The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-09-27
BURLINGTON SATURDAY, sEPrEMBER y ,aa9

|. GU: 1cCLlLLAN CHAaRs T5..
:eE1s ACROSS THE PoTl
ia BATTLE IN PRoaRrss {
I've Thousand Rebels raken.
sI oa seeesals - New Hssk Rapsssa.
Tribune dispatch1 d -.
WAamefos, Sept 2l.-Ws have jpss receij
: 60 orief Dispatch from one Of our specisl eor
J respoadeots, who rsturned this afternoon .
! frederick, ftcn our advance linea Heavy Grin,
, vas esa.g onqaliAay yestssday, hs says, bot
c.naeooeing and musketfys and many wounde,
men were being brought in. .g.i-7,~ n, :
our ncops had crossed the Potomae in hrx,
force, and we're fighting On the other side. NE
rest of the army had advanced 70 the rivar, =
We had decidedly the advantage Of the rebels
yesterday se captured whole brigade Of them.
!s,OOOin number This your correspondent a,
feeste upon the testimony Of his own eyea When
4 se ieit the field u midnight, Satafdss, fripe
:. Special itss Times, dated Potomac opco,ite s
enepsfdetewh, Va, Saturday D. H. IN Is
feoenaoissaacey this morning the llSth Renn...
nad several killed and wounded. includins Coi'
fsovost, and Adjt HeKean Wounded, T'There
W. some ioss N Other regimsnts, and a nun
Der Spested taken prise0efa j -
f. eesusday The sseoy crossed at Williau,port.
oos were driven bsckJ By the advance Of ou,.
asaeted oy the Pennsylvania militia ~
eetentioo ~ BlackfefaS ford disturbing fheir
- .o.ssnie T. Mh'aaspors 10 NOW occrpied by
The ssbels hoped, In crossing here "a tn,n :.
AcOiGllan'sfisht Task, but failed. '-., -
The sHeraldS special reports the loa. ~ Ii. Az
Michigan in thserecennoisance % Lieut. Gordon
COMPANY !, killed, and ls priyates xounded'
Acting abrigadier Barnes' Brigade which was
suoseqcentty sent n to Eeconnoissance. had :
ngnt with the enemy Hearing caanonadine and
NOT knowing but wiAt 70 general engasement
might eneue, hosts Q. regiments came hnrrvinr
towards the river. Close By the river and d;ee
rectly opposite shepardstown vas GriAsn,a
brigade, every moment expectint NorrelI
would order them across the river. svLs.
also went across the river With the reoi
ments attached to Ais command, and durinc
me battle was prominent in the thickest
~ Especial to Herald. yh7 r
fRiDfkcK, Sep. 21.--l0 A. 1-A despatch
dated opposite saeppardstown this noon. saws
every thing is quit there today. GE'l
During last night there was con.de,.h,. g..
ing between our ickets and those Of the enernv
on the opposite side of the river. 43lo 80
At six o'clock, this morning ,umberfof N.
enemy, supposea to be : brigade, showed them.
selves on the opposite bluff and fred volley of
musketry into our ,rtilleiy camp. Our batteriss
Capts Watermans Martins and Hazlett,a soon
opened a concentrated Ere on the rebels causing
them to disappear 1z'Aa ga G'>S-~
This 4. N 81 'r8sa,nf trute- was sent over the
Which was granted. y 70 bury their dead
It's believed that the enemy must be out Of ar.
;iliery ammunition from their not responding to
'ur guns For some time no rebels have been
'een on the opposite bank. 1t il thought they \
have fallen back. .4a7
It would not be proper to state the DISPOSE ,
ion or movements Of our troops, but it is prob
lble important news may be expected from Nc.
Clellan's army within the next day or two
Officers from Gen. Couch's division, who left
Hsrper's Ferry at ten O'Clock, this n report
svery thing quiet, and no Egns Of rebels in that
vicinity. a~ 80 s. A11H7q
Large numbers Of rebel soldiers, scattered
about the mountains, are surrendering them
selves to our ofHcers The rebel army appears
y be completely demoralied and in process of
dispersion. 9@ t'aFF
Large numbers of wounded continue to pass
through here hourly, en- route north. a.,
It is believed by citizens here, that the rebels
lost at least 5000 men, BY desertion, during their
raid into Maryland, and scarcely recruits sun
cient obtained to form company. IA,
Especial to Herald. aol,
A plumber Of wounded officers arrived here du- |;
ring the day, among them Gen. Hooker His
wound is only dangerous 90 far as it is liable to
superinduce lock jaw. The General is attended
BY his staff .r l.
M. Chase and other members Of the Cabinet
manifest apprehensions touching the condition
Of Gen Hooker. It ID inferred that it is inten-
ded to give him an important command, per-
haps the Western Department. tj |
The President, to-day, appointed Gen. Hook
sr Brigadier General Of Regular army, in recog-
nition Of his valuable services w.