Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1862-10-17
NEw York, Oct. 10.

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The Cairo correspondent Of the Herald, i
a letter dated the 9th, gives some particular
of the late fight at Corinth On Frida
evening the rebels drove our pickets in an,
attacked freight on the Mobile and Obi,
railroad. 1t is believed the train succeeded
in getting into Corinth. 1t consisted o
twenty cars laden with commissary stores. -
They then tore up the track about twent,
miles from Corinth.
On Saturday morning Price made a fierce
and determined attack on our right, near The
entrance Of the Mobile and Ohio railroad t,
the town. This attack was intended as
feint, as the main body Of the rebels. undei
Gen. Van Dorm. were on our left, concealed il
low ground behind College Hill. The reb
els, however, did not succeed The contest
lasted until IL l2 A. NJ The enemy drove
IN our centre, and large number Of then
penetrated TO the Corinth House The most
desperate fighting took place in the public
square Of the town. Il is said to be literall,
covered with the dead. Finally the rebel,
were driven out at the point Of the bayonet
and Gen. Hamilton supported the centre with
two regiments.
Van Dom and Lowell made most desper-
ate attack on the extreme left, near the Chev-
alier road. They led their men to the sttaol,
through the abattis. Two of their columns
reached the ditch, and the others stopped not
fifty PAGES from it. During their advance a
perfect storm Of grape and canister was
poured upon them.
When they had reached this point, the
27th Ohio and / lth Missouri regiments made
charge upon them. This was toe much for
thar
fell down, and holding up their hands beg
ged for mercy. The 9Th Missouri, lst Kansas
and Wisconsin regiment reached the break
IN the railroad, desembarked from the cars.
reached the scene of action. aud cut their
way through the enemys lines and entered
Corlnih Just as the battle closed.
Price withdrew to the deep cut on the
Memphis and Charleston Railroad, and re-
mained there until after dark Saturday eve
ming, when he retieated to the hills between
the forks of the Hatchie river
Price intended further movement in the
same direction next day, but Gen Hurlbut
had started from Bolivar at O'Clock on Sat
urday morning, aud was now directly in his
front and in possession Of the only road lead
ing to Ripley. Gen. Rosecranz also started
in pursuit at daylight on Sunday morning.
Thus Price was all day yesterday between
the fires of Hurlbut in his front and Rose
cranz in bis rear
The roar of artillery was distinctly heard
yesterday, at p. M, at Bolivar and Coriuth,
with what result is not known, but am as
sured by high official authority that the re-
suits are glorious.
The rebel dead are strewn along the road
for five miles from Corinth to where they had
hospital They have lost two general Off
cers-one, lying in the square at Corinth,
very much mutilated, bears the description OF
Breckenridge.
We have this afternoon over 1000 prison.
ers at Corinth, and more are coming in
Arother account, dated Corinth 9th. states
that the victory at the Hatchie river, as well
as at Corinth, is complete and satisfactory
The enemy is routed on every hand, and is
now full retreat fifteen or twenty miles tothe
outhward-what there is of them. Our en-
tire loss in the battle of Hatche will proba-
bly, reach 500 killed and wounded, with a full
proportion of officers. Gen. Hulburt took
400 prisoners and 1000 stand of arms and
two full batteries and caissons for another
Among the rebel prisoners is an Aid of Gen.
Van Dorm and several Of his Colones
Gen. Ord says on Sunday we lost several
hundred in wounded-probably more than
the enemy. We have taken several thousand
stand vf arms thrown away by the rebels in
their flight. They are mostly new English
muskets. Our loss at Corinth was about 300
killed and 1000 wounded
The fighting on Saturday was desperate
the rebels rushing up to the mouths of the
cannon, many Of them were blown to atoms
Gen. Ord was severely wounded
Gen. Mcpherson is now conducting the
pursuit, and it is supposed the enemy is NOV
ing in the direction of Holly Springs, Miss