The Nevada Democrat., 1862-09-18
Harper's Ferry Captured by the
Rebels---From 5000 to 5000
Federals Made Prisonets.
5000 Rebels Captured by Gen.
Mcclellan.

FREDERICK, Nd, Sept. l3th.-The main
body of rebels evacuated this city yester.
day, aud our forces entered yesterday al-
ternoon. A squadron of Stewards rebel
cavalry shortly afterwards made charge
on our troops in the city, but were repuls'
ed. Our loss was two killed and six woun-
ded. The citizens seemed much pleased at
at our arrival; they have suffered. much
from the incurson--the rebels obtaining
supplies of all kinds. -Four hundred and
fifty sick rebels left here were paroled to-
day.
BALTIMORE, Sept l4-There seems to be
no doubt that Jackson has re.crossed the
Potomac.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. l4.-The special
correspondent of the Press, en- route from
McClellan's army, which be left last night,
telegraphs from Baltimore that the news is
good.
HARRISBURG, Sept. 14.-InformatiOn at
headquarters, at eight this morning. states
that the rebel pickets have retired from our
State into Maryland, Our pickets approach
ed within three miles Of Hagerstown with
out any signs of the enemy being OBJ
served.
HARRIsBURG, Sept. IA, midnight.-A bat
tie was fought at Middleton to day. Long.
streets division was moving along the
Booneboro road, in the direction of vii.
liamsburg, with the Intention of crossing
the Potomac, and at that point was engag-
ed by the Federals. Gen. Burnside is in
command Of the troops that occupy Fred.
erck.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 15.-McClellan tele-
graphs from three miles beyond Middleton
last night:
,,"Gen. Halleck: After a very severe en-
gagement the corps of Gems. Reno and
Hooker carried the nights commanding the
Hagerstown road by storm. Franklin has
been hotly engaged on the extreme left. l
don't know the result except that the firing
indicates progress on his part. The ac-
ton continued until after dark and termin.
ated in our retaking the position with en-
tire success. 1t has been glorious victo.
ry. can't tell whether the enemy with
drew during the night or appeared with in.
creased force in the morning. Gen. Reno
was killed during the engagement"
HARRISBURG, Sept, 14.--Heavy cannon
aiding was heard this morning at Hanover,
Green Castle and Chambersburg, proceed
ing, apparently, from an action between
McClellan's army and the rebels in the d.
rection south from Hanover. The Tribune's
correspondent from Frederick of the 18th,
says the most liberal estimates of the rebel
strength are sixty-four thousand, including
thirty thousand negroes. The enemy's rear
guard fought obstinately, contesting every
inch of ground.
Nearly oil the Marylanders, only about
five hundred in number, who enlisted in the
rebel army while it was in the vicinity have
been taken prisoners. Our entire loss thus
far is from 25 to 80; the enemy is said to
have suffered severely from one or two of
our cavalry charges, The captured rebels
say that but few troops are left at Rich
mond, that city being little more than one
vast hospital. They say further that
Charleston has been peaceably evacuated
large numbers of citizens became fugitives
in distant States, and others having remQv-
ed beyond the limits, or outside of the
range of the Yankees gunbOats.
The Times correspondent writing from
Sugar Loaf mountains says; Large droves
of cattle have been driven into Virginia
from Maryland in the past few days.
The people of Covington, Triton county,
KY, signed bond to protect the Union
ctizsns, and sent word to the guerrillas
that they will be hung if caught in that
county.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 15th.-A dispatch to
Halleck from Mcclellan, sent this morning,
says be had just learned from Hooker who
is 10 the advance that the enemy were ma