Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-10-17

ct tho timber j1st ia TeDge OF the batteries late
/ constructed,
All was qniet during tlle night, but al halfpas
three Saturday moruiog, bsttery RObinet,'
! commanded by i4ieutenaut IL. q. koblnet, al
ofhcer OF ths Isl United States infantry, ePeneC
I upon the enemy with lis heavy siege guns. Ih'
rebels were prepared for this movements, having
during the nj sht planted q tsw pieces OF hgB
artillery, and 5riskly replied This artillery due
was kept Op uutil o'clock, when the enhladine
FIRE previously broaght TO bear by battery 'Wil
hsms' aud battery Phillips each mounting
39-poUudeT PARROTS and eight inch howitz8rs
reduced and silesced the enemy batteries, anc
compelled tbsir ahandonnent. A detachment
of the ODD Ohio captured the caissORs, and the
soldiers of battery "Robinetf brought away
spleRdd battery Of jams rifsd guns, which
was presented 10 them by General Rosecrans, as
8 reward for their valor. The 39th OHIO re-
captured two ParTott guns taken tTOm US on
Friday.
At seven O'Clock the batteries commenced feel
ing the woods in every direction, but withouj
eliciting any reply.
At tins time, as we learn from rebel prisoners
the rebel soldiers were gathered IN the timber,
Gus Of range Of the guns, and addressed by
General Price and Others upon the necessity OF
capturing Battery Robinet, whose murderous
discharges were creating such havoc in their
towB, and called for volunteers to attempt lis
capture. BE represented the peril0us nature OF
the undertaking, and demanded to know If 2000
men, LED By general officer, were wiling TO
usdsrttke ils capture General Rogers promptly
offered % lead tie forlorn hope. and 1000 men
instaniAneously stepped from the ranks. At ten
A n the eneUy were discovered drawn up 10
two lines uesI lhe timber between the Mobile
snd Ohio rEd-osd, oHe facing the town, the other
the bakeries, eseh At right angles to the other.
Tie Cre destined for the town was drawn up
iust behind Hsliecks cid headquarters A. 8
gwen signal they moved forward rapidly under
q hesvy i5e Of grape and canister from cur ar
dlieTy IN front aud the bsttery 10 the left, fol-
lowed az supporting distance By their reserves.
During their advance their cuOTS were shot
aWay several traes and IS often replaced They
crossed with difficulty the abattis Of trees iost
outside Of the towp, and gaining a position
y heEe there were no distractions they cane gal
laDty forward e charge, sweeping everything
before them. They occuPied the streets of Cor
18th, and th5ir hne Of battle was formed Just in
front oi the Office Of the provost marshal
Meantime cur batteries we're playing upon them
with excellent effect. A huge shell from battery
Williams" exploded in the mids. of solid
column, trd thirty we're sent to their long ac
count. Their reserves had been prevented from
coming up by the attentions OF the batteries
ssd oar boys rsllyiaE, charged upon them, and
tAay soaltsrsi and ran, RAey of them h%iHS shes
and bsy0netsd in their tracks They were put
10 digh., and IL great disorde, rescbed the edge
Of the timber beyond the Abastis, from whence
they sisitsd.
By this time the first line, and reserves-what
there was eit Of them-had reached their old po-
sitoa, the second lne fornsiSg sn ansl of ninety
degrees, were well advanced IN the direction Of
battery Rybinet Tsis va the forlorn hope.
Disappointed in gsiuing lsSgR4Rtin tue village,
Gisccmh5ted ssd disbeArtsnsd, they must cOaisss
TO "a utter rous, it that battery Be not taken
Once in their possession, the torn IS theirs. The
20G3 nien, nsssed in single column. eigh.
