Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-09-09

Ths following extract Of d letter f;npl Cap
ssitI ,,t;cTath, Of General ,SEi:h .aammahd,
toTr s a~ d .g.intsrestisg pestsSlars:
itzMos5, Ky:, Aug. 80, lcSSs.-We have
:o ..sd to-day three different and holly contested
Eattlss. The .eneraY's force reported at
1900. Taey made, the first stand st the
foot of Zig Hill, sight miles from Richmond,
snd tho LIST one At Richmond.
Oar loss in killed is about 100, rschapa
less, and - many wounded. That of the
enemy, killed and wounded, double mlIs, ce-
sides over 1000 prisoners. Captain Scott if
now o'clock P. M.--ib the rear go that
ia ths morning ne shsll capture tie sntire
party.
oar mel behaved most calamity, charging
The enemy at each Btand they madr, killed
t1te general four colooels, w" lieutenant
Iai1nsls, and captured large Quantities :'( Con-
;lisSaTJ storea-
Col. Scott, " 40 was pursuing, Ia Just now
IL, sad ssys We hava captured the entire
aTnT-more thSn 10000 c:on. =
Il lie glorious enough 10. one fight. 10.
Nc enemy now between this and leTlng-
:2n. Gcd be praised
lie Register ",also publishes the follow
ing hisul; interesting letter, which IL ssJs ia
f:on rerJ worthy source, and entitled to
the ut25st credit:
Ge;.. Smith and sratT mounted their Eores
at seven o'clock, Saturday Iaornlng. aud
moved rc the front sGu.e eight miles to where
eal forcss arrived last night. Just before
reaching tho place the sJiemy attacked us,
opening with srtiitery, aud in about an hour
tie infantry opened. In leo than sn hou7 We
drove rbsIu from their position. with greet
slsuEht-r On their side, ws taking nunT pri-
sons5s. Our loss quito heavy, especially in
officer, We moved on shout two miles be-
yond Cosersvillo, It which placs the fight first
occurred. and found item sgain in position,
vken We msis the attack, and the second
THING dea.e them from their position with still
greater ZOOS both in killed and wounded and
missing, with smaller loss on our side. This
our troops having marched some eight miles,
and having no 1stsr except a little taken fion
the stsglsnt pools along the road, and seeing
the ensIDy agsin preparing to receive Us, We
halted our men sud gave them sev.rai hours
rest Everything being ready, sroIt march
brought us within sight Of Richmond, where
rhe ehemy made third stand. when we
moved on and attacked them the third time.
After bard fighting We rudted them, and
drove them through the place little before
shutdown i'll utter confus,un. la this last
fight we did not lose many men, hns We cap
tu-oi iron 1890 to $500 prisoners, besides,
their killed and wounded. After We lad
whippsd them in front aud sLartod them rum
ming, Col. --, with his command, who
had terri sent around on the Lexington road
TO catch then, keeping his command IN AM
bush Until the 7etresting army calns up, 81
tackled them: aud succeeded in capturing and
killing nearly The whole army, taking al their
guns, and home ton pieces Of artillery,
with all their ws9ona, stores, sc. Il is
estimated that their killed, wounded and mis-
sing will reach some 10000, whilst ours will
not reach moro thaIs from to 500 killed aud
wounded officers is very heavy. Thetroops
we're from Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky, SUD
commanded by General Bull Nelson, Col.
Cassius ": Clay commanded brigade. Gsu.
Saith commanded our Troops, and By hard
lighting and the blessing OF God.we destroyed
their ine army, 1t was 3 grand sight TO see
our ill-claa, hud sometimes barefooted troops.
with no foGi and but little water, marching
with e steady front on their splendidly
equipped foe. It was one Of tee graldest
battles ever saw
It flled our hearts with pride to see our
nsn move onward aud never give way. Glory
be to God o.: high for tho splendid result.
Ger, Smith aud staff escaped unhurt.
Ths Register" oditorially ssys, "the courier
WAC brings the dispatch of General Smith,
further reports That rag imenr Of Kentucky
ininn:-y and large body ofcavalry, hitherto
In the teiersi service, hsrs joined Smith .
victorious nr1ey, sod that tho Southern rights
kensuckians are focking to his standard 10
grea. numbers We think We .asy. ssiely say
that the day of Nentucky's dsiive.snce from
zee hstsful thrsn Of the abolition despotiam
has brightly dawned.