, 1862-09-19
was Instantly Killed BY she'll which struck

was Instantly killed by shell which struck
tim on the hexd. Hlsnane was Garland,
Dr.. Holmee, medical director Of Cox's di-
vision efttnn+es our lass in kil~d and wound
ed in that divis on on Sunday at 400 Colonel
Crook, formerly commanding the Sc h Oai3, |
was taken prison ct On the 12th inst, aud re~
leased On parole He xas making cavalry
charge through Frederick, when his horse fell,
irjurirg him slightly, and before he could cx-
tricate himself he was made 4 prisoner
The CSth Illinois, three months regiment,
started home this afte1noou-
WASHINGTON, Sept. 18-12:30 a. m.-From |
cur correspondent, VIC have the following:
MosocAcY, Nd, Sept. 17.-JAckson re-
crossed the Potomac at Dam No. I, to aid |
lopgs.rtet. Gen. 4. P. Hill is at Harper's
Ferry, AID the iadica!ions are that the enemy
arc evacuatiug that plaee. Rutnors sly that
We have taken the Maryland Heights, ard are
Planting cannon there, and that Gen. Homes
brigade are ,narcaing on tn. Heights, aud
Planting artillery commanding Harper's Ferry
and preserving the pontoon bridge. Tue rail-
,uad bridge l.tely built was blown up this
nacrD.ng. Col Miles, remains LETT there for
Frederick to-day.
The r. rolled prisoners. u,nbering 5000, are
here. They arp to march to Annapolis. Il .jor
j. J. J,.ses, o! Gen. Vool's staff, is charged
with their heipg Forwarded.
RAIr1N Sept IA battle has been
progressing near sharpsburg yesterday and
to-cay- Mcclellan is reported driving tue
,eb. Is with terrible slaughter before him,
| capturing q large number Of prisoners. AL
locked cheering at 1he latest accounts to-
day.
1t is generally adnli ted that Burnside has
.c-captured Harper's Ferry. The rebels are
| reported short Of ammunition. Immense
numbers Of their dead and wounded cover the
hattie fields as we possess them. L large
number of rebel prisoners arc en- 7vute for
Baltimore
PHILADELPHIA, Sept 17.-The capture Of
Harpe1's Ferry, with .ts immcn7e stores, Il
another triumph Of rebel generaIship, which
the country will dep1oze as Usual. Our rein
fcrcements came too late to aid the be1eaguer-
I'd garrison.
A correspondent Of the Inquirer, writing
fsum Chambersburg, under date Of yesterday,
says:
Alter the rout of the rebels from the passes
Ct the South Mountain on Sunday, General
Mcclellan followed in rapid pursuit in the
direction of BoohsboFo, toward which town
the 1nain body Of the cncn1y lyicg Immediate
t j. in front Of him retreated. They we're rein.
| forced By the columns Of Generals 4. P. Hill
Toombs and Longst1eet. The fight then be
came general below, or in the neighborhoot
of Boonetoro. The enemy held tenaciou-l,
: to position near that place. The to in ha
: been nearly burned down by shells. Th,
battle lasted from daylight until o'clock IL
, ! the afternoon, when the rout Of the rEbals be
: came g.neral- Mcclellan closely pursue,
them, they retiring In the direction OF Sharpa
1 burg and Nilliamsport. The rout seems t
b be comp1ete-so complete Is it that our caya
ry from tits point rode Into Hagerstow1 las
t night, not more than 500 strong, With perfec
It inrunlty. They captured all the enemy
s mtdical etores, recaptn1cd q large quantity {
s. flour ard took forty straggsslsrs prisoner
Tie enemy had been pushed over ten milk
r at midnight, and the pursuit Ind been rapid
It continued. The roads along which they lie
T. are represented as being literally strewn vii
:, their dead. They are said TO have abandon;
all their wagons and munition trains, and vi
Is scarcely bo able to preserve any Of their ca
se non. all they eau do Is to Keep tbs bulk
n their army from being utterly demoralize
u" Even this they may nos succeed in doing
AL reports agree that three prominent rel
generals have been Killed, but differ as
what their names are. have tried TO s
thcse reports, and am fnclined to think th
g. we're Gsncr11s Harvey, G4rlInd and LOT
as street-
&C THE following dispatches, which should hs
VI been received On Wednesday night, bat were p
X vented By the storm reached us ,estenday-En
er- HAnK,sBrne, Pa, Sept, 17-Thc bar
va Mfddletawn clused without defiuite fesu
~ No firing has been heard from Hazersto,
no since O'clock yesterday. StragRlers conf
nut into HagerstoEn report that Longstr*et h
up BEEN Killed, and that The rebels had been 81
~ uul ded. Ssrgglers also say lha. the anu
~ milton and provisions Of the rebels have be
Is completely run out
,ps Pn,1ApE1rH1A. Sept ia dispatch FRI
r. Harrisburg TO GOV. Curtin states that the b
tie at Sharpsburg Recommended early t
y" morning With the grea:est fury up 10
my 8. N.
I'm. Our latest odyiccs from Harrisburg say Il
~ State troops arc pushing forward to she b
The B.lttin has the following special
,r,s AZ Harerstovn {hts morniar hcsTy fr
Iey wae constantly heard in the direction
,nt Sharps burg, but no dtnnite intoEn9 ion IT
r. .na. sna,s au o,e mar;n@ meet
,x,s bush to reach William port and ret across
of Potomac
7e7e II O'clock Ills fTucsdayl afternoon. H.;
reached H'gerstown- He reports that
zed fighting has been perfectly. terrific.
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