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THE WAR In VIRGINIA,
MATTERS BEFORE FREDE-
RICKSBURG.
Ta,e Southern Approach TO
Richmond,

FoE7nEss MONROE, Dec. I'VE learn from
those who have had al opportunity Of seeing
for themselves. that Petersburg, and along
the route between there and Richmond, is be-
ing fortified By digging rifle pits aud throwing
up strong earth works. Large forces are at
work upon them day and night
NEW YORK, Dec. 1.-The Herald has the
following:
WAsnTSeToS, Dec. 3.-Therc is ncthiag Of
Importance from the army OF the Potomac.
their Reconnaissance. Everything remains
perfectly quiet, and there is no prospect Of an
im1nediate movement. Tue arlny is well sup
piled with rations and forage. Tae rebels
lave about thirty batteries, Large aud small,
some Of them. mouating heavy guns bearing
| upon the north bank OF the Rappahannock.
/ 1t is said our pontoons, In being carried to
position where they were to be used, passed
nea1lJ the Whole distance along tha river
roads, in plain view Of the enemy, end tuis
posed movement Was expected by the !Saats'
| correspondent, induces The belief THAI des-
perate fight Will enEue On an attempt on our
| Fart to cross.
A large amount Of fresh vegetablaa haye beea
ordered for Summers and Fra1kliu's corps,
| scu1ry having made its appesrauce among
| then1-
Government is taking steps whereby. the
railroad from Aquia Greek to Fredericksburg
will be provided with the rolling stock neccs.
cary to furnish supplies, troops. &c TO Busn-
sides army.
The New York Ti,ne.' special says:
It is proper to state Ehat Burnside never
possessed the confidence Of Government more
than at present, and that, since his recent visit
to Washington. the confidence has resulted il
q great increase in his poEers, and his ihera
tion ii ON many Of the restraints under Whict
he had previously }abored.
All stories TO the effect that the army OF tht
Potomac will go into winter quarters att
sheer fabrications. There will be no cessa
, tion till the rebellion is beyond the power @
mischief.
Our adVices from Falmouth aud Fredericks
burg confirm the information lately received
That Lee il removing large portion OF hi
, I forces EouthWard, and concentrating them il
such manner Is to be able either to march t.
:. the relief Of Richmond, in case Of attack il
= flank. Or to act as q reserve in case OF an a.
sau}t at fredericksburg.
4 Falmouth letter Of the I'd states that ther
| are Tumor5 and other indications Of an earl
: | movement Il made it will probably be
: change Of position, though involving perhaI
a considerable engagement. Obstacles to
general and final advance OF the army still c.
7 ist.
NEW CREEK, Va, Dec. 4.-The Ringgo1
{ Cavalry, of MulIgan's brigade. ENGAGED ii
: morning the rebel cavalry under Ke1keuds
and Mcdonald, at bIoorfIe1d. After 6has
conflict they defeated and routed the eneln
L capturing among others, the notorious Cap
= Mcdonald, ore Of the most dangerous men
: Western Virgins. The captain Is uoW
prisoner in his OWL house at this place.
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CINCINNATI, Dec. 3.-1ntelligence received
here Tonight reports an interruption on the
Louisville ard Nashville Railroad, by suerillas
burning bridges and tearing up the track,
with the object, e3ideailT, to cut off supplies
from reaching the Federal forces st Nashville.
General Rosecraus has made a forward
movement towards Murfree6boro, and, as the
enemy have made stand there, and determ-
ined to give battle, an engagement during the
present week is expected. The Federal army
has advanced with Limited transportation and
ten days ra'ions. The enemy are claimed 1c
he we'll fortified between Marfreesboro and
Deehsrd, in 8 naturally strong position.
Gen. Grant, who has recently been largely
reinforced, has moved beyond Holly Springs
ten miles, aud has found the euemy retrcati1g
in southeastern direction. The rebei
army, it is positively known, has been largely
reinforced, both under Brbgg and Price.
Gen. Granger's army is actively on the
move, sid important results from his line ol
! march are anticipated.
| a complimentary ball Nas given to Cane
rails Buell., Wallace, Ord, Fgler, Dana. Schoepf
and Van Rensselaer,, st t1a Buruet House 1as
! night, by lending Cincinnatiaas. The affai,
| Tas the granCeEt at the Season.
| In tie district court, to-day, Law library
| consisting of sixteen boxes Of books. pelon., :,
| ing to Humphrey MarslalI was condeunet
| and con1scated under the law OF July 18th
| 1862.
| The increase in the subscription price O
| dai]y parers, in this city, goes into ef1ect.in
| mediatcly also, a slight advance on a3Yersis
Il Is ru1nored that General Wallace has aske
10 be relieved from the Buell. court of iuuuir
| and be assigned to the field. His friends ar
! COZ ti6ept that he will be assigued to 8 corr
| f}.ny.ace m the Potomac
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COL. WEES rT:ffsS REPORT.

