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The New York herald., 1862-10-01
Our shepherdstovn Correspondence.

sBKrHERDsrowS, Sept Is, 1854
Arrival Of Troops at hepherds,ow-AppedraHce Of the
Piace-Erodus Of Scared Seceshers-RemoUal Of the
Rebel Woundei-Cdvdlry Erp~itiori--Dea1 Of the Retd
Lieutenant Mdrin-Bailoon Reconnoissdnces-A -Adornce
Of a Rcconnoitering Force, de-
The regiments which mentioned at the close OF my
last letter as about starting TO the river
In this town. having Effected the journey hhsr, AZ II
was expected they would without hndrancc. Tnforma.
ton reby received and spies and Professor
lowe that the town was empty OF rebels convinced
that would be toieraby safe 10 accompany tho expedi
tcnary party.
The information has proved TO be correct The
freedom Of the town Is ours, although minus
gold SNUFF boxes, or other auriierous tokens accus.
toned from time mmemoral 70 accompany extra
ordinary proners Of municipal freedom. Our men are
now threading the streets and taking obscrva.
tious a. the churches dwellings, shut up stores and
ditto hotels with eyes diatipgy watchful f every
thing and everybody rs though each were intent on
writing book q travels And quite pretty town L.,
or moro properly speaking, was and might DO. like al
the villages hare recently passed through and most old
towns the old Domninn the place principally made
up Of one street witch here y long one alternating
with shaded and shadeess-vnow bitof brick stone
pavement, and none, old wooden buildings, sand
wiched between equally antique brick aud stone ones,
with stables decayeu pumps and topping hotel sigma
nterspcrscd There are six churches and town hall,
with the usual com, ement OF stores and tailoring and
blacksmith shops 10 be found in village of
eighteen hundred inhabitants, which, am told, was The
number living hero before the rebels showed their unex.
pcctcd presence IN the town. Secmg good many dwell
ngs shut up and tcnantless asked an cdeRy man the
reason.
"cy are tie houses of scared seccsh folks who have
siIow many have gonssD asked further.
"Abot bali, reckon and al want Of the Lord 10 ts
The New York herald., 1862-10-01
Coroners, ORcc,

FATAL Errcrs oR sKYL1SsiSo.-About two O'Clock yes
tcrday atefn6n Frederick r Rkei and Charles scho
ming Of the one Hundred and Third regiment New York
Aolunteers, were skyarking together In Jones Wood,
foot OF Eightieth street. East river, revolver In the
hands Of Rikel exploded, killing schoning almost In
stanty. The men were on the best terms with each
other and no ono regrets the sad casualty more than
Rikel The catastrophe was witnessed by number Of
persons and all agree that the affair was purely acc
denn Rkcl delivered himself up 70 await the sction
deceased to-day.
Boy DRowNsp.--Edward Collins, boy about I'VE
years old residing with his parents, al No ~ Grove
street e OF the pier the foot &C Christopher street
yesterday, and was drowned Coroner Wildcy held on
Inquest upon the body.
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IMPORTANT FROM THE WEST.
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Evacuation Of Cumberland Gap Oy
General Morgan
inc Gap Closed and the Road Across tho
Mountains ImpasSable.
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Kirby Smith and Marshall I'm
Pursuit OF Morgan.
Important Military Movements
ON Foot,
&c. &C.. &c.

