Newbern weekly progress., 1862-10-04
THE NEWS.

d5iu6 lrOn SOin0 shlTIDlsHing OF our
troops across the river into Virginia,
there appears to'be no movements Of
General MeClellan's army going on
near Shmpsburg. The rebels are evi-
dently ia force opposite Shepardstown,
and along the line of the Upper Poto-
mac, as our pickets and scouts con-
stantly come within reach of'them.-
On Thursday evening the Sixty-second-t
Pennsylvania, with section of the
First New Y ork Artillery, and Griffin's
brigade, crossed at ford near Shep--
pardstown, and took four hundred RI
fles, marked "London, 1s62"--some OF
the contraband weapons, no doubt
and one twelve FOUNDER rifed brass
gun. The rebel pickets cid not dare
to resist this formidable force, but fell
back on their approach.
= The commanders at the battle of
Antietam were as follows =
Ee Union Army.
Gdmf fr-in- Ghisf Msj. Gen g. B. Mcclellan.
ComGr OF Right Wing Brig. Gen. Jas. Hooker.
Comfr Qf Centre Maj. Gen. Filz John Porter
ComGr Of Left Wing Maj. Gen. A. E. Burnside
[seb~is Army. .---.-.,. ----4
Comd'r.in. Chief Gen. Robert E. Lee
. Comd'r Of Left Hing Gen. Thos. j. jackson.
COmd'r Of Centre Gen. Jas. Longsreet
COmdr Of Right Wing Gen. A. P. Hill.
The Governors of the Northern
States, who recently adjourned their
meeting from Altoona, Pennsylv ania,
to Washington, had an interview with
the President, Friday, and presented
an address.
The Southern journals continue
to announce great victory at An
tietam, and endeavor to make another
triumph of the recent skirinish at Shep.
pardstown ford. 1t is manifest, how,
ever, that these accounts of victories
which were really defeats, are not sat
isfactory to the Southern people. Ii
like manner, the Richmond paper,
claim that Gen. Rosencrans was beat
en- at Iuka the other day, when We
know by all the authentic reports tina
he completely demolished Gen. Prize,
and his rebel arr. 1t is said-tha
among the trophies captured were 81,
batteries, thirty-six guns, and five hun
dred prisoners.
We have some information of al
interesting character from the Gul
coast, by the arrival of the gunboa
Connecticut. The Connecticut cap
tured the British schooner Rambler
which had run the blockade at Sabine
Texas, bound for Havana, with
heavy cargo Of cotton, the proceeds c
which, according to the papers foun
on board, were TO be invested in an
munition, medicine, and other contri
band articles for the rebels. She wa
sent to Ship Island. The Connecticr
also reports that on the afternoon {
the Both, the United States gunboa
Winona, Lieutenant Commandin
Thornton, ran under the fire Of Fol
Morgan, which is considered the d,
fence of Mobile, and opened FIRE on
rebel steamer lying inside, driving o
her crew and damaging her greatly b
the explosion Of an eleven inch she
in her bow. Fort Morgan opened
heavy fire on the WinonO, but she e
capped unhurt.
Reports from Apalachicola sta
that two rebel iron-clad gunboat
mounting elk sixty.eight.pounders, a
nearly ready Tor sea, under commar
of ]. Catesby Jones, who says that
Fill sink every guuboat on the Gu
coast.
Hon. j. W. Matthews, of Mississi
pl, formerly Governor Of tina. Stat
Died on the 2sth ult., at Palmetto, Gt
at the residence Of Dabney +. JvnC
Esq, relative by marriage. Ills i
ness was cholera morbup.
The bushwbacker Poindextcr, wi
recently uade his escape from guar
after he had been captured, has gu
rendered himself voluntarily, and W
lie taken to 81. Louis. lie was bad
Naari d, by heirg frsi npon VII,