St. Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1845-1863, 1862-09-18
SAINT MARY,s BEACON
LEONARD TOWN ND,
THURSDAY MORNING. SEPT. IA, 1852

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War and other News. a
Late intelligence from the seat Of war
is both exciting and important. On the
upper Potomac. fierce battle has been
raging since Saturday, the resait Of which
is still shrouded in mystery. Up to Mon
day morning the advantage il claimed to
have been with che Federals, who are re-
ported to have been pursuing the ''panic
stricken rebels" across the mountains.
towards the Virginia line. Dispatches
from Gen Mcclellan. dated 10, A. NJ. on
Monday. show that he was driving he
"rebels" before him and that his victory
was bath signal aud decisive in its charac-
ter. The loss of the "rebels," up to this
hour, 10 estimated at Ii. 600, in killed,
wounded aud missing. whilst the Federal
loss ''eouid not have been greater than
5000" Il seems, however. thai the
fighting has since been resumed,
with what result Gen. Mcclellan
hes not thought proper to report
Fierce fighting continued throughout Mon
day and Tuesday, aud the Federals. ST.
though always the victors. have not yet
siicceeded in driving the ''rebcls" out Of
Maryland. At latest accounts. the cou-
ilict was raging near Shsrpsburg. in Wash
ington county. one mile from the Potomac
aud ten miles North Of Harper's Ferry
Jackson had also recrossed the Potomac
and the Who'll. Confederate force is now 10
Maryland, aud was engaged in the strug-
gle Of Tuesday. Ii this report be true. it
is not unlikely that Jackson ir new in the
rear Of Mcclellan. and that the advantages
claimed to have been gained 10 the early
part Of the fight. have. ere this, been more
than counserbalanced By q great Coafeder-
sAe success. At all events, it is fair to
presume, from the. reticcnce that has sue
ceeded MrClellan's jubilaut dispatches Of
Sunday evening aud Monday morning.
that be has been less victor than he anti
cipated. aud that he has not completed the
destruction OF the "rebcl invaders"
1t il now an asccrtained fact. that Har-
per's Ferry surrendered to Jackson on
Monday last, after protracted aud gallant
resistance The commandant, Gen. or
Col Dixon II. Miles was killed near the
close Of the tight aud the forces surrender
Cd are estimated from 5000 TO IL, 600 men.
The Washington Star does not deem the
loss of this force, or the death Of Col.
Miles, q matter Of moment, but the pos
.ession Of this means Of connection with
Virginia is regarded as vitality important
to the "rebels.' It affords, says the We
racious editor. an opportunity for the es-
cape of the shattered remnant Of Lees
forces, which. otherwise, would have been
undoubtedly bagged. If not entirely swept
away. By the inviucible forces of Mcclellan.
1t is little mysterious to US. however,
that Harper's Ferry and its garrison should
have been left to their fate. when it is re-
membered, that Mcclellan was but few
miles distant with an immense army,
flushed with victory. aud with nought
opposed to it but the bleeding and de-
cimatcd ranks of 6emoralzed and fugi-
tive enemy. Again. if the "rebels" have
been beaten at every point. and we're re-
treating on Monday last into Virginia, un-
der what section 10 the Code of Military
ethics would Jackson be justified in re-
entering Maryland. l. it likely. that
$1,000 or 20. 900 men would return to
field from which 100. 900 had been driven
Or 10 it. that the Federals have SO felt aud
so fear the proves of Jackson. that they
deem him capable. with this small force,
OF an attempt to retrieve the fallen fortunes
OF his countrymeus From all the reports
that have reached rs relative to the fight
ing that has thus far taken place in Mary
lard. nothing has been received that can
be regarded as conclusive of Federal sue
cess, nor can We. up to present writing
form sny we'll defined opinion Of the rcla-
tive strength. position and losses Of the
hilligerents. We are satisfied that there
has been severe lighting aud that the
forces engaged were large; but. in the
absence Of later intelligence than McClel.
lan's official dispatches Of Sunday and
Monday. it is impossible to know any
thing Of tho final result, or even TO know
whether or not this greatest conflict Of
the war has yet been ended.
Since the above was written. private in.
telligcnce has been received from Wash.