The New York Herald Newspaper, October 13, 1862, Page 8

cee ee POET Se ae ‘oah is three days iator—up to Tuesday, October 7. . There wasa small force—about oneregiment—at Strasburg, ol a — INVERESTING REBEL NEWS. Accounts from the Rebei tampa and the Rebel Capital from Rede] Sources. Our Washington Correspondence. ‘Wasmmoton , Oct. 10, 1862. Werss from the Rebels im Virginia — Jats on the Shenandoah— McClelan—Longetrect in Reserve--Lee’s Tolat Merce— Johnston on the Rappahannesk—His Force~Miliary Roads Being Constructed from the Valley io the Kail- veads— The Kebel Hospitals and Depais—The Clothing and Poecting of the Rebel Army, de.. de. J have rehatfie news ef the situation ard condition of “Mars within The rebel tiaes up to Saturday, Oetober 4 Ae that Lime ‘Loo’s army was still ip the vailey, between Winchester aed Harper’a Ferry. Jackson's corps was 0” Une cast bink-of Opequan creek, Sronung towards Harper's Ferry, the edvance cecupying Charlestown in conside- “rable force, A. P. Hill's corps was on the weet side of the Greek, at Bunxer Bill, his pickets reaching east towarte Shepherdsiew.: and north towards Martinsburg, Long. street's cerps was veld in reserve higher up the creek, where’ thn ratlvoad crosses. All these conps have bew: reinforced by oli and vew troops since the vattle of An- Victaw, and are now as-gtrong as ever ia numbers, if not B pluck. Several brigades were st and arouud Win- chester, consisting ef the troops whioh gnffered the most ai Antietam, which wort to de relieved from active duty as soon as other troops, already arriving, took “their places. One division—McLaws’—was at Berryville, wear ¢he Shenandoah river, which bad woouts and picketsacross the river in the region around Leesburg. Thie is-tho division which attacked Miles from Loudon Reighis, and wae net in tho fightof the 27th ult. Lee’s army had certainty been reinforced by 25,000. troops—old aud new—since he recrossed ihe Po- ‘tomac, and hie total force in the valley, up to the above ‘Gare, was‘not lees than 95,000, He is not fortifying at ‘ny point in tre valley, My information of the situation south of the Shenan- morth of ibe. river; a brigade is at From Royal, and ‘ncther ater near Sperryville. None of these troops were ip the’battio of Antietam, but are@ part of those on the way-to reinforce Lee at the time. At Culpepper ‘are three brigades, which have small advanced forces at Rappahapweck Station and at or near Sulphur Springs, @oimg picket and scout duty in the country between ‘the upper ‘Rappahannock and the Manassas Gap Rail- voad. These troops are under the command of General Joe Jobnston, whose headquarters are at Gor- d@onsville, whero he has a much larger force, consisting ‘of D. H. Hill’s and Whitney's divisions, and severai independent brigades of old and new troops. ‘These were to move forward to the line of the Rappahan- wock ,or the Shenandoah, in a day or two. All of John- sten’s forces number about forty thousand. There isa considerable force somewhere immediately south or southwest-of Fredericksburg. Construction parties are now engaged on all the com. amor roads from Winchester to Harrisonburg; from the latter place: to Stanton and Gordonsville; from Front Royal to Culpepper via Sperryville, and from the same place to Gordonsville via Little Washington and Madison, impreving them for military purposes. They are bridg- wg smal! streams, cutting down steep hills, filling up and mending the road beds. These improvements may be mtended to facilitate Lee’s retreat from the valley; but they arc understood to be made with a view to the per. manent occupation of that region during the winter, and, therefore, intended to help the transportation of supplies. There ar? no troops at Staunton except convalescents and sick and wounded. There are small hospitals at Winchester, Front Royal, Luray, Culpepper and Gordons: ville; but the principal ones are at Charlottesville and Staunton, where there are not less than five thousana sick fend wounded, Gordonsville and Starnton are also the two principal de" pots of ammunition and supplies for Jobneton’s and Lee's.armies. Trains are constantly coming and going to ‘these places, carrying sick and wounded and returnin® ‘with supplies. The rebel army now appears much better supplied with transportation than ever before. Many of ‘<beir wagons are new, of their own manufacture, ond opbers are said to have been captured from Pope. Some of the rebel troops have lately received new . Glathes and shoes, and it is understood a supp!y sufficient for ali the rest is on the way from Richmond and J.yoch- burg. The blankets lately issued are all wool, of the best quality; and better than those of our soldiers. ‘{iiey ure vory fimilar in texture and appearangg’ yo the article known us Mackinaw blankets. Tie most of the shoes aro coarse and scanty 1M upper leather, but strong and we!l made, with thick goles. These are of Southern manufac- ture. A fewhoots and shoes are of the best qua!ity—evi- denuy Yankee make. The Confederate au- horitgs have a supply sufficient to give each "her one pair, part of which were made in Europe od part in the North. They ran the blockade, and probably include many cargoes lately smuggled up the Rappahannock, The new qlothes of the privates are mede of heavy. gray jeans, of wool and cotton—South- erp manufacture. Many of the coats have horn buttons The clothing of the officers is of the best gray cloth--evi- dentiy imported. Their coate are ornamented with beavy git buttons, stamped A.S.C. A., but with little other wappiugs. Gray cloth caps—many without leather faciogs—are also being drawn. Each soldier has two cot ton shirts, one famnel, very coarse, and two pairs of cot ton drawers, but uo socks have yet been issued. This description of clothing applies only to » eraall por tion of the rebel army in Virginia, the large wnajority, up to a few days ago, not having received expected supplies of the hind, but there is no doubt the government ba® them on hand. The rations of the army bave recently increased in quantity but pot in quality. Plenty of flour and corn mea), with fresh beef, and occasionally pork, is now inened. Rice is plenty; but the soldiers regard it as the hardest fare, unless they bave molasses with it, which is very seldom. Tea, coifee and sugar are hospital luxuries Balt i6 sar more abundant than formerly,and ic vow iseved regularly Our Baltimore Correspondence. Bautmone, Oct. 10, 1862 ews from Richrvnd—Shoddy Display in Revevlom—De fenos of the City—Pilling the Magazines of the Porte— Condemnation and Destruction of Retel-Made Gunpow der—Southern View of Gen. Lee's Programme—Appre- hension of an Atiack on. Charleston—Strengh and Present Disporition of all the Rebel Forces, de. 1 have derived the following news from Richmond from no less than elevep different persone, all of whom fave been there within the Inst three weeks, and four o! thean within the jaet week, and five of whom are ladies The\r statements all agree on every important point They toprevent Rietond 28 being exceedingly jiwely: money being pieaty, the bealth of thecity good, and she reets ‘being thronged with people from all parts of the sSoutb. Very few roldiers ase seen in the streets, exoept svben regimeuts march throug). ‘The number of private starr ages.c9en in the streets bas never been so great as at | wreseut, aad the horses, barnes, liveries cf the drivers | sand footmen, as well 6 the carriages themselves, appear | ‘wo be got up regardicss of expense. The streets and sadowalks a kept scrupulously clean, from sanitary reesont. ‘There