The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1862-10-18


teen p'eeesof sr,ills,y tn. enemy were driven
tack 60 AA'amoras, and oar army continued
their retreh 20 Ripley, over the road our bag
gage train had passed. Our loss In all the en-.
gagsmentr Is estimated 81 100, and the enc
my much heavier. The loss at Pocahonta-
was equal to that Al Corinih. Our loss may be
overcstifnAted ~ strsgglers were numbered
ny the thousands, and the retreat not very or.
desly. We los, tour pieces Of artillery. We
captured 80 prisoners at Corinth, who were
bfought "a. The enemy made no attempt u
follow us from torlnih, Dut did the Bolivar
ivrcc after thei! rcircAs At pavis's bridge, Van
porn was conspicuous ior his daring. aud Price,
a- usual. Mt AT home in shc lesdsn shower,
each escaping unhatt Prices command was
tile hrst IN the entertainments. Maurys dlvis'
ION suffered the heaviest loss Gen. Cabclis
sustained severe loss. and acted most CALAMITY.
Tbs enemy Tough, de,ermnedly, snd vancouver
ed splendidly. No-encfanz commanded Our
army are perfectly safe. No fears are cutter
tanned of being followed by the crippled Yam.
KEGS. We will be quickly orgun1cd and ready
tor another combat. The killing Of Co.'s, Rog'
crs. Adams, aud General Moore X contrsdiotcd.
Lt sam harrington. OF Capt.Woods battery,
from ~ Louis. u among the killea He tell IN
the heat Of battle, no6ly discharsing soldier :
duty
| RionsoSp, Oct, Tn the Senate, the House
I I'LL TO provide shoes for the army was passed ;
Also the House bill to establish place ui rem
dezvons IN congressional districts for the exam
/ iustian by surgeons ~ couscript- The residue
u the session was occupied blythe discussion Of
the constitutional questions arising from tn.
consideration Of the bill 10 punish Instruction
I or rebellion against the Confederate states, and
( 10 extend tho provisions % the representation
act Ia persons within the Confederate Govern
meni forever, which was Indefinitely postponed,
| Ia the House the Senate bill was passed au-
-. al. I'll A.. To-
vice certain regiments and ha',alion- hereto
! fore ssised
! Mr. Bondonc, delegate from the Cherokee
/ Nation was admitted n his seat within the
House.
a bill authorizing the suppression Of the
wit Of haheds corpus was discussed until ad
i1urnment
NouE OCTOBER s.--A special to The
Advertiser and register from Iupelo. on
the It'll, says that the federal prisoners
taken at POchahouias report that over So
000 achievements Of the leyies, are now
/ in West tennessee, mVsily along the line Of
the railroad from Coriuth to Columbus
I Kentucky.
AUGUSTA, October s'--A letter has been
received here this morning from JOIN
/ Forsyth, dated Bardstown, Ky, Ser -7'
which says tina, he, Wicl,s. and othe7 fer
taken prisoners by a scouting pr'y o.
/ federals aud sent 10 Gen Buell.. az Gave
City, but were subsequently rele
I parole
RIcHxosp, October ,s.--Thc New York
Herald, OF the 9th, contains dispatch
from the West claiming a great victory at
Corinth on Saturday morning. Price at.
tackled ltoscncraets on the right, while
I Van Dorm and Lowell attacked his left
The assault was made with great determine
ton Van Dorm led his column over an
aha,,is on the len upio within fifty yards
OF ditch. They were exposed oil the time
to scattering Ere Of grape and canister
and driven back Gen. nackemAn wa-
killed Gen. oglesby dangerously wounded
Dispatches from Kentucky state that
Bragg evacuated Bar,lsi"~n on the ith
/ CriItendons corps is IN pursuit.
bragg was moving toward Lexington,
The New York Herald editorially pro.
are, and yehemcn,ly opposes the election o
of Waldsworth Black Republican can
didnie for Governor. i, says tina, The
Constitution. once 40 sacred in American
eyes. is no longer regarded as better than
the prophcsles Of All old almanac.
In the Senate to day, the bill relative t.
the Confederate Bible Society, was passed
Resolutions, reported sone days since
from the Judiciary Commute, declaring
that and exercise OF authority over citisr
OF the Confederate States was illegal 81,
and void, were passed
In the House, the bill authorizing sas
pension Of the writ hebeas corpus 10 Ger
tain cases, was further discussed.
Recess taken until to night
Rgxgny sok Hca CHOLERA An es
change says that ihu following n,mrdy 70
hog cholera has been thoroughly tested II
! the region OF Al,o,naha river, and found L
be an inlalihle specific lor, az well as
preventive against, this disease
Wet sous shellei corn in basket wit
spirits OF ,urpcntipe. ana Throw handsu
Of corn to each hog every two OF hn'
+, daya for two urs~ times DO no, soa
!. Ii, corn in The sri, .ts-simpiy Nc, i an
,, i, will Immediately dry again bo, leay
, the cora impresnated with sh turpin,ine