New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-09-20

batteries, and the rapid musketry, would explain
any degree Of enthusiastic sdmira ion. Several vet
sran officers told me they never saw such magnificent
lighting
1t was not all plain sailing with ne, however We
were more than once temporarily driven back we
very nearly Loot the battery We captured by sud
den reinforcement Of the point from which it was
t4ker. A whole Rebel division ~as brought up.
Our brigade fell back, but retained their captured
battery Some notion may be obtained Of the sharp
pess of the enemys are st times, through which our
boys marched without falteriDg, by to IL that
Capt. Clarke's battery had every commisioued ofi-
eer-captain and three lieutenan,s-s down before
if wss even brought into position to be used and 1t
was afterwsrd fought by its nou-comnissioned OIL
GERS
Gen. Burnside and staff occupied point Of obser-
walton within range Of the enemys srti lery, but
partially projected by hay.stacks. Shells burst
repeatedly near them.
Some Of oar batteries on tho left fred away oil
their ammunition by SHUTDOWN, or little after; but
more had come up ready for renewal Of the ball in
the morning. An addition also had been made to
tho number Of the batteries for the left The Rebels
stopped firing q little before positive darkness
obliged them, and after few rounds from one gun
ON our side darkness closed the awful scene. J. T.
A General View OF the Great Baule-The
Slain on Both sides-The Rebel Loss.
From Our Special Correspondent.
OK THE BArTLs.NELD wednssdsy, Sept. I'LL p m.
A long, holly contested, bloody ba,tle-the fercest
Of the war Fifty thousand men flung against We
L,o tnx a fhraa Ia in IanU h.
the two masses wrestling like athletes, strsping
every muscle--oue losing here, the other gaining
there; one pressed back aloug bis entire front, but
still resisting 6ercely and sturdily that the sun
wen. down and nigh closed in an ndecisve con-
AIct.
Your correspondents, familiar with the organiza-
lion of this army, will doubtless write for you the
history which bus been made to-day: only attempt
q few frsgmeutary notes, during the half hour be-
fore The TRIBUNE messenger leaves.
Reports were current yesterday that the Rebels
lad been crossing the Potomac southwark, at Will
Transport, for two days. The inference that they
were flying before Mcclellan, and would not stand
north Of the river, was very unsatisfactory TO the
army, and there was much Impotence that we were
not pursupg. But it seems that only their trains
were crossing, and the entire Rebel army was wait
ny to give US battle Oh the soil of Maryland.
All the morning our batteries on the left were
firing slowly; but they drew only fw and faint
replies from The enemy. II was o'clock p. IN. when
Hooker with his entire corps, YVES ordered to make
IN advance on the right.
Three miles out, his advance cavalry was opened
lpcu at sbor, range with grape aud canister from
hacked battery. None of the saddles were empted,
,ut the cavalry came pouring back in tuuuItuous
,aste. "The Rebels opening from battery in
lie edge Of the wood" said tho colonel Of the regi
neut. Let them open,' replied Hooker, "w we
nave as many batteries as they. Forward "
Half an hour airerward there WAS musket report
rom the skirmishen; then another, and amos! in |
faulty the firing on both sices was hot aud heavy.
Then Hooker's eye began 70 gleam with the fierce
oy of bait Q; he hurried forward the artillery sent
rder rs hilh,r and ,tther until he WAS left wi hou;
taft officer near him, and disposed bis forces with
rap dity.
The skirmishing with artillery and infantry was
'ery heavy. The enemy's guns were well served, |
nd shot and shell began to fall like hail about
locker and his STAFF, covering him with dirt, and
,ndering the rearing and plugging horses almost
The night was cloudy and it WAS soon
extremely dark; but the fighting continued by the
a-heS of gus on both sides until 81 O'Clock. The
'ebe.s were thsn pressed back from their first posi-
ION.
Their pickets were only few yards from ours
urng the night, aud there was frequent firing OH
9th aides. In the darkness our artillery and
en se columns Of infantry were moving from the VII
wye up toward the Geld, ready for the mornings
york. With ,he earliest dawn nsaksGy CON-