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From the St. Johns. letter from Lake ■City, dated Sept. 24, says: “All quiet,on the St. Johns. Six gunboats, at the flaoulli of the river and in Nassau sound.” It is reported that Commodore Wilkes will be assigned to anew and important command in West Indiun water?, with a flying squadron of a dozen vessels, intended to watch and seize the 9hips sent out with arms or goods for the Confederacy. The New Conscription.— The Senate bill, which has passed both Houses of Congress ) simply extends the conscription to citizens be tween the ages of thirty-five and forty-five. Death op Major Tracy.— We regret to see from the letter of our correspondent “Barr,” that Maj. Philip Tracy, of Macon, died of the wounds received in the late battle near Sharps burg, Md. The event is confirmed by a letter from Our special correspondent. Captured Ordnance. —At the government warehouse, on West Broad street, are two pieces of ordnance, one an 18 pound smooth bore gun, the other an 8 inch shell gun. They were captured at the battle of Seven Pines, and having been dismantled, the Tredagar Iron Works furnished them anew with carriages, fcc. Particular Notice. —We frequently receive letters containing remittances'with a request that the paper be sent on onr old terms, which we cannot afford under onr present heavy ex penses. Persons writing us in future will please notice the change of rates, which will be fouud in every edition of the paper. Balance on our Side. —We uuderstaud, says tho Richmond Dispatch, that the Confederacy is in excess of the Lincoln government in the matter of prisoners of war 40,000 men. If they don’t make better time than they have been doing lately, they will hardly catch up, unless they bag the whole of Lee s army by a “strat egic movement" or “change of base ” Tub Chekouees turning against us —The Memphis Appeal of the “oth says : —“A private note to the editors from Little Rick, dated the 23 and ult., says : “Johu Ross, and two-thirds of the Cherokees have joined the Federal* and are making war upon us. Wo will soon dispose of them, and the four thousand Federate who are with them.” A Good Rule.—The Knoxville Register pro fesses to have good authority for saying that the government in future, will not allow pris oners taken in arms against our government and paroled, to return to their homes within our lines. If they claim to be citizens of the United States, they must either remain in con finement until they arc exchanged, or it paroled, must at once quit our territory. Three huudred recaptured paroled prisoners were expected in Richmond Wednesday night by a special train, to be dealt with according to tho rules of war in relation to the violation of parole. We hope every man of them will be made to pay the bitter penalty. If the officers who took such mendnto their ranks should be taken, justice demands that they be similarly dealt with. McClellan Making for Washington, and I,er in Pursuit.—A message was-sent to Con gross by President Davis Tuesday, which stated that Jackson had encountered Burnside near orst SUepnrdstown,.and utterly routed him, capturing a largo, number of arms and much ammunition. General Jackson then crossed the Potomac, formiug a junction with General L°c’s forces, and at last accounts McClellan was in full retreat towards and our army In hot pursuit. This speaks rather poorly for McClellan’s claim of a great victory oyer Lee ou Wednesday, 17th inst. Wo copy the above from the Charleston Courier, but after a careful examination of the proceedings of the two houses on Tuesday, we are unable to discover any allusion to a mes sage from tho President. Perhaps it was re ceived in secret session. Death of Capt. Battev.—lt is with sincere sorrow that we chronicle tho death of Captain Wm. H. Baltey, of the Jcfforsoa County Battey Volunteers, Wright’s Legion. Despatches re ceived from Richmond anuounee that he f ill in the recent battle near Sharpshurg, Md. He commanded the Legion in one of the late bat tles before Richmond, and distinguished hlm eeM for gallantry and good judgment. Bapt. Battey was ottr friend and classmate in early life. We knew him well, and can tender a heartfelt sympathy to his bereaved widow and children. We begin to awake to the magnitude of war’* calamities iuconiempteiiiigiha bloody remain? of such men as ho. Heaven, in in mercy, bring the horrible strife to an end ! The Battle or Sbari’siu uo.—Wo h -p e m be able, in a very days,.to lay before our read ers, from the pen of our own comspoude a full report of this sanguinary engagement, Iu the meantime, as the maxim audi aUeram partem is a good one, we cony a detailed ac count from the New York Herald. It will amply repay the trouble of a perusal, being not only well written generally, but about as lair an account as we can hope to get from the enemy. Taking hte statements as true, the very best that can be inferred for the Federal side ia, that it was a drawn battle. It claims to have driven back our left by two herculean ef forts alter bringing up reintorcements. tut con lessee that their left wing was wholly rn , ?, flight, the battle closing with onr troo-'s in poesceaion ot the field. DEATH or Gen. K. L. Aceb.—Gen. E. r. Acec died at his residence, in Coahoma county. Hies., on the 2d Inst. # Mr. Stephens* Letter. We are glad to see a letter from so respecta ble a source as Vice President Stephens, on the abuses of the military In time of war the ten dency to u suipaiion is almost irresistible, and it is well to hold up, occasionally, the old land marks that constitute the very essence of free government. That the civil code is always to obtain in times of public peril, no one, we apprehend, would pretend to assert. The public safety sometimes requires its temporary suspension, but in no case is it justifiable except where.im perative necessity can be pltad and proved in its defense. The declaration of martial law in volves a great responsibilty, one which, we feel sure, some of our military men do not rightly appreciate. It is, as stated by Mr. Stephens, a setting aside of all law, and when a military commander ventures upon the policy, he must be prepared to show, not that it subserved the public convenience, but that it was imperative ly demanded by some great and pressing exi gency which could have been met in no other way. Otherwise, be is a violator of the laws of his country, and should be held to a strict account before the proper tribunal. A few familiar instances, in illustration, may not be amiss. Commander McKenzie, seized and hung at the yard arm, without trial, Lieutenant Spencer, who had raised a mutiny on board his ship and was about to take forcible possession for a piratical or other unlawful cruise. He had no law for the act, but it wa3 right from the neces sity of the case, and Congress and the country sustained V>it. -■*- General Bragg, if accounts bs correct, order ed a soldier to be shot who had carelessly com mitted murder, in open violation of a rule abso lutely necessary for the security of his army, and which was growing into daily contempt with his tr-ops. In law, the man should have been tried by a court