Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-09-16
TELEGRAPHIC.
THIS sMORNISG'S DIsPMCHES.l
THE WAR IN THE EAST,
A BATTLE AT MIDDLETOWN.
THE REBEL MARCH TOWARD
HAGERSTOWN.
Condition of the Rebel Army.
What They Say Of Richmond
And Charleston.
A BATTLE AT MIDDLBTOWN.
Condition of the Rebel Army.
FROM THE CUMBERLAND GAP.
MORGAN STILL HOLDING OUT.
FROM NEW YORK.

Special to the Tribune, says:
Thursday at 4 Az, the rebel main body,
consisting Of division under Jackson, a
/ division under Longstreet, a division IN
der Hill, and possibly a fourth, which
had been encamped at Urbana, commenced
marching through Frederic toward Hagers-
town. The march began at A. N, and
lasted till P. N. The most liberal esti-
mate made of the whole force was 64,000
strong, including 1900 negroes The ne
groes were mixed in prOmiscuously with
whites. Many of them carried musket.
sabre, dirk or bowie knife. The vilest and
worst looking persons in the whole army,
a contemplate, blOated blackguard, was
Howell Cobb. We have been doing fine
business to-day in chasing up rebels
About 500 prisoners have been taken in
the skirmishes, and are now arriving and
beiLg rapidly disposedo Of.
The rear-guard of the enemy, lighting
obstinately, contested every inch of the
ground. Nearly all of the Marylanders
who enlisted in the rebel army, while in
this vicinity, have been taken prisoners to-
day.
In the skirmishes to-day, we have lost in
killed and wounded but 25 or 60 The en-
emy is said to have suffered severely from
one or two Of our cavalry charges.
Two privates of the ID Mississippi Bat
iallion, were captured this morning near
Leesburg, and brought to headquarters
They came from Montgomery, Ala, by rail
to Gordonsville, thence afoot through Gull
pepper, Manassas, Centreville and Fairfax.
They intended TO join their regiment in
Maryland. They agree in saying they
were pressed into rebel service, and ex-
pressed much satisfaction at being prison
ers. But few troops are in Richmond,
they say, that city being little more than
vast hospital. They further report that
Charleston has been practically evacuated
by its citizens, many becoming fugitives
to distant cities, and many others having
encased themselves in hastily-built huts,
beyond the limits of the corporation and
the range of the Yankee gUnboats.
The Times correspondence, dated Sugar
Loaf, Friday, says;
Last evening Union Signal Corps went
up and occupied the crest of the mountain
and signals were kept up throughout the
night.
There has been occasional skirmishing
between BarnesYille and the mountain;
also in the neighborhood Of Hyattstown,
without material results.
1t is stated that the enemy were yester-
day retreating, or moving in the direction
of Point of Rocks
The signal corps saw from Sugar Loaf a
body of cavalry proceeding toward Fred
erick yesterday about P NJ The most
effective force of rebels in the state is be-
lieyed to be cavalry.
Franklin's corps moved from near
BarnesVille this morning. Cochran's
brigade yesterday moved over the Monoc-
acy to watch against the advance Of more
rebel troops across the river, and to pre-
vent them recrOssing to the Virginia side.
It is well known that large drOves of cat
tie have been sent from Maryland to Vir-
ginia for the subsistence of Lees army,
and that within three days our pickets re-
ported the fact and they we're allowed to
proceed without opposition. The fact was
reported to me by an army officer while at
Barrysville yesterday.