Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-09-15

We have this morning little more lntelll-
gence than usual from the military operations
in Maryland. Nothing is shown us very
clearly; but it appears certain that the rebels
have been severely repulsed at Maryland
Heights, opposite Harper's Ferry. If the re-
ports are correct, the rebel Gen. Loring was
repulsed there on Wednesday or Thursday of
last week; and on Saturday forenoon larger
force of rebels, under Gen. Longstreet,
renewed the attack and were defeated with
heavy loss. These reports are not improba-
Bile, and we hope there may be no occasion
to contradict them. 1t appears also that
large portion of our troops under Gen. Nc
Clellan, have passed through Frederick in hot
pursuit of the rebels, and that battle was
imminent. Our army seems actively at work,
and we are assured that on the present occa-
sion clubs, and not spades, will be in demand.
If Gen. Mcclellan will now show great
ability and promptitude, and overtake, beat,
and break up the great army of the rebels I'M
der Lee and jackson, he will have all the
praise he can bear-all that his most eager
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general at the head of an army have greater
or more inviting opportunity to redeem him
self and win a great reputation. There are
not many, even among those who We criti-
cised him most sharply, who do not desire
earnestly to have undoubting faith in Cen
eral McClellan's ability, not on his ac-
count but because next to General Hal
lack, he has the most important command
in the army, and because we can not now at
ford to fail of beating the rebels. Such fail
ure would bring irretrievable disaster, while
great victory over the invading rebel army
would set the whole country in blaze of joy
full excitement, and make a hero of the gener-
al chiefly concerned in winning it. Most
the laurel and wear it.
The Union force now in Maryland and
near Washington must be very large. 1t
comprises all the old troops belonging to the
several armies heretofore in Virginia and
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ward lately from New England, New YORK,
Pennsylvania, and some other states. Be-
sides this great force, there are at Harrisburg,
Chambersburg, and in the Cumberland valley,
probably not less than $4,000 Pennsyl-
vania militia under General Wool and others.
Our means of attacking and routing the rebel
horde seem ample; and we have resolved de-
hberately and earnestly to believe and expect
with all possible confidence that the rebel
army will be outmanaged, beaten, and made
incapable of further mischief 1t must be so
twill be so; we can not afford to have it 9TH
erwise; our military leaders in Maryland can
not afford a failure. Therefore we shall have
such triumph over the invading force as
will brighten hope tenfold more than our re-
cent disasters have darkened it.
few days more will show us the situation
IN Maryland more clearly than it can be seen
at present. There has been considerable
lighting near Harper's Ferry of which we
have no clear account. 1t is supposed that
another battle was fought in that neighbour
hood, yesterday forenoon, because very
heavy and rapid cannonading was heard in
that direction. A dispatch from Harris
burg indicates that McClelans move
ments in the rear of the rebels have turned
them from their purpose to invade Pennsyl-
vania. They had ceased to be visible near
the state line and gone in some other direc-
ton But the telegraph is not allowed to tell
US enough to relieve anxiety, or even afford
us clue to any connected account of what is
going forward. We must wait for satisfacto-
ry intelligence; but, meanwhile, there is some
reason for waiting hopefully.