has never been any unuecal amount of sckmess in Richmond af any time during the past | summer it wes during the time of the peninsular extnpaugo tbat Richmond bad the appearance of a wospital, Out this wae aig in certain quarters of the cay, aud even there the hospitale were ouly occupied by wounded soldiers, and by them only temporarily. Neither sick nor wounded soWiers are ever permitted 4 remain in Richmond, unless im cases where removal would be fatal. As #000 as the patients can bear removal they are a once transported to their homes * The hotdie ave all full, and the theatre is doing a good Prvsi: ces, ‘The work on the defences of the city has been vigor. ow 'y prosecuted ever since the Ist of July. The thirty two forts eurrounding the city have been completed aod grestiy strengthened sivee that time, and all of them are ow maoanted with wuitable armament. Each one cone tain® «magazine (oF the storage of ammunition. Unti! vecentiy ibese magazines have been empty, ae it was kvown that they could be supplied few hours’ time Bot,# week oF two ago, Generai Cooper got uneasy at having #0 large # quantity of fixe¢ ammunition stored in ‘one place, a8 well a@ gunpowder in kege, aud aiso shells ‘fand solid shot, Accordingly the magazince of these forts ‘wore al) supplied, and thug phe BW ot the sovernmous NKW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, OCTOBER arsenal was epmowhat reduced. ‘The filling of the maga- supes caused somo excitement and uneasiness at first, some people think; that the authorities bad received intelligence of an intention on the part of the Union go- vernment to make anctber attack on Richinoud, But it soon became understeod that euch was uct the cag, and ‘that the amm.inition had been moved more for safe koep- ing than anything cle. The greatest precautions are en- domed on the officsrs having charge of the magazines ts ‘the forts. The magazines themselves are constructed with ‘the utmost care, in order to guard against accidents, and no One ig aliowod to go inv thom. The gunpowder used is chief- ty of foreign manufneture, received vy vessels that have run the blockade, aud landed their cargoes at Mob:le and Cuaricston, There is said w bave been some defect iv the gunpowder that was fire, manufactured im the Con. federate States, owing to an error or defect in the pro- eves, but not i6 any bad quality im the ingredients A large quantity of it was destroyed at Richmond, abos* three weeks avo, as unfit for use. But that manvfactured Subsequentiy bas been feund w come up to the required waudard, It is Delieved at Richmond that no attack will be made op the city uutii uext spring. Thia belicf is founded, so far ae! can ascertain, chielly upon the fact of Genoral Lee's baying so large a force im Northern Virginia, and upon bis intention of remavning about where he t6, or in Beauregard’s old camps at Centreville, all the winter, and aiso upon the fact thet the rebels have such a large army operating in Kentueky, and another one west of the Mississipp! river. They are under the impression that it will require sv tarye @ Union force to operate against Genera! Lee in Virgima, General Molmes on the Mississippi, and sienera! Bragg in Kentucky, that the Union will not have, enough croopa left wo attack Rich. mond. It is the geneva) impreesjon, however, that when the city is attacked it wili neither be by way of the peuinsular or by way of Culpepper, but by a mortar flee; ascending-the James river, and by agimultancous land attack from the Manchester side. Great efforts bave ‘deer directed, therefore, to the defence of the city in those directions. Fort Darling, still tho chief reliance of the city io the direction of the river, has been in. creased by the erection of outworks and outer batteries to nearly doublo its erigmal size, while has boen go strengthened by additional layers of bars oy railroad iron, casemates, &c , thatit 1s regarded as invul- erable. Its armament has been increased by the addi tion of five more of those monster:guns, the projectiles of which played such buvoe with'the iron sides of the Ga- Jena. its magazines are kept:constantly filled with am- mupition. The artillerists at ‘Fort Darling arc the same that have been there all along, except that their number is inoreased, and they are kept constantly trained at the guns. The channel of the James river, along the entire distance between this fort and: Richmond, isso obstructed by sunken bulls filled with stone, and by piles driven-into the bed ofthe river, ana by other contrivances, that ip will be impossible for vessels to get to Richmond till they are removed. A mile below Richmbnd there is a bridge Of boats laid across the river, on which troops and artil ‘eryfcross. Thére is another similar bridge, but a wide, ‘one, two miles above Fort Darling. Perfect confidence is felt at Richmond in regard t> Gen, Lee’s movements. The fact that Gen. McClellan has not yet crossed the Potopac in pursuit extorts the unwilling ad- miration of the rebel military leaders. A rash and head- strong geueral, they say, would’have crossed long before now, the consequence of which would have been that his army would have been annihilated. The following is understood to he Ganeral Lee's pro- gramme:— To keep his srmy well in hand in its present position, and to make such mancuvres at and pear Winchester as will induce the Union army to cross into Virginia as soon es Genoral McClellan yeels himself to be strong envugh to do so; then to retreut, drawing the Uvion army after him, probably to Fron’ Royai, or te some other point in the Shenandoah valley, where he can have the choice of position, and then fali ujon tke Union army, with the hope of defeating Gon. McClellan. Gen, Johnston, in the meantime, to advance frem Culpepperand Warrenton to Aldic, 20 as to be between Gen. McClellan and Washing ton, in order to cut off bis retreat to the capital, and to act asa reserve toGen. Lee in cese of need. It will be seen at once that there are both sense and strategy in this plan, In case it should sucoced, Washington would be in greater danger than it ever bas beeu yet. The event will show, however, that Gen. McClellan is more than a match for Gen. Lee. ‘The following are the sumber and pr esent disposition of all the rebel troops:— Rebel ‘‘army of the Potomac,” com:nanded by Gen. Lee in person, headquarters at Wiuchester— army corps of Geo. Jackson, Gen. Longstreet and Gen. Hill, each about 40,000 strong, and includ- ing the divisions of Gen, Ewell, Gen. Huger, ~ Gen. Stuart, Gen. Ross and Ger, Ciuig..........120,000 General Johnston’s arfiy corps (headquarters at Calpepper )ropristing of the divisions of Geuoral Gustavns @, smith, General Jones and General ~Hporton, each division about 15,000 strong....... 45,000 ‘Iwo army corps at Gordoasville, each 40,000 strong. a «+ 80,000 At Richmond, Petersourg the James river. 20,000 At Lynchburg (conseripta, in p of instructien for last three months) ase ++ 40,000 Vicinity of Romaey. mostly guerillas. 8,000 At Gauiey aud in Western Virginia, under General Floyd... . 