Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1863-05-01

: would have been the effect upon the enc.
. my?
, Answer. 1t would have been very
, disastrous to them.
"Question. What reasons were given
for not making the attack the next morn.
ing?
"Answer | did not hear the direc;
reason Of the General Commanding, but
| have understood that the reason was
that he expected some fifteen thousand
new troops-those would make the thing
a certain thing-and he preferred to wait
to make this attack on the right until
these new troops came.
"Question. And that delay gave the
enemy an opportunity to escape?
Answer think it did"
On the night of :ha 18th of September
the enemy abandoned their position and
retired across the Potomac into Virginia
without molcstation. Oar army slowly
followed, and took W position along
the Potomac, on the Maryland side, occu-
pyins Maryland Heights on the 10th
and Harper's Ferry on the 23l.
LOSSES on BOTH SIDES.
General Mcclellan, on the Doth of Sep
tenn Ser, reports our losses at South Noun
tain at 2,325; at Antictam, l., l63-to-
tai losses in both battles, 14,794. In
relation to the losses Of the enemy IN
both these battles, in killed, wounded.
prisoners and stragglers, General Me-
Ulelan says:
1t may be safely concluded, however,
chat the rebel army lost at. least 10000
Of their best troops in their brief cam
paign in Maryland"
MCCLELLAN WANTS MORE RE1SFoReEMENrs.
After the battle of Antetam General
Mcclellan called for reinforcements, ana
announced his determination to fortify
: Maryland Heights, making a rc1ujsition
on General Walsworth, thea in Wash
ington, for 1000 contrabanls for that
purpose. On the 9th Of September he
writes to General Iallcck:
PROPOSES TO FORM A MILITARY SCHOOL.
Ny present purpose Is to hold the
eaemy about as it now IS, rcnlerin. Ilac-
per's Ferry secure, AMI watching the riy-
er closely inteuIiag 10 atta.S h: enemy
should he attempt to cross to this side
Oar possession of Ilarpet's Ferry gives
us the great advantage of sccurc de-
b2acAe; but We canaat avail ourselves OF
it un;il the railroad bridge is finished, be-
cause We eonaot otherwise sun,lv = Great.
or number Of troons than we NOW have
on the Virginia side at that point.-
When the river rise. 50 that the enemy
cannot cross IN lorre' propose fohceh-
,t"''na va 'DG aI"'y somewhere ''ga' harper
reIiJ' anu 'ncn "cI,hs "c''fa'uS ~, 10 e'f-
cu'''N''.I' w: -noN',s on " .n'1es.e. .s
'o-' .''1 pOI,I'on ,''''eN'o
e"e''i5' we are ''Neiy 10 sain gf'Ie "o-
Van''se pE o''Hs 50 of e'se osfo'!,.s !, =
fc'So'i'o,e ''"'o 10 ''e pIs''''@''io'' u '"o
arm A'i' l's'' "e''o" o' 'n' l''" 'tooPs
preparatory 70 'h a''SheG Oh M''"'e' t'
,9po "i'} nc 'e, y ',''.'Iu i' ""y oso"'' 1
!s''L !, 80 ''',o.u'e'' "o.Ll VS. "a ~ @ ao"l
u" - '''s',' "' ~ " ':'o o' ~ .L r.
lor tne PURPOSE .! instruction. "'' '"''
Tue ola Feslnen'S oc n'.ed al once
=.
NY own vie" u 'ho proper Pol'oy ~
be pursued IS to retain IN a'ains'on
merely 'ae iofee hetesSaFy @ 10 saTris9h H. IT,
ana 10 SEM c'''y '"''i ~ ''so n'"iao's .I ~
fe'".pa'V .p @ ,'''s S'"'? ma 'a''.oa,s Ene
W. ", '"o ,no'"S u ?:.',"P''J emo e'"1 +
" ''n'n?'Gh s'i9u'a 1t DC hIee.s'' @ > n !,
a'ii reinforced '' "SH' anu a'' a''o"er 70
10 take my own cou'se, wv, no'a a'9 SCI, y,
reSpohS'oie Iot 'hc safety oi " aSh'is'on'
MCCLELLAN KEEPS HIS MEN IN CAMP.
On the 9TH Of October General Hal
lesk rcpIje. After referring to the draft
cxpected in some of the northern states,
he saws
" Bat YOU cannot delay the operations
of the army for these drafts. 1t must
moy. and the old regiments must remai..
in their crippled condition. The conval-
cscents. however will help little. The
country is becoming very inpatient at the
want Of activity in your army, and we
must push it on.
Il am satisfied that the enemy are
rallioa back toward Richmond. We must
foIlow them and seek to punish them.-
There is decided want of le9s in our
J troops, Ihey nave 100 mach ihi'nooi'i'y'
i .,,.,;~a orha.,.a., ,',;ns w;u og,ct
- 'oIa.',o h',. the d;@nnl,v i tb,t
.I'"' sas;an,l, "a @ oyoreiss nmarcb.
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