, 1862-04-15
BOGUS GOV. JOHNSON KILLED.

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into the field The 9th Illinois {Painc's
old rcgiment) mustered only 200 effective
men. Col. Fry's regiment were the only Iii
nois boys that acted badly. They had never
been in action before.
The battle was stayed on Sunday by tic
gGnboats and heavy siege guns Of Matteson's
and SIEcTsparre's batteries, and the arrival
Of part of Buell's forces.
i council Of var was held by Beaurcgard
and IL principal Generals Of the rebel army
before the attack on Pittsburg. If successful
they would follow us and try to hold the Bor-
der States. If beaten, Withdraw to the Gulf
States with all their forces.
Van Dorm vas not in the fight.
Our cavalry was not very efEectual in follow
ing up the retreating rebels. They were hin
dcrcd by underbrush-
Rebel prisoners eay Gen. PrcntiEs's men
{prisoncrs) were marched into CorintA in GOOD
order.
Cen Grant was at Savannah, miles below
Pittsburg, when the battle opened, aud did
not arrive till 10 o'clock,
When our informants left Gen. HaI1eck Ea5
organizing the army as fast as possible, and
preparing for every emergency.
SECOND DISPATCH.
9o'c1oek p. na.:-The following rebel officers
participated il Beanregard's council Of war:
Breckinridge, Bragg, Floyd, Hardee, Cheat
ham, the three Johnstons {sydney, Bashrod,
and the Kentucky provisional Governor.)
The cause Of the Sunday repulse is not de-
fnite1y ascertained. The roads are now i'm
passable from heavy rains.
Gen. Hulburt has discovered one Of Matte
sons six 64pound howitzers abandoned, and
called on man near by to work it. He did
so, and fred and sighted it sixty y-6ye
tineE, moving down the enemy terribly every
fire. The man was Dr.. Corning Of st. Louis,
surgeon, and inexperienced in artillery pra.-
Gce. Gen. Hur1bert thoughthim an old artil-
lery officer.
4 Federal wounded and captured in our
tents, Sunday, and afterwards left when the
rebels rctreated, reports Beauregard making
strong speech Sunday night to his officers
and men. he assured them that they would
make an easy prey Of us on Monday;
exhortcd them to be brave, cool and self pos
sessed; bid them injure nothing they had
taken as booty, for it would all be needed in
the rapid marches they we're about making in
pursuit Of the Federa1s, who might escape.
Rebels taken prisoners on Monday confirm
this statement.
Brigadier General Johnston, rebel provision
al Governor Of Kentucky is killed, aud his
body is at Paducah.
Different accounts agree in mixing the rebel
force at Corinth estimated from 5000 to
10000, Of whom Is 600 to 20, 900 were in ac-
ton. Our force was 4, 900 in action.
Tie Hiawatha brought down 800 wounded
oMound City, today at noon, An adequate
supply OF transports lying at Pittsburg have
been loadcd with the wounded ready to conc
Some go to Cincinnati.
Tic Cincinnati Sanitary Commissiop did
uobly in relieving the wounded so did those
Of St. Louis
Orders we're found on Gen 4. S. Johnston
from JEFF. Davis to press on and attack Grant
on Wednesday before Buell. would join him
by Thursday.
Bogus Governor johnson, Of Kentucky,
said he did not want to live, as the Confedcr-
acE was ruined He did not want to sec it.
Gen. Ruggles vas Killed. Bushrod John
son is also reported dead.
Ito the Associated Press1
CAIRO, April Ill have the following facts
from those who had part in the late battle,
and who have just arrived here from the scene
The first fighting at Pittsburg On Sunday
morning last was opened by Col Peabody
(.5th Missouri regiment, J sending one hund-
rcd and thirty men under Afajor Powell to rc-
eeonnoitcr for the enemy, They met large
lorce and were driven back. Three hundred
1HoTc were sent, and they also were driven
back. At daybreak the rebels followed close,
and attacked our men while breakfasting
Ihey rushed to arms and pitched into the
tight On their own hook. Gen. Grant was
down on the steamer Tiger.
| Col. Peabody was shot in the thigh and
| Heck, AID has an arm of. He vas formerly an
| engineer on the Memphis & Ohio Railroad !:
also on St. Joseph Railroad, &c.
| Gen. Prentiss is reported to hive said he
! would sooner be taken prisoner than retreat.
| Rebel Gen. Bushrod johnson WAS taken nris.
oncr and has Since died. He violated his pa.
| role at Donelson.
| Gog. Sam. Houston'6 son was wounded aud
is prisoner at St. Louis; also Pierre Soules
| son is prisoner.
The Government has bought the steamers
| January and City of Louisiana for floating hos
] pitfalls, 1Gd will probably buy two more
Col. " GOD, OF the 18th Iowa Is wounded aud
has gone to St Louis. Only one hundred and
fifteen men Of his regiment not taken prison.
ers. The Iowa 18th reported not taken pris-
| oDers.
OF the Illinois 14th thirty-a7e were killed
| and one-half of the regiment wounded,
| OF the six hundred Missouri 10Th that went
into the fight on Sunday, only ninety could be
| The 18th Missouri, o1st Illinois, and 10th
Wisconsin, were in the centre Of General
Premises Division, and held their position
| nearly tonr hours In thesmiddle of the day on
Sunday, Adjutant General Binmore, OF
Premises division, said he could muster but
l,tN men out OF seven regiments on Monday
evening.
| Ono of our sick men, left In one Of our
tents, is reported to have been hauled out
thirty yards and his throat cut, on Sunday
night, from ear to car. Anotherh had his boots
stolen of bis feet
A man who helped to bury the dead saws he
counted on certain area 10 rebels killed and
only 38 Federals-never put in less than two
rebels to oIe Federal Tbs rebels hauled of
their dead on Sunday night
"A surgeon who visited 81 regiments ot
Grants army on Tuesday to ascertain the loss
and one hundred wounded. General Grant
informed surgeon Just before leaving On
tEday, that our loss was fifteen HUNDRED
kiled, 1900 wounded and 800 prisoners ]
have this IRON the surgeon himself. It seems
too E1Da1l.
| Two thousand and five hundred wounded
loyal troops stil! lie on the transports a
PittsbuIg, receiving medical care. EycrJ
facility is given BY General Strong to frIends
| to help them in the search Of wounded and
| Killed. ...=,--
BEACREGARD's LYING DISPATCH.
FORTRESS MONROE, April 1A.-A Norfo1i
paper has been received here, containing
dispatch from Beauregard in relation to fhs
/ second days fighting. he claims complet'
victory. He says that after capturing thirty
sir Of our guns and 5000 prisoners, bis force!
fell back upon bis works at Corinfh, which
they are fully ableto hold.
BL!xoRE, April l4.--1n reterence TO Bean
regards dispatches alluded to IN the Old Poia
letter inquiries have been made Of the Wa
Department, and We are authorized to sss
shat the reports from Pittsburg Landing u
ready given to the public contradict the re
g9ft il the Norfolk paper All reports at tn
nar department confirm the statements tha
9he enemy we're routed and pursued as far a!
r the pfeyions order OF Geu. Grant would Der
MI, and the enemy are nor shut up In Cor
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