The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1862-09-24
sUEREKDER OF HaRpER,s FERRr. /.


thanksgiving DAy.) by varinus and conf. CT
'ng rtfmoTs OF baffles iii MARYLAND ubicI,
feael'fd tl.e city from Divers unreliable sour
ces- lie printing Offices were visited az in
Ter valF during The s2fire day BY anxious en-
qulrefs Tor the latest news but nothing Of =
sealiy reliable ma ure could be obtained
OI rhe many rumors current Thursday and
rlaaf, the folio. Ing appeara> To be the rnsrsr
tutAeiitie- That desperate battle was foughr
srl sunday. al Middle1own. Maryland. between
ihe tloniederafe forees. under General D II.
bill and the Yankees. eighty Thousand sfroug.
e"mniided by Mcclellan. Gen Hull il re-
ported 10 have made three separate aftacks
and wac each time repn sed by the superior
numbers OF his enemy Ezrly the next morn
tiig Monday lie WAS reinforced bv Ge,,eraI
Longsiree and again attacked the enemy.
ihd oii this occasIon sliceeeded in driving him
ilaree miles from his original position The
hight - said 10 have b4sn long and bloody
one. aud Was attended with heavy loss on
beth sides.
Ihs following ia an extract from letter re-
ceiveIF fr'snl an officer in the Confederate
>ia,rs army. dated H@rper's Ferry. Sept Is.
H4rper's Ferry was surrendered to onr
forces about two hours ago. General Miles
was N command. with ten Thousand men. -
Their arms. artillery stores. &c. were all sur
rendafed with the men.
~it Is rePoried that General Garland ~as
Killed Yesterday in an enlargement which Lorg-
stferi bad with the enesny ia Marslanir
Tne Lyme burg Republican lays fhata com.
biird lnovrnrni VAS made upon HArpers
Ferry ~ the iorces at Jackson. Walker anil
Metal. the former recr0ssIrs., the Poforsac al
" lisknisport. General Walker al Cheat Ford
.'ii General Mccall approaching from the
NoFni and operating from Maryland Heights.
oyer i4uking the town. Tie several hoiies ar
f'Ged at ihei destination on San, lay morning.
aud pfapzred for al lraineliate attack
The hight commenced abort three o'ciock in
tsse evening aud wAs cE,ntested with desperate.
srnbtornness until night forced a cessation o.
hosiiiities- Onr artillery how ever. s,laye,i ur
.'n tue Yankee ontrencsiInen;s the whole night!
lali AZ we afterwards As ertx;ned, with fear
nl tffecr.
Al dayliglst on Monday the combat was re
newef with npre iie=ceness. If pass BILE. than
Oh the preceding evening. but in = shsrt tim
ne eI.elny's tire began TO slacken. ana at 9
> clock t9e Yankee cl-nInanIe-. Gen Miles
IproPdsef to SURRENDER Tie proposition was
acceded 10. aud IN Is sho-t time our ,roo-,s
iiArched N and sook possession az il- enc
nys works.
The fruits Of this glorious victory are re-
por'eli to Be lD0OO prs ,seEs. fifty p ecss of
artillery large amount sf .,rinsics. co.nnis-
sal y aud qnarierin4<ter's stares. anI ore ti,os
sand negroes. whom the Yankees had stolen
sTiLl. LArEa-
We are kindly peFlnirlsi BY Gov Le,cher
TO pSblish the fOliOw.iS extracts fron letters
received by him yesterday:
wIScHEsrEs. sept l6.-Afier the advance Of
sul arIny 10 re leriek, srSi the issuing oi the
ailnif fa0le proci&nlAtiofs 10 the people Of Mary
land by Lee. movement took place with our
troops. seemingly IN tbs dlrection Of Pennsyl1
vzIilz. but resi4y Tor an Important moyerncnf
into Irginia- Aftes sending a portion Of his
troops 10 Occupy aud hold the Maryland'
Height Gen. Jackson was directed by Gen.
Lee 70 recross the Potomac AZ WIlli4msDort
lake possession Of MAftilsburg. aud then pas
rapidly behind Harpers Ferry. that capture
ln.ghE be effected OF the garrison and stores
known 10 be there. Tue movement was ad-
mIrabiy Conducted. Aartinsburg tell. with =
capture II one hundred and fifty prisoners and
some stores. the nost being taken 10 the Fer
ry.- The Investment Of H4rpers Ferry Wa
ELECTED on Saturday. Sunday morning there
WAS some hrIng. and II WIS rsiiewed vesfer-l
day IaOrniEg. aud the result the unconditional
SURRENDER d the garrisOH-ien Thousand men,
with AL tie arms tisty pieces Of artiilery am
ii4tIon. one hundred wagons. quarferrnAstef
and coinfnissary slOres. aud many cars. sornel
pi which were losled. AMI 600 negroes Th.z
important conquest waE effected lrnhond fte
loss " a DsDi our side. 30 much j. official.
Il % reported that tie cavalry. 200 IN nnvl-
Der escaped 10 S8epilertisfowa-
II % reported that ~ engagement took place
lear BooissOoro'- IL is sad the enemy were
Tepulsed twice. with loss OF 5 0OO IN killed
aud wounded. Our loss was heavy. o.,
trVops fell hack towards the Potomac from rea-
sons that can be easily cos,jecfured Jackson
viii how reeross the Potomac Al Harpers Fer
rs. ctfcuInvenU the eiieIny # he has had the
tems'Ity 10 follow our advanced cnrps. and we
shall capture OF dIsperse the whole concern.
'Iod graft that this conjecture may be verified.
sieii- GArnett is certainly killed :. IS body ar
riynk here this EnOInlng-
FEAscIs H. SAITH.
i (Bdonesborongh il in Washington countv.
Mai land 81 miles from Washington-abont
8 n lies from Hlrper's Ferry. in due North
f4ii eetIon -ani ABOUT tue SAM stance south
east of HAsersiown- II - situated on The
wesi s.ope of this South IDOuutAfn
WrscnesrsE. Sept I6 a fight took place
Sunday at Middleton. MI. between very
neayy force OF the enemy aud tien- ID. n. Hills
sii-islon- The lDss was great on each side
hill. however, held has p.ssEtI0n until the al /
vance Of L-,ngstreeI arrived. wien the enemy
ell back GenlsGarBstIt ~4s killed No other
l,ificer as yet. reported killed or wounded 4. |
Yesterday iias enemy Al HArpers Ferry sur
rendered To TIE i1vIrcIb.e Jackson. a p. NJ.
they consisted OF lB.0O0 infantry. Their cav
airy escaped the night before. crossing the
riSsr at SoephsrdstoNn- All OF the stores
eft at the Ferry on the way here There
we're but few, a. they were nearly stsrved out. |
Tbe iorce deiezted by Hill were. Oh their way
~ the relief their Of friends AZ file Ferry.
NAIHAEIEL Mk1DE.
Editor o. tie Republican
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