New-York daily tribune., 1862-11-14

Under existing clfcDuttSoces, ~ Is nov proDhoich u
battle will occur in Mississippi for some timetwo
or three weeks hooce a. ls,st--tbOugh II does not
seem il can be deferred beyond the present month.
At some point near lieaua, Ark, recently
Rebel mail was captured, aud sent here to Gen
Curtis have seen number OF the letters, most OF
which are exceedingly stupid, and made up of defn-
nation OF the Yankees, personal gossip. abuse OF
officers and expressions of wearyness aud digust
with the war. These last sentiments are general
with the lower officers, but those OF high rank talk
confidently OF the future and are eloquent over The
wrongs Of The South. II is evident from tho tone OF
the eters that the common soldiers are greatly ds
seti,6s6 with tho contest aud anxious to return
home, aat would DO 10 but for their'ensayement by
the power and tyranny OF their superIors.
Tie captured mail ike all Of ts predecessors proves
ho,g htt e iuteleence exists III the South, aud that
orthography and syntax are branches oi learning
considered so purely uaDscendtlui h5 10 nave u"
mortal standing Of measurement. Even the Coiohel'
and Majors dction ia full OF strocisos osr9aIlsp'
aud 20 faulty ia spelling that Nsller Savage Landor
and other pathological jursts would call their Ian
guaee foreigu tongue.
a Colonel from Mississippi In one Of tho regments
of that State wr from Holly Springs on the Hth
of Oct TO bis wife, giving an account OF tue battle
OF Corinth, which ~ Interesting enough iof u 10"
exuGels. lie says:
IL Ia now more thsn month since len ssltilo and
took tie field Dining thst time We havo been oonrsr,y o.
tbs march, night well day. part Of the tine without ood
AID covering when did VI nisht save the bTosd can
w W. bd ssvsro hebinr a, Inks but drove the enemy be-
fore After holding that place for sweek, We eSseusted
nd fell bach TO Bsdv bgads IN he rear TO protect e
t.in, Ne had sbarp eueountcr with sbout $3.50 Sf tbs
Vnioni cavalry tie dsy e at pscs about ten
Is We fieG them up t'surs ou iof nbcn
suty nnnu nhep the enemy Te'rsaed our oa'sy pui
I've rcsobcd Baldwin th. 2sb Of September and rested
FOR aud half dsy. We then teof up oar Isieh w,s
ward bat Cen Van born reohrd at Ripley aud ordered no
10 attack CoTinlh which didaer very tiguns march
We csm. up with the eneay the let lust about ien ie'
ou Ccinh nud drove them before us. they burning lh-
bridges ac1ol. ths Big Hachs and Tennesee Rivers We
erecied bridges tte ssme night sai ey 10 oeioe.
ih them tho same evening .ooat 'a iee' ron 20 is.u
for Che in H. their About daylight Fnd,y
morning. te Sd u,t marched ioIwsds dogole f.eL
end vi, within about three snda hf miles OF Conth We
cane rp,a tein large force We Immediately iomeds ine
Of hps aud thfes skiruss al At aout ~ O'clock
b. encsl,rt became gensrsl along the whole line suf-
oauaing the town ihs uorh aud south sides We
drove eir inusncbmeuts which we charged N mot
gallant s,e, csI9rs tcm at The poin o, the u,Son.,
oretLer whit 'ecc. o te,uiiiu cnnou We oonhnn'd
to mach ald. dfyin, tho enemy through thef camp
With terrible slaughter onil tey reached ihsir tnoe os'
ywe seons on tts bSt,sssd rot more thsn 10 ard.
@ be goe al oaly 100 rom tho town. Ouf oss thi, dsJ
DID not exceed 20 killed bu'our wounded wa about so bou.
OF them die tao .cn.e ulsst
The Colonel thus descrites our deienses at
Codutb:
pro sced by euoLe- - 81 the timber cut down and 90 az
srgsd h; Il vas almost lnpo'"be to pee. over III every
rosd thstcei 20 tyt could not bring forward ouf AMI
erv lat lhscndnE oil ins asiing boys charge
r works -rtce u about i've LuudEtd yards sIad
Calling hro. sni captured tltm oil
"On Saturday mofui an hour before day. we moved Tor
wsrd line Il battle shout tJ ysds when Of bat
efe Ia akioR is position c,Ge night Ia the d.t Of the
Unonsts tie ts op-utd foT toe dsy ~ the infantry
y 90 .is fres tho bate les had the .ht h T. them
fof obout hour In tue dei AID daring that time oa'
ber,s hot away seventy rounds each. tie enemy ali the
time replying Tie eli sodos'y hat ~ssbe mos, tsrrbl,
csnuol.ung they ever sa but do you believe some
nssed 'tey When day shi et length brose npon Us
lie r.ud hu. desrese assa Abosi ~ O'clock d, aisanls
commenced and desb aud dsscuon UuT iofih from one
hr.ds We. tte ,t tho Yankee forts Tnes tiues
rpuscd; bot the osth tioe va carried them o.
tue EIDE te and drove tho enemy ersa through
III. streets Of Cont s0ath side Il the surrOs
ins vsn DoTv' hid e,risd he osh edo s ny 'see'
rnsn bot hs had not Tho enemy uuet Gre
from ihei, bauos trt ~er, compelled 10 M bach WITH
lihs oh,r brigade. Of dviion bad 20 sup
rort could lssr held te tow. bat neither ffeTs or
Csbh, busnis came 70 as.isiAhoc asd our le oul
ssui brgsds compelled % ree vito ihs o'' of too a.
rave Col3n,is sud host of 80 brave soldiers fred
gun nyos The Ysnkec p'r.r you 10 h-i voIy foad
So - eci to numbe our ~hor force there d not oIos.t
s-e Lund % Tue sssa1i Va. lr by Col hescfs o.
The sc Dad IsE-' kosuent 10 our bh.sae tho gsn m.n
flln. tmid his 1he toes Of sfu, thi' Day ~
kled md wOsudsd did 90 fsn 'bor q hfesn handed
sbou, I've hundred beus tsfsn pf!saasfs"
In another place thc Colonel says. amer relating
lis narrow escape;
and nsny oi ny usn have suffered much from rhs1.
ns'm 10 conclnsncf =, h,lns .ssn cog 70
trsDsss . Arkan.s. which hops so viii sfaeL ~ b. doe.
not. VII uy 70 my rossnson sSerP'ed' 90 's"' %
stand Mt U,a1r."
At present, 81. Louis IL Inundated with fugitive
negroes from the Soath, not lees than OOO am in
formed beng now IN Tie city. Many Of them arc
unemployed, snd Will find il dficult 10 obtain " The
privilege 10 toll" though they seem de'ifous 10 do
90 on sccouat Of their ignorance Of everything bu
labor in tie cotton-Gelds. Iiom prosent api ear
anoes thsIe will be much suffering this Winter
among the unfortunate negroce, unless some proyis-
icn s made for them through pabhe or private char
iiies. Ci Gen Pillows negroes alone there are no,
lees than 400 now 1t. Louis. JuNIUs.