The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1861-10-31
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Hsessyst. s,rtsher 1g-An ~
tsilissnt ssnslsmss jsss IRON Wssh'
Iassen s~ys che ffha,lh fgfe . IN
HwyIsnd, tiff,sls ssd The D,-sf,ss
a falamtis aamlsf faIIy tss hna
arrd ,hsmsaa They ss~ vsii sys'ps
tei. snh The ssosriion n ihe esssl'
~, shieh u much inferior n The
Confederate csYalfy
Several Gentlemen engaged IN, and
Stiffness ~. the hattie hear fer.baer
IN Monday ~ The fcut aud pane
N the fedefsl. exceeded that NJ
Jsaassa. Plans When tho Fed
erals ioak the river, their head. were
tlms.i ~ thick ~ . sssrm u black.
bfds II s impossible 20 describe
the scene or sstimste the number
lfpwned. Hundreds we're shat
shIle swimming aud ding IN
the water many left their clothing
n all hind. many drowned each
other Most of our wounded will BE-
brought 10 Richmond tomorrow, and
nearly al the prisoners are expected
in day " two.
RrnMoSp. October 2i..-At the
Lccsburg eight the Federal. common.
ccd crossing the Potomac on Sunday
night, and continued dariue the
night The fighting was terrible on
both sides. The fcderals, we'll pro.
tected BY a heavy forest, were routed
three times ut the point Of the bayo'
net, and were each time reinforced
The 9Th Virginia regiment charged
on, aud captured brass battery, and
!. put the enemy 20 flight. The Fede
rails made u desperate stand II th,
! river, and there slaughtered ill panic
, stricken, they attempted to cross
( Hundreds were drowned. Colone|
BUT, Of the 18th Mississippi rcgi
, men,, Is badly wounded. The Con
> federates fought under great disad
vaniagcs. They endured u hcav.
I. march on Sunday on n or tw'
q meals, and slept under arms in ,h'
/, open air Sunday night. They onl,
: breakfi.stcd on Monday, and Tough
= oil day without nourishmcnt or rein
: f%orcemcnts.
j. RICHMOND, October "a. - Fiv
hundred and twenty-five prisoner
!. arrived here this morning from Lees
burg. via Manassas. Among iher
are Col. ". X. Lee, Of the 20tl
c Massachusetts, regiment; Col. Cog,
n we'll, Of the 18th New York; Majc
Revere, Of the 10Th Mxsachuscit
r. Adjutant Pearson and Assistant SUI
!. gcon Revere, both Of the 18th Ma
y sachusetts; six captains, eleven lie,
tenants, from New York, Msssach,
i sets and California regiments. Sou
report over u thousand prisoner
;. taken, aud the lowest estimate n
ports six hundred aud fifty. No r.
liable details yet received Of Il
y killed and wounded among the Coz
p federates.
d LArEg.--One hundred and ski
more prisoners reached here this ri
!, ernoon. Pass, ngcrs rcpor, LccsbuI
" now in the pos session Of 10000 Fc'
T. erals. The Co 1fedcrates retired "
pr der orders ~ rvacuate Lcesburg
the Fedcrals ap in large fore
Previous to the battle Of Monday
similar order had been issued. b
Vi Evans fought the battle notwithsta
IL ding. The Confederate loss do
!, not reach 200 killed, wounded q
= missing. The Federal loss in kills
=. wounded, prisoners and missing
NJ s'sdAs 1000. Several hundred pr
o. onsrs are exported to reach here
he morrow. Numerous incidents .
r. related Of the gallant deeds perforI
ed by the Conielerstcs.
MANASSAS, October %. = Thr
10 hundred prisoners arrived here tod
II. from Ieesburt. Two hundred q
,ce ten prisoners remain 1t Leesbure..
". The prisoners belonged mossly to !
18th Massachus sets regiment, end
few are New Yoskers. They Z
DC we'll disposed Of, end ere Ane lcekil
90 men; among them are Cols. Lee q
Coeswell, old army o@cers. I
total loss Of the eueny h kin,
wounded, drowned and psiseaess
|. estimated q 1900. A beas Il
IN we're upset IL tho Posouss. Colol
Baker vas shot I've times. Oar 4
ces sasAesd vsse the 10eA, ~
18Th NisStsippi, sad the 10sA Y
y, siAia resimesis. Or lee = sspe
~ e = 80. Nance not yss rseelv
"a The greatest ls~ vas in IL virIi
klcnnosp, Oeseb+.r aS.-OBs
issslliesses received here s,asss Il
~ he Ceassdssssss killsd II ~ ~
near lsssbsrs, on MONDAY ~, I
= 81 killed. ed 40 wounded.
IL A 40, Ascn-