AMERICA.
There is 12 days’ later American news via San Francisco and Melbourne—from New York to, October sth, . and from California to the 6th. Two battles had been fought—one at South Mountain on the 16th September’, in which the Confederates were defeated with a supposed loss of 500 killed, the Federals having 443 killed, 1860 wounded, and 76 missing. The others battle was fought at Antictarn on September 17th, and resulted iri the Confederates losing a number of guns and colours, and according to Federal accounts 3000 killed. The Federal loss is stated at 2610 killed (among Avhom several Generals, including Men-
gUer), 9410 wounded, 1014 missing. On. the following day the Confederates crossed the Potom;lc. Maryland is thus again in the hands of the North. While Northern papers state the total loss of the Confedr mates army in Maryland at’ SO,OOO, the Richmond Whig. calls it 5,000 to 7,000. The proclamation> of Emancipation by President Lincoln .had greatly excited the Southerns, and it is said that their Congress had resolved, r tliac in all future actions the black flag is to be raised, and no quarter given to the Federals. Various actions had been fought in other parts, of no great consequence.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 6, Issue 323, 25 December 1862, Page 3
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203AMERICA. Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 6, Issue 323, 25 December 1862, Page 3
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