We commend 10 the attention Of every
citizen Ct the NorthWGs. the very able and
conclusive report Of Col. Webster to the
Secretary Of War, on the feasibility, cost,
and military and commercial advantages
OF the ENLARGEMENT OF TIE ILLINOIS AND
MICHIGAN CANAL. printed in this NOR.
1ingss TRIBUNE It constitutes the initial
point for a vigorous and united effort for
The accomplishment Of this great work,
which we beli.ve will not fail.
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enc secfet HtstorF of Tile War.
GEN. TopE TO Gen. HA1LEcK.
HxApQCARrEns ARMY OF VIRGINIA. J

. 1&9.0at @3--S p III.
Meior General Ualleck Comuander.in.f.h Thief.


Mejor General Dalleck, COMMANDMENT Chief:
The column Of the enemy alluded to In nv
dispatch OF 1880 p N. to-day passed Gaines
Cross Roads, and when last seen near sunset
Was passing to the northeast under the cast
base Of Buck Mountain, in. the direction OF
Salem and RectortoWu. am Inclined to b.
lieve that this column is only covering the
flank OF the msln body, which Is moving To-
wards Front Royal and Thornton's Gap,
though Of this AN not certain. shall
push strong reconnaissance acl oss the river
st Waterloo bridge and Sulphur Springs early
in the morning, to ascertain whether tue
main body OF the enemy has really left, and Il
SO, to push forward In their rear. There Il
certainly no force opposite RappshsnnocI
Station. McDowell'e 1s the only corps, that
i at all reliable. tlat have.
sfgel, as you know, is spe1fectly unreliable,
snd I suggest that some officer of superis1
rank be sent to command bis army corps. Hi:
conduct to-day has occasioned me great dis
satisfaction. Bsnks' corps is very weak, uo
| amounting to more than 5000 men, and L
much demoralized. KeaEuey's division is th'
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AA" NoN1s
The Presidents promised First of Jan
ua1y Proclamation has been brought before
the Senate BY. a resolution from Mr.. Ciark
Of New Hampshire. endorsing the use Of
"that and every other means known to
CIVILIZED warfare, to subdue the rebellion"
Now We shall hear the trumpetings Of hor-
1cr-stricken Conservatism, among which,
doubtless, Garrett Davis aud his school Of
batrblind philosophers viii have something
to say. Ithas como to he reverse of po-
sitons since the dark day Of Kan-
sas. It is now BLEEDING Slavery" and
the nigger-driyers do the "shrieking:''
The evils Vest Poiut has inflicted upon
the country, weighed against its confessed
advantages, bring it before Congress
early in the session. It is limited that its
case stands postponed to when the day for
appropriations comes round The Agri-
cultural Bureau seems destined to some
modification, or early extinction.
We continue cur publication Of abstracts
Of the Important public documents the
opening OF the session Of Congress has
given to the news channels. The dispatch
of Gen. Pope, upon which Gen s'ga will
base court martial, is given in another
column, as also the important disregarded
order directing McC1sllan's movements fol
lowing the battle Of -Antietanl.
The news from the Rappahannock is
Light and obscure. There is evidently q
dead lock On original plans, and some
modification Is about to trans.are, very
properly withheld from the public. There
is plenty Of cha6ng and elimination and
tccriinination among high officials, out o
which VIC trust will grow the great public
advantage of saddliog the blame upon t1t
guilty party.
Gen. Grant is moving on. His dispatc1
to Gen Ha1leck, announcing the success
fu1 movements On the Tallshatchie, i
given elsewhere, though its news vas an
fic1pated in our last issue. Our specla
dispatches from the Lower Mississippi ar
Interesting and important. The Helen,
expedition, 10000 strong, is fully 1ande
and threatens Grenada. About this tim
there must be q large amount Of quakin
in the rebel camps and councils of th
Confederate Department Of the West, i
view Of the present promise that a1issi
sippi will be cleared Of rebels and tb
Father Of Waters opened by the first I
January, in tine to 1c: in the full rays
the Proclamation, that shines like star
Hope and Promise On the front of t!
New Year.
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CHICAGO, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1862.


