The New York herald., 1862-09-10
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TIE ENEMY REpoRrED TO BE ONE HUNDRED rHousAND
y SAND STRONG IN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. At HAIR
PER's FERRY--OUR FORCES INTRENCHED ON xARY-
II = 'irron tie Washington star, Sept, g.. ia..a1
Mr. Daniel Y who ss q No. 90 & s S
city last Saturday week ago and was captured on tho
battle ned Of Bull by stusrts cavalry made his
cape ana arrived mere Yesterday w Ferry ana
Mr. Yeager made his escape via Gainesville, and was
were made q shooting shs volunteer nurses as spies Hs
was hands OF the rebels four days. and during that
te lived On corn and apples Mr. Yssgsr arrived a.
crossed tho potomu and taken position on the Maryland
Heights which arc strongly fortified An ADVANCE of
Friday morning, while Mr.. Yeager At breakfast In
the hospital The rebels crcsssd a below Point of
Rocks. and the force which entered Frederick 100000
strong, some said) was commanded by either Hill or
Johnson jackson being reported to be near the river six
teen miles below Frederick farmer reported that the
rebel force that had crossed 100 600 str0ng
All the federal forces at Frederick had fallen back to
Harpcrs Ferry but before doing had ION Thursday
moved the sick AID wounded On Friday afternoon the
rebel pckets extended out far Newmarket, eight
miles southeast q Frederick The federal Pcke.s were
got possession Of but two or three cars at Frederick
some Of which were loaded with old pontoon bridges
The citizens or Frederick were leaving the place as fast
as they possibly could. W t a ssI
Little authentic information is known hero outside Of
movements oi the rebels in Marylandthat is in add
tion to what published IN Baltimore this morning,
all important portions Of which viii be found in our
columns. 8t n
We may add to that information that the latest and
reliable intelligence from the south side Of the Poto
that considerable body Of rebels have
bccn in the vicinity Of Leesburg since the passage through
that quarter OF Iongstreet and his command estmaed
N @ N n se deSSn n ocs o. Tns Is
doubtless the force that has crossed into Maryland be-
low Harpers Ferry, a person who has reach q hero
ON the vicinity Of the Point OF Rocks says that ycster
day large division crossed the river at the Point Of
Rocks which we take to be portion Of the force referred
to above. ftt n
vigant inquiry has satisfied us that nothing whatever
is known Of the presence OF rebel infantry on the
other side Of Washington this side o. the Bull Run Noun
tains presume that the military authorities left by
General Mcclellan the other side have will promptly
taYe occasion TO verify this fact which, II verified mast
gysve sss ims2g'sacs in regulating the future move
1t alleged that the rcbe pickcs In Maryland extend
the north fourteen miles out from Frederick, in
the direction Of Hagerstown This II true strengthens
the impression that the rebel column (probaby under
Jaekson) that believed TO have filed back through
Ihorougfare Gap almost immediately after the battle OF
Saturday last have crossed or crossing the river above
Hapcrs Ferry, with the purpose OF assang that point
st or OF pushing on directly into leaving
Lrhgsreet TO arnuec our army below TO prevent them
from being followed until they may have time 70 do as
much mischief in that state they safely, beat
| ing hasty retreat back into Virginia. te QgN n
The fact that Longsreet said to be hurrying over tho
river such plundcrherses, CATTLE stores 6Cas he can
impression
! that direction Mcclellan may press him
We have rumors OF considerable engagement yestcr-
day forenoon between Summers corps and Iongstreets,
In which the latter said TO have been driven back over
the We believe them untrue, though there
doubtless skirmshng between their respective pckcts
numbered for the moment. This must haSe Occurred IN
the vicinity of Darnesown and Poolesyc, and pick
ets engaged were probably only cavalry.
We learn nothing To noon to-day to lead 70 the
belief that the rebels are advancing in force below Frsde
rick Junction. Our forces disposed be ready
for them moving either in this direction or in that Of
Baltimore, we nrprchend.
IN twsnyfour hours the mystery OF the intentions OF
the rebel cummanaers % WIZ probably 90 cleared up ~
ral Mcclellan Will consequently also begin to be deve
o cd. s.tf ...g
INVADING FORCE ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOU
sAND-Two HUNDRED PIECES OF ARrlLLERY--0UR
FORCES BURN THE BRIDGE At NoLAN's FERRY-CoN-
DITIoN or TUE REBEL ARMY, ETC.