1 Total m Virginia......... Be At Knoxville and in Eastern Tennessee Near Louisville, under Gen. Kirby Smith Near Glasgow, under Gen. “mg in Easern Kentucky, under Gen. Williams Department of Missouri, west of the Mississippi Tiver, under Gen. Holmes and Gen, Magruder... Department of the Lower Mississippi, in Arka and at Vicksburg, under Gen. Hindman Near Corinth, under Gen. Yriee..... Mobile... ... oo * Charleston (half of these are conteri Savannah (half of these are conscripts). Total rebel force in arins.....6....secee ceases But while the rebels at Richmond feel easy in regard to that city, they are greatly troubled about Charleston and Savannah. The conviction is very general in Richmond that the federal government is fitting out two powerfty squadrons for @ simuitaneowe naval aitack on both of those cities. Extraordinary exertions have been made, therefore, to place those cities in a proper posture of de- fence; but, notwithstanting these, and notwithstanding the preseace of Gen. Beauregard at Charleston, neither that city nor Savannah is considered absolutely safe, The Rebel Gener: TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERA: Your Louisville correspondent, in the letter published in yesterday's Mexatp, is mistaken ‘a stating that the Colonel Kirby Smith wounded at Corinth was a “reb officer. He is the Colonel of the Forty-third Ohio Volun- teers, and the son of “the veritable £. Kirby Smith’? who was killed while gallantly leading the light battalion to the attack on Molino del Rey, Mexico. The major gone. ral now leading the revel forces in Kentucky is the only brother of “ E. Kirby Smith,” and was educated, free, And clothed , by the United States government, ax Faward K Smith, aod bit name so stands recorded in the Army Regitter. TRUTH. Tart. TROTTING. Should the be “Good day and good’ track” at the afternoon, the trotting horse Prince will be started in bie twenty mile race against time for $2,000. He bas to gq to wagon and perform the distance ip one hour. Personal Intelligence, Vice President Hannibal Hamlin arrived at the Astor House yesterday morning from his bore ia Bangor, Me. , en route for Washington. Captain C. R. P. Rodgers, of the United States steamer Wabash " Hg Hudson, of New York; W. T Davis, of Plymouth: If. 0. Davidson and family, of New York, and K. J Goddard, of Providence, R. 1, are stopping at the Brevoort Lieutenant Colone) H. M. Kirke and J.8. Wharton, of the United States Army; G. Goodrich , of Owego. John Whipple, and E. & Goodrich, of St. Pani, and Captain Turney, of Newburg, were among the arrivals at the Me- ‘tropolitan Hote! id ay. Captain H.C. Hodges, of the United States Army : Jas. Motz, of Quebec; W. B. Ellis ané wife and H. W, of Boston. 1. 8. Redfield, of Rookester: G. H. Powers, of Binghamton. W. V, Coe and wife, of Chi . and Lieute- hang ©. J. Gaylord, of the 160th regiment New York Vol- upleers, are stopping at we St. Niabolas Hotel. Hon. R. Balcom, of Binghamton; Colonel Haeard, of Hartford: JR. Fuller, ¢. F. Gardner and J. R. Bridge, of Boston: G. Ames, of Chieapee: G. H. Howe and wite, of Cleveland; C. P. Hayes and wife, of Philadelphia; &. Har. per. of Chicage: §. 8. Rell, of California, and W. A. Hali, of Hastings, are stopping at the Astor Meuse, Americans registered at Gun & Co.'s American News Room, Ne. 19 Creven street, Serand, Leadon, 4 the week ending September 27, 1862—Robert J. Bue. bank and wife, L. B. Monroe and wife, S. Baxter, W. W. Burrage, &. Wright and 8. M. Gray, Boston: B.S. Liney and (. Baldereton, Baltimore; C. Beasten, Jt., Delaware: C,H. Harriot, £1. Zaumane and wife, 6. B. Collins, D: B, Oiphamt, D.T. Laoman, J.T. Laoman, W. W. smith T. F, Jopes, R. B. McCullagh, Rev. W. 8. Boardman, $A. Willoughby and fom, and A. K. Laing and wife, York; F.O. Wire, Conneetiout; H. Pierce, California: J, J. H. Tabon, Alabama; W. D. Haley, New Bedfurd! J, W. Byrne aod M. E. Sartio, St. Louis, Mo.; 1. D. Northup and J.A. Priest, New Jersey; J. C. Hooker, Rome, N. y.- R. P.M, Torbert, Philadelphia: A. M, Griffin, San Francis: co; Prof, Emersow, Troy, N. ¥. apd J &, Gwynue, Cin. eannaty a THE BATTLES IN MISSISSIPPL Return ef General Rosecrans from the Pursuit. The Rebels Dispersed and Demoralized. The Victory the Most Complete One of the War. Mest of the Rebel Ammunition and Baggage Trains Destroyed. THE DETAILS. THLE FIELD AND ITS SURROUNDINGS. Splendid Charges by the Union Troops. Brijliant Conduct of Acting Gen. T. W. Sweeny, ae. &e., & Return of General Rosecr: Pursuit. Crncinnat:, Oct. 12, 1862. Al special despatch from Corimth says that General ‘Wrant recalled Genera! Rosecrans from the pursuit on tho ‘9th. He returned-on the 10th and reports the enemy dis persed, demoralized and incapable of further mischief. He had intended following, to prevent another concentra- tion, delieving now is the time to destroy them. ‘The enemy abandoned and spiked eleven guns. Three caissons were destroyed, ani most of their ammunition and baggage ¢rains were captured. Qur victory was incontestibly one of the clegnest of thewar. The enthusiasm of the army for General Rose- crans is boundless. Altogether we bave 2,000 prisoners, ineluding mearly 100 officers. Besides the wounded, about 1,000 rebels were killed. Our loss was 350 killed and 1,200 wounded. : Accurate reports are impossible until the army returns to Corinth. Ohio bad seven regiments aud two batteries in the battle. General Ogiesby’s wound is better, but dangerous. Colonels Smith and Gilbert are improving. frem the Newspaper Accounts. {Correspondence of the Chicago zane) CorintH, Miss. , Oct. 7, 1862. THE RERELS USED UP ENTIRELY. ‘The desperate cuurraue, the patient endurance and the lofty patriotism of \/.« soldiers, of the Northwest is the theme of admiration on every hand. The army under General Rosecruns hus just achieved a splendid victory, They have placed an extinguisher on the rebels, and henceforth iu this department we may consider the rebels as harmless for ever. Ihave just returned fromm a hasty review of the scones of the late battie,and in the verandah of the Tishimingo in full view of the ground lately so fiercely contested, and surrounded on every hand by the*evidence of the feartul contest, I give the main iucidents of the fight. Allaround mne lie the dreadful effects of the battle. Directly below is a large aperture made by a rebei sell which in its rieo- chetting tight passed through the building, and killed a poor wounded soldier whoin our hospital attendants were carrying on a stretcher toa piace of safety. A littic to the right is the telegraph building, also penetrated by a percussion shell. In the distance to the left are the batteries, lately constructed, without whose assistance Corinth would at this time have been iu rebel possession. In the edge of the timber Jie the rotting, festering corpses of rebel slain. It was a bravely fought battle field, and although victory perches ‘on our banners, it was purchased at 2 fearful cost. Hun- dreds ef the gallant and brave are sleeping the sleep whose awakening shall be the breaking of the resurrec- tion morning. For them and the thousands who are now suffering in anguish from wounds received in that bitter engagoment let our sympathies go out. Let us not for- a the hundreds of widowed homes and sorrowing riends, whose tears will surely flow as they remember how their loved ones have been sacrificed, aud let us suew gird on our armor and put au end to this accursed slaveholders’ rebellion. WE HAVE ACHIEVED A SPLENDID VICTORY, The cnemy has fied in confusion and disorder. We have captured his artillery and ammunition. We have wounded and slain, according to rebel estimate, in this wonderful fight; (ull 4,900 men. We have an immense number of prisoners—more than can be disposed of. In every point of view it is a magnificent victory. REBEL MOVEMENTS PREVIOUS 10 THE RATTLE. In order to obtain a correct idea of the battle of Corinth, it is necessary to refer to the battle of I-u-k.a, recurring to the 19th of September. After Gen verely puuished, he retreated, followed by General by the way of