The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-09-30
in Maryland vas The defex.
on'y defeat he did snstaia

the Importance 81 Harpefs FsaTX fss .th.ss Il IL
WAY ssnIus cpurirrs for fet1fasee7lensa No asisss
JaSs s'la 10 aibita with Hii AUD Asfh Hitter,
while he stayed tho columns " fIs ii rank'
Iva win biz b.st divisions. II futf&a Elit u ihis
strategy was nuceassiai. nt-seb RAf Ito skaS xn'i
Franki'n both 10 fight Snniay. !. ~ ls.is prps
Mites wSo 1sas lii.es aid iaiss uN aai pftssNa IS
t'is swarmag divisions Of JAcs - kaA aHisf tss
Esther, capfu.nts on s faIt4 ~ ii sffsias. Islis
Has by long odds, the hssyies stsxist al tie wss,
ioT u gaze tbs rebss insss$e EunM v9si as;si-
farv storc,, pautncn i,ftsss L home s.a.i
firsialiy struck dead II SIS 3f 49, t3bwer os ar
;roeiss for ths rsmaade- os sthr sAAzE Ianssssr-d
VITA tbs DISASTERS nj egtar <k ssssB sBsle ~ Ss 81
s1imnilng usf~ eIaal to sEr HRka IN killed easi
wanrded inflicted by ae refsfi - nts L,It.1stst
Thousand A.ea ~ :he terrific hxttloet1st esat.d on
ire three failow:ng DAYS TkarSLs - our ilnens
we'll know how to hppser riaie- ng siiantu
o tna' surrender W ho osr hst<s ieiiaHstl the
Iwels!i. IA ,rch i:p iironloay last. with
ht q gun ahhag them AMI h.st&a.t2 b.tf 3 take 4
nag~staff b theg iafiGs
lee having 3tnpl.sIsa this fte Achievement.
AMI probably being encsstssg -, s.ii 10 i.lse 4
trial "f rirensff ~ siie sfni,ssa sly before Y sr-
ing, now THAT his power rs r-tfEAt s,i.s, or
-derei jacAsoa and I'll t.e dspoasks forces vi Viii
to come Ia bins aiid thug hnsiHf3k0t the woln tf
the rebel fosa-s Of Vrginia I'D tE(Bhef, stfesc4ed
thsH ,long III. iae al Antieianlz xfs4k Tuesday
afternoon IN foraiis,tts line aE 4ftt3e The. stt0-
s-qneTt d.; Geht Shaved taAEl Ms ground was
we'll clioss,f. The creek WAS slskifnia sin eres.
ernt towafd eur t.seees almost pai with the Pos
toinae. sn,' Sas i"fiallrs At oats 6aiaer 10 the
north. and hy ii a,0fs bridge 1T MaAaS<fBrec miles
dstsi:cs 10 ;ha e,ui!i MeCisss1 xAstruex,
day, :ss.d S.rssssl- ;..s 4ttasl u sSsaisl
is.shion left him Ths siapis i.e lad was
:he wing on wheh to make his inain .ttaek, aud he
cho1e ine right foe tis chief demonstration. as Lee
knew he mast in order ain possession OF pro-
jeeiing plree ct weed. wiaies wott,d constantly
threat-a our hight Wiua.
II WAS simple. downright equal, forward pres
sttr- CT resiseSa valo- on our part in which ofiee,
,ftI,a k.f wi eh "a ned
display Of geneF:snip, is eredtabe 20 McCi .lau.
IL iaust be obvious, however IN every Intelligent
n:1d tE: he ct,.i have followed no OF her mat heli
than he did. snd If he be reaseuaoiy modest. he
hats, secretly Aive smiled TIE hosaunas OF ,hsse
heaotted Httt"fets, who, ia the serviie Europegp
sts ii Journalism. hays eagerly proclaimed that
Lt deserves the unis ing gratitude u. the country
As II it we're not 4 sufficiently geed tuing for a
man OF his moderate capacity 10 have the station
auj ieconia of prince, without icing thanked Oh
be..ded knsss by the entire people for the gracious
hooa OF his accepting ,he;E.
These the movements OF tie frs five days.
Now lei liz examine ik.' reaalt On Thursday, tie
lS;h. tue rebels sent sg :p.e ask tue pr.y;-
ie-e ot tutyinG their dead, but making mere
Siis ~ this Religions service, they nssJ the Oppor
tulllir - .bnGE their position. sad, daring the
nigh retreSted IN iCazt across iit riyer The dit
patch OF 3s..erai Acc!r:.u. witch auuonnce. this
resui5, cl0seG "ith TIE nteuce: ''fiie ,ne.ny is
driven back into Virginia. May ia.... :,.d Penn
syie.tiIis now sa:c.' lie might h:;ve added.
without aCy violation ~. i- trut;. and the rebel
lr.s.5 ii s,. .sisn'
The si.y : ieegcali the Asso .'atei Press
chronicles tiie t.l.:i i'll the toioalg pnIa
granb:
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE foToMAt.
saturday Morning, Sept. 81.
The rebel army has succeeded i'll max ing IL,
ESCAPE ifom Maryland They coiameueed "a leave
about insk Oh Thursday evening. aai by daylight
yr"eiay nnrnns were AL over. acept snail
rear guard. They saved All their tTaas sportailnn,
and carried Of a.; Their ~t,un,e,i hut 800.
