Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-10-17
THE ARMY ADyANCING.
I'm por tn mt from the Petemac-Lee zt Win
chester-Gentrais Jackson and Hill at
bunker Hill-Ieff. Dayis's Retafiatory

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Bunker Hill-Jeff. Dayis's Retniiatory
Proclamation. ...f
[IisIptrhcs TO the Philadelphia Inquirer.l
FROM BEYOND IIALLTowN, Va, VIA Wash
made ilfs morning. soon after o al clock, under
G*n. Hancock, comprising his entire division.
together with Dana's brigade, from >~dgwick,
and nntrr command of Colonel Lee, Of the 2nth
Mnssat hnsctts Regiment, together With -four
l3iirri' :, two TcgimsntS of cavalry. and
'niiCry OF nylne artillery. They left Bolivar
Hrii d. s. and proosedcd ont the Winchrstsr and
Harper ferTy turupikefowards Chariastown,
in NJ .oilowing order f-s HTof
FRS. the fGth New York Cavalry, Col.
.DeriaE- and a Battery Of Firtng ArtinRry.
nn6cT tho com niand OF dcut. Coi. Nc extos r.,
fnst i battalion: Rext the SD ,Pennsy1sznia
Volunteers. and tst -Mf4 nesofal ofshs3d Brig
! aLei unIeE Col, ISF0oks; following these Nere
|. Temp pkinss Rhode lsland Battery lsix piecesl,
ire n paihder OF he ID Brigade, under Col.
Locke EeNt, Capt Thomas. ". :. A, with six
!, Dieces; following came the I'd Brigade under
Gen. Caldwsll;s Capt. .Pstiit's list New York
Battery. with SIN pieces, were next in order:
MeIrher. next. the 1sri eadt of Cien. Daha, from
Gen. Sedgwick's 1dyision. under the command
OF Col. I>se,. and iolning us afterwards, was a
In thfs order they advanced until Just after
crossing Halltown, which L. some four miles
from Harper Ferry. battery ofe Rebels,
comprising not more than four pieces opened
AZ short range upsR.oar dyaRce. their range
being 80 shortas 20 fail 10 reach the parties for
whom il was intended.
% The an Regular Battery, under Lieut.. Dick
erSon. promptly returned their fire. and with
sueh effectiveness as to- com pletely silence them
lnsomcthing less than hah an hour, sifhough
falling 10 force them at once 10 retire. The IN
iaiItry regiments, under the command OF Gen.
erals Caldwell and Meagher and Col. Brooks,
and detaChments from other regiments. under
Col. Lee. We're then drawn up in line OF battle
in columns, by division, on each side Of the
road. the batteries, under Captains Petit and
Thompson. keeping along the turnpike and
passing 10 the front beyond the line OF battle
thus formed, and posting themselves on an
eminenee inst in front Of the infantry s
Soon after the line of infantry posted on the
right of the road commenced 10 send out their
skirmishprs, and. as they advanced without
molestatien, gradually the infantry advanced,
and, as they proceeded, 30 did the batteries,
cavalry, and infantry, until the whole column
was again in motion, and carefully feeling their
way forwards, the enemy retreating towards
Charlestown.
From Another Correspendent. B
RANDY Hook, ria WASHINGTON, Oct I6.--
The camps and denizens of this place were
startled early tins morning by frequent dis
charges of cannon. Many thought il was ar
Were used 10 the sound, came TO the conclusion
that il was a fight. We at once proceeded
aeross the Potomac. and wended our way 1p
the heights of Bolivar, through the village Of
Bolivar 10 Halltown. .--TT Ft
The Rebel pickets were posted at this place
couple OF days ago, and remnants OF their
CdUln HITS dIt YET NlSlOlc some CleLlnCe De-
yond the village At this place is the mill OF
which, We spoke before, as being outside OF our
line. Several days ago our lines were extend-
ed, and, of course, the coveted mill came with
in our lines, much 20 the qualification Of the
residents al Harper's Ferry and thereabouts.
