The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-09-29

pared with IT, The dead do lie In heaps, the
wounded are coming In by thousanda Around
ami in a large barn about half . mile from the
spot where General Hooker engaged the enemy'a
left, counted $50 wounded. Along the same
road and within the distance Of two miles are
three more hospitals each having from 600
to 7CO in them, and long tralns Of ambulances
standing in the road waiting to discharge their
bloody lasdx. Surgeons with hands, arms and gar.
lnents covered With blood are busy amputatine
linbs. extracting balls. and bandsging weunds q
every nattre ii every pert Of H. body. 1sbsl sol
49, ~ ses slss. nasaesss u ses 81 eke apa q
the 9th AIsbasaa rss;msst endure the supufaa6o
of bis leg without the use Of cblofoform. Every
as IL in death spasm, but no sound Of pain issued
from him The saw and the knife did their work,
but they could not wiring from him an expression
Of physical agony.
slime FREDERICK are being rapidly filed with the
wounded from the battles OF Sunday and Wednes-
day.
The inhabitants in ali these villages are lAborlng
night and day to relieve the dying and the suffer
ing more Christian people. in the practical sig
nifcancs of that word, never saw. Every pri-
vate dwelling i filled with the wounded. Carpets
torn mp. costly furniture removed, comfortable
mattresses spread upon the floor. awaiting the ar.
rival OF The ambulsnces. And much Of this pre-
paration for the wounded IL without one word from
the medical directors in regard to it. In the pleasant
village Of M MidSstSwn. , especially. have seen see
Gated 50 much thoughtfulness and devotion. Al
the ladies in the village spending night and day
with the wounded
In killed and wounded no battle of the war will
approach it The rebels seem to take off our off,
GERS almost before they have tine to draw their
men up in line Of battle Nearly all the rebel officers
cannot be distinguished from the privates short
distance off. Our own can be seen mile. The
loss, however, in officers in the rebel ranks must
have been very great. The bodies of Gen AndeY.
son and Gen. Whiting were this morning found
lying among our own dead Between forty aud tifty
rebel captains aud leutenants have also been found
and brought to our hospitals. l have c0nversed
with many of them, and they all admit a very
heavy loss.
THE REBELS HAVE NOT ALL CROSSED THE PoTO-
MAC-sHARP FIGHTING GOING ON ALL DAY SUN.
DAY AT THE FORDS.
The Washington Star, of the evening of the ed,
has the following:
ings papers, that the rebels had al crossed the
river into Virginia by Saturday night last il ncor
rect, inasmueh we hear on authority In which
we place confidence, that nearly all day yesterday
there was severe fighting at some of the different
fords by which Lee crossed his army, In which Nc.
Clellan attacked tue enemy wherever he found
them on this side, aud was met by rebel troops
stationed to protect those actually crossing. In
this engagement, We hear further, one Of our regi
ments met heavy loss though the aggregate loss of
the rebels was much the heaviest-NeC. having
punished them severely.
Further reconnossances on the other side of the
river in front OF Washington continue to demon.
srate that there is considerable force of rebels
this side Of the Bull Run mountain it, indeed this
side of the Blue Ridge; and also that Lee has been
for SOME days sending the troops he did not take
into Maryland back in the direction OF GordOns
vile.
We presume that the fighting of yesterday
abovs referred to- s e b che la4s of ths campaign
Of any Importance In ths isnaetiste vtcaMsy 6f tht
Potomac.
The batt.es Of last week prove that the rebel ar
my csnnot contend successfully with McClellan'i
present s1ree ia that as he hourly gain
ing accessi0n5, Lee will not Sight him his present
line if be can svoid 80 doing, until he draw him
within hostile country so far from his (McC.s)
base Of supplies that huge portion of bis army
becomes necessarily rear guard for his trauspor
tatou aud his line OF communication with his base
As we have no idea that Gen. Mcclellan will thus
afford Lee the opportunity to select his time
place, aud circumstance for the next grand battle
we believe the campaign on the upper Potomac ia
be well nigh ended with the defeat of the rebel
plan Of Invading Maryland and Pennsylvania, and
therefore hope to hear that Mcclellan is rap
idly shifting the line of his operations 10 some
three hundred miles to guard when essaying to &c:
10 close quarters with the enemy.
FROM HARPER's FERRY.
The New York Herald has the following:
Harpers Ferry was finally evacuated by the re
bells on Friday afternoon. At noon on Friday they
had all loft there except q few pickets. A small
sqnad als0 remained Oh the Maryland Heights TO
keep up appearances, and q small force At Sandy
Hook, to prevent the passage Of Captain Evans's
company Of the Sixth regular cavalry. On Fri
day afternoon this company left by way OF Bur.
kttsvls to join in pursuit of the retreating rebel
army. On Saturday morning number of dvi.
siOns began to arrive.
Early in the day an engine and TIVE cars were
run up from the Point OF Rocks.
Gen. S.Onemans command passed over to the
Ferry aud found the place deserted just before theil
entrance into the town.
squad Of rebels set Are to and destroyed the
railroad bridge just above the Ferry. From n0Or
of Saturday the Union troops were constantly sr
irving by the roads on either side Of the Maryland
| Heights
The Heights themselves were occupied, and or
.ilery placed position there in the course OF th
| afternoon 80 to command the Ferry, aud the
national banner again waves upon the forti6ca
| tiOns.
or molested by the rebels OF the citizens disturbed
| FROM THE HEADQUARTERS OF MCLILLAN-TH
FEDERAL LOSSES AT sHARPsBuRG, &c.
Stuxr. hss been making another raid. A dis
datch from the Federal headquarters, dated th
2ist, says he crossed the Potomac. Friday nigh,
with a regiment Of inisntry and seventeen piece
of artillery. Nothing is stated Of what he did, bu
it is said he recrossed into Virginia next morning
! The dispatch adds;
The work of burying the dead 10 stiil continuing
/ They average about one thousand per day. Tt
| morrow will probably finish II.
The Maryland Heights were yesterday occupis
| by National force.
The indications are that the rebels are continuiu
their rstrss, into Virginia. leaving the line Of th
| Potomac
Divine worship was held at headquartsrs hi
evening. Bishop White, Of hinnssota, officiating
A dispatch, dated the 2ad. says the following
the official loss Of Summers eorps at the battle q
Antietam, (Sharpsburg3
| Gen. Rickaydson's Diuision.
/ a lleo-. 81
! wounded %
0issiug Y
Gen. SedScick's Division.
! wounded. -.- !, %
Gen. NeaeAs Dipisiea.
Killed ....-......-... y
WOun0eQ u ~
0BSan& y
! Total loss in Cen Sumnsr's corps. :. IS n
/ The loss In missing may b somewhat reduced B