, 1862-10-18
NEW8 FROM DIXIE.
Interesting Extracts from
Southern Papers.
The RICHMOND JOURNALS on
THE BATTLE OF CORINTH.

The RICHMOND JOURNALS OF
the BATTLE Of CORINTH. Il
Doings Of the Rebel congress, etc.
We have received the Richmond 1Vh;s. Dis
patch, Enquirer and Exaa4iaer Of the Stb, 9th
and 10th, from which we make the following
THE BATTLE At coR1NTH.
From the Richmond Dispatch, Oct. 81
It will be seen, by the telegraphic dispatch
in onother column, that after his discontinue
on Friday, the enemy, Largely reinforced, re-
newed the engagement at Cofi0th on Satur-
kav, and that alter furious engagement, last
ing throughout Saturday aud Sunday, General
Van Dom WAS forced to retreat, with heavy
los. This news is the more painful that we
had BEEN led to anticipate complete victory
at Corinth; but it should by no means dis |
courage us. We have Of late had a succession
OF good fortune almost unprecedented, and we
cannot expect, In such war as this, to be
always victorious. Tnere Is no cause even for
despordency, fsr less despair. The army, ~e
arc told, is safe, end that is some comfort,
though we had much rather have heard that 1t
was victorious.
Before Van Dora's telegram We had heard
sud strongly fortified. Our own force tue |
Ysnkees had rated at " GOO men. We thought |
it IN extraordinary achievement to cap n1e 20 |
strong place go strongly defendea) bS as |
sau}t. The eniSlMatical character Of the te1e- |
gram led the public to thiuk that the battle
had net been dtcIslve, and we noH see the
result.
The Yankees will raise yell OF triumph
over this victory, 50 unusual thing has it
been for them not to BE- beaten Of late. Lin
coin vii! order day Of Thanksgiving. New
York will bum all the tar barrels It has lett.
Bennett will tell 1000 lies, and the " little
vi)laIn'' will swear to them all The world
| will be told that this single battle more than
balance the innumerable defeats Of the Yau-
! prisoners and 1000 guns were taken. But
! I,atitnce; our time WY conn naxt, A=sa wa
| viii pay all back with interest. We ara not
50 badly of as VIC were after the capture OF
| Fort Donelson, and We have greatly m0ra than
| retrieved that disaster.
| This reverse will only act az a stimu1ant to
| our public men. 1t will show the people the
necessity OF greater exertion, and, thus far,
| will be positive benefit
From the Richmond WhiR1
TIE telegram which reached Us yesterday
leaves no doubt that the conflict at Coriuth
YVES obstinate and bloody. Nor, unhappily,
does it leave room for doubt that our forces
were defeated-badiy defeated-and driven
back many miles from the field Of battle. If
the reporter has not exaggerated the facts,
| our losses must have been terrific Divisions
appear to have been reduced to brig aaes. and
b1igades to regiments. Several distinguished
| officers were killed; others woa1ded. No
estimate is given Of the actual loss On either
eide; but there seems little reason to doubt
that, while ours was very heavy. the obstfn3cY
; with which the battle was fought, and the
steady yalor OF our men, must have entaaled a
serious loss upon the enemy. 1t, rs we be-
1ieve, cur men fought with courage against
, overwhelming numbers, we nave the coasola-
, tion Of knowing that their tallnre is not A.
tended with disgrace.
: Wat results are to flow from this untoward
erent, We cannot, as Jet, rightly estimate It
, | is Tl,lp, however, that the immediate object
Of or movement has failed and that the plan
, OF our campaign in the Mississippi has been
: seriously disturbed. Energy, courage and
, skill may repair our Losses, and atone for our
, | defeat but We cannot disguise the fact that
We have received . very embarrassing and au-
noying check. We sincerely hope that now,
i | more than ever, the government aud its agents
will exhibit a1scrity and energy in their efforts
to increase our forces, and augment the effect.
; | iveness Of our armies.
l AFFAIRS IN TIE KANAWHA YALLET-SALE
: OF SALT.
+ A letter in the Lyuchburg RpnNican, from
t Charleston, Kanawba county, Va, dated tht
= "a instant, says Gen. Loring is still at thai
/. The salt Works are doing a splendid buai
5 ness ont here at present. Hundreds Of wagon
;. are loading and going east. There was I
d meeting OF saltmakers, q few d4ys ago, for tn
It purpose Of establishing uniform price 70
; the a1tic1e at Leo per bushe1. when they hav
l. been glad to send it to Cincinnati and o:he
/ river ports. heretofore, at from twenty Il
Q twenty-five cents, according to the state of tn
4 people have it for less than S1.00. Bat 81
b hapIy to say that there Was one man uu7ilio
o to 20 into the meetiag, and his name wa
ID Fty- He has sold and continues to sell a
l. fifty cents per bushe1, saying he can afford
u cell to the Southern confederacg as cheap a
If to tie Yankees. Parties have bsea trying t
of buy all he h:s On hand and all liz can make a
o Lis own price; but he understands them, au
of retusee to sell to speculAtors
1t There is great distinction male here b
70 the citizens and merchants between c1ntede
1e ate oucy and United States mone5. Person
pt having am 1tting to sell will dispose Of 1t {
IN you, a1waJs pretactug It with the remark, ="
a, ron pa5 me In United States money, or go!,
ID or silver. you can have it for so much (ol
It's prjces,) but If have to take contedera
be money, must have SO much, )" generally tto
n go to 900 per csnt higher than they we
j. selIi1 e the came goods to the fankee soldier
r! So much for the good feeling here toz Sout
or ern soldiers.
Z. FROM CUMBERLAND GAP.
%. The Knoxville Register announces tie ar
~s ra1 OF \ courier there from the Gap, who I
,as ported Gen. stephenson's command at Fl
rs Greek, si1 miles beyond Cumberland Ford,
= pursuit ot Gen. Inorganic struggling and 4
~ moralized Yankee forces. LsTge numbers
to small arms have been found buried In t
N. Gap. a great quantity Of small arms we
~ burned, but the locks and barrels may yet
ne seryiceable. Eight siege guns and four r
nv rott guns were spiked and rendered usele
~, Three hundred sick were left behind. who
~. | into our hands. Large numbers Of straggl,
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