The Portland daily press., 1862-10-06
BY TELEGRAPH,
Portland Daily Press.
BATTLE AT CORINTH.
GLORIOUS FEDERAL VICTORY
The Rebels under Price, Van Dorm,
and Lowell i'm Full Retreat.
Noble Conduct Of our Troops.
Desperate Fighting Of the Rebels +!
Capture of 1000 Prisoners.
GEN. PRICES RETREAT CUT OFF.
The Battle to be renewed this Morning.
GLORIOUS FEDERAL VICTORY
The Rebels under Price, Van Dorm,
and Lowell i'm Full Retreat.
Noble Conduct Of our Troops.
Desperate Fighting Of the Rebels +!
Capture of 1000 Prisoners.
GEN. PRICES RETREAT CUT OFF.
The Battle to be renewed this Morning.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8.
Official information has been received here
that the rebels, under Van Dorm Price and
Lowell, yesterday, attacked our forces at Cor
NTH, but were repulsed with great slaughter,
and retreated, leaving their dead and wounded
on the field. Our forces are in full pursuit.
CHICAGO, Oct 4.
Dispatches from Cairo tonight, say that
battle has been raging in the vicinity of
Corinth since yesterday morning. At 3 o'clock
this afternoon, which is the date of the latest
report from Bethel, the cannonading was still
heard. The communication is cut off at Bethel
consequently we are unable to obtain any par
ticulars. Bethel is twenty miles this side of
Corinth.
CINCINNATI. Oct. 8, 9PM
Especial TO n. Y. Herald. Official intelli-
gence has been received tonight of splendid
victory over the rebels at Corinth, Miss. Gen.
Price, with a force of 10000 men, attacked
Gen. Grant on Friday morning, and was re-
pulsed and defeated with frightfu slaughter
after two days heavy fighting. Major Gen.
Rosecranz led our troops, who behaved in the
most splendid manner. Gen. Hackleman was
killed at the head Of his corps. We captured
large number of guns and prisoners. The
rebel army will undoubtedly be completely
destroyed.
CAIRO, Oct. 5.
Glorious news has been received to-day from
Corinth. The rebels are routed and retreat
ing; their loss is very heavy. Ours is also
large.
Gen. Dodge sent message here from Co
lumbus TO prepare for large number of
wounded. Price, Van Dorm and Lowell were
in command of the rebels, who numbered forty
thousand. Our troops are said to have acted
noby.
Later.-We can get no distinct account OF
Eld rs hat Ia ae inch
On Saturday morning Gen. Price attacked
Gen. Rosecranz's right, while Gen. Van Dorm
and Lowell attacked his left.
The assault was made with great determina-
ton.
At one time our centre was penetrated, and
the rebels reached the Corinth House, near the
centre of the town. They were met at the
point of the bayouet.
Gen. Van Dorm led his column over an
abattis, on the left, up TO within fifty yards of
ditch. They were exposed all the time to n
scathing fire of grape and canister, and ,iriv-
en- back by charge of the 9th Ohio and the
18th Missouri.
The battle lasted till half past eleven, when
the rebels began TO move towards the Hatchie
river.
The number of killed and wounded on
either side Is not known.
The rebel loss is reported much larger than
ours.
We have taken between 700 and 900 pris-
oners, not including the wounded.
Gen. Hackeman was killed, and Gen. Ogles-
by dangerously wounded. Coils. Smith, Gil
bert and Mower are wounded.
The Mobile and Ohio Railroad is not seri-
ously impaired The telegraph line has been
repaired to Corinth.
Gen. Hadburt marched on Saturday TO the
South side of Hatche River with large
force, thus cutting off Prices retreat
Gen. Rosecranz moved early this morning
TO renew the attack. Cannonading was heard
to-day in the direction of these forces.
Gen. Price is in the Forks of the Hatchie
River, between Hadburt and Rosecranz.