Fulton’ in the direction of Tu- it was ended, he halted and rected his wearied men. After a delay of Goer Oxerg hours he marched northeast to Ripley, where he ted @ junction with Villipigne and Van Porn, with whom he held a consultation, and decided again to attempt the recapture of Corinth. THE REVEL SOLDIERS OPPOSED TO THE ATTEMPT TO RECAPTURE CORINTH. Tho seldiers were averse to the undertaking, and were told that it was their intention to march into Missouri, taking Bolivar in their way, and they were not undeceiv- ed until within ten miles of Corinth, when General Price informed them that the heavy guns were removed and that the place could be captured without difficulty, and induced their consent by holding out hopes of plun¢ After waiting at Ripley a few days, the combined armies, numbering fully forty thousand men, took up their line of march for Corinth. They marched rapidly, disencumber- ed of baggage, and came up with our advanced pickets not far from Chevalla. This was a week ago. OUR TROOPS RETREAT TO CONQUE! Our men feli back, and there wa constant skirmishing beiween tho ad\ances of both armies, the enemy being allowed to have the advantage in every encounter. The object of this retrograde movement was to entice the ene- my within the range of our newly conspructed fortifica. ti General Price was evidently ignorant of the exis. tance of these, as they had been constructed by General Ord within the last ten d. and he bad undoubtedly been by citizens informed that we were on the point of aban- don ing Corinth. THR POSITION OF THR RATTLE FILD. The position of the rajiroads—the Memphis and Ohio and the Charleston and Memphis—at this point is un- doubtediy familiar to your readers. Lest it should not be, I will endeavor to explain. Imagine a letter X a little in- clined to the right, and you will have an almost exact representation of the position. The central portion of the letter is Corinth. Toe upper right hand is Rethel. sf FE 4 5 4 4 i : The upper left hand point is Chovalla. When the rebels reached Chevalla the Union army was feobly reinforced and fell back, the rebels in pursuit. This was Wednesday night. Thursday morning, a de- tachment of two companies was sen¥ from the rebel left to destroy the railroad between Hethel and Corinth and cut the wires. The object of this movement was of course to prevent the arrival of reinforcements from Jackson. A bridge was burned and the track torn up at intervals for three or four miles, ‘THE KEHBL POSITION MAY HE MRIFFLY STATED. Their right rested on and beyond the Charleston and Meraphis Rajlroad,on the Chevalla road, their centre in the space between the two roads, and their left on the Mobile and Ohio, General Price commanded the jeft, Vil- lipigue the centre and Van Dorn the right. The enemy rested for the night at a distance of three or four miles from Corinth, and early Friday morning THE PICKETS OF BOTH ARMIES COMMENCED THE FIGHT with skirmish, as heretofore. They were speedily rein- forced, until a general engagement was brought on. The distance of the first engagement was not more thana mile and a half from the redoubts, but as our troops were between them and the enemy, and as the engage ment took place in @ heavy timber, it was impos- sible to use our heavy guns’ to advantage. SKIRMISHING AND CANNONADING CONTINUED without intermission from daylight until eight o'clock, when our forces slowly,fell back, filing to the right, thus concentrating the rebel attack hetween the ratiroads northwest of the village, and about armile distant. On this day General Davies’ division and the right of Mo. Kean’s were the divisions principally engaged. The ad- vantage on Friday was unquestionably with the enemy, The tight wasa bushwhacking affair, fought where the timber was dense, and the undergrowth aimost impassa. bie, and the ground of @ nature calculated to bring out the enemy's peculiar fighting qualities, ‘THE FAME KEKE! TROOPS ONCE OCCUPIED CORINTH, and knew every inch of the ground. It waa on Friday that we sustained the heaviest joes. General Hacklemman was killed while at the bead of his brigade, and General Oglesby seve: ely wounded. At nine in the morning, Col. Ulver, comming @ brigade of the Sixth division, which at that time was stationed on the Chevalla road, sent to Brigadier General Davies, commanding the Second division, an urgent demand for reinforcements. The Third brigade, consisting of the Seventh, Fittieth and Fifty-seventh Iilinois, Colonel Balwin commanding, was ent forward to their relief, Shortly atter their arrival the enemy attacked in large force, outtianking us on the right; but were held fy check for about three quarters of an hour, when our troops woreeompelled to retire, which they did in the face of overwhelming numbers, ‘A new Jine was subsequently formed. and at two P.M. a chai was made by the Seventeenth Wisconsin and Colonel Bald- win's bri; , and the enemy driven back haif a mile, and recapturing several sections of artillery taken from os pefore. Our troops advanced in eplendid crder, and gained it credit. The enemy's centre was completely rokeo. The fight continued during the day util tour o'clock P.M. withont any decisive results, when it be. came evident that the enemy was changing position. REINFORCEMENTS, General Hamilton attem to swing in his division from the Purdy road, but he occupied a position too far to the north, and he was unable to gain a satisfactory position, Darkness began to gather over the contending armies, ‘aud posjtions were taken up for the night, Camp fires were built, rations cooked, the twe arm) Jately marshalled in Coleg were Init upon oe , wlmost call to renew the D sitie ov the . The federal left was occur’ 4 by ‘Kean and "@ division, the latter hav ar- rived at four P. M., and the right was held by I” and avies, their line along the P eitom or level ; Bear Halleck’s old warterr Te re. bels were in the edgo of the timber, just in r? age of the Sa. aument of tho Sisty-thire sae ae tachment o! Sixty: 1 @hio captu: And the soldiers of battery =-pobjaat” brought aways splendid battery of Jame 4 rifed guns, which was pre seated on sheen oe oe er) Rosecrans as a reward for their valor. g-umth Obio recaptured two Var- rott guns taken from ag.ou Friday. 41 SEVEN 0'C £00k THE BATIERIES COMMENCED Feeling the wooCg ip every direction, put without eliciting ony revay. At this ume, as we learn from rebel prisoners. rebel soldiers were gathered in the timber, out of samgeo! the guns, and addressed by Gene. val Price and thers upon the necessity of capturing bat. tery Robinet, whose murcerons disebarges were creating such bavoe 4u their ranks, and alone prevented the eap- ture of thetown, and called for volunteers to attempt its capture. He represented the perilous nature of the un- dertakiug, and demanded to know if 2,000 mon, led by. general officer, were willing to undertake eae, General Kogers promptly offercd io lead the forlorn hupe, and 2,000 sarayiherinctrerdten stepped from the ranks. THE ADVANCE OF THE REBLLS, At ten A. M.