martial, but an example was needed and had ho delayed for the slow process of a trial, the army might have become demoralized and the cause sacrificed. Savannah was threatened with an attack in the early Fall, and General Mercer, coming in command of the department, found the defen ses wholly inadequate for the protection of the city on tSe land side; hi3 force had bnen re duced to a few thousand troops, and a majority of them were in [the hospital, while exposure to the summer suit would have surely laid up the remainder. He bad a great public duty to perform—the defense of a State against inva sion—and, while prompt action was necessary, there were no military means'at his command- Under these circumstances he appealed to ike planters to furnish a number of slaves requisite for the work of throwing up the necessary in trenebments, and failing therein, proceeded to impress a force sufficient for jke purpose. It was his only recourse, and the most disastrous results might have followed had he timidly shrunk from the responsibility. He acted under no law. but he did right, urgentnccessity impelling to the course he took. Such instances, of public necessity, however, do not often occur, and they stand in bold con trast with many of the unauthorized acts of our military leaders since the war commenced. The proclamation of Van Dorn against the freedom of the Press, and the course of Bragg in putting every little town in the course of his march under martial law, are direct, palpable, and in excusable encroachments on the law and should be dealt with as such. Nor are 6uch usurpa tions confined exclusively to the military. We have in tiie South some civil rulers, who, spoil ed by a little brief authority, have not scrupled to set themselves up as the sole law-givers of the State and to take all the powers of the gov ernment, executive, legislative, and judicial, into their own hands, and without any adequate reason of necessity to justify the usurpation. One, at least, has promulgated, the alarming doctrine that be the law what it may, the peo ple are sovereigu and whatever they justify—or, what ta stiff wo-r, whatever be believes they will justify—at the ballot box, is rich:. It is time the country was awake to these en croachments on popular liberty—these open violations of law by meu who are sworn to sup port it—and we hope Mr. Stephens’ letter will not fall of its Intended effect. Tire |Ncivh. Our budget of news to-day is exceedingly meagre. The mails coming south seem to have run foul el a blockade somewhere, and the telegraph appears duller than for some weeks past. The latter, however brought us last night a few interesting Items, worthy of note. The news from Kentucky is anythUg.but agreeable. The New York accounts are two days later than via Chicago, and hence the .more reliable as an indication of tho present state of affairs. If true, what we have long apprehended has come to pass. Buell, who ought long since to have been crushed out, has at last completely out-gencralcd Bragg, and made good his escape to Louisville. Bragg’s movements since his departure from Chatta nooga have been inexplicable, but ail trusted to his high reputation as a guarantee against fail ure and disgrace. We would not condemn him until we are better informed as to his motives and necessities, but all must confess that mat ters look bad enough. The issuing of Lincoln’s proclamation and its endorsement by sixteen Northern Governors, should induce our government to raise the black flag at oned. There can now be no doubt of the’ temper of the North toward us, and their determination to impart the most re morseless and diabolical character to their war upon us. It is evident lhat every vestige of free const!- tionni government has disappeared front the North, and that the Yankees ‘ are to-day under as complete a despotism as the serfs of Russia. Lincoln’s will is the supreme law of the land. Lot us bo careful to shun his example. The money market of New York, which never lies, tells a solemn tale for the Yankees, in spite of their glorification over the alleged splendid victory in Maryland. We find that in two days Sterling Exchange goes up from 129 to 181; Gold from 11 to 119, and Cotton front 51 cents to 57 ceuts. What-does all this mean ? . Mutlct’a War upou tlie Women. New Orleans exhibits at the present time perhaps, the most disgraceful spectacle ever witnessed iu a civilized country. We have some authentic particulars, which we publish, that .tho world may know hew thoroughly infamous aud brutal aro the authorities of the Lincoln government in that quarter. The despatch announcing that Mrs. Phillips had been liberated was an error. She is still a prisoner on Ship Island, away from family and friends, and will there probably remain until tbe close of the war, as her defiant spirit is not subdued by the inhumanity of her persecutor* Mrs. Larue, the step-daughter of Judge Rost, our Commissioner to Europe, is also a prisoner at Ship Island, together with many r>b r iffi’es of New Ocb-at s Mr. Casey’s house, oa Caual streei, is full of imprisoned ladies, aud msnv have been sent to Tte penitentiary Judge H. D Ogden’s wife is a prisoner iu her own house, wl.kh is under the surveillance o: tiit military, ar.d she is net permitted to leave it, except m Sunday to go to church, and then she '*■ accompanied by a guard. Mrs. Ogden is imprisoned for no oe,.er reason thau refusing to tell who bores her a letter from her husband, who is not in the ci;y, advising her that if she could not get a passport to join him, to endeavor to obtain one to go to Canada. These are but a few of the numerous cases of hardship and cowardly tyranny practiced on the noble women of New Orleans, whose crime is that they will not bow the knee to the Aboli tion Baal. The history cl the civilised world contains no parallel in brntality, meanness and p ujTllanlmqas tear. An Irishman who was lately reprieved, as he stated the night before his execution, and who wished to get rid of his wife, wrote to her as toliows : “I was yesterday hanged, and died 1 ike a hero; do as 1 did, and bear U like a man” SJ±VJL2<TISrJ±.T3:, , OCTOBER 1862; ARMY CORRESPONDENCE Of the Savannah Republican. m Battle cf Boonsboro’ Gap—lmportant Movement*. - Boonsboro’, Mo., Sept. 14,15G2. Orders were issued yesterday afternoon for the men to cook three days’ rations. The ene my was then encamped—a considerable portion of it, at least—in and around Hagerstown, and the prevailing opinion.was that we should move forward in the direction of Harrisburg. What General Lee’s original intentions were, it were impossible for any one outside ol his imme diate council to say; but whatever they were, it would not be venturing too far to say they have been temporarily changed by the bold, and apparently confident, advance of McClel lan. Instead of marehiug upon Harrisburg, we turned back upon our track, and. moved down the Cumberland turnpike towards Frederick and Baltimore. As the column approached the village of Boonsboro’, at the loot of the Blue Ridge, ten miles from Hagerstown, a rapid ar tillery fire could be heard. The report soon obtained that it was an affair of artillery mere ly ; but as we advanced nearer we could dis tinctly hear the report ot small arms botly en gaged. General D. H. Kill’s corps bad crossed the Put' mac and come up to the vicinity of Boons boro’, and constituted the rear of the army, which, with the exception of Jackson’s, A. P. Hill’s and McLaws’ commands, was encamped along the turnpike from Boonsboro’ to Hagers town. He held the gap in the mountain, there, fore, through winch the turm iKC p&eeed, and was the first to encounter the advancing col umns of McClellan. It seem3 that the Federal commander put his forces in motion as soon as he had definite information that we had crossed into Maryland. His march was rapid, and t soon brought him to Frederick, where there was a sharp engagement between the cavalry, ne followed on after us through Middletown, and had reached the Boonsboro’ Gap in the Blue Ridge, about midway between the villages of Middletown and Boonsboro’, when he came upon D. H. Hill’s corps, as already stated. This was late last evening. The position cf onr forces at this time was not advantageous for a general engagement. Longstrcet and Anderson wore near Hagers town, twelve miles from Boonsboro’ Gap, Jackeon antj A. P. Hill had recrossed to the Virginia side and were investing Harper’s Ferry, and McLaws held the Maryland Heights opposite Harper’s ferry, from which point he co-operated with Juckton and Hill in the movement eg tintt that position. General Lee, therefore, immediately ordered back Long street’s and Anderson’s forces to the relief of I). H. Hill, then engaged near Boon.-boro’. The Blue Ridge is not high at this place, though it is broad-backed, the passage across by the turnpike being nearly two miles. The enemy held the mouth of the Gap ou the eastern side, and some of the spurs- or ofi sho.ots of the mountain next to Middletown, We held the western end of the Gatpand more than one-half ot the mountain. The enemy was in great force; we had only one corps, D. H. Hill’s, and some detachments of cavalry. Longstreet and Anderson did not arrive until near 4 P. M., up to which time Hill’s corps nad maintained the unequal combat single-handed. It will be proper to premise, that for reasons which will abundantly appear in the course of this narrative, it is utterly impossible at the present to prepare either a full or correct ac count of the battle fought to-day. The skir mishers were engaged as early a3 C o’clock this morning. From that hour until night the com bat lasted with varied success. Garland’s brig ade was tho firet to enter the fight, and Andcr derson’s, (N. C.) Ripley’s, Rhodes’ and Col quitt’s, went in subsequently, and in the order in which their names occur. Garland was kill ed about 9 o’clock by a minnie ball, which struck him in the breast, as he was gallantly leading a charge. Col. Matjr.lng. of the Fiftieth Georgia, of Draytou’s brigade, which came up late in the day, was wounded. Beyond these two, I have heard of no other casualties among the officers engaged, though many have, doubt less, been killed or wounded. There was but one road—the Cumberland pike—by which Longstrcet and Anderson could move from Hagerstown to Boonsboro’; conse quently the forces got into position slowly after their arrival. Upou reaching the vicinity of the mountain, the several divisions and brigades were sent forward to their proper places, to reach which they had to file eff to the right and left by narrow country roads and get up the mountain side as best they could. There were two smaller gaps—one on the' right and the other on the left—to which forces were immediately sent forward. For these reasons, it was nearly sunset before the whfle of Longstreet’s corps got fully into position, though the brigades, first to arrive, had been engaged two hoars or more. Thus, you perceive, that the enemy ljad not only greatly the advantage in numbers, owing to the absence of a large portion of onr troops, but was the first to get into - position. When the Confederates would charge down the moun tain, they were subjected to a terrific cross fire from the Federal batteries posted on the spurs and elevations ot> the eastern side, which ren dered ft impossible to advance. Indeed, for reasons sufficiently apparent upon a perusal o this narrative, I am inclined to believe that the enemy got the best of the fight. They will cer tainly claim a victory, and subsequent events will give some coloring to the claim. The troops under D. 11. Hill behaved with great gallantry, and none more so than Rhodes’ brigade of Alabamians, and Colquitt’s brigade of Georgians. The former brigade is composed of the Third, Fifth, Sixth, Twelfth, and Thirty sixth Alabama regiments,’ and the latter of the Sixth, Twenty-third, Twenty-seventh and Twenty-eighth Georgia regiments, and the Thirteenth Alabama. Up to this hour I have heard of no casualties among the officers in cither command. The artillery engaged under Ilill was Cult’s battalion of artillory and Bondurant’s (former ly Montgomery’s) battery, recruited chiefly in Alabama. Lieut. Col. Cult’s battalion is com posed wholly of Georgians. The artillery wa3 handled with great skill and judgment. Capt. Lane, a son of Senator Joe Lane, of Oregon, commands one. of Cutt’s batteries. lie is an excellent officer, and fought his battery splen didly. The same may be said of Capt. Riss Capt. Patterson and mandeefthe other batteries of the battalion—all excellent officers, and led by CoL Cutts, one of the best artillerists in the service. He was made Lieut. Colonel of Artillery for gallantry and skill in the ugly affair at Drainesville last December. Evans’, Jones’, Toombs’, (except bis old brigade and himself had been left at Hagers town as a guard,) Hood’s and other divisions in Locgstrcot’s corps participated in the fight late in the afternoon, but with what results I am unable to inform you. The battle continued until 8 o’clock at nigtt, each side, with unim portant exception?, maintaining its original gyund. Jackson, A. P. Hill and MeLaw ha; ; sect to operate against Harper’s Ferry, where ; the enemy had between eight atjjj ten thousand 1 troops, which it was their purpose to capture. ! News had been received that Bank- was moving ! up with a heavy force for Che rebel -4 the Fed ; era! troops at that point. With a view, there : fare, to the concentration of his forces, and to i insure the reduction of Harper’s Ferry, ! General Lee determined, at nine o’clock ; to-night, to abandon his position la front ! of Boonsboro’, and to move down towards the Potomac on our right, which was McClellan’s left. The wagon trains were ordered to with draw to the river at Williamsport above, recross at that place, and move down to Sbepherds town, on the Virginia side below, just opposite Sharpsboig in Maryland. This movement made it necessary for 113 to lcavjp, our dead and many of onr wounded in Ih® hands oi the enemy. I fear also that they ciptnr tl some hundreds of prisoners, men v *h r) l ia d fallen aslcap or got out of position. The wagon train was cut by a detachment of 1,000 Federal cav alry, who were making their escape from Har per’s Ferry. They were not awahe of the posi tion of affairs until they struck the road the