Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1862-10-10

General Your report OF yesterday giving
the results OF Che battles Of : nth Mountain
and Antiesam has been reccisel, and sub
United to the President. They were not only
hard fought battles, but we'll earned and de-
cisivc victories. Toe valor and endurance
Of your army ia the several conflicts which
terminated in the expulsion of the enemy
rom the lovaI Strs.s of Maryland, ar cred
table alike to the troops and to the officers
who commanded them, \ grateful country,
while mourning the lamentod dead, will not
beanrnindul of the honors due to the living
eSigned Ii. W. IIALLrCS,
General-in-C thief
FRFpERIcK, Md, 4th
President Lincoln. General, Mcclellan and
Others, lett for McClcllan's headquarters at
10 o clock to-day, and visited the battle field
Of South Mountain. General Mcclellan ana
staff then took leayN o. the President, who
arrived here at ) ?. ". He was cuthusias
ticaNy received and spoke few words to
the ass smblcd multitude. he merely made
a call upon the wounded Gen. liarssuii, who
" receiv'rg attention ut the residence OF Mrs.
Ramsey, acd soon afterwards left for ash
inGion ,.amid the cheering of the throng Of
citizens and soldiers, to whom he returned
thanks briefly, saying" Fellow citizens,
see myself surrounded by soldiers and a ut
tie further OF, | note the citizens of this
good city oil Frederick, anxious to hear some
thing frcm me. can only say, rs | sad
five minutes ago. it is not proper for me to
make speeches in my present POSITION.
retarn thanks to our soldiers for the good
service tnev have rendered; for the energy
thev have shown tire hardships they have
endured and the blood they have shed Tor
this dear Unien of ours. Aud also return
thanks, not only to the soldiers, but t.
the good citizens Of Marylind, and TO all
the good men and woman III this Ia 1t. Tor
their devotion to our glor Gus clusc. say
tn without any malice in my heart t. those
who NAV have done otherwise. May eHt
children and our children children to the
thousands generation, continue to ENJOY the
benefits conferred upon us by unitcl cpun-
try, and have cause yet to rrloic" under th1s
glorious institutions bequataeI MS hF
Washington and his compecrs Now, ny
friends. soldiers and citizens, l can only say.
once more, farewell
NEW YaRk, 9TH
A Kew West letter dated Sept 2lth says
Col. MORGAN has issued an order freeing all
the slaves in his department.
i"e ~, ..@ y Ia,.r-,,,n., ,bc lives 81
I's,..I:.a. -, ~, o,ster, shore If X;rripia
McCLEiLAN's HEADQUARTERS. jth.
company Oh 'he 3t'n 80 ~. .'I on.
were guarding 'he ie'l.ss N""'' "i't V"'a
rasroad bridge at IA" Fa"' Hp. '9 'i''' Wy
bcsween hahcoek anu '''''' n
yesterday attacked by reoc' iotse' "''1 al
taken prisoners AZ ','G s'"o In -
ry force under 'o', ''p''4s
the encampmeht OF toe feot'S' - t'-'"1 ~
two pieces oil arthitFy' It" w. ''s "''g
horses ana mn!es. - s''o"s e's'ti.
under Hcn AverI1i, has been sent aiseF '''e
returning rebels
LuISvllLE. 9Th.
The Louis7ille special despatch ot the u.
concerning the taking OF five hundred re',-
ele by Rosecrans division WAS lneorr ct. Ii
doubtless was based on the fact that an en-
tire Georgian regiment Of cavalry. 36e
strong, : captured in the early part OF
last week by Col. Seward Of the u ln!Etna
c,mmaniing his own and the 81 and Sd
Kentucky. which surrounded and completely
surprised the rebels at breakfast. who sur
rendered without the slightest resistance
Col. Crawford, commanding the captured
regiment. is ex- Congressman ami one of the
Confederate, Pace tammi>>iuncr, t. Wash
,nytan. Tie prisJnets re.ched here last
evening.
gdRo. 9Th
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