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

Blackburn's Ford on Thursday, and
advanced to a considerable distance
up the hill on the Virginia side, but
the rebels were not discovered in force
there. His reconnaissance was com
plete and satisfactory.
Official reports of the killed and
wounded in the late battle are tele-
graphed from Sharpsburg to Baltimore.
The total loss of the Union army at
the battle of Antietam, in killed,
wounded and missing, has been ascer-
tanned to be 10000, and may be di-
vided as follows: -
Loss in General Summers corps 5000.
Loss 10 General Hooker's corps 2,6ls
Loss in General Burnside's corps 1900
(Estimated) in Generals Banks and
Total 10000
We give the particulars concerning
ofit ers and men in our dispatches.
Several reconnoitering parties have
been sent out towards Centreville, but
no force Of the enemy could be found.
A few cannon, abandoned by the reb-
els in the neighborhood of Manassas,
were found aud brought in. General
Stahel proceeded as far as Brentsville,
and dispersed band Of guerillas who
were lurking in that vicinity.
The arrival ofGen. Buell. at Louis
vile, created, as might be supposed,
an intense sensation of relief in that
city, 1t appears that he did not bring
his army within the city limits, but
epcamped them Shepardsxills. sfey
reported that he intended to make a
dash at Bragg as he advanced towards
Louisville, and compel him to fight
Bragg at last accounts was at Bards-
town,
1t IS reported at Cincinnati that a
body of fifteen hundred rebels made
an attack on Saturday night upon the
little town of Augusta, Kentucky, forty
miles above Cincinnati, on the Ohio
river, and burned it, driving out the
inhabitants and small force of irreg-
ular troops stationed there.
The Anglo Saxon, off Cape Race,
and City of Baltimore, at New York,
bring news from Europe to the 10th Of
September. Our files contain some
very important details of the effect
produced abroad by the news from
the United States, dated to the 9th OF
September, received by the Europa.
These advices contained the report OF
the full retreat of Gen. Pope's army to
Washington, and the fact was seized
on by the foreign enemies of the Tn.
ion, as well as the rebels and rebel
sympathizers, TO raise lo1d cry for
the immediate recognition of the South
by the great Powers, moro particularly
by France and England. The British
aristocrats and Liverpool and Man.
chester cotton men, very naturally
joined in this demand. Considerable
excitement and agitation existed OH
the subject, but the bravery and en-.
duranee Of the Northern troops were
fully acknowledged on all s.des. In.
deed, the military prowess and re.
sources of the American peopls-bollI
North and South-with the immense
military and naval resources Of the ma
tion, as shown to the latest moment
appear to have alarmed the cabinet,
and politicians Of the did World ant
Hence, IN great measure, their anxi
oty for the disruption or exhaustion o
the United States. II Is asserted, in
deed, that the Americans are "dan
eerous people" The rebels are con
soled with assurance that they mus
still clear and hold their natural iron
tier, before the recognition idea ia en-
tcrtained.
The Opinion NafiOade Of Paris
Prince Napoleon's organ, condemn
tho idea Of an emancipation proelama
lion for the negroes in anticipation
end In very severe terms, while ih,
lIuOlin Freomdn's journal, n Unior
larcr, points out the inutility Of susl