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The New York herald., 1862-09-21

10 take their batteries by . charge. fhs ate
ration in the positions Of the eneny's battsSies
necsssitated corresponding change in the lsca
ton OF our long range guns TO enab them 70 be usef
with enect This change made under the hrs Of the
snsmys batteries under the personal direction and supsr
vision OF Gen. White. OF these there were cniy to-
reply 70 the rebel batteries. " smaller guns and Of
monition therefor there were plenty but hesc could not
be used effectively.
The fight continued until all the ammunition for
the long range guns expended and garrison
practically powerless TO reply to the enemy fro. A.
this time Gen. White reported TO Col Miles what he had
done and the facts. Col Miles then held consultation
nth his principal officers TO what had bes. bs done
under the circumstances They unanimously OF the
opinion that il useless to attempt to defend the place
longer there being signs Of the expected reinforce
msnts and their positions all completely surrounded by
the enemys batteries Accordingly Colonel Niles decided
surrender, and requested Gen. White commits
his behalf negotiate the terms upon which
should be made
Some of the more dis Of the rebel batteries did
10 observe the Waite lag which had been displayed,
but contnued drng for about half an hour attcrwaYds
and u during this time that Col Miles received the
wound which caused his leath.
On behalf Of the rebels General A. p. Hill s; General
White, aid terms Of capaiation were agreed npone
These stipulated that the garrison, with all the rGaons
u WE" pupis property Nc, slouiu uc ahi oieu w"
Genet. y. p Hi, behalf OF the Confederate States
army i,icers and be parolod, and the oincers
10 I. their side and personal property. 10
also agreed that the terms OF surrender shooid nov
include those soldiers of the nederate states who, bav
ing been regularly enlisted had deserted and taken SER
yco in the United States army.
General White proposed that this clause should Ecs
apply to those whose service tho rebel army had been
compulsory; but this not allowed, wherenpcn hs
protested in tho Of the United States against any
construction other than that proposed by him.
II was also verbally agreed between the commission.
ers At General Whites instance, that the private soldiers
should be permitted TO retain thsr knapsacks blankets
&c, giving up only their arms and cartridge boxes 10
also verbally agreed that ali Union refugees suA
Union citizens NJ Harpcr Ferry should not be olestsd,
aud refugees who desired 10 do should be allowed ~
10 their homes. These agreements were cE the
part Of the rebels respected ami carried out.
The New York herald., 1862-09-21
NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 2l 1862

two rebel regiments but sAsy succeeded cutting their
way out, although losing many men In doing %.
Colonel Hnks Of the seventy ninth Massachusetts, rsg
Ment who had just returned TO his command, after GET
ting well Of the wounds he received n Nelson's Farm
again badly wounded while at the head u his rsg
ment
Major BloomsberGsr, " the Fifth Maryland Regiment
wounded in the thigh. capt Bamberger was wound
ed in the breast. Lieut.. Natlsy killed. This reg
nient lost heavily.
Col Childs Of the Fourth Ia Cavalry acting
brgadisr general, was killed while ralying his men,
General Thomas francis Aogher wounded slightly.
His brigade ID stated To have lost heavily.
Colonel Kelly Of the sixty ninth New York regiment,
was wounded n she face.
Captain Duffy, Lieutenant Williams and Lieutenant
Kelly, Of .he SIXTY ainth regiment, were killed. Lieut.
Na2le was wounded This regiment did nobiy, losing
half rs force.
Captain Watson, Of the First Delaware regiment was
killed. Captain Richards killed. Captain Yard!ey
badly wounded. Captain woode was badly
wounded Lieutenant Gemmal was badly wounded.
Lieutenant Shafer wounded in the face. Lieutenant
Colonel Hupkinson was wounded.
General Max Weber was wounded Whle leading his
men into the light
Liou,. wilson, oi tho One Hundred and Eighth New
York regiment spraincd his back getting ence
In his hurry 10 chase thc enemy.
Aajor Force, Of Rochester Of ihs Ono Hundred and
eighth New York, was Killed.
MAJOR tn, box, Of the One Hundred and Eighth New
York, killed
Lieutenant Draper aid to General Richardson received
o bah in each log.
Lieutenant Aackey, Of Gedsral Noagher's stan, was
wounded.
The Eleventh Pennsylvania Reserves were badly
cut up.
Captain Kissler was woundedl
Lieutenant Resingsr Of the One Hundred and Thrtioth
pennsy lyauia regiment was wounded in the leg.
Lieutenant Jones Was wounded in the thigh.
