The national Republican., 1862-09-22

three privstes were foand dead, having bsen
torn 70 pisces BY she'll. The church, insal-
most every part, was riddled with balls.
10 The haste Of retreat, the enemy left All ut
500 Of their woundA st houses and pa,n,.
where thsy had established hospitals, an ,s,y
few Of their desd were buried, except ofiiceis
their graves being found In cornneld., In the
rear Of their lines. A large number Of their
wounded were brought Of the field In our am.
balances, and cared for BY our surgeons At
one Of their hospitals some Of our wounded
haa been taken; and the officer In charge hav.
Ing forgotten 70 parole them, . -brigadier gep-
eral returned Friday morning to do 20, and
had just gone . few minutes when . cavalry
contents Of his revolver at the flying rebel, but
without effect.
An Incident ia related Of boy belonging 70
the Ninth New York, but whose name could
not be sscertaintd, who stood 10 front OF bis
regiment while II engaged the enemy at short
range, In which position he fred all bis oar.
tridges and STOPPING down. took bis dead com.
rade's cartridge box, and fred the entire oon.
tents-in all ninety i've rounds-not receiving
q scratch the whole time, Notwithstanding the
ground was covered with dead and wounded
all around him. The regiment was ordered 10
charge rife pit, where the rebels were con.
cealed, and our young hero was the first who
entered 1t, the enemy flying at the approach Of
the bayonet.
The loss Of ths rebels in this battle was very
heavy, and evidently exceeded ours. Awounded
soldier Of the Second North Csrolins said biz
regiment left Richmond month ago seven
hundred strong, and on Thursday morning
could muster only two hundred aud twenty
A negro who was captured. and who knows
Jackson we'll, states he raw him with bis arG
in II sling on Friday, upon the field. General
Stark was killed.
Ole of the prisoners states that Gen. jos
johnson died recently 10 Richmond, Of wound
received at Fair Oaks.
FREDERICK, Sept. 2O.--Shelliug wa kept uT
al the enemy across the river o. Shepardsiowr
until Friday night A report came into Fred
erick that force was crossing a: Willlamaport
aud part Of our army was rent TO meet them
Heavy firing was heard aL noon today la ths
direction and at Sharpsburg; but up to to nigh
TO intelligence has been received from ei,he
place. This morning q delegation Of twent,
pnrgeons from Nsw York passed through
Boonsboro' on their way to the battle field.
number OF ladies, also followed In ambu auces
under charge Of Miss Dix.
The churches and other building, in Boons
boro' and Keegsvllle, are full oil our wounded
| and the ladies' Of these places are cheerful,
doing all in their power 10 alleviate their sui.
feriogs.
The inhabitants in the vicinity Of Fredericl
and Hagerstown are returning 10 their homes
and seem TO be in great glee because the rebel
are driven across the river. No pillsging wa
allowed by the rebels previous to the battle o
south Mountain. but after that tEey cleaps,
:he country pretty thoroughly. particulsril.
around Sharpsburg, almost every hou2e In ID
town having been robbed. and goods whic
they conld not usP, destroyed. Many house
were riddlsd by balls and shells, and severa
barns burned.
| There Is no evidence that either Lougstree
or Lee was wounded 10 the battle of Wednea
Say.
The number Of prisoners In our hands
about two thousand. and at least ten thousao
stand Of arm, were found on the field belong
Ing TO the enemy.
Col. Christian, Of the Twenty.sixlh Ne,
York, acting brigadier general 10 place 0
General Tower, who was wounded recently q
Bull Run, has resigned, and Colonel Lyle, {
the Nnetieth Pennsylvania, Ia now In com
uand Of the brigade, and will ably ill the pc
sition.