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latest from the BattIe.FIeId-The II.
treIt-The Pursuit..
Harrisburg, Sept. 90 There seems to
difference of opinion In regard to the wher
abouts of the rebel army, In official circles.
Wounded soldiers represent McClelan's rigl
and left wings resting on the Potomac, Will
Sigel's pickets are keeping lookout for them O
the opposite side.
The State militia lately sent to Hsgers.ow
and Boonesboro, we're this morning sent bac
into Pennsylvania.
Report says our pickets were driven In thre
miles outside Of HagerstoWn, and that skirnisi
Ing had taken place during the day.
Especial Mssisse to the Associated Press
BATTLE-FIELD, AKTIoTAN, Sept 20.-YesteI
day our lines advanced toward the enemy, whe
the discovery was made that the rebel arm
had -etreated during the night, leaving piket
along the entire line 10 prevent us from gainin
knowledge Of their retreat. Those left behin
generally surrendered as our skirEishers au
preached.
The rebel reinforcements expected or Fridsy
didn't arrive. They decided to cross the river
as they were 10 no condition to fight anothe
battle, such as that of the l7th. They crosse,
ct seven different points In the vicinity O
| Sh0b PrSbt5p bu-sV bVlnS ECNCEhl lOEuS WlLnll
two miles Of that place, although the contrar,
was represented.
Our cavalry started In pursuit as soon as til,
retreat was known. Beyond capturing few
hundred stragglers, they inflicted li:tlo lpjur,
upon the enemy. About mile from the rive
quite contest took place between G part o
Porter's corpV, which was In the advance, ant
the enemy, for the possession of two guns.
The rebels we're finally compelled to abandon
them, one Of which they spiked.
Their trains all got of, They seemed 4
have taken position on the otner side, but die
not reply to our guns this afternoon, NTH th,
exception Of three or four eScts.
An etsempt was made to cross end Aanl
them, but they were ir too good position to b,
attacked with success.
10 the retreat, the enemy left FIVE hundred O
their wounded at houses and barns where the,
had established hospitals.
A captured negro, who knows Jackson we'll
states that he saw him with bis arm In q slipf
on Friday, upon the field.
Gen. Stark was killed. One prisoner statel
that Joe Johnston died recently at Richmond
frcm wounds received at Fair Oaks.
FREDERICK, Sept. 20 Smelling was Kept ul
at the enemy across the river at Shepherda.cwl
until Friday.
A report came into Frederick that fore,
was crossing at Williamsport, and that par
OF our army Is sent to meet them.
Heavy firing was heard at noon to-day in tn,
direction of sharpsburg. Up to tonight no in
telllgence received
There ie no evidence that Lee or Longstree
are wounded. Ten thousand stand of arms
were found on the field belonging to the enc
my.
FREDEEcK, Sept 81.
The occupation Of the Virginia shore wsI
attempted again this morning with less success
They met With stout resistance from the enc
my, but succeeded in reaching this side Will
but slight loss, bringing with them four piece
of artillery captured from the enemy.
Acting Brig ..Gen. Barnes, with bis own apt
6 portion Of Sykes's Brigade, With some caval
~ and two batteries, crossed and took posi-
tion on the Virginia shore. Shortly after his
troops had been placed in position the enemy
emerged with line of Infantry mile long,
The troops soon became engaged, when the
order was given to retire, which was done il
good order. The enemy followed closely.
When the enemy came in range q fire was
opened from twenty pieces ofour artillery, posted
on the Maryland bank, with such effect that
they were obliged to retire. Their loss must
have been heavy, as the explosion of our ehell:
we're seen to make large gaps in their lines
Our loss il killed, wounded and prisoners il
about $50.
Information was received to-day of the evac.
uation Of Harper's Ferry.
Their artillery wac removed from the line Of
the Potomac last night It is believed theil
army Is falling back in the direction Of Charles
town and Winchester.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 20.--A dispatch By mail
dated Antictam battlefield, Wednesday, 8 P
NJ, says:
We CLEAN the following additional par;icu
lars; Mcclellan rode along the line and wa.
most vociferously cheered, which attracted the
attention of the rebela, when they commenced
throwing shells, some Of which fell in the ranks
OF the l2sth Pennsylvania, and they began tc
fall back, when Mcclellan himself rallied
them. They soon regained their former stead
iness.
No prisoners were taken from us BY the reb
els. One Georgia regiment was captured en-
tire. The total runber of rebels captured 1.
one thousand.
One piece of woods, after being despera.ely
fought for for four hours, was gained BY ouI
troops. II contained at least fifteen hundred
dead of both sides. Generals Meagher, Weber
aud Dane were wounded.
Tine Washington Star Of this evening says
reconnaissance made last night by part Of
Stcnemsn's force to Harper's Ferry, fouut
only elk hundred picket wounded rebels.
They learned that the rebels had been cross
ing the river above harper's Ferry Into vir
ginia all day yesterday. At nigh.iail Nc
Clellsn's advance was close upon the rebels
rear.
The Star Gays; A gentleman who left the
front Of our army yesterday noon, assures us
ths. among the dead left unburieG on the aeld
on Wednesday last was a Major General, be-
SIDES many officers OF eli grades
Yesterday the last Of tho yebels left Harper's
Ferry, aftec having burnt all the Goverumen,
property, including the pontoon bridge anC
ssorehouses. They made Eve distinct attempts
to blow up the piers of the railroad bridge, hu
we're unsuccessful gs4 -
The wounds of General Hooker, through ths
aesby part of the foot, produce symptoms o
lockjaw, which causes unessines among biz
friends.
Crossing Of she Potom by ,hs