General Dana was wounded
Lieutenant James II. Welsh, Of the Pennsylvania Buck
sai, regiment, was mortaiy wounded
kacr Crose Of the Second Pennsylvania reserves,
killed.
STATEMENT FROM THE BATTLE FIELD.
The following despatch has been received from the Dis
trict Attorney q Philadelphia EOw at Harrisburg
HARRISBURG, Sept. 20, 1862.
The accounts Of the battle OF SLnrpsburg do give
any satisfactory results 10 the public tho battle
Geld and saw II all II was decisive victory and 4
splendid triumph. General NcCelan's modesty has pre-
vented him from letting the American people know what
the army has really accomplished.
WILLIAM B. MANN.
The New York herald., 1862-09-21
GENERAL TIrz JOHN PoRrrRs CORPS

This corps was also the ncd, but like thu, or Gene
pa FRANKLIN had but flight participation IN she actor
II vas Anticipated, however, that importan, pav,
might have " be performed ~ that splendid corps.
which sfobrscss come of the best troops the SERVES,
Including the regular UneA siAtss soldiers Had guru
scc not been ssls unaded te perform The par, sss
hm rortWs ceyrs weaid have hson csisi assn 10 osm
pls;s sbs, svr'lse's scies-s bad brg. rovsvsr two
The New York herald., 1862-09-21
A DDITIoNAL DETAILS OF THE BATTLE.

PHLALBiFuA. Sept. 40 1862.
despatch, jus, received BY mail, from tho Antetan,
battle fed, dstod Wednesday,, eight O'Clock r. NJ gives
account Of hst days battle Of tho particulars
OF which have already been published. The following
additional points however, arc given
Az General Mcclellan rode along the line he was most
vocifsrously cheered, which attracted the a,ton.
tion Of the rebels, whom they commenced throwing
shells Of which fell IN the ranks of the I2sh Penn
sylvanla regiment and they began TO fan back but Cen
Mcclellan himself rallied them, and they soon renamed
their former stcadiness.
No prisoners were taken from by the rebels. our
forces took Georgia regiment entire Tho total nun.
ber Of rebel prisoners captured Is al least twelve hundred
One piece Of woods after being desperately fought for
ogr hours. v. 81 Last gained by our troops contains
~ leas fifteen hundred dead Of both Sides and presents
M Il terrible spectacle.
Our wounded being cared for In the best way posi-.
bio, but there is nothing like enough doctors here
capton Myers, Of the Fourteenth New York regiment
was wounded,
The Fourteenth Connecticut regiment lest largely
yvs eoor serrcrs wsve shot whio vas engaged C,p,
willard ttied The regiment held their position FOR
half honr under heavy orves lie, ssd finally rel
psct " bettsr position.
Ta- Ta'rir fewsl New Y~h 'eyiv,trt vors aassrd ~
The New York herald., 1862-09-21

THE WAR NEWS.
ooNrlNrEp FRoM FIRsT PAGE.

As was din eed the Antesan with his ers and
vub forward the engagement The order vas ubeyed
Win prcmrtsude, General Sumner brsesf ~ Ass per-
ssna presence keeping his cclsns xel cIosed up and
after his linse were formed wRug them forward TO the
sront Tue corps came upoa The ae,d in three lines
Ssagwck division on the rht French the left and
Rehsrdsoh's considerably tho rcsr The corps went
Ete ton on the left 9, Senersl Rockers
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VERMONT ITEMS.


5. y. Wilder, Of Jamaica, while adjust
ing belt on some machinery short time
since, felt his clothing take hold round the
shaft; catching hold Of a beam that iortu-
nltely WAS within reach, lie cluDs to it, aud
every scrap Of bis clothing was torn from his
body above the walst-his blouse, vest, shirt
and suspenders-and were tightly twisted
around the shaft in rags in a moments time.
His strength of arms alone saved his life.
Miss Esther Tucker, Of Yergennes, fell
of plank bridge, the other night, there
being no railing, and broke her ankle.
\ week ago Saturday, the horses Of
stage running from the station to the village
of Woodstock, took fright and ian away
tie body of the sta.e was thrown off the
running gear, and the driver allied from bis
seat md a good deal bruised. There were
no passengers at tie time.
The house Of james Field, Irasburgh, WIS
burned on lhe l4th inst. Insurance $3.50.
On the 18th, the Starch Factory Of Samuel
Burbank, Coventry was burned; loss s. 500.
The barns, hay and grain Of G. R. Gale,
ED, of Orange, were burned on the 18th.