CINCINNATI, Sept. so--9P.M.
Intelligence has just received from General Nor.
gan, who has evacuted Cumberland Gap with his entire
force, and is now well his way to the Ohio river TO
what point v is not proper for me to state.
On evacuating the Gap General Morgan sprung tho
mines closing the passage through tho mountains so
completely as TO make it entirely impossible.
All stores, artillery ahd munitions Of war were either
br ought away destroyed leaving tho value Of nvo
dollars to the enemy.
General Morgan's forco is much larger than is gene.
ally supposed. He has only the veterans of his COM
mand but las been receiving daily additions Of hundreds
of the loyal citizens of East Tennessee lie strong in
artillery and cavalry.
1t is known that Marsha and portion of Kirby Smiths
rebel force have moved intercept them General Nor
gan desires to meet them.
Important movements have been ordered against tho
forces Of Kirby Smith and Marshall which will seriously
interfere with their plans permitted to suggest
thcr character. We expect important news from that
region hourly.
AT Louisville General Buelrs force Is fully organized
Kentucky large portion of our force are veterans.
CINCINNATI, Sept. Bop NJ
Gen. Morgan left Cumberland Gap about two weeks
ago. with all his forces and IL supposed to be marching
in northeascrly direction so as to strike the ohio
somewhere about Portsmouth. He brought away all his
artillery and stores and blocked up Cap with sonos,
so as to render II impossible.
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the battle and 80 much Of the enemy's as had been
wreated from him by Jackson and McIaws.
Never have our troops exhsussd by past abors they
were, exhibited their courage and endurance 70 such ao
vantage; never has the enemy contested Held 30 ooss
war. Our loss In killed mot great, though we are
called upon lament the fall of several gallant and dis.
vision Commanding the splendid Louisiana brigade, and
General L. OBJ Branch OF North Carolina are numbered
with the dead. Many officers and men are wounded; not
Our oss in killed. wounded and missing does not exceed
six TO eight thousand and the enemys Calculated 70 Do
The day succeeding the battle our troops under
arms awaiting renewal OF the engagement, but the
enemy found himself In no condition to try u again Inc
dead buried, the wounded removed TO shepherds
town. and with nghtfa came the general order under
which the trains and troops sent across the river
S the sss mornings sSs , loss sl Ia MARTY
land reflects the highest credit officers and soldiers
engaged but all award the highest need OF respect and
was present throughout these eventful days. whose
sagacty and profound military Judgment ala is DUE
Our troops having crossed the river safely the enemy
soon appeared upon the thther bank, 70 commence
heavy cannonadng which was answered by batteries,
alresdy put IN position by General'Pendeton.
This artillery duel continued throughout consider
able part Of the day but the enemy did not attempt
cross the river On the next morning. however, the ad
Of the enemy heralded by furious cannonad
cross the river part suffered 70 ascend the pre-
cipous bank on this side, to receive very warm recep
tion from the troops Of Jackson taking them in flank
tempted to recross the river when the grape Of our
masked batteries told fearful rae of death aud destruc
ton among the afrighed herd Our loss In this repuse
Of the enemy small and that Of enemy very great
The troops the flower Of Burnsdes DIVISION and the
ford Of the Potomac fully three hundred yards wide
filled with them to s entire capacity. Few could have
escaped, and many dead Yankees have doubt oated
down the river 10 Washington Ny next will afford
you fuler particulars Of this little ankng operation Of
General Jackson. Our whoe army is probably Mary
land tonight. More anon.
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The Battle OF RoteIer's Mill.


The fight Saturday last the Potomac between Gen.
Jacksons corps and column of the enemy took place in
the immediate vicinity OF Boteler's mill by which desg
nation the battle will PROBABLY be recorded. 1t
another Balls Bluff affair, as we learn from various
sources.
The Iynchburg Republican Of yesterday, has in
terestg details OF the battle. II says that Saturday
morning General Jackson who still held the north bank
OF the Potomac, Shepherstown became that
a heavy column, commanded by Burnside, bal arrived
the opposite bank and preparing TO attack him.
General jackson ncealed his troops well possible,
so as to show but small force, leading the enemy to
believe their capture would be easy matter battery
Of four pieces placed hill in close proximity TO
the river but the atillerss ordered fire only
one round, and then 10 abandon their guns. The
had the desired eect -Four brgades OF the enemy
rushed across the river and towards the guns, when
jackson precpated his whole force upon them with
the power OF avalanche. The enemy were literally
moved down, aud their entire body nearly annhilated.
Our informant states that the slaughter the
terrific ever known in so short space OF time Many OF
tho wretches endeavored to regain the south bank
OF the river but were slain in the attempt and
assured that great the number OF the dead that
the stream was almost damned up by their bodies.
About ono thousand five hundred prisoners taken,
and OF the whole force, estimated at ten thousand not
more, II is thought than two thousand escaped.
Our own losses represented to be nconsidera
BILE, but the extent not precisely known IL sup
posed, however, that two hundred and fifty killed,
wounded and missing, is a large estimate.
Thus has the nviBciblc Stonew all and his brave band
added arother mpersabe leaf the already ustrous
chaplet which encircles their brows.
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The GREAT BATTLES IN MARYLAND.
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O1ncial Despatch from Gene
raj Mcclellan.
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Total Union Loss at Antietam and South
Mountain 4,794.
Total Rebel Loss In Killed, Wounded
and Prisoners 25,542.
S~~~~~S
Thirty.nine Rebel Stand Of Colors, One Signal
Flag and Thirteen Guns Captured.
NO UNION FLAG OR GUN LOST,
&C., &C.. &c.

