The New York herald., 1862-09-19
the BATTLE or SOUTH MOUNTAIN.
Additional "Details Of the Rattle ON swRdas
September ~.
ooR FREDERICK CORRESPONDENCE.

rrEDsR.cE, Nd, Sept. 10. ssee.
The ates, new from The front il, that army
pushing ths rebels rapidly before ther--o ras be.or.
them, indeed, tiat artillery q long range sNcc
their rear ~ expected that world pgair ~
with thsm to-day, aha auot!er heavy c'sagclnw,
would occur.
The enemy's hlo o. retreat Il tending towards Le po-
tonsc, who-e he VIZ pgcbab!y cross into Virginia
uR 0'1gRED rEBErs.
We have taken srstt number OF prisoners, they
coming in rapidly Up 10 tie latest advccs lnsy
ilthy descrbef aud as hungry u is posn.
for rorals be. sev eight hundred oi tho gray
already here, scring tloso lss sick n the losps
but probable that to privstes wii be parood and
sent beyond lines in day or two, they o1t lor
much to make shcm probable guests Tho oBccrs viii
be retained until exchanged. large number o. theD
belong to North Carolina regiment.
TuE HAsrErs rEsRy
s very unsatisfactory Our forces there surrendered
Jackson yesterday morning At O'Clock after enduring
fire from batteries ON ,hree sides, IN the
shape of triangle, which sharply replied
to FOR uearly three dsys. After the enemy, by
superior force OF numbers, had obtained possession
Of their recent important positions, Saturday after
noon last the capture Of the post question only ~
time Ne reinforcemo,s reached te garrison from our
troops their ammunition and supplies were nearly out,
and prclongation Of tho defence futile, aud only
productive OF terrible loss Of life. Under the circum
stances after Colonel Niles and General White haa been
woundsd--tho former, k feared, mortallysnd large
number Of our troops placed hi. da css tho post
surrendered
Ths cavalry, numbering between two and three shos
sand escaped, and are probably with Mcclellan before
this.
not deausly known, bat s reported to be about
thousand we're ,aksn prisoners The prvaes have been
psrsled, and many expected here to-day Tho on
oers Of whsscommasd, having been under Pope, win
be cent 70 Richmond and be recognized prisoners
Of war.
THu uyTor oy TaE cArrrRE HARpxR's r1sAy
wha, The sDscse Of the capsars cf Haspcrs Ferry may
DO on The plans Of our sonerals is NOS yse
known. II 10 feared here that jackson, Lsns-
street and Nil, having crossed nto Virginia,
ay make rapid march down the Potomac, recross INTO
Maryland. ssA attack Baltimore or Washington Pre-
sumo our generals know what they arc about bus
ssams 70 me ,hs, ,nis disaster will seriously smsasrsss
our movsmsass u is feared that Jackson may 1scrses
and desroy our ralrssd Communication wiz tho kehy
uours. ana psrhspaeut oG Washington from Baltimore
ara Inpsril tho capital ITSELF
rHa 1eu1 EaAs HAsssprRo
intelligence up TO ten o'clock today from headquarters
....r,. sshs 40 going ounsar sharpsburs. Franklin
.rd burnside had 80 surrounded division OF twenty
,so,.and mes that wss considered certain 81 bad
n.y,ers that all would - captured DESTROYED Many
c,,.onsrs have already been taken and several guns
cAuuas or HowuL ooss ASD MS Isser.
rsvsIl cobs aad his legion, OF what rsm'iss % shsn
-. ,,,,o>srs ia eur nsns Cobb wounded, anA Win
~ ana nance 70 rrsssr'cs, whsrs hr Win md hmsss
much .osncr than ne pross 10 hs erussca spssrs Ass
s,,. .,.s, m a,.h "a 90 ed 40 duty stes ."
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