Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1862-09-23

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this morning. and was raging with great fury,
at Sharpsburgh, up to 9 As, the latest advlces,
State troops are pushing forward to the border.
PHILADELPHIA Sept. H. There is an appar-
rently well founded rumor that great battle
took place yesterday at Centreyille on Ritsclan
Greek, which resulted IN on" success
SECOND DISPATCH.
HAERIsBURGH, Sept H. A great battle has
been fought and we are victorious The car
mage on both sides was awful. Gea. Longstreet
was wounded and taken prisoner
THIRD DISPATCH
10 M Dispatches just received at head
quarters from liagerstown say we have achieved
a glorious victory. Llngsreet IS not killed but
is wounded and ID prisoner Gen Hooker was
wounded in the foot No particulars are re.
ceiyed
WASHINGTON, Sept II. Wounded officers
who arrived here tonight from Western Mary,
land, say that when they lett, ut o'clock thl
morning, the battle had commenced vt Burhits
VILE, which is about two miles from CyutreviIle
BALrnoRE, Sept II. The following is from
the American's special despatch
The clnnonadIng on Tuesday afternoon was
very heavy, and continued with some inter-
missions, long after nightlAll This, (Wednes-
day. morning IL was resumed at daybreak with d
violence and rapidly that the peupIe Of the vi
clulty, who have watched tue progress Of the
five days contest, say was entirely unprecedent
ed. 1t was one continuous roar from heavy
guns and, from the position ! occupied, Gen
Mcclellan right appeared to rest On Sbarps-
turgh and his left 90 Catochn creek
The position occupied by Gen. Mcclellan
seems to be advantageous The wounded were
being carried toward llagerstown and Boons-
boro, so that ttle could be heard from the field
in The direction OF Mddetown.
Those reports that were received, however,
were highly favorable, our forces having at the
time, the best positions, and the battle being
fought principally with artillery IN which we
have great superiority
The fight yesterday was sharply contested by
the enemy, AMI it was only at the close Of the
day that the Slight advantage mentioned was
gained The rumors At0at we're various.
/ II is said that jackson and Hill, are again
crossing the Potomac 10 the rear OF Gen Ire by
way OF epardstown-thus coming back from
llarper's Ferry to the succor OF thclr com
manjers. 1t is evident that Gen. Mcclellan IS
pressing Gen. Lee to to the river, in such man
ner that his army cannot much longer sustain
itself unless relieved from the other side. It's
crossing IN the face Of such determined pres.
sure is simply impossible and the events OF
to day and tomorrow are lke, to indicate the
success or the total failure OF the campaign.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept Il. The Bulletin has
the following special despatch
AT Hagerstown this morning heavy firing was
constantly heard in the direction Of Sharpsburg
but no definite lniorma ton from that quarter
has been received. 1t is supposed that the enc
my are making most desperate push to reach
Wlllamsport and get across the Potomac,
4 Union scout, who left the battlefield at II
o clock TINS morning has reached IIagerstown.
lie reports that the lighting has been perfectly
terrific. The rebels have been desperately hard
pushed by our army.
A force has been detached from the Union
army to destroy the Williamsp0rt bridge, or to
! block the ferry over the Potomac at that point,
towards which the rebels are supposed to be re-
treating
WAsnrSG1 ON, Sept. II. We have rumors
from unofficial sources, OF an engagement yes
terday TUESDAY near Sharpsburgh, Md, and
OF the junction OF Jacksons forces with those Of
Lee and OF a renewal OF the conflict to day on
the banks of the Anlietin creek, and OF the fall
ing back Of the rebels to the fords across the
Potomac after severe losses. All are in good
spirits here tonight, and every preparation is
being made TO relieve the wounded
The rebels may find further cause, it is be-
lieVed, to regret their expedition INTO Mary
land
New YORK, Sept. Is, The Herads Wash
ington dispatch states that at O'Clock yester-
/ day afternoon intelligence was received that
since hall-past five o'clock this morning the
iercest and most sanguuary battle of the whole
war had been in progress All the corps de
arme which Gen Mcclellan had taken with
him 10 Frederick were massed at the point indi-
Gated and the engagement is believed to have
been between the whole of the two armies.
There Is reason to suppose that the losses on
each side have been very great as the requis-
ton for medical stores and the arrangements
for wounded men to be sent to Rockville imme-
dately, are larger than have been before made
at any time.
Information has been received, that Gen. Nc
Clellan destroyed the aqueduet at the mouth
OF the Antltam Creek, the bridge across that
creek, upon the road leading to Sbarpsburgh,
thus cutting of the retreat OF the rebels in the
direction OF Shepherdstowu.
Heavy firing has been heard here to-day, in
the direction OF Evansville which leads to the
not unreasonable belief that one OF our columns
may have encountered a force in that neighbor-
hood. 1t so, knowledge of the force aud its
lender, leaves us no fear Of the results
PHmrDELPHIA, Sept Is \ special dispatch
dated Hagerstown yesterday TO tue Press says
of the fight on Tuesday, " the batlleraged with
great spirit. The firing ON either side was
very heavy till towards sundown, when the reb
els were thanked by Gems Hooker and Porter,
and severely punished The entire rebel army
will be captured or killed. There is no
chance LETT Tor them to cross the Potomac as
the river Is rising and our troops are pushing