Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-09-18
TELEGRAPHIC.
THIS MORNINGS DISPATCHEs.l
THE SURRENDER OF HARPER'S
FERRY!
The Attack Commenced Friday.
The Guns Spiked and Thrown
Down the Mountain.
HEAVY FIGHT ON SUNDAY f!
OUR FORCES SURRENDERED
ON MONDAY.
Colonel Miles Wounded by a Shell.
5000 TO 5000 TROOPS SUR
RENDERED.
Mcclellan Pursuing the Enemy.
EIGHT THOUSAND PRISONERS
ALREADY CAPTURED!
Rebels being Pushed to the Wall.
HOWELL COBB AND 900 OF
HIS MEN CAPTUREDI
Our Loss is $500 in Killed and
WOundndf
Mcclellan Pursuing the Enemy.
EIGHT THOUSAND PRISONERS
ALREADY CAPTURED!
Rebels being Pushed to the Wall.
HOWELL COBB AND 900 OF
HIS MEN CAPTUREDI
Our Loss is $500 in Killed and
Wounded!
THE REBETS HAVE EVACUk TED
HARPER'S FERRY.
HARPER's FERRY sURREND enED.


Frederick, Seps. Is.
l regret to announce the surrender of
Harper's Ferry, with all the FORCES and
stores there, to the enemy, at 9 o'clock
Monday morning. Enlisted men and some
officers have been parOled, and arrived
here. From them 1 gather tlIe following
particulars:
The rebels commenced the attack on Fri
day noon on our forces on Maryland
Nights. Skirmishing continued through
out the day, and was revived on Saturday
The enemy were driven back with consid-
cradle loss They came up several times
and were repulsed, when il was discovered
they were approaching in overwhelming
force. Orders were given to spike the
guns and throw them down the mountain.
The whole force from the Nights then re-
turned in safety, the guns from Camp Hill
shelling the enemy when theyssattempted
to pursue the retreating men.
Sunday morning a party Of our men
again ascended the Hights, and brought
away their feld-pieces, which they had left
unspiked.
Sunday, at noon, the rebels appeared in
great force on London Hights Miles
shelled them from point to point. Some Of
their guns were dislodged, but they still
managed to keep up a brisk fire from some
of their batteries, which were run back
out of sight and loaded. Firing ceased at
dusk Sunday evening, and resumed again
Monday morning at daylight. It kept up
till o'clock, when Miles ordered the
white flag raised. There was considerable
fog and smoke, and the enemy didn't see
the flag or wouldn't see it, and kept up a
heavy fire for three-f5urlhs of an hour.
About ten minutes after the flag was up
q shell struck Col. Miles, shattering his
right leg. 1t was ampntated before the
prisoners we're paroled. There were about
300 cavalry in the command, all of whom
but about 40 escaped Sunday night and
cut their way through to Greencastle. The
balance Of the troops, numbering from
5000 to 5000, with Gen. Whites command
from Martinsburg, were all surrendered.
General Howe captured an aid of Stu
arts Monday, who was making his way
from Harper's Ferry TO BoOne,ibOrO with a
dispatch from Jackson to Lee announcing
the capitulatiOn of the place The aid
supposed Lee was at BoonesboTo, which
was in our possession. THIS was the first
intimation of the surrender that our troops
had received.
At this time Franklin 'Fas within three
hours of the Ferry, going to the relief of
the beleaguered command whittier he had
been sent by Mcclellan SO soon as he re-
ceived the dispatch from Miles on Monday
morning that he was in danger,