, 1862-09-25
PROBABLE INVESTIGATION INTO
GEN. p0PE'S CHARGES AND THE
kARfER'S FERRy AFFAIR,
Reconnaissance to Ashby Gap.
i Fight with the. Rebels There.
ALL QUIET ON THE UPPER
POTOMAC.
REBEL ACCOUNTS OF THE
FIGHTING In MARYLAND.

HAealSd1oNt oEptempef44.
The following is an extract from the order
referred to In last rights dispatch, constitut-
Ing IN Investigating commission, with Mujoe
Central Hunter at the head, for the examiua-
tlou OF certain military cases. Even Hunter
h'1nstH has no kuo*1eage yet Of what CASES
will be brought before them; but it is sus-
pecsed that We are ut last to nave tue Ioag
promised Investigation into the conduct OF
the officers whom Pope brought charges
against at Bull Run, as welt perhaps as into
the surrender Of Harp=r's Ferry, and other
matters connected with the late Maryland
battles:
War DEPARTMENT, ADJ. GEMS Or1rcn.
IExt1actl
erRc1AL ORDERS No a56.-A special commission
will assemble. in th1e city at II O'Clock on Thurs.
DAY. the 25sh net for the trial Of such caees IL
may Re brought before it. Detail for the comu.aud
Maj. Gen. David Hunter, Msi. Gen cadwailadsr,
Brig. Grn. c. c. Aueur, Aaj. Don Platr, A. L.
G.: Capt 7. Bell. Dr., Aid dc Camp: Col. J. Il.
Ball, Judge Advocate, General.
BY CIDER Of the Secretary OF War,
tsigned) E. D. TowSsESp, Adj. Gen.
A number Of citizens, prisoners, held By
the rebel authorities, as Richmond, have been
re1eased IN exchange for i number Of their
citizers nc had seized to hold as hostages.
Six hundred ard seventy-tlve Pennsylvania
prisoners from Belle Isle, opposite Richmond,
srrived here yesterday. Five hundred ana
forty more have eince arrived. They haye
teen exchanged and will shortly be pu5 into
service again.
Over 5000 Of our men taken at Harper's
Ferry and subsequently paroled by the rebels
have gone to Annapolie, where, it is UNDER
stood, they arc to be organized against the
Indians.
CO... Ludlow, Gen. Dix's assistant Inspector
general, just returned from experimenting
The exchange Of prisoners on James River,
brings the highly gratifying intelligence that
the rebels promieed to release Pope's officers,
whom they have been keeping in close con
1intment, and part Of them ironed, some
time within this or next week.
It is stated that GEE. Julius White has been
placed updcr arrest to await the investigation
ot circumstances connected with the surren-
der Of Hsrper's Ferry. It has not been heard
that anything has been done with Col. Tom
Ford, yet
Cul. r. B. Price Of the I'd Penus51yauia cay
al1J, cou1nandiug brigaGe Of cavalry aud
Two pitt es Of artillery, started on Saturday,
evening Last on reconnaissance from ou1
font on the virginia s1oc ur s,a=-iv..-, as ia,
IT, Athoy Gap Of the Blue Ridge. which he
t'und guarded by the Goth regiment
Of Virginia cavalry, under Colonel
G'oen- At Aldie ho found pickets
OF II at regiment which he drove back to Asa.
/ by GAY, sixtetn miles. Tnis Gap is situated
| where Loudon, Fanlui<r aud Clark counties
corner: He engaged the enemy, whom ht
d;srerted, killing and wounding twelve, thu,
| I'LL into his hands with three or four Others
acd ~ounding Others who were carried off by
tleir retrrating comrades. He lust one only
Among the prisoners are Lieut.. Col. Green
the rebel commanaer, and two rebel lieutea
ants, who, With the rest, were brought iu TIL:
morning.
