Burnsides position won from the enemy
in yesterdays battle command, the only
road from Hagerstown to the position where
franklin is lighting to-day we believe,
hence its great Importance, as to lose the
use of it will be most damaging to the enc
my.
BALTIMORE. Sept. 15th.-The following
are extracts from the special correspond
ence of the american
FREDERICK, Monday P. M.-The news
that reaches here from the front, coming
through variety of sources is all of a glo-
riously encouraging character. The scene
of the fight yesterday was upon what is
generally called the Scared Mountain of the
Catoetin range, but in the maps is called
the South Mountain.
Our force on Saturday drove the rebels
near guard out OF AlddletoWni ana our adj
vance halted on that night short distance
beyond that village. Ear.y on Sunday morn
ing the onward movement was resumed by
Gen. Mcclellan. The rebels were directly
in front and retreated slowly, resolutely
contesting every foot of ground up to about
2 O'Clock. The engagement was principal
ly with artillery. The rebels placed their
batteries on every advantageous position
and shelled our advance.
Our artillery replied, and the firing was
at times very heavy, but the advantage
from the higher grounds they occupied be-
ing with the rebels in this artillery prac-
tice. Our Generals depended more upon
their infantry. and heavy columns were