We have lothlrg beyond this al tts presen III
iae ol writing. Than rs fact iaat the reserve oi
Porter reached i:s PJ.niAac an Saturday bnt. al
Yer cfossis aid ealtafng lew at,ssners iroui tho
t:iey rear guard, 30 was rcfli.S-i Ia force, aud
ntcessi'atsd 10 COME back
Aad here Sae :,arto, ln;!ee III h. eak concludes.
a:i'i ,ue snniaitg up Is. that ti- re.etS have sni-
fered but liiie hands thai world have
suited 10 them bad they r-irea'e,i uf their
cord Their iossun Ts,crair! mainly ifum he i.,il
tire oi their o"n axas .~fatei eC tatioHS, " hi'e
Tie baltic portion ot t.o ifai., e3,i.iiias III !5-
ni"tal anns;iilation OF tw-ige tsnsid oi car oygu
iioaps II harprfs Ferry spsie-y aniite fp
claim victory oar soldiers and division ieatS rs
gained stpafb 'inIaphs Sunday. Tuesday ani
Na,uesfa7 bar oar oti.az General has lost iae
S~aiii Opportunity and lee may uow freely ehal
ia:ige lc .d.!r..siau ot the South by teesf fSphiuE,
stniting, ID Dayi-, ei ,4r army II is safe "
Ia faes his retreat over the Potomac II nsis
isssst ss& b -
anft Jackson F5r tfis OF H.I per Ferry
Whita lie checked columns :. Has4rstown
Heights ahd Cfanptun Gap, is probably The best
achievement o, the war. TLa, rai,liiY of his
Ilents. we'll The perfect of his confirms.
tnn', contrasts strangely with the marches o Bic
Ccltan aud When behoii Jaca,on crossing
aud reerossieg The Potomac. ri long Distances III
four days We tot Win surprise ~ - ;..-',iueas u
e.riy uiuve,Hrn. toward The enemy by seres
of marches thai barely averaged iour or five miles
day. Does aiiy oDe auppose Tor :s'i ihs;snt thai
Pope who ioan. SIX. .eaa lighting days oii .,t inirfy
not haze .Jun,i Lee y, the e,.d of Hsts nes OF u
we'll kuona read in ieas than ten isyst Or ca.i
any be,eyc that Napoleon, wl:o il so honored
III ts adoption ri .if ilaae OF Little Maa, |on:d
not ls.se frs Hang himself upon ;le base III Haf
per's f Try. snA ae'ectig the ground which ne
eeu,y dee'.lrd ricetis ely, have placed his pre-
8asnptuons to- between two fires and eiicctuaily
prevented his Retreat,
But the ms. axes il the matter not entirely
thes. OF Mcclellan asl'eck couii have ordered
l,in ~ bat main 20 pursue III Mcclellan be
not already superior even 10 bis control and Hal
!eck should have n..ds provision Tor attacking the
frirea;ipg enemy he right bank OF the Poo
mac. liz e..se hs eiaict the forces OF Mcclellan
Has ncr b ,id 81. bile hs tad pie forcaa for
tnht purpose, tii lie stipr]sed II possible for Lee to
eatape ~ JUS, as gross an error ~ that o McCi-i
Ian, in ,-aking a ,-aity march 10 gei iii front OF
l4ec ri festeriek ns;e'i Of getting behind him
asrpef Ferry, aad oblging him 10 defend both
iroat and rear.
fosiffHE OF BRid6 ARMY IL THE WFSf--RECDN-
SoIssANCE ny BUELL..
reconnaissance i'll iorce made by Genera;
Bne from Cave City. on The 18th inst and :. letter
dated there the 2}d givSs the result OF il, The
reader will Smile Al The lies ..,!icised u the second
paragraph, so we'll ilnsirstin. The deprn ienee 10
be placed in Yankee letters:
aea, haell moved q; early hour on Thursday
Iroia Cave City tow.-ts Horse Well. 4 point souie
,aree nes east, sud about Gye mes irtln tile turu-
pixie road By Vgili'ii Bragg h.G marched 10 Nun.
s"rdsVii;, By daylight he had felt the enemy, and
approaching cautiously, had driven the p;ekeis in
with slight resistance, Tor Tour mites, without find.
ing the enemy la iorce On the right force cap
tnrei aboni Two huudGad straggiers and sick who
were sent % The rear a number Of supply wagons
were ;:lso 'asen and destroyed. Theraconuoissauc-
wts persisted i'll for sorie miles, when Gsn. Euell
surprised aud mysfiiied ~ finding no enemy halt
ed, and ;res: whai virtue there was 10 scouting.
f. his astonishment ana dismay his scouis soor
brought III inte'ligencs TIN. Bragg had crossed
Green river with his eaIre force ssid As marching
Rapidly Dorthwarj by ,e Barttstnwn pike towards
I.cnissilla This intelligence is said to have at
once asfoaisasd and yrai!asd Buell.! who was, how
ever, ch&griued AT his delay. ia discovering the
movement. He immediately pushed forward with
all hasse to Er1en river, and. dividing his force
equally, he has cr0sded that stream, and is rapidly
Sasancius by the tnsiii tusnpik-s 10 L9uisy;lle
The poiicy of RrRag = movements appears 10 aavs
completely nlysii!ed the pnDiie here Tha. lie
should have inced To tue aggressive i. re.lsua BE
but not SO Mineh 80 when he thus puts himseii br.
tween two forces each equal To his own look
upon the movement made by bragg AS certainly
forced upon hiu. Afc, his niaye nsent in forcs 10
Mun.ordssillc, snd The reiaction of that poiut
Bragg hnd NJ road 10 get South without fighting;
for while he was ngaged ut Muaiordsvilie Buell.
moved up 10 Cave Ciiv, aud made movement on
the Glasgow rnai There longer remained an
egress fer him. S"ha. was mere natural. theu than
To avoid him. aud push forward to some point by
which lie could each Central Kentucky and fnl
the only available ou.let from the State east OF
Glasgow
On csreful examination of the map 1t will bs
Hills and taking the turnpike road To Dsnyiic