New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-09-23
Reconnaissance BEYOND CHANTILLY.
Capture of Prisoners and ACCOutermentS.
Investigation of Recent Surrenders
ARRIVAL or MORE or CUR WOUNDED.
Stores Sent for the Relief of the Wounded

THE DESCRIPTION OF THE BATTLE Ut
ANTIETAM.
The admirable letter of your special correspondent,
descrptye of the battle of Anetam, continues TO be
topic Of great interest in all circles here. Several
of the foreign ministers forwarded copies OF 1t to
their Governments IA containing a'graphic, compre-
hensve and accurate account Of the great struggle
Reconnaissance BEYOND CHaNTILLY.
| A reconnoitering party, under command OF MAJOR
j. n. Deems, OF the LIST Maryland Cavalry, who Is
on Gen. Sircs staff, and comprising two companies
of the 9th New.York Cavalry, was pushed beyond
Chan,illy yesterday. Thrty-nine straeglers were
taken prisoners and paroled No pickets OF the
enemy were to DO seen quantity Of Rebel knar-
sacks and camp equIpage, and large ak keoeI
dag which bore evidence Of having seeD service aud
of having belonged to the Beauregard Riilea, were
also captured.
GEN. HoOKER's WOUND.
Gen. IIookers wounds have been followed by
none of the uuiavoraha results which were appre
tended. lie IL improving rapidly, and will 30 to
New-York in the course OF this week.
ARRIVAL OF MORE OF OUR WOUNDED.
Twelve hundred Of our wounded from tie battle
feld Of the Antctam. arrived here by mil from
frederick to-day There are now fully 1000 ia the
city. The Capitol and the new ho-rItnis being
crowded room will be made for az leas, :. 900 more
RELIEF For THE WOUNDED.
Yesterday, 100 wagon loadu of sanitary stores and
provisions were sen, Frederick for rhe relief of the
wounded. Among them were 900 bedtteads, 1000
pillows, 5000 bed sacks, 1900 pillow cases 2.iOO
tin plates 400 cups $500 knives and forks, 300
cans of concentrated milk and coffee, half tun o.
frina. 200 pounds Of chloroform quinine, laudanum
and immense quantities of other medical stores.
THE AMBULANCE SYSTEM.
The fighuol abuse 10 which the present syslom
Of ambulunces is subject have been exposed in the
recent report of Dr. Coolidge, comprising tho results
Of hi. observations on the battlefield Of Manassas
and in other official papers.
REBELS EXCHANGED.
Tie prisoners of war, 100 in number, except
commissioned officers, G3 in number, who de-
Gen Dix at Aikens Landing, james River, Va, on
the li,h and 18th inst, declared 10 bs ex-
changed
THE CASE or CAPT. H0UCKE.
Satisfactory evidence having been submitted that
Capt Sol. j. Houks, list Ohio Volunteers. did not
advice the surrender OF Clarksville Tennessee and
that he rigusd the card justifyiLg the surrender
under misrepresentation Of It's contents, the Presi-
den, directs tia, 70 much Of General Order No. 10,
as cashicrs him, be revoked
DISMISSED FROM TIE SERVICE.
Addiaiona Paymastcr James Mann 10 dismissed
the service by direction Of the President for absence
without leave and neglect OF duty.
CHASE or sMuGLERs AND CAPTURE or THEIR
GOODS.
On Friday nigh, as TIE u. 8. steamer Satellite wes
wat, hing for smugglers near Cochlers Creek. Va.
boat was discovered attempting TO cross below. A
bon, commanded by Acting. Master G.. T. Hoyey, put
OIL in pur.un On approaching the smugglsr, Act
inp-Masior challenged twice, and on receiving no
Satisfactory Response fired muskei over them
Two shots from tie challenged boat were followed
by round from tho pupncr but the smugelers
were too far in advance, and succeeded in making
the cover Of the woods, pushing up the creek in the
darkness and making u landing on the virgnn
shore. Al dawn Saturday, Acting Master Hovey. |
with two Of bis men, went on shore to house near
the landing, where they were unable TO get auy
intelligence about the smugglers from tee family.
negro found in neighboring house. however,
told where the boat laid and where the booty was
seereted. Going TO the mill Indicated they found
large quantity Of goods en- routs 10 Richmond
among them large boz Of Yankee notions, ten
boxes Of shoes, three cases Of boots, and several
cares Of dry goods.
The man whom the negro pointed out AZ the owner
gave bis name rs J. X. Sedgwck. He affirmed that
he had nothing to do with the shooting which ho had
heard but added that account OF the pressure Of
important business he was willing to give the boats
nd al fley
The negro said that smuggling had been carried Oh
in that vicinity to very great extent all Summer.
The goods were of course brought on and Sedgwick
is now in the Old Capitol Prison
TIE WOUNDED on AND MAR THE RATTLE
FIELD.
letter written this morning has just been received
hero from surgeon still on the field Of battle, who
went out in charge u the first train Of hospital sup
plies. He writes that he and those with him, agents.
OF the Sanitary Commission, have given attention
to at least 5000 Union wounded.
They were mostly clustered about burns and sta
bles under upon the field. There WIS plenty
of clean straw for them to lie upon, and sufiicen,
medical md surgical attendance; but u great want
Of incidence especially, and provisions OF all kinds
The writer @ys that every available place Of
shelter was occupied by the sufferers the hospital
ground extending over space no. less than thirty
miles in circumference. There is not barn, farm.
house, store, church. or schoo-house between
Boonsborough, Sharpsburg, and Smokctown, that is
not gorged with the wounded, Rebel aud Union
Even the grain cribs, in many the COW stables
and, in one instance, the maDger were filed Sew
eral thousands lie in the open air upon straw. On
Saturday the medical headquarters were moved to
Sharpsburg. Great dissatisfaction was said TO be
expressed at the long delay of the stores sent for
ward by the Medical Bureau which did not arrive.
For two days after the immense amount Of sup
plies Gent Ly tbs Sanitary Commission had Laan ra