The firing was continued we proceeded,
and i'm short time we could see the smoke OF
the battlefield. We soon deserted a caisson
coming down the road. A round shot Of the
enemy had struck the caisson, killing one man
and wounding five others; the round shot
causing number Of our she'll 20 explode, in
consequence of striking percussion she'll.
Company A, 4th regular artillery, Captain
Clark's battery, lost four horses by solid shot
from the enemy, who seemed TO have early got
the range of 1t.
Up TO this period the cannonading continued,
and we left this scene for the front, onlya short
distance ahead. .r.- ....
The road Al this point and beyond was quite
rolling, succession Of short hills, with dense
wood in front, hiding from eur view Charles
town. In this wood the enemy were posted.
Our troops Al this point were under the imme-
diate command OF Gen. Hancock, Of Williams
burg renown. H.s .. ..-..a l-s r-
Shortly after our arrival at the top of hill
within two miles Of Charlestown, the fire Of the
enemy slackened, and our infantry deployed as
skiImishcrs, extending on ach side of The road,
while the main body massed and proceeded on,
preceded by the I'd and 9th regular cavalry.
AT this point We retraced our steps 10 Harper's
Ferry, for the purpose of gaining the train 50 as
20 send this much Of our success.
No doubt onr troops, very shortly after we
left the field, took possession Of Charlestown.
We learn that this reconnaissance in force
Richardson's old command, now commanded
by General Hancock, who, by the way, had
command Of the expedition; Colonel Lee, COM
manding Gen. Dana's Brigade, OF Sedgwick's
Division. Colonel BaxterAs regiment was rep
resented by some six or eight companies. Col.
Owens, regiment, being out on picketdnt was
not in the fight.
The enemy opened at short range, company
A, OF the Fourth Regular Artillery, answer
ing the third shot Of the enemy killing the
above mentioned men. Our IRE seemed 10 be-
well, until compelled 10 retire by the skill Of
our batteries. Tompkins' Rhode Island Bat
tery occupied a commanding position, and did
Gen Meagher's Brigade behaved nobiy.
LATER
CHAELEsTowN, Va (yia Washington, Oct
l6-e p. m.)-C}enersl McIlellan and stan rode
oet 70 the front Of the village. Rebel cavalry
beyond the town. General Lec is at winehes-
ter with a large force. jackson is at Bunker
Hill, with his corps. Hill ls also there. Stuart,s
cavalry are on the Shenandoah.
large force is also stationed at Keestown.
six miles away. Our troops are deployed out
in front. Caldwell's brigade on the right front,
the 5th New Hampshire on the left, the 6th
Regular Cavalry on extreme front OF the VII
lage Cavalry, infantry and artillery are scat
tered through the town. The 6tii New York
Cavalry are two miles in our rear 10 preventa
We have taken % Rebels wounded in the
light to-day. Our reception has been very cold
on the part of the people. There are a few
Union men here. Proyisops are very scarce,
both for man and beast We found old negro
confined IN "John Browns" Jail, and the field
W here he was executed Is planted in corn. The
negroes appear very gleeful.
Ii is expected the enemy will be reinforced
tonight. Gen. Mcclellan returned this even-
ing. i learn from the people that JEFF. Davis
has issed a proclamation, announcing that slI
Union officers held and captured shall be put
TO hard labor, if "Lfncoln's proclamationh is
carried ont.
GEN. HUMPHRIRs' DIVISION ENG AGING THE RE-
BELs AT sHEPHERDsTowN.
FREDERICK MD VIA WASHINGTON, Oct. 16.
courier " no left Sharpsburg at O'Clock this
morning, informs me that HumphrSes' division
Of Poriers corps crossed the river at Shepherds
town al o O'Clock p. m; that they were met by
he enemy. and that an engagement was taking
place when he left s g l- ~ -
FROM FORTRESS MONROE. s-r
FORTRESS MoNRoE, Oct l5.-fhe gunooat