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Nkw York, Sept. 10.—The correspond enoe of the city journals give the fallowing account of the recapture of Poolesville.Two regiments of cavalry tinder Col* Farnsworth, and a section of artillery drove out the cavalry and artillery of the enemy. The 3rd Ind. cavalry charged on a battery which was posted on the summit of a hill. The rebels got their guns out of the way. but lost six prisoners-' The Indiana regiment lost three men killed and twenty horses.Tbe rebels began crossing the Potomac on Thursday, first at the Monacacy, from which point they swept down the Maryland shore below the furds and opposite Leesburg, driving before them small squads of cavalry, which were watching the river. The enemy had advanced on Friday to Pooles-ville and moved out in some force on this side. There were part of three companies of the l3t Massa-chuseties cavalry in their front. Observingthe rebel approach,they formed in line by platoons, and by 1 their steadiness of front and skill -ful disposition delayed the rebel advanoe for hours, and finally Lee sent nine miles to the rear for artillery to disperse me mrce tie sup-p ird lo be in front of him. Before the artillery our men w r of course compelled to retire, and r.3 soon as tb.ir movements in column detected tbe weakness of their forces the rebel cavalry gathered heart and came on at charge. It w?'S two to one and there was
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Lagrange Standard
Lagrange, Indiana, US
Mon, Sep 15, 1862
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