Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1862-10-18
News by Telegraph
From the Omaha Republican. ]

this place. BY 9 o'clock the engagement
became general. Oar men fought with
great GOODNESS, but regiment after egiment
and brigade after brigade came in upon
u.s. and we were forced slowly backward
fighting desperately. The rebels pushed
forward, holding every foot of ground
gained. They outdanked our inferior force,
right and left, and were forming in the
rear, when we were obliged to fall back
still further to prevent this movemen.
from being accomplished. The enemy
are now inside the breastworks, pressing
US towards town. Darkness put an end
to the fight.
During the day our loss was heavy but
the euemy's must have far exceeded ours.
Three pieces of the First Missouri battery
were captured by the enemy. At4 o'clock,
on Saturday morning, the enemy opened
| briskly on the tom with shot and she'll -
Oar batteries replied for an hour-the
cannonading was very heavy At the ex
piratiou OF that time THAR battery Of seven
guns was captured and quietness reigned.
\ regiment of sharpshooters, ordered out
to feel the enemy, half past nine met him
three quarters of mile from town ed.
vancing rapidly. A vigorous fire was
! opened on their exposed ranks, moving
them Gown Ike grass. The slaughter was
lrighttul, but with unparalleled daring
they pissed forward and charged over
the temporary earthworks where the bat.
terry was placed and broke our lines. A
temporary panic seized our men. The
| rebels marched into the streets Of Corinth.
Batteries which had been previously placed
IN town opened on them, and with the aid
Of our men who reformed, stopped the
advance OF the enemy. The wavered and
fell back. Our lost battery was retaken
and hurled destruction into their ranks
The day was saved and the enemy in full
retreat. Our loss is comparatively small.
During this fearful charge, one rebel Brig
adler and two Acting Brigadier Generals
were killed aud left Oh the field.
New IORK, Oct. "a Times dispatch
has the following: LiEcOIn's emancipation
proclamation INSPIRED a most lively terror
throughout the South. The rebels quake
with apprehension, and they express fears
that 1t will be the means of producing
counter revolution in the slave States s.
Soldiers desire to return home and protect
their families. They believe the negroes
are organized into secret associations, and
are on'y waiting an auspicious opportunity
to rise en- masse. 1t is said the negroes
are becoming FESTIVE, having heard al
ready Of the proclamation. The women
and children in the rural districts are re
moving to the cities for safety. The con-
sternatiOn seems to he universal.
WAsHINGroS, Oct I0.-In view of the
extraordinary discoveries Of gold in the
Territories OF the United States, Congress
will, at the ensuing session, be asked to
enact some measures by which consider
able part of the treasure may, through
miners, be secured for public use.
New YORK, Oct. 9.-Rumors of changes
in the cabinet AID the army are again 10
circulation. A Washington correspon-
dent Of h. Post says Banks is to succeed
stanton, .as Secretary of War. Halleck
is to return to his old command at the
west. Mcclellan is to succeed Halleck,
and McCIel.ans command to be giyen to
Hooker.
WAsHINGToH, Oct ll-Gov. Evans of
Colorado, is here in order to make arrange.
ments for the protection Of hat territory
from Indian depredations, and for guard,
ing the overland route by which supplies
reach the territory.
Gen. Hooker's wounds are healing very
rapidly, but his Surgeon has ordered him
to remain quiet until the tendons of his
loot are thoroughly freed from inflammation
1t is no. known yet to VIVA. command he
Will be assigned.
WAsHINGroE, Oct. IA returned pris.
oner from Richmond says the treatment
oil The federal prisoners has been much
sottened, they being abundantly supplied
with provisions. The authorities there
have released several free negroes cap.
tured at Bull Run who succeeded in estab.
fishing the fact they were not iugtives.
LOUISVILLE, Oct IA portion OF Gen.
Stills baggage train was captured on the
9th, near Frankf fort. We lost II Govern,
ment wagons. From 10 to Il Suffers
wagons were also captArcd 1t is beliyed
to have been affected by part of Kirby
Smiths force. They are also reported to
have captured 500 stragglers from SiIl's
Division.
LOUISVILLE, Oct. l0.-Early yesterday,
Ton thursday mornipg) Buell. attacked