The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-05-13

Pttsburg Landing. TO command OF regiment Of
regulars.
The Rebel Accounts.
[From the Richmond Inquirer, Aay5.]
Consru, Miss, May 8, 1869
gentleman from Tennessee river reports that Gene
raj Kirby Smith has defeated General Mitchell and re-
taken Huntsville. ah
Scouts just report that diminishing took place about
two O'Clock this morning between and the enemys
pickets the Pennington road, four miles from !
Corinth Our centre fronts Monterey road General
Hardee 'leit Pennington the right. The erAmE in
force, advanced considerable on our right to-day.
Five o'clock-heavy and rapid firing Of artillery on
right The enemy have just commenced with Gene
raj Hardee and forces firing continually, brisk
and incessant. The to battle has commenced
General Beauregard will be on the field Tomorrow
grand battle will proceed
The following address has just been issued 70 our
troops, who confident Of victory
HEADQUARTERS OF THE FoRcrs AT L
EA CoRINTH Miss, May 2, 1862.
SOLDIERS OF SHILOH AND ELKHoRN-We are about to-
more In the shock OF battle the invaders or
SOIL the despoiler Of homes, the dsturbers or
family ties, face to face, hand to hand We are to
decide whether to be freemen vile slaves or
those who free only in and who but yesterday
were vanqushed although in largely superior numbers
in their encampmens, on the ever memorable fold
Of Shiloh Lot the impending battle decide our fate,
and add more usrious page to the history OF our re-
BILE PRIDE saying iathers the battle Of Co
rinth.n congratulate you your timely Junction.
war shall meet foe in strength that should give
victory Soldiers, can the result be doubtful Shall
not drive back into Tennessee the presumptuous
mercenarics collected for our suhugatonY One more
manly effort and, trusting in God and the business or
cause, shall recover mora than we have lately
lost Let the sound victorious guns be reechoed
BY those Of the army Of Virginia the historic battle
G. T. BEAUREGARD, General Commanding.
I 0rry. Actjn lists ant in liant
The enemys advance consisted Of about 5000 nfan-
try, with cavalry and artillery The skirmish com
menced at Seven Mile Greek; near Pennington. Brga-
der General Marmaduke's brigade was engaged, sup
ported by Capt Sweets Mississippi battery They main
tanned their position with great galantry against the
heavy Smelling Of the enemy for three quarters Of an
hour when forces fell back. The enemy had sin
pieces Of artillery and heavy siege guns Hsavyvoeys
Of musketry fred on both Sides
Private J. B. Doney, only sixteen years DID, Of Capt.
Graddy's Alabama cavalry. captured Lieutenant Colonel
Adams, Of Missouri Volunteers. Yankee Major and
others were also taken prisoners. The exchange Of
"cvilitiesn lasted little hour. The enemys
body consists Of five divisions the Purdy Mon
terey, Hamburg and Pennington roads. They have not
yet advanced. Many poor families were driven in BIZ
the attack from their homes
From the Charleston Mercury, May51
Recruits have been pouring in to General Bsaursgard
fully possesses the hearts and the condolences Of
Western people To the erest Of capacity Of crmtng <,.
It is supposed he will have 1t is believed in New
Orleans that his army Numbers hundred and foenf
thousand bat many sick from limestone passr There
is feeling of perfect certainty Of defeating Buell. and
Haleck in signal manner Cornth is far enough from.
the gunboats to give opportunity for capturing
sroying them Hence has been selected as the battle
field. General and troops are alike confident arst
From the Norfolk Day Book May7
AUGUSTA May s, 1881.
The Charleston papers OF this morning have special
dispatches from Corinth, dated May g. which say that
tho enemy advanced this afternoon with an infantry
force Of several thousand They engaged by Gen.
Marmaduke's brigade, out picket duty.
The skirmishing commenced about two O'Clock. Tho
artillery became engaged about ve and kept up the FIRE
about hour, whom retired from the Of tho
hght-Farmington, four and half miles from Corinth,
now occupied by the federals. .ss-
Our loss 20 killed and 100 wounded That OF the en-
cmy Is unknown.
From the Savannah Republican, May 81
CoRISrH, May 40 A. NJ
The two grand armies stand front front, sepa-
rated only by space Of four I've miles. The cofede
rates are ready, aud ic probably a,odt attack Tho
battle may to-day, but it can hardly be post
poned beyond tomorrow The enemy ,viu b tedy taken
in as to strength. With Van Dorm we will have -
thousand men, The weather cloudy but without rain
The skrmshng very heavy yesterday the con-
federats about twenty in killed and wounded
We captured two federal Officers colonel and major
FIVE O'CLOCK Pm.
All quiet here; both armies maintain threatening
positions.
From the Atlanta Confederacy, May Al
Indications point strongly to battle coming of at
Corinth at early day, which for magnitude Of tho
forces engaged will eclipse any that ever transpred in
America Our judgment that the Yankees have nearly
one hundred and fifty thousand Beauregard ,oe
nioh fanksd on all sides. He has immense army, but
not SO large the enemy. ers Idle to conceal ne tac
nat Ue hare fears for the result. There 10 such
thing as being utterly overwhelmed with numbers,
against which we can provide no remedy. II Southern,
vaor and able generashp win victory Bsauresard
and his army will win it, defeat at that poin would
be a severe blow, particularly see no,way for
sscare except falling towards Mobiles direction in
which he is not wanted for want his army 10 70 70
Nashville and Louisville
But though such defeat would be painful and
we can endure IT, We can endure the loss Of Beaure-
CARDS and Johnston's armies, and then inde
pcndencs If our day OF triumph don't como sooner it
viii come when the Yankees venture into interior
and attempt subuSate and hold under subsection
people at their homes If not before, Yankee temsrty
will then have overstepped the bounds Of safety and,
success TO them in this war Of conquest
THE ARMY AT CoRINTH.
from the Columbus Sun, May 81
We had an interview last evening with Col. A. W.
sarke of Alabama who has just returned from Corinth,
Mississippi He reports that army has suffered much
fran sickness but there about 70 600 eectire fohtnq
men, and reinforcen,ents constantly ooigin Generals
Price and Van there with hor tho
Missouri campaign whom he represents be the finest
looking body Of men he over saw. The enemy are sup
posed to have about 100 900 men, and had advanced
three miles front from their former position Our
officers and confident and sangune OF whipping
the enemy in the next fight, particularly IL FIRST
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