The New York herald., 1862-09-27
New York. Saturday, Sept. ~, 1854.
THE STU ALTON.


across the river into Virginia there appears to be
no movements Of General McClellan's army going
on near Sharpsburg. The rebels are evil
dently in force opposite sheppardstown and
along the line of the Upper Potomac, as
our pickets and scouts constantly come within
reach Of them On Thursday evening the Sixty
second Pennsylvania, with section of the First
New York artillery and Grifin's brigade, crossed
st ford near Sheppardstowu and took four hun
dred rifles. marked London. ls62"- Of the
eontraband weapons. no doubt--and one twelve
FOUNDER rifed brass gun. The rebel pickets did
not dare to resist this formidable force, but fell
back on their approach.
We give some additional reports Of the battle Of
Antietam to-day, which will be found highly in.
teresting. The commanders. on both sides were
q follows:-
UNION ARMY Px,u Army
MAJ Gen. G. B. Mcclellan. Gen. Robert e Lee
C"mma~de, n Fight Wing. Command Of Lsfi Wing
ors; Zen. zen s. :. - y cksr hal Gen rhos + jackson
MAJ. Gen. F'z John I,ortcr. Con. Jas. Lngsirset.
.a hsf Rs[,s,d. w,.o .n ~a"s z Fl Right Wing
The Governors Of the Northern States, who re.
Gently adjourned their meeting from Altoona,
Pennsylvania, to Washington, had an interview
with the President yesterday, and presente d an
address, the substance Of which we give in our
dispatches.
There is rumor which came from Washington
that the President contemplates issuing another
proclamation, procaiming the State Of Florida
government cotton plantation, and inviting all
iaborers, white and black, to settle there for the
purpose OF cultivating cotton. Ample protection
army and navy TO all such settlers. The State
constitution is to be set aside temporarily, and
Florida reduced TO . territorial condition. This
movement of the Presidents is said to be only
preliminary to q policy which is to be adopted
hereafter with other Southern States. We give
the rumor it reaches US.
We give to-day some further extracts from the
Southern journals Of one day later than those
which we gave yesterday. They continue to an.
nouncs q great victory at Antetam, and endea.
vor to make another triumph Of the recent skir.
mish At Sheppardstown ford. tits manifest how.
ever, that these accounts OF victories, which were
really defeats are not satisfactory to the Southern
people. In like manner, the Richmond papers
claim that Gen. Rosecrans was beaten at Tuka the
~ther day, when we know BY all the authentic re-
trts that he completely demolished Gen. Price
I'd his rebel army. II is said that among the
cphes captured were six batteries, thirty-six
sns, and five hundred prisoners.
We have some information OF an interesting
character from the Gulf coast. by the arrival OF
Che gunboat Connecticut. The Connecticut cap.
tured the British schooner Rambler, which had
run the blockade at Sabine, Taxss, bound for
Havana with heavy cargo Of cotton, the proceeds
OF which. according to the papers found on board, !,
were to be invested in ammunition, medicines and
other contrabaud articles for the rebels. She was
sent 70 Ship Island. The Connecticut also reports
ehat on tho afternoon Of the 30th the United States
gunbost winona. Lieutenant Commanding Thorn.
Con, ran under the fire Of Fort Morgan,
which IL considered the defence Of Mobile
and opened fire on a rebel steamer lying inside.
driving of her crew and damaging her
greatly by the explosion of eleven-inch shell in
her bow. Fort Morgan opened a heavy fire on the
Winona but she escaped unhurt.
Reports from Apalachicola state that two rebel
hon-clad gunboats, mounting six sixty-eighs-
FOUNDERS, are nearly ready for sea, under com.
pand Of J. Cstesby Jones. who says that he will
ink every gunboat on the Gulf coast.
MIsCELLAHEoUs NEWS.
The Aspinwal steamer Ariel Captain Thomas
liner, arrived at this port yesterday forenoon.
lhe brings some interesting, though not important,
ka~ Sha