The New York herald., 1862-10-12
TIE BATTLES TN TIE SOUTHWEST.
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OPENING ENGAGEMENT ON FRIDAY.
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Attack ON COrinth On Sat
UrSlay.
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The Rebels Temporarily Successful, but
Ultimately Defeated.
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THEY RETREAT AND ARE PURSUED.
FIGHT ON SUNDAY ON THE HATcHlE.
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THE RERELS AGAIN ROUTED.
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OFFICIAL REPORT OF GEN. ORD.
CONTINUATiONO OF THE PURSUIT
80. &C.. &e.
THEY RETREAT AND ARE PURSUED
FIGHT ON SUNDAY ON THE HATcHIE.
THE RERELS AGAIN ROUTED,
OFFICIAL REPORT OF GEN. ORD.
CONTINUATION OF THE PURSUIT
80, &C.. &e.
Our Jackson Correspondencs.

Our Jacks0n Correspondence.
JACKSON, Tenn, Oct 6, 1861
re RSels Defeated, DemorIi,scd and Panc Xicke-7he
Plan OF the Baulc-Ge1s. Rcsecrans Dsspo ch-Despera
koa Of ne RebeLs-7he Rcte Loss DC
A few moments Sftor tho mail loft to day despatch
received by Gea Grant, from Gen. Rosecrans an.
nouncng the complete and overwhelming defeat o.
the rebels 81 the Halche, he Rosecrans, having come
up and attacked them in Gen. ord just having
defeated them At Dawes Bridge The poor rebels
bad quarters, and had chance FOR escape what.
ever. army. The despatch gives no par icula
Of tho battle, merely stating ths. whole regiments
shrew down their arms, some attempting escape
81 all, and the remainder scattering through woods in
every directcn every or himself. Tho country
full OF fugitives and troops picking them up faster
than they dispose OF them suppose they will be
psroied kept by General Grant TO exchange for
men taken on the Potomac. We have or the
loss OF Rosccrans' force this affair, but have
been small, the enemy completely pane
stricken. Tho loss NJ Davies Bridge
side severe, a. rcported BY General Ord.
From thar report will be that General Grants
der to Hurbut to eave Bolivar and march towards Co
rinth ty way Of Pocahon,as and Davies Bridge JUS
in tnc and the means OF preventing the escape of
she enemy Rosecrans also, as soon as the rebels
we're driven out Of Corinth ordered In pursuit.
and the result has been almost lia 10 the most
sangunc expectations. The robot generals will have
70 organize another army before they 90 hing
West Tennessee Mississippi. and have entirely
destroyed their idea penetrating into Kentucky and join
inc Gen. Bragg which il appears, has beon OF their
cherished schemes, and OILY by the watch
III and precautions &C Gener Grant. The fight a
Corinth very severe. me enemy advanced
steadily f.om BethsI Chcwaa, driving IN
vsdat p;,L ,L.to
nnaiy. after driving NcKcan and nsyis' commands,
large actually penetrated 10 the heart, but they
allowed time TO do any srnage will give you
COPY Of General Rosecrans despatch describing their
repuse:--
CoeHfG. Mss, Oct. 1, 1862.
To Major Generally S GRANT
Thls NOR uing Price made . fierce and dc,er mined
tack On right Van born and Lowell on our left The
contest lasted until half pxa eleven Ock and very
deadly TO the enemy. They drove in centre Sme Of
lhem penetrated 10 tho Cornth House. Hamilton VII,
ist was on their man 'ine OF attack maintained ms
his ground in ali but I, and made an alvincc
secured the cen:re-with two first rate regiments. Col
lionel us time TO bring batte les into action
and saved the day that side Van lorn and
Lowell m de m st determined attack On the extreme
right on the h sa1 road they were led 70 the attack
tho ditch. the othor two stopped not Gity PAGES
from IL. All thai grape and canister could do was
tried, but when il reached this point a ch.rge
was ordered when 10 became betwec the
Twenty-seventh ohio and the Eleventh Missouri.
This was to much FOR the staggered columns many
3e down and held their hands for mercy They
Badly beaten bth frhs. left their dead and wounded
the fed and in full retreat
Our loss though Serious especially In officers is nothing
Ake tha. of the enemy Bfigadier Generai iacklsnan
fell braveiy fighting al the head OF his brigade yesterday
shot through the ingular vein. Colne's Kirby smith.
Gilbert and Mower wounded not morally and General
Ogesby, dangerously. The number killed cannot tell
Their killed and wounded are siewn along the road or
dvc miles out, where they had h spitai.
We have betweea scyea hundred and one thousand
prisoners, not counting wounded.
Mcpherson has reached here with his force
We move day light ia the morning.
W. : ROSECRANS Major General.
Tne rebels this last enterprise certainly
desperate effort render successful. What chances d
tnoy could have imagined themselves 70 have
Icannc conceive. Thy must have existed In their magma
sion and overweenng and confidence Southern
pluck in ignorance II seems that experience
is them teacher, and they have forgotten that
the army they we're attacking the army that has
never been whipped-the men OF Belmont, Doncson.
Shiloh, &c, to whom defeat Ia unknown. They have
learned lesson this time they will no forget in hurry,
and their loss n the whole affair is immense have
heard some estimate It high ten Thousand men-
killed wounded and prisoners-wIth very large quan.
ty and all their baggage, which abandoned
consider o. their loss in high but
The destruction Of their force unquesonaby very
great.
am sorry say that fears entertained thai G il
ogesbys wound Will terminate fatally. IL s in The
bresst II fatal the army will suffer loss in his
death. He is brave and gallant soldier, beloved By
every officer and soldier in his command and by all who
honcrcd with hs acquaintance. General Ord has gone
North. He shot through the lee by MIME bal "A
painful but not dangerous wound. / understand that
General Grant has to-day dors TO stop
the pursuit Of the fearing, possibly leave
rinth too much exposed; may expect very socn
correct acsount the Of the enemy the full ex
tent of victory General Hurlbuts loss must have
beeu serious he unable 70 pursue the enemy after
It's complete overthrow on the Hatcbie.