Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-10-18
TEE RATrAE OF PRRnYvILER.
special pl.p.t.s o The c1lsaga Times.

Special Dispatch TO the Chicago TimssI
LOUISVILLE, October PA dispatch from
Lebanon says that there was great battle yes
| terday, between HauodsbuTg aud Danville
much heavier than the affair Of Wednesday.
Malf0Td's Federal Kentucky cavalry captured
one hundred and sixty wagons and one thousand
/ prisoners.
The rebels are retreaiing to Camp Dick Rob
inson.
The report has every character Of authenticity.
Rumors are ah5at that Bragg and Cheatham
were both killed in Wednesdays battle. This
is doubtful
There is intense excitement here, uAiling news
from the front.
A private letter. received here from a member
Of General Banks staff, Osiober l0Eh, says the
fight Of Wednesday was very severe on our lett.
bat we drove them very easily at every other
point. General Jackson was killed about p N
General Terrell, Lieutenant-C COLONEL JeWett, and
A-jor Campbell were also killed. Colonel Pope
was wounded. The enemy left in great haste.
and was so badly crippled that they could not
carry off the cannon that they took from US,
which we re-tOOk yesterday, WithOus any fight
ing. don't know the number Of prisoners We
have, but we have got one hundred thousand
rounds of ammunition.
We ere just getting an insightinto this battle,
which was terribly mixed up III all former sc-
counts.
Oar right wing. under Rousseau, gained de-
eided victory, routing the enemy opposed 20
them. Woods division, Of Cdftenden's corps,
came on to the field just at the critical 1nsment,
aud, reinforcing Rousseau, aided in this Tout
They were there driven back, and, on shat side,
our forces advanced into PsrryYille and beyond.
On the left wing, owing TO the loss Of ours
era cticers, we were less successful, and at
night the enemy held the field, but, discovering
the discontinue of their companion on their LEFT,
they wisely -retTeated under cover Of night Ia
their retreat they abGndoDed their wounded and
all the spoils they had taken.
Our loss will not exceed 300 killed, and 500
or 600 wounded. The brunt of the loss on the
right seems to have been borne by the 55h Ken
lucky. 1 have given you list Of the regiments
engaged on the left. They all suffered some
what. Alter the casualties in general officers
that have been reported, there seems to have
been no losses until you get down to the ranks
The regimental officers, as a general thing, did
themselves no credit Their men we're braVer
than they. Hssce the losses wsre principally
confined to priystes, and of these it is extremely
difficult getting reports. have autographed to
your correspondents in the field for lists of
casualties, bat am unable to get any responses
yet.
An officer who arrived yesterday from the
Datte-ueiQ seys our victory was esmplStss thss,
ithstsnding the superiority in numbers of
the enemy, they were most terrible whipped
thsir loss being fully tsres to our one Il was
reported, when he lefs that Generals Peck and
Cheatham had both been killed
learn from reliable source that the rebel
John Morgan, with about five thousand men,
evacuated Lexington On Tuesday night The
place is now entirely rid of rebel force They
burned large lot Of jeans and other property,
which they co6ld not possibly take away with
them At Georgetown everything was quist,
there being bat few straggleTs in that portion of
The country, aad they were hunting hole
through which they might hope fOrs chance of
escape.
General Damont entered Versailles yester-
day, routing she rebel garrison that bsld the
place. This was portion Of Smiths force.
Damont captured two guns and three hundred
prisoners