Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-10-16
LATE FROM TIE SOUTH.
Cenfrderste Admissions Of Defeat &C Co.
rinth.
From the Richmond Wing. Ost. q. J

! ran be- NO doubt that TIN army OF Gen. Van
| born has met with bloody reverse-if il il
not a disastrous blow we shall be thankful H.
aprsars, iIoin what We can learn of tis' ante
| c"G'ni situation, that Gen. Van born, after si-
| fcc:ing 4 junction with Gen. Price, who had
iaii' n back from Iuka in order To facilitatrthsi
| noy.m-nf. advanced upoa t'crinfh with ia.
! Jnicnison of driving the en.my from his yso>i-
; ii,papd thus recovering centrol of Tise country
| ,CiIJrapded by hat strairrc point. Thr on
, t'rpiise was hold and ha ztrdous, but promised
il succsssinl. tobe fruitful OF Advantageous w.
>UiIs. On the her hand. th1eai. al least such
| "a del, al as would seriously shane. our army,
might mat, rally interlere with ier. Bragg
NOV. MS. and would CERTAINLY irsv. v'ry
embarrassing effect on AZ" olssra-ions around
| Nashville. tr.. 4.. .l.- ..
Taking into consid ral ion he general feainr-s
| OF the calnpaign, and the necessary inter de-
! prudence of the movements OF tho various
arInfs. II appears evident thar rhe advance uf
! Van Doru into Tennessee olisti,Gtsd a portion
! of pTe-arranged programme. It can very
readily b" perceived. by glance a. the map,
that RosecranS' forces, nlas>ed around Coria.h,
! and communicating with GRAMS army
Memphis, were faNornblN sifvaled eiiip- 10
prevent n junction OF oar ar1ni.~. ar 40 opsra."
. upon the flank and rear of Bragg's column.
Hence fhr ssity ro defeat the FEDERAL arniy
~ Corinfli I'm order to accomplish purpo~',
or 10 keep il empi","ol ID order "a prs,-iI jhs
"ih,r. The mov.InenJ againSi RO>ecrans ..aS
thus a military necessity. L d, amen. bl" -
criticism only ~ to it, dir, IicnI IL i pos ihle
. rhat another line of aivaEc" Nigh. haN. i-'n
, aiIended with greater >Ucce>>: bGi Of THE
2 ma means of Judging.
T." telegraph, indeed. inform - lI3. oriN
OH" ~ our Generals Wa- >;,nsuiii.' %: uc -p-s an
rh" attack on CcTinth. :nd fi,ar BE- sIoue Is
sp,msiblr tor its results. IiUt il - ,ery sin,-
: I'll" IdaiIer io indcC algCr ilr i.r. ad I.sI
habiiually prone Ia throw IA" bla' IL oG df;t,
. upon an In successful commander. GfCi'n"rai
: taII Porn has committed hund'r. hr l. ~
Cunr>s. aiGpnahlc 10 his dn" >hare ~ blaIY'. IL
I he has shown incapaciIy. thr public Atll
mai.d HAT he hc lilaccd in a position wb.T" ir"
can no longer bring di>cr.'lt upon onr eslg-,.
bIIJ if lac has only Sustained OF Jlie~c r.
, Ia which all armies Liable. and from
. which wen IA" .Trai"sf commanders ar. NOT
"N,mpi. Ne should no. commit tia, injustice %
>ulleciing him 10 undc~erN"d contUmrly and
insure. We trust IlI. Shuthprn people
sufficiently heroic TO bear Er against Ini.I1r-
IUI" without seeking to throw upon one man
ia" v hole burden o. public calamity. d.
Would. al least, 10. in iil' highest drgIs- Unfair
io mpuic blame for This ti'i'ai 10 tit21eral Van
E"m before asceriaininC al the facts Of N"
case. and beng tiius prepared 10 render an iIl
partial Judgment.
The telegram which reached us Yesterday
l.aVeS no doubt that th' conflict n Corinih
obstinate and bloody. Nor. unhaprily does it
have room for doubt t6ai our forces w re de-
I,aied-badly defeated and driven hack many
miles fIom the field OF batrlr. If the reporter
has NOT exaggerated ia" facts our losses must
have bee terrific. divisions appear 10 have
been reduccd to briSades- and brigades TO regi-
n'nis. Several distinguished officers
killed, Others wounded. No estimate is given
OF the actual loss either side: but there se,n-
lutte reason 10 doubt that. while ours was very
heavy. The obs stnacy vith which the BATH WAS
fought. and the steady valor of our men, must
have cnt;iil"d serious loss upon the enemy.