dcep, moved forward in silence, Gen. Rogers
At shs head, regardless Of the showers Of bulie:s
which Whistlad about their ears and decimatsd
thlir RANKS The decisive moment-tbe turn
ing point ot the engagement, had arrived
! very battery bearing on the column was
double charged with craps and canister which
burst over their devoted heads. Scores were
killed o. every discharge but they moved stead
i'y o., 0ainsaining tie silence Of the grave
AS fast az Ons soldier fell his cOmTads behind
stepped forward and took his place. They
charged up tJ the battery, Teserving eheir fge
til they reached the paTsPets Tuics 1spulssd,
tbe third tins they rsachsd the QUEER works enc
planted thsir Gag upon the escarPmsat. Il was
Shot down and again planted, but shot down
gam. They EFsa from the payapst and through
the emhTssuTss, 6nd bad partial possession OF
the works. But their triumph was OF short du-
ration. According to previous instructions, tbs
gUuners feu back behind the works, and bat
terry William" and battery "R Jbinett
threw g mur3ercus ere. Il Was at short range
aud the missiles were directed with fearful &C
curscy. 10 body Of mes could stand that fife
and they reluctantly withdrew This charge
upon the battery Was magnificent bat fool
hardy affsir. The intensity of the fight msy be
judged from the fact that 260 dead bodies were
lund in aud about the trenches within dis
tzuce Of fifty feet of the works Then came S
splendid charge uBon The disoldered column by
a portion Of Colonel Mowers brigade and they
were routed and almost snnihisted. The a.
tack upon the fort was twice Tepssted and Is
often repulsed Colonel Rogers snd Colonel
Rsss were killed and several other well known
and important fed officers. The fighting where
c lionel Newer made his charge was for q great
po15on of the time hand to hand, aud Of the
most desperate character. As they Tetressed
down tbs hin towards the timber, their starting
point, batteries " Williams " and g Rebinett -
played upon them with double charges Of grape
aud cannisler, and made their retreat take the
character of rout. Ia the meantime skirmish-
ing was going on in front of battery Phillips, re
sul.ing ia a sharp little fight, lasting fifteen or
twenty minutes, ct ths end Of which time the
rebels retFsstsd
Beaten st every point, and disappointed in
their well conceived and nearly executed plan
Of capturing CoTinth, a general movement, a.
if TeheatiuE, WAS plainly perceptisle aloAg the
entire rebel line. This was aboet half past
twelve On Saturday, and virtually the end of
the engsg cement here. Oar troops stood in line
in readiness to receive them at every point,
should they desire TO renew ths attack. Il wss
thought that an attempt would be made 10 mass
tse rebel troops at some other point, but this
ex xpsctaii5n was not destined 80 be realized.
The euemy slowly took up his line OF retreat in
the direction OF CheWalla,
A nights rest aad bivouac refreshed our
vszried rnOps, and with fresh men, to the num-
Der Of $780, uader BigsdieT-GenerAl BiePheT
son. which arrived from Jackson during the
nigat, at daylight they stArtsd to pursue tse re-
treating rebels. General Rosecrsns followed
the rebel army until Bear the Hatehis river, the
bridge over which stream General HuTlbut had
reached with his dlvisien from Bolivar, and de-
ssroyed, near P5eahontas The rebels found
their retreat cut of in thst direction, and at
tempted 80 retreat toward Chswall8, when they
mst shs advancing column OF Rosscrsns. There
was fghtiug sn day Sunday and 20 day, and
this eysHing We have the gratifying intelligence
from General R0secTsns that the enemy is utter
Iy routed and defeated A large number Of bis
men, those who escaped the casualties of Friday
and Saturday, are killed and wounded, and We
have more prisoners than we can provide quar-
ters for Il is low estimate to say that in the
Ell ugegements here and on the Hatchie, not less
shan 10 900 rebsls sTs killed and wounded.
Probably fully that number have been taken
prisoners. An immense qusntity OF artillery
ali, -
sion, and we may safely count upon the utter
destruction OF the flower of the Southern army.
Our batteries, among which were one bsttal-
i'm Of the lst Missouri artillery, 20 pounder
Pauott's, lost guas and cassions as follows
Company D, Captain Richardson, one gun;
company "a, Capts Walker, supported by an
Oaio regiment, two guns company I, Lieut.
Iaur5ef, three eaissoas; company X, Lieut.,
Gre=n, formerly commanded BY Captain Stone,
Q brave and gallant officer, the hero Of nine bat
ter, since pronoied to IaajOrship for gallsntry
a D8nelsau and SLii0h uGthif o. The fst M:n-