The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1862-09-24
rSrTbe following is from the Tribune

morning until 8 p. M, yesterday from and
concerning the great contest in Maryland
From Harrisburg, dated Sept. 19, this ::
''The great battle was resumed this
morning at Sharpsburg. Heavy cannon
aiding is now heard at Hagerstown. No
particulars yet received" This came at
about l p. m. Between 3 and 4 p, m,
came two dispatches from Gen. Mcclellan.
The first, dated Ii headquarters of the Army
of the Potomac, Sept. 10, 6! a. NJ, ran
thus: "But little occurred yesterday ex-
cept skirmishing. Last night the enemy
abandoned his position, leaving his dead
and wounded on the field. We are again
in pursuit. do not yet know whether
he is falling back to an interior position,
or crossing the river. We may safely
claim victory" The second was dated
Headquarters of the Army of the Poto-
mac, Sept. 10, 103 a. m., aud said -
"Pleasonton is driving the enemy across
the river. Our victory was complete,
The enemy is driven back into Virginia.
Maryland and Pennsylvania are now safe. "
Sprinkled along among these were our
dispatches from Washington and Associ-
ated Press communications from Balti-
more The first asserted that "we have
1000 prisoners taken in the battle of
Wednesday," 1t also quoted The Wash
ington Republicans account of recon-
noissance to Leesburg, the pith of which
was that at Goose Creek, our men "found
the passage of the stream disputed by
body of the enemy's cavalry, who scat
tered and fed in confusion when our
artillery were brought to pear upon them.
The party then proceeded to Leesburg,
which they found occupied by one regi-
meut of Rebel infantry and small cav
airy force. After short but severe en-
gagement. the enemy were driven from
the town by the 10th New-York at the
point of the bayonet. The loss of the
enemy was quite large considering the
number Of the forces engaged. The
Union troops captured the Rebel regi-
mental standard, a number of muskets
thrown away by the enemy in his precip-
itate flight, and number of prisoners"
The dispatch to the Associated Press gave
the story of gentleman "who left the
tle-ied at 9 o'clock on Wednesday
night. He says that our forces occupied
the position chosen by the enemy at the
commencement of the battle, and that the
Rebels were driven back mile and half
at all points, except at our extreme right,
which they still held at the close of the
day. Our Informant was all day within
a hundred yards of Gen. Mcclellan, and
says that the results of the day were re,
garded by him and his staff as a glorious
victory, though not final one. There
was no faltering at any point of the line
of our whole army. Our soldiers were
exultant at the results of the days fight,
and Gen. Mcclellan was in the highest
spirits. The opinion of Gen. Mcclellan
and those around him, was that the final
result would depend on who got re-en,
forcements first. Our informant says that
nothing had been heard on the field of
the capture of Gen. Longstreet or the
killing of Gen. Hill, and that there ia no
truth in either report. EARLY in the
evening we received a dispatch dated at
Head quarters, Friday morning, saying
that Thursday was spent in buryiDg dead
and aiding wounded. The Rebels sent
in flag of truce asking permission to do
the same, and got it. The dispatch gave
partial list of our wounded officers At
daylight on Friday it was found that the
enemy had changed their position
Whether they had all crossed the Poto-
mac was Dot known. Had they remained
there would have been fight. At IL
p. IN. we received dispatch from Har-
risburg reasserting our complete victory,
and saying that Gen. Pleasanton was
driving the Rebels across the Potomac.
The whole Union army was in good con-
dition, and the enemy had been badly
punished.
An officer who left Mumfordsville,
Tenn, after the surrender, says that the
garrison there, numbering from 1000 to
5000 men comprising the 10Th, the 50th,
the Goth, the 9th, the 6Sth, and the
Goth Indiana regiments, and one company
of cavalry, and ten pieces of artillery, sur
rendered on Wednesday morning, our
forces being completely surrounded by
Gen. Bragg forces, estimated ut 10000
men. Our loss in killed and wounded
was ffty. The Rebels acknowledged a
loss of 100 on Saturday.
The town of Prentiss, Miss, was oblit-
Grated few days ago, because the Rebels
there had fired upon the gunboat Iatan,
which was going down the river with a
load of prisoners to be exchanged. A
number of the prisoners were killed by
their internal brethren, whereupon the
officer of the boat gave the citizens fifteen