cruise on the EASTERN shores Of South Amer
ica~
The Fost's Washington dispatch ssEs sacre-
tary Chase's report goes nor1h By the eveaing
mail to-day. His estimate Of the public deos
millions Oh the first Of July next
NEW YORK. Dec. IA Washington dis
patch states that Sigel will demand an ia7es.i-
cation OF Gen. Pope's charges.
It is again reported thst Mr. Holt is to hare
q place in the Cabinet
The Treasury report will be presented to
Congress on Friday. Advance copies Tn be
forwarded to the press.
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only: one that has yet reached me from Alex-
sudria. l shall at all events, push McDoW-
ell's corps and Kcarney's division upon the
enemy's rear. Il find my suspicious con-
firmed in the morning, shall also put Reno
acroEs the river at Rappahannock Station,
and direct him to move forward cautiously
upon Cu1pep:er: Banks' corps must be LETT
some~h here in the rear to be set up again.
Sieers corps. although composed OF some Of
the best fighting material VIC have, will never
do much service under tnat officer I viii
communicate further s7ith you IN the morring.
JouS PORE, Major General
GEN. HAL1EcK TO GEN. MCCLELLAN.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Oct. 6, 1861.
Msjo- General Mcclellan:
I am Instructed to telegraph you as follows !:
The President Girects that you cross the fo-
tomac and give battle to the enemy or drive
linn South. Your army must move now the
roads are good. II you cross the river be-
tHetn the enemy and Washington, aud cover
the latter BY your line OF operation, you will
be reinforced by sc, GOO men. IT you move up
the valley OF the Shenandoah, not more than
II, COO or Is, COO can be sent to you. The Pres
ident advises The interior line between Wash
ing;on and the enemy, but does not order it.
he is very deslruns that your army move a.
soon as possible. You viii immediately re-
port what line Toa adopt and when yon in"
tend to cross the river. Also to what point
the reiRforcements are to be sent. It is nee
essary that the plan Of your operations bs
positively determined on before orders arr
giren for building bridges and repairing rail
roads. I an directed to add. that the 2ecretar Il
ct War and the General in Chief fully concu
with tue President in these Instructions,
H. ". HALIECE. Gen -in-fIhi
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CAIRO. Dec, ST have unquestionable au:
thoritv that Blair has resigned his seat in the
present Congress. in order to take the field
under Gen. McClernand. His resignation
does not affect bis seat in the next Congress,
to which he has Just been elected.
, 1862-12-05

CINCINNATI, Dec. 4--Humph1y Marsba1rs
Library, consisting Of na nitsen lsEge e9xss 81 q
yesterday, by the United States Court, at Co.
lumbps, and ordered to be sold at auction.
, 1862-12-05

TEE WHEAT CROP OF 1869.
On the second page of to:day's paper
will a,e fund an article On the wheat crop
Of 1862
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NEW YORK, Dec. A dispatch from San
FraEe'sco yesterday says the Presidents Mes
eagc was received there BY telegraph in eight
hours from Chicago
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FROM FORTRESS MONROE
The War in South Carolina.

