Washington telegraph., 1862-10-22

News From CoRINTH.-After the bat
tie Of luka We learn ti.at the forces of
Gems, Price and Van Dorm were united.
On the Sd inst, Van Dorm sent to Rich
mond the following dispatch saying.
We have driven the enemy FROM every
position. We are within three quarters
Of mile of Corinth. The enemy are hul-
died together about the town, trying to
hold the position. SO far all j. glorious,
aud our men behaved uoby. Our loss, |
AIN afraid, is helvy. It is near night.
lowell aud Prices troops have our thanks
Mobile, Sep IA special to the Ad-
vertiser aud Register, dated Tupelo 9th,
0 p. NJ, says nothing reliable has been
received FROM Corinth since Van DOrn's
Dispatch A courier arrived to day vino
says that Oh the 18th our troops drove the
enemy FROM and occupied their enuench-
menIs, but afterwards were forced 80 fail
blcs from the town. Heavy cauhJna-
ding was heard yesterday from pvint
above here. The fight must have been
most bloody. A courier rs hourly expect
ed from the scene Of the conflict Gen
Ed. Price, al exchanged prisoner, son
| of Gen. Stirling Price, arrived ~ day
from Memphis on the lSt lie repre-
>ents the envmy were 10000 strong with
40 pieces Of cannon strongly p1sted at Cor
NTH They were fully posted As to cur
movements and and anticipated an attack
from Van Dorm and Price. Sherman, at
Memphis knew their exact whereabouts.
Mobile, Oct. 7th.-A special dispatch
to the Advertiser aud Register, dated Tu-
pclo, Oct. Tih, says:
At noon, the battle of Cornth was
most terrible Oar forces gained repeat
ed successes on Friday, and on Saturday
occupied a. point in front Of the enemy's
brcastworkg. also gaining the town. The
enemy held out stubburny on his left,
until reinforcements arrived, when, 90
Sunday, they fell On Van Dorm with over
whelmiag force, forcing IS to relinquish
our position and retreat. The fight con~
tinued almost uninterruptel'y during Fri
day, Saturday and Sunday. The slaugh-
ter on both sides is described as unpara-
Ielled. In Cabel's brigade there was not
more than 459 left gen. Martin Of the
lth brigade was killed Gen Cabell is
badly injured BY fall from his horse
Ten thousand fresh fedcrals from Baldwin
harrasscI Naury's division, which was ID
rctrogralc movement The army is I'M
d-rstooA % be in the vicinity Of Ripley,
aud perfectly safe ID wis rumored that
but one Gere al was certain Of success be-
fore the attack, which was due to him.
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division, composed II Phifer's, Cabel's
and perhaps Mo1re'~ brigade will not mus
ter more than o. c brigade.
Mobile, Oct. Sth. - a special to the Ad-
vertiscr and Register fr,m Tupel) on the
1th, says, -hat la ving driven il the enc
my's -kirmislers, the combined forces OF
Van Dora aud Price attacked them in
iheir entertainments In "A. Nj on Friday.
driving q em out aud capturing 8 pieces
artillery. We continued repulsing them
>OwIv drigirg them buck until night fall
Oar LIS was heavy during the cay. Phen-
sons and Green's jrigades suffered the
loss OF Gen. Martin killed aud Col. ;. Nc
Farland, Co.'s Irwin 1nd Moore serious
ly wounded Az clock, on Saturday
10 1rniuy, tie enemy opened with heavy
ar,iiieiy wiich acca~i0ncd small loss
We advanced, c P uring several siege
guns. Green's Brigade again suffered
heavily; being the first TN enter the town.
Cabil's Brigade charged on tile fort On
College Hill : our men reserved fire unit
they were within thirty yards Of them THE
enemy, when they Tour farcesl opened
murderous fire, REFUSING the enemy with
great loss.
Inf,rm4tion has been received that the
enemy at Boliver, 10000 strong, was
marching. via PJrnhontne, Oh orr rear
A retreat was ordered at -. \. ~; being
somewhat dis3rderly, but bringing off part
Of The captured artillery and our woun deh
aud baggage We fell back 10 miles to
Cypress creek. AZ y o'clock on Sunday
morning, Gel. Adams commenced Skin
mi>hing with the Ynntre u liver forces.
at Pocahontas, anil fall back one mile.
when he was reinforced 81 Wniide4's
Legior and section of artillery and after
wards by Naury's Division, which was also
reinforced But The whole of this force
proved insut3ic cnt and were driven bac
the enc ny burning TIE bridge AID trar-
ping Moore's brigade and four pieces. of
artillery. Van Dorm and Vilipigne. com
ing up, recap,ured MoOre's brigade, IN
brigade Of the enemy and | 3 pieces Of
artillery. The enemy were driven back
to Matamoras; and our army continued
their retreat to Ripley over the road our
baggage train had passed Our loss ii AT
the engagements is estimated at ), 900, and
the enemy's heavier The loss AZ Poca-
houtas was equal 70 that at Cornth.
Our loss may be over-estimated. as strlg-
glers were numerous, and the retreat not
very orderly w lost four pieces Of ar
tillery VII captured $50 prisoners At
Cor;nth, who were brought off. The ene-
my made no attempt to follow US from
Corinth; nor did the Boliycr force, after
the retreat, Van Dorm was conspicuous
for his dariog, and Price, as usur, felt At
hume in the leaden shower; each escaping
unhurt. Prices command was the first
in the entertainments. Mauriec's brigade
suffered the heaviest loss. Gen. Gabcll's
Cd MI