The New York herald., 1862-09-20
OUR KF' DYsvIL r DESPATCH.


to tina, night, it must have been scany bits aJ
around.
OUR KF' DYSvILy r IESPATCH.
KH!elsiLLE, Md, 5epI 10, 1859
The smoke q tho battle of yesterday ia dspeed
and wo can SEQ more clearly what his ben dona
MPllTs
As announced in my letter last light, our victory
= adeniabe and glorious one colviacins 10 the mss
s,spcal bel sympathizers Our soldiers ha done what
exreciod OF them. They have tho rebols
vile. h wing 6glt, were met N whipped badly -
every point along tho limo by nvincib army. In
every ertsd movement -tejtay success.
I'LL while every ment again by the rebels was
handsomely rrpused.
cESkrM. aCiELLAN's HR,noUARTsaa
General McClclans headqu r Tor tn day were at
large the hill the north lido OF the Poi tors
twn valley, about one mile from K.eiysvile, ard In
position ookng the entire len u tion. To tho
wide field OF vision opened before him imputed
large measure Of the success watch attended
during the day.
sEvEsE--sUMyERs OORPS.
Az nine O'Clock in the morning tae soverest 1ghine
commenced, when Summers full c,rps became engagsd
with the enemy These veterans OF the ennsus pitched
into the ssethng tide Of the ba 10 I'm right good wi
their old and plucky General Leading .hem II s sad,
indeed that his undaunted carried divisions
sedgwicksinto the enemy's limo. where they fought
superior numbers successfully for hour though al
ti.nss their situation critical indeed Nothing but
to daring determined courage saved this nobh
b dy Of men from ann hilation.
Az ArfENrT MADE BY CAPTURE our
The rebes here made bold push 10 capture lho Fr
Rhode Island and Krbys, formerly RIcke,ts' battery,
ans which they have the old gruge Of Fair Oaks and
Savage Station TO settle yet. Rcke Is light brass twelyo
FOUNDER battery poured pc and canister with deslruO
tive effect and With the aid support infanlS3
ON tho ftecnth Massachusetts, oectuay checked INA
enemy's ads in the d rec II tho battory rhs
are Of tho combined infantry and artillery literally
moved down tho rebels.
THE FIrrxESlH MASSACHUSETTS, LOWED KyEny,
who by this rallied their forces and received assist
Nobly did this regiment sustain itself against ths
increased and increasing numb tho rebels bringing
down OF rebels at every discharge. They wsrq
obliged finally fail back to the original ne which the1
did in good order hyhtng the meantime undor cover 0
Kirbys well directed grape and canister. Tho yHcsnu
Massachusetts, went into action with six hundred men
out With about two hundrsd uDinjurod Tho rSo
killed wounded and missi &.
THE
was well served, and ably Supported by tho Thirty
fourth New York aud the Baxter Zouayss and AnaIfy
drove of tho rebels.
TROOPS THE THICK oy the uoaS.
Tho Thrtyfourth and Second New York Militia and
Baxtcrs Zouaves suffered terribly. send . pasts
list by telegraph Of their loss. Published in aphabsh
cal form in another portion of the HEsALD.l
ONE o. r1E sEvgRE-r sTarGDLEs
occurred near Sumas house and barn, whore . hrgt
force Of robel infantry posted, with artillery
To-day viewed the there, the ground
ei with rcbel dead and wounded. Fire from ssxeral a
our batteries was directed there tn terrible sct q
the hecatonb Of victims lying there a,tost. Numas'
h,use and barn iostrsycd by irc, making speN
did spectacle after the night bgln To dsrKcn.
cor. PRATT op VIEW YORK,
os wounded in four places at ijrcnt times during NJ
day After ho had received the second wound and was
Bleeding profueeiy he led biz mon into most gallant
and succcssul charge, receiving his death wounds Bis
is, think. new regiment
rpy COLONEL oF TIE sIyESrxRyrH MICHIGAN NiLxD
while advancing his men to a bayonst charge afssI
they had exhausted thoir ammunition.
smxycrsG !,
Tie Washington artillery, OF New orleans, tho basl
battery OF the enemy firing last evening" all tho
res having previously become silent II supposed nas
wan. OF ammunition of the stacking Of tns
rebel Ore in the part Of the Ivy. Our well seSv
and numerous batteries howovcr, did tho nest owara
s,Irnc,ng the encmys batteries Ia tho Afternoon ths
rebels we're using the AMMUNITION captured NJ Hafnsr"
rerrv with more enect than ,hcn ammunition used n
road iron Sings smooth stoles missiles OF dcsGao
ssw YORK REGixE.rs vmcn avEREr.
Tho following New York regimen.s suffered sovsreyJ
Eighty second Thirty fourth. Fny ninth, sixty ninth
Flf,y third, Ninth Forty second
A "rssrrR, sESr INTO rur RrnsL nSes
This morning, september ~. few shells wcro throws
into the enemy's lines thei. Whereabouts.
riAG OF TRUCE TO msr THE DEAD.
Shortly afterwards Gag Of truce came ont fros ne
rebels 20 solicit PORN sson 10 bury their dead This wss
granted by Mcclellan and until tour O'Clock this sts
n,on was given n which u do the work. Our focos arc
condition to renew the engagement begun sorlpn'y
Yesterday with increased force. remained 10 fronf ~aN
half mast three this afternoon AZ that time havy ra's
,esap. which would prevent furihss hos.bH's. Iss
ocle,s on the outer posts have been niF srinsssss
to-day. bu, I heard DO vclleys. sis rcsimcnS Ho~
conora, Co1s division arc engaged At s'usa N9sssAm y
/, n.yus inc rsccl dead from the baths Of HDdst