Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-10-21

!ts lStis5sk@ssG Il az sssiaaF. Nssg ae.
CURED oss Of tkG 5d5t! ts+rt;iu struggles =!
the vat. Th, air vas filled with the .mg,iles
Of death, and the earth tirnlbi"l Under III.
confused noise of battle. Ercry. dIyi,l,.. L-i.
gade, regiment and company, aud might .Ay
almost every man fought "ith courage aud
GOODNESS, as though tbs result depended UPON
one az much as ubon all. Forward our men
advanced and, though many Of them feil be-.
tore the terrible fire If the enemy from heayr
guns field pieces, and small arms, ~IGra,i,
still they advanced. And now there va.
grand charge all along our lines. TIL. -ne,,:
held his position until our men had reacheilL.
very mouths Of lis heavy guns, and firci u.
on. his gunners as they stood at their pns,,
Then, however, his advance was thrown ,nr,
confusion aud scattered away in lla.tt, !.ay;r,
his heavy artillery AMI. SOME SAY, h numtlr
If field ,.ieces ia our hands. Our loss hsr.
vas yriy hea.r but hs tEng E4iG".i thr last
line uf entertainments, cur nrav, t;,rr.
seemed u have won the nnv. H. H.. !E,nr
men, though much reduced by tie ca,,.ai;,s
Of the day. could nave be"n supported r..
reserves ecen equal IN tie dead and wounded
in number, they, in all prohabilly wouB,
(! have been crowned vic;o,s Of me vel
| t1rEht field. But, alas! fresh troops yer.
not at hand; and the enemy hrirci'. ~ his
heavy reserves about l2o,cIHck AMI 'a:ii,y
them against cur lincS-pEiiCuiarl jEr yr..
tre-nur brave lrauuS ~.:rr hbIgri e. ,,r,i
| the grunnd - uIornu%ir aun hr !,e..-
Suffering intcnsci, iron ,hi,-; hanger,
fatigue, they were int Ir1"'i, yicu.r,i g,
meet thi, onslaught from Ir->l, .nei. ell;
besides. maur Of them hai exhausted i,.e =,
round Of ammunition. and no trI ticr :t.;.b..
| wcre just ut hand. So, under TIE ar%">>.;fr.
Of the cn,c,lhey fell back; nj rhrr,l :. 10 =.
rr. they were cXposrd To Il terrible ,rr' 1r.
structivr tirc,'hrrc waS II" psn!c, II" rom -i,c
wounded Of Gen. Prizes army. except ,ny,.
who fell right at thu enlr-ncn ment> .naTlugbr~1
nearly all brought awRy. uIr army ~Yei:,!
10 the woods al q ilsianre at Only LEh ,tr:.:
aud there, While our artillery 'rs",n i; he
unL kept itup for Il short time, lurnI,-l ga
m order of BATH. Bat the "n-rmr rpi~arry
,rLispO,rd To rrilew the conflict, Icn. -.
Dorm, at 3 o'clock, drew OF IN. whole lnlr,.
being most ably supported il doing .e ty
ten. Prlc. and the other central nth err.
The enemy attempted no pursuit ,,u,s,,
tho atteir,"om, and that wight az .ra-,
,.,nleI s~tcn,c'y in the n"ts''"r!.onh -
Galla.
SuI,ih, nGrnifv, Al So Z" 't'"h. r.: 90.
,.uc-, consisting OF ticn"rhl rlIlrr'a D,yl'.
and CuIoncl Whitiicii'S legion. w.t. ".. 'a.
u.rv-not exceeding one thuIsmId ;iv: ,Er.
Ir,,i I'm all--crosSed tn" Davis rrri., y;
~IIatcilic river, to engage the enrinv. iar:s
hodv of whom, from Bolivar. had til" ia: nr.
Il 49,. ,@,,t and Ia, ii.
held in check 10y Cnion"iS Alcmmnn'S aai
AdlmS' "a ralry, with one battery. uF nj.
vance having crossed the brr:-a aHl ,onv
n Irttlc distance. received 4 'ra"r L.. ~
short -aIge, from II concealed ~h";t,T,. &nllh
was followed iirc,r!v by . .n.t.: tu.. .
lurgelr -~nIiciiIr l":Ge-
ON tT1upS rrtrea.c.i IL! n n>t 'irrl Il .f.,-
sion AclGS the triisc-hav;rg s~uii're,i , .
pr ltat., at 800 killed, wour;:-i Ind .,i-i,s
The rclntorcelneutS airing, uhI .Iun.4
~fornirt in lire, and Il li1tG "lth n,,..Ei,
ensued and wa kept up i"r SONG uni .".,.
the river. but with very llltl, ioss ~ ct. ,Ii..
Meanwhile, our field piece. opcnru y "a -,
enemy, and, they replying. ctnnonadI: ~.
continued during the greater pirt " i~hs'l.j.
During this time, uur advance was -~ra'irsiy
Withdrawn, and following the other ~lrp,i,,
with the long wagon train Of s'I"piir>, wo!Gt
ej, II The artillery ha"i'% as, hr.'
brought off--made Il successful cr"rS,ng 81
the lIntchio river souc lni'"- higher rl III,
stream. And nos or array Is Ia ca'?'.tL;
tile North cf Ripley aud it j. r"moJDi IA:
The enemy Is advancing, nod n,s ~lrlrf.H'
IL paint only ei.:tt miles 'tlr'-nf from ""f liz
Oar loss wN hrs"icsl on >.t.'i,S yer
h4pa mach hravlrr-n, matter IL "-
thu the enemv's. | think our los, n,ir,a;h
err Friday, Saturday and :,uniay-a II p
hapS reach 3.taW killed, wnirdr! Hr rr-"t-
not many PRISONERS. chr'it w""n'r ta!
s~rrugglerH. can we tat Jew GhIur- Get.
Martin OF Meluphls, commanding II tr. ~:
a gallant officer ana excellent 1rnfir,t",-
was killed m Friday. Col. HODGES Ru! 'a:.
Eatte>mi Of Texas, are here. >~srlnnsly "a MOI
dangerously wnunde:i-Sl+o ot1G's.
TIc %cir,nv'S loss was heavy. We ~"ai':Ti.i
several hundred prlS,nrr+; a'.i h..>lt:> t''rrr
| doubt if lie enemy Io,b wIii tall ''|'
2uinl men.
Rumors have gone forth. a2d ;om@ attic".
have been published, making matters :nHcn
worse than ] have detailed iln:'-. u; mic
nation is from SOURCES amihr"til irn>iW 9Th,
and though necessarily in'E'cifcr' W. = 'i
tain degree, you may, ! !fnn',. tel" "t"' srr
mann points.
The future 10 dark in this par 'I th@ ''J,',-
try. fear other rrvrrses are in -toi" Ia
us. including loss Of much erHnr"i "a" rcl
by MS. TiIr eir.i,y can rtai'ly. il, hr" hal
concentrate three To one asarnSt "nr '"'r":.
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