The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1862-09-19

Lee Acknowledges his Defeat.
Harrisburg. Sept. Ii

Harrisburg, sept. Ii.
There was battle to>day in Middleton.
Longstreet's division, moving on the
Boonesboro road, in the direction of Wil>
Transport, with the intention, no doubt, of
recrossing the Potomac at that point, was
engaged by the Feierals.
Nothing official has been received at
head auarters of the battle up to this hour,
midnight. (
On receipt of the news Of TIE occupation
of Frederick by Burnside and the advance
of Mcclellan, the people became wild with
enthusiasm the telegraph offices were be
sieged with regard to the result Great
confidence is now felt here as to the safety
Of the State Capital.
Troops are still arriving on foot and by
railroad. .... .... .--..-...
Special to Tribune-Thursday at 4 a.
m. the rebel main BODY, consisting ola di>
vision under Jackson, division under Long.
street, division under d. II. Hill, and pos
si5ly a fourth division which had beer en-
camped at Urbana, commenced marching
through Frederick towards Hagerstown-
The movement began at a. N. and lasted
till Sp. m. The most liberal estimate puts
the whole force at 81 600 strong, including
5000 negroes. The negroes were mixed
in proniscuousy with whites, and many
of them carried musket, sabre, dirk or
bowie knife.
The yilest and worst looking person in
the whole army. a contemplate, bloated
hi Il 81 ,pac ITouolI roIh
We have been doing fine business to-
day in chasing the rebels. About five
hundred prisoners have been taken in the
skirmishes, and are now arriving and be-
ing rapidly disposed of.
The rear guard of the enemy is fighting
obstinately, and contend every inch of
ground.
Nearly all the Marylan1ers who enlisted
in the rebel army, while in tnis vicinity,
have been taken prisoners to day.
In the skirmishes to>day we have lost in
killed and wounded but % or 80. The
enemy is said to have suffered severely
from one or two of our cavalry charges
Two privates of the Second Mississippi
Battalion were captured this morning
uear Leesburg, and brought to headquar,
tiers. They came from Montgomery, Ala,
by rail to Gordonsville, thence afoot thro'
Culpepper, Manassas, Centreville and Fair
fax. They intended to join their regimen:
in Mary They agree in saying that
they were pressed into the rebel service,
and expressed satisfaction at being prison
ers. But few troops arr in Richmond -
They say that city is little more than a
vast hospital. They further report tina.
Charleston, S. c., has been practically
evacuated BY its citizens, many becoming
tugitives 10 distant cities and manv others
having encased themselves in hastily built
huts, beyond the limits of the corporation
and range of Yankee gunboats.
There has been occasional skirmisbing
between GAINESVILLE and the mountain al,
SO in The neighborhood of Hyattstown,
without material result
1t is stated that the enemy were yester>
day retr treating or retiring in the direction
of Point of Rocks.
The signal corps saw from Sugar Loaf
a tcdy of cavalry proceeding towards Fred
erick City yesterday, about four o'clock.
The only effective force of rebels in the
State is believed to be cavalry.
Franklin's corps moved from near
GAINESVILLE this morning. Cochrane's
brigade yesterday morning moved over the
mouth of the Monocacy, to watch against
the advance of more rebel troops across
the river, and to prevent them from re-
crossing tC the VIRGINIA side.
1t is well known that large droves of
cattle have been sent from Maryland to
Virginia, Tor the subsistence of Lees army;
that within three days our pickets report
ell the fact, and they were allowed to pro
coed without opposition. The facts are as
they were reported to me by an army off
Ger, while at Bonneville yesterday.