NEAR SHARpsBURG, Sept 29-1:30 P. NJ.
Major Generai H. w. HLLEcK, General-in-Cnef Of the
United States Army
GESRRAL-I have the honor to report tho following as
some ths results of the battles Of South Mountain and
Antietam-
At South Mountain loss was 443 dead, I, 500
wounded, and IS missing Total, 1926
At Anetam our loss was 2,O10 killed, 9,416 wounded,
and ,ol3 missing. Total, II, ,4s9.
Total loss in the two battles, 14,794.
The loss Of the rebels in the two battles as can
be asceraned from the number Of their dead found upon
the field and from other data will not fall short Of the
following estimate-
Major Davis Assistant Inspector General who superin
tended the burial Of the dead reports about three thon
sand rebels buried upon the field Of Antietam by our
troops
Previous TO this however, the rebels had buried many
Of their dead upon the distant portion of the battle
field, which they occupied after the battleprobaby at
least five hundred. Z.
The loss Of the rebels at South Mountain cannot be
eeraned with accuracy but as our troops continually
drove them from the commencement Of the action, and
as much greater number OF their dead the
field than Of our own, it is not unreasonable TO sup
pose that their loss greater than Estimating
their killed at five hundred the total rebels killed the
two battles would be four thousand. According the
ratio Of our killed and wounded, this would make
their loss in wounded eighteen thousand seven hundred
and forty.two.
As nearly be determined at this time, the
Der OF prisoners taken by troops in the two battles
WILL at the lowest estimate, amount to 900. The full
returns will no doubt show larger number or these
about 200 are wounded.
This gives us rebel loss in killed, wounded and
prisoners Of 542 1t will be observed that this does
not include their stragges the number OF whom said
by citizens here to be large.
II may be safely concluded, therefore, that the rebel
army lost at least 80 900 of their best troops.
From the time troops first encountered the enomy
In Maryland, until he driven back into Virginia. we
captured 13 guns, caissons, mbers, Geld forges
caisson bodies, 30 coors and signal flag. We have
lost a single gun a color.
On the battle field Of Antetam Ia 900 small arms we're
collected besides the large number carried OF by citizens
and those distributed the ground recruits other
unarmed mon arriving immediately after the battle.
At South Mountain collection or small arms was
mads; but owing TO the haste of the pursuit from that
point 400 taken the opposite side Of tho Potomac
GEORGE b. MCCLELLAN
Major General Commanding.
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Miscell ancous items.


The Richmond Wing VI the 18th inst. says General
Eweil arriye cd In Charlottesville Tuesday. and
risd 10 the residence o Capt T. L. Faris adjoining the
town. General Ewell looks somewhat elnaciated. He
will have kind attention there, and VIC trust will soon
recover.
EX-GOVERNOR SMITH WOUNDED.
The came parer says:-Coloncl (ex-Governor) William
Smith, OF the Forty ninth Virginia regiment, slightly
wounded in tho battle OF sharpsburg This s the nth
very narrow escape which he has made.
THE SICK IN THE RICHMOND HOSPITALS.
Surgeon General Moore reports mat the number OF sick
andwoundcd received in the Richmond hospitals since
their organization 80 sos. OF these, eTI4 have been
furouehed, 2,3s1 have boon discharged and 603 have
died. Al the Chimborazo hospital there received
"a sg5 Of whom o33 died. Al the Winter hospital the
number received was 2,SI4, Of whom 27l died. The
whole number OF sick wounded received IA the Pc
tersbura hospitals II no. Here, as in Richmond,
the smallest number o deaths have occurred in tho hos
pitfalls superntended by the ladies.
THE SALT BILL PASSED.
The Salt bill has passed in the Virginia Legislature.
COPPER COIN.
bill has passcd the Confederate Congress authorizing
tho Secretary OF the Treasury 10 issue copper coins Of the
denonrnaonAof Ave, ten and twenty Ave cents to tho
amount OF Ave millions OF dollars and approprating two
hundred thousand to carry the act into effect.
DEATH OF CAPTAIN ALLEN.
Tho death Of Captain GeorgcW. Allen, OF Richmond,
from wounds received at Malvern Hin rs reported
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Funeral of General Nelson.

