Daily Democrat And News

From New York,

NEW YORK, Sept. 10.

The following is the particular account of the recent recapture of Poolesville. Two regiments of cavalry under Col. Farnsworth, and a section of artillery, drove out the cavalry and artillery of the enemy.

The 3d 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 and twenty horses. The rebels began crossing the Potomac on Thursday first at Monocacy from which point they swept down the Maryland shore below the fords and ferries opposite Leesburg. Driving before them the small squads of cavalry which were watching the river the enemy advanced on Friday to Poolesville and moved out in some force on this side.

There were parts of three companies of the 1st Mass cavalry on the front observing the rebels approach, they formed in line by platoons and by their steadiness of front and skillful disposition, delayed the rebels advance for hours, and finally General Lee sent nine miles to the rear for artillery to disperse the force he supposed to be in front of him. Before the artillery arrived, our men were of course compelled to retire. and as soon as their movement in column betrayed the weakness of their force, the rebel cavalry gathered heart and came on at the charge.

It was two to one, and there was no help for it but to get off as fast as possible.

The road had been cleared in the morning and was counted on for unobstructed retreat,

but while the maneuvering in front.

some Maryland traitor had piled stones at the worst place in the road, in such quantity that the horses on a gallop could not fail to go down. Enveloped in a cloud of dust the head of the retreating column came down the road at full speed and plunging into the rocks, men and horses together fell in confusion and piled over one another in heaps. The rebels were close upon them, and those who were down could only surrender. The rebels began firing into and sabering our prostrate men, some of whom were crushed under the struggling horses. Capt. Chamberlain, whose horse had fallen upon him, shouted to the rebel leader that his men were helpless and the firing was ordered to cease. Capt Motley and Capt Wells, with most of their men escaped. Capt Chamberlain with about twenty men were captured, but all were liberated the next day on parole, and the next day were sent off.

General Lee made them a speech advising them to never to take up arms again to subjugate the South declaring there was and must be a confederacy on the continent. Capt. Chamberlain had a long conversation with Fitz. Haugh, Lee and others and reports that their cavalry force is very large.