Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1862-10-08


the contest, procurable no where else with
in their reach, to take post in Southern
Tennessee, Northern Alabama and Mis-
sissippi, leaving our armies to follow for
winter campaign at their usual leisure
a reconnaissance to Warrenton juno
ton yesterday discovered no signs of the
rebel army in that vicinity. 1t was said
that the repairs to the Rappahannock
Railroad bridge have been completed
Last night extensive military move
ments took place, evidently commenced
in the vicinity of Washington-one body
of twenty thousand troops marching in
one direction, and another body in a diff
ferent one.
Is Is still being insisted on around us
that Gen Lee yesterday and this morn
ING made serious movements to recross the
river into Maryland. We continue to
doubt this, however, though he is proba-
bly, making feints on the river bank above
Harpers Ferry, to cover movements of
some portion of his army in another di-
rection.
ARMY or The PcUoNAC-TTS POSITION
RECONNAISSANCE MOVE
MFENTs IN PROSPECT.
Camp Of the FTt1h " Y. Zo,oares, near
!Sis1r32sj,u,g, Sept. 2T.-The headquarters
of General Mcclellan were removed yes
terday TO a point three miles nearer Har-
per's Ferry. This movement may mean
something, or it may have been made
merely for convenience sake At any
rate ii is regarded here with some inte-
rest.
Harper's Ferry is now held by large
| force of our troops, and is evidently re-
garded as an important point in the posi-
! tion of the Potomac army. OF the other
movements of troops taking place l shall
say nothing. Burnside's division has not
gone to Harpers Ferry. I may say
| however, that all the indications here be-
speak renewed activity on the part OF the
| army.
| Rebel accounts of the late battle create
| some disgust, but more amusement, among
| the officers and soldiers of the army of the
| Potomac who won the victories at South
| Mountain and Antietam They admit
| the stern resistance and earnest bravery of
| their antagonists, but the solid results OF
the fight were decidedly with us to occasion
them any trouble over the vaporings of the
Richmond Di7'atch and Wing.
! \ ride from the centre of the Army of
the Potomac to its right wing at William
sport gives one an impressive idea of the
| immense number of men and prodigiouS
aggregations of material that have been
brought together For thirteen miles the
eye never loses sight of camps
At Williamsport there have been no
active operations on either side. The
rebels continue to picket the Virginia side
of the river, whilst our troops do the same
on this side.
As a general thing there is. as else
| where on the river. no firing between
pickets, both sides by mutual consent,
abandoning this useless and murderouS
practice.
When in Hagerstowu, a few days since,
/ gave list of some of the distinguished
rebels who recorded their names at the
Washington House. Among these was
DIR. Mclaughlin, of Bradley Johnston:
staff. This same individual, n few davs
since, crossed the river and gave himself
up to the pickets of the Sth Maryland
regiment.
He stated that he was utterly tired Of
the rebel service, and would sooner be ii
: Fort NrHenry than with their army il
Virginia Mclaughlin is Marylander
and, | believe, formerly resided at Eli,
colts Mills.
He brings news of the death of Albert
Carroll, one of the sons of Charles Car.
roll, Esq.
Early this morning a large force o
cavalry crossed the Potomac at Black
burns Ford, and moved towards Shep.
herdstown. They have not returned wher
l close this letter.
Additional correspondence of the A..icT
can of Tuesday morning:
Our scouts visit Shepherdstown fire
quently by day, while the rebel cavalr,
still come there at night, the place bein;
: held by neither party. A number o
the rebel wounded arc there. At Shep
: herdstown Ferry, on this side of the Poto
: mac, there are over two hundred wounde,
rebel prisoners, who are guarded by tn
: Ninety-first Pennsylvania regiment, ant
r under the care of three rebel surgeons
E They have everything done for them tha
: is possible, no service that is desired bein
refused by our surgeons or officers, but tn
1 hospital is a terrible place.
The men are most terribly wounded
!, who could not be moved further, and ther
, is scarcely one among them who has nc