Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1862-04-11

WAR NEWS.-One OF the most desperate and
sanguinary battles of the war was fought on
Sunday and Monday last, at Pittsburg Land
ing, Tenn, about eighteen miles from Corinth,
Miss. The Sun, of yesterday, sums up the
Federal account Of the battle (none other hsv-
ing been received) in the following, from
which our readers can draw their own con-
illusions
''It appears that the Confederate army com
menced to move out from their entrenched
works, near Corinth, on Thursday last, and
advanced towards the Federal army on the
Tennessee river, with the purpose, doubtless
of giving battle before the various commands
known to be in that vicinity could be concen-
trated In this they were partially successful,
as the attack was made on Sunday morning
while the division Of General Buell. and other
troops were on the right bank of the Savan-
nah river, and some seven miles above the
Landing. The battle ragged all day, both ar
mics fighting desperately, and had it ended
then, the Confederates would justly have
claimed the victory, as they succeeded in dri-
wing the Federal forces from their position,
and took number Of prisoners, among them
Gen. Prentiss, who is also reported as wound
ed This statement partially confirms the
telegram published in the Norfolk papers of
Monday, stating that battle had been fought,
In which numerous prisoners were taken, and
resulting, generally, in favor of the Confeder-
ates. On Monday morning, however, the
Federal achievements having all arrived, the
engagement was renewed, and an equal deter
mipation to conquer the field was evinced by
both armies. The battle continued with vary
ing successes during the morning, but con-
stant reinforcements Of fresh Federal troops
being brought up, the Contederates, about the
middle Of the afternoon, commenced to fall
back towards their intrenchments at Corinth
The loss in officers on both sides is reported as
very heavy. Gen Wallace Of the Federal
army, and Gen. A. Sidney Johnson, of the
Confederates, are among the killed. General
Beauregard is reported as wounded The total
Federal loss, in killed, wounded and missing
is acknowledged to be from eighteen to twenty
thousand, and the Confederates loss is eStinadt-
ed at from thirty-fve 10 forty thousand. This
report ia, no doubt, greatly exaggerated, and
will, probably, b. much reduced by the official
statements. If the Confederate force engaged
was as great as the highest estimates previous
ly made, seventy thousand men, it was ten
thousand less than the Federals had on the
field on Monday-eghty thousand.
"Pittsburg Landing, the scene OF the battle,
is a town Of about three hundred inhabitants,
on the left bank of che Tennessee river, about
ghteen miles northeast Of Corinth. When
tie second gunboat reconnaissance of the river
was made, the only opposition met with was at
this point where the boats were fred on by
evacuated by them, and occupied by the Fede-
raj advance. Corinth is in Tishimingo county,
in the northeast corner of Mississippi, and has
about two thousand inhabitants. II is sur
rounded on the north by hills on which it is
stated Notifications of great strength have been
erected The point itself, as line Of Confede-
rate defense is of considerable strategic i'm
portancc, as it has for its base the Charleston
and Memphis railroad, the preservation Of
which is necessary for the defense Of Northern
Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia. The Con-
federate generals at Corinth, besides Beaure-
gard and Johnston, were Polk, Pillow, Cheat
ham, Freeman and Wright. Gen. Van Dorm,
with bis army in Missouri, had been ordered
to move to reinforce Corinth, but it is not
known whether he reached il previous to the
battle or not
By an arrival at New York important in
formation has been received from Gen. Burn
preparing to attack the Federal forces at New
bern are confirmed. The Confederate force
gathering in the vicinity is variously cstimat-
ed al from twenty to forty thousand, and II is
believed that an attack will be made at an ear
ly day.
The lates. Federal adeices from Fortress
Monroe state that general battle was antci-
pated, at Yorktown, in day or two The
Merrimae, with her company, were OF Craney
Island, supposed to be awaiting the abatement
of the storm to commence operations.
Island No. 10 has been evacuated. SO we
are informed by Federal kilograms.
Colonel Geary has achieved another famous
exploit. He has charged through the little
town ofMiddleburgh, in Loudoun county, in
the midst Of great excitement. Nobody killed
General Sherman and Staff reached Port
Royal from the neighborhood of Savannah on
the Sd instant, but they either brought no news
or suffered none to be made public in regard
TO the movements Of the Federal forces in that
quarter.
Ss0~ The orders against delivering runaway
slaves from the lines Of the Federal army,
together with the prospect Of the passage Of
the emancipation bill for the District Of Co
lumbia, has caused pretty general stampede
Of the negroes from this and the adjoining
counties. II is plainly the intention Of the
Government TO make MARYLAND a free State