Correspondence of the Philadelphia Inquirer.
MONTGOMERY Co., ND, IN CANT, I
TwEsry-rouR MuEs FROM WASHINGTON, Sept. S-Noon
We have badno Gght yet though tho rebel pckets are
but few miles from us and behind them lies the rebel
army man has just come into our picket lines who
left Leesburg last Saturday. lie .ys that he crossed No
Ian's Ferry with Longstrects wagon trpin. X
He thinks he had about forty thousand men, who
CROSSED Friday night and Saturday morning. Their
artillery crossed the pontoon bridge captured on the
Iongatreers artillery numbered about nfsy pieces.
jackson crossed on the sune brdgc Thursday night
Tho most important statement made IL that Gen. Hi
Jr passed through Leesbrg ON Thursday, in the direc
Harrer's with column thirty thousand
men. lIc estimates tho rebel force over, at or near
Povicsvile AZ eighty thousand men, hundred and
nhy guns and eight thousand cavalry.
HI confirms the stories already told OF ye barefooted
bucnuts and that but few OF the cavalry had shoes
coverings their feet. Many without and
hut few OF the wagons carried tents. Our own troops
burned the bridge tile canal Noan's Ferry and
the rebels at dug down the canal ana let the water
out ard passed through IL
aARPER'S FERRY IMPREGSABLE--A REcoNEoissAScE
TO cHARLEsrowS--ArTAcx BY THE REBELS. Etc.
ilsRTRs FERRY. sept o, 1862
The excitement here T. nteasc, o. the many
ruInrs aoat 70 the effect that the rebels in ent nun
BEES eadeavcring 10 cfoss the Potomac into Ma
ryard, at short distance below the Point o. Rocks
portion OF the artillery and cavalry hero were or
d-rcd 70 Maryland towards but later 10 the day
the order was cplt tefmanded.
This surroundings Of Ibis place are impregnabe. Col
Miles has command Of all the forces herc including those
formerly commanded BY General White. ol Winchester
Gen. White, who commanded tao Winchester forces,
has boen transferred 10 the command Of tie in and
around the vicinity Of aiartnsburg IL has become a-
parent that the evacuation Of Wincbestr was imcy
event Had Gcn. white delayed the movement one day
later 10 is more than krr that DC would have been
rounded by numbers greatly superior 70 his
our cavalry force, q the number Of Ave hundred,
mndc Reconnaissance last night one mic beyond
Chrcstown. Here they mes by similar force of
rebel cavalry. These they dispersed In Snort time
they returned reinforced ~ TWO thousand infantry Our
forces then compelled 10 retreat 70 this place
Harper's Ferry once contained many beautiful build.
tngs. But alas they are now merely the remnants of
noble structures. Nothing meets tn eye arriving
here but Of dcstatcd ruins. Further on may be
seen small dwellings, whcn bear much resemblance
tenement houses heterogeneous aE~embagc occupies
tam. Tho lower stories occupied by dakcys, The
u whom contrabands- Each room, is flied, pro
bGoly, by two or more PARTS OF families. The unper
stories In many uscu boarding houses for
tlpsc who chance bc Ia the place.. The keepers Of
tinEe places Furnish their guests with tolerahy good
food but their sleeping accomlnclaons very poor
MSny of these houses are owned by the government.
and were formerly occupied BY the employees Of the
United tsics Arsenal ON the brcakng out Of che
ben they were gacatnc ard not Ing entirely destroy
cd by the rcbels when hev made taeir raid and demo
iaed government property, after sroops took posses
SION oi shis place they or time the houses bar
racks and after they vacated, straggng contrabands
were allowed 20 cecuty them.
IN q conversation with Mr.. Young, the government
agent here your correspondent learned that there
thirty one of there houses II thought better 10 al
low these coloed people 10 li them tin 10 let them
stand useless and be torn 10 pieces for nwood by those
who choosc 70 obtain iucl n this IN preference
purchasing II.
whilst ON the thcme OF government property, n may
b. well 10 refer 10 tho Arsenal There is much valuable
machinery stli IN the ruins. There are ten driving
nj a To-.