The Nevada Democrat., 1862-04-22
The Battle at Plttsburg LandIng-The
Situation at Corinth.

The Battle Ot Plttsburg LandIng-The
situation at COrinth.
From late dispatches TO the Associated
Press we make up the following summary
relative TO the late battle at Pitisburg
Landing and subsequent military opera.
tions in the vicinity:
Gen. Halleck arrived at Pittsburg Land.
ing on April llth, and was re-orCanieing
the army. Orders were found on the BODY
of Gen. Sidney Johnson from JEFF. Davis, to
press on to the attack before Buell. could
come up. The rebel Gen. Ruggles was al.
so killed in the battle. and Gen. Bushrod
johnson is reported dead.
The Pittsburg correspondent of the Gin
cinnati Gazette says: The sum and sub.
stance Of the battle is that on Monday af-
ter nine hours fight, we simply regained
what we had lost; not division advanced
half mile beyond the old camps. The
lowest estimate of the killed and wounded
is 5000; prisoners, 5000 to 1000. The
rebel loss is probably 100 more than ours.
Letters from the army at Pittsburg say
the rebels carried away With them probably
twenty-five hundred of our men, Our
troops retook, on Monday, oil the guns that
had been captured by the rebels on Sunday
and twelve belonging to the enemy.
Gen. Grant, in his official report of the
battle, estimates our loss at 1900 killed aud
5000 wounded. The loss of the enemy in
killed aud left on the field is greater than
ours.
The rebel ouiposts are at the foot of Pea
Ridge, eight miles from Corinth. The ad.
vance Of the Federal troops are eight miles
from Pittsburg- leaving space Of only
two miles between the opposing armies.
Beauregard sent flag of truce request
ing permission TO bury the rebel dead, and
saying that "Owng to the heavy reinforce
ments the Federals received on Sunday
night an Monday, and the fatigue Of my
men, deemed it prudent to retire, and not
renew the battle" Permission was not
granted.
The Richmond Dispatch contains tele.
gram from Beauregard, dated Corintb.
April 9th, stating that he was strongly in
trenched, and prepared to defeat the FEEDER
ais in whatever numbers they might attack
him. He claims the battle Of Pittsturg
Landing as most important rebel victory.
He says he captured 5000 Federal prison.
ers and thirty-six pieces of cannon.
The Richmond Wing of April Sth pub
fishes dispatches in regard to the battle Of
the 9th, which do not differ materially
from our account. They we're satisfied
that on Monday they would capture or kill
all the Federal army. No dispatches have
been published by them giving an account
Of Mondays fight
The Secretary Of War has received infor-
nation that Huntsville, Ala, was occupied
by our troops on the llth, without much
resistance. Two hundred prisoners were
70 fooofhor NTH Gfioon
large amont Of rolling stock for the rail
road.
On the 18th, an expedition went east
from Huntsville. Ala, TO the junction lSte-
venson1 Of the Chattanooga with the Mem
phis and Charleston Railroad, which point
they seized-2,000 Of the enemy retiring
without hri0g a shot Five locomotives
and large quantity of rolling stock we're
captured.
Another expedition left at the same time
and went westward 10 Decatur, arriving in
time to save the railroad. which had been
seized by the rebels
Gen. Milchell's division holds 100 miles
of the Memphis and Charleston Railroad.
On the 18th, force of 1000 or 5000 ac-
companied by the gunboats Tyler and Lex
ingtOn, proceeded up the Tennessee river
W polht hchl LdblpoIL, misfihblppl, WDeTe
they landed; marched TO Bear Greek Bridge
and destroyed two bridges Of the Mobile
and Ohio Railroad at that point. The des-
truction of these bridges completely cuts
off communication between the main body
of the rebels at Corinth and the rest Of
the Confederates, except those at New Or
leans.
A correspondent of the Cincinnati Com.
mercial, writing from Savannah. TEMP,
date of April 10th, says of the battle at
Piltsburg Landing, or as properly called,
Shelah, that the COnfederates had l63 regi-
meDts engaged on the field, although not
all full. Nearly every account agrees in
placing their forces at not less than 10000.
The great feature of the battle was the en-
tire want of geUeralsbip in our command.
Although it was known that this large force
was within 20 miles Of our lines, it is posi-
lively asserted here by officials high in
command that our army had neither scouts
nor pickets out.
ORGANIC REMAINs.-Some enormous pet
rifed teeth have lately been found in Gordon's
Gulch by some miners. They comprised two
bac and four front foofh Of What a,,,.,-