New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-12-11

was received. AZ o'clock. however, Naior-6en.
AlcCooks 10 de Camp arrived, slid reported 80 me
that ire General was sustaining severe attack,
which he would not 10 able to vithstaud unless IT.
enforced: that lis tanks a.. eady iivins way"
lie added, my astoi'hmeut, that The lett corps
had actual leen yaSci IN severe battle for sew
ersi hours, perhaps, siucs " o'clock" IL Wa
diitcGlt 10 credit the lal,,r, that thought tbers
former. ! seut word 70 hin hat 1 sho'li rely on
his being able to hold his gro md, though Should
probably send bial re-elioremenps.
ut once cert orders for two brgades FROM the
center cOrps-ScboepiTs diyieon--to niove promptly
10 reinforce the LETT. 0,csr5 were ALEC sent 10 Gen
Cnitenden 20 move division 10, 20 strengthen TIC
center, aud 10 move with tic rest Ot his corpe ener
ge'5cGy against the eDeuIys lefC flank.
Tue disialce from one flank OF tne army 10 lie
oer was not, PERHAPS less thai six miles, and be-
fore tne orders could be delivered, aud tl1 rS,
corps make the attack, night came on aud Terminated
tte cIgsgement.
Inc roads going from Nayvlle and Spriugfeld
enter PerrYNil- III M angle OF about fifteen de-
II IS with ogch O,her. Iba road iroIn Lebanon
runs nesrlv parallel 10 the Springfield road TO with
IN ve.nllcs Of rerryyiic, and tleie fOcSs the let
asri fork gong 10 Porryyille, and tho night CVI-
tinuing strailht 70 Danyiie having Perry Wits
fur miles 10 the north. Here ! also direct 10 "a
..Um pergyvilie 10 Danvilie. Poriyyil', gDgngiiie
and sburg occupy .ha vertices % cqal.aie
raj triangle, aud are ten mice aiail. Salt River
rises midway been lsrrysills and Danvie, and ron-
northward swo mites west 0 IL rr0isbulg Chaplil
Fork Uses and passes through Pcrryvillc bend
Ing ~ its ccuIse 70 50 nun Oolqaey away from
the aaXyiile and lerryyIle road, Oh which the left
corps ADVANCED.
! Doc,0rs Creek running north, crosses the Perry
vile and Spring field u at right anges, about Two
and hall miles west D. ieuyvile, ANA einp,ies into
Chaplin Fork ab0u. three miles from town. The
Gr aud bordering the Chaplin is hliy, with alternate
patches of timber aud cleared iand. The bills hcab
/ III some places steep, are generally practicable for
,uis4try and cavalry, aud In maIy places Tor ariii-
ierv.
1he ground afforded the enemy great advantages
for attacking force tie Maxyille road, taken in
The act OF Joining, az was the case in tie bstio OF
The cih.
Gen. McCook's line ran nearly parallel with
Chaplin Fork The ryat ret ing on tie rOHt, aud he
/ left 10 the north OF it. Two OF Gen. lousseau's
Dligades, The 18th, under Col. Lytpe ard tie ith,
under Col. Harris, were on the II ut: tten the BOD
Brigade, under Gen. Ierlll, of JscEsons Division;
the2 the extreme left, ~ 70 tue OF Io1lil,
The 18th Brigade under Col. stars~taLher, OF hoLb-
seau Division.
The other brigade Of Jackson's Division, under
Col Webster, was NJ hrst Ia rear OF kOuSsOau Two
night brlgaces, and III The course OF the battle
brought iHto action tho right Of Roussolu. Gen.
Gilberts Corps was On the right OF Rousseau, bni
the SPACE between them was somewhat too great
first Slerldan's Division then Mitchells, and
nchoeif in reserve opposte the lett o. the eorps.
! Ine night commenced early IN tie day. has been
described. with feeble atsck on tie center corps;
hen later, the Iiia fell with severity aud pert.
Iacty Oh koussea1's night Diia AIDES; then come.
whag later, on Ierrl brigade aud on Rou.seau's
Sd Brigade on the extreme lsit. 1t was successful
sga.nsi Terflu's Brigade, c0m~Ossd o. new req.