¢he enemy were discoyered drawn up in two lines, near the timber between the Mobile and Ohio Railroad, one facing the town, the other the batterics, each at right angles to the other. The one destined for the town was drawn up just behind Halleck’s old nead- quarters. Ata given signal they moved forward rapid: under a heavy fire of grape and canister from our artil- jery m front and the battery to the left, followed at sup- porting distance by their reserves. During their advance ‘their colors wero shot away several times, and as often replaced, They crossed with difficulty the abatis of trees just outside of the town, and gaiuing a position where there were no obstructions, they came gallantly furward at a charge, sweeping everything before them. THEY OCCUPIED THR STRERIS OF CORINTH, aud their line of battic was formed just in frontof the office of the Prevost Marshal, Meantime our batteries were playing npou them with excellent effect. A huge shell from battery Williams exploded in the midst of a ‘solid column, and thirty were sent to their long account, ‘Their reserves had been prevented from coming up by the attentions of the ies, and our boys rallying, charged upon them, and they scattered and ran, inany of them being shot and bayonetea in their tracks. ‘They were put to flight, and in t. disorder reached the edge pr ad timber beyond the abutis, from whence they started. << ‘THR SECOND LINE. By this time the first line and reseryes—what there was left of th reached their old position, the Second line ferming an angle of ninety degrecs, were well savaneed the sirectee oC utters, Robinet. This was the forlorn hope. poi ining a lodgment in the village, diacomfitted and Ginheartaueds they must confess to an utter rout, if that battery be not taken. ‘Once in their possession, the town is theirs. The 2,000 men, massed in single column, eight deep, moved forward in silence, Gen. Rogers at the head, regardless of tne shower of bullets which whistled about their ears and decimated their ranks. THE DECISIVE MOMEXT, the turning point of the engagement, bad arrived. Every battery bearing on the column was double charged with grape and canister, which burst over their devoted ads. Scores were killed at every discharge: but they Moved steadily on, maiutaining the silonce of the grave. As fast as one soldier feil bis comrade behind stepped forward and took his place. ‘They charged "ip to the bat- tery, reservitg their fire till they reached the parapets. Twice repulsea, third time they reached the outer works and plauted their flag upon the escarpment. It was shot down and again planted, but shot down again. They tired frem the parapet and through tho embra- sures, and had partial possession of the works. But their triumph was of short duration. Accor\:ng to previous in- structichs, the gunners fell back behiod the works, and battery Williams an battery’ Robimett threw a nur- derous fire. It was at short range, and the missiles were directed with fearful acenracy. NO BODY OF MEN COULD STAND SHAT FIRE and they reluctantly withdrew. This charge upon the battery was a mugnificent but fooibardy affair. The in- tensity of the fight may be judged from the fact that te? hundred and sixty dead bodies were found in and about the trenches within adistance of fifty feet of the works. Then came a splendid charge upon the disordered column by a portion of Col. Mower’s brigade, and they were routed and almost annihilated. The attack upon the fort was twice repeated, and as often repulsed. Col. Rogers and Col. Ross were killed, and several other well known and important fleld officers. The fighting where Col. Mower made his charge was for a great portion of the time band to hand, and of the most desperate character, AS THEY RETREATED down the hill towards the timber, their starting point, batteries Robinet and Williams’ played upon them with double charges of grape and canister ava made their retreat take the character of @ rout. In the meantime skirmishing was going on in front of battery Phillips, re- sulting in@sharp little fight, lasting fifteen or twenty minutes, at the end of which time the rebels retreated. BRATEN AT EVERY POINT, and disappointed in their well conceived and nearly exe- peral movement. as ented plan of capturing Corinth, 2 if retreating, wasp! rebel line. was and virtually the end of the engagement here. troops stood in live in readiness to receive them at every point, should they desire to renew the attack. It was thought that an attempt would be made to mass the rebel troops at some other pot, but this expectation was not destined to be realized. The enemy slowly took up his line of retreat in the direction of Chevalla. THE PURSUIT. A night’s rest and bivouack refreshed our wearied troops. and witb fresh men, to the number of five thou- fand, uvaer Brigadier General McPherson, which arrived from Jackson during the night, at daylight they started to pursue the retreating rebels. General Rosecrans fol- lowed the rebel army until near the Hatchie river, the bridge over which streara General Hurlbut had reached with his division from Bolivar, and destroyed, near Poca. hontas. The rebels tound their retreat cut in that direc- tion, and attempted to retreat towards Chevalla, when they met the advancing column of Rosecrans. There was fighting all day Sunday and to day, and this evening we have the gratifying intelligeace from General Rosecrans that the enemy is utterly routed and defeaied. A large number of his men, there who escaped the casualties of Friday and Ssturday, are killed and wounded, aud we have more prisoners than we can provide quarters for. It 1s a low estimate (o say that, in the engagements bere and on the Hat chie, not less than ten thousand rebels are killed and wounded. Probabiy fuliy that number have been taken prisoners. An immeuse quantity of artillery and allot bis baggage trains are jo our possession, and we mey safely count upon the utter destruction of the flower of the Southern army. THK ARTILLERY. Our batteries, xmong which were ove battalion of the First Missouri artillery, twenty-pourder Parrott’s, lost guns and caissons as foilows:—Company D, Capt, Rich- ardson, one gun; Company H, Capt. Welker, supported by an Ohio regiment, two gun: Company I, Lieut. Thur- ber, three caissons? Company K. Lieut. Green, formerly commanded by Capt. Stone, a brave and gallant officer, the hero of nine battles, since promoted to a majorsbip for gallantry at Doueison and Shilob, nothing. The First Minnesota battery, Capt. Munch, supported by tho Fif- teenth Michigan, abandoned one gun, disabled dy recoil. Jt is reported that an Jowa battery, whose name I have been unable to learn, was captured by the enemy and afterwards abandoned, because of the galling fire to which they were subjected. Ali of our batteries did ex cellent service throughout both days. SPASMODIC DESPERATION OF THE RESELA The enemy came and fought desperately by sparms and was conquered, and is now retreating and our forces in hot pursuit. The loss of our men is not heavy; the rebel los great. They are three or four to our one. This is owing to our cross artillery fire on them, while they could not get get their cannon into position so as to do much service against us. They fought desperately by spells, but no such continued, firm and obstinate Ponting as chur: acterized them at Pittsburg Landing, THE GENERALSHIP ON OUR SIDR WAS FAULTLESS. Every one admires—none condemn. Zhe rebels could approach at no point without receiving a cross fire of artil- leryand infantry. General Rosecrans has been to us the embodiment of courage and wisdom during this battle, and his presence on any part of the fiell was known b: the wiid and hearty cheers that greeted him from lis ad- miring troops. ACTING GENERAL SWEENY'S COURAGEOUS CONDUCT. The greater part of the fighting of Friday was done by the Second division, General Davies. General Hackleman was killed, and we fear General Oglesby is mortally wounded. When General Hackleman fell Colonel Sweeny took command of the brigade, and no abatement in cou- Tage was manifested On Saturday we mado a very splendid charge on a fort after it had been taken by the rebels. Lieutenant Colonel Wilcox cried out.