Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-09-20
ImPORTANr NEWsl
lev THOUSAND YANKEES SURRENDERED At
HARPER'3 FERRY BATTLE IN MARYLAND-
FHE nnNEEIE4A 70 VInrnRIOTSI

AuEOAAANE N6hSl
TEV THOUSAND YANKEES SURRENDERED Al
HARPER3 FERRY BATTLE IN NARYLAND-
TIE OONFEGE'A,Es vIOFORIOUSI
We arr kindly permitted BY Gov Leteher to publish
the following extracts from letters received by him
Yesterday
WNcuEsrrK, Sept. l6.-After the advance of our
army to Frederick. and the issuing OF the admirable
proclamation to the people Of Maryland by Gen Lee "a
movement took place with troops, seemingly in the
direction OF Pcnnsy Iyana but really for important
movement into Virginia Aer sending portion Ofhis
troops occupy and hold the Maryland Heights Gen
Jackson directed BY Gen. Lee reers the Potomac
at WiliamsPort, take possession Of Martnsburg and
thea pass rapidly behind Harpers Ferry, that cap
might be effected Of the garrison and stores known
10 be there. The movement admirably conducted.
Aar,insburg ie H. with the capture of $50 prisoners and
some st0ces, The most being taken TO the Ferry The
investment OF Harpers Ferry effected on Satur-
day Sunday morning there was some firing, and it
was renewed yesterday morning, and the result the un-
conditional surrender the garrison-l0 600 men, with
all the arms, ff,y pieces Of artillery, ammunition, one
hundred wagons, guartermaster and commsssry stores
[ aud many ears some Of which loaded, aad 600
Esg,oe,. This important conquest effected rhOui
re loss sf side So much is official. 1t is
reported that the cavalry 900 in number escaped by
SlePherdstown.
L BE- reported that an engagement took place near
E)5us5oro' I, Is said the enemy were repulsed twice
With a loss Of 5rO9 in killed and wounded Our l5ss
was heavy Our troops fell back towards The Poto
Iusc from reasons that be easily ucciurcd Jack
so1 wall now recross the Potomac AZ HarpeTs Ferry
cr,um,sat the enemy fhe has had the tsmerin 10 fol
los our advanced corps and We shall capture dis
psrse the whole concern. God grant that this conjec
Tore may be verified Gen Garrett is certainly killed
HIS body arri 5od here tins morning.
FRAScis n. S,urH.
WrycHrtrER. Sept. ia f-ht ,ook place sunday
atSHIJeiown, MARYLAND. betu cen ven heavy foFse
Ct t1o enemy and Gen. D. a. tail division. The los
wa great o. each side. Hill, however, held his posi-
Ton until The advance OF LcHgstreet arrived, when the
ssemv fell back. Gen Gernelt vas killed 80 other
,1c,r o. vet reported killed or wounded. Yesterday
30 enemy at HsgPers Ferry surrendered 10 the irwin
cole jackson al 3 P. NJ They consisted Of 10000 IN
a,ry Their cavalry escaped the night before, cross
i1 the river at Sheplerlst1vu. An OF the stores lel
s, the Ferry uos the way mere. They we're but
fsr, as they were nearly starved out The flrce de
fsatsd BY Hill were their way 10 the relief Of Their
friends Al the Ferry. NATHi 3. MEADE,
Editor Of RsPp5hsaa.
Tls engagement; Ia Maryland, ref,rr,d n bo,h let
zton, a. & asou Is q. LEI ron RarDei's Ferry To-
Isssst version c, te ais wagh hes reached us il tha
q dsspatca iron &c elan TO Col Ea.a, ecnmsudnsa
R,FPsS's EeHy, ussirs BIN 20 held the position. add
prem -ug ION ersemsat' vas Intercepted b. General
L =, -hO sosordasly, p0e,el Gen. H. Hihs Division
81 B0oussoo- % check the rsi-f1rcirg column, snj
q d slah jP-s lon CT the rsmtrirg forces as would
"a -urs he dscomf 1fs Of the Yankee bot Geaersl
" So "A -
E,suus, and rs1: ily, (Moalsyl the snsmv Was
attacked b. Hill and LsBgsrect add driven hack
several niss ~i.h heavy los J,cksOa having sCSem
ls2sa tis mss0n 20 HArpsrs Ferry, FASTENED to the
s5ss9 o. The eo5a o. md 10 doahg s.rusk tsliOg
baz a2oa HoJlsi.al Amy on Tuesday, or WEDNESDAY.
Il sls reported yetzrtAy afternoon that Mcclellan
vas completely hsHmsd 20 Z, cur forces also thA'
Ir1s5C and he elrs oorgs bad bs=u already cap,ur
81. The Ooaisde-4,e SsuerA Ciicsr killed at Bo7ssoo
SO VS. Gen Garland. no. GATbett, a. meotonsi ~ he
G5ssrnots correspondent Gen. GartaOd's body Al
nTsi 10 Lycehburg, os;erday.
~ rSLsGRAPH.
6oADossvIlLE. SEPTEMBER 10 A; Harpef's Ferry "
V4rols5 n go pEvl;-s 425 Il ers sook 600 negroes
Is 600 sgand smsr sru-, IS pieces eaGaea. C'lOnei
Walksfs battery tcck 500 torse5 Our l5ss three
killed aud fCr:y wounded. TIL battle commenced Sun
Ssy uOF1irg aad O5,nsd sgan hoataJ a dsy EshL-
Their dead err covered IN the d;ches--Ws could no,
tel k5s many. Il tie fight q; sharFsburg Ne took
600 prisoners. Gsreral Garland aed Colonel S,Fargs
we're killed General b d Bill Vas roughly handled
b1t managed TO hs'd the eleGy In caeek.
Fss Fz,xp, PalS1Ess-Ths Confederate seuste
night appropriately adgp. re-olUaOa 10 toe ioiloEug
sHss
Rs5ail,d, etc, That &c is expected By Congress that
the printers employed she d,y newspapers, in tho
Conf dsrste alss (~h5 have been exempted Esm
sspaoll VII noi olly aad srioute type, bat hila
vel be oass, vii a5 vriss all tie editorials
EepJr. ,as proceedings OF Congress, etc, eIinile all
tas exchange lee. al The ISssg read aud decide upon
merle N al clmu11cld1us-in short, discharge al
the d1.i-s usually it.,adei By editors and rspor
ere tEho ere rot CI MT Gon eonscripor) presided,
thsg q any 1ss-cns ever f-yiys years Of sge, Eaeh
g. possessing o. net Lho metal ard physical quslidcA
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fas is pIselesi Illustration Of The lac aS,oa of Inc
ssuatS 10 rel-ticn 10 che uress.
CosszrssIoSAL 10 Senate yestsIdAg, the House
hi 70 provide fos he payment Of tie Iro0is issd ID
Essoan BY General S.,rli5g Pfes VS. pAsset-lu act
CT rdy is,es. Al hour vas spent IN secret sssiOr.
After tho do2-s 500 cesDst tho Ei,sgy Exemption
Ra va jisea'r-3 until ,hs stj orEmsns.
IA ths H3use Of Representative. ths a@ealnsats q
TIE nate to lie Hous2 Bill providing for The further
is.us Of Treasury ro.es usso c1ncursed in Iesole
uo1 o. tanks 60 Nj ,r Ga-eI H,gruder and command
ss sds7si Er Foo,e, from the Committee on Foreign
AEars ~ -,g1 referred the rcso:aOas relative to
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