trains had taken. They stopped long enough to destroy (according to report) about seventy ordnance wagons attached to E'ongstreet’s corps. These events, as I have already intima ted, will doubtless lead the enemy to claim a great victoiv over the combined forces of Gen. Lee. P W. A. Sn.AßrsnoßG, Mix, Sept 15th. The movement to this place last night was successfully executed. The arsay is now in a position where it can be concentrated, or if need be, where relief can be seat to Jackson or Jackson can come to us. The ohangi has ren dered it necessary for McCwjan to alter his front, and to move down so as -to take position between our forces and his capital. This we understand he is now doing, it We have rumors from Harpef’s Ferry which, for the present, I forbear to. Xfieutiou. It is sufficient that Jackson will probably succeed in capturing the entire Federal force at that place. The wagons have recrossed the river at Wil liamsport, and are now moving down to Sliep herdstown, three miles from this place. * p. W. A. Splendid Success at Harper's Ferry-over 8,000 Prisoners and immense captured- Jackson again ait thd. side —A great Battle imminent—Hearty g iftulery STarmisn. Sharpsburg, Sept. 16th, 1862 We have just received the gratifying news of Jackson’s complete success at Harper’s Ferry He has not only reduced the place, but he has captured (it is reported) 8,700 prisoners, an immense quantity of commissary and ordnance stores, thirty odd pieces of field artillery and several siege guns, and ail the arms in the hands of the prisoners. Other reports put the num ber of arms taken at a considerably higher fig ure, but you will hear from Richmond the cor rect number before this letter can got through to you. The Federate were chiefly new troops, and were commanded by Gen. Miles, the officer who was suspended for drunkenness at Centre ville.dur'ng the first battle of Manassas. One rumor has it that they were commanded by a General or Colonel Smith. The prisoners have been paroled and sent on to Washington. There was but little fighting—indeed, nothing but slight skirmishing. The positions occupied by our forces so completely covered the place, that no avenue of escape was left to the enemy. McLaws held the Maryland Heights on this side of the river, and Jackson and Hill invested the place on the Virginia side. The enemy saw their predicament, and were wis enough to submit to an unconditional surrender. The men were marched out and required to stack their arms in presence of our troops drawn up in line to enforce the order, if need be. Jackson recrossed the river this morning, and reached this place this afternoon. McLaws earns updater, and will move into position early to morrow. I am r.ot informed where A. P. Hill is, but it is reported he was left at Harper’s Ferry. Jackson has gene up to the left. There has been heavy artillery firing nearly all day. The combattants are taking up their final positions and feeling ol each other, pre paratory to a great battle to-morrow. The casualties have been sliabt on either side. Some of the enemy’s ejieils bursted in this place, but no one of the citizens wa3 killed. Late this afternoon—about sfeset—the enemy made a bold dash on the left, with tbe hope of driving ns from a commanding position ; but lie was disappointed ancf driven back. This is the only time the infantry have been engaged to day. The report that Gen. Loring had crossed the Potomac some days ago, was without founda tion. I cannot tell you where he is; for Ido not know. 10 o’clock at night. It seems I was mistaken in one particular in regard to the capture of Harper’s Ferry. In stead of being a bloodless victory, I now hear from the most reliable sources that a desperate niitn- ws fought Sunday afternoon on this side of the river at Crumpton s Gap In if:i; TVatt Ridge. Gen. 1 lowell Cobb, with his own brigade and about 500 men of Mffrone’s, was ordered by Maj Gen. McLaurs to occupy the Gap and hold it, if need be, at the cost of every man in his command. It was known that the enemy had sent heavy reinforcements for the relief of Harper’s Ferry, and that they were moving up the river on the Maryland side, and in the direction of Crampton’s Gap, Jackson and A. P. Hill were on the Virginia side, and tt was desirable that these reinforcements should either be'dnven hack or delayed until the re duction ol the place could be accomplished- Hence the instructions of Gen. MeLaws tb Gen. Cobb. i The enemy reached the Gap, .15.000 strong, at 3 P. M. Sunday, and immediately gave battle to Cobb’s Anall" force of 2,100. A fearfully unequal and terrific fight ensued. Should the enemy succeed in passing the Gap that after noon. they would reach Harper’s Ferry in time to relieve the beleatrered garrison. The Con federates appreciated the necessities of their position, and fresiv opposed their bodies a living wall against the hostile host. The battle lasted unlirtfig’at. Cobb was not only forced to give back, but be was flanked on the right and left, and suffered terribly. Indeed, his command was almost annihilated, but still his brave troops fought with a desperation and courage which has not been surpassed during the war. At length night clrno, ar.d the enemy had not passed the Gap, though he had slowly ent his way through our mutilated ranks. The object of the Confederates had been accomplished ; they had delayed the advance of the enemy until it was too late for him to get through Sunday night. Next mbrning the Federal forces at Harper’s Ferry surrendered to the heroic Jackson, but Cobb did the fighting. Let him him wear the crowh who wins the victory. I have seen no list of our heavy casualties. It is known, howeveb, that the Hon. Johu B. Lamar, of Macon. Ga., the brother-in-law and volunteer aid of Gen. Cobb, was killed. His body was saved and taken to the Virginia side. Col. Jefferson Lamar, commending the “Tom Cobb Legion," in the absence of Col. T. R. R. Cobb, was wounded and fell into the hands of the enemy. It is Buppo' i d that he wa3 mor tally wounded. The Legion suffered very se verely. ’ • - But I must close. Wc are on the eve of a terrible conflict, and heaven only knows what the result will be. From all I see around me, I feel contain that one of the greatest battles of the war will be iought here to morrow. The enemy arc in tremendous force- not less thin 140,000 men. The Antietam river is in onr front; tho Potomac iu our rear. If we are de feated, the army must perish ; if successful, the stream in front and the Blue Ridge at whose base it flows will prevent ary pursuit.. It is an awkward position; but the genius of our leaders aud the valor of our troops, with the favor of Providence, viil yet deliver us. The source of greatest regret is, that we shall pro bably have to reeross the Potomac. P. W. A. Tile Battle Of Sliarpsburg. Suahi’Seurs, Mq., Sept. 18,1362. The fiercest and most hotly contested battle of the war was fought here yesterday. It com menced at early dawn, the enemy being the at tacking party, and lasted, with occasional breathing intervals, until it was quite dark. Whether we consider the numbers engaged, the fierceness of the assault, the dogged cour age of the Confi Jend.es. nr the aim : unpar alleled duration .f .he flair, it ruu-t be regard ed as onfc of lire m is! extraordinary allies of modern timer? Iu no instance, since the revolu lion was inaugurated, has either party had en gaged as many a? 100.000 mea at any one time. At Richmond, t-ieh side had. ait counted, per haps as many as 100,000; but in no one ol the series ot bailies fought around that city was anything-like tbit cumber engaged, either on the part ol" the Confederates-or '.he Federal?. 