, 1862-09-16

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guard, ard sv,Hr~sat G:,7acts from IN: com
ll1etc1r ss Of the ,i.tory. 1t min: Il. IT,,
to d:y lie engagement a: Boruside's posi'tan
had not h,cu RENEWED IL was thai i, ra-
III. patcl p:ssession of an advantageous cr.st
Ct tb.: uouotaiu, from which he d'"ve tss
enemy 1ue night bcfore, The firing :;i.'
ut day ak to-day WAS
tic at1ack Of tlv e1c.ny upon Frank
Inns ccrrs On the road to H.rper's
Ferry. No ieu!7t cnmr,un;cation was
had with that cori:s up to Q O'Clock this uozu-
;rE. The Telegraph operator at Poias at
l.s c.is hing She ls.rs; r2!.cr.ing thht Frank
iiu w:s hesvi:J .ng:=.td this aso-niny SIM:
ulilcs i1 5runt ct sim, the c1rps of The encny
7. Yesterday 1no11in:: occupied II ,gerst7wn, !
was rot in yesterdays ac:i'n, tionga i: III
si'y rcsracet its etc.:s ;u o::itr to be in the
li.Lt t.'.:.ay, which i. csili c-.:ly DO SEi:.yr
Summers ccrps nor Couc!'s division w.re
in Yesterdays action, though hoii e..
tcuttirks supporting franklin Ito dag,
lis they were in position tt do So yes
tcraay evening. Thu corps Of FItz John Por-
ter passtd thrcnyu Frederick At } i. IN. IT,
day, and were tc hare arrived on the bat!1a-
field st rccn. RvHels who were iii the eight
say Beaurs.A;d was expected to join tllvm
today With 4 ctrpS 1000 strong. It is
net lreba:iy, however, such Expectations
can Re rea:iz.::. Il, ,GGo cilleis1.t rebel troops
wtrs: lut lcll behind Ut Gorauueritle, froui
where they say Beurcgard is bringing
them up. It is entirely s.!e 10 sag ROW that
facts alt;e, in shcw the chief credit OF the suc-
c,ssss tins far IS due tU Burnside, that gallant
ctlics who led the advance aed more than once
justified the hie:h hopes the country had Of
lin. The good reports Of the conduct Of the
Lew recruits form one OF the most encouraging
features Of tac news yet received. The rso:l
Gen. Lee vas reported wounded yesterday,
but is lot the ret: tseu- Lite commanding the
rrbel ur,ns, but Fitzhush Lee, his sun. a
rersen j.st escaped from Richmond
brings the fo'io@iug s4temcnt OF al
Indiana r1i:orers there: Frou1 the Isl ,,l:-
ara cavalry, two prisoners; from the Sd Indi-
aua cavsl-y, twc1ye; Irom the 10Th Iniiaaa
1rfsI;ry, fifty -ninc; from the 18th, r;neseen;
from the 14tt, thirteen: from the 14ti,, ;hir-
tern; from the 18th. twenty from the ao.h,
twelve; from tie 47th niue. private dis
1a:eh Just received from Maj Z. B. Hoyes, of
| tllc Ohio cavalry, says "sfy lett arm Is bro
ben above the elbow. I anu in no Gargcr
| The regiment behaved nooly"
Especial Dispatch to Chicago Trs5nrc
DAtr.M,nE. Sept Is. 1862
al accounts from western Maryland con-
finn our victory, yesterday, lu Nidiletown
Valley, as y complete triumph. Tue dispatch
| from the war department says, If Harper's
Ferry stands trnl, the day flight soon breaks
tuu upon The total crushing the rebellion. The
| rebel army is completely routed, with 2O.01)
Ices and maEy prisoners. The federal loss is no:
| opc-tourth rs much, and no prisoners. Mc-
| Cle1lan is hotly purzuing the re5els, and they
t sccn almost surrounded Intense rejoicing
prevails iu Bii:irore- Stocks have .dvancsd.
| halnliDg.
| THE --LATEST.
Especial Dispatch I" the Chicago Tf1buue.1
| WASHINGTON, Sept. 15-1o y m.
| & sMcial messenger just in frou Middle
town, who eft there ut half: past three o Il wk
ray Ike engagement Of yesterday was adrawn
ba1tlc, aud the enemy retained their position
ina gorge, irto which they retrcatcd and
*hcre they had thrown up intrench,ucnts.
Fighting recommended aboa. > clock this
morning. 4 Union man at MiddletoEn saws
he counted 1SG rcbtl canuons pass tlsou.h
with the tnen.y.
Gen. Burnside was in command after ?
o'cleck p. NJ.
We get The following from 4 correspondent
who was OIL the ground Oh Sunday evening
'fle fighting ceased t3-tlay with the setting of
The sun and both armies are busily eng aged in
rc1L owing the wounded aud bury;ug the dead.
1t is impossible at this time to tell the loss on
CIR side during the day, but probably 100 or
more.
Rebel prisoners say their loss WIS heavy.
.Nnrulanccs are all husily engaged IN taking
tie wounded to Aliddletown, where eycrg
thing is In readiness for them.
The sun of all our advfces from MARYLAND
ee.m to bt that tie late fight WAS IN a!ta.k
! ty Our forces on the rear guard Of the encmY,
in which VIC drove Them from their position,
ard made eome captures.
The credit Of the operation is III ,:nly due
to Gen. Burnside, who fully justified the con-
.idcnce Of tic country in his so!dicr1y qu ILL.,
tics. The enemy selected his position to be
attacked, but was surprised by tlrtour Of
Gen. burnside.
Pn11ArEIruIA. Sept ia ercc;al dis
| patch to the BT!tin fram Ha.1iseur. saws
| The rcbAas hare fallen back two mics. Long
streets division has been sent to reinforce
them. The battle will probably be resumed
to-day.
The rebel pickets have fallen back to within
mile aud half OF Hasersto IN,
S'onewall Jackson hes been whipped in
these hattlee. Miles held bis position at H1r-
pcr's Ferry, hut the rebels re planting cuus
sition Of Miles, and 1t is feared that he will
have to surrender.
The city is to- dag in a complete fucors of
excitement Crowds throng the streets,
cheering enthusiastically tor Mcclellan, for
rebels.
BALTIMORE. Sept IA dispatch from the
Monocacy says:
No firing has been heard this morning, aud
it's Pr sumed that the battle has not been re-
The body ofReno is expected here this after.
C1lANBERsnrRG. Sept. 14-9 p. m.-Put:es
aFfls1nE to-day from the ncighborhood OF
MilllansPort report the position of Jacksou's
forces as moving towards II artin.tury, for
tbt purpose Of cspturing Gen. White and his
command, but he had eyacuasel the place t go
hours previously md succeeded in reaching
HaIpr's Ferry in safety.
An ersine sent from this <,plsce this after.
noon proceeded es far as the State lne Thc-r
were no tiGps of rebel pickets OF Companies.
Citizens Irving near the State line comfno in
n-nirht Icpos. no rst,e1s In the neighborhood
They Lad evacuated hagcrsto IN but what di,
rectton they took was not yet known.
HARRISBURG. Pa. Sept. 14.-Thcrc was q
battle to-day in sIiddietown. Lonestreot'e
dtrsefon, moving on tho Boouesboro road, il