Loss about l 500. NJ insurance.
a stack Of hay belonging to c. B. Mann
Of Kutland, was set on fire one day last week,
by two mischieyous boys, who were arrested
\ week ago, Friday, John Clark horse
and wagon were stolen while standing before
a store in Yergennes. Next morning he
found them before has door in MJukton; but
every thing in the wagon was gone-a buff
10, 6 pounds of beef-Cteak, mark It basket, u
pair Of STEWARDS, and gun which was az
forwards -uni in the road.
Rev 5. II. Williams was installed Pastor
Of the Congregational Church in North Hero
On tie 18th inst.
Two handsome white owls were presented
to the STATE Cabinet recently one by CIV.
B1oTn Of New Haven and the other by II. S.
Gale OF Larabee's Point.
There are 200 hands at work on the extern
sion of The PassumPsic Railroad, between
Barton and the Line.
About 400 horses have been sent on IRON
the State to the Cavalry Regiment, AID the
full 900 required will all be in Washington
before long.
Oae Of the Vermont oh, who deserted at
the time Of ia. capture OF Harper Ferry,
was arrested BY constable Bliss, Of Bradford.
in Warren, \. Il, some days siLce, aud tor
safe keeping was lodged in llayerhill Jail
The rebels in that and the adjoining towns
are very much troubled about it, and the ex-
citemcnt is such that threats TO demolish the
jail and rescue the prisoner, are freely IN
dulged in. Another de,srter is said TO be
hid in that vicinity.
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rHE WAR DEPARTMENT has ordered the
discharge from further military restraint Of
all persons arrested for discluraging enlist
ments in States where the draft has been
made, OF the quota Of volunteers and militia
has been furnished. Also, that persons who
hy authority oi the Military Commander OF
Governor in bel States, have been 80 rested
ami sent from such State f1T dislo- IL OF
hostility To the Government Il the United
States, ard aye now in military custody.
may also be discharged, upon giving their
parole TO do no act OF hostility against the
Gov rnment Of the United States, nor rem
der and to It's enemies but such persons
shall remain subject . military surveillance,
and liable 10 arrest on breach Of their Ia
role
The War Department has Commenced the
publication of the names Of dismissed cfi-
Gers, for, among other causes, being absent
without leave, intOxica,ion, disrespec,ul
language toward the President and COM
mandlng officers, eowardice, &c. The first
printed list comprised 81 captains and lieu.
tenants
I' is devoutly TO be hoped that the list viii
nos be confined to captains and lieutenants
Plenty ean be found deserving dismissal 70
the of-Eces named, al the way up from
lieutenants t. Maj. Generals.
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[Corresrcu q Che Free Press
FROM MONTPELIER.
MoSrFEuER, Nov. %, 1852.

E9f. frss fresE
The Militia Bill presented b.
Mr. Royce, passed the House this morning by
vote Of lOl to 81. There was, however. oppo.i-
ti9n to the very last, and me Of the members
AFFIRM tia, the militia law as it now l.. had better
remain as the law Of the State, than to be super
ceded by this new law. The change which IS most
objected to. is that the Selectmsn are required to
make an annual enrolment It's cad Of the Listers.
This, it is argued, viii be needless expense. It
is hardly nee ssary to say that the House Military
Committee are not at all pleased to see the bill
which cost them SO much labor, aud which they
prepared in aceordiace with the instructions Of
the House, T, jec'ed, and ihst Of the Senate Com
mittee substantially, adopted in its place. They
believe that an active organization Of the Militia
is demanded by the best interests Of the State. but
under the Circumstances. yield their opinion with
as good a grace as could be expected. It evil
dent, however that this committee a. party IN
the House, feel the vote Of this morning to be to
them a severe defeat.
The amendment to the tax bill, proposed by
Mr. Gardner, aud adopted b. the House, By which
the eighty cent on tie a liar was charged to
sixty, was rejected by the Senate, ard the eighty
cents restored The bill came back to the House
this morning, and the seratr's proposition was
concurred in without debate, and the tax bill
eighty cents on the dolli) is passed.
The chapter Of the Statutes relating to the
traffic in intoxicating liquors, also passed the
House this morning, having been amended so as
to provide for the analysis Of liquors kept for sale
by town aseats.
1t will thus be seen that the important meas
ures Of the session are now far advanced. Unless
there be much di agreement between the two
Houses, it cannot take very long to complete the
business Of The session. No day for fnal al
jourament has been fixed, as it is judged best to
allow that question to rest, until it necessarily
comes up for consideration.