InsIis. The rail.nls commander OF the DIvisicn,
Gen. J. ;. Jsck>O1, WIS Killed almost Instant Y.
lhe heroic young BrRadicr TerriI lost his lie IN
eldeavonDy TO rally his t.oops, and ten pieces u
Eia artillery were eit On lie ground; TWO ol them
Sers oaTnCd Ch ty Tho enemy NEXT mor5iEg; tue
rest were recovered.
/ Tie main weigh. 0: tho blitlo thus f.l upon
| tle - Division, urdsr Cen. Rousseau.
/ No trools could have net IL win more hrro'srn.
/ Ike LETT brigade, COMPELLED at irst IN fai back
somewhat At On ID II4.-t-lrod i;s ground, aud fe
pulsed she atac.. ~ that point. Jasins advantage
II tls Cpeaill nelWC Glilerta lee, AID EOus,cg =
lIt, the enemy pressed u stack at thGt point With
al Overwhelming force. konscsu's H. 1t wa eng
iulueC, aDa Was forced 10 ill beck, whh a. cid ia
excellent Orocf ultl le-enofcsd ~ 00)cIu5's aud
Siealnaus brig .Ges from G!l,er. corps, wien the
enemy ~as TeFulsed TDat result g.sJ pro-
noted by the fire. hich tho artillery Of S-gsIdals
| division poured iato the enemy lei. fla <.
Simultaneously with tie heaviest attack on Rous.
seRa's GivIso2, tie eneny ilace strong attack Gu
sheIila1s night. Sheridan Was re-sufof ed fro.u
Mi'cheifs division by Col. CaIiiu's br ga .e. which
charged the enemy with in eiidly aud dfov, Lifa
through the town 10 his position beyond, ca tulog
in the town two calssons snd fheen wagon. loaded
vita ammunition, eud the guart that WE with tAen
con,isipg Of three officers and 49, wen. hrs o.
cured atOat nightf.ll, which terminated tho bat' e.
The CORPS OF Gen. Crtterden clJred IN, aud Wag-
net's biig.de of Woods division became nsgced
aud cid GOOD service the rgnt OF Mi,chels oivis-
ion but knowing nothing Of tue severity Of the tight
in he extreme LETT the est Of Tie corps did no. get
ilio action.
10 doubt was entertained that tie enemy world
euielvor 10 hold his portion. Accordingly, o'dc. :
were sent tho cOnmBnccIs Of corps 20 be prepared
70 attack ~ dsylis ht ~ tbe monnns.
= Trey received instrGcIOns IA peraon, NJ head
quarters tbat uighi, e1eer, Geo. Cntonoen, for
whom instructions were gwen 10 Maj. Gen. Ih0MG
second IL commaud.
Gen. McCooE supposed frosn indications i, his
front, that ire tnemy would throw io.ml1al c
force sgaiuit bis corps N pursuance Of tie original
attempt - turn our lett.
lie ieprs. outfd a.sO tina, lis corps was very riuch
crippled, the uew ciy.sioa Of Gen. Jackson hayiay
in fact alaost entirely cisaITtsrcd rs a body. lie
was Instructed 10 move "A cuung the gt, Gnd
close Tho opening between his risGt 0Ld GET. OH
bert, leif. Bis Oriefs or ,be folio wing day were
10 hcd hia position igsn, advantage Oi any oppor-
tunity that the evel.s o. 90 Gay might present.
tho cors a Gems. Critieucen ard Gilbert were
70 move forward az sx O'Clock, lnd attac; tho
cucrye front and left .ilk.
yle advarce tic following morning IN pursuance
Of tues oder Cisc0,orcl ssat tie eneniy's main
boy bad retired au~Yg tde night, but Wilton. any
indr.tIOu6 OF Aaet0 or di-pfder, except THAI he
deld and many oil biz wounded were lott upon the
ned. The rscOnuosss during he day showed
ia. bis whole orcs Aad fllleG Da, Oh HaIrods,urg,
wbsie the indications eotiasd 10 10 tsaI Ae would
make stand.
IL will 10 impossible to form any correct Judgment
Of The Getons from this time particularly without
con.icerns tie condition Of tie TWO armies and tho
/ probable iut8ntiJa oil tie enemy.
/ i he Rebel army Las been driven from the borders
OF kentucky without decisive battle. IL % spoken
OF as Al II were comparatively !nsignicant force,
and pugeued by hn overwhelming one, which lad
notlUg 10 90 Du. 10 send out PATROLS and gather Ia
tue fragments U, routed Gld disgrg!nized army.
t ma 4 - 1 !.