, 1862-09-18
Further "Details ut IL arper1s
Ferry.
Incidents of the Surrender
GEN, JULIUS WHITE AMONG THE
PRISONERS.
Rumored Evacuation Of Harper's
Ferry by the Rebels.
RETTER ASPECTS OF THE
VICTORY OF MONDAY.
Substantial Federal AdT:in-
faEes E.Atne d.

Federal AdE:tn-
faEes <s:A1ne Il.
HOWELL COBB TAKEN
PRISONER.
FKEprz1cK, Md, Sept 16.-1 regret to an
nouncc tile eurrcpder Of Harper's Ferry, with
all tie forces and stores there, to the enemy,
al o'clork Monday morning. Enlisted men
and some officers have been paroled, aud At
rived here. From them gather the follow
ing particulars:
The rcbcls commenced an attack on Friday
noon On our forces on Maryland Heights.
Sbirn.ishing continued throughout tbs day, !
and was renewed on Saturday, md the enemy !
driven back with considerable loss. Taey
came up several times and were 1epu1sed,
when 1t was discovered that they were ap-
preaching in overwhelming force Tho order
was given to spike the guns and throw them
down the mountain. The whole force from the
Heights then returned In safety, the guns from
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attempted to pursue our retreatlng men.
On Sunday morning party Of our uen
again ascended the heights and bronght away
their field pieces, which they had left un-
sp;lcd. Sunday at noon the rebels appeared
In great force on London Heights. Miles
elcl,ed them from point to point. Soma Of
their guns were dislodged, but they still man
aged to keep up bEiek fire from some Of their
batteries, which were run back out OF sight
and loaded. Cannonading was kept up oil
day Sunday without dung much damage.
! FIXING ceased at about dusk S1adAy evening
and was resumed again On Monday morning
at daylight, and Kept up till o'c:sck, whe1
| Miles ordered the white flag to be raised.
| There was considerable fog md smoke, and
the ene1ny didn't SEQ the flag, or wouldn't see
/ 1t, and kept up heavy fire for three-quarter5
Of an hour. Abont ten minutes after the flag
vas Up, a shell struck Col. Miles, sha:tcring
his right les. It WAS ampntated before the
I prisoners were parolel.
Jhere were about ., 500 cavalry in the cou-
mand, all Of whom, except about forty, escap-
ed about o'clock Sunday night, and cut their
why through to Greencastle, with bus littlo
less. The balance Of the troops, numbering
t.ona o'''' ~ o'0', "A' s,'- ..,~o
nil surrendered
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4ion n1pe1 rea's ~ a.. =
unPa>en Aoun IT, ~ .,G'
vossd that Lee Was at Boons5oro, which is
-a-->rssta.;,~- This WIS til. tIrsk inti NJ
tim of the surrender that our generals had
rrceiytd.
At this time franklin was within tlrec
:; hours of the ferry, going to the relief OF tn
: he}e,rurea command, whittier he had bpe
! ordered by Mcclellan, 80 soon Us he recciyc
! FIN dis,atch from Miles On Moada, ,nornio
:. thot he z,z in d,ncer.
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