The Semi-weekly Shreveport news. [volume] (Shreveport [La.]) 1862-1864, 1862-10-14

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bridge, trapped Moore's brigade and
4 pieces artillery. Enemy driven
blackburn army continued retreat to
Ripley. Our loss in all engagements
5,OOO-enemy's loss heavier. We
lost 4pieces artillery. We captured
$50 prisoners at Corinth. Enemy
made no attempt to follow us from
Corinth. Nor did the Bolivar force
after their retreat at Davis bridge.
Van Dorm was conspicuous fer his
daring. and Price, as usual, felt at
home in the leaden shower, each
escaping unhurt. Prices command
was the first in the entertainments.
Maury's division suffered the heaviest
loss Gen. Cabell's sustained severe
loss, and acted most gallantly. The
enemy fought dete,minedly, and ma
neuvred splendidly. Rosencranz
commanded. Our army is perfectly
safe. No fears entertained Of being
followed by the crippled Yankees
We will be quickly organized and
ready for another combat. The kill
ing of Coils. Rogers and Adams, and
Gen. Moore is contradicted. Lieut..
Sam Harrington, Of Capt Woods
battery, from st Louis, is among the
killed. He fell in the heat of the
battle, nobly discharging soldiers
duty.
Richmond, Oct I'm the Senate,
the House bill, to provide shoes for
the army, was passed: also, the
House bill to establish places Of rem
devious in congressional districts fo1,
the examination, by surgeons of con-
scripts. The residue of the session
was occupied by the discussion Of
the constitutional questions arising
from the consideration of the bill to
punish instruction or rebellion
against the Confederate States, and
to extend the provisions on the Sc
questratisn act to persons within the
Confederate Government forever
which was indefinitely postponed.
passed authorizing the President to
receive into service certain regiments
and battallions heretofore raised.
Mr. Bondonet, delegate from the
Cherokee Nation was admitted to his
seat within the House.
A bill authorizing the suppression
of the writ OF hubeos >orpus, was dis
cussed until adjournment.
Mobile, October S-A special dis
patch to the Advertiser and Register.
from Tupelo on the 18th, says that the
Federal prisoners taken at Pecahon-
tas report that ever $4,000 reinforce
ments, of the new levies, are now i'll
West Tennessee, mostly along A4e
line of the railroad from Corinth to
Columbus, Ky.
Augusta, oct S-A letter has been
received here this morning from
John Forsyth, dated Bardstown, Ky.
Sept. 9th, which says that Wicks
and other, We're taken prisoners by
a scouting party Of Federals and
sent to Gen. Buell., at Cave City, but
were subsequent v released On parole.
Richmond, Oct S-The n. York
Herald, of the 9th, contains a dis
patch from the West claiming
great victory at Corinth on Saturday
morning. Price attacked Rozencranz
on the right, while Van Dorm and
Lowell attacked his left. The as
sault was made with great determin
alton. Van Dorm led his column
over an abattis on the left up to with
in fifty yards of a ditch. They
We're ex posed all the time to a scatch-
FIRE, and driven back. Gen. uackel-
man was killed; Gen. Oglcsby was
dangerously wounded.
Dispatches from Kentucky state
that Bragg evacuated Bardstown on
the 4th. Crittenden's corps is inpur-
suit. Bragg was moving toward Lex
ington.
The New York Herald editoriallv
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