Newbern weekly progress., 1862-09-20
Pun Description of the Rebel Generals.
DETAILs or cAprURE oFFREDERIcK.
,veeil DespatcA 10 Ms Lopiysr,

Spectal Despa'ch to tie IQpiysr,
FRGDElcH, Mldnight, Sept. l3.-Amid the
waving Of IlsgS and the hu2zahs of the popu.
lace, aud the general enthusiasm OF patriotic
hearts, we SIT down to inform you that the
town Of Frederick, Maryland, is in The posses,
sioii.o! Federal troops.
The last OF lhercbtl horde left it but few
minutes before o'clock this afternoon, when
our forces entered the east end Of the town,
and put the remaining Rebel troops, consistiI Z
Of cavalry force Of two hundred and fifty
men, nade OF soldiers from Stmrl's Cavalry
and the Hampton Legion, 10 fight.
\ half hour later than this, a force Of our
own cavalry, numbering some five thousand
men, among them Colonel Gregg's regiment,
the Eighth Pennsylvania Cavalry, now under
command Of, Colonel GrIfihS in consequence
OF the sryere Illness Of Colonel Gregg, the
ThUle force being unle- the command OF Gen.
Pleasanton, entered Frederick gta the Clarks
burg and Urbana road.
To describe the ovation received by oni
troops upon their appearance at the portals o
the town, would be out a vain attempt. Their
P"sr~ce oP Marhe etrVUJ " rdIrIck street was
uost enthusiastic.
Thousands Of the citizens Of all ages and
Classes we're congrvgacd upon the sidewalk, or
stood at tue doors and windows waving flags
and nandEerchieS, and cheering IN the most
NociierouS manner.
Old men aud women with gray hairs, maid
ems and young men, all alike gave hearty re.
ccpton to our soldiers and chcered them on as
they passed through the town.
AT some houses we noticed ladies' tired in
Ia ,,f
aud blue Some Of them advanced to the
streets aud saluled our officers and men by
waving flags and other patriotic demonstra.
tlons.
Occasionally children, with miniature flags
pinned to thslr dresses aud with flags in Their
hands, came out into the road and tossed their
flags TO the tired and weary soldiers as they
passed along.
In short, such au ovation was never expert,
enced 10y Iae soldiers OF the Union army, and
The encouragement which they received in the
town pt Frederick has cheered their spirits to
an extent OF which no mind can conceive.
II Is oil but minor importance TO state the
lac; that from C!arksburg TO Crbana, ard
thence to Frederick our advance cavalry force
was IN constant sight OF a small portion of the
lntmy's force.
oe'elal s"lrm'Shes oil lltt,e note took place
E. M't" ~, sne enemy AZ l"ese intervening points
out ,p '"e occupancy OF In's Town uepnrS US
'o'n u'ent"o'''S '"'u'' 1t was eehera',y eH-
Pee'e'' .n"' general 'nsagemeh' "oniu nave
Ne'' pace a' ny"''s'Ii'e' oUt 'he sne.ihS OF
'"o s"1p'' "''le .'e o'ner sue u o'"ihsvlI'e,
oruaeI n' ptt0'pn"'e re're@', "nu ',t advance
o' 10 ""y' VIII" the exception oi little sSIr'
nhs" ""!I" our so'u'e'S nau WIN inc enemy,
was "o' Tue ieast luipeded.
ln's sAfmISh occurred a little before five
clock, at the east end of the town, when
some fifty Of our own men, of the Eighth
Illinois Cavalry, engaged n force of some two
hundred and iliy Of the Conledeates. com.
messed Of detschnents from Stnnr,'s Govolry
mad tn. Uamnton Inr,on
~, f',h, in,i' IL, p...;,. ....
~ o"I ~ 'oon P'leo WI '"'''eS s'iee'' ie'
ou','s ~ Wv "oo""'''a vi se,e'a' VI ouI "'e'
a"u II" 'he hii'hS Oh some SIN horses' IL was
OUT mat shlrmsh, to say The least oil 1t, and
the result vas as disastrous 10 their own force
as to that OF ours.
AS will he seen by the statement which we
append, the Rebels occup,ed this town last
Saturday morning. From highly respectable