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The important questions Of the session are
nov SO far decided that all lock forward to an
early completion Of the business. Tuesday the
"a day Of December is spoken Of as likely to be
the last day Of the session Of 1872. We speak
almost wi;h certainly now Of What will thea nave
been accomplished by the Legislature. The MI
i,ia Law. the measure in which tie people have
felt the most interest will have nominally passed
BY nlcting the existing Law with amen iment'.
The la with references to iasolyen. 4 bt,rs and
the d ;ri5ution Of their effects, will have failed
entirely, having been killed in the nate on Fri,
day last.
Thus tar then, the legislation may be termed
negative in its character, or an exemplifcation
"of how not to d. it." As we progress however,
in the catalogue Of Legislative enac;ment.. they
become positive in their character. Oas very
bril- liant point shines out upon US as that most
noticeable in the lis; Of things positively DONE
and not evaicd by indireetion or slain by SsuA.
,orial atroci,y; the Doc Law has actually passed,
and wi very little opposition in either House.
There a muInur of subdued applause in the
House When i passed, and the echo Of Tat ap-
plause was heard again, when the Secretary OF the
Senate was announced, bearing an important me.-
sage, snd entering the hall informed the House
that the Senate bad also passed the dog law.
But there has been further positive legislation,
and that Of great inportanee;-the Revision Of
the Statutes, now far progressed las been really
the work, as il will in all future time be the
monument, Of the Legislature Of 1861.
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The NanoHal RPujHeas speaks thus 4
the Vermont Brigade of nine months men
The Vermont Brigade Of nine mon b's men, con
sisting of Twelfth, Thirteenth, Fourteenth, Fif
teenth add Sixteenth regiments, are ercanped
across Hunting Greek. three miles frorr Al=xsn-
dria, toward MountY,rlos. This Is one Of the very
hnest brigades that has yet entered ;be service.
and has been warmly comp imcnted by Gen. Casey
and 9th T officers who have reviewed 10.
II has been placed, mporarily under the con-
maud Of Col A. P. Blunt, Of the Twelfth regi-
ment, as senior I'll ,er. tie il a sterling ofieer,
aad greatly beloved by his Command. among
whom the wish is universal that be may be per-
manenily assigned as brigade C mmander.
IhS brigade has received orders to prepare to
20 lnto winter quarters, En are buidtng huts for
shelter against the IEclemencies OF the coming
season. II Is, doubtless, TO be ass gned 70 the
force for the defence Of Washington"
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Wet POINTERS N TIE WAR.-Mr. Van
Nlsirand has Just printed litJle pamphlet
OF eight page, in which Mr.. &c. MIrshall,
ITS author. nas collected certain statistics
eoncerniug the loyalty Of the graduates OF
West Point since the war broke out. 1t ap-
pears IRON this that the number of graduates
OF the military academy who resigned. were
dropped, dismissed or cIshiersd, between
November, 1860. and the close Of lS6l, wLs
two hundred and three. OF these nineteen
were OF northern birth, namely, eight from
New1Ork. four IRON Pennsylvania. two from
Massachusetts, two from New jersey. aud
one from each OF the States OF Illinois, Maine
and Vermont. Fifteen Of these renegid es
are now in the rebel army. At the head Of
this roll OF iniany stluds Aijutlnt General
Samuel Cooper, u New York
Besides this, there are in the rebel army
MAE West lint graduates OF northern birth
who had resigned before November. 1850,
aad five who, though app inted lrOm slsys
States, were northern born.
Oae hundred aud seventy eigh. southern
graduates resigned in The period speeif d,
but one hundred and thirty-three remained
loyal, and ara now in tue armies OF the
Union. OF these, twenty six are Kentuck-
ians, seven MissJurilns, twenty seven Mary
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growing, With the prosiavery organs. hope
We shall have 4 full report Of John Van Burcn's
mis.ioa 20 Washington, when it takes place. John
sail. IN l,4s, that that was the first time be had
ever cot hold Of a moral principle, and be meant
to Try il thoroughly. 1t was the last time, also
They talk a great deal about Fernando IS woods
being a rascal and secessionist. No doubt be is
both; but is there q in the country who
Won .dnt prefer to trust him rather than John Van
Buren, Or noratio seymour, or any Of the Albany
clique I suppose not Woods methods are
Slightly different from Johns Horatio'; tha.
is all. Locl,ity goes for something. New YORK
city is fan Of blind alleJ and ambusc ides favor
able O. operations with slaag shot. Out 10 the
country hey are no more moral, bit LITTLE more
caution is needful. Woods is the sluns shot
method; Johns and Hlrltio's the a,sig alton
neus., lauei-s ime and druggd liq !or operation.