IT, a. ve3clicyc, our men fought with courae-
q against overwhelming numbers we have thu
consolation OF knowing that their failure is not
attended with disgrace.
4 What results arr 10 How from this untoward
! event we cannon. n Vet. rightly estimate. IL u
plain. however, that the Immediate object of
cur movement has failed: and that the plan OF
our campaign in the Mississippi has been seri-
/ ously dlsiurb,d. Energy, courage and skin
may repair onr losses. aud atone for our de-
I feau but We cannot disguise the fact that
4 have received a very embarrassing and annoy
. in" check. We sincerely hope that now, NOR.
than ever. She Government and its agents will
I exhibit alaCrity and energy i'm their efforts 10
/ increase onr forces, and augment the effective
! ness OF our armies.
| GIN. ALBERT PIKE.
The shreveport (l-ouisiana) Southwestern
! OF the Eth, says thai Gen. Albert Pixies resig
nation WAS not accepted by President Davis
and that the President was fully satisfied of
the correctness Of the position assumed by the
General. We trust that the valuable services
of the latter and his influence with the Indian
! tribes are still employed by the Confederate
Government.
THE BATTLE or CoRINTH.
From the Richmond Examiner, Oct. 81
TIE gloomy tale told by the telegraph this
| morning is well calculated TO throw a sombre
! shadow over public affairs. Allowing all room
for eNaggeration and uncertainty, we fear no
| doubt can be- entertained that the Confederate
| fored a sanguiIary repulse at Corinth. kn-
| gagged AT great disadvantage with q superior
force, handled by one OF the TWO ablest men in
| the Federal amy. n has suffered severely. ana
| been forced TO reIreai. Nocharge of cowardies
! inc fficiency be- laid nj the door OF either
The soldiers or the general officers. The enemy
| declares that the attack was made with de-
| termination, and that his own loss was nm par.
allellcd in this war. The defeat is attributable
| solely 10 The want OF Judgment i'm the inception
| of the taltle.
| That the enemy claims only seven hundred
| prisoners at the end OF such an engagement, as
| sures us, m least, that our army was not rout-
/! ed, and than the immediate gain Of the enemy
| M ,nsaeiial and men was not great. hut II -
| mach :earrd that the effect on the campaign in
| The West VIII be considerable and disastrous-
his own loses. he NAV now form his ,nsstios
| Win Buell. without Interruption Subsequent
| operations may force Gen. Bragg 70 retire from
1 ground ire ha> taken i'm Kentucky.
| ln a word, the reconquest OF Tennessee and
| kentucky II greatly endangered BY this event,
! "hies> some suohc OF generalshlp and enter
| prise allure back fortune speedily to the Con-
.iederaie standard an the West IL is a blow
| c;llcu cul::ied 10 do us almost as much harm in
| thar quarTer of The country as Lincolr's late
proclamation has done good 10 the Southern
cause alnoi'g The people OF Tennessee and Ken
lucky.
We must reflect aI>o, that this event is we'll
htted To revive The dfoopiny adherpnrs OF IN.
Fed' raj government in the Northern States
cmlhg h"Nt to Lees retreat from Maryland
with no lnlrrNe Nening victory of the Confederate
alins; lhey VIII suppose ia an indication that
luck has once More IGTned in their favor In
IL the First occasion on which they have been
abie 10 hold ihrir ground against any consider
able IodI Of Soutli, n troops, unassl lstad by
ih'lr hf"t; aho. however great the disparity OF
numbers may have been. the result VIII r,saS-
sure. lor the moment tlIoss " no have been for
some time we'll satisfied that all pltche, t,arti.s
between Northern and SouIhern men. an whi.h
me iormtr have not Ihai adVeniitions assist
ahec, must ne ceSsarily end in victory TO the
South. - -
W" choose 10 stat.- th" dispiriling fact. with
ua iul bradih and without dIsguis.., for We
''ln it Ia b' AZ unpairiouc a Ne know A. uss.-
-. io cheat IN" public ia the npWs. Let IA
!.aN" iNlnG and hIaggn. over dsf,aIs 10 the
h'nke"s- and look evil a. Ns.Il sis good fortune
i'iil in the face. The Ioriitude Of rlr Conied-
"Ta'F has bee n PROV Ell fully equal 10 the chances
al var. We borr the pressure of last spring,
and II necessary. can support. without
Stage ring. Vet heavier loads Of Distress l'is
our dHIy 10 Irll Ihe pubic. Ne ha alr.aay
often Iold, bat IL musi pre- par iis coUray. ard
string lis nerves for very great and Sfe-n
elort in the winter or sprng-perh:llis before