1 had estimated the force of tire enemy here at too high a iitrnre, probably ; but if it be reck oned at 1C5.000 luce, and our own at two-thirds ot that mendous armies, suet indeed as have uot been seen on any battle field in this war. The enemy had brought wi> the last man he could get. The coasts of Virgin;:', N uih Carolina, South Caro lina aud Georgia had beru stripped of the troajs sd t" deselate them. Northwestern Virginia aud iwi. uoaudoaeJ by CjX aud his command, and ail the new volunteer;, except enough to garrison the works about Washing ton, had btea sent to McClellan. These, with the army he brought with him from the Penin sula, now recruited and prepared for fresh la bors, and Burnside’s seasoned corps, gave him an army formidable alike in numbers and ma terial. His artillery was on a scale commensurate with the great army he commanded. It was really superb, whether we regard tho number of batteries engaged and the range and calibre of the prune, or the splendid manner in winch they were bandied. The men fought well, too —better in fact than tiie Federals have ever done before, except at Shiloh ; and the new volunteers did about as well as the older troops. Tffey are, of a better class of men, and make up in spirit and intelligence, what they lack in drilling ayd discipline. There can be no doubt upon this point; since we took some of them prisoners and know they fought well before they yielded. The Federal?,, doubtless, had been taught to feel that our movement into Maryland was an invasion of their soil, and that every blow struck within its limits was a blow in defense of their own homes far away in New England and along the banks of the Hud son and the Schuylkill. There are but few, if any, races however cowardly and despicable, that will not fight tho invader of their homes; even the worm we tread upon turns to sting the. heel that crushes it to death. McClellan commanded in person the enemy’s right, (out left,) besides exercising a general supervision over the whole field; Burnside' on"the left, and Sumner in the centre. On our side Longstreet commanded the right wing, Jackson the left, and D. H Hill the centre— the whole tiffing under the cairn and watchful eje f Gen. Lee. This order of battle brought. McClellan and Jackson face to face, longstreet and Burnside, and Hiil and g unmet. Thu3 pitted and matched, the battie was. opened as soon as there was sufficient light io point a gun,’ and continued for fourteen long and weary hours. 'lt was dry and dusty beneath, but cloudy and pleasant, above. The enemy had availed himself of the darknc-83 cf the prece ding night to post his batteries at commanding points. Thu he was the more able to do, since he had subjected us to a heavy cannonade the day before, and thus forced us to develop our lines and p ositions. The battle-ground was along the banks of the Aatietam river, just in front of Sharpsburg. Tnis lovely stream runs due south along the tool of the Bine liidge, and empties its crystal ..x.rbv mohaJUa<Maag U Short distance above Harper’s Ferry. The western side of the river, except for a short distance on the left and above, where the ene my’s lines crossed it, and the Federals held the eastern side next to the mountain. Indeed, the general configuration of the country, and as well a3 she positions of tbe two armies, recalls to mind the Ghickahominy and the James river, and tbe position of tlie combatants in front of Richmond, except that the enemy had the Blue Kidge at his back het-e, whilst bis lines were thrown forward across the Autiffiam on our leit instead of our right as on-the Ghicliafcominy. With this exception, the lines of tbe enemy closely hugged the cast bank of the river, which” is shallow, easily fordable except for ar tillery, and not more than thirty feet In width. Oo the swelling ekvstions between the.stream and the Blue Ridge the Federal batteries were planted, whilst our:, occupied the hills on the Sharpsburg f-id -. The di-tarice from Sharps buig across to the basb of the mountains does rot exceed a mile and a half, and the river is about midway between the two. On our right was a wide stone.bridge, which it was impor tant that we should hold. The ground was mostly open, but very uneven. The respective positions of the two armies were equally stropg. except in this, that the ere my bad his back against the Bine Ridge, which would under almost’any circumstances prevent a rout, on hia part or pursuit ou ours. The battle was opened by McClellan both with artillery and small arms on our left, where a fierce and nearly successful assault was 1. - upon Jackson. " Column after column v>u-. brought up and hurled against the Ston ' all corps, which had been marching and fig 11; ;; almost daily since fi ’eft Richmond, and hours or more our raffits were slowly f. revd Back by tbe brenght against"tlcm. Jackson reached hia posit’, r the night, before when it was quite dark, and consequently was entirely : gnora’vt of the to pegraphy of the in’J. The old Stcniw.l brigade yielded tiie ground.inch by incli, Ewell’s division, now 'o.umaudcd by Law: . the best officer probably under Jackson, for.,!, desperately. This division embraces some the be3t regiments in the army, including the unconquerable; Twelfth Georgia. Our ranks suffered terribly, and many a brave spirit was made to bite the dust. Among others, I may mention Brigadier General Lawton, who re ceived a painful wound in the leg, and Colonel Mareellus Douglass, of tbe Thirteenth Georgia, commanding Lawton’s old brigade. Seeing he was mortally wounded, Douglass refused to be removed, preferring, as he said, to die upon tbe field. His body was subsequently recover ed and taken to the Virginia side. MeaiMtile,and almost simultaneous with the attack on the left, Sumner opened a terrific fire on onr centre, which was followed by a like assault cn our right by Burnside’s corps. It was an indescribably sublime scene when the tide of fire and smoke swept slowly aud majes. Ideally from the left down the valley past W centre, and on to tl;c e - vyctbo ripht. Tha sol emn Blue Ridge formed an appropriate back ground to the awful spectacle. The elevations ur>on which the batteries were planted, were crowned with wreaths of smoke of most fan tastic shapes, nearly concealing “the valley of death” below, where the infantry were engaged in a fearful struggle. Each party bad, probably, as many as tiro hundred pieces of artillery, ou the field, though but little over half that number was brought into action at the same instant, either by the Confederates oc Federate. But think of two hundred cannon of every available calibre engaged in deadly cociiict at Short range ! The Federate directed