Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-09-13
INVASION OF MARYLAND.
RATTLE Ar HARPER's FERRY,
The Rebels Rspulssd with Great slauaste 2.
WESTMINSTER, HAdEhsTOwN AND
LIBERTY OCCUPIED.
TIE EVACUATION OF FREDERrcX AND
WESTMINSTER
RATTLE Ar HARPER's FEaRY
ADVANCE OF GEN. BURNSIDE.

gentleman who Ell Frederick al tVo O'CLOCK
on ThursdaJ afternoon states that when be len
there was cons derable CONSERVATION among the
rebels with regard to q rumor that had just
reached town Of heavy battle at Harper's Ferry,
In which Col DIXON n Miles hal repulsed an
attack bs General Loring with great slaughter
The account was that General Loriug had
crossed the Potomac sc williamsport stimuli
taneously with the crossing Of Jackson ana Lee
at Leesburg. instead Of marching towards
Hsseutown, be had taken the river road by the
canal down the river IN the direction OF Harper's
Ferry. short distance above Harper's Ferry
he attempted to ford the river with a large body
IL cavalry and infantry. The report was that
when the river. which Is nearly half mile wide,
WIS covered with troops, Colonel Miles opened
upon them with his batteries from Camp Hill,
and from the tressel work II the railroad, with
grape and canister, causing the river actually to
run with hood, when the attempt wa aban doned
they hal also previously made an atempt to
storm the batteries on the Maryland Heights,
and were Tepuised by the masked batteries scat
tering them and strewtng the earth with the
dead
That there was a fight at Harper's Ferry, on
Wednesday afternoon, was yell known IN
Frederick as the cAnnOnsdiDg was heard there
for fully four hours Tue current rumor when
cur inform at left both among the Rebels aud the
citizens was IA ABOVE a!ed.
Colonel Miles, who hiss large force under his
cou nand at HsrDer's Ferry, fas been acting a.
BfiJadier General. II b. has u'ned the tide Of
Federal defeats by 81 glorious d rapuIse OF the
Rebe 3, we bespedk tor him full commissio on for
ais ia )s' uHely paiidnUy.
FRoB,sLB FVAcUgrIoS OF PespERrcx
Citizen Of Frederick WHO left tuaT oitv on
Wednesds " mig ht reports that there was no doubt
entertained In Frederick that the enemy was pre-
pairing to evdcuste Frederick wi h the main bod
Of his army. The movement OF troop, toward
hageutown had continued all dsy, and I'm sucb
masses that IL was reg .rded az the forprunner %
an entire sy-cuatitn. This opinion 10 confirmed
to SOME extent by dispatch from Harrisburg
which reports that the enemy was undoubte Nv
evscuatirP Frederick
gentleman who arrived a. Westmins'er veg
terday afternoon, having lett Fr,deFick tdrly IN
be NOR Ing, report that the r ebe,s he'd alno,t
entirely evacuated that plsce Tbey ron m-ncei
moving WIS ward toward HsgerttuTn on We
nesday uight and continued passing through ali
day on Thu sday there was no doubt that tie
small guard N frederick They said tEa' they
Cad large force still between Frederick and thr
Potomac, but tnis is dolb;sd
LArER.
We have some sad .Iicnal particulars from a
gentleman who left Frederick ct O'Clock on
Thursday afternoon, " here be had n-eu since the
occupation OF Frederick He c., fins all The
statements We nave published with Tep.Id o. the
destitute condition Of the rebel army, bu, says
that the discipline wa most severe among 81 them
For the slg btest offence he saw Officers kpock
men down with the butt Of their pistols, and
otherwise treat them with the greatest severity
could be seen sitting about the stree,, tue
lice on "a other
He stats that the evacuation of Frederick
ecu ~ Coz msnced during Tuesday night, and
that In De Iain was about 500 wagons nearly
al OF them empty, and he has no dot bt that thew
are TO be tlled IA the valleys on the way to vii.
Transport, and TO 90 back to Virginia They Said
they were going to Pennsylvan but our in
dormant says that they never go Where tbey say
they are going, and II was oils I'm preston that
they would Cross back 10 Virginia At w il,ism,-
port. AS TO their number, he contends that not
more than 30 900 have passed thrCup b Fred.rtrk
thPy ioff q inn.
the conviction that longer stay u that section
CT country would not be safe
When be left, the town was quiet, and even the
Provost Guard had been withdrawn He n,s,ed
on the Baltimore turnpike the 4 b Rebel MARY
land Cavalry going towards Frederick, eyid s.tly
closely following the rear Of Ii ngssreet's army.
which had gone over tbe mountains iowa ds II a.
gerstowu. He passed the Rebel d. ke.s at New
Marktt at four o'clock on Thursday afternoon.
