Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1862-09-24
EIGHT THOUSAND PRISONERS AND
FOUR BATTERIES CAPTURED.

WASHINGTON, Sept I6.-IIarper's
Ferry was surrendered to the Rebels at
10 o'clock yesterday, after Colonel Miles
had been severely if not mortalIy wounded.
The special correspondent Of the 1user7-
clug at Frederick SAYS:
L regret 70 have to announce the sur
render of Harpcrs Ferry. with all the
forces and stores there, 10 the enemy. al
nine O'Clock on Monday morning.
The enlisted men and some officers
have been paroled and arrived here. From
them | gather the following particulars ::
The Rebels commenced the attack on
Friday noon On our forces. on the Mary
land Heights The shirTmi~hing continued
throughout the day and evening. and was
renewed on Saturday. The enemy was
driven back with considerable loss. They
came up several times and were repulSed.
When 1t WAS discovered that thev were
coming up in overwhelming force. an or
der was given to spike the guns and throw
them down the mountain. The whole
force thcn retired in safety. the Guns from
Camp Hill shcllin- the enemy when thcv
attempted TO pursue our retiring men.
On SUNDAY afternoon = party of our
men again aScended the Iieighrs and
brought away their field pieces which they
had left there Un.piked.
On Sunday. at noon, the Rebels ap-
pcared in great force on London Heights
Colonel Miles shellcd them from point 10
point Some Of gheir guns were lislod-c,l
but they still managed 10 keep MP a brisk
fire from some OF their batteries which
were run back ont Of sight and loaded
The c;lnnonldiug was kept mp all dav
on Sunday without; doing much damlge.
The firing ceased al dusk on SUNDAY
evening. and was resumed again on Mon
day morning at daylight, ;nI kept up un-
al . O'Clock, when Col. Miles ordered =
white flag To b. raised.
There WAS considefss-,3s f,g and smoke.
and the enemy either diI MT ~-. the fia-
or could not see It. and kept up a heavy
firing for tlnc.-qusrfsrs of ;n hDIr. About
ten minutes after the flag yv;.~ up q shell
struck Col. Miles. SCATTERING his ri-ht lca.
Ii WIS ampu.aied before .ha prisoners
wer, parolad.
There we're abou. 2300 cavalry IN the
command. all OF whom. cN-cn. about
forty. escaped about ci-h; O'Clock on sun
day might. and cat ihc.r w..- ihrou-h -
Grcrlcssl.c with but little los.
The balance o. the troops, numbering
from six to eight thousand. with General
Whites command from M.srtinsbuIzr. were
ell surrendered.
Gen House captured an Aid-Ic-Camp
of Gen. Stuart on Monday afternoon. who
was making his way from Harper's Ferry
to Boonsboro' with dispatch from Gen.
jackson to Gen. Lee, announcing the ca
pituiation Of the place. The AID supposed
Gen. Ice WAS at Boonsboro' which was
in o'Ir possession.
This was the first intimation of the sur
render which our General received At
the fine General Franklin was within
three hours march OF the Ferry. going TO
the relief OF the baleagurrcd command.
WHITTIER he had been sent bv Gen. Me
Clelian as soon as he received the despatch
from Co. Miles on Monday morning that
he was in DANCER.
The intelligence from the front iIis
morning Is of the most cheering character.
notwithstanding the bad news from Iar-
per's Ferry. Gen, Mcclellan was push
ing them with vigor most destructive 20
the enemy.
lie pursued the enemy on Manlay
morning. with his Reserves and lar9a
body OF fresh troops. The enemy TOOK
the road towards the river ~ IIagpcr's
Ferry and Shepherl~iorvn, and he was
pursuing and shel!lng their retreat, causing
great loss.
In several contests, on Monday, where
they made 4 stand, our troops charged
on them with such vi-or that they fell
back from point to point in great haste.
! The battles and advantages obtained OF
Monday are thought to b. superior in I'M
/ portance to those OF Sunday.
Drayton's South Carolina Brigade Is
I entirely gone, either killed, wounded, OF
prisoners. The Seventeenth Michigan,
one of the new regiments, done up this
/ brigade, first with bullets. and finally with
! the hayOnct-