Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1862-09-18
Great Rattle Near MIddIetown.

Great Rattle Near MiddletOwn,
Lcagdreet A,semp,s % Re crow the lbso
uac--Ohr Troops Resist his Passage
Hooker apd Renos Edps iStorn, H,,Sers
torn Hiohts Gen. Rcao Rilied-- Ssrsr,
| Fghtiag bet,ocen Frankfia and the Rebel
| s--Gens 3 Nc CIel50ns Official Dispatch.
| HARRIsBURo. Pa, Sept l4.-There wa.
! 9 battle to-day in Middletown. Longstreet'
division. moving on the Boonsboro road
IN thG direction cfs Whtamspoft, with sths
intention, no doubt. OF re-crossing the Po
tomac at that point, was engaged by The
Fedeals.,
Nothing ofscial has been received al
headquarters Of the battle sp to this hour,
\ midnight. ralss'se-.' s.--'s 4 -.i.. -.-s.---.
| /. On receipt of the news of the occupation
Of Frederick BY Burnside, and the advance
Of Mcclellan, the people became Wild Will
sieged With regard to tbe result. Gres,
condolences K now felt here as 10th to The safety st,
Of the State Capital Troops are still arr
wing on foot end by railroad ~.
1 HxADcuARrERs AMY or THE PoroxAc !
| .u3 ~ Meptrrnws, SEPT. 1i-e4o'n NJ
To. H. W. HdAect, General In. Chicf:
AFTER avery severe engagement the corps
Of General Hooker and General Reno have
carried the hight commanding the Hagers.
town road by storm. ..,.,
The troops behaved magnificent. they new
er fought better. General Franklin has
been hotly engaged on the extreme LETT.
DO not know the result, except that the FIR.
ing indicates progress on his part,
The action coptin!ed ill after dark. and
terminated leaving 6.jn. possession of the
entire crest. II has been q glorious victory.
cannot tell whether the enemy will re
treat during the night or appear 10 increas.
ed force in the morning. regret to add
that the gallant and able General Reno is
killed. '' F''' GEo. B. MCCLELLAN,
s/sS Major General.
The Victory Mar Mddbto,on Confirmed
Gen. Lee Reported WDuadtd--He Ad.
nuts HIS tttsr Defcdt- Franklin aud
| 'ltooker Alike iSaccessful-- Haaerstoon
Gap In the Fdssesson of our Troops--
MWs and Lon0sfreef's Divisioa RomtesE--
The Rebel Recipadtey Flying Oh,
TsSsp.% x;ssg e. Rapia 9s hA"a''- RsSa osiosr'
HxApovAuxss ArNr ov PoroxAc,
TO H ". Houeoe, Gens,ni II. GisI: d
have just learned from Gen. Hooker in
the advance, who states that the informa.
tioo 10 perfectly relisble, that the enemy il
making tor the river 10 perfect panic; and
Gen. 14p stated last night, publicly, that he
must admit that they had been shockingly
I am Eurying everything forward TO en-
deavor to press their retreat to the utmost.
dlSigned,I bo. q. B. McCLELLAN.
lH9. iHsADauAxrrm AMY or THE PorouAc, I
H. W. Haheck Generalin. Chief: -
am happy to inform you that General
FraDklin's success on the left was as com.
piete az that on the center and right, and
resulted IN his getting possession Of the gap,
aiter severe engagement on all parts oi
the line. The troops, old and new, behaved
with the utmost steadiness and gallantry,
carrying, with but little assistance from oui
own artillery very strong positions, defend.
ed by artillery and infantry. s,, III ~
I do not think, our loss very severe. The
corps Of Gems. ID. II. Hill and Longstreet
were engaged with our right. We have Ia.
Ken considerable number of prisoners. -
inc enemy disappeared during the night.
Our troops are now advancing 10 pursuit. -
l DO not know where he will next be. found.
lSigned, J Gro. B. McCLELLAN,
r lorslu Major-t1rneral Comma anding. p
na a,a oHrAD0uAsrra, Ansr os rH. PoronAc, /, ,
n W u.u.. ssp,sDler "a ~
II rns:rn,. - mataec@ ,;ee ,3eae,asm Ch'g: 10
,,e,s,v ra,Sn nanSuan sn's moment received com
,;"n ~ nv c.Iass Rahas .ne fouI ana demorslisa-
nor,sS @ "a sn sr naaS I al arny Te1eral Lee y re-
EonIcr sIona ~ Wy @ uar,anu flan Killed. den:
hau;no ' haom s.ons mss cvff ,Wo prisoners, 200
ted tbat T f"s % s;vs i reuer.yk' ,eas ~ Is sta.
80 sa iii GSii. 80 s'seS n's loss ~ io'oV. we
movs @ 'o",ps - rap'ay Us the men can
Isl iS;,nsd ! nyo d u.c,
. ''s"N'| D. uoL,LEG,LAN,
ts,..rr .clla9a .s,b Ha)or,teneral.
Detaih Of he Recent Fight The Tcto,y
Psmh. ~" ''''" ." ''D' ."
BALTIMORE. Sept, I5tb.-Tbe follow;no
are extracts FROM the special oorresnonassnnss Sss
q the Americsn:Ge'a.l' '.l' y '''' 'sp'''N'"''
FRrDERIcx. Monday apM-Th. -. -,
that rcachss hare'YfSa ths' front. 60 COMING S
riously encouraging cbaraoter = Tbs ~ : scsns s,v
Of the fight yesterday was upon what il
generally called the Scared Mounta;n of
the Catoctin range, but in the mans L. callsd
the South Mountain. : e''N
Our force on Saturday drove Tho rebals
rear guard out Of Middletovn. and onr "d