This morning s National IitttNigtncer con :aiut
an editorial, arguing that, as the emancipation
proclamation WAS concession by the presi
dent to the Greeley and Wendell Phillip.
party, the next step this party will demand o
him Ill be- 10 displace H4l1eck, Mcclellan ant
Buell., ard fill their places with men like Ere
| mont and Hunter.
| The Richmond Enquirer Of Saturday, Sept
| Goth, has been received here with detailed
| reb.1 accounts of the Maryland battles prio1
to the great one Of Wednesday. The follow
ing is Stonewall Jackson's official report o
the capture Of Harper's Ferry:
| HEADQuARrEns VALLEY D1srR1cT,
| September 10Th. 1867. !
| "Coloncl-Ycsterday God crowned ou
arms with another brilliant success, in tst
surrender ut Harper's Ferry Of Brig. Gen
White and II, 600 troops, with NJ equal nun,
ber Of small srms, seyenty-three pieces 0
srtillcry, and about zoo wsgons. In addition
to other stores, there is large amount 0
caml4 andl garrison equipage. Our loss WIS
very small The meri,orious conduct Of oil
GERS aud men will he mentioned in more ex
ttnded report.
II sm, colonel, your obd't se:v't,
1T. ]. JACKSON, M.jor Gcn=sll."
"Col. r. Il. Cn1LroS, 4. 4. G."
OF subsequent matters at H,rper's Ferry
the Enquirer sa.s-'Col. Lindsay Walk.
reached this city this morning, direct frou
Ea1ptr's Ferry. He reports TINT eyerytain:
was quiet there. We were hauling axay th
List Of the s:orss which We capture,
there. For this purpose We wen
using the enem5's horses, 1880 splendid fel
lows that became ours at Harper's Ferry
Col. Walker brought with him flags aud ban
ne1s captured at Harper's Ferry. Some Q
these are very beautiful." OF Sundays bit
tie the Enquirer gives The following: ale
is marching west from Frederick city
and lad posted Generals D. b. Hill an
Stuart at the passes Of the mountain t,
bold hack McClellan's forces, whic
are advancing to the nelief Of H4rper's Ferry
Harper's Ferry having held on. longer thu,
was expected and McCleuan's advance hayin
become rapid, Lee suspected that he nigh
attempt to force the passage OF the moun.ai
and fill upon the rear II oux force. which wa
occupying Maryland flights, aad assisting il
the reduction Of Harper's Ferry. He acco.
ding4g returned with Longstreet's division
en- Sunday. to Hills support On 81
preaching BoousboEo, couricrs were me-
from Hall announcing that the enemy wer
| pressing them in strong force at the mai
PASS on the Frederick and Hagersto*n road
AID that be n qui.cd immediate reinforcement
Lor&street thereupon hurried his march, an
very soon had his troops in position
| By this time Hills right had been force
back, and here ga11ant Gen. Garland had fAlle
"hile rallying his brigade Longstreet sui
ceeded In restoring our right, which afee
: wards successfully resisted the list efforts {
the eneny's superior numbers, and enable
him to make his lire outstretch ours, bot
right and left His right reached the sun
rnis OF = mountain to our left, annoyiu
Us considerably from that direction. tt
bat1le ragged until after night. The enemy
determined effort to force passage had bee
, successfully resisted, and the object he had
view, the relief OF 'Harper's Ferry, was no
rendered impossible Later in tho. eyenlr
= Information WAS gained that the enemy h.
obtained possession Of Crompson's Gap, q
9 the direct road from Frederick to sharpsbur
= = This enabled him to threaten McLaw's rea
: Lee having received Information that Haroe,
: Ferry would probably fall the ne
morning determined to withdraw Lonrstre
n and Hill from their position, and retire
+ sharpsburg. This Was rendered more axpet
ent from the fact that Samnez's corpa Of fse
troops had come to relieve their weszied CO,
rades, while On our eide We were without sn
= aid. The tEains were accordingly eear
T. hrst. The army followed, and about d,
: break Monday morning >our po,I,l
= waa taken In front Of t8harpsburr. Oar
vas entirely uninterrupted By the en=u