Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-04-13
Rumored Surrender Of Fort Craig,
JEFF. DAVIS TO TAKE THE
FIELD.
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Further Particulars or tho Hattie at
PitisbuTg Landing.

PitisbuTg Landing.
CHICAGO, April l2 The Tribune's 3 reporter
returned from Plttsburg, furnishes the follow.
ing:
Taylor's and Warehouses; batteries, support
ed by the 23d Illinois, 77th and SD Ohio, were
fret in the fight. Both Ohio regiments ran, the
seventy seventh without firing gun, leaving
Waterhouse without support. He fought hall
an hour, however, returning with three of bis
guns. He was wounded In the thigh By min
ME ball, though not fatally. His battery was
badly cut up. Taylor's battery continued to
fight, supported splendidly by the Illinois regi-
ment, until hls support was outaaDked on both
sides. He then retired through cross fire,
having but one man killed and seventeen wound
ed.
Meantime Wsterhouse, with his three guns,
took up second position, supported by the Cd
Brigade of McCIernand's division, composed of
the 11th, 17tb, Goth, 45th, and 18th Illinois,
Col Marsh commanding. During the forenoon
they were compelled to retire through their own
encampment, with heavy loss, into some woods,
where they formed the second time for battle.
An advance ordered BY Gen. MeClernand of q
hundred rods, brought them in sight of the
rebels. Here commenced one OF the most fierce.
ly contested engagements of the day, reaultng
in the repulse of the enemy who were driven
back through our encampment. ,st. .t4
At this point the enemy met reinforcements,
and our ammunition being out, Msrsh's COM
mand gave place to another brigade, They,
however, were compelled to retreat within half
q mile OF the river. ~
Atthis moment the gunboat opened FIRE, throw
ing shells over the heads of our men, and Gov
cred the ground in every direction with rebel
slain. rttf " lk f' t.I
Taylors battery again took position on the
parade ground of the First, and opened on q
rebel battery placed 800 yards distant. A splen-
did artillery duel took place. The rebel bat
tery was sileneed and their caisson blown up.
Taylor's battery was then ordered into reserve.
Daring the fight several Masissippi regiments
who had arrived Saturday night, came into the
fight at double quick, and we're almost immedi-
ately repulsed.
On Monday, Michigan battery captured the
day before, was retaken by the Sixteenth Wis
consin. The fight over this battery was con
Quoted in person by Beauregard. In his efforts
to recover It he was wounded in the arm. He
was successful in taking 1t, but it was again
taken from him. It was captured and recap.
tured no less than six times.
Company A, Chicago light artillery, were
go severely handled the frs; day that they were
only able to man three guns on Monday but
with these, after desperate contest, they sue
ceeded In completely ailencing and capturing a
rebel battery of six guns. They were, howev-
or, compelled to abandon il from lack Of horses
to draw it of. Their own pieces were brought
of by hand.
A general retEeat of the enemy commenced
| az dark on Monday, our cav,ly following unit
| the horses were tired out, But for the almost
impasaable condition Of the roads, the rout woult
have been made complete, and We could have
carried their entrenched camp at Corinth. Il
will be impossible, on account of the condition
Of the roads, to do it now for some days,
The rebel artillery Is superior TO ours, aut
their small arms almost equal.
| Rebel loss fifteen thousand killed and wound
ed. Ours ten thousand. These will be found
moderate estimates. =.
The enemy have taken more prisoners thar
We. The Eighth Iowa were captured er
masse. 1s s-, sa.ltr g,r4
When the reporter left Wednesday morning
our advance, which had been pursuing, only oc
cuped ground formerly held by the enemy hal
way between Piltsburg and Corinth,
The enemy are strAining every nerve to ge
in reinforcements. Bloody work must yet oc
cur before we drive them from their position
The Times special says the responsibility o
the surprise rests with the commanding officer
A On Friday large force of rebel cavalry ap
peared within sight of our lines, and remaintt
there. But Gen. Sherman, who occupied tn
advance, had been ordered not to bring on q
engagement, and consequently sent no CORES
ponding force to meet them. They remained il
position until Sunday morning, and served as
cover behind which Beauregard formed hi
troops into line of battle undiscovered.
When the attack was first made, the SD
57th, list and 77th Ohio regiments displaye
t iuexcusable inefficiency. The latter fed withou
. firing gun; the others fred one or two rounds
and iheu fed. The cowsrdice Of these regi
| ments left the point undefended and the enem
Immediately closed In and surrounded the NOR
advanced regiments 1t is also stated that tn
I'll 18th Wisconsin, and 10th Iowa fed after frin
. two or three rounds. a0i-ifas i'.aa
> Whel the enemy fed they burned thei
b wagons and left their wounded behind, all Q
o whom are prisoners, So
Waterhouse's battery lost one killed and 81
wounded; Willsrd's Chicago battery, Ave kill
ed and thirty wounded.
One New Orleans regiment, the Louisian
Tigers, we're almost entirely lett on the battle
!, held, killed or wounded. They were nearly o.
y wealthy men, dressed in Zouave uniform.
Gen Hrentiss escaped on Tuesday, aud cam
|. into camp alone Ia the confusion of the Z,
y treat, he managed to elude the rebel ylgilsnc,
~ Bsauregard intended to make his attack tw
n days previously, but extraordinary rains impe
10 cd bis progress and delayed his arrival, Hr
the attack been made &C the time lntends
Buell. could not possibly haye reached here
time TO save US from defeat. -. ~ :.
CIsclNNATi, April l2.--The Gazette's PHI,
fburg correspondence says the sum and substan
. of the battle is; On Sunday we were push
I from disaster to disaster, till We lost every !,
y vision camp We had, and were driven With
d half mile Of the lending, where the aEproa
Of night and the timely aid Of the gunbo.
q and tremendous Efforts Of our artillensts q