Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-10-15
FROM FORTRESS MONROE.

Southern Account Of the Cerinth Rattle-A
Disastrous Defeat Admitted-Afrival nj
Fortress VI onroe Of Union Prisoners, in.
GLIDING Gen. PreHtiss.
FORTRESS MONROE, Oct. l3.-The fac OF
truce boat Mstamora arrived from Aikens
Landing this morning, bringing down about
sixty civilians, about sixteen OF them ladies'.
HEBATTLE OF CORINTH.
The Richmond Dispatch Of the 9Th inst. has
she following account OF the battle at Corieth,
which il says was most bloody one:-0ur
forces gained repeated success on Friday and
Saturday, occupying portion OF the enemy's
breastworfs. They also gained the town, but
the enemy held out stubbornly on his left I'm iii
endorsements arrived, when, on Sunday, they
fell upon General Van Dorm i'll overwhelming
numbcrS. forcing rs IN relinquish our position
and 10 retreat The fighI continued almost un-
intcrruptcC!: during Friday, Saturday and
Sunday. The slaughter on both sides is de.
scrided Is unparalleled. One Of our generals
rites that MaSIyS division, com posed Of Phi .
fer's, Cabels s@a perhaps Mocre's brisadrs.
will notmustesseereth than one brigade CabnIrs
brigade has set more than 400 men left
Gen. Martin OF the ith brigade (chiefiy Mis-
slssipriansl. was killed.
Ten thousand fresh Federals, from Bolivar
harafsed Manrys division, which was in ad-
vance IN the retregade movement.
The army IL understood to be in the vicinity
OF Ripley. and perfectly safe.
II is rumored that but one General was san
guinc of success before the attack.
FURTHER PARTICULARS.
Having driven in the enrny's skirnishrrs,
the combined forces OF Van Dorm and Price at
tackled them in their cntrpnc hments AT 9 A. 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-Phifer's and
Green's brgaGps suffering most. Gen. Martin
was killed: Colonies Mcfarland and Green, OF
Missouri. severely wounded.
At4 O'Clock on Saturday morning the enemy
opened with heavy artillery. Ats O'Clock we
advanced, capturing several siege guns
Green's brigade again suffered severely, being
the first TO enter the town.
Cabell;s brigade charged the fort on College
Hill. The enemy reserved their fire until they
We're within thirty yards then opened muir
derous fire, repulsing them with great loss.
Information being received that the army at
Bolivar 2c,0OO strong. was marching via Poca-
hontas on onr rear. retreat was ordered at 10
q. m. Our forces were somewhat disorganiZed
but brought off part of the captured artillery
and our wounded and baggage, falling back 10
miles 70 Cypress creek.
At o'clock on Sunday. Col. commenced
diminishing with the Yankee forces from Boil
var at POCahontas, and fell back one mile
when he was reinforced by the Whinteld L.
glon and a section of artillery, and afterwards
by Manry's division, which was also REIN
forced; hut the whole of The force proved in uf-
ficient. and was driven back. the enemy burn
Ing the bridge and trapping Maury's brigade
and four pieces OF artillery.
Van Dorm and Fillipigne coming up, relieved
Naury and captured a brigade of their captors
and thirteen pieces of artillery. The enemy
We're then driven TO Mat1 ruoraS. and our army
continued their retreat 10 Ripley, ever the road
Our baggage train had passed.
Our loss in all the engagements is pStim ated
AT 7,OW. and the enemy's much heavier. The
loss al Pocahontas was equal 10 thatat Corinth
Our loss may be over estimated, as stragglers
were numbered by the thousands. and the retreat
WAS not very orderly. We lost four pieces of
artillery. We captured $50 prisoners at Corinth
who Were brought off.
The Dispatch says
THE plague At Wilmington. y @, is increas-
ing i'll violence. The Jewish citizens OF that
place. now AZ Charlotte, have contributed -. Ion,
TO the relief of the sufferers
THE Federal Generals Prentiss and Cri;ten-
misSiOned officers taken al the same place are
on their way 10 Richmond from Alabama.
Twelve hundred Yankee soldiers are expected
al the same time for exchange
Brig. Gen. w. ID. Smith died at Charle, Ton
=. c.. OH Saturday.
The Dispatch of October 1Ith saws:
lone hundred and siytv-SpVpn Union prison.
Frs of war arrived ~ Richmond from Column
bus, - G.. Sosterday-amone whom were ten
commissioned officers. The highest in rank is
Col. +. L. Bennett, 18th Pennsylyania regiment
Several hundred more are expected 10 day No
Tag OF truce left yesterday : was expected
though over 500 prisoners have already been
made ready Tor their journey honey
Before closing this letter the John A. Warner
arrived from Aiken's Landing. bringing down
nearly 800 released Union prisoners, amon-
whom are 210 officers, including Gen Prentiss
They are all in fine spirits, and evidently an
preciate their freedom.