LOUISVILLE, Sept 30, 1867.
The funeral OF General Nelson took place to-day Tho
corpse was enclosed In elegant metallic casket Tho
following officers acted pail bearers Major Generals
McCook, Crttcnden and Granger Brgadicr Generals
Jackson and johnson, Captain jenkins, chief Of
star, and other STAFF officers. The procession
formed at the Gait House ut three O'Clock.
1t composed OF cavalry artillery, and about seven
regiments Of infantry There was in addition company
from each Of the old divisions the garnt Nelson
manded. The remains taken to Christ church,
where Rev Dr. Talbot ocitsd assisted by Rcv Mcssrs.
Newell and Lsnge Mr.. Talbot delivered an eloquent
address. After tho ceremony had beer performed tho
conveyed Cave lll Csmstery and placed
vault until they be removed 10 Camp Dick Robin
son, according to General Nelson's request.
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A Union Prisoner Detained.

IFfOm tne KlCnmUhd EXalnlner, TSept. 20
Major Atwood, OF New York, Of the prisoners in
cuded In the paro.ed list sent of yesterday was deain
ed for the following reasonsSomc time snce While out
on pundering expedition in the valley, Atwood entered
the mansion Of Mr. Lewis Washington, between Hrpers
Ferry and Winchester and took fancy a very highly
priced and valuable portrait OF General Washington
Finding 1t fine relic, and too sacred to remain among
rebels he seized IT, and giving the receipt for
the salo sent the picture off TO New York to his vito
Atwood was soon after taken prisoner and Mr. Washing
ton, anxious 10 the portrait OF his ancestor
instituted proceedings and laid the matter before the
Secretary OF War.
Atwood was on the way to Yarna, with the othor pr
he sent after and brought back He will be held
the safe return OF the portrait.
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The Battles fn Maryland.
Especial correspondence Of Richmond Enquirer.

WIStBHsTiR, Sept. 22, 1862.
The commands Of Generals Jackson, Iawion and A. p.
Hill left Nartnsburg on Saturday morning, 18th instant,
upon their road Harpers Ferry. General Walker adj
wanced his division to the Loudon and General McIAws
marched towards the Maryland Heights. These forces
Invested the place and ultimately compelled its surrender
Meanwhile Generals d. H. Hi and longstreot engaged
the advancing army OF Mcclellan Boonesborough
with portion " their forces sunday 14th instant
The engagement was severe but the object Of deterg
thc main force from tho relief OF Hapes Ferry fully
accomplished In this engagement the either side
was heavy, and General Garland, Of Lynehburg, was
killed, CALAMITY commanding his brigade. On sunday
evening the federal forces, commanded by Gen White
and Colonel Miles who since died Of his wouns) driven
BY eenera MeMs asna saap en-
fcctuay surrounded consented to surrender The formal
Surrender was made on Monday marning. Eleven thou
sand and upwards OF prisoners, besides two or three
thousand negroes generally away slaves) sixty
pieces OF cannon tho ned pieces Of superior kind and
quality, twenty thousand stand Of small arms best
quality many sabrcs and pistols, large supplies anmu
nition quartermaser and commissary stores Of con-
siderable value horses, &c. were captured Our loss in
After sunday s balsle Generals Longstrcet and d. H.
Hn fell back Ave miles from Booncsborough, on the
70 the high bluffs on this side OF tho
Antstam river, n short distance beyond sharpeburg
The great army Of McClcllan, Burnside, Porter Hcnze
man, &C., followed and Gen. jackson made haste 10 join
our FORCES On Tuesday evening ho reached the battle
deld and attacked the left wing of the army
In the plan OF battle the lett wing commanded by
Genora Jackson, the centre was held by General Daniel
IL Hll and the right wing General Longsireets
Ine battle negun the evening before was resumed by
enera Jackson on the lett wing about three O'Clock
on "Wednesday morning. and about Elk O'Clock became
eenerai along the entre line Our army formed the aeg
nsnt asrcle and was pressed upon by force greatly
age supposed BY those able to form correct Judgment
Haily three 30 one.
Al O'Clock Gensral jackson was reinforced On
fhe Left wing by the nnc troops OF General McTaws AZ
two clock the enemy was severely whipped on that
wing ,and driven back fully mile. The ight nj the
terribly severo but the Troops OF General D.
H. Hl resoiely and TO the cnd maintained their ground
Bud u was OF the utmost moment TO the enemy 10 turn
our right flank, In order 10 out on our uncaton
with tho Virginia shore by theford Sbcpherdstown
The pressure upon the gallant corps Of General Long
suit grew intense when General A. p HI brought tho
peaeve up from Harpers Ferry to the relief OF enera
Ionasrset about three o'clock to reinstae the Doubt
fu fortune Of the day, which, closing left our troops In
possession ef all tho ground they held 81 the opening Of
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News from Caiifornia.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. co. 1862.
Sailed, ship Henry Brigham, Hong Kong, with si2s 900
10 treasure; ship Express, Caao.
business Quiet sacs-10o bales standard drills at 22c
About tho same amount Of drills will be shipped east by
the next steamer.
No stamps have arrived 10 California, and businos
men are at loss 10 conform 70 the law requiring docu
'mcnts 70 be stamped before taking effect.
Tho Oregon Legislature has memoralizcd Congress Tor
arms and munitions for the defence Of the state and an
iron. clad vessel al the mouth Of the Columbia.
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Civil Liberty Mcnaccd-An EmbryS
Southern Arfstocracy.


