The New York herald., 1862-10-10

THE SITUATION.
The most important news Of to-day is from Ken.
sasky. A severe battle took place at Psrryville-
small town between Danville and Bardstown-on
Wednesday, and was renewed again yesterday.
0ensrA Bragg led the rebels, and Buell. the Union
forces, Generals McCook, Terrell and Rousseau as
sisting. The battle lasted fully TIVE days. The
firing partially ceased at seven O'Clock
ON Wednesday evening; but was resumed
again yesterday morning. Particulars Of yes.
terday's 6sht have mot reached us; but Generals
crittenden and Gilbert had reinforced General
AoCook. The fighting for . portion Of the time
on Wednesday was hand to hand contest. Our
loss 4 roughly set down. J. st 1000 killed and
wounded, but Of course II b impossible to esti-
mate 1t at this time. General Terrell and Colonel
Webster, of the Ninth Ohio, are said 20 bs NOR
tally wounded, and General Jackson killed, The
map which we give Of the locality Of this battle
VIII be found very accurate and valuable.
General Dumont is reported to have made an at.
tack on the rebel guerilla Morgan at Frankfort on
the same day, and TO- bave scattered his forces in
every direction. He expected to surround and
capture the whole Of them.
Among the ouriosites Of modern literature
which ths war has brought forth, il the address of
General Bragg to the people Of the Northwest, in
which hs invites them to end the war In that local
ity BY proposing treaty Of peace without regard
- the United States government, proposition
eshich be assures them will be accepted by the
tSbsl government, and 20 forth.
There u nothing Of importance from the Army
Of the Potomac, with the exception Of some
successful reconnoissancss towards Aldie.
Il d confidently stated from Washington that,
notwithstanding recent rumors, no change win
take place at present either in the Cabinet OF the
army.
General Mcclellan has issued q graceful and
welcome cengratulasory order to the Army OF
she Potomac, thanking them for their valor in the
battles Of South Mountain and Antietsm. Generals
Hooker, Mansfield, Sumner, Franklin Burnside.
Reno, Fz John Porter and Pleasanton are specially
o"l"nohuoo' VSheIai mcOelian sums up the sub
stsntml result Of his victory thus Fourteen
guns, thirty-nine colors fifteen thousand fve hun.
drsd stand of arms and nearly six thousand prison.
ers. taken from the enemy, are evidences Of the
completeness Of our triumph"
The details which we give to-day, in our Cairo
correspondence, Of the late battle at Corinth put
s In possession OF some new points. General
Breckenridge was supposed TO have been killed
end his body found terribly mutilated in the prn-
Opal street Of Cornth after the battle The iden.
tifcation, however, does not seem to be complete,
and II is possible that there may be some mistake
about il. II il manifest, from all the reports ths,
reach US from every quarter, that the rebel army
81 Mississippi is thoroughly routed and demOralzed
Our news from FLORIDA is Of stirring charsc.
ter. pretty brisk attack was made Oh tie I'd
Inst. st ST. Joints Blun on . rebel for, there stu
ated, and defended by large force Of men.
Genera Brsnnan commanded our troops and
vent up the e. Johns river with feet Of gun
boats and transports. After . smart lombard
msnt our land forces advanced upon the fort.
whsu the rebels ran in confusion, leaving large
quantity Of stores in our hands. The Union sag
was hoisted tbsre, and waved proudly over the
spot the rebels had Just occupied. The fort was
then destroyed and the guns removed. We give
. map OF this vicinity to-day. Preparations we're
being made at last accounts 10 attack another
rebel battery on yellow Bluff eight miles
farther up.
A battle took place on the % inst, IN the
vicinity OF Suffolk, at Franklin, on the Biackwster
liver, which appears 10 be Of considerable in.
portAnce. The rebels were st least hye thousand
strong at that point, and we're commanded by
General Gustsvus w. Smith (ex-street Commis.
.sonsr). Tie rebels were pretty badly used ny
.osr troops Who were commanded by Colsnei 6. 7,
3s Gar, Of the Eleventh Pennsylysnia cavalry
l1yng lost fully two hundred killed and wounded
while our loss was only three IN all The attack
,yss planned by General Dix 70 drive back The ad
vanoIng pictets Of TIE enemy, and / a. intended
xhAt the guubosts should cOoporo al the land
forces IN WY of Chcwan creek, Abemarls
sgaud Int ovre 10 some mistal they did no,
IarAs ~ u Tx actioa. Our fVfsss numbered