The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1862-04-16

Conducted in person by BeAuregard. In his
effort to recover 1t be was wounded In the
arm. He was successful in taking it, but i
was again taken from him. II was captured
and recsptured no less than six times.
The general retreat Of the enemy commen-
ced at dark on Monday, our cavalry following
them until their horses were tired out, but
for the condition Of the roads the route wo'd
have been made complete, and we could have
carried their entrenched camp at Corrnth.-I
1t will be impossible on account Of the con-
dition of the roads to do it for some days.
Rebel artillery superior to ours and their
small arms are almost equal. Rebel loss I'll
teen thousand killed and wounded; our loss
ten thousand. This will be found moder.
ate estimate.
The enemy have taken more prisoners than
we have. The 9Th Iowa were captured en-
masse. A+s. '
When our reporter left, Wednesday morn.
ing, our advance which bad been pursuing,
only occupied the ground formerly held by
the enemy--halI way between Pittsburg and
Corinth. lG ~ lf-e
The enemy are straining every nerve to get
i'm reinforcements and bloody work must yet
occur before we can drive them from their
position. - -
When the attack was first made, the 53d,
57th, and list and 77th Ohio regiments dis
played inexcusable inefficiency. The latter
fed without firing gun, others fired one or
two rounds and then fed. The cowardice Ol
these regiments left that point undefended.
The enemy Immediately closed in and sur
rounded the more advanced regiments. 1t
1 is also stated that the 18th Wisconsin and
18th Iowa fed after two or three rounds.
When the enemy fled they burned their
wagons and left their wounded behind, all o
whom are prisoners.
Beauregard intended to make his attack
two days previously, but extraordinary rains
i impeded his progress. Had the attack been
made at the time intenced, Buell. could mo-
possibly have arrived in time to save us.
4 ST. LoUIs, April 12.-Major M'Donald, o
the 9Th Missouri arrived here last night drec
from Pittsburg Landing. He confirms th'
death of A. s. johnson, and was told by Q
prisoner, Lieutenant, that hBusrod John
son who escaped from Fort Donelson wa
also killed. He thinks all reports abou
Beauregvrd being wounded unreliable,
An officer OF the New 0ileanes Creole reg
iment says that Beauregard made speecl
on Saturday, before the battle, in which h
told them the result was true thing an
. they could not fall they should captur
t Grants army, then whip Buell., and thus hol
t their railroads. II they lost the day, h
said they might as we'll lay down their arm
and go home. "A
The story Of the escape Of Gen. Prentss
is not true. He was taken prisoner early !
0 the fight on Sunday.
$ The gnnborts did fine work and probabl
y saved our army from total disaster on Sur
y day. .
h The beginning Of the fight was complet
K surprise, many OF the officers and soldier
being overtaken in their tents and slaughter
II ed or taken prisoners. Gen. Smith was NJ
d in the fight but lying sick at Savannah, an
not being able to get out out Of bed.
! Our forces on Sunday we're not over thirty
5, five thousand, the enemy's not less tina
ninety thousand. A rebel Quartermastt
h SAYS ninety thousaod rations were issued b.
d fore they left Corinth. ....-.....
}. The second days fight was not half as de
y perate as the first. The rebels soon gave We
h before the fresh troops. The pursuit was n
l. continued.
10 Mai. M'Donald thinks our killed is at lea
one thousand and wounded three thousan
G. He says that fourteen or sixteen hundrt
: rebel wounded were left on the field, al
thinks that their killed amount to thr
W thousand. Besided the wounded we did n
|. take more than five hundred prisoners.
IS Maj. M'Donald thinks Beauregard was NJ
IN prepared to make stand at Corinth, or
10 pushed be will retreat to Jackson, Miss.
d CINCINNATI. April 12,-The Gazette
v Pittsburg correspondent says that the su
10 and substance of the battle is
o On Sunday we were pushed from disast
70 to disaster till we lost every division camp v
had, and were driven within hall mile
!. the landing, where the approach of night Il
N timely aid of the gunboats, tremendous {
forts of our artilerists, and Buel's approa
Ie saved us. On Monday after nine hours ha
IS fighting, we simply regained what we lost
in Sunday. Not division advanced half
80 mile beyond our old camps on Monday, exec
If Lew. Wallace's.
If The lowest estimates place our loss in XII
q, ed and wounded at three thousand, and tro
;e three to four thousand prisoners the rel
l. loss in killed and wounded probably thor
and more. The rebels. in their retreat, Il
" acres covered with their dead, and they h
d carried to the rear, and destroyed the hea
at supply trains they had brought us.