, 1862-10-17
OUR FORCES CAPTURE
CHARLESTOWN.
Tmnottant and Successful Recon
uois9ance.
f4ov. Curtin and the Recent Cavalry
kA1d.
enf,. DO0 Rebels Reported to be in the
HheMAnaoAh valley.
tSpecial Dispatch to the Chicsgo Tsibune,]
HEADQUARTERS AENY GF THE PoToNAc,

I
epcc,tul}y, to urge in the strongest
te.uss that Gen. Gen. Gibbons request may
meet with your immediate attention Glori~
Gus as have been the record Of Indiana in the
war, YOU will pardon me for saying that tae
cordact of the 19:h Indiana has been such as
70 add still higher lu:tre to the repufa-
ton Of your State. I have noticed this
regiment, with its Wisconsin comrades, under
the .t.yer+.st fire. and in the most dangerous
positions, and am glad to say there ID no bet
ter reg siment in this or any other army a5s
y0u as I'll official md a personal favor that you
1ahe the most prompt means to d1l the ranks !
Of this noble regiment. Very respectfully, |
fsiened,) GEO. B. McCLEILAN,.M:j. NJ j. Gen. |
IT, Gov o. F. MORTON, Indianapolis.
The above letter from Gen. Mcclellan his
bern harted 10 rle b5 y. T. Dennis, OF IL
| diara, and will satisfactorily cxp14i1 ITSELF
t Wasu.se1ox, Oct 1G-A dispatch from
| f4a1,mr's Ferry states that an advance las o2en
HEADQUARTERS ARMY or PoToNAc,
| October 16, 1s52-
An important reconnaissance was made To-
day in the direction of Winchester: ban,
| cocks division left this morning on tue road
to Charlestowp. Three miles from Bolivar they
came upon the enemE's pickets, who retired
.itbin halfa mile Of Charlestovn and formed
In line Of battle. They covered the approach
to Cba,lestown with artillery. battery
was soon brought Into position. ana an a1'1t-
to1rs, when the rebels retreased to Hills,
| beyond the town. We lost one Killed and
eight wornded. The rebel Cap:. Smith OF
tie Richmond artillery, and eight men, t.ss Were
Town at twelve O'Clock at night, the
enemy leaving one hundred xouud,,
ed behind. At o'clock We advanced and
drove the enemy from Hills, and at daik O.
cu led the position two miles behind Tue
town. The rtb.l armv occupies position es-
'. .e.:ding from Bunker Hill to the shenandoaa.
, Mcclellan arrived at Charlesto IN at o'elos6,
! remaining duricg thc night.
) WASHINGTON. Oct. GA letter has been
5 received from Gov. Curiln, IN which u Is
= gated that he has been informed, on sooa ~ ~,
i thori,y, that the general In command OF tne
i troops at Hagerstown knew that the raosls
a lad crossed the border at 10 o'clock FrIdN II
{ | 1uurripg, twenty miles BY railroad from Cham
g te,sbuIg were IN our possession, and ~
u distance By good roads, and that ne Ieosi !;
is did not leuve Chambersburg Until , o clOel
1t Saturday morning, SO that the whole tofe'
could have been captured and the people
PENNSYLVANIA eaved the disgrace and cost npo'
them. The governor desires tho!oaga !ag IN II
yestigation, and the military authorities nav
~. sleeady ordered an investigation In tn
u. u. meantimc. Gov. Curtin Is taking active mea'
= rrcs to protect the border from any furths
in raid
of New YORK. Oct, ia. correspondent
D. the Philadelphia Enquirer. with ten. ncCie
IS Oct. II:
&. Mary important changes have been mat
re- in the various brigades, divisions, and corp
x, within the past fe days, and 1t u almost II
in possible to ascertain the location Of any boz
,rs OF men, less than a division. Colonies "a
ef, been appointed brigade commanders, orl?
,gS diers have assumed control of divisions, al
several changes hare taken place iu the COZ
'ar- nandeEs Of corps since the receat connsGs
,rt, | to the command vacated by Gen. McOoEe
! Of and es Hooker is now absent. recovering tet
,Io. bis wounds, Gen Reynolds is in command
hat An immense number Of troops are eacao
ad- cd within five miles aronnd here Many
our the diyieiona are under orders to march
its | moments warning. The PENNSYLVANIA
t.re- serves, which are now in Hooker's divlsi
,ops rec+i7ed marching orders yesterday a!
o:1s clock but haze not moysa ss;5 as t1o o1o1
Was, west Of this point
OPS. New 1onK. Oct. 16 The Washington
But cisl to the New York Isnsss says:
ooks We learu from sharpsbQrs that gentle
rally rho arrived there Saturday from Klchm'
states 1ha1 there arc at s1Nt sna Wnese legsa
If The railroad bridges between stannton
ected Winchester are not rebuilt, and much em
have rassment results to the rebsls in the trans
=: tat on Of their artillery aud supplies:
ona1 Richmond are bitterly opposed to all
1u;cs Of peace, while the middle and L
iuau- classes favor such policy, but are intiu
1or Of I'd into silence. The presidents eman
,ober. t1cn proclamation has excited great VIA
raen- the South.
If the ~, 7;,,xs, snccfa1 correspoudent at F
Fernor t.r.-,-.
Dixie. 'lcA ssaue tn' 4o ,.-.e4 ,,t+ .,