IlaL4 a.i tle dif re cs / rather thiuk tie Pr.-i
dra, uuicrs,4nl s the New York democrats u.ij-
ding we'll
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\ tier from Fsrnandin4, Fla. the 10th.
gives an account Of tie bombariment OF s.
Marv's. The Gamer Neptune. with de-
tachment u the 9th Maine, proceeded to y.
Marv's. on the oh, accompanied by the Mo-
hawk. The troops landed and We're trsd ON
tv tbs rebels, one being dangerously wound
el. The rebels then mustered strongly, and
the Nsytun,, with the troops, then left q 9
wharf, wherrupjn the Mohawk fred shells
Ilr % minutes INFO the town. The firing
ceased. owing q g female bearing dig of
t-uts approaching the ship. Lieut. DuranI
went ash re and communicated with her On
returning, Capt Hughes hauled OF. with the
intention u returning - FerDandIna. The
rebels fired a yJllty Of muskeiry ~ the ship,
one shot grazing tha cap Of the captain. IL
instantly returned abreast OF the town, and
kept up an Iuccsslnt firing FOR an hour and q
halt Half the town was reduced to ashes,
and alm1s. every house m1re OF less injured.
Before firing the second time, Capt Hughes
invited all the women aboard of the ship but
they refused. No guns were aimed at houses
in which they enscluc-l thsmse!yts-
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The most PAINFUL letters from the army
which we cad are those which naTrate the
suderinss Of our fick and wounded soldier
especially when, as is sometimes the cas-,
that suffering Is aggravated from the in.fii-
ciency Of worthless surgeons and assistants,
or the brutal disregard Of their duties by
selfish and incompetent officers. \ letter f
which we gave an extract few days ago,
! from an experienced and indefatigable sur
geon, Of perhaps 45 years Of age, spoke FEEL
Ingly If the consequences Of having in the
army host Of good-for-nothing persons,
intrus,rd with the responsibility of ut
finding TO the wants Of sick and wounds
ed men. bu, who cared only for their own
lgn0b!e ease. A letter to the Spring
field RYW lean, written apparently by
lady. of which We give tie major par. ia cur
c-lumns today, gives details which IL is jI-
tressius TO read or to thiak Of We all
know that tie necessities Of war are terrible,
and cases will arise when il is out Of the
power O! surgeons or officers 10 relieve d..
wants of those under their charge s. much
tLa more, surely, when such cases are not
inevitable, should the energy and authority
OF al who have any power, be ez rted to tie
utmost On the SIDE Of ben=yolence AID hu-
manly.
TIE fagrant and costly evils which have
come from the taste with which the gr, at
armies of the Union have been gathered and
organized, have not been confined in their
resu IS to the blttle-felde. They pervade
every branch OF the servic Worthless officers.
worthless surgeons, worthless chaplains, and
from want OF rigid discipline too often
worthless soldiers. have been found in hun
dreds and thousands, bringing reproach upon
the public service aud upon those who have
ably and faithfully done their duty. Surely
the lees N has been enough, If any one could
be, to make those who have the appointing
power feel more deeply their responsibility,
and to make them watchful, un.elfsh and
careful in the exercise of their authority.
THANKSGIVING N CANr.-TLc Expresses
from Boston have been loaded down for some
days past with boxes AMI barrels containing
materials ior Thanksgiving dinners to the
Massachusetts, soldiers. Adams Express
alone has carried above 100 -Jns Of shes,
creature comforts.
The Vermont boys Thanksgiving dinner
will come week later; hut if what We hear
Of, as goirg On here, Ia' a coantarlart in
other parts Of the State, the re- .msu,s at all
ACCESSIBLE, will have something to remind
them Of home, on the 4th Of December.
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FRAUDS on TREASURY y rzs The Wash
ington correspondent OF the y Y. Tim
says that gross frauds are all. sed in the prir-
ting Of Treasury notes AMI postal currency.
We fear this may b, su.-tndeed We were 80
strongly afraid oil it, last winter, thas we
warned Traasur,r Cla-e OF the danger, aud
advised him 10 have the printing done IN
his own department and under strict sur
yeiilauce. This was once determined upon,
as We were informed ; but we presume tue
urgent necessity for aa immediate supply of
notes led 10 an Ibandonment OF postpone
men. Of this design Walton's Journal.