The Semi-weekly Shreveport news. [volume] (Shreveport [La.]) 1862-1864, 1862-10-24

with Gen. Bragg's orders to push
along the whole line to close quar-
tiers. For one hour and half the foe
maintained his ground bravely in the
face of a murderous fire Of musketry
and artillery. Our troops fought
like heroes until the enemy began to
falter, when with a shout our boys
moved forward and drove them three.
or four miles entirely off the field.
In the meantime an attempt on our
left had been repulsed. We cap
tured 81 pieces of artillery and 5000
prisoners.
For want of horses only eight
pieces were brought off. The returns
not in, but our cau<ualities are
estimated at 1900; with ono more
division the enemy would have been
d.stroyed-night put an end to the
pursuit.
The enemy's loss is believed to be
more than double ours, among them
was Gen: James Jackson, certain.
Crittenden is reported killed. Gen.
Buell. was commanding. We have
prisoners from five divisions, at least
5000 men. We fought only $4,000,
our army is in the highest spirits.
At Frankfurt matters soon ended
The enemy under McCook fled be-
fore Smith. Wiih-rs cut him off in
his rear taking 700 prisoners and IA
wagons. Another battle is at hand.
Bragg's depot being menaced he at
once withdrew his army to protect
them. The e,e:ny sent a dag Of
trnce for p rmision IL bury their dead
at daylight next morning. The at
ternoon of the fight not even a Yam
kpe surgeon could be seen on the
field. The wounded We're all left !;
our wounded removed the night OF
the battle.
Gen. Polk had a narrow escape.
AT dusk lie LEFT his staff and rode up
TO stop FIRE, as lie thought, Of a
Confederate regiment on our troops,
and seized the colonel by the should
er and demanded, "why do you fire
on your friends! The colonel said
he did not krow that he was. Who
are you2 Polk said. "I'm Colonel
of the 23d Indiana Polk again
shook him roughly, ordered him ="
cease firing. and before the Yankees
discovered who lie was. put spurs to
his horse ana got away.
Gen. Bragg says he has got the
best troops in the world; that two
more are organizing.
Gen. McGuire's army agent has
arrived and opened list OF ca<uali-
lis. So far as ascertaincd the fol-
lowing are among our killed:
Lieut.. Col. Patterson, LIST Tenn;
Lieut.. Col. Evans, Texas Rangers !;
Major w. Price; Capt Cartwright, Of
Ga; w. May, of Gen. Cleyburn's
Staff.
Mobile, Oct. lS.h-Special to Ad.
and Register, from near camp Brock
inridge, nine miles from Danviilr,
on the 18th, via Knoxville on the 4,
says fifteen thousand Of our troops
fought As 900 Yankees at Perryville,
on the eighth. Our loss was from
two to three thousand. The enc
mv's loss from four TO tiv" Thousand.
We captured IL guns and nearly 500
prisoners. Cur troops slept on the
field Early next morning the enc
my sent flag of truce to bury their
dead. The fighting was terrible.
On the same day Kirby Smith dc
featsd Crittenden between Lawrence
burg and Salvasia, capturing 74o
prisoners.
FROM THE CoAsT.-New York.
Oct. THE Steamer North Star ar
rived this morning from Port Royal,
with dates of the 4th, Gen. Hunter is
a passenger.
The New South announces as UNI
true the report that Fort Sumter has
been assailed.