The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-09-16
Harrisburg, Sept. IA.

on the Boonsboro road IN the direction
of Williamsport with the intention, no
doubt, of recrossing the Potomac at that
point, was engaged by the Federals.--
Nothing official has been received at head
quarters of the battle up to this hour,
(midnight.)
On receipt of the news of the occupation
of Frederick by Burnside and the advance
of Mcclellan the people became wild with
enthusiasm;the telegraph Office was besieg-
ed with regard TO. the result. Great con-
fdence is now felt here as to the safety Of
the State Capital. Troops are still ar
irving on foot and by railroad.
Especial to Tribune.
Thursday, at 4 a. m, the rebels main
BODY, consisting of division under Jack
son, division under Longstree,, diyi-
sion under d. II. Hill, and possibly a
fourth division, had been encamped at
Urbana, commenced marching through
Frederick towards Haeerstcwn. The
movement began at 4 q. III. and lasted till
s D. m, the most liberal estimate the
whole force Ga, 900 strong, including 5000
negroes. The negroes were mixed In
promiscously with whites, many OF them
carried a musket, sabre, dirk or bowie
knives. The vilest and worst looking
person in the whole army - con-
temptable bloated blackguard-was How
ell Cobb.
We have been doing fine business to-
day chasing up rebels. About 5ll prs
oners have been taken in the skirmishes,
and are now arriving and being rapidly
disposed Of.
The rear guard of the enemy is fighting
obetinately contesting every inch oigrouhd
Neatly all the Marylanders who enlisted
in the rebel army, while in this vicinity,
have been taken prisoners to-day IN the
skirmishes. We have lost IN killed and
wounded but % to 80; the enemy is said
to have suffered severely from one or two
Of our cavalry charges.
Two privates of the ID Mississippi
Battalion were captured this morning near
Leesburg and brought to headquarters.
They came from Montgomery, Alabama,
by rail to Gordonsri!le, thence a foot to
Culpepper, Manassas, Centerville, and
Fairfax. They intended to join their
regiment in Maryland. They agree In
saying that they were pressed into the
rebel service, and expressed satisfaction
at being prisoners. But few troops are
in Richmond, they say tl.at city being
little more than vast hospital, They
further report that Charleston, S G., has
been practically evacuated by its citizens,
many becoming fugitives to distant cities,
and many others having encased them
selves in hastily built huts beyond the
limits Of the corporation and beyond
range of the Yankee gunboats.
The Times correspondence, dated SUI
gar Loaf, last Friday, says: AT 5 O'Clock
last evening the Union corps went up and
occupied the crest Of the mountain, and
signals were kept up through the night.
There has been occasional skirmishing be
tween GAINESVILLE and the mountain al
so in the ncighborhood of Hyattstown
without material result.
1t is stated the enemy were yesterday
retreating or moving in the direction Of
the Point of Rocks. The signal corps
saw from Sugar Loaf a body Of cavalry
proceeding towards Frederick city. Yes
terday, about P. m, the only effective
force of rebels in the State is believed to
be severely cavalry.
| Franklin's corps moved from near Barn
esville this morning; Cochran's brigade
yesterday morning moved over the mouth
of the Monocacy to watch against the ad
vance of more rebel troops across the
river, and to prevent them recrosslng Il
the Virginia side.
Is is well known that large droves o
cattle have been sent from Maryland Il
Virginia for subsistence Of lees army
and that within three days our picket
reported the fact and they were allowet
to proceed without opposition. The fac
was reported to me by an army Office
II an. Da~o~,u,llo xnstarla,