General Hooker's division Of Genera! Irnside's
army advanced on Frederick in force from Pom
lar sPflngsat noon ye,teiday, and doubtless oc-
cupieo tn town last nigh t, there was no force
TO oppose him.
MOVEMENT OF sKSERAL BURNSIDE
We hah an Interview yesterday wi b a messen-
ger rom General BurEs'de's corps G'aTmee " BIO
LEFT Lisbon, on the Baltimore and Fredsrick
tUfnpIke, at six O'Clock on Thursd; evening
6eneral Burrs.ds occupied at that time the Fred
erck tn nPike from COOksvilie to RidgeyiII.
with his infantry, and had sent strong cav Iry
fofoe, with sIn!Iery, forward to New Market
ust AZ the passenger left, report reach, head
quarters To the enemy rad been driven out Of
New Mark I, and sone prisoners ca ptur
Fne army was In excellent condition d, nd was
moving forward with enthpsiasm to meet the
enemy
REsgL OCCUPATION AND EVACUATION OF wz,y.
MINISTER.
We learn from gentleman who len Wes,rotn.
steI al noon Yesterday that the X be aba ldontd
that pace at II o'clock yesterday murning march.
ing towards ULIontOxn, which Is In the dlTecliou
OF Hagentown they came from New Msrket
On Inc baltimore and Frederick roas GAMING
acFCss the country, and not by the road tbrou0S
r feoeflek The route by which they left asses
70 ousn UniontOwn, and thence by WAY of Cave
tow to Hagerstown.
They are TO the number Of about $50 being a
portion Of SiuHTps cavalry, with o. . To- nonnd
field piece, under command Of Col Rvsser
They had picket qua out during the MIC hi
aoGut 70 &c miles this side OF Wes;na mister but
called II 10 al Ten o'clock this N rning, and took
up the line OF march westward at II o.ctoch
Il hey said there would be more tbera 10 c,noar nv
ne sans route, but up 10 the hour our iuformant
left none had arrived
Ihey Destroyed small railroad bridge about
.nfee miles West % W esminister, 1T OrendofH7.
Mile, but Afterwards expressed rsgfet for HAVING
aons ~ U l. kctser declaring It 70 ave Leen On.
necessary.
AJAX. AT RocxVGLLs-THB Troops IN COOP
sPIRITs-EsTHUeIAsh F,R L'cLErLAn
corr spondenoe Of the Be.nmofe American
ROCKVILLE, Md Sept. IL Gen McClellanjs
neaoquafters are suil here, but Q nImspIf Is ON
me ADVANCE with the main BODY Of HIS truon.
Fey are marching from this point In three
Inherent dlrtctions, ann will most likely give
oafus 70 the Rebels at Frederick II, as reourtd.
Gen. sumner, " d his veteran corps bas pon.
In the direction of PO,lesville, but will un
doubleday tuIu 10 the right from thai pl &c aud
corporate with Gen. Mcclellan on some point
IN he northern part Of the State. Briy GsD.
ykes yet with u. He 10 eneamped about q
mile from town
There are many strae glers behind the srmy-
many sick and toil-wOra s0.diers who fo7go in
me late engaR N MS In Virginia. Tksy are
Qua q sweeping In their dtnuneiatio iona OF
6ens Pope and Mcdowell and decIa'e tn ir un
willingnesst1 longer sscridce ~ int q lent ard
Lrsltor0u> mces. The enthusiast N In su snort of
Zen Mcclellan 10 universal am aug Tue IT. ops
and they believe that under lie guidance tnev
VIII soon be able nUi only TO drive toe Invader.
rom the soil q Maryland, bat to menace aqaIn
me walls Of the Reel Gel ital.
va In conversation tLis morning with two |
confederate dtserteTs, WIN came In the Il ne of
ne Federal army ADD were brouyh t into town
tney wee rather poorly clad, hav ny on I'D !
home made cloth, and being nearly q. q ute bare
looted tn essuIed me mat tley were tie Of |
'gatlng, and that although tLey rrad.iy re.
Ponded to the call for v-lunt, ers when tue war |
'roke, they now utterly desp ise the south and /
aef cause They say that Lees army 10 larger
han McCsllan's, and on being ssked hsw thew |
NEW toe size Of the Federal nrmv ran tea ,h.t Il