their pieces chiefly at our batteries, and sometimes the latter were so inveloped ip smoke from their own discharges, and the bursting shells from the enemy’s guns, that they were completely lost to sight. Our own pieces, on the contrary, were pointed at the infantry columns of the Federate, by special order of Ren. Lie. Artil lery duels, so called, accomplish little, except to enable the parties to display the’r gunner ship. In the present instate, the departure from the old rule wps productive of rnrst bene ficial results, ip that the ensmj’.: as mill „ columns wefe repeatedly repulsed by (he well directed fire of onr artillerists. The great object of McClellan was to r a the Potomac on the left, distant not more than a mile and a half from the Antietam, and thus ter close us, as it were, in a cul dc sae. The two streams make a sudden curve towards each other at this point. Knowing that we would hardly attempt to cross the Antietam, along the banks of which, with slight exceptions, the two armies were engaged, he had massed an enor mous column ou the left aud another on the right. Owing to the great inequality of the forces engaged, Jackson found it' necessary to yield thc’ground ho held at the beginning ot ti; fight, and to call for assistance. Fortunately, MeLaws’ division had ariivbd from Harper’s Firry gome time dunag thafJ.ovi as night, and was sent to the relief ot Jack a a ut. 0 o’ckvidl It arrived jusC in the nick of time. The enemy, already badly worsted hy Jacksbe, were coin polled to fall back with great slaughter before the impetuous charge-* <■: the fre-h regiment \ until the parties occ--r,~-.-i their original posi tior.s la the morning. The fighting, how. v ~ was continued until night, with occasional in tervals, though without any particular aiy - tape to either side. The conllict along the centre was severe, bn owing to the nature of the grtmnd was confined chiefly to artillery. Indeed the artillery took an unusually prominent part in the battle in every part of the field. The small arms ..ere not warmly engaged for sometime, t :!y In the day after a ftv volleys, except < u the left. The Washington Aitillcry behaved -idendidiy; and so did batis’ battalion. TANARUS:. lormcr is attached to Lor gs treat’* cor; s, the hater toD. H. Hill’s. Tbb other batteries, a . the heavy reserve* under Gerr Pendlet H performed their part handstfrciy ako. The rc ?t f-r: .1 .*••- uit on the r'gbt was made about 0 o’ch ■ontinr.;d-ur.t:l alia two. The object : cmv w. t gain possession of a st . • jnn m f-.... of Toombs’division; wnti; • ! ; me right in Longstreet’s com-. .be c Sand Twentieth Georgia, Lieut. <j*i Vi .sand Col. Gumming commanding, b-V . .g to Toombs’ old brigade, and raw commanded by Col. Banning, were entrusted with the duty of defending the bridge. The regimems were very much- reduced, but they discharged their duty most heroically. Regiment after regiment, and even brigades, wre brought up awainet them; ara vet <i>ey I held their griu and the t-rl*iz • too, until I they had fired ta-.ir las*, car tridge. Too mm were i clamorous ior fresh ammunition : for it had cow i become a point of honor with them to maintain l their ground, even If it c: st the life ot the last one of them. Bat. o ’iug to the furious ou si.mght made against the entire right wiser, it | was leusi impossible to supply them in time ; aci consequently they had 'to rt.ii-e, with the loss even cf Mclntosh’s battery. Tula was fiiteen minutes after 2 o’clock, when a strange alienee, broken only by a random shot, ensued for the space of two hours along the whole front of the army. The accomplished and ehivalric Holmes of the Second fell pierced through the body a few minutes beiore the firing ceased, and died instantly. An effort tv... mads to remove bia body, but the persons who attempted it were wcuco and and compelled to leave it cn the field. Maj. Harris asshmed the command, and with Cot. Cammingofloe Twcaiktu, di-playedgreat coolness and valor, ine enemy lay"iu heaps in Iron of the bridge, as they did on the left in front of Jackson.. An offleer who examined the ground over which MeLaws and Jackson drove them, says the enemy’s dead lay so thick at one place, over an area of three acres, that he could walk over every yard of it on the bodies of the slain! Tbs silence which followed at a quarter past ] tw o o’clock, was all tbe more profound and im~ 1 preselvo from the stunning fin that had raved so furiously since early daw:;. WYs the enemy content witlutbe possession - J the bridge and the ground in ft on tof it? Had both combat tants had cnqugti of the bloody work,? Or did they stop by mutual consent, ;n oulcr to allow the exhausted lightens time to recover their breath ? For hours the Confederates had been turning their eyes wistfully towards the Poto mac, in hopes of seeing the head of A. P. Hill’s advancing column. Would the Bluchcr of tho day come up in time V At length about 8 o’clock, Rill made his ap peuance, and hia brigades were quietly distrib ute'! along the lines where i.’u,.-y were most needed. The enemy were hardly “aware of hie arrival; for hia forces were advanced behind f ills and thickets to thffir propier positions.— Everything being ready, she Confederates re newed rite conflict at 4 o’clock, and from that iutir until night it raged without interruption. The Fifteenth and Seventeenth Georgia, com reanddd by Col. Milligan and Cant. McGregor, arid a portion of the Eleventh Georgia, which ’l had jaffi been brought up from the rear, where I they had been on detached duty, united jin ! h; cha.g Colonel Milligan addressing 11.ee, told them to follow their-officers, and it they fell to march forward over their bodies —an irjur.ction that wss-literally fulfilled, for .. tire brave Colonel was killed, and bis command fi v-hrd on over him as if nothing had happen ed. Toombs had eis mounted and placed him .ll at the head of his email forces, and led Ahem like a captain to the encounter. He and they soon placed themselves in front of the ;<:maioder of the line, and dashing forward in the most- impetuous manner, soon- recaptured Mclntosh’s battery anil-drove tM’ enemy pell meil across the brWgo. The ground was strewn with the Federal dead, but our own loss in this charge was not very heavy, owing to tbe furious rate at which life men moved. The conflict of inlan'try ou the right at this point, a? on tho left early in tbe day, was un usually severe—probably ass v :x as any that has. recurred ruiee tne war. Finder’s and Fit-ids’ .brigades of A P. Hill’s division,...end thscharate: L ::‘ it. ilie coffiBHHHBS with ffilsrbt exceptions in cur favor, occupied the p iiiors they did in the morning; and •vlu:u it bad become quite dark, the firing ceased on both sides, it is probable that th? enemy would r.ot have renewed the contest at 4 o’clock, had tho Confederates.remained quiet. Many of the houses in Sharpsburg were riddled by the enemy’s balls, which passing over the heads of our men, entered the buildings on the rising ground behind. Many of the women and children had sought refuge in the cellars and be h nd’tbc stonewalls ot the houses and enclosures others had fled to-the country on horseback behind husbands and parents; whilst others had | boldly stood it out, saying their Federal friends I were not ignorant ol their sentiments, and ! "”ukl . pare them as far as possible. Some of ••he houses, and many hayricks and stacks of wheat straw, were set on fire, .and added no .tiie to the sublijnUy and tearfulness of the scene. During the combat, three pigeons wheeled wildly oyer the battle field, and rising higher and higher, disappeared in the clouds and ascending smoke. Alas ! how many brave ! spirits did they accompany in their upward : :Yc .t from that bloody field oi death 1- ,/ , Tbe results are easily summed up. It was i ‘-..l Han’s battle. He made Use attack, and , c repulsed with very heavy slaughter. His J ' osesare variously estimated at from 15,001) to | 20 060 killed, wounded and missing ; ours at ir..ta 5,000 to 10 COO. These figures may be 1 vrung ;I am disposed to b'ek hey are too I 11 t'lerieg to onr own sid*. tier them as I roneh estimates of others, \v ; t -k but few .