The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-09-25

ton for continuing the drill OF instruo-
tion and discipline with which lie is
charged.
Barry, 10 addition 20 duties, is inspec- /
tor Of artillery, and has been ordered to /
report TO Banks, as Chief Of Artillery for |
deiences of Washington
HARRISBURG, Penn, September IA
despatch Just received at headquarters
from Hagersiown, says I'VE have
achieved a glorious victory. Longstrect
is not killed, but wounded and prisoner.
General Hooker is wounded in the foot.
No Particulars received
Baltimore, September 1.-THE Amer
leans Frederick letter says: =" At the
departure Of the cars this afternoon, il is
very generally asserted that HarpeT's
Ferry fell sntO our possession again on
Tuesday evening at Z o'clock. and was
occupied by portion Of Burnside's troops
before the rear Of Hills division had all
crossed the river To the extent of 1900
by one statement. and 600 by another
were taken prisoners. ! have conycrsed
with some soldiers of the New Iogl, l2th
regiment, who were not parolud by tho
NntAllNs AilNAI NhHNt NtAilk ~ NlkAN tAlAA
they could not spare time 90 attend 70
them, who informed me there was M
| doubt that the place was now IN our
possession. They say ID was 4 O'Clock
on Wednesday before an opportunity
! was given them TO cross the bridge, and
they had not proceeded more than mile
| before the advance Of our column.
They say the rebels did notundcrlakc
10 hold the place. but merely made a
| hasty passage through, not even taking
time TO secure plumber much OF which,
for want Of transportation, they de-
stroyed.
The rumor Of the taking of The Ferry
this evening, says nearly all our guns
and arms are recaptured, and that so
sudden was the descent the rebels did
not succeed in destroying the railroad
! bringe.
The whole number Of killed, during
the siege, was 43, and about $50 wounded.
FREDERICK, Sept. 16--I regret to an
nounce the surrender of Harper's Ferry,
with all the forces and stores there, to
the enemy, at 8 o'clock on Monday morn
ing. The enlisted men and some officers
! llNNt bttl lIdAblNN anu llUNN dlllNNN nNAN
from there. gather The following par
ticulars
The rebels commenced the attack on
Friday at noon on our farccs at Mary
land Heights. Skirmishing was con-
tinued throughout the day, and was Ic-
newcd on Saturday. The enemy were
driven back with considerable loss.
They came up several times and were
repulsed, when it was discovered that
they were approaching in overwhelming
force. The order was then given to
spike the guns and throw them down
the mountain, our whole force retiring
from the Heights in safety, the guns
from Camp Hill shellina the enemy when
they attempted to pursue our retrcating
men. On Sunday morning party Of our
men again assembled the Heights, and
brought away their iield.pieccs which
they had left unspiked
Sunday at noon the rebels appeared in
great force on London Heights, and
shelled from point to point. Some OF
their guns were dislodged, but they still
managed TO keep up a brisk fire from
some of their batteries, which were run
back out of sight and loaded The can
nonading kept up all day Sunday with
out doing much damage. The firing
ceased at dusk on Sunday evening, bu
resuming again on Monday morning a
daylight and kept up till 8 o'clock, wheI
Miles ordered the white flag to be raised
Tlgre was considerable fog and smoke
, and the enemy did not see the flag o.
would not see il, and kept up a heavy
fire for threc-quarters Of an hour. Abou
ten minutes after the flag was up a shell
, struck Col. Miles, SCATTERING his RICH
leg. II was amputatcd before the pris
oners were paro.cd
There were about $500 cavalry il
command, all of whom, but about forty
, escaped about eight o'clock on Sunda,
night and cut their way through 4
Grcencastlc, with but little loss. Tn
balance of the troops, numbering iron
: G,OOO to 5000. with Gen. Whites com
mand from Martinsburg were an sur
y rendered. Gen. Howe captured an aid
l of Smart's on Monday evening who wa
=; making his way from liarpcr's Ferry &
! Boonesboro with dispatch from Jack
u son 10 Lee, announcing the capitulatio
u of the place. The aide supposed Lee wa
at BOOnesbOrO, which was in our posses
5 sion. This was the first utimstion G
T. the surrender that our generals had 10
ceivCd. At this time franklin was with
I in three hours OF the Ferry, going 20 I'll
, relief of the bcleaguercd command, Whitl
u cr he had been sent by Mcclellan, so 500
e as he had received the despatch lrol
d Miles, on Monday morning, that he W.
in danger.
= FEEpERICE, September lG. Tho TO
n lowing is to the Baltimore American:
~ Intelligence from The front this morn
~ ing is of the most cheering ChaTactC
=. Mcclellan was pursuing them with
H., vieor most destructive TO the enem
- Mcclellan pursued the enemy on MOI
, day morning with reserves and a larl
:, body of fresh troops. The enemy TO,
=, the road towards the river at iIarpeI
=, Ferry, and at Shepardstowu, and lac W
"a pursuing them and Smelling their retire
with great loss in several contests. Su
ID, day, when they made a stand, our trOO
- charged on them with such yigOr IA
I, they fell back from point to point In gre
haste. The battles and advantages 0
a.. tanned Monday are thought to be sup
"a rior in Importance TO those Of Sunday.
y Drayton's South Carolina brigade
entirely gone either killed, wounded
&c prisoners. The 18th Michigan, n,
" regiment, attacked this brigade FIRST wi
! bullets and finally with bayOnets. Ho
'ut ell Cobb was wounded and taken priso
-, en-.
IN Mcclellan was pushing on them !.
~ evening closely, and had already sent
u the rear 5000 prisoners aud batteries
de FREnEmcg, MD, Sept l0.-Alter {