The New York herald., 1862-10-13

mon. o Corinth. We have received no news from Boil
var, Tenn
TnE oAiL.s1 SECOND IOWA,
wh0ea brilliant oharg0 upon Fort Donelson viii be reco
scted vent INTO the engagement at Corinh with four
hundred meg and their exact loss 10 hundred and five
wounded the foot after the fall Of Colonel Baker
took command ~ the regiment and behaved with tho
greatest gaiaatry. H. B. Dclt.lc the bearer,
shot four times vt s battle Of Doneson and again the
Passengers By tho Alton Tonight say that the ror-
Cos which left Corinh for Renzi yesterday morning
have taken Of Tnpco This Is hardly probable
We abo To chronicle the gratifying fact that the fede
raj have OF Grand Junction There
no rebel troops stationed there and il vas occupied with
Out opposron.
Another Account by u Participant.
From the Cincinnati Commercial, Oct .
From Captain Sands OF the Eleventh Ohio battery, who
was present during the bloody engagement at Cornth
made public The rebel force engaged is estimated
a from 40 600 to 65 000 under command Of General Earl
Van Dorm The corps Of Generals Van Dorm and Lowell
advanced from the direction " Jackson and the corps
under General Price from Jonesboro. Junction ef
fected rs early as Wednesday il is believed. There
considerable diminishing between their advance guard
and The division under General Davies up To Friday
Ing, when general engagement cnsuc General Davies
division some six eight miles from Corinth, but
gradually pressed back during the day till night
found thom inside the Notifications. The gfhtng
very severe during that day, and Generals Hackeman
and Oglesby, commanding brigades in UNves' division,
fell while directing their respective commands. Tho loss
was very both sides but Of the extent Of u
There fortincatons, mounted with heavy siege
guns commanding the approach &c the town fro tho
north There Is stretch OF level land between them,
through which the railroad from Columbus enters the
village. The upper Of these forts, the left hand
attacked by rebel brigade under General Moore carly
Saturday morning. The brigade emerged from the
cds about three hundred yards 'front.' crossed the
Intervening ground, which Is filed and obstructed by
fallen timber, under tremendous fire from the siegc
guns, and succeeded in approaching within hundred
feet OF the fort when they repulsed infantry
and turned back with fearful slaughter.
IN Nha oho1c hail. lunfA tvrn
guns in position 10 she'll the town. which they did early
the morning. One solid shot passed through tho Tsh
mingo House and others fell far in the in tue wagon
corral. The damage done by this battery slight,
and had no effect npor the general result Of the
conflict that ensucd.
Simultaneous with the assault tho fort the left,
rebel brigade under command OF COL Johnson it Is be-
leved made demonstration the fort the right
rather two batteries Wisconsin and Missouri which
in position the fort the right, and between
il end the railroad track The attack impcuOus, and
almost irresistible. The infantry supports fell hack
the village. accelerated by canister from fort w the
of Cornth which opened the enemy, Of tho
shot, however, taking effect in ranks The bat
terics poured five rounds into the enemy after tie nan
try had retreated and then withdrew leaving two guns,
the horses OF which had been shot.
Tie enemy, having thus broken centre, pushed
forward heavy masses OF infantry toward the to"n.
where they held in check by our infantry. which
had reformed, while the guns on the for,icaiions
ploughcd great gaps in their ranks and swept them
down by hundreds. In Fact the rebels had
rashly placed themselves under fire Of artillery Of
the m st terrific kind The carnage described
full They were piled up in heaps and tho ground
literally covered with their dead and wounded. II was
not in human nature 10 stand src shock Finding h,s
further advance impossible the enemy, sIaEdng rrcso
utey for few moments I'm lily broke in panc, the
men running in every drcto,, and throwing away their
ching fire Of the heavy OF the fortifcaiions
This ended the engagement for the day. The rebels
again rallied In the woods snd the brigade which had At
tempted TO take the fort left actually rallied for
another effort AS they approached, the Thirty ninth
Ohio greeted them with cheers. which seemed 10 be ef
fcctvc so tney bout !aced' and disappeared in tie
woods beyond.
