New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-10-23
FROM CAIRO AND BELOW"
Steamers Continental and Dickey Target
for Rebel Batteries. ,.' go,
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A r X An SAS MATTERs
Van Dorm Intoxicated at the Battle Of CorjRth.
ATTACK ON THE UyIONISTS AT ISLAND No. 10.
Colonel Faulkner and Several Of his
Officers Captured. r'
DETAILS OF THE FloHT.
DETAILS OF THE FIoHT.
Commerce, Mo-, Captured by Col. Jearies.
SOUTHERN ACCOUNT OF THE BATTLE Of coRlNJH.
From Our Special Correspondent.

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CAIRO Oct DO 1862
Yesterday was day OF excitement in tie quiet
city Of Cairo. We had hattered ourselves that the
recent sound punishment inflicted on the Rebels at
Corinth would have induced them to remain quiet
for the present. But they have as many lives az =
cat No sooner are they extingoishei in one direc.
ton than they break cut with ten-fold viluence in
another
AT 10 o'clock Thursday morning, as the steamer
Continental, one Of the 81. Louis packets was pass.
ing Island u just below Point Pleasant, blank
shot was fred across her bow from the Arkansas
shore. No attention was paid to the signal, and she
passed on. Soon after, fifty men appeared in sight,
all reckoning her to land. The captain paid no heed
to the summons, when a I2-pouIder shot was fired
at her, striking lie water ten fec. below the boat,
and glancng upward penetrated the bold Of the boat
about ioot above the water-mark, lodging in bale
of hay. The damage was fortunately light, and the
Continental showed fne pair of heels to the ras-
GALS but not before another shot had been fired,
striking her in the stern.
Shortly after, the steamer Dickey, commanded BY
Capt. Mussuman, also on her way to Memphis,
when nearing Pemisco Bayou, in Missouri fifty miles
below New-Madrid, near the Arkansas line, dis
There was large and valuable cargo on board
and about hundred passengers. As toe boat psared
the gaerrias q shot was tirod--a blank shot. Thi
beng unnoiiced, second shot followed The ball
entered the starboard side OF the boat and penetrated
a stateroom and took diagonal direction across tho
hull where party were playing game of eutare
and passed entirely through the laboa,d side falling
into the water beyond. The next shot passed over
the boat, the following one between the pilot bonse
and the chmDeys, nth fell forward Of the boat.
There were also numerous rifle shots fired only one
Of which struck any OF tue Passengers. The cannon
used by the guerriilas was 24-pounder.
Affairs in Arkansas remain IN stdfu quo There is
considerable Rebel fo,ce at Little Rock undex
Msior-Gen. Holmes. Gen. llindman 10 al Duyals
Bluff On White River. Gen. Parsons 10 moving
norhward toward Missouri.
Shirmishes in the vicinity Of Helena are Of daily
aud nightly occurrence. Within the past few days,
since ise departure of a portion OF Gen. Steele's
army for Missouri, the Rebels seem 10 have wonder.
fully increased 10 boldness. 1t is no uncommon Oc.
euUence for them to come within mile Of Helena,
and carry Oh The pickets-pieh them up bodily az
they would a basket OF potatoes.
paroled prisoner, who was in the recent fight At
Cornth, says that Price and Yilpigue were opposed
10 making IN attack upon CoInth, but, fai,ing to
convince Van Dorm and Lowell they opposed their
plan Of attack. This prisoner Gays that Van Dorm
was so drunk during the fight on Saturday that be
could not sit upright in his saddle.
The Grenada Appeoi of the ith says that nearly
all Of the Unionsts buried by the Rebels after the
battle OF CoIuth were breast plated. 1t also Gays
that Rosecrans lad ., 100 wounded at Ccriutb, and
100 al the IIatche.
"Col.' Faulkner is the leader Of band Of par.
tisans rangers guerillas, who have rendezvoused
in Tennessee, twenty thirty miles from Island No.
10, and confined themselves TO stealing horses, rob-
bing hen-roosls, and other ike pursuits. Friday
morning they tried their hand at higher game, and
failed, OF course The owl attempted 70 play tho
role of the eagle he was unable TO look the sun
steadily in the eye, and tumbcd very like an owl.
The Union authorities have for long time bad q
small force stationed on the Tennessee shore Of tho
river opposite Island No. 10. Friday morning these
consisted of one company-Co. d. I'd Illinois Cav.
airy, and two companies 18th Wisconsin Infantry.
Early in the morning. while it was yet dark, this
ZANE Col. Faulkner with three hundred men, came
charging into camp past the pickets, yelling Like
band of ssvsges. The Unioiuss were altogether
surprised, and must inevitably have been captured
had not the villains, by lucky mistake, mistook .
party Of their own men for the Unionists, and de-
livered volley into their midst killing TWO and
wounding eight or ten. This threw them into con-
fusion of which our boys were not slow to take
advantage. They hastily saddled their borses, and
charged upon the enemy, whose valorous charge was
soon changed to an undigpifed retreat. The cavalry
numbered but 80, but they followed the Rebels
Distance of fifteen miles, when they came up with
them and had sharp engagement, resulting in the
capture OF Col. Faulkner, three Captains two Lieu
tenants, an Adutant, and ten men, beside killing
len men and wouudng as many more. Three Of our
men were killed, and two slightly wounded. Tic
enemy rctreaed and our troops watedfor re-enforce
nents, which soon arrived, consisting of one COM
pany of cavalry and two pieces of artillery from
New.Madrid. They followed few miles till they
'ame to the Ohio River, where the swamps became
for artillery, and they were reluctantly
compelled to return. COL Faulkner was taken to
Columbus, where he now remains. L. 10 doubtfdF
whether Col. Faulkner is entitled TO be treated O.
prisoner Of war.
Last night the steamer Platte Valley brought the
intelligence of the occupation Of Commerce, MIS-
souri,. by Col. Jeires, who for some time past nad
camp of instruction on Little River IL probable
tina, this raid is made solely to obtain supplies for
hi. band, ard not with any intention Of holding the
place. Troops ard gunboat have been sent in THAI
direction and we expect to hear before night tha'
,hs ya,l;an, colonel has LETT Tor parts unknown. No
local news Of importance.
rhs following il the Southern account Of the
battle Of Corinth:
Holly sPRINss, Mississippi. Oct u. 1852
an, enabled at last give you tolesby detailed and y