FORTRESS MONROE, Dec. 5.-Latest South
ern adyice5 say that the channel through the
stone blockade at Charleston is temporarily
opstructed By railroad iron, SO that the rebels
can easily remove it for their ow1 use.
The message Of Gov. Pickens, pf South
Carolina, alludes to the emancipation procla-
nation, and recommends the formation Of
State Guard OF citizens, under eighteen and
oTer forty five, for police duty. He says the
State has furnished 4, eco Confederate troops,
besides eight regiments for coast defense.
labor, 20 that the foTtiheasions around Charles
ton may he made permanent.
Col. Duncan E. McRae, formerly Consul at
Paris, has resigned his commission in the
| army, because, as h. says In letter to Gov
Vance, he can no longer, consistently With
| his sense Of dignity and seli-respect, serve
| the government Of the confederate States.
| Correspondence N. r Herald-J
HH1oN HEAD, S G., Nov. is, 1868.
Fort Pulaski is garrisoned by strong force
| Of Union troops, Since these troops have
| been within its walls the work Of repairing
| the bombardment in April has reached
| completion, and no traces of the damage
which ouT fearful shells inflicted HOW reu1ain,
eave few deep scars upon the eastsriy facs.
hon our midst Is the occasion OF profound
tEanlfuness. The pestilence has departed
The stringent Quarantine regulations which
hare been SO long enforced were this morning
revoked, sad enIezing vessels now reach the
wharf without The delay which the advent o1
the health officer was wont to occasion. Medi.
cal Director Deare declares that there is no +
not the slightest danger in bringing unacca
| mated troops into the department., and his Of
fetal opinion to that effect goes to Washing 9
ton by to o-daJ's steamer.
We are looking for reinforcements. ThI
sooner tney come the better. They will fint
the troops now here anxtous to co-operat'
| With them In 81 active winter campaiga.
The statement that Gen. Hunter is to re
tu1n to this Department, though at FIRST dis
| creti.ed, is now accepted as part Of the pro
| qramme of the Government.
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which was left by the rebels in their hurried
retreat. =:
Great credit is due colonels Grsusel and
schafer for conducting the reconnaissance.

schafsr for conducting the reconnaissance
CHICAGO.
CAIRO, Dec. 4--A1emphfs papers say Gsp.
Holmes crossed from Arkansas to Mississippi
at Vickshurg1 last week, and that his force is
estimated al 10 coo, Guerillas are still very
troublesome near Memphis, they cont1nqe to
service, They have also picked up number
Of st1agglers from the resr Of our army. .
Only TWO OF three buildings were burned
in Germantown and not the whols town as
repdated.
The blockade between Memphis and Grena-
da Is completed. No one ts allowed to come
North on any pretezt whatever.
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WANTED-a middle aged man,
w having Eocd address and business experience,
vel! end fayora5;y a-aIsint-d. particularly In III
grocery trade II Ch1csgu wants situation where bts
IerVtsg 1sooi say 1910 oclo-k IN this day a. Sa:es
p1cyer Coed refesences given and suc.ierats COIL
!er.at:oE eIsetted. Address NUaEEi'- i'sst na!c!
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FROm NORTH CAROLINA.
4 Growing D.ss ust with Treason.

NswBERR,xN, c., via FORTRESS MONROE.
Dec Slate Raleigh papers Indicate astrong
feelirg Of disgust With this bloody war, and 3
growing and prevalent desire for honorable
peace.
The village Of Greenv;11e, on the Tar River,
has been taken possession Of BY cur forces.
, 1862-12-05

The Army on the Western Frontier.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. Stem Blunt telegraphs
to headanarters that Hindman and Merms-
duke are concentrating their forces, u, ,00
strong, preparatory to an attack upon him.
Blunt Will not retreat, and, IS reinforcements
u1der HERON are on the WY, there is pros
pect Of smother battle near the scene Of the
last at Cane HILL
, 1862-12-05

CTRAYED From the subscriber,
~ about six weeks SEQ. threR Cows. One red and
white one dark briDdls, and ire other red ht:te1.
Nhosser *ii rstn;n them q give iaiT s1ation eo!-
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, 1862-12-05