Both General Moore and Coorel johnson were killed in
the attack the forticaons the morning The color
bearer in Moores brigade having been shot, the General
himself seized the coors and advanced, whom he fell
pierced by many balls The rebels fought desperately
OF their undertaking. II Ia Captain Sands opinion that i
their intention to storm the !Orticatons in the
Set, and turn the guns forces Failing in this,
they broke the centre and pushed desperately forward
the tow hoping probably, to utterly rout the federal
infantry capture the VILLAGE and compel surrender OF
the Notifications. 1t a hazardous business, and,
being met and checked by infantry they remained
exposed 70 ne he'll ne o. ne thirty Two founders on INC
treat in good order under such whitening re i'm
possible, and they brckc in the utmost couius!an.
The pursuit rot commenced until the following
morning They ovcrtakcn about six miles out, and
another sharp engagement followed in which they we're
again defeated. Captain Sands eays that the rebels
used no artillery In the attack exccp the two pieces with
Which they shelcd Cornih on Saturday morning These
were captured from them. They did not undertake TO
remove the pieces which fell INTO their hands Satur
day, did they carry of any Of their wounded. II Is
his impression that the fed eri forcss under Ord and
j
'front.' and that retreat not entirely impossible, though
they will doubtless ose everything in the shape OF mate
rial and throw away their arms hotly pursncd aud
such pursuit General Rosecrans despatchcs indicate
having been made lie considers the victory a sabsan.
tial one, and won against considerable odds.
Colonel Gilbert injured Saturday morning, being
thrown from his horse and his skull fractured. The
colonel deous after the accident but the surgeon
did not consider the injuries mortal.
Generals Hacklcman and oe.esby the only brigade
commanders who were hurt during the engagement.
Captain Sands thinks there is mistake about the
raId do nfl nv bnf frft
Corinth londay morning) was The opinion OF the
geon that the General would survive his wound.
Special Despatch to the 81. Louis Republican,
cAKo, oct. 8, 1862.
We learn that there rebel force Of considerable i'm
portaoce al Holly SPRINGS whittier u rs probable The
scattered remnants OF the army beaten Corinth
aud on The Ha,chie will rendezvous.
The returns Of the fight on the Hache come in slowly,
and IL s impossible at presen, 10 furnish lis, Of the
There is no truth the report Of the OF General
ogesby A gentleman who left Cor nth yesterday morn.
ing says he him there, and, although severely
wounded, he was expected 10 recover.
The army has probably stopped pursuit by this time,
certainly that portion which left Bolivar.
General Ncpherson at last accounts moving south
with near 900 men.
prisoner at Coriuth told informant that at no
time during the engagement Of days at Corinh aud
the days Hatcho did the rebel force in number exceed
30 900 men. II this is true. there is not cnouga OF
them lct 10 by. He said that brigade forced
into forks OF the atchie and large number drown
ed He thinks must have from 5000 to 10 600 pri-
soners and their loss killed and wounded mach
OF these figures are mere estimates which,
when the come in, may be largely reduced bat
believe the number in the main correct.
Il IL almost certain that the back boue OF the rebellion
is broken In this region
We have had no intelligence Of the killing OF Colonel
oliver, and do not believe it,
Colonel Mower Of Missouri regiment who commanded
brigade, slightly wounded and taken prisoner He
managed TO connscate horse which was lying around
loose. and escaped
The rebel attack upon battery RobiIette situated
the hill between the railroads. north OF Corinth
the most gallant affair OF the engagement The battery
the key TO tho whole position, and commanded the
entire rebel lines stationed around the edge Of the forest
that II impossible TO advance while that In
possession Gen Price harangued bis men, and in.
sisted the importance Of It's capture, and called
upon them for volunteers to take II. Colonel Rodgers
and Colonel Ross, the former from Texas and the lat
ter from Mississippi, volunteered to lead the orlorn
hope, composed Of two thousand men, who at General
Prices request, stepped from the ranks. They ad.
vanced splendid style, and after being driven back
three times with great slaughter succeeded u placing