—* Those bi guns, boys: forward, double quick, march,” and onwat they went like a whirlwind, and the other regiments with them, and the guns were again ours and the victory ours. The rebels could net be rallid. General Willcox we never appreciated as we do now; and Major Rowen has added to his reputation gaine! at Pittsburg Landing. We cannot find fauit with our officers in this battle. Colonel T. W. Sweeny is a host ina battle, May his form, so pierced with balls, cheer us when the day of battle comes, AFTER THR BATTLE. I rode all over the field very soon after the battle closed,and can say with certainty bond the rebels lost four to our one. This is owing to the fact that we greatly exceifed them in artillery and position. They were com paliea to meet a cross fire, come from any quarter. We it but very few on Siturday. On Friday we lost more, and this because it was necessary to meet them to know. their foree and position. God biess General Rosecrans Says this army, aod the country will say the same. Camo, Oct. 9, 1862 There i# probably no truth in the report telegraphed from Cairo of the death of General Oglesby Ta io Corinth the morning of the 7th, and he was there, not only not dead, but, although severely wounded, bis medical at- tendant ingimated that he would recover. The scattered remnants Of the late Southern army will probably rendex- vous at Holly Springe, where cousiderable of @ force are at present gathered. ‘These belong to the division of Gen. Breckinridge. J heard nothing of the death of Col. Oliver, and do not believe it. Col. Mower, of the Miasourt Eleventh, was slightly wounded and taken prisoner. He afterwards escaped. A RENEE BHIGADE DRIVEN INTO THB RIVER AND PARTIALLY DROWNED, A rebel prisoner informed me that the rebels at no time numbered more than 40,000. He says that in crontay the Hatchie a brigade was forced into the river, large number of them were drowned. A Texas regi- ment came in with. a Seg, of trace while Rosecrans was pursul on read, ostensibly the 49 bury their |, but probably to gain sue for eacape, t He | pon jected, wen@ ‘nto the engagement at Corinth with four hundred and their cxact logs is one hundred aud five wounded, Lientenant Colonel Miles, who ‘was wounded in the foot, after the fall of Colonel Baker , took commartt of the regiment and behaved with the greatest guilantry. H. B. Dolittle, the color bearer, was shot four times at ti battle of Douelson, aud agaio in the jeg at Corinth, Passengers by the Alton to-night say that. the for- cee which left Corinth for Rienzi yesterday morning have taken possession of Tupcio. ‘This iy hardly probable, We are able to chronicle the gratifying fact that the fede- ral rorces have poasession of Grand Junction. There were no rebel troops stationed there. and it was occnpied with Out Opposition. Ancther Account by « Participant. {From the Cincinnati Commercial, Oct 9.) From Captain Sands, of tbe Eleventh Ohio battery, whe was present during the bioody ongagemont at Corinth, we learn some particulars of the fight whieh bave not yet been made public, The rebel force enxagea is estimated at from 40,000 to 65,000, under command of Genera! Earl Van Dorn. The corps of Genoral® Vau Dorn aid Tovell advanced from the direction of Jackson, and the corps under Generai Price from Jonesboro. A junction was ét- fected us early as Wednesday. it is believed. There was considerable skirmishing between their advance guard and the division under Gencral Davies up to Friday moru- ing, when a general engagement ensued. General Davies’ division Fae are six or cues miles Fane OU, cy was gradually pressed pack during th till nig! found thom Saslde the fortifications. The x was very severe durivg that day, and Generals Hackleman and Oglesby, commanding brigades in Davies’ division, fell while directing their respective commands. The less was very severe oz both sides, but of the extent of it Captain Sands was unable to form an estimate. There are two fortifications, mounted with heavy. ro gubs, commanding the approach to the town from tl north. There is a stretch of levei land between them, through which the railroad from Columbus cnters the bs The upper of these forts,on the left hand, was atl by arebel las g under General Moore carly on Saturday morning. brigade emerged trom the wocds, about three hundred yards in front, crossed the intervening ground, which is filled and obstructed by fallen timber, under a tremendous fire from the siege uns, and succeeded in approaching within a hundred cet Of the fort, when they were by our infantry and turned back with fearful slaughter. Previous to this, however, the rebels had planted two guns in position to shell the town, which they did early in the morning. One solid shot through the Tishi- mingo House, and others fell far in the rear, in te wagon corral. The damage done by this battery was slight, however, and had no effect upon the generai result of the conflict that ensued. |, Simultancous with the assault on tho fort on the left, ‘a rebel brigade, under command of Col. Johnson, it is be- lieved, made a demonstration on the fort on the right, or rather on two batteries, Wisconsin and Missouri, which were in position near the forton the right, aud between it end the railroad track, The attack was impetuous, and almost irresistible. ‘The infantry supports fell back into the rillage, accelerated by canister from a fort im the rear of Corinth, which opened on the enemy, some of the shot, however, taking effect in our own ranks. ‘The bat- terics poured five rounds into the enemy after the infun- try had retreated, and then withdrew, jeaving two guns, the horses of which had been shot. The enemy, Raving thus broken our centre, pushed forward heavy masses of infantry toward the town, where they were held in check by our infantry, which reformed, while the guns on the fortitications ploughed great gaps in their ranks, aud swept them down by handreds. In fact the rebels had rashly placed themselves under i cross fire of artillery of the mest terrific kind. The carnage 1s described us aw- ful. ‘They were piled up in hexps, and the ground was literally covered with their dead and wounded, It waa not in human nature to stand such a shock. Findisg his further advance impossible, the ynemy, standing irreso- Intely for afew moments. jin ily broke in a panic, the men Tunning in e and throwing away their This ended the engagement for the day. The rebels again railied in the woods, snd the brigade which had at- tempted to take the fort on our left, actually rallied fur another effort. As they approached, the Thirty-ninth Ohio greeted them with cheers, which seemed to be ef- fective, so chey ‘bout faced”? and disappeared in the woods beyond. Both General Moore and Colorel Johason were killed in the attack on the fortifications in the morning. ‘The color bearer in Moore's brigade having been shot, the General himself seized the colors aud advanced, when he feil pierced by many balls. The rebels fought desperately, determinedly. They evidently knsw the desperate nature of their undertaking. It is Captain Sands’ opinion that ‘t ‘was their intention to storm the fortifications in the out. set, and turn the guns on our own forces, Failing iu tis, they broke the centre and pushed desperately forward ox vhe towa, hoping, probably, to utterly rout the federal infantry, capture the village and compel surrencer of the fortifications, Jt was a bavardovs business, and, being met and checkéd by our infantry, they