Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1862-09-20

" AohiNSitN, cspt. L..
! The Star says at an early hour vester
day morning portion Of one Of our d.
visions drove the rebels from Sugarloaf
Mountain, point of much military i'm.
! por;ance, in Frederick county, Maryland
| Some resistance was made but was over.
| come, with loss of half q d ozcn feder
| ais, killed and wounded. 1t was ascer-
! tanned here tina, the rebels were in consid-
cradle force at Boon5oro, Is miles west of
| Frederick.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 18Th.
| Government yesterday completed ar.
| rangements for the settlement OF free col.
ored persons in Central America-the
| precise place depending on circumstances.
Senator Pomeroy will conduct the expedi
tlon. He has foil power in the premises
lie will start early in October with 500
persons, all provided with implements Of
husbandry. -Four thousand colored persons
have already informed Pomeroy Of their
| desire to avail themselves of the Presi-
dents colonization scheme.
BALTIMORE, Sept 3
The American Of this city published the
following speciai dispatch il its evening
edition:
ASH'NGTON, Sept. 3.
The enthusiasm Of the army on learn
ing of the appointment of Gen McClel.
| Ian to command them is represented as
wildly demonstrative. They are mow ready
to turn back aud meet the enemy at once
Ibis ceiling extends throughout the whole
| army OF Virginia. and even the sick aud
wounded join il The general reioicings.
NAsHlNGroE. Sept. ID.
Commissioner Dole, in letter dated
Fort Ripley, the 9th, says There seems
to be two opinions in regard to Indian
troubles in Mlnnesota-one, that Indians
are not hostile to the whites generally, but
they hnd . personal diairui,y with the
governmentemplOyees- another lha. there
is widespread dissatisfaction among
them-that they are taking this opportu.
nifty TO strike for revenge, believing our
men were all gone to war. Hole in-day
has been requested to appoint time and
place for holding council with Comm;s,
missioner Dole, bat refused to do so.
lTALY.-Gar,ball had arrived at Spz
zis. In the action which resulted in his
defeat ana c4p:lre, he vas wounded in
the thigh and foot ~ baYonet Retreat
was cut OF am na- aniitional surrender
was inevitable, bu: a desperate aud unsuc.
cesstul resistance was nevertheless made.
Nothing has been done as to his final dis,
position. Rumor says government con.
templates sending him to America.
WASHINGTON, Sept IS.
Gen. Mcclellan telegrapsd the following
from three miles beyond NJ id letown, last
night TO Gen. HaIleck After very Sc
we're engagement, the corps OF Gen Reno
ard Hooker carried the heights CO nInand
ing the Hagerstown road by storm. Frank
lin has been hotly engaged on the extreme
left. do not know the result except that
the firing indicates progress on his part
The action continued until after dark and
terminated IN our retaining possession Of
the entire crest Of the. heights 1t has
been glorious victory. Canuot tell wheth.
er the enemy will retreat during the night
or appear in Increased force in the morn.
ing. Gen. Reno was killed during the
action
WASHINGTON, Sept Is.
A dispatch to 1Ialleck from Mcclellan.
sent at 8 O'Clock this morning, saws he
has just learned from Hooker, who is in
advance. that the enemy are making for
the river in perfect panic. Frankin's
success on the left was as com ple,e as
that in the centre and right and resulted
in his getting possession Of the Gap after
severe engagement on all parts OF his
lines. The corp. Of Longstreet and Hill
were engaged on our right. We have tax.
en- considerable number Of prisoners -
The enemy disappeared during the night.
Our troops are advancing in pursuit as
rapidly as they can move Lee is reported
wounded, and Garland killed.
At 10 O'Clock it was telegraphed ngain
that information received completely cor.
firms The rout and decentralization of the
rebel army. Our loss is not stated, but is
thought not to be severe. Our troops, old
and new, behaved with great steadiness
and gaiiantry, carrying, with but little "a.
sistance from artillery, very strong posi-.
tions defended by infantry and artillery.
1t is stated that Lee gives his loss at ff.
teen thousand.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 16
At & O'Clock on Sunday morning Nc.
Cleilan's army came up with the enemy
posted on east side Of Blue Ridge Noun.
tain, stretching on line north to south
from Middletown, on the Hagers,own road,
to Jefferson on the Harper's Ferry road.
Our right, under Gen Burnside, rested on
Mddietown, our left wing, under General
franklin, on Jefferson. A general en-.
pagement Immediately commenced, Me.
Clellan necessarily attackn. the enemy
in their advantageous position. The bat.
tie was obstinatsly contested until 8 o'clock
in the evening, by which time the enemy
we're gradually driven up South Mountain,
over the top and into the valley on the
other side. Burnside held the tor NJ Tho