TOK ALE-A Scc1n0- Hand
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QOARDING-A plsasa.t room to
lady Or slnslr gentlemen ct 1rAsh1r stoa c
OPP: site DeasbornPArE. Furnished ueslted. kefsE-
car II
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w Its experience IL Co5p,lirg A.2s -Add1ass
I'D. s." Chicago Fost 0tacs. asattng terms, &c.
dn5..S6:3 It
, 1862-12-05

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~ cpe Chamber 8u,ts, complete. Address
YTpNITURE Fcst UsGce H.x 1850 de5 H.Gf St
, 1862-12-05

pGARDING Two pleasant single
- roo1ns. with beard be obt atasd br ppl7tng
Mt - Has r1son street. tgo door wesE Of J" a:lI AZ
cane. de3-fIJ5 1t
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- frontrcons nr:d tEro Efnc1e ROOMS with hoard.
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4 I..rYia street. good roen., suitable fer gem
sierac. A lev day b3arders cSa also he acce:"naota
ted. de3-I46t luv
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The War in Northern
Missippi.
The Helena Expedition
Heard From.
AND MOVING ON GRE
NADIA.
THE ssTuATl0N,. STATE OF THE
COUNTRY, ETC.
General Grants Official
Dispatch.

WASHINGTON, Dec, 1.-The following has
been received at headquarters:
HEADQUARTERS, IL THE FIELD,
NEAR ABBEy1I1B, Mies., Dec. 8. 1852. {
To Msjor General Halleck:
The enemy destroyed his foEtiacatioBs yes
terday, destroying all the stores they could
not carry with them.
The weather is bad and the streams some
what swollen, making it difficult to cross.
Some Of our cavalry SWAN the river, however,
and occupied the place last night.
To-day pursuit WIS made to Oxford, and
coming on the rear guard OF the enemy, skir-
mishirg took plscs lasting about two hours
aud resulting in the capture Of about sixty
rebels.
The pursuit Will be continued tomorrow,
but the roads are too impossible TO get much
supplies for leng continuance Of It.
Gen. Sherman is crossing at Wyatt.
fSiguedl u. S. GRANT,
, 1862-12-05

EhEMERa ATTENTLON.-Ears
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UAE POCND OF WHITE CoTTON Rags
viii n2y for onc rai~ OF Cocks tile yarn be furnished
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, 1862-12-05

r IA smail Porte Monnaic,
containing s!65 in bills ae lest ycss.rd y rao1n-
ing on State BET Quincy And Lake strcs t. The
contents wero 500 nil. one SO, and t.e remainder
fp $50 The finder. by returning 1t 10 JONES CAD
,1AN ls6 Clark street, this ONCE wl:l be lberal
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, 1862-12-05

CTRAYED-From the subscriber.
X on Tueaday; the and Inst, tTo Mares Both a:s
brown ana small one mas Entte hind leg aud tbs
other emall white spot On the forehead Whoaye'
tween Old and Crcss streets will be suitably
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1862-09-24
Negro Outrage In UashfnsTon
COUNTY

The Washington EaHallf.1- gives the
following account OF another outrage Iv =
nero IN that county:
On the nighl OF Thg-slay. tie 28ih
uliimo. a nero nalnci John Bowman.
living on Henry Sphar's farm in Allen
township, attempted 10 commit a rape on
the person of a white woman named Do
Ian, wife Of Michael Dolan. who i = vol
mieer IN the army. residing on Noah
Speer's place. also In Allen township.
Tho tisnd M first approached the house of
Airs. Dolan willis; al but herself were
absent ithe other members of the family
being ~ a ngighhor's) and knocked NJ the
door, AMI on being asked .'yyho i thcre -
declined 10 answer, and stepped away.
Shortly alter7vard Mrs. ID. left the house
to 90 10 the spring, and when she had got
a short distance from the house. he svent
up To her. knocked lighted candle out of
her hand, caught hold Of her and domain
ded Il compliance wiih his infamous le-
Sircs. She instantly raised an alarm. and
her screams were heard by persons in
Beileyernon. on the opposite side of the
river, who sTranr from their bcylS- crossed
tllll- W Iillr-
suit of him lie was psT sIed 10 his RESI-
dence, where he was arrested and taken
before Justice Thomas Reed. OF Allen
township, who, after fell hearing. made
out n commitment and placed him in
charge Of Col. Jehu Jacsman. II. ].
Furnicr, ana Jacob Crow, who kept him
during Thursday night, and started with
him Tor Washington the next morning.
After they had proceeded about five miles
he managed by some means 10 unite the
rope by which he was bound, and before
any one of the guard was aware OF any
thing being wrong, sprang from the wagon
and made for the woods. Although vig-
orous pursuit was made, he succeeded in
Guiding recapture- One Of the guard at
tempted 70 discharge his revolver after the
flving miscreaut, but II failed 10 90 OF.
He has since kept out Of sight and raach
of the officers.
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1862-09-24

