Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-09-23
NORTHERN WAR NEWS.
TIE BATTLE or SUNDAY, IN MARYLAND-THE
sEIGE or HARPERS FERRY, &c.

TIE BATTLE or SUNDAY, IN MARYLAND-THE
sElGE or HARPERS FERRY, &C.
We copy from tbe New York Herald, of the is b, the
following eItrae, from ia correspondence account:
THu szlGE AND suRsEsDsE on HARPEKs FIRRT
The rebels ere nos We during the night Sun
dlyl EYery hour MSS pTohhly spent il erecting new
batteries 81 an points, bearing upon the devoted
town.
Al daylight on Monday morning they opened with
terrible power from eight d.rsnt points. 10
fact, our works and fOroe completely surrounded
by Iheis eUcclng fre. AL batteries replied except
cur large Id pieces the ammunition Of which vas COM
pletely exhausted Our hre vas exceedingly effective
and many of the rebels we're killed. while few Of our
men we're also placed hers dis combat.
There was allo al the same line severe and general
infantry engagement between the Shenandoah river and
the Chatl soWn pike bu with no other result than that
We held thsn 10 check although they we're 10 vastly
perior numbers, under AcLiws, and being constantly
reinforced
Dsri9R thi, engagement, Col d. S. Miles received "a
and probably fatal wound 10 the calf of the
laft IA. flou th5 explosion OF q shell which tore the
aesby part of tss leg entirely of AID caused proiuse
anJ x SGstlg lOss OF booc Sis eg smpute,ed Et
u, kote By TIE sucRsou OF the Eigst New York csyi
~ spo ne CGion-i placed io eanior'abis pos
ton A. ro--h,s Fhs wound is PrUbuuaeei inertia by
the suISeo1 sud Le Cc.ols! . Undoubtedly dead before
this
l, saer7 qri'e uacerau whether Col. Hiss retained
or =. Wh,s assumed o-mmaud, aiser the tstai sss!
exploded.
B., at all eseut,, shoE! time only n,er7srei-ani
While tse main oody OF ocr ,roOTs remained unscalhed,
scd amply sao hold the rebsis il cheek-oetore The
white 2 -s,aed, sCd the surrender OF tho strong
pos. To-, vi is brave defenders and immense stores Ct
smmuuidou rendered the enemy.
The surrender Was ms de 10 A II o., and TO General
T. commanding OF toe divisions Of Gen. JAcksoh's
armv.
For an hour after toe Write a,g was raised the rebel
batteries on Louicn Heights, Maryland Heights, and
snA battery The banks Of the Potomac river eonn
ued playing our position, the rebel othcsrs ehrog as
Tor this gross violation Of The rules OF war
that they did observe that asked suspension OF
hostiidss Fortunately bu, LITTLE damage was done b!
the rebel p-acdce-
The iIi1g, we learn, was caused BY the attempts OF
the enemy to destroy he property, after the white g
was rsisei. Whiq.l
The enemy took nearly egb; thousand prisoners,
made up OF the fo,Ei0g regiments &C iribalei Guard,
Mes lotk Col. d'Uas5y U re Hundred and Six eenth
Nav York 0le Hundred ard Twenty xth New York,
rai'ty-Second Ohio I;ieh OHIO, ghy Seventh 0lo,
Nth Vermont, FRS Maryland Home Guard and one or
tSo o,Aer regiments OF vhcl could obSiD any par
tcuioJs being regimen > besides az II aois battery
sid sbUe other arerists unknown to aOy in!crmans.
thecavsry ecspsd except those in hospital and those
Slicl could not horses able 70 endure sharp snd
perhaps a proloU ged march. All the cavalry were p
rolled and arriy this afternoon The infantry had
been plrolsd up the time intormants lsts the
F.ry
Iuio-maSOl from other sourcss fixes the strength e
Jaekson's forces az about for i've thousand.
Tie sueny's loss admitted by rebsl officers TO be
about fifteen huudred men killed and wounded in all
An enormous lie
Our l0ss about Sky killed and one hundred AID
6ily sour ded.
Or artillery Ere on the rebsl very dssSruc
t.y,.
After the csp,ure OF the place trains mach.
ed through i, their way 20 the valley OF the SlenSn
d'ah. Tney we're buried rLpcly along and seemed 10
bs vel Tiled wish supplies OF al kinds Over Que hun
deed and hy wagons, coltAili1g the one article OF SAL
AloCe ootsiled a. Frederick. in train 0.her
EgOGs c1ltsued clothing shos aud other articles UGH
needed by tue rebels. The eut re train imnen g,
and Won d sketch for W I've niles, and all we're
hlsd. The s.o-y that JICaoa hGd out email train OF
wagons with him 10 bis f0ray Is thus shown to be nco
reo!.
TIE enemy found bu few provisions IN the stOrehouse
The supplies nearly eIlustsi when the scige be
ga. Tue sGpGly o. ammunition found vas, however
quite large, sni vas eagerly appropriated By she r50es
Al the saddles pieces Wheu It vas fTesGen
uai SURF, lder likely occur, ami such TevOlYCt
and sabres as remained With the sick cavalry men
pat aside.
TIE same correspondent gives an account Of the e.
cape Of tie YAgk cavalry 500 strong, from HTpers
rry az say. tina; % their Wy 10 Hsgsrs.O~a they
,ms across Loog4tr5es AMMUNITION train and eaPartd
one hundred wagons and aSoat seventy FIVE pIisOaers
which they carried safely 70 GrcencasLe, Pa.