The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1862-09-20

Gen. Franklio's attack on the enemy !
Burkitsevi(le a~p, Or nises Deerrr l5rpssl
Ferry, alsd resuiss&3n their eshplstS roos
In one slsge, Qan1pck's brie1ae captured
a baS1ery 81 sil piS1es, HIVE Cobb, aDd
900 of his GeotgiaIo. The Ibel l0ss du1
ring the day and sskAs- 10 fully IS, 900 Killed
wounded and missing. Gen. Leo acknowl-
edged 10 Oitisens Of Boonaboro that be had
been defeated, With terrible loas ip killed
and wounded fhey wodtd probably reach
5000.
Al daylight this mornipg. the BIB Illinois
cavalry caInS ip With She eseny's roar
guard. and csptured tvo of lbeir. guns.
Richardson also came up With the enemy
q miles from SbsspsAuvg, dnwg urin
i,S. Of 6.,tis q iocs Sidss al hils. His
force not being sufficiently strong, no 81
tack wss made.
I'M az tossssbeta NJ SER. u.
IL \ Natsd shass large psssaos our sf0y
have arrived on the ground, but up to y
O'Clock this morning there had been no en-
raesuees. The rebels SO yapidly Nasipg
screse tho river. ~ Ct Ia IIEI1
Frederick, sept. 10.
After the battles Of South Mountain Gap
md bprk e,sville Gsp had bees fought re-
epectiyeiy by the forces Of BdrnsIde and
Franklin on Sunday, the rebels fell back
rapidly to Boone s6oro, and from thence
south ward to- Shsrpersburg, and began
crossing the Potomac both above and below
Shepardssown. The pursuit BY our troops
was rapid. Hooker, supported By sumner
and Banks, followed By way OF B00Des-
boro. The corps Of Reno and Porter took
! shorter road over the mountain, and ar
rived at Sbarpersbofg BY sondowo Of Mon
dav.
4 ,Frsnkiia's Corps, sspperssd b. Copeh's
Uivis 90, passed through Burkettsvifle Gap,
striking the road end moving direct from
Boooesboro to Harpers, Ferry, and from
I: esce moving IN the direstionfoi the latter
place, be succeeded in gaining Elk Ridge
FOUNTAIN, which aaoked the eneuy's posi-.
tion on Sunday. ,,..,4
Lonsstrees marched from Hagerstowu to
tho troops fghying mt the Cap
He arrived 10 time to join 10 the rout.
Previous to the news Of the surrender OF
uarpers Ferry, such disposition bad been
made OF our forces 10 would have resulted
in tho capture OF nearly the entire rebel
hosts.
The rebel loss since Friday last is very
large, The number Of prisoners sent to
the rear yesterday viii probably reach
/. 900. Our total loss will probably not
exceed $500 in killed, wounded and mis-
sing. with small proportion Of killed.
The Union army 10 in splendid condition.
The men are I'll 10 light marching order,
With buoyant spirits over recent brilliant
successes. a3 80
New York, Sept. II.
The Heeald's Dispatch from Frederick, Of
the 10th, says that an oi6cer who just ar
rived from Harpers Ferry reports thst the
rebels had evacuated that place in great
hurry, not even waiting to parole prisoners
which they had taken-the whole number
we're unconditi onslly released.
The Times Harrisburg dispatch of the
10Th says: We have just received the tid,Dgs
hat the two pOrtions Of the rebel army have
united on this side Of the Potomac, num-
,ering seventy -fve thousand troops, and
hat a battle bad been going on ell morn
NJ. but the result was NOS known. Long
,treet is reported killed and Hill captured BY
bur forces. ap "
Cincinnati, Sept. II.
A letter from Gen. Morgan, dated Cum
,erland Gap, 7th. says our condition Is, in
every respect. better than that Of the enemy
Who surround Ne.
@ Louisville, Sept. l6.
The rebels, estimated to be 5000 strong,
attempted to deetroy the Green River
Bridge, between Louisville and Nashville,
but they were repulcd BY four
Indiana regiments stationed there. The
ipat lasted from 8 O'Clock in the morning
Until IL. The rebels sent flag Of truce,
lsking permission to bury their dead. Had
bey euoceeded in burning the bridge. lit
would have prevented reinforcements from
Buell. reaoeing Mumfordsville.
..a Harrisburg, Sept, II. 4
The battle yesterday closed without any
le6oite result; no firing was heard 1t Hs-
Eerstown after 4 o'clock. Straggiers Dom.
lie surrounded. They also say that The
most out. e.5-f ez,.t fsts a8.r
aH Philadelphia, Sept. II.
A dispatch from Harrisburg to Gov. Cur
;iD,. says the battle commenced near Sharps.
burg early this morning, and was raging
With the greatest fury 1t the latest advices,
u O'Clock. ri t'eo E
49, + Harrisburg, Sept. II.
The battle was re- commenced near Get
;ysville this morning. Jackson had rein
forced Lee with 4O,OU0 troops, at ADt,clam
.reek. Our forces had been reinforced with
30. 600 mep. Up to the very latest advices
victory illuminated our standards. The i'm.
preston prevails at Hagerstown that the
whole army is badly used Up. The opinion
here is that We have undoubtedly won .
zreat and decisive victory. Among our
trophies are whole batteries, and thou sands
" small arms and prisoners.
:. Harrisburg, Sept. II.
Reports just received say the whnle rebel
army has been driven back towards Ha-
xerssown. The Pennsylvania militia will
give them warn reception there. A Sc
vefe engagement took place yesterday near
10 which she enemy sustained
! heavy loss. By 8 O'Clock this morning
500 of their dead were buried By our for.
,es, and the work isssilI going on. Ia
b f4s, au.@ Harrisburg. Lept. IL.
Gen. Burnside har re-tsked Harper's Fer
y, and 10 advancing On Especial m,ssion
With his corps, III cas-.
Philadelphia, Sept. Is.
A special dispatch from Hagerstowu. OF
he 18th, says Of the Eight of Tuesday -
rhe battle ragged with great spirit; firing on
10Th sides WAS verv h0Avv until townrA.