remained exposed to the fire of the thirty two pounders on the “forts, which would goon have anninilated them. To re- treat’in good order under such & withering tire was im- possible, and they broke in the utmost coulusion. The pursuit was not commenced until the following morning. They were overtaken about six miles out, and another sharp ongugement followed, in which they were again defeated, nd Sands gays. that the rebels used no artillery in the attack except the two piecesavith which they shelled Corinth on Saturday mor:ing. These were captured from them. They did pot undertake to remove the pieces which fel) ito their hands on Satur- day, nor did they carry off azy of their wounded. It is his impression that the federai forces, under Ord and Hurlbut, came in upon the rebel right instead of their front, and that retreat is pot entirely impossible, though they wil: doubtless lose everything ia the shape of mate- rial and throw away their arms if * hotly pursued,” aud such a pursuit General Rosecrans’ despatches indicate as having been made. Ile considers the victory a tial one, and won against considerable odds. Colonel Gilbert was injured on Saturday morning, being thrown from his horse and his ekult {ractured. The colonel was delirious after the accident; but the surgeon did not consider the injuries morta). Genera!s Hackleman and Vgiesby were the only brigade commanders who were hurt during the engagenient. Captain Sands thinks there is some mistake about the reported death of General Oglesby. At the time he left Corinth (Monday morniug) it was the opinion of the sur- geon that the General would survive bis wouna. {Special Nespatch to the St. Louis Republican.} Cano, Vet. 8, 1862, We learn that there is a rebel force of cunsiderable tm- portance at Holly Springs, whither it 16 probable the scattered remnants of the army juet beaten at Corinth aud ov the Hatobie will rendezvous. ‘The returns of the fight on the Hatchie come in slowly, 0, it ig impossible at present to furnish a list of the ca altics, There is no truth in the report of the death of General Oglesby. A gentleman who left Corinth yesterday morn- ing says he saw him there, and, although severely wounded, he was expected w Teco The imi 8 has probably stopped cortainly that portion which left Bolivar. : General McPhersor, at last accounis, was moving south with near 8,000 men. A prisoner at Corinth told our informant that at no time during the engagement of two days at Corinth aud the days at Hatchie did the rebel force in namber exceed 20,000 men. If this is true, there is not enonga of them f(t toswear by. He said that a brigade was forced inw the forks of the Hatchie, and a large vumber drown. @d. He thinks we must have from 5,000 to 10,000 pri soners, and their loss in killed and wounded ts as mech more, Of course these figures are mere estimates, w! when the returns come in, may be largely reduced; believe the number in the maia correct. It is almost certain that the back boue of the rebellion is broken in this region. We have had no intelligence of the killing of Colonel Oliver, and I do not believe it. Colonel Mower, of a Niseour) regiment, who commanded a brigade, was stightly wounded, and taken prisoner. He managed to confiscate a horse which was lying around loose, and escaped The revel attack upon battery Robinette, situated on the hill between the two railroads, north of Corinth, was the most gallant affair ot the engagement. The battery was the bof to the whole position, and commanded the entire rebel lines stationed around the edge of the forest, 80 that it was impoesible to advance while that was in our possession, Gen, Price harangued bis men, and in- sisted on the importance of its capture, and called upgn them for volunteers to take it, Colonel Rodgers andColonel Ross, the former from Texas and the lat- ter from Mississippi, volunteered to lead the forlorn hope, composed of two thousand men, who, at Geueral Price's request, stepped from the ranks. They ad- vanced in eplendid style, and after being driven back three times with great slaughter succeeded ju placing their flag on the outer works. The Sphing woe the most desperate character, and the battery being in the position, throwing double irges of grape and canister, After they nad tbe position the batteries turned their attention off the fort, and compelled them to Jeave with precipitation. In this charge the rebel jors must have exceeded a thousand. Three hundred dead bodies were piled about the intrenchments in a space one hundred by four, among them Colonels Rodgers and Ross, The exact loss of the gallant Second Jowa in killed and wounded is 106 We able to announce that the federal forces have uted possession of Grand Junction. The name of the officer commanding is not given, but is supposed to be Gen. Hurlbut. It is reported by a pemvengers from Corinth that the tropps whieh left Corinth for i, Tuesday morning, have possession of Tupelo. suit by this time; att Arrivais and Departares, % m nen Tort, M nena, Rev Lonis fr) Se rewel be inter Mr Hous. son agora pall, Hisense. Professor Whitworth, ‘Clapham, © L Lay Owes, Minn A Swens, J Br ay Brava oY ta len, ne ht vain, FrAmosetth. Mine OM Ke and Edward A Tet x, iN Galindo wife, Mr Alsen, Jobo Turner, Det A P Pinchon and nla . iiiiamaon, Panehon and cht Mra i Hong Arrival of Generals ScRafield and Tollen with a Division The Recent Attack Upon the Rebels—General Salemows: Stalement—The Whereabouts of the Rebels, c. General Schofield, accompanied by General Tottenans: his division, arrived here at a late hour last night, hav. ing been on the march since sig o'clock in the morning: He found Brown’s brigade also going into camy. about a mile distant, it having encamped the- preceding night close by here, on the prairie. Gen. Salomon’s a'tack on the cnemy at Newtonia proved ‘unsuccessful. It was made by areconnoitering party, with about four hundred men and five pieces oi artillery. General Salomon states that the attach was made by ®- reconnoitering party, without orders, aud that when be: heard the firing he advanced with about 2,50 mem ane eleven pieces of artillery. The first battalion of Missour! cavalry and one company of the First Missouri light artillery arrived about dusk, and formed into line; but after one round from the bat tery the batt!e ciozed, and General Salomon retired to Sar coxie, and his reiu{crcements returned toGeneral Brown's camp neanthis place. Our loss in kiked, wounded and miss ing is reported at nearly iwo hundred, and the loss of the enemy in killed and wounded is estimated at nearly double that numbers it is uncertain who ctommandee the forces of the encmy; but it is supposed to have bece General Rains. The number is variously estimated at from seven to fifteen thousand. They had seven pieces of artillefy; but only six were operated. General Saiomon reports his’ killed at twenty-five wounded sixty, and taken prisoners one hundred and eighteen. He sent a flag of truce to Newtonia, asking. that the wounded prisoners might be sent to him, whicb. ‘was promised. General Cooper, of the rebel force, was killed. The enemy is reported intreuching himself at New, tonia, which is situated near the centre of a large prairie. General Totten moves forward at an early hour this morning, and wili form acamp near enough to forms base of attack, and a battle will probably take place. 