, 1862-09-19

enemy we're driven half mile with eonsId9ra-
bic loss. The Pennsylvania Reserves, in front,
suffered much
To ret possession of the Ridge Of hills on
the right and left hand sides Of the road,
from which the rebels rere laundering away |
with artillery, was task no. easily accom-
pIishcd. Sykes brigade, with the assistance |
OF Sumner, carried the right hand sid: after |
a considerable loss, the rebels runnfng in a'1
directions. It is no1 S o'clock, and nIl the
eueuy's positions are carried except one on
tic left hand side Of the road.
10 do this duty, Burnside was assigned.
H. artillery openei. infantry advanced, aad
th- n int was carried at q charge. But VIC
Wei. forced to rltire before q s:perior force.
Kro wing thnt if they LOST this bridge the
crmp.etc 1out OF their army would BIZ tho r.
| suit, they Il ught with greet desperation.
D rklrs EoW tnshrtud, d the two armies,
aud hoetiiities ceased by mutual consent
Tie batt!s lasted from S O'Clock In the
| morning till + o'clock at night without
| u mement's cessation. The conduct OF our
t.oops. without exception, was excellent. Il
l
i tht. loss OF tither side. Il is heavy on both
>ides. Our loss will probably reach 10000.
That ct the +neu,S nil not =xceed it. The
| cremy's dead Yearly all fell fato on: hands.
TE+y nre tlickly ktrewn OVER the fields, Ia
many pinces lying iu heaps.- Our wouaded
xtre immediately carried trc1a the fed.
l.. WEec IIocker fell, Nti;l,sl4n immediately
Patts d to the right, and Was enthusiastically
received. His presence added nuch to our
aucccts In recovering ground lost. He WAS
IL the centre and left anxiousig watching tie
rrosrces cf the battle, giving directions as to
the 1larncr Of attack. He is in his tent to-
night, fo7 the first time since leaving Fred
erick. We took 500 prisoners during the
day. The enemy ob.alaed but few.
The following ofiicers are among the killed
md wounded: Hartsnff, Dur5ca, Sedgw;ck.
Capt. Apdcrcsid, sid to Gun. samrcr, wound:
ed; Major ssdgwick. killed; Col. Mcneil and
Lint. Alien, Of the Buckta;ls, killed; Col
Polk, Of the I'D United States sharpshoot-
t1s, wounded. Several other prominent OIL
cers are reported killed and Houaded. Nuth-
.. ing is positively known concerning them.
I vas On the battle field up to ten yesterday
(Wedl esda5) morning, and left with conf
dence that Ill was going on right. 1t was q
. grand battle, the most severe Of the war
.y.rs division Of the rebel army being on ths
, 1itld. From Harrisburg dispatches and othel
movements, tliEk there had been somt
: charse in the position Of the armies at th'
close Of the dag, but have no doubt tnat ali il
> well. Army trims are moving forward from
!, Frederick this morning.
s-fr- s.,
!, received here to-day WAS dated from the sea
;, OF wsr, at II o'clock last (Wedneedey) night
when i: WIS telesrapI+u that Mcclellan ha
~ se,erc engagement throughout the dug, r.
: sultirg in gaining the position for which OF
,, army fought. Information from point With
four mies Of the battle ground up to CLOG
this morning, says nothing OF the cngagernen
hAriug been renewed previous to that hou
It u.erely states that 1,000 rebel prisoner
:. were taken yesterday, aud that they we,
;: bling marched to the rear past that poi1
o- under guard.
4 reconnaissance In force made yesterday
~ =. has demonstrated that there are no reb
- = troops between Washington and Bull Run
). willie our scouts yesterday reported that the
:: vi re In full, force, ind At Dranesylle on Tue
II. day morning.
-, HARRISBURG, Pa, Sept. 16.-News receive
lsst nix hit indicates that the result Of yeste
~ DAVIS fight was decidedly In our favor, b1
49, still another battle is necessary to determIl
-. who shall finally be the victor. It WAS e
pec,ed the. battle would be agaIn resum,
this morning, but no firing has been hear
~ and it is supposed that bur5ing Of the dead
- | the order of the day. -
'. McCls}1an's headquarters are tsharpsbus
-. Surgeon Gen. Smith dispatched = spec
train to Hageretown to attend our wounde
The number Of wounded in McClellau's ,
, {. Mt battles are very large, most Of tbs
ar will be brought into Pennsylvania
m. TIE rebel prisoners taken have been sent
Fort Delaware.
The 5snec:al D.rpetch to the Chicago Tribune
,gb WAen1so7os. September Is. 1859
,oc Our loss at Harper's Ferry Is stated IN p
cd' else numbers at l., ,5s3, and forty-seEen piet
.hc Of artillery. besides some that were so bai
nil Injured as not to be worth counting. Auo
our LOSES in generals Is Gen. jos. Z.
Irm Mansfield of the regular army, who has be
MID | In service since 1879. He Is brother to HI
pe- E, D. Mansfield of Ohio, present comu13ssi'
er OF statistics, and former editor Of the
, il c1nrad Goane. he waa MORALLY wounded
rs the field and has since died. HIS body Is
charge Of ELI Thayer to be eent home to G.
&C, neciicut-
pp. Rrie. General Hartsuff was also wound
inn Init not fatally It Is hoped. Heis from hi
the ican and is 3lsjor in the regular army, (
:eu- ye1y fayorably known last year in Western
c OF where be served as chief et esa1 10 'oseef
lies di.p1aSed conspicuous ga1lan:ry at Carui
Ferr,. ss we'll ds Throughout the campaign
ing, Though yesterdays action Is regarded
,on, Brilliant success, 1t is nnofilclaly stated
,sea that while the right and centre gained grou
, towards the evening our left vas forced
and / short distance.
di,. An armed reconnaissance to-day deyelo
the fact already given BY deserters, TINT
du- considerable force Of rebels remain In
loss efutp. Even Gen. Hoods brigade, refe
to recently US remaining On the south sid
lm- the Potomac, has been sent forward to !
ner's force Lee.
the Especial piepatch to the Chicago Trt57ne,
'enn- WAsn1NGToS. Sept 15, 18
}, On Correspondents from HArpers Ferry IS
ex- large share Of blame fer the sursend
my's that position to Col. Thos. Ford Of the
eutre Ohio, late public printer, lernef A-nte
took governor Of Ohio, sno best kno*n for hi
1atan ,i-tlavery speech IN the. Phllaaelphia
acing Nothing Convention in 1856
Kees- They esy he abandoned Maryland Hif
duck. against Col Miles positive o1dcrs, ard
h the there was 10 occasion or necessity for it