Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-09-16
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Noon Reports.
LATEST WAR NEWS.
GREAT UNION VICTORY.
Gems. LEE AND JACKSON
DEFEATED.
RI bel Loss 10000!
GEN. RENO KILLED.
AFFAIRS ON THE BORDER.
THE KUNf0RDSVLLE FIGHT.
Rumored Evacuation of Memphis.
EOREIG.r .s'EW'S.
R e ell Loss 10000!
CEN. RENO KILLED.
ON THE BORDER.
THE MUNFORDSWLlE FIGHT.
Rumored Evacuation of Memphis.
FOREIGT TEst.S.
From Warrington .


WAsHrNeroS, Sept 5-A special to the Tri-
bune saws:
Thursday, at A. NJ, the main body of the
rebels consisting of division under jackson, a
division under Longstreet, division under ID II.
Ill., and probably fourth division. which had
been encamped at Urbana, commenced marching
through Frederick toward Hagerstown. The
movement began at 4 A. NJ. and lasted till T.
NJ. The most liberal estimate made the whole
force 81 900 strong, including 5000 negroes
The negroes were mixed in promiscuously with
the whites, many of them carried musket,
Der. dirk and bowieknife The vilest and worst
looking person in the whole army contempt
ibe, boated black guard-was Howell Cobb
We have been doing fine business day in
chasing up rebels.
About 800 prisoners have been taken in the
skirmishes and are now arriving and being rapid
ly disposed Of
The rear guard of the enemy has been fighting
obstlnately. cOntesting every inch OF ground
Nearly nj the Maryanders who enlisted in the
rebel army while in this vicinity, have been taken
prisoners
In the skirmshes to- day we have lost in killed
and wounded but twenty five or thirty. The
enemy is said to have suffered severely from one
or two of our cavalry charges
Two privates of the ID Mississippi battalion
were captured this morning near Leesburg and
brought to headquarters. They came from
Montgomery, Alabama. by rail to Gordonsville.
thence aioot through Culpepper. Manassas Cen
terville and Fairfax. They intended to join their
regiment in Maryland They agree in saying
that they were pressed into the rebel service and
expressed satisfaction at being prisoners But
few troops are in Richmond They say that city
being little more than vast hospital. They
further repOr. that Charleston, South Carolina
has been practically evacuated by its citizens,
many becoming fugitiyes to distant cities and
many others having encased themselves in
hastily built huts beyond the limits of the cor
poration and range of Yankee gunboats.
| The Illness correspondence dated Sugar Loaf
/ Friday, says:
! Last evening the Union signal corps went up
ana occupied the crest of the mountain and sig
nails were kept up throughout the night.
There has been occasional skirmshing be-
tween GAINESVILLE and the mountain, also in the
neighborhood of HyattStown without material re
suits.
/ 1t is stated that the enemy were yesterday re
treating or moving in the direction of Point OF
Rocks
The signal corps from Sugar Loaf body
of cavalry proceeding toward Frederick City YES
terday about 4 =. NJ
The only effective force of rebels in the State
is believed to be cavalry.
Franklin's corps moved from near Evansville
this morning over the mouth of the Monocacy to
watch against the advance of more rebel troop:
| across the river and to proven them from re
treating to the Virginia SIDE.
Ii is well known that large doves of cattle
have been sent from Maryland To Virginia for
the subsistence of Lees army and that within
| three days our pckets reported the fact and they
were allowed to proceed without opposition The
fact was reported to me by an officer while al
GAINESVILLE Yesterday.
-- The Government has not, as is generally sup
posed, issued an order interfering with the issue
of small notes by regular banks of this District
1t is understood that no such order is now con
templated
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.-THE following dis
patch has just been received, dated Headquarter.
town, Sept. Ii, $40 P. NJ:
To H. W. Halleck, General in Chief:
After very severe engagement the corps o
Gen. Hooker and Gen. Reno have carried thu
nights commanding the Hagerstown road b,
storm. The troops behaved magnificently. The,
never fought better.
Gen. Franklin has been holly engaged on tn,
extreme left | do not know the result excep
that the firing indicates progress on his part. Tn,
action continued till after dark. 1t has been
glorious victory.
| can not tell whether the enemy will retrea
during the night or appear in increased force il
the morning.
| regret to add that the gallant and able Gen
Reno is killed GEo. b. MCCLELLAN,
Major General =