Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-10-10
FIRST DISPATCH.
GRANTS HEADQUARTERS,

JACKSON, 1ENN., OCC. % "A NJ. }
To Maj Gen. Halleck. Commander in-Chisf
Yesterday the rebels, under Price, Van
Dorm and Lowell, were repulsed from their at
tack upon Corinth, with great Slaughter
The enemy are in full retreat, leaving their
dead and wounded on the field
Rosencranz telegraphs that the loss is Sc
rious on our side, particularly in officers, but
bears no comparison with that of the enemy.
Gen. Hoch fell while gallantly leading his
brigade. General Oglesby is dangerously
wounded.
Gen. Mcpherson, with his command, reach
ed Corinth yesterday.
Gen. Rosencrans pursued the retreating
enemy this morning, and should they attempt
to move towards Bolivar he will follow to that
place.
Gen. Hurlbut, is at the Hatchie river with
5000 or 5000 men.
1t is no doubt, with the pursuing column
that from 700 to 1000 prisoners besides the
wounded are left in our hands.
(Signed U. S. GRANT,
Maj. General Commanding.
SECOND DISPATCH.
GRANTS HEADQUARTERS,
JACKSON, TENN, Oct 5.
To Major General Halleck:
Gen. Ord, who followed Gen. Hurlburt,
met the enemy on the south side Of the Hatch
lie, as we understand from a dispatch, and
drove them across the stream, and got posses
sion of the heights with our troops. Gen.
Ord took two batteries and about 700 prison
ers. A large portion of Gen. Rosencrans' force
was at Chevalla. At this distance everything
looks most favorable, and cannot see how
the enemy are to escape without losing every
thing but their small arms. l have strained
everything to take into the fight an adequate
force to get them to the right place.
[Signed] US GRANT,
Maj. Gen. Com'd'g.
ed .o...f CAIRO, Oct. 5.
On Friday or Saturday morning Price at
tackled Rosencrans ON the right, and Van
Dom and Lowell his left The assault was
made with great determination. At one time
our centre was penetrated, and the rebels
reached the Corinth House. They were div
en- out at the point of the bayonet. Van
Dorm led his column over an abattis on the
left and within so yards of the ditch, exposed
all the time 10 a scattering fire of grape and
canister shot. He was driven back by a
charge of the 9th Ohio and 18th Missouri
The battle lasted till 11:3O A. NJ, when the
rebels began to retreat towards Hatchie. Num-
Der killed and wounded on either side is not
known. The rebel loss is reported to be
much larger than our own. We have be-
tween 700 and 1000 prisoners, not including
the wounded.
D. Gen. Hackleman is killed. Gen. Oglesby
is dangerously wounded. Col. Smith wound
ed. m ~,
The Mobile and Ohio railroad is not serious
ly injured. The telegraph is repaired to Cor
NTH.
Gen. Hurlbut marched Saturday to the South
side of the Hatchie river with large force,
thus cutting off Prices retreat.
Rosencrans moved early this morning to re-
new the attack, and cannonading has been
heard all day in the direction of these forces.
Price is in the forks of the Hatchie river,
between Hurlbut and Rosencrans
McCLELLAN's HEADQUARTERS, Oct. 5.
A company of the 54th Pa, who were
guarding the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
bridge at Paw Paw, half way between Han
cock and Cumberland, were attacked by a
rebel force and all taken prisoners. At the
same time cavalry force under Col. Mickey
nolds captured an encampment of rebels,
bringing away two pieces of artillery and ten
wagons, (sixty pieces of artillery and two
wagons y also sixty horses and mules.
A strong cavalry force under Gen. Averill
has been sent after the retreating rebels.
ia FREDERICK, Nd, Oct 8.
President Lincoln made call upon the
and Gen. Hartsoff, and soon after
left for Washington. On his arrival here he
was greeted with cheers from crowd of citi-1
zens and soldiers, to whom he returned thanks |
briefly as follows: (.,-,. -. J. .t'' -
"FELLow-CITIzENs: am surrounded by
soldiers, and little farther off by the citizens
IF this good city of Frederick nevertheless, /
an only say as did five minutes ago, that
It is not proper for me to make speeches in
ny present position. return thanks to our
loldiers for the good services they have rem
Tered, the energy they have shown, the hard
'hlps they have undergone, and the blood
hey have shed for this Union of ours. al
70 return thanks not only to the soldiers but
o the good citizens of Frederick, and to the
,ood men, women and children of this land
# ours for their devotion to this glorious cause.
saw this with no malice in INV hoorf foxuerJc