Litchfield enquirer., 1862-10-02
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GEN. McCLELLAN'S OFFICIAL REPORT
 OF THE LATE BATTLES.


 
 GEN. McCLELLAN'S OFFICIAL REPORT sn OFTHE LATE BATTLES.
 The following report of the victory of Antie tam has been forwarded to the headquarters,ef the army by General Mcclellan: <s
 NEAR SHARpsBURG, Sept. 29-l.3O. To Mqjer Gen. v. + Halleck, Generaz-in-
 Chief: s
 GENIKAL==I have the honor to report the following as some of the results of the battles of South. Mountain and Antietam:
 At South Mountain our loss was 443 dead. l,S06 wounded, and 76 missing total 2,325, At Antietam our loss was 2,0l0- killed, 9,46 wounded, and l043 missing; total l2,469., To- tai loss in the two battles. l4,494. The loss of the rebels in the two battles as near as can be ascertained from the number of their dead found upon the field and from other data will not fall l short of the following estimate
 Maj. Davis assistant inspector general, who .superlntepds the burial of the dead report 5000 rebels buried upon, the field of Antietam by our l troops. Previous to this however, the rebels had buried many of their dead upon the dis tant portion of the battle, field which they occu. ] pied after the battle, probably at least 800, . The loss ofthe rebels at South Mountain can not be ascertained with accuracy, but as our troops continually .droyeH them from the con- mencement of the action, and as much great ter number of their dead were seen on the field l than of our own men, it is not unreasonable to l suppose that their loss was greater than ours l Estimating their killed at 500, the total rebe killed in the two battles would be .40p0. Ac- cording to the ratio of our own killed and woun- ded this would make their loss in wounded l8,- I 742. AS nearlysas can he detained at this time the number of prisoners taken by. our troops in the two battles will at the lowest estimate amount to 5000. The full returns will no doubt show larger number. Of these about 1900 are woun- ded. This gives me rebel loss in killed, wounded and prisoners. of 25,542.
 | It will be observed that this does not include their stragglers the number of whom is said by citizens here to be large, It may be safely c0n- cluded therefore, that the rebel army lest at l least 30,0G0 of their best troops.
 From the time our troops commenced to march into Maryland till tie enemy was driven back into Viginia, we captured l3 guus : cas- sons, field forges cassion bodies, 39 coors, and l single flag We, have not lost single 1 gun or a color.
 On the battle Gell of Antietam 14,00O small arms were cellected, besides the large number caFrie! off by citizens and those distributed q on the ground to recruits snd other unarmed men arriving after the battle.
 | At South Mountain no collection of small arms was made, owing to the haste of the Pur- suit from that point. Four hundred were taken on the opposite side of. the Potomac. ;. t' GEO. B. MCCLELLAN, Mai. Gen. Commanding.
 Con- Porter has devised an improvement in ronclad ships. which 1t is said was proved by the contest of the Essex and Arkansas to be oi immense value and importance. The Essex is clad only with ona-inch iron backed by d pecu- liar prepai ration of India rubber over timber During two hours and a half the Essex bore a terrific cannonade from batteries oh shore, as well as from thu Arkansas at a distance often of one hundred feet and vet WAS penetrated but twice, and neither time did the shot come en- trely through In the Commodore's own words 50 rapid was this fire that for half an hour the hull of the ship was complotey y .enFelcPed in l the heavy jets of water thrown over Ter by the encmy's shot shell, and balls" At one time | this cannOnaling WAS at so short range that he says, we were so close that the flashes of tEe enenys guus through my gun hclcs drove Il y | m an from the guns.'
 By order Of the N'ar Department. a provost marshal general will be appointed. whose head l be appointed om or more provost marshals fo" each statn, who hal report all their official acts | To him soon as they are performed. They are empowered to arrest all strolling soldiers and off ."'s and convey them to the nearest military station. Civilians are to be arrested upon a warrant from the judge Advocate Genecal.- l Among the causes for arrest arc mentioned dis cour&ging enliStments cd in 2ny WAY aidfre or abetins the rebellion, .1lhe provost marshsl> are also empowered to cali to their assistance what military force they need to Bpforce their or ders' as w well as as the aid of shsis 'nstables'
 Be not troubled because you ~ &8e no great virtues God made million spears of grass where he made one tree. The earth is fringed and carpeted, not with forests, but with grass. Only | have enough of little virtues and common fdel itie-, and you need not moarn because you are neither hero nor saint:
 Some one says. it is we'll that we are not all perfect for if we were, we should be so in tolerably proud of it, that there would be nc getting along with us.
 Rear Admiral Dupont reports that on ths 9h inst, the U. s. bark Brazillero, Acting Mas ter N. V. Gillespie commanding captured the schooner Defiance, of Nassau, In Sabelo Sound while attempting to run the blockade. Her car go consisted of salt, kerosene oil, bark, Sc. Sh, also had 96 boxes containing cases of gin. The crew of the Defiance will be sent North on the first opportunity. They are all said to be citiz ens of the Rebels States, and engaged in the business of running the blockade. The captur- ed vesselshas besn sent north in charge of Act ing Master Cook of the Braziliero, with prize crew. =
 Frederick is represented as vast hospital, and from 4 HOO to 4,260 ratiens have to be provided daily for the sick and wounded Hagefstown is also crowded with sick and wounded. In both pla ces the Union ladies are doing all in their power to relieve the sufferers At Sharpsburgh and all over the two battle fields the amount of personal property-horses, cattle hogs. sheep, corn, hay and other provender-which was taken from the farmers, was enormous. The whole1ower portion of the country is stripped of every description o subsistence, and what the people in that section of the country will do to obtain food for man and beast, during the approaching winter, says the editors there, God alone knows
 The commander of the post at Alexandria be- ing informed by lady living few miles from Fairfax, that small guerrilla band of thirty mer had been raised and equipped in that vicinity