Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1862-09-19
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WAR NEWS,

WAX NEWS.
Utter Rowt and Demonstration of fhc Eaeos
Confirmed Gen. Lee Reported Wounde
Goa. Hooker. Alone, has 1ho,asan
Prisoners Ire States has Loss at IL go
= StoneroaH Jackson Whipped in Tire
eatties-Greaf Furor IN PtiladelpIao.
Mg,Des aRTERs ARMY OF PoToMAc,
E,iivar, 10 a. NJ. 18th.
To H. W Halleck. Gensrul-in- Chief:
Information this moment received com
pletely confirms the route and dclnorallza
tion of the rebel army. Gen. Lee is report
cd W. unded and Garland kill
Gen. Hooker alone has over thousand o
more prisoners, 700 having been sent t,
Frederick. 1t is stated that Ice gives hi
AS the men can move.
GEO. B. MCCLELLAN,
Major Gen. Commanding
. BALTIMORE, 18th.
A despatch from the Monocacy says tina
no firing has been heard there. 1t is pre-
sumed that the battle has not been renewed
The body of Gen Reno is expected to ar
rive here this p. NJ.
PHILADELPHIA, 18th.
A special despatch to the Bulletin from
Harrisburg says the rebels have fallen hac.
two miles. Gen. Longstreet's division ha:
been sent to reinforce them. The battles
will probably be renewed to-day.
The rebel pickets have fallen ack within
mile and half of liagentown.
Stonewall jackson Las been whipped ii
three battles.
Col. Miles holds his position at Harper
Ferry. but the rebels were planting guns or
the Mary land heights commanding the posi-
ton of Miles. 1t is thought that Col, Mile,
will have 10 surrender.
BALTIMORE, 18th.
The .Ameracc,s has letter from Harper
Ferry, dated the 10th inst which says Col
White has sent us to-day 80 days supply OF
provisions.
WASHINGTON, 18th.
Surgeon Magruder, formerly Medical Di-
rector Of the Rappahannock under Gen. Nc
Dowell, has been appointed President OF the
Medical Board for the examination of the
surgeons a, Philadelphia. Surgeon McPar
lin Of Gen. Pope's staff has been ordered to
assume similar duties.
Richard NJ. Blotchard, Minister to Rome,
is here waiting instructions from the State
Department.
Admiral Dupont informs the Navy De-
partment that the Sheppard Knapp, under
Lieut. Commanding Eytinge, captured, on
the 4th inst the bark Fannie Laurie, under
English colors. BY her papers she purported
to be bound from Nassau to Quebec, but
among them was letter to house in
Charleston, commencing Capt. Laurie &C
their good Offices.
The vessel was captured while attempting
to Enter South Edisto. She has been sen,
to Philadelphia.
NEW YORK, 18th.
A Frederick correspondent says Massa
chusetts regiment. the SD, was the first in,
fantry to enter the place and they marched
thro' the town, cheering, &c.
Shortly afterwards Gen. Burnside at the
head of his staff came dashing into the town
and was received with most deafening cheers
About 9 O'Clock this A NJ. Gen. McClel
len at the head of his staff rode into town
and the reception he met with threw al
others into the shade.
PHILADELPHIA, 18th.
The following intelligence from Harrisbure
n interesting, tDDuEu uut 81 ihtt 1e N'ShSAe
McClellan's despatch;
Our scouts who left liagerstown at
O'Clock yesterday afternoon. says that Gen
Longstreet's division, with the exception o
a brigade of Gen. T0ombs, had left Hager
stown.
Citizens report that the fighting had taker
place near Addletown and that Gen. Nc
Glellan had been driven back two miles
that the final issue was so critical as to maxi
it necessary to order Gen. Longsteet's corps
10 reinforce the rebels.
Col Brinn's cavalry and Gen, Toombs
brigade remained at Haserstowu. Gen
Loring's division which was encamped IL
the Boonsboro road, also left.
A large body of our cavalry had arrived
at Greencastle cutting their way through
from the neigbborhood of Harpcr's Ferry
but Col Miles had his position. Five rebe
cavalry were captured at a point betweer
Greencastle and the State line, and brough
into Chambersburg this morning by squa'
Of infantry.
HEADQUARTERS Army Of the Poto-
mac, I5th-3 clock A. NJ.
To MAJ. Gen. Haileck, Generalin Chief:
lam happy to inform you that Gen Frank
lin'r success on the left was as complete a
that on the centre and right, and resulte'
in his getting possession of the Gap, after
severe engagement in all parts of the line.
The troops old and new, behaved with tn
utmost steadiness and gallantry, carrying
with but little assistance from our artillery
very strong positions defended by artiller.
and infantry
do rot think our loss is very severe
The corrse of Gen. D. H. Hill and Long
street were engaged with our right.
ehave taken o considerable number o
prisoners.
rbe enemy disappeared during the night
Our troops are now advancing in pursuit
/ do not know where he will next be found
ISigned GEo B. MCCLELLAN,
Maj. Gen. Commanding.
GAEIoPoLIs, 18TH
Col. Lyhtburn's advance reached Ripley
Va, at 10 O'Clock last night. Passenger
on the Marriott and Cincinnati railroad tror
the West this morning, report that heav
canuonading was heard in the direction Q
Ravenwood on the Ohio river.
HEADQUARTERS Army OF the Poto-
mac, Is, s o'clock A NJ.
HENRY w. Halieck, Gen-m- Chief:
have Just returned from Gen. Hooke,
in the advance. who states that the inform
alton is perfectly reliable that the enemy
making tor the river in a perfect panic, an
Gen. Lee stated last night publicly, that b
must admit they had been shockngly whiE
ped.
Il am hurrying everything forward to er
deavor to press their retreat to the utmost.
ISigned GEo. b. MCCLELLAN,