Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-10-24

Bsass's cifci.! -ngcr. Of the battle Q: Perry
vile. H.,
Helpar.ATrps DrpAR7Mssr No. q
Bryant2y!llc, Ky, Oc; l2h.
HiA--fI.dr!g The eneu.y I;est:pg hta@ y
n his rear. tear peI1grI!e, MsjJr Gci.c."l
Eard:e, Of Pok'G command, ea' oH.gs.- .
Hsls sL-l che X hiui u. that p,1t. l!lyins
| arTiTed 4. Hiriudsburg from Fra k!>it, d'-
Ier1'nc,i 70 give Inn us.t!: thee, a"'! -
c0rtirg'y concentrated three divisions ct M
old G0mmard--:5e a,mv of the Mississippi:
nn| under alej II Gen, ral P. K Cre4:na"''&,
| 6.ckuer's, ard And;r.or s-GHi Grr2 -
G :r:i Po!k ~ tsk. tx to:E.iaEi a.. IT,
10, an;i att-ck tbs rneH:y next l.o,n':..
Wl,hers' G.vi.ion mad s;.. tte lSy Irip,e -
suppnt Smith. ll..ii,g, en- The i9ht of h:
Ttn, tE=. the lo:cs i'll front of Sm;:l had rap
Idly r=trcaIcd, l tucvei estiy n,Xi -I0I:,;7:
70 90 t-edcrt 1T the cpe:al!ols OF ft::
forces.
The Lfo aIca.Aa welr fo,rIed coG!fvc..Es
each osaer Oh opposite sides .: tie scv5 @:
| Perryyllio. liter cersulting tie Genc,1l =-i
7fc9-.EoiSsi:i7s :nf g-ooac sac cxsn;;::,': :.
dispositions, declined 20 assume the conm:rd,
ou: suggested soIre chanses ard mod lie TORS
! Of III Arrangements, wEich ne promptly acor.-
81. lie pctcn o2snsi st Y, ?. M., between
:ne skif.Gist2.s aad artillery OF both s:!cs.-
Si3d. = 'hs :iciay indiSpcsed ru advance urc1;
US, ADl knowing he S;.s rrc .i':7g H"avy n!a-
f>rc' nen:s. doelued it bcs, 20 e. hin r;gc-
rous!v, and Sc directed.
| TIC engagement became Gsn,ral s-..t:
tEe;eafIn-, :!.d vas c1atnGsd 1IricuST .rs!E-
| that tiG;c 20 Cark, car HOOPS never tl lc!:rn
nj to:li - ,r<c
For tne title engaged * was the se7tr',:
anu .1oet desperately contested e;es scr.c!.:
Tjthi1 iay kao~lsr:ga. Fes,fLily outaum-
! bard. ouE troops drl net hc:!;a:9 20 engage
st sGy, odcs, ard though checked as
! sipss, :hty eventually carried every position,
aud drove the cncnJ sbcu! two E.,lcS. b.
for the iater7eo&iCn OF right, 90 shout: haze
c:u.r!st;! si.G woTh. We Lad captured IL
t"oa 2irce= Of artillery by the moet G.f:' {
chs'ess. Killed one Aid wcunisG t"'o b::ss-
d.ar UsneTa.s, md $ very large nlT be- &C
!nisri1r cil:erC RI,i men, estimated :: :!> lcsi
siian i,elQ, ao:. Captured 100 prisoners, ia
c!udins thrse staE cIfic2rs, with so:'s-:s,
carriage aud baggage Ct alsJ': Genera! ls:-
Cock.
THO ground wss literally corsrd with Il:
dcai p',d wounded. In .@ch ccntcS ~rI
Ow!. loss was nect :5arliv seTeIe, rfuAnDt &c.
less than = 500 a;l:vd, *ounde,i ard missing.
lnclcdad in the wounded are BFis1dicr Gru-
eisl: " o2d, Ciebnrn and Bfc~n. Gs!sSt SD
no!ie soldiers, whose !t,s5 vii, be severely !o!:
py their renGl.iid-. 80 Msja- Gsnerc! Polk,
commanding IT,. fJfcee. N;jsr Genera! l!s.-
Ges, ccLiH. snling lie !e!t wing, two d:yisicre.
eud Msjc1 Ge3ersls Chea;hau, Hcckne- .:s,I
A3derson, commanding divisions: ii psiD y
due ,ns brilliant achievements cf this ::.tc:u-
r2b:s i]sid. Nob:cr troops were Hcver more
gslautly led. The country owes lh"n &
debt CT gratitude which | all su.e wi. be
acsDow itd:cd.
Aseertain:pg tlet the opemy vas heav'i.r
rciuioicsd during The night, witHd:ow my
force taTiy lLs u'Ar morning % Hlrfocs5"ia
ana thsa1c To lhis point. M1jor Genera.
5.-i!h .rrived at larrrteourg with E,s: r
hi; forces AID Wilh+fs' division tho next day.
iuLb, sid 5ester,sy withdrew IT, rhe.e &C
tnl5 point caeDy fo,io%ice s2wly -;
40: pressing us. I an s!-, very rcspactiG-l!r,
you: ob:-ji.ci sa.vor-
l5igne1) bh-z7os bfAoo,
GeusTn, Con!rcp udi-,-
T- A iil;aut G.y,rrai Richmond. Va