The struggle for civil liberty ends fn peace it
periodically convulses the community In the
been es waicni OF her Liberties as III human
counsced her 10 be- this continent would have
dergone second revolution such as that which is now
the warnng voices that 80 often raised against the
threatened usurpation SO profound their sleep that
after il had already burst over their heads
But IL is pecuaritv OF the present times that many
oh Southern men who ,osre among the foremost IN erhot
ing The people 10 prepare for fs coming crl, e.
cisni IN rousi'g em 10 resistance, Themselves som.
noleut m regard TO ne dangers ,ohich bsa ne pubic bcr.
liberty OF the press they jealous for supprsssing
habeas and extremely atudinous In respect the
execution Of martial law Before tho war they rigid
be found In the land Now they are the advocates Ia all
power and treat the constitution with apparent
heretofore the golden maxim oad prscpiis has been
their favorte rule Of conduct. Now; they can
danger in the beginnings q evil and IN the establishment
that which jefferson and his republican supporters effect
cd In the period from 7es TO 1905 must destroy the
dated powor on It's ruins is whispcrcd that
scheme Of cons Iddfion foot and that views precisely
such ms thnsc which Alexander Hamilton succeeded Ia
disseminating 70 widely and rendering so popular and
tentia In the oUniop extensively held in the South
that gOcesrmea q 70 bs asimiiutsd 70 ot Of 0ycat
made ~ NE J<rnninQihe passport place AID poce.
The scheme hasedened stupid and SO wild that we
have paid little attention 10 these rmiscs; but must
be confessed that tie conduct OF many leading mon Of
the country heretofore conspicuous for their ros In up
holding constitutional rights, and conspicuous by
their silence these subjects, is inexpsable on any
other theory than the truth Of these surscs We can
well imagine how necessary 10 their schemes may be the
enforcement OF martial law IN unnecessary modes and
improper localities, the indscriminato suspension OF
babeas corpus and the determination The press but
how having the preservation OF the public liberties
heart become the advocates OF these and kindred
measures is not easily understood.
The eouthsrn people have been schoocd TO jealousy for
their political rights for two geners- What has been
popular with them heretofore AZ mere system or ab.
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Thanks OF Maryland 20 General McCIcl-
i.a and His Army, and 60 Governor
Curtin and the Militia or PenmsyI-
EXECUTIVE ORDER.

STATE OF MARYLAND, EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT !
ANNAPOLIS, Sept. %, 1862. E.
The expulsion Of the rebel army from the soil Of Mary
land should not bc saercd 10 pass without proper
Acknowledgements and the cordial thanks Of her autnoi.
ties to those who chiefly instrumental in compelling
that evacuation.
would tender, therefore, behalf Of the State Of
Mar yland to Major General Mcclellan and the gallant
officers and men under his command my earnest and
hearty thanks for the distinguished courage skill and
galantry with which that achievement accomplish
ed. It reflects lusire upon the ability OF the Com
Chief and tho heroism aud endurance Of his
followers that the country everywhere recognizes and
that enemies are constrained to acknowledge
To Governor curtn Of ofPennsyivania aud to the militia
or his a.a..c who rallied with such alacrity at the first
symptoms OF invasion, warmest thanks are also
due. The readiness with which they crossed the border
and their stand beside the Maryland brigade shows
that border in all respects but ideal line and
that in such cause as now untes Pennsylvania and
Maryland are but Z
forbear TO notice, In this connection, the
duct OF regiments that took part in the recent
as all their state could desire.
The numbers OF their killed and wounded, aud their
torn taered standards bear witness 70 the position
they occupied in the field.
To the Second Third and Fifth Maryland regiments the
Purnc Legion the first regiment Of tho Home Brigade
and the First Maryland artleryparticpants in the
cent severe strugglcs-I would therefore, tender the
thanks which SO justly their due.
A. W. BRADFORD.
ny the Governor-wN. b. HIT, Secretary OF state.