••iters—not more than six or •■even hundred, enemy captured as many, as yea will see ; hereafter. Indeed, it was nearly a drawn bat -1 —the enemy having the advantage in posi • ion and numbers; we the supe; iot ily in fighting, ami in repulsing his assault. The only prisoner i o , istiuction we took was Col. Palfrey, el ..icbusettr, who was wounded and feli into si finch. . a £ must close for the present. I write at >. ital, in the midst of the wounded apd amputated arms and legs, feet, fingers, and hands cut off, paddies of Human gore, and ghastly, gaping wounds. There is a smell of death in the air, and the laboring surgeons are literally covered from head to foot with the blood of the sufferers. The wounded are lay ing in the house, ou the piazza, under the trees, in the sun. gome have died; others are beg ging for water, though but few ■complain cf their Buffering . I turned aside yesterday in the midst of the baitie to see how a true soldier candle. He was ol twenty-two or three summers—of clear skin and raila blue eyes—John B. Hudson, ol Elbert county, Ga. His thigh had been .tom* off by a shell, and hung only by a thin pieoeiof skin. lie was calm and resigned, though his .->trr.;:;'ea were severe and protracted. Finally, ;£< dread hour of dissolution approached, he •giuiiervu up all his remaining strength, and iu. eg to his brother, who hung over him in uv.ub l.gosjy, Ue eaio.. “ r.uii mother I die ro joieing, and die a eo’dir/’a death.” The ikJ V7CUS j cot a dry eye amepg the dozen spectators who, strangely enough; had stopped to witness the last moments of the youlhiul hero. May Hea ven l.jiYC ; nifcrcy upon bis soul, and upon our bieedlng hud! ■lnstances *of the sternest -heroism occur every hour, not among :he troops of any one State, but of ail of thorn. I more frequently mention ■huso among list; troops from my own. State, I L cause, beli' ; known to oHk? i- •-.ad men, they . ..me oltener undot my oh. : vatioa. A ease of the kind' is lhat of Brig. Gin. Wright, who, haying been disabled by a painful, though not I serious wound, begged his men to carry him on a litter at the head of his command, that Re might still participate in the fray. The battle has not been renewed to day, as v/9 all expected it would bo. McClellan has ; been brtay sniffing the position of Ids forces, preparatory, perhaps, to a renewal of the con flict to-morrow. We shall see—that is, if the army remain ou this tide of ihe river. P. W. A. P. S.— I sent you a short account of the bat 'd yesterday, with the names of such officers ami men killed and wounded, as I could gather no. It is now resported that Maj. Dingle, of ilampton’s Legion, and Col. Aiken, of South Carolina, were killed. Also Lieut. D.illis, of u:u Thirteenth Georgia. A Gallant Afl'air In Louisiana. e are ■ • rait-ed to copy, from a private let •, to: : i" wing highly iatertsting particulars • i art cent onslaught of cur tioops in Louisi an.-, upon the vandal-hordes of Butler: “ Camp near Vicksburg, ) September 18,1502. j * -x- * * * “Tie : - .... from Terrebonne is most 1 ytae 70Q ~ n ,-. don (he Yankees at Bayou !> s Ate-r.. iii When within- some sis miles of eml rent a detachment of sixty horsemen to cut the railr- -a>l lb •* they might make sure of their game. A? the c. .vdry neared the road they heard a train < .miug from the Bayou going to New Orleans; they ambushed themselves, lon she ca , with 60 Yankees ou twoplqjt . • ■.m aud fireman, then gave.it toil:-, c- * . everyone of whom, they th'm , •' 8 mo eight or ten -jumped off, b .. v .-hat them down at cnce. There being rtc one 10 step the train, ca she went with her cargo of dead Yankees. The main body then moved on the Bayou wL-.-.e the Yank- surrendered without firing a a .. . Ti. -.;ur and one hundred and forty * . large lot of 5m .... rue \akee Captain had • : . -i <-*d Gen. Taylor hung up in his tent, ... v. many rather ar.:cle3 about that he Lad stolen from the house of young Gen. Taylor, which is ou the river near that place. The Yankees have tak<’ . all his negroes, males, cattle, &c., Irom the plantation, and stolen and broken all the furniture in his house. I wish he could hang every one of the miserable dog?.” T vs the Telegraph —The rebels have used ;.-aph wire in Y;,i_i-.;a recently with ... ui -. uai c -:.-s u, .; they did in Ken ■ th quite as much impudence. It id tL*' .'.i moment Fitz'uugh Lee captured L ' -• t Tgraokeu ia the name ot Gen. T t K-fi - the proper'Officer in - ; • q-i- mg tun to send to the Ei : a-, soppy ol shelter tents and r ‘ :tn..;y horses. The order was prom:.- i> He.., ana the rebels were soon glad depca t.y me appearance of a train loaded with what they wanted. Jackson, on his arrival, . apt a meis. gc to the Superintendent of Mili tary Railroads, coolly asking him to change the time table on the road for his accommodation. [Washington Chronicle. We regret to learn that Brigadier General Montgomery Gardner has met with an aeciaent which will deprive the country of bis valuable services for some time longer. hits descend ing a flight of stairs a few days since, cne of his crutches, which he is still compelled to use, broke through a defect in the step;, and he fell, breaking one of the bones of his a ta below the elbow. The Injury is a painful one, and his numerous friends will sympathize wkh him in an affliction, which to one of his active spirit, must at this time be particularly galling. [Augusta Chronicle, 27th. TSTO. 4=31 z fßWßbjarkaxLv t. -y;' p • TELBQBAPmp Lincoln's Abolition Proclamation. \ ' $ \l •- Yankee Account of tiie Sheplierds town and Sharpsburg Fights. Immcßse Loss of the Federal*. PETr.usßi'Eq, Sept. 20.