000. Our St. Louis Correspondence. x y Sr. Lovss, Oct. 9, 1868. War Matters in the Southwes—Skics Brightening im the Southeasi—-Rigid Rede! Conscription—Heroris of Uniew Sentiment wa Arkansas and Texas—Genera) Hindman. Cant Bully General Curlis—The Guerillas Quid— Militia Revi-w---Smuggling Incidents, de. War matters in this State are conflued chiefly to Gen.. Schoticld’s operations against the rebels in the southwest. Telegraphic communication with Springtield hes been cut. off for the last twenty-four hours on account of the storm. und the next communication from Schofield is expected to report bis crossing the Arkausas line without giving the rebels time to recruit from their recent panio a& Newtonia, Matters in the southeast have assamed x more favorar ble aspect. McBride. with his 4irty rebels, is supposed ‘to be in full retreat for Pocahontas, to avoid a movement in the rear from Helena. A prisoner captured soverad days ago reported that McBride told his men that he would capture Pilot Knob before the Ist of this month. The same authority stated that it was McBride’s inten- tion, if pressed from Arkansas, to cut his way through Steeiville, Crawford county, in a northwesterly direction from Wrenvilie, From Steelville there is a road to Hous- ton, Texas county, by which the Ozark Mountains may be reached. But in his recent movements he seems to have ignored this road entirely, and to be making bis way by the most direct road uut of the State. He has drafted every able bodied Missourian he could lay bis hands upon in the southeast, without regard to uge or citi- aenship. It is reported Le has carried off about a hundred British subjects as recruits for the rebel army. The Brith lion will propably fail to roar on account of this outrage; but if the Fnglishmen had Deen gobbied up by a Union officer we should have the Warrior gent to New York to demand redress imme- diately. The rebels seem to Lave abardoned their intention of moving @ column of troops apon the road from Batesville, Arkansas, northward through Howell and adjacent coun- ties. They were wise envugh to see the folly of dividing their men upon too many points, and did the best thing they could, probubiy, in massing as many troops as pos, sibie in the vicinity of Cross Hollows. ‘Their generais are more audacious, however, than wise. Hoimes has some reputation fur ability; but the balance, frem Hinds man down to dranken Rains, do net amount tv a rew of pins. Hindman, it will be remembered, com- manded c brigade in A, Sydney Johcston’s army at Bowling Green, Kentucky. He was in command of the rear guard when General Mitchel’s division com- menced pitching shclis into the town a:ter the main body of the rebels had vacated it, Hindman was noted for ex. cesxive cruelty and diabolicsl inventions for imposing on Union men. That is all ke is noted for ta Arkansas. And his mUitary prowess consists in writing letters threaten- ing to retaliate and entorcing the rebel conscription law. A gentleman from the sontheast, who arrived here last evening, informs me that, while at Frederickton day be- fore yesterday, he had a ccrversation with « rebel lieu- tenant who was receutly taken prisoner while asleep in ‘te dwelling of a Union man, This lieuteuant, whose name is Harbison, buils from Bermuda, and prOlgenee to be hoartily sick of the war. He iv desirous to take the vath of allegiance; but that dodge has Veen played out for some time. Hurbison says the Governors of the States west of the Mississipp! have irred up an immense bornets? nest, by telling the people that they have been deserted by Jefl. Davis and the sea- board States. This address has developed, he says, a sirong Union sentiment iv Arkansas and Texae. The peo- ple believe that iheir Governors have not toid ball the trath, Very little cotteu end sugar has been barued ja West Louisiana and Southern Arkansas, and {{ our troops can beat the rebel armies now in Arkausas a big cotten mine will be opened. ‘These statements may’ go vor what they are worth, Stories of prisoners an: doserters are sometimes truthful, but oftener barefaced lies. It is reported that General Curtis, by way of respond- ing to Genera! Hindman’s recent impudent letter, aa nonneing bis intention to retaliate upou two Wisconsin lieutenants for any harm to two Loshwhackers, had issued orders to place in close co went four Arkansas rebels whe have lately been arr: if Hwa- man wants the ler taliomis he cad have iis ti: of it. We Dave at Alton about two thousand guerillas as prisonors, and about eight hundred more kere at the Grotiot street prison. There are aevoral busdeed of Use from Arkansas, and General Sctofeld is atdiag to the sumber daily. Hindman has pot over one bundred aud firty of our men in Liz bauas, af told. We expturcd (and have on band) aw equa! ber in the engagement with the rebel batiery on White river, Hiudinau cannot bully Curtis, and his system of retaliation will soon ieave bim in the lurch. The war againgt guoriias has not ceased, although the guerillas are now scarcer thay mintdrops. Perhaps they are waiting {er the return of Sterling Price, Guess they will wait some time for that event. That guerillas. would rise ‘ike magic all over the State in case of a suc~ cessful advance by the rebels, from Arkansas to the Mis- Souri river, there cannot be the slightest doubt. The dis- loyal inbabitants ef Northern Missouri, who sympathize with them, are now Paying dearly for their innocent. amusement by footing the bills for damages to Union citizens. Governor Gambie bas ordered a review of the first. division of the enrolled militia (im St. Louis county), to. take place on Saturday next; aud Ge 1 Davidson has issued an order to close ali places of busivess after ten. A. M., to allow everybody vo tirn out and attend to militia, duties, The fost ingenious attempts 1 smogglo whiskey and contraband articies to tire rebels are being constantly do- tected by goverument agents on the sieamboata loaving this port for the South, Kecently fifteen varsei« uf whiske} were found im ag many hogsheads, concealed underneat alot of cabbages. A haul has also heen nade within a few days of fitteen nundred cans of gunouwder ingo- niously concealed in shove biacking, the cans being plas- tered around the sides with blacking, then Ailed in with powder, and a iayer of biacking placed over the top. This: unusual style of packing biacking led to examination and. discover: ‘y. ‘The McKinstry trint ia proving a dott affhir, Thé evi- dence for the cee ton is @ rebash of what was pre- viously printed in other forms. Graduates of West Point tn the Uniom and Rebel Armies. ‘The Mobile Evening News in a parag: Point graduates has the foliowing :— From a list before us of the West Point graduates, who are: officers in the armies of the United Stat nfederate rater, 10m there are in the Unite! States Army Frahaton, killed at Shiloh), thiceen Is, forty = one brigadier genera LT ty Inge army, while the United Sts have hi forty-one i waa no idle or unmenning boast of President Davie that he had pick and choice of the officers of the old array. ‘The actual number of West Pointers who hold general's: commission in our army is one hondred and twenty: two,, thirty of whom are major generals and oinoty two brige adier generals, so that in the matter of West Point gen- erals we outaumber the rebels by Afty-eight. a. Hrom thie list, whic Cou with, ee Sorrems Court—C:ncut pa] Real case stil 3048, 3080, 2088, 2084, 3086, ‘Path Il—-Now. 8042, 2048, 2060, ie. 040, 3072, 3076, 8075, , 3002. Scremion Covrt.-Part 1--Nos, 261 2617, 1088, 2018,. 2408, 2408, 2410, 2412, 2416, 2416. othe tate 1st, 9, a |, 1a . 1282) Part Nos, 1230, 1298, 9196, 1292, 1996, 1100, 1911, 1812, 647, ine, isi ‘There.-ts good reason to delleve thal — nh about West