, 1862-01-29

Further Interesting Partfculars--
Rebel Loss 1ncreased--TIle Pursuit
Conttnued-.-Hosy Zo1ilcoHer,s Army
was made up.

Lsomersct Cor. c2ad) Cincinnati Gazette1
Tire battle, unlike tie most of the war,
groHs larger thu more that is known Of if.
One hundred and ninety-two dead bodies Of
OF the rebels we're buried up to Tuesday night,
and they were still found thick in the woods
It was first supposed that tic forces engaged
were about equal, but is is now known that
the enemy outnumbered rs two to one. The
regiments under Gen. Thomas's command ut
the time Of the fight, were the 10th Indiana,
9Th and 18th Ken:ucky, I'd Minnesota, 9th and
18th Ohio, and 1st and I'd East Tennessee
These eight regiments could not bring at the
utmost over six thousand men into the field,
and OF these ohly about onc-half were actual
u engaged in the combat. The consolidated
morning report Of the troops at Mill Spring
last Friday has been found Crlttendc1
had under llim4at that time, and there, one
thousand three hundred and TWENTY-FIVE
hnadrea %Sn &C., and IL 0uTssn nea # touaand @ two
and by papers. found on the person Of Gen.
Zolllcotfcr, it appears that two new regiments
reported for duty ut Mill Spring on Saturday,
the 18th. The testimony Of all the Intelligent
prisoners whom NC took is to the effect that
lie whole force moved from their camp to the
attack Of sundny, except small guard On the
north side, anu "White's old regimcut,' a
shattered and demoralized body Of inen on the
south side OF the river. Not less than fifteen
thousand nicn marched out to give battle, Us
t1cy supposed, to three regiments Of Onion.
troops.
It must not be thought, however that this
large force H:as ut all available to Crittentlcn.
4 great proportion Of it, perhaps onc-laH,
was the raw, drafted lcyics Of two months
men, lately raised in Tennessee. They have
been coming to Crittendcn III squads Of from
one to five hundred for weeks. Just orglniz-
ca into regiments, and armed principally with
shot guns, they could not be supposed TO add
much to tho strcngth Of the rebel army, and
IN case OF such panic as occurred, were an
element Of positive weakness. And they were
even further useless, BECAUSE they lad no
hearts for fight against the Union. One Of
them coming near our lines, rushed across to
Us eyc1Ailning II AN 4 Union man. and I'M
medlately commenced firing On his late com
rades. We understand that there arcabout ten
thousand ofsuch troops at Knoxville Wemean
to carry guns to them aud make them our
hrst soldiers 1ron their part Of the country.
[Dy telegraph to the Cincinnati Gazcttc.}
A private dispatch was received from a
gentleman i'll Kentucky, this evening, which
says that General Thomas is still in pursuit Of
the rebels, and has occupied Monticello. The
rebels had not attempted to make a stantl as
yet, hut were still rctTeating in great confu-
sion. :
ISCiDENT5 OF Mill. SPRING.
We learn from the Louisville Jau,'sal th.t
the Michigan Engineer and Mechanic rrri-
nlcrt dug trenches and buried the dead the
funeral service having been appropriately per
formed on the OCCASION. Wounded prisoners
state thai there was no general enthusiasm,
hut that the growing discomfort led Gen. Zol.
llcot.er to make speech to lis troops the day
hefore he led them into battle, in wllic! he de-
cl;ftd with emphasis that Is he would take
them to Indiana, or go to hell liulself!" At
ter Col Fry's horse was shot and disabled lie
mounted the splendid gray charger which
Znllicofer Ind ridden.
ILc gTandest and most effective claroe of
the day was made hy the Ninth Ohio. Thcy
loaded their muskcts, hut charged from the
woods without firing. For moment there
was fierce haad-to- hand encounter, then the
enemy fled, and it was then that the brave
Germans poured IN tlcir fire.
a member h(:the Tenth Indiana writes
home:
1capturcda splendid banner belonging to the
Marion county Alabama Guards. will present
it to old Tipprcanoe counto-together with
another one captured BY johnny MaeEessey of
our company, also got flute worth about
s30; Il silver watch, Il splendid pistol and case
worth about $50 have several nice little
trophies which I intend sending home the
first opportunity. Swords aud loug knives
;trc in abundance.
Another Of the 10TH writes in 4 scccs1
shanty, Oh seccsh paper, with sccesh pen and
ink, and encloscs his letter in 4 scccsl en-
yelopc, with piece Of Zollicotfer's shirt. He
would have Pu1d the postage with a scccsh
stamp, but Uncle Sala is not taking that kind
of pay. He adds that the boys are living on
sccesh rations, in seccsh quarters, and arc
quite comfortable.