—President Lincoln feiirnued his proclamation declaring the slaves of all Rebel mas ters free after the Ist January, IS6"V The New York Herald of tbe 28d acknowledges a heavy loss nearSbophcrditown on Saturday. It says tho Eebels wore dressed like Union soldiers,, and displayed a flag of trues in order to induce the Federals to cross the riTcr, Sumner’s command alone lost 5,203 men in Billed wounded and missing at Sharpsburg. A correspondent, writing from tho balt'e field, on the 22d, says the, Federals were still burying their dead at the rate of 1,000 per diem, and expected to get through that day. General Hooker was shot through thefcot by a rifle bal’, and will not be able for duty in a long time. General Crawford’s wound is more serious than sup posed. ’ : / Lieut. Col. Dwight, of tho 2d Mass., was tilled, Col- Hinks, of the 19th Massachusetts, was wound ed. General Richardson was wounded in the shoul der and heart, and will die. Geaeral Data was wound ed badly in the knee. Col. Wild, of the 33th Maasachusstts, lost an arm at the shoulder joint. The Lieut, Colonel, Adjutant, and eight Captains were wolii led. ... The correspondent oi the New York Times says the slaughter was awful; part cularly among th&olflccrs. In New York Sept. 22, Sterling Exchange was firm -*AAS®,vt4amid,lUiLu}9Uoais4 cts. * z - „ ____ _ IMPORTANT FROM KENTUCKY. BRAGG CAPTURES GREEN RIVER BRIDGE * AND 3,500 PRISONER'S. Groat Excitement at Louisvillo —Bragg Orders tho City to Surrender, and Nelson Rsfuses. THE CITIZENS FLEEING- INTO INDIANA. Ciiattanoooa, Sept. 26.—The fight at Mmffardr vilie was brought on by Chahnori’ brigade, which was aiterwsrds reinforced by Cheatham's division. Wo lost 250. killed and wounded. The enemy lost 6,000. Col. Smith and tho Lieut. Colonel ol the Ninth Missis sippi were killed. Tho Nashville Union of the 231 reports that General Bragg had captured Green Biver bridge and thirty-five hundred prisoners, on tho 16th ins ant. quta that CurtL has succeeded in throwing his army lietwcea Smith and B:ag?, and preventing their junction; -o. Green BiveFbtsdgtfds.a greatlo's to the Eederals, TKTEKSBtrEG', 28 —Northern dates of tho 23d have been reeeiye&S - Tharo wa3 greetyetieniiUit-in Louisville, Kty. A despatch from JofiVrss>n.eJo,22 i ins:,, says the Eebcl Generals Bragg and fimirtr, Jiave divided their forces ; Smith is to hold Buell, Wh#aivc’aing for Louisville, fu check, whilst Bragg a<£v4rtifcei Sn tho city. Bragg had Bummoned - ‘S&sly>X'. ) who is in command of the army at Louisville, to - surrender. Nelson ref need, and ordered all lhe women and .ehi’dren to leavo the city at one hour’s notice. Thousands of citizens are crossing the river into IndiXTm. Brngg is some distance "from the city, but advancing •fapidly. Congressional News. THE CONFERENCE CONSCRIPTION BILL PASSED. , - Richmond, Sept. £6.—The Senate passed the follow ieg bills: EonSioblU t(Taufto#ie- the extension of the time of for Taxes in cases of default. ’ House bill* increasing the signal corps. '" p rise fconscript bill reported by the Committee of Conference. The bill to provide for filling vacancies in tho army by appointment when the officers elected shall bo de clared idcompelent, was discussed at length, and then postponed until to-morrow. The House a-iopted resolutions requesting the Presi dent to lake steps to procure tho release of c tizens of the Confederate States held in confinement or duress by the government of the United Slates. The House.bill to establish places of rendezvous for the examination of persons enrolled for military duty has pasted. Also, the Ccnicript bill from the Senate, and the Sonato bill to better provide for the tick and wounded. Othor bills were also passed. ThS Exemption bill from tho Senato was further dis cussed until the adjournment The clause exempting all persons exempted by tho State laws was reconsid ered and stricken out—yeas,42; nays, 31. '. " • LATER FROM THE NORTH. Senatobia Sept. 27.-- (Special to the Advertiser & Register.) —The Chicago Times of the 23d contains a despatch from Louisville, 22 L Bragg’s forces, 80,000 strong, woro reported to be at Hodges s file, en route for Bardstown, which they | would reach the same evening. ' . Mayor Delph had ordered all business suspended in Louisville. General Nelson ordered tbe women and children to prepare to leave. Gen. Robinson had is . sned a proclamation calling the citizens to aims under Nelson. The latter had issued an address to the troops exhorting them to give a reSdy welcome to the hordes now invading Kentucky. Cincltnati dates of the 22d report the city again in a blaze of excitement. Bragg was doubtless within ten miles of Louisville. Buell had not reached Mun forfisvillo; his movements are severely commented upon. Gen. Wright had just returned to Cincinnati from Louisville. He regards tho Eodcral force there as sufficient to defend the city, and crediis the report that Bragg designs making a dash on Louisville. The §c cessionists are confident that Bragg will break through the Federal column and take the city, and that he hae not less than 60,000 old troops with him. , Bragg holds Muldrongh’s Hill, twenty-five miles from Louisville, and can check Buell’s passage in that direction, or force him to take a circuitous route and thus delay him four days. In the meantime Bragg expected to capture Louisville. Tho attack was to have been made on the city Wednesday last. Intelligence had been received that Gen. Heth, with 15,C00 men and 16 cannon, was at Eagle Creek, near Cyntbiana. Humphrey Marshall, with 12 000 men and 40 cannon, was moving from Paris northward. Kirby ! Smith, with 10,000 men and 10 cannon, was moving northward from Lexington. John Morgan, with 2 500 cavalry was scouting from Bride’s Station'to within ten mlies of tho Louisville fortifications. It was believed that, simultaneously with Bragg’s attack on Louisville, Kirby Smith, with 40,000 troops ana ico pieces of artillery, will attack Cincinnati, Covington and Newport. "Washington dates of tfce 21st say: “Nothing official •has been received to-day from the army of Maryland.” A private despatch sayß there is no doubt that on Thursday aud Friday a large portion of the rebel army crossed over the Pctomac into Virginia, and imme diately commenced to fortify, with a view to cover their retreat.” , Another authority says a considerable body of rebels yet remain on the Maryland side, and are busily em ployed in intrenching. Richmond, Sept. 28.—Northern papers of the 25th have besn received. Lincoln has istued a proclamation declaring that all aiders and abetters of the rebellion, and all persons discouraging enlistments, shall be subject to martial law and liable to trial by Court Martial, without the benefit of tbe writ of habeas c or/**. Lincoln was serenaded on Wednesday night and made a speech, declaring that he had issue* his eman cipation proclamation after very luh deliberation, and under a solemn sense of responsibility. Despatches from Louisville state that the city is now considered safe. Bueli bad arjrived there, and seven brigades of his army were coming up to the city Irom the direction of Balt River. The Federate have reoeupied the town of Munforda ville, Ky. We have no iui.jr news from the direction of the army of the Potomac. Matters there are very dull. A Convention of Northern Governors, sixteen being present, was held at Altoona, Pennsylvania, on Wednesday iast. They rejected a proposition for the removal of McClellan from the head of the army, and finally decided upon an approval of the President a emancipation proclamaikm, and urging a more vigor ous prosecution of the war. In New York, en WtdeesJaJ, Sterling Exchange was quoted at 181; Gold,-IIP 1 , foitas, 51 cents.