Smyrna times., 1862-09-25
War News.
HONOR TO PENNSYLVANIA,


uRteers, (75,000 men, and throwing them nm tho.
southern border of the State has had great deal 70
do with cooling the rebel desire for march upop
Baltimore, or an invasion of Pennsylvania, and NAV
nave had not little to do with their flight out Of
Maryland. These volunteers were this week GROSS
ing over into Maryland to protect their own State.
by acting as an immediate support to the National
army; and IN many contingency which might
have arisen, such tremendous force might have
decided the fortunes of the day.
ANoIiNh UNION VlcroRK-PRicE BEATEN BY RosEcRANs.
Intelligence from official sources in the Southwest
informs US of another decided victory gained over
the rebels In their territory in Mississippi General
Rosecrans, who commands division of BueIrs army
mas been for some time threatened at Iuka bv an
stack from rebel force which was gathsrinc
around him. This force was said to be under Pric.
and about 10000 strong. 1t has been thre,,en;,,
Gornth, Jacinto, seventeen miles south, and Rieaz
sixteen miles southeast Of Corinth. Price VA. a,
BOOnsvile, twenty miles south Of Coriptb having
come up from TupelO. rebuilding bridges, aud re.
pairing the railroad he advanced. Rosecr,ps
waited patiently. strengthening his force and sud.
denly made an attack upon Price at Iuka. a few
miles southeast of Corinth, and beat him badly mn,
putting him to flight with heavy loss. Price, Holmes
and Magruder are said to hold commands Of div;
saons over which General Joseph E. johnson. trans.
ferred from Richmond, has been put in chief com.
mand This army is Intended for operations west of
the Mississippi, but the defeat of one of The divisions
will derange the plans Of the rebel General. One
their supposed intentions is to assault Butler
Brsgg's army has eluded Buell. and is rapidly ap
preaching Louisville. where an immediate attack
|" exPectea and the city is, in consequence, greatly
excited. Most of the stores are closed
AcLELLAN DRIVES THE REBELS OUT OF MIRYIAvn
Dispatches from the vicinity of the late terrible |
battle Of Antietam, inform us that the rebel arm,
had succeeded in making its escape from MARYLAND
1t appears that the rebels commenced to move abou,
dusk on Thursday evening, aud by daylight on Fri.
day they were all over the Potomac with the excco
uon oil small rear guard. They got over all their
transportation and all their wounded with the er.
cePtion Of about three hundred. Quite a nunhor
OF stragglers were captured during the dav bv or-
advance Of cavalry At last accounts the rebsIs
were still visible on the opposite shore in force and
they had posted large number of cannon 10 nrev.n,
our troops from crossing. Our troops were all in
excellent spirits A portion Of them crosscd tbo
roto'nac on Saturday in pursuit of the iyng rebes
We learn by dispatches from Frederick tb,,
shellng was kept up across the Potomac at Sbon.
ards'own all day Friday. Late in the sf,,ooon
the fn.-r nm Regiment, with few men from
sykes Brigade, crossed the river there for the pur.
pose of making reconnaissance. They met with
stout resistance but effected their purpose, and re-
turned to the Maryland side with but slight loss,
bringing with them four pieces Of artillery which
they took from the rebels. On Saturday morning
an attempt was made TO occupy the Virginia shore,
but the detachment which crossed was forced TO fall
back before a superior force Of ths rebels, who ad-
vanced within range of our guns on the Maryland
side and were in their turn forced TO retire. and with
heavy losses. II was believed that the rebel army
peneraly was falling back in the direction of fChnes
town and Winchester, as their artillery had been
removed from the line Of the Potomac
On Friday evening stuart's rebel cavalry crossed |
the Potomac at Williamsport, and made descent
upon tho town, lie had with him besides his cavalry
one regiment Of infantry and seventeen pieces Of
artillery, He, however, returned into Virginia again
during the night, large detachment from McClsI |
Ian's army being in pursuit, Our main army is
still engaged in buryng the dead on the battlefield
of Antietam. Our troops have again occupied
Maryland Heights.
During the rebol invasion Of Maryland they ruin
cd the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, tapping it in
five places. destroying the lood-gates and rendering
some twenty-five miles Of the canal useless, The
railroad telegraph, growing crops and private prop
erty wssc also destroyed.
Dur losses in oil the battles in Maryland are ssi
mated at $4,000 killed and wounded. Large mum.