New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-09-22

B:gadier General, in the place of Gen. Tower, who
was wounded recently at Bull Run, has resigned
and Col Lyle, of the Goth Pennsylvania lie now in
command Of the brigade, and will ably fill the
position.
Extent Of Our Losscs--Arrival or Re-cn.
forcemcmts-Thc Events Of Thursday.
From Our Special Correspondent
Ok rnH FRONT Thursday, Sept 10, 1920 p. m.
A day of rest-such rest can be found will
three miles OF dead men to bury, add thousands Of
wounded to bring from the field. day Of standing
on the line where the battle closed-of intermittent
sharp shooting occasional discharges of artillery,
but no general skirmishing-no attempt to advance
on either side
The enemy is still here, apparently in strong force.
Sorey pressed back yesterday, to-day lie could not
attack, and we have not. This morning, with the
fresh arrivals and one full corps not engaged yes
terday, we could have thrown thirty or forty thou
sand new men into action. We have been waiting,
it is said for the troops to rest for some kinds Of
exhausted ammunition to come forward, for re.en
forcements to arrive. The troops are rested, the
ammunition is received, the reenforcements are here
| The newly arrived divisions are sent up to the
'front.' tonight, we have planted new batteries, and
the general belief is that we attack in the morning
Will the enemy be here for another Gfe-or-death
struggle, or will he adopt bis old policy, and improve
the leisure We have given him, by stealing away in
the night He has no empty breastworks with
which to endow us, but he can leave US a field
ploughed with shot, drenched with blood, and thick
with dead.
"a great victory said Wellington, a" is the mos
awful thing in the world except great defeat.
II yesterdays battle was not great victory, d
least il had all the terrific feature Of oue Our los
in Generals is unparalleled; and the Commander.in
Chief estimates the total of our killed and Wounds
at 10000.
Many Of tho wounded have been taken back to
Frederick, Is miles. keedysville and Boonsborougb
with every house and barn in the adjacent country
are full of them; and large numbers are carried t,
Hsgerstowu, whence they will be carried by rail
road to Harrisburg, Philadelphia, and NewYork.
On the whole our troops behaved admirably. Nc
great army ever did better. Every loyalist who saw
how steadily and solidly they moved forward ID
encounter that terrific storm of iron and lead fell
his heart swell with PRIDE
The opportunity FOR seeing the battle was I'M
I
the whole field from dawn to dark. No one who
looked upon that wonderful panorama can describe
it, neither can any who saw forget. Contrary To
his usual policy, the enemy met US in open country,
and he was pressed back. But every hin and valley
every oorn-Geld grove, and cluster of trees was
iercely fought for.
The artillery was uuceasing; we could often count
more than 60 guns TO the minute and the musketry
was like the patter of ran-drops i'll April shower.
On the great broken field were riderless horses and
scattering men, clouds of dirt from sho, and explod
ing Shells long dark lines of infantry swaypg to and
fro, with columns of smoke rising from their mus-
kets-with flashes and white pus from the batteries
with the sun shining brightly all this OF
tumut, and beyond it, upon the dark, rich woods,
and the clear blue mountains flows the Potomac.
Amid all the screaming OF shot, and laundering Of
cannon, and whistiing Of balls with the fearful
carnage they brought. saw no considerable break
ing among troops, save with several new regi-
ments Of Frencl's division, in Summers corps. They
fell back in confusion, losing considerable ground.
True it wae ground We had won from the enemy;
and Franklin aiterward recovered the most of it,
but not all. narrow strip is still within tue Rebel
lines, and more remains disputed territory.
To-day Oh the trout has been devoted mainly TO
the buryug of the dead. La front of Richardson s
now llancocks) division, at p. M, flag OF truce
was raised, and the sharpshooiing ceased. On the
debatabe ground between our line and the enemys s.,
Gems. Hancock aud Meagher rode over into corn
field and met Gen. Roger A. Pryor. Pryor stated
that the dag had been raised by US and asked if we
desired permission TO take otiour dead and wounded.
Our Generals Indignantly denied that the signal for
"A truce came from us, we claimed the ground.
They informed Pryor that we had been engaged dur
ing the whole day in bringing oil and caring for both
our own wounded and his, aud suggested cessa-
ton Of sharpshootng until all the suffering could be
removed. This be declined, though the ground is
20 exposed TO our advance that the Rebels line
made no attempt to bring i'll their wounded, and in
ten minutes the firing reopened.
In front of Conchs lines, by common consent,
both tie Rebels and our own soldiers were mingng
freely, taking away the wounded. One Of our regi-
ments was within quarter OF mile OF Rebel
battery, aud the ground near it was covered with
spectators from our lines. Whenever the enemy
detected any one using field glass on his camp OF
battery, his sharpshooters would at oace reopen,
Notwithstanding the informal truce. Abr.
Incidents Of the Battle OF sharpsburg, On
the Left, and List Of Wounded.
From Our Special Core spopJent