The national Republican., 1862-10-15
BY TELEGRAPH.
From Fortress Monroe.
seu,hsrn Aeee~.ss Of the Csri.sh psssis.
A DISASTROUS DEFEAT ADMITTED.
ARRIVAL AT roRrREss MONROE or UNION r8ls-
oSrRg, iSoLrpISo GENERAL pRySrIss.

foRrREss MoSRoE. October l3.-The alg Of
truce boas MetauOra arrived from Aiken
Landing this morning, bringing down about
slxty civilians, about sixteen Of them ladies.
Ths Dassls se oorinSh.
The Richmond DispatoS Of the 9th instant,
has the following sccount Of the battle ut Cor
inth, which II says, was Q most bloody one:
Our forces gained repeated sucotss on Friday
and Saturday, occupying portion Of the enc
my's bresstworks. They alec gained the town.
but the enemy held out stubbornly on bis left
until reinforcemen,s arrived, when, on Sunday,
they fell upon General Van Dorm In overwhelm.
Ing numbers, forcing us 10 relinquish our poei
tion and to retreat. The a"ht continued almost
uninterruptedly during Friday, Saturday, aud
Sunday. The slaughtsr on both sides is de-
scribed as unparalleled. One Of cur generate
writes that Nsurys division, composed Of PHI
fer's, Csbel's, and perhaps koorc'e brigsdes,
will not muster more than ono brigade. Ca
bells brigade has not more than four hundred
men left.
Gen. Martin, Of the Fourth brigade, (chieny ,
Mississippisns) was killed.
Ten thousand fresh Federsis, from Bolivar,
bsrassed Naury's division, which was 10 nd.
baance In the retrograde movement.
The army Is understood 10 be In the vicinity
| Of Ripley, aud perfectly safe.
II Is rumored that but one general wss san.
guins Of suceess before the attack.
Further RsrsieaIsrs.
| Having driven in the enemy's skirmishers,
| the combined forces OF Van Dorm and Price
attacked them in their entertainments at 9 q.
m. Friday, driving them out, capturing nine
pieces Of artillery, and continued repulsing
them. slowly driving them back until night
Our loss was heavy during the day, Pbiier's
and Green's brIgades suffering most General
Martin was killed. Colouels Mcfarland and
Green, Of Missouri, severely wounded.
opened With heavy artillery. At eight O'Clock
we advanced. capturing several siege guns.
Green's brigade again suffered severely, being
tie nrst to enter the town.
Cabells brigade charged The fort on College
Hill. Tho eDemy reserved their fire until they
were within thirty yards, then opened Q mur.
deIo ia drs, repultiDg them with great loss.
| Information being received that the army at
Bolivar, 10000 strong, was marching via Pocs.
hontGs on our rear, retreat was ordered At 10
IN. Our forces were somewhat dlsorganiz ID
but brought of par: Of the captured artillery
and our wounded and baggage, falling back
A eight O'Clock on Sunday Colonel -
0 mmenced skirmi.birg with The Yankee forces
| from Bolivar At Pocahontas, and tell back one
mile, whom he was reinforced by the Whitefeld
| Legion and section ri artillery, and after
wards by Maury's division, which was also re-
iusorcsd; but the whole Of the force proved
Insufficient and was driven back, the enemy
burning The bridge aud trapping Msury's
brigade and four pieces Of artillery.
Van Dorm and villipiRus coming Up, re-
lieved haury aud captured brigade Of their
enemy were then driven TO Matamorss, and our
army continued their retreat 10 Ripley, over
the road our baggage train bad passed.
Our loer In all the engagements Ia estimated
at g. 700, and the ensmy's, much heavier. The
loss ct Pocshontss was equal 10 that at Corinth
Our loss may be over estimated, - strsggler,
were numbered by the tbousspd-, and the re-
treat wss not very orderly. We lost -four
pieces Of artillery. We captured $50 prisoner,
at Corinth, who were brought Un.
The Dispatch says:
1.-THE plague at Wilmington, North Carolina
Is increasing 10 violence. The Jewish citiEeus
Of that place, now OF Charlotte, have coutribu.
ted 81, 100 to the reiiet Of the sufferers"
The Federal Generals Preutiss and Crittsn.
dsp, captured at Shiloh, together with two hun
dred aud fourteen commissioned ofieers taken
At the same place, are on their way TO Rich
mo1d from Alabama. Twelve buudred Yankee
soldiers are expected at the same time for ex
change"
| DrlR. uen: W. " omitp uieo ~ Cnarieo'on,
south Carolina, on Saturday p. N.
The DHpatch Of Oct. lltb, Gays:
"One hundred and siIty-seven Union pris-
oners OF war arrived 10 Rchmcnd from Colum
bus, 3. O., yesterday. Among whom were ten
| commissioned of1oars - the highest in rack is
Col. F. 7. BeuIett, Fifty 6nh Pennsylvspis
.;;'mnnt. Several hundred mere are expected
to day. No Dag OF truce LETT yesterday ss wSs
expected, though over SEQ prisoners have al.
ready been made resdy for their journey home.
ward"
Before closipg this letter the John A. Warner
arrived from Aikeu's Landing, bringing down
nelly 500 released Union prisoners. among
whom are 2l6 officers, including Gen. Prenti,s
They are oil In aue spirits, and evidently sp-
preciste their freedom.