The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1862-09-17
Noon Dispatches
FROM WASHINGTON.

WA.HIxGToS Sent. l5.-Ihe Star saws a
ga. n to-day the engagment az Burnside
position bad not been renewed Hewas thei
IN undisputed possession Of the advantage.
crest Of The mountain from which be drove
The enemy the night before. The firing that
eommeaCsl 10y break To-Day Va On attack
0i tie enemy on ffankiiEs Corrs on the
road 10 HarpeEs Ferry.
No direct standardization ~as had With
that corfs 81 o'clock this morning
The 7 clegrsph Operation at Point 0l Rock
SAYS ffsnklin vas heavily engaged thi-
morning ia front % him. f0PER
The division or art1y corps tlat 'eriay
morning occupied Harerstown tot IN
yesterdays action, though Il hzsti'r feroced
/ H. steps IN order 70 be il tbs u. today.
Neither Sumner corps nor co.. divisions
~As IN the action yesterday. thau "a both are
doubtlcss supporting Franklin 70 AZ. a. they
were in position 10 DO 80 yester y evening.
The army corps Of Fitz John Porter passed
through Frederick today at 2 =. m. and
were % have arrived Oh the battle field AZ
noon
The rebels captured in The tight say Beaus
regard IS expected TO join them 10 day with
an army corps OF 1000 strong. We have
10 idea that any such expectation Of theirs
can be realized
Burnsides position. won FROM tie enemy
IN yesterdays battle. command the only
road from Hsgerssown 90 the position where
Frankiin j. hghiins We believe to-day
Hence b. great imp0rtarce. 70 lose il VII be
most damaging TO the enemy.
WAsnScr0x, Sept - An officer slightly
wounded in the battle OF esieulay. who az
rived here 70 night represents that the fight
took place 3 or miles west OF Midiletown.
Frederick County. at ,he foot OF the first
mountain, going West. The enemy was
strongly posted. but our men with the most
deFmined courage. drove them up the noun
tain. through the woods, cornhelds aud open
ground. The rebels made occasional stands
behind walls and fences but we're driven
thence 70 the top of the mountain. and over
Il into the valley. when, Il being night. our
troops were called from further pl.sait. not
one Of our men ialtesed This point ofcon-
test was maintained by our troops Of the
center Two Colonies were among the reb.
Ell slain found on the field this morning The
battle was principally fought with Infantry
on our part IL being imprsciicable O. bring
artillery into fall play Gibbons however
With much trial succeeded IN getting a Fat.
terry upon tho mountain % the right Of the
infantry aud did execution. \ captured
ttUtA AsftutfHAIh ~tI4 10 " A. AlifH NAttHllVI
70 mass al their iOrcer to day. Hatch j.
represented as having beeu wounded in tie
leg.
WAsHISeToS, Sept I5.--FNe refugees
from Richm0n were examined by the Pro
vost Marshal yesterday. They left Rick
mond last Friday week They state that the
Southerners we're iubilant over the idea that
they would take Washington Lee was to
have taken Washington before Monday.
There we're few troops ia Richmond save
those in hospitals and cenvslescen,s
They understood there were but three
regiments on James river.
The rebels claim they have a large force.
At Chattanooga Tenn. all business, ex-
eepting that conneesed with the army. Is
dull
Army movements were being vigorously
conducted
Refugees frooa Frederick sburg. say there
was very small rebel force at Fredericks
burg.
Gen. Stoneman has been assigned 70 the
command Of kcarneys Division.
The draft IN Massachusetts, has been post
poned ill October lst.
WAsmsNcrox. Sept i5-Some quo mon.
wounded IN the recent battles of Bull Run.
are az the hospital az the Var Pet House.
anout , miles from the battle field They
were under DR.. John ). Ames, OF the s6th
Regiment New York Volunteers. The sun
ering of these soldiers was very severe. be
ing left without food Of any kind for two or
three days. none reaching them from our
lines. Notwithstanding the almost supcrhu
man efforts OF cur Government. and none
was furnished by the rebels. although a
proper requisition was handed il by The
Surgeon Ia charge at their own inslig CATION.
All the food that could be procured from
the adjoining farmers was purchased at ex
orbitsul iatts by Or. Jameson
Men enough OF our army remarked lrelsind
% take care y. lOs wounded. but with the
exception OF niHc. the He.a ali marched
away on Sunday morning al prisoners under
protest al tAal could be effected to re
icyc the necessities II the wounded Vas
promptly done.
Our Surgeons ald NURSES work ed night and
tav Alter seses..l days 90 want supplies in
limited quantities were brought first Nv Dr
Mcfarland Medical Director. but Afterwards
ia greter quantities bs d.. Coolidge Medical
INSPECTOR. Who WAS repairing ia his pains
70 eel OF the woesced ~ quickly - pass Die
With few exceptions No blankets or cloth
ing were furnished. although great numbers
we're almost IN a stateot nudity Fortunate.
~ shege vas only enc day of rain,
The following are aEsoAs The Wounded
Chas Anderson. 81 Mich. leg. Nm Rob.
etisou, Mich. Cavalry. hand. John Moran,
j.; Mich. thigh; Ben SHARP. 81 Ohio. leg.
Moses Sener. sih Ini thigh. Daniel Wi
kinson ana J.. "A. Oviu. 1th " woousia. tbishs
4. ClaeAbau. 18th O.. head aud 'se Ben.
AcCalc 6ji Ind thigh. Chas Saunders.
aslA % foot Mic'aci Corrsn. la Mich.
knee Wm. 4 Mitchell. sih Wis arm and
sale s..