The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1862-10-10
NEWS.

the St. Johns. The enemy landed in
the rear of our battery yesterday after
noon, and our boys had hard fight with
them. The result is not known. Gen.
Finegan Is on the st. Johns. Troops
will lie here from the West this after.
noon.
Bald,cin, Friday night, Oct. 3.--Our
troops began to evacuate the bluff last
night about one or two o'clock, crossing
the river 1.-THE bluff is on the South side.)
The last boat load crossed about 8 o'clock
this morning.
They did not see or engage the Yam.
KEGS, except Chambers company, who
met 90 Of the enemy's pickets and drove
them back. All our troops are at jack
sonville.
When the train left Jacksonville, firing
was heard down the river. The enemy's
gunboats will probably not come up to
the town until the morning.
Bald,cin, Oct. 3--lli p. m.--The train
from Jacksonville. just arrived at Bald
win, brings Harrison's and Westcott's
companies. The troops will be massed
at Baldwin. The train will be moving
troops all night, TO get them all az Bald
win by daylight.
vile, supposed TO be unloading troops
They fred on our pickets, and it is ex-
pected they will burn the town.
Our forces left the bluff in great haste
some leaving their hats and shoes.
The transports are supposed to have
about 1900 men on board.
The guns of the artillery companies
were on this side of the river, or else
they would not have been saved.
Richmond, Va, Oct. 5.--An official dis
patch from Gen. Van Dorm. dated Head
quarters, near Corinth, Miss, Oct. Sd,
p. NJ, says: I'VE have driven the enemy
from every position. We are within
three quarters of mile of Corinth.-
The enemy is huddled together about
town on the extreme left, trying to hold
the position. So far. all Is glorious, and
our men behaved nobly. Our loss, l am
afraid, is heavy. 1t is nearly night
Lovell's and Prices troops have our
thanks.
Decherd, Tenn, Oct. THE enemy.
two thousand strong and two batteries,
attacked our forces at Lavergne, early
this morning. Our forces fell back about
five miles. The enemy did not pursue,
but left for Nashville by 9 o'clock, a. IN.
They burnt five cars and two houses at
Lavergne. We lost only two killed, sew
eral wounded. Enemy's loss unknown.
We captured a Major and Lieutenant
1t is impossible to give further particu-
lars tonight.
Mobile, Oct. IA special to the Adver-
tiser and Register from Tupelo the 9th,
9 o'clock, p. NJ. says: Nothing reliable
has been received from Corinth since
Van Dorn's dispatch" A courier who
arrived to-day says that on the 4th our
troops drove the enemy from, and occu-
pied their entertainments, but were at
forwards forced to fall back from the
town. Heavy cannonading was heard
yesterday from points above here. The
fight must have been most bloody. A
courier is hourly expected from the scene
Of the conflict.
Gen. Ed. Price, son of Sterling Price,
an exchanged prisoner, arrived to-day,
from Memphis, on the LIST inst. He rep.
resents the enemy 10000 strong, with 20
pieces Of artillery strongly posted at Cor
NTH. They were fully posted as to our
movements and anticipated an attack
from Van Dorm and Price. Sherman at
Memphis knew their exact whereabouts.
Mobile, Oct. IA special to the Adver.
tiser and Register from Tupelo to-day at
noon, says the battle of Corinth was most
bloody. Our forces gained repeated sue
cesses on Friday. and Saturday, occupy
ing the enemy's breast works, and also
gaining the town. The enemy held out
stubbornly on his left until reinforce
ments arrived, when on Sunday they fell
upon Van Dorm with overwhelming forces,
forcing us to relinquish our position and
retreat. The fight continued almost UNI
interruptedly during Friday, Saturday
and Sunday. The slaughter or both
sides is described as being unparalleled.
| One OF our Generals writes that Maury's
division, composed of Phifer's, Cabell's,
and perhaps Moore's brigades, will not
muster more than one brigade. Cabeps
brigade has not more than forty or fifty
left. Gen. Martin, of the 4th brigade,
chiefly Mississippians, was killed; also
Col. Rogers, OF Texas, and COL Writ Adj
ans, Of Mississippi. Gen. Moore is re.
ported killed. Gen. Cabell is injured by
fall from his horse
Ten thousand fresh Federals from Boil
war harrasscd Maury's division, which
was in advance in the retrograde move
ment. The army is understood to be in
the vicinity OF Ripley, and perfectly
safe.
1t is rumored that but one General
was sanguine of success, before the at
tack, which Is due to him. None of the
officers or of the wounded have vet ar
! rived here.
jackson, Mss, Oct. Col. Writ Ad-
ans, of Mississippi, is safe.
Missouri and western Kentucky.
The Charleston Mercury of the 9th
instant, contains the following dispatch
from Richmond:
Reliable information has been received
here to the effect that North Missouri IS
almost entirely in possession of the South
ern Rights party; who, taking advantage
of the withdrawal of nearly all of the
Northern troops, had killed or driven
away the entire Federal male population.
BY mutual consent private property was
not molested unless necessary for the
subsistence or transportation of the con-
tending parties. And it was also agreed,
lis said, that ''to the victors should be-
long all the property of the defeated par
ty."
Oui forces have possession of the Cum
berland river in Southwestern Kentucky,
and OF the counties of Trigg, Lyon, Cald.
we'll, Christian and Todd. Throughout
Southern Kentucky the people are flock
ing to our standard. On the 18th of
September, Col. Woodward, with his reg
iment Of Partizan Rangers, captured on
the Cumberland river, opposite Canton,