the relief of General Mcclellan after he
had reached Harrison's Landing, and sub
sequen.iy proceeded with his command TO
the fotomac- Participating in the san
gulnar' conflicts under Pope, he finished
ms brilliant career in driving the invaders
from tse soil of Maryland.
Sssss- lIis appointment 10 the Burnside
EXpe'ttlon OF Iiagcrs:own Heights. Gen.
Keno has been continuallyin the field. and
although there are officers having higher
and more important command than that
lntIusted TO him, there are none brayer or
more loyal, and no tr1Icr soldier than the
late Major-Gcnaral Jesse l. Reno.
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1862-09-24

Gen Howell Cobb was yro,,n1a1 ,,,5
taken prisoner. He w;ll be back 70 Frala-
mex sooner than he boas;ed he would
General Mcclellan was pushing n,
them last evening, however. very clos.
and had already sent TO the rear eirf,t
thousand prisoners and four batteries.
Co. S,roge, Nineteenih Nirginia. and
Col James, of the Third South CaraliTa
battalion were killed on Sunday last. and
their bodies LEFT II our possession The
South Caro.iila BRIGADE was very severely
handled.
General Hatch, commanding General
keysers' division, CTho Is s;ck.) was
slightly wounded
The MAJOR Of the Ninetv-sixth Penn
syiYama, whose name l do not remember.
was killed, and Capt. Brady. Of the lItb
Pennsylvania Reserves was also killed.
Our total loss viii probably not exceed
1000, killed and wounded. with p very
small proportion killed. 1 can learn Of
lew field officers killed
l send the following lists Of killed an!
wounded officers. il being al am able to
get to-day.
The army Is being rapidly on the move.
and all the disabled are going 10 the rear.
-All churches in AIiddle;own and Frede-
rick are 10 be occupied bv the wounded.
kii!ed-lIajor General Reno: Capt.
Brady, CO. h, Ilth Penna- Reserves;
!>ergt- Stewart, Co G, lIth Penna. Re
serves Capt Caldwell, Co. b, ID Wis
consin Major 96ih Penna; Lieut.. c. f.
Springwater.
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1862-09-24
FROM HARRISBURG.

HARHsBURG, September 1.-THE bat
tie of yesterday closed without a definite
result.
No firing has been heard at Hagers-
town since four o'clock yesterday.
Stragglers coming into Hagerstown, re
port General Longstreet killed, and that
the rebels had been surrounded They
say that their ammunition and provisions
have nearly run out.
The rumor which has reached here that
Harper's Ferry had fallen, is not credited
at headquarters.
One hundred more rebel prisoners were
brought in this morning from Chambers
burg, and sent to Camp Curtin. They
presented a wretched appearance, and
seemed pleased with their new quarters.
The Philadelphia Grey Reserves ar
rived at Chambcrsburg last evening safely,
and insisted on occupying the cars as
quarters for the night.
1t is now raining here.
Troops are still arriving.
Charles Dumas, soldier, from Erie
county, attempted suicide this morning by
stabbing himself in two places, and then
cutting his throat.
Maj Gen. Patterson is now here.
Thirty-two paroled prisoners and de-
serters were sent to Washington to-day,
under the charge of Lieut.. J. Brooks, OF
the 5lst Penna. Regiment.
The city is full of rumors in regard tc
the fight at Harper's Ferry
Information has been received of the
/ fighting at Sharpsburg
eS- If all fools wore white caps, w
! should annear Ike q flock of GeCse.