Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-04-24
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Captain Stockdale OF the steamer Hor-
icon, who was on the battle fiet frvm
the commencement and spent tuesday
and Wednesday in walking over tia
scene OF the great contest, Informs TIA
Cincinnati Commercial that the reAoI
dead were much more nuI.,erous thar
ours. Only in a few faces were our
dead thicker than theirs. The shelline Of
the rebels by the guntoats had been very
destructive. Several groups of six, eight
and ten, who We're killed by single shells,
were seen. Rebel prisoners stated that
the first big shell which landed ..r,ocs
them killed nearly twenty, s.nd il was inn.
possible to force the mea forward whore
the heavy shot from the boats were
crushing re timber, and the shells were
shr .aking and crashing on every side
The field where the enemy's dead were
thickest was where they encountered
Lew. Wallace's division on Monday NOR
ming. There, standing on a stump, Capt
Stockdale counted 60 dead rebels. There
were several piles of nearly dozen each.
Everything indicated that the repulse Of
the enemy on Monday had been most
deadly. $3.50.
Capt Stockdale had on his boat .
wounded rebel who was an old acquaint-
lance, who stated that the attack was
made by $4,000 men, with reserve Of
35,000-and that they we're told that
Van Dorm and Price were at Memphis
with their whole army, and would be in
Corinth at once. Large numbers of the
rebel force were 80 day men. They were
forced into the service. The rebel ad-
vance from Corinth was commenced nine
days before the attack was made. He
said he had been nine days out from
Corinth, and yet our troops were rs care
less as if they were party of pick-nick-
ers, and knew nothing OF the enemy's ad-
vance. He was shot through the ,cnigh
and died on the way down the river.
J. on the Commodore Perry, Which Which went
to Cincinnati with load of wounded,
was rebel Major who had been wound
ed. He states that before the fight Gen.
Beauregard made a speech to his men to
the following effect -
The engagement now before them was
to be the decisive battle of the cor.est-if
| they lost it, all was lost-if they gained
E it, the prospect was brig ht. They had
not had any pay, and if they failed In .thls
battle, would not GET any, for their money
would not be worth a cent-if they gain
ed a victory each man should have $1,000.
This promise it was, said the Major,
which nerved the rebel forces with such
| desperation and determination. But it
was all of no avail, and they have fed
not to be coaxed into another battle.
The reports of the commanders of the
gunboats Lexington and Tyler to Com.
Foote, gave a graphic account of the
parts they took in the battle. The Tyler
opened on the rebel batteries, on the left,
at half past 2 o'clock on Sunday, and, -
is described above, did fearful execution.
She was joined at o'clock by the Lex,
ington, and the two kept up a constant
shower of shot and SHELLS until o'clock
on Monday morning, when it became
dangerous to continue, our troops having
advanced. Lieutenants Gwinn of the Ty-
Ter and Shirk ofthe Lexington, with their
cold wooden boats" rendered invaluable
service during the engagement on Sum
day-and on Monday when they were
precluded from joining in it, owing to the
intervening position of our forces, officers
and all hands landed and helped to con-
vey the wounded to the hospital boats.
GEN. SIGEL DANGEROUSLY ILL.-The
ST. Louis Democrat OF the 10th inst,
states that the country at large will be
panied to hear that Major General Sigsl.
recently returned from the Southern ar
my, is lying dangerously ill at his resi-
dence in st. Louis.