Litchfield enquirer., 1862-09-18
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THE VERY LATEST. as-. GOOD NEWS CONTINUEsl X TWELVE THOUSAND PRISONERS
 yACKsoN's ARMY BAGGED1
 THURSDAY, A. N.
 Twelve thousand prisoners have arrived at Baltimore. Gen. Longstreet, reported killed, is wounded and prisoner The Rebel General Hill is killed. Harper's Ferry iain our hands again, and is occupied by Gen. Burnside. The fighting was most desperate all day yesterday. All accounts seems to show that the Rebels gre terribly beaten, and that the whole Rebel Army will be killed, wounded, taken prisoners, or scattered so as to utterly break up Jackson's Army that entered Maryland, and the reserves that followed The latest, by Harrisburgh, says the whole Rebel Army has been beaten, and are retreating towards aagerstown. 10000 Pennsylvania Militia will meet them at Hagers- town. In severe battle at Sharpburg, on the 10th, the Rebels were severely beaten, with great loss. 700 of their dead were buried by our troops before o'clock A. NJ. and the work is still going on. The battle was renewed on the morning of the l7th, near Gettysvile. Jackson joined Lees forces at Antistine Creek while our forces were reinforced by 3OOOO from Washington. Victory is ours everywhere.
 
 THE WAR NEws-The following are the latest dispatches up to the time of going to press:
 HARRIsBURUEGH, Sept l5.-9 9P.M.
 Dispatches received from Hagerstown say Gen Mcclellan came up with the rear of the rebel army at Sharpsburgh, and that a battle is now progress.
 HARR1sBURGf, Sept 16-1O P. NJ.
 4 dispotcA just receired at Headquarters say. Jachson Aas recrossed tue Potomac and Ge, Nc Czellan engaged Aim acitA tremendous .torc Mis side of ,SAarpsbauyh and tea miles iron hot place. Ihe achole rebel army in Narylane actU Dc aaniailated or captured this night
 No rebels can be found abont Hagerstowr and Williamsport, and none two miles on tn, other side of the Potomac.
 Special Dispatch to tue Ne,o York 7In,es.
 HARR1sBuReH Sept. 16
 We have just received tidngs of tue t,co DO, lions ofthe re6ez army Aauing united on Mis sid of tAe Potomac, numbering, it is supposed, seven ty thousand (7O,OOO) men. A desperate battl is moneutarily expected in Middletown Valley between the Cos Locton Mountains and tn South Mountain, the scene of the last battle Reinforcements are going on actively
 LArER-s.4O P. MA battle is reported going on all this afternoon. The result is no yet known.
 WEDNESDAY Sept. l6.
 LArEsr.-The latest dispatch from Harris burgh confirms the entire rout and demoraliza of most of the rebel army. Howell Cobbssi: wounded and taken prisoner with his entire com mand. Tine enemy was hotly pursued, Tuesday afternoon, and last night, and it was thought bcforeSh's morning that we >shall capture lhe whole rebel army.
 GENERAL. Mcclellan in dispatch to General Hallock, dated at three miles beyond Middle town, on Sunday evening, states that after ve ry severe engagement the of Generals Hooke, and Reno had carried by storm the Height com manding the Hagerstown road The actior continued until after nigh:fall, and when it ter minated the army of the Potomac was in DOS session of the entire crest. Gen. Reno was kill ed, In subsequent disptches, dated Monda, morning, General Mcclellan adds that General Franklin's success on the left was as complete as that on the centre and right and resulted in his obtaining possessession of the Gap after $ severe engagement in all parts of the line. The army fought with much gallantry, carrying, witt but little assistance from our artillery, yer, strong positions, defsn ded by artillery and infan tfy. The corps of Generals D. H. Hill ani Longstreet were engaged with our right. The enemy disappeared during Sunday night, ano in the morning our troops advanced in pursuit General Hooker was credibly informed that the enemy was retreating on the river in pani, and that General Lee stated publicly Sunda, night that be conceded they had been defeated with the loss of fifteen thousand men. Late, information received completely confirms the rout and demoralization of the enemy. Gener al Lee is reported wounded and General Gar land killed. Gen. Hooker, who was in the ad vance, captured large number of rebel priso ners, seven hundred of whom were sent to Fred erick. The enemy were being rapidly pursued It is believed that the only two routes of the re treat left for the enemy have been cut off except in one direction.
 DEATH OF GENERAL RENo-General Jesse L Reno, whose death on the field of battle is an nounced in General McClellan's dispatch, was one ofthe gallant young brigadiers whom Burn side trained to war in North Carolina He was g Pennsylvanian by birth, and about thirty-se ven years of age. He received military edu cation at West Point, where he was entered in ls42, and was graduated, seventh in his class, in lS46. sa.....
 Entering the army as brevet second lieutenant of ordnance, he formed part of Scott's army in tho Movio.n ruor ond tooE mart in evorv hattlo