Weekly Trinity journal., 1862-09-27
From our Extra of Saturday.
LATEST EAaTERN NEWS.


WASHINGTON. Sept ls.
Latest information received is IL o'clock, a.
m, Sept. l'lb, when it was telecraphed that
Mcclellan had severe engagement throughout
the day. which resulted in gaining the position
for which our troops had fought
Information from point within four miles of
the battle field to o'clock that morning, has
nothing later of the engagement. 1t merely
states that 1000 rebel prisoners were taken yes
terday, and sent TO the rear
Paroed prisoners from Richmond say troops
continue to arrive here from the South.
New YORK, Sept. 10.
The Tines Washington dispatch says an armed
reconnaissance to Leesburg found one rebel regi-
ment of infantry and a battalion Of cavalry
there, After short engagement the enemy
were driven out with considerable loss.
FREDERICK CRY, Md, Sept II.
This has been an eventiul day in the history
of rebellion. AT daylight The battle was renew
ed on the center and right by Hooker ana Sum
ner, who after a short contest of two hours drove
the enemy back one mile. They shortly after
rallied, aud with terrible loss regained the lost
ground. Hooker received shot in the ankle
and was carried from the field. The command
then devolved on Sumner who retook the lost
ground and drove the rebels a quarter of mile
beyond, with great slaughter. Gen. Mansfield
was shot through the lungs and died soon after.
At o'clock all Of the enemy's positions were
carried except one on the right. This duty was
assigned to Burnside. His artillery opened and
infantry advanced, and the point was taken by
bayonet charge, but he was forced to retreat be-
fore superior force The rebels knowing that if
they lost this position a complete rout of their
army would be the result The rebels fought
with great bravery and desperation. Darkness
now overlooked the conflict of the two armies
and bostiliies ceased by mutual consent.
The battle lasted from o'clock, a. m. to 8
O'Clock, p. m. without moments cessation. The
conduct of our troops was excellent. 1t is i'm
possible to form a correct idea of the losses on
either side, but ours is probably 10000, and the
enemy's must greatly exceed it. Nearly all their
dead fell into our hands, and are thickly strcwn
over the field, in many places lying in heaps.
Our wounded were Immediately carried from the
field
When Hooker fell Mcclellan Immediately
passed to the right, and his presence added much
to our success in recovering the ground lost,
WASHINGTON, Sept. 49,
Official dispatches from Mcclellan at o'clock
this morning say " But little occurred yeser-
day except skirmishng. Last night the enemy
abandoned bis position, leaving his dead and
wounded on the field. We are again in pursuit"
Second dispatch dated half past 10 O'Clock
says: Pleasant is driving the enemy across
the river. Our victory is complete. The enemy
has been driven back into Virginia. Maryland
and Pennsy vania are now safe
In the battle of Wednesday Generals Boiman,
IIartsul Duryee, Sedgwick, Richardson and
Bana were wounded, and Cen Magher killed.
BALTIMORE, Sept. 10.
gentleman who left the battle field at
o'clock Wednesday night says our forces occu,
pied the position chosen by the enemy at the
commencement Of the battle. The rebels were
driven back one and half miles at all points
except the extreme right, which they still held
at the close OF the day
Mcclellan considered the result ms a gL.riaus
victory though not a fnal one. The final result
would depend upon who got reiniorccments frst
Our informant says nothing has been heard on
The brld ol LongSlfeet capture Whicn was ru'
m0rrd and is probably untrue Twenty thousand
reiulolcemcnts were expected from Harrisburg
BUFFALO, Sept 10.
A fire occurred this morning at the corner of
Norton aud Water streets property valued at
100000 was destroyed. About one third of it
was insured
PITTsBURG PA, Sept. 10.
frighful explosion at the Allegheny Ar
senal occurred in Pttsburg on Wednesday af
lern0on. About one hundred aud seventy boys
and girls were in the building, eighty or ninety
of whom were killed. The entire building was
destroyed.
HARRISBURG, Sept 10.
Heavy cannonading on the Potomac was heard
at Hagerstown to day.