New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-09-27
THE INVASION OF MARYLAND.
The Right Wing Moving on WiIiinmsport-
Curiosity Of the Residents-Thc Terrible
Effect Of our Shells i'm the Recent Emit
tios-The Destruction OF Life in the Corn
heId-Movemeais Of the Rebel General
Stuart.

From Our Special Correspondent
WILLiAnsPoHr Nc. Sep, n 1897.
left sbarpshurg this morning TO join the right
wing Of tie amy now moving upon Williamsport.
Tie road for The nost paIt, is a very firm one, az
are nearly all the roads In Mary land have yet tav
eled upon. Rock aud stone in such great abund-
snce that McAdam's method Of making traveller.
comfortable in the absence ofraroadr seems 10 have
been generally adopted. Ny ride 'hls morning ear
lied me directly through the battle-ground 81 We'd
u, tday. The dead have all been buried ard the
hoises burr ed but the large mounds ri,ing ,hicLly
in all the fields on both rdcs Of the road for dis
lance Of l,e miles viii Ions tesify IN unm,lAkAbls
lerms TO tie number WHO fell upon this bloody bat
tic field.
The country people by hundred. and thousand,
are fooking from all tides to gather relies Of the
great fght Little children were seen tagging
across the helds to reach their wagons with shot and
she'll almost as heavy as themselves While the old
farmers were picking ny bits Of broken tarness
abandoned uusksts, ru,ty Doyouts aud almost,
everything hey could drd which our Generals did
not consider Of sufficient value 10 carry of them,evos
No one can traverse this field without being struck
with the terrible eject Of cur shells. A brick
church, standing but about % rods back Of the posi-
lion held by jackson, ws truck nearly two hundred
tmss and will have 10 be entirely rebuilt before it
will be H. for service. Our shells seldom fell short
Of tie mtIk-noie generally beyond 1t. Those
thrown in the grove Where Jackson held his petition
30 obsiinaey, despite the Efforts Of Gems. Hooker
and surnn,r TO ds.odge HIM we,o very effective,
und killed hundreds OF Jackton's men; but The great
l,gf L.. i,,.l
ir,ee shout quarter Of mic beyond where the
msin body Of biz corIs Was mossed.
Tie meet terrible ,lugge Of the day was, how
ever. with musketry IN the cornfeld in front and
{, tie leii Of the grove. Hee Rebels wer, as thick
as the cofnsaiks and were not seen until our
line Of battle approached the edge of II. Our shells
paced over II and entered tie woods. The Rebels
were apparently ubhhrmed from that source, but the
moment our first In fired into tie field their dead
bcgnn TO fall in great numters-and ours too.
Before tie struggle WIS for tie day the mellow
ground Of the coriGeld wue tsodden as nard as The
read which runs 10 tie South Of il. Although
covered with the Rebel dead and diving, it still
r, NAMED ia their postession, aud if prud' had
not dictated 10 Jackson retreat another long days
nght would lave been fought before We would
have obtained po'teosion.
IL seoDs - be gcnernly believed on all sides tina;
the Rebel strength greatly outnmuhercd our own.
They also Lad more artillery, but could not use II
Tor want Of ammunition. l have not heerd Of their
having used railroad iron as they did st Bull Run,
and do not be eye they fired an thing but leg tnate
sho, and shell. II must lave disappeared sudden.y
in the earth II tbey did, for none OF 1t be- found
upon the battle-ground.
Gen. Franklin and Gen. Couch occupy the roai
fron tue Cro,s-Ro.ds to Wiamspoit. Tie new
Maryland Brigade, raised for Gen. Kenly, las the
most advanced position, ard occupies tie City OF
Wilnlnsl0rt. The Rebel Gen. Stuart holds the
south bank Of the Potomac, aud lis pickets can be-
with the naked eye 10 the bills opp site the
city. Lat Ihursday before troore reached here,
he creased the river and dashed into 10 IN, to tao
great consteruation OF tho dsloyai as well as the
loyal Inhabitants. After robbng all the sioe AID
ciolhing stores hs could find, aud discovering thnl
Gen. Kenly wae advancing rapidly on the town, be
retired quickly be came, Ia the great Joy oi the
people.
W,l!iamsror is about tie only Town | have seen
ia Mary ud tlat LAS not been eaten out By tue
" no o'uor army. To-day roe up 10 n holeI
and a Aod for entertainment for man and benst, and
founo H., aud that too OF excellent quality.
As ielt SLarpsburg this morning the oorps Of
Gen. Suuper was phss.ng through IL ON tho road "
liarpers Ferry. Burnside was also Oh the road.
Official reports Of TIE killed and wounded in
Franklin's corps have hot yet been mads out Az
toon NJ they arc I.lall send them toy0a Ih