The Opelousas courier., 1862-10-25
FROM THE SCENES OF WAR.

On Friday Of last week we received the Natche,
Courier Of the 10th tor which we are indebted t.
Capt. .. NJ. Todd. Is contained Richmond date
up to the l4th, and announced big fight at Perry
!. vile, KY. in which Is 900 federals were put hor
Dc co"bas that is to say killed, wounded, prisoner
aud missing. On Monday last, an extra of the A.
lexandria Democrat, Of the 18th brought the con-
frmatioa and some details Of the battle, which will
bs found below.
: McBILE, Oct l5th-A special dispatch dated
Winchester Oct IA, says Gen. Stuart crossed the
Potomac above Wilamsport, darted into Penn.
sylvania: passed through Mereerburg, Chambers.
burg, Emmettsburg, Liberty, New Market
: Hyattstown, and BaTnsvile, and re-crossed al
Whites Ford, below; making an entire circuit of
the Federal army. He cut the enemy's cor,,mu-
nication, destroyed many arms and large amount
OF stores; bringing away two thousand horses. No
loss on our side.
All IN quiet In front. w
;, AuausTA, Oct 16.-The Richmond Dispatch of
the 14th, has foreign dates to Sept 2s
The London Shipping Gazette says the Confed-
erate steamer "2s0a has destroyed FIVE Federal
MERCHANT vessels at sea.
Northern papers of the 18th contain Louisville
dispatches of the 10th.
In the battle of Perryyille, the Federal Gener-
rails Jackson, Terrell, Webster and Little were
killed.
One dispstch says that military exigencies re-
quire the suppression Of details.
RICHMOND, Oct. i6.--The New York Herald Of
She i4th has been received. The first page is
filled with an account of an immense gathering
of Democrats, at Cooper Institute. Horace r.
Clarke, Horatio Seymour, John Van Buren and
Richard o'Gorman were the speakers of the oc-
Casion.
Resolutions were adopted in favor Of the prose-
eution Of the war, brt insisting on the fuflnient
by the administration of pledge that the war
should not be waged in any spirit of oppression
for the purpose of oyerthrowing the established
institutions of the States.
A dispatch from Gen. Boyle at Louisville, states
that Gen. Cheatman was killed in the battle on
Wednesday, near Bafdstown. The Union forces
were victorious and held the field.
CHATTAsooea, Oct. 16.--The Louisville jour
nal of Saturday, lth inst, has been received at
Terrell and Webster were killed on the Federal !
side; Gen. P. Jewett, of Lexington, and Maj W. /
r. Campbell, of Louisville, were also killed: I
Rousseau, and Curen Pope, of LouisviIle, were
wounded.
The Journal i very indignant on some of their
Generals but claims TO have whipped Bragg
!, EsoxvILLE, Oct. 16-The fight in Kentucky
has been confirmed by the arrival OF two eouriers
who state that the fight commenced at PerryViie,
in Boyle county, on Monday morning. the 9th,
Gen. Hardee commanding the left, Gen. Buckner /.
The centre, and Gems. Marshall and Morgan the
right.
! The result of the Fret days fight was that Gen.
Hardee captured 1900 prisoners, with very heavy
slaughter to the enemy.
On Tuesday the fghtw was renewed, with still
,reater slaughter to the enemy, Gen. Hardee cap
bring 1000 prisoners, and Gems. Marshall and
Morgan capturing $500 prisoners
The eRemy were driven back twelve miles, :
vish Tremendous slaughter. ia
Dhr loss in the whole engagement is very small 9
We are not posted as to who was in command I
the Yankee forces, except Gen. Thomas, who 8
Gen. Hardse. Q
Va captured 10 pieces oil cannon p
Tae following extract Is from Gql. Rslmer's let .