The New York herald., 1862-04-18
THE BATTLE At PITTssuac, TENN.
Our 81. Louis Correspondence.

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Our st. Louis Correspondence.
Sr. LOUIS, April is, 1862
Ineresing Sotemepts OF Rs,l Prisoners Ayvrpsd 81
Lorts- wheye the Rebels OS,an ID 7aev superior ARMS
Bednregayd and Joanston. &c.
Having has . lengthy interview this morning with
some OF the rebel officers captured Pittsburg. who
arrived bore yesterday by the steamer woodford am
enabled TO add few particulars TO the battle Of tho
9th and Tth which of interest 10 the readers
OF the HERALD These prisoners chiefly from
louisiana Alabama and Tennessee mixed in with few
from Texas, Arkansas. Mississippi, and several fms
regiments raised in Southern kentucky by the late
so called provisional government OF that State.
They confirm the previous statements thai tho
rebel forces in the battle the best armed
in the Southern confsderacy, excepting those now
contending against Mcclellan at Yorktown. The arms
wore imported from England only last month, by the
iron steamer Economist, which ran the blockade at
Charleston with Cargo valued at $500 900. This s the
Of 20 much IN southern pspsT
distribution OF Enned rifles took place, 90 am in
formed by several rebel ofncsrs only week before
Beaursgard LEFT Corinth In addition to these tho
best artillery manufactured at New Orleans and Nom
phis in their hands, that Beauregasd evidently
considered his troops equally a. we'll armed as tho Union
Our rebel prisoners also state that great impetus
was given 10 enlsting BY the threatened draft
gard. Recruits accepted in companies, and
every railroad Office 10 the Southwest was turned into
to company rendezvous and whom sixty were gathered
together they al sent 10 Cornth and combined in
regiments according 70 their States Drafted men were
negroes were scarce and this way thousands were In
weighed into volunteering, supposng they would be com
smonr their H Comrades For syb%ttiua to draft
The statement teegraphed from Cairo this morning,
that Pillow and Floyd were at Cornth pronounced u
kr.,~ A.lf NJ thA hal Af,
with whom / convsrsed. Pillow and Floyd
dsspissd BY the Southern army for their conduct at
Fort ponslson and my informant aaaSa W,.n emphasis.
under such generals Floyd is at home in Virginia. and
Pillow was recently in Memphis, without any command.
The troops all supposed when ordered to Corinth that
they TO be under command Of Bsauregard and much
disappointment was felt among Alabamians, Louisi.
anians aud Mssissppiana when they found that Beau
tho prisoners pretended, in my presence, to believe
that IL Bcaursgard had had the whole management
Grants army would have been annihiated. The troops
commanded by Sidney Johnston arrived at Cornth rst
They about 0fteen thousand in number. Bragg
cam: next with nvs thousand from Pensacola, some
place 70 supply the deficiency caused BY the Withdrawal
Beauregard at this time was at jackson, Tennessee.
Many OF the who went to Cornth with tho latter
were bitter in their language toward Sidney Johnston
but the latter was warmly defended BY the troops who
accompanied him from Nashville and the result was that
many scrimmages occurred in tho camps. Bsaureasrd
and Johnston were personally on the best Of terms
For the principal items Of the above indebted 10
bama regiment q native OF New York and FOR twelve
years clerk in Montgomery, Ala.
Too much praise cannot 30 given to the Western san
wounded soldiers In the late engagements in the West
BY their energetic appeals to the people, and udcious
selections Of floating hospitals and prompt provision Cor
nurses and hospital supplies, they have accomplished
deal OF work for which the soldiers their friends
can never be esatRceutsy grateful.
Additional Particu cuIars or the Battle.
From the Cincinnati Commercial, April 15.l
We had yesterday the satisfaction Of conversation
With Captain Stockdale Of the steamer Horizon who
at Pttsburg Landing when the battle commenced
Sunday morning, and was sent down to Savannah with
his boat but returned next day ne saw much Of the
the battle ground. He had also conversation with
wounded rebel prisoner who was we'll known 70 him.
for miles, and usually the rebel dead were more more
numerous than ours. Only In few places
dead thicker than theirs Tho shellins Of the
rebels by the gunboats had been very destructive
Several groups Of six, eight and ten, who were
killed by q single shell. seen. Rebel prisoners
stated that the first big she'll that landed among them
killed nearly twenty. and it was impossible 10 force the
forward whore the heavy shots from the boats
crushing tho timber and the shells were shrekng and
crashing every side. The field where the enemies
dead were thickest where they encountered Lew
walace's Division Monday morning. There standing
on stump, Captain Sockdae counted sixty dead rebels
There were several pes-of nearly dozen each Every
thing indicated that the repuss OF the enemy on Monday
had been most deadly.
Captain Stockdas had on his boata wounded rebel who
old acquaintance. His name was Patavisni, and
when Capt stockdsc know him. few years ago he was
the chief clerk Of p LAno Co., doing bushes At No. IL
Cont street, New Orleans. Patavien was q member
or tho New Orleans Guard, company which OF tbs
Home Guard organization; but upon the Of Grants
movement up the Tennessee river e called into
vice FOR ninety days twenty days OF which term OF
vice had expired when the battle fought. Pataven
stated that the attack made with sixty thousand
men, with OF thirty Ave thousand, and that
they told that Van Dorm and Price 81 Memphis
with their whole army, and would be in Cornth at
large number OF the rebel force ninety day en
They were forced the service. The rebel advance
from Corinth commenced nine days before the at.
tack made. Pstavisni said he had been nine days
from Corinth and yet folks careless as
they party OF picnicksrs and knew nothing Of
the enemy advance. Patavien shot through the
thigh, and died on the way down the river.
why Beauregard Retrcatcd at Pfttsburg.
From the Richmond Dispatch, April 10l
After writing the above account OF the battle OF the
6th), o,mdion for Uhich prepared came to
hand thai our army under General retsasd
consequence OF the arrival Of Buell. powerfully rein.
forcing the column under Grant This withdrawal from
the river and the vicinity OF the gunboats was course
mo,r Of necessity. We shall yet hear good account
we believe Of gallant General Beauregard
tires to his fortified camp there to await the movements