Delaware State journal and statesman., 1862-09-16
Cannonading at Harper's Ferry
PURSUIT or THE REBELS BE-
TOND FREDERICK.
General McClellan's Reception
at Frederick.
A SuRMlSH WITH STtwANTS CAVALRY
one Handred Rebel Wagons dd $50
InsonerS Captared.

The information with regard Ia "A rebel
attack ON the Northern Central road is mn
founded
There was cannonadiug in the direction
of llarpers Ferry all day Saturday,
rcasing at 4 o'clock Z. NJ. The result
has not been aseertaincd.
Gen Burnside passed through Fredcr-
ick early ON Saturday morning, and the
whole army pushed on after the enemy
by every road, and even crossing the
fields
The people turned out to welcome
Burnside with the utmost enthusiasm,
including men, woman and children, and
when Gen Mcclellan came the people
blocked up the streets SO that it was dill
cult for him To reach his headquarters.
The scene is described rs most exciting
the people waving flags and handkc~hielS,
and even the women screamed words OF
welcome at the top of their voices.
The advance guard entered Frederick
ON Friday evening at five o'clock, and
had Il skirmish in the streets with Stewart 5
cavalry. Several were killed and wound
ed on both sides, and Col Moore, OF the
loyal Virginia cavalry, was captured by
the rebels and carried OIL, hut was after
wards rescued
The rebels did not destroy either of the
three turnpike bridges over the Monora-
cy, but left nothing but the piers standing
Of the splendid iron railroad bridge.
A rebel train of 100 ammunition and
subsistence wagons was captured by Gen.
I Franklin, and about 1870 rebel prisoners
had been sent into Frederick.
e The Baltimore American of Saturday
i gives the following respecting the sup
posed battle at llarper's Ferry, which
in the absence of more definite informa
!. tion we transfer to our columns
il, The Rebels Repulsed with Great Slaugh
i, ter.
:, y A gentleman whos left Frederick at tw,
y o'clock on Thursday afternoon, states tina
when he left there was considerable con
- stemation among the Rebels with regard u
" Il rumor that had Just reached town Of
% heavy battle at llarpers Ferry, in whic
Col Dixon H. Miles had ropulsed an atlacl
y, by General loring with great slaughter.
~ The account was that General Luring ha
II. II. crossed the Potomac at Wllliamsport sim
Nv ultuneously with the crossing Of jackson
Il
" towards llagerstuwn he had taken the rive
H. u road by the canal, down the the river in I'll
~ direction of Ilarper's Ferry. a short di
IL Il, tance above lIarper's Ferry he attempte
OF to ford the river with IL large body of cava
u ry and infantry. The report was that whe
=" the river, which is nearly u hall y mile wild
y, was covered with troops Col. Miles opent
,'s upon them with his batteries from Can
ne Hall, and from the trusscl-work Of the raj
10 road, with grape aud canister, causing Il
rs Is river actually 10 run with blood, when II
upy attempt was abandoned They had all
~ previously made an attempt TO storm Il
We batteries on the Maryland Heights, nj
ppe pe we're repulsed by the masked batteries sea
n99 tering them and strewing the earth wi
~ iu the dead.
!" That there was a fight at Harper's Fern
on Wednesday afternoon, was well knoy
rd. in Frederick us the cannonading was heal
ri there for fully four hours The current r
ri. NOR when our informant left both amol
nm the Rebels and the citizens was MS aho'
ers stated