The dollar weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1862-1864, 1862-10-02
I Correspondence of the st. Louis Republican,
From Washington.

| Correspondence of the st. Louis Republican,
| From Washington.
WASHINGTON, Monday, Sept. ~, 1867.
THE SITUATION ON THE UPPER POTOMAC.
1t can not be denied that the enemy have
added another well-conducted and success
full retreat to the many they have executed
during the present war. Terribly cut up,
and almost surrounded, they slipped away
from McClellan's front with that consum-
mate tact and secrecy always distinguishing
their retrograde movement. They saved
every thipg-baggage, supplies. ammuni-
their wounded that could be moved-leav-
ing about 800 fatally wounded in temporary
hospitals.
Their pickets remained in positions in
plain view of our lines until early Friday
morning, skirmishing with our alls the time,
when they began to disappear. and it was
not until then that the retreat was known
on our side. Some of these pickets beat q
hasty retreat and crossed the river, but 9TH
ers were captured-some Of whom say their
orders were to remain and keep up appear
ances" to the last moment. The fact that
General Pleasanton's cavalry, which was
the first in pursuit, picked up but 3OO or 4OO
stragglers shown how well they carried out
the deceit.
General Leo has certainly added to his
military fame by this retreat but it re-
mains to be seen whether it will ultimate
lv result in extricating his army from the
perilous consequences of crossing the Po-
tomac.
1t is believed here by many-with good
reas ops-that jackson had more to do with
the retreat than Lee. It's success indicates
the operation of his peculiar talents, and 1t
is confirmed by reports that Lee had been
com PEELED to retire from active command on
account of his wounds.
Lees army is not so badly whipped. and
is far from being demoralized, rs we have
been told 1t will hardly make stand for
the permanent occupation of the lower val.
ley of the Shenandoah, and most likely will
fall back to the upper Valley about stanton
and also re-occupy the old line OF the hap
idan and Rappahannock.
Reliable private reports state that consid-
cradle bodies OF troops have been forwarded
from Richmond and other Southern points
during the last two weeks, which are now
concentrated about Gorionsville and Front
Royal. These were reenforcements which
Lee, no doubt, expected TO reach him before
fighting Mcclellan. They can now be used
to guard his line of retreat.
The situation, as far as developed. shows
that heavy battles are yet to be fought be-
fore the enemy is forced back to the ground
he held before the battle OF Cedar Mountain.
1t i, stated here in military circles that
the Government is determined to wage a
vigorous campaign against the enemy in
Virginia, wherever he can be found before
winter sets in; and further that the PENN
sula will be occupied by another large army
this tall. General McClellan's original will
be re-aiopted.
THE LOSSES AT ANTIETAM AND THE RESULT.
The Confederate army retreated across tn e
Potomac at the Sheph erdstown ford, which
is represented as accessible only by narrow
roads, through deep gorges, aud, therefore
afford:ng the worst facilities for the passage
of large army. Under these circumstances
it is a matter of great wonder how the enemy
could have WI ldrawn from Gen. n cClel-
lan's front and escaped with Insignificant loss
The cause was we'll known days ago. bu.
until now it could not have been prude utly
published. Our army was too badly cut up
in the battle Of Wednesday to follow the
enemy INN ed ely Our heavy losses, to-
gether with the heavy draft upon the ranks
to bury the dead aud take care of tine
wounded after the battle, almost disorgan =
lied every corps engaged.
The official report of the loss in Sumner
corps states it TO be 5,2OS. This portion OF
the army fought no harder and suffered no
more severely than the three corps under
Hooker, franklin and Burneide. The last
is known to have lost more men than any
other, and franklin the least of the four &C
lively engaged; while Porter's corps, being
held mostly in reserve, suffered lightly com
pared with others. 1t is presumable that
the losses of the four corps which fought
the battles will make an aggregate OF elsh-
teen or twenty thousand. Add three thcu-
sand for the loss at South Mountsin, with
smaller affairs, which. with the IL 800 sur
rendered at Harper's Ferry, will make the
total cost to the Union army. of Lees raid
into Mary land, about thirty thousand men.
THE PRESIDENTS PROCLAMATION.
This document falls upon the people of
some sections of the loyal country like a
thunderbolt from a cloudless sky. After
snubbng Greedy so effectually, and in his
reply to that individual, misng the peo-
pie to srestore the Union by the shortest
way under the Constitu tion," Mr.. Lincoln
surrenders to the Abolition devil uncondi-
tionally, and does just what he plainly tod
he would not do.
| l have said it will create intense surprise,
but it was expected here. For weeks it has
been known that the pressure" was being
applied, and at last Honest Old Abe" ap-
pears to have succumbed and thrown him
self and his administration into the arms of
tho radicals. The document speaks for it
self.
OtThe Richmond Wing of the Oath con-
tains the death of Brigadier General VIM.
E. Stark. Second Louisiana Brigade.