Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-09-18
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Noon Reports.
LATEST WAR NEWS,
MCCLELLAN STILL VICTORIOUS!
HOWELL COBB WOUNDED AND TAKEN
PRISONER.
Longstreet Killed and Hill a
Captive.
REBELS EvACUATE HARPeRiS FERRY.
MORE PARTICULARS.
REBELS EvACUATE HARPER'S FERRY
MORE PARTICULARS.



was renewed Saturday. The enemy Was
driven back with considerable loss They came
W several times aud we're REFUSED. When II
WIS discovered they were approaching in over
whe!ming force. Orders were given Ia spike the
guns AMI throw them down the mountain. 0ui
whole iorce from the Height then returned IN
safe Y. tile guns from Camp Hill Smelling the Ell
envy, when they attempted To pursue cur reLs eat
iIg men.
On sunday morning forty of our men again
ascended the Heights and brought away their
field pieces. which they had lett unspiAed.
On Sunday at noon the rebels appeared in
great force London Heights. We shelied
them from point point. Some of their guas
were di-iodged. but they still managed to keep
up bri-k ire from of their batteries
which were run back out of sight and loaded
I lac cannonading was kept up all day Sunday
without doing much damage
Tie firing ceased at dusk on Sunday erening
and was resumed again al daylight on Monday
morning. and kept up till O'Clock, when Miles
ordered the white flag To De raised There was
considerable fog AMI smoke and the enemy did
hot see the flag Or would not see il, and kept up
heavy ire for three quarters OF AN hour.
About ten minutes after the flag was ~, n
shell struck Col. Miles sl'atierng his right leg.
IL WAS amputated before the prisoners had been
paroed.
There were about $500 cavalry in the com
mand. all OF whom but about forty escaped about
o'clock on Sunday night and cut their way
through To Greencastle with but little loss The
balance OF the troops, numbering from six To
eight thousand, with sen. Whites command from
MartinSburg. surrendered.
Gen Howe captured an Aid Of Stuart's on
Monday evening who m king his way from
Harpers Ferry TO Boonesboro with dispatch
from Jackson II Lee, announcing the clpitula-
ton OF the place The Aid supposed Lee at
BoonesbOro which was IN oar possession. This
WAS the first ntimation OF the surrender that our
Generals had up to this time
franklin was within three hours Of the Ferry
going TO the relief OF the beei eured command
whittier ne had been sent by Mcclellan as soon
us he received the dispatch from Miles on Mon
dAy morning that his command was then IN dan
ger
The following dispatch is to the Baltimore
Americans:
Intelligence from the front this morning is of
the most cheering character, notw outstanding the
bad news from flarper's Ferry.
Mcclellan was pursuing them with a yigor
most destructive TO the enemy. Mcclellan pur-
sued the enemy on Monday morning wi his re
serves and large body OF fresh troops. The
enemy took the road towards the river at Har
pers Ferry and Sheparistown and he was pur-
suing them and Smelling the retreat
no enemy met creat losses I'D se'eias con-
tests. Oil MOnudN WITH tueN tIduc etdllp bhI
troops char. ell OIL them with such vgor that they
fell back from point to point in great haste.
The blttles and advantages obtained on Non
day are thought TO be superior in Importance TO
thu>e of Sunday.
Dra,ton's South Carolina brigade is entirely
gone being either killed. wounded or taken pris-
ouets The 18th Michigan. new regiment, did
up this brigid first with bullets and finally with
bayoHets.
81, al hes hoe 4 ef,
prisoner.
Mcclellan still pushing on the enemy
closely last evening and had already sent to the
rear 9, 900 prisoners and four batteries.
A special TO the New York World says:
After the bitles of South Mountain Gap and
Burkitsville Gap. fought respectively by the
forces of Burnside and Franklin. on Sunday. the
enemy having been driven from their position
fell back rapidly 10 BOOnesboro. thence south
ward to ,>-up~burg. and began crossing the Po
tomac above and below Sheplr,lstown. Pursuit
bv our troops was rapid. Hooker following b,
way of Boonesboro. supported by Sumner anc
Banks.
The enemy breakfastei ut Kudvsville, three
miles from BOone-boro. but our cavalry soor
drove their rear guard from that place Porter
ami Renos corps took a short road over the
mountain, and arrived ut Sharp>burg at shutdown
capturing hundreds Of prisoners the way
Franklin's corps, supported by Conchs div sim
passed through Burkittsvii.e GAP, which he cap
tured 20 handsomely. striking the road leading
direct from Boonesboro TO Harpers Ferry auC
thence moving in the direction OF the latter
| place gaining Elkridse Mountain. which hanke'
the enemy's position aud brought them within
ran-e Il our artillery.
Frankiin's corps fought brilliant battle ol
Sunday evening at BurkIttsyie Gap The enc
my was terribly repulsed, though great advant
| ages of position were with them. Hendricks
/ brigade made charge up hill and captured
battery OF six pieces. Howell CObb and all o
his Georgans and Virginia regiment were takel
entire and fragments of many other regiments
On Sunday Long>treet marched back iron
/ Hagerstown to reinforce the troops fighting "a
the Gap. lie arrived in tine to join in the rour
We have taken since Friday last ABOUT sil
thousand prisoners, with less than the usua! pro
portion of officers. The mountains are full o
struggling, starving, demoraiized rebels. who ar
giving themselves up as fast they can lind thei
way into our lines.
On Thursday last jackson crossed the Poto
mae at Wilamsport and marched toward HAr
per's Ferry, which place he invested on Saturday
! He captured the Maryland Rights on the norii
and London Nights on the south SIDE OF tn
river II sattacked the Ferry. but WAS repulsed
Monday morning At daylight ne renewed IN
attack. and the place was surrendered by Dixo
G Mics at o'clock
This disaster will enable the rebels 10 cross tn
Potomac with the greater proportion OF thei
forces.
Yesterday evening previous TO this news Nc
Cellan and Burnside were rapidly making sue
dispositions of troops re would have resulted il
the defeat or capture of nearly the entire rebe
host The rebels pressed their rear holly las
evening. and the prospect was most brilliant unit
we learned Harper's Ferry was no longer ours.
The enemy having got mainly across and int
strong position great battle will probably be de
ferred several days until new combination move
ments are resolved upon.
The Union army IS in splendid condition. an
the men in buoyant spirits over recent successes
l Several regiments OF new troops we're in tn
/ fgnt Sunday and behaved with great bravery
Il Our total lvss will not exceed 200, killed ala
wounded
can learn OF but few field officers killed. Tn
death of Gen. Reno Is mourned throughout III
whole army.
Churches in Middletown and Frederick are {
/ be occupied by the wounded.
/ Among the wounded are Col. Wilmington, lIt
Mich arms. slightly; CApt. Htrt. 18Th lnd.. ies
slightly; Lieut. RaTiaen. 18th Ind. leg.
FREDERICK, Sept 10. p M-Our loss at Hal
pers Ferry is light, less than IL, killed an
wounded.
The forces captured were the eOfh Pennsvlv'
MIA. pal Ohio 9Th Vermont. 59th. 18th abi l26,
New York. the l2sh New York State miIirA. a