Newbern weekly progress., 1862-10-18
Hrbci Account OF fhs ssattle sf Corinth.
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= From the Richmond Examiner. Oct o.
MOBILE, Oct Z. SPECIAL dispatch in the Ad
veflissranl Register, dated lupeo, 9Th, noon,
| says: .. r-r
| The battle at Corinth was most bloody ono
Our forces gained repeated success on Friday
snd Saturday, occupying portion Of the enc
ny's breastworks hey also gained the town.
but the enemy h / out siubbornly OH the lett
until rrinforcements arrived when, Oh Sunday,
hey fell'bpon Gen Van Durn in 6yerW helming
nGmueIs, forcing US TO reiiDqnsh our positions
aHd retreat. The hght contlhu d almost unin
ter,upedly during Friday, Saturday and Sun
day. he slaughter OH buth sides is described
as unparalleled
| Que OF our generals writes that Maury's divis.
ion, composed oi Phiters, Cabrll's, aud perhaps
AUOres brigade, viii not muster uiUre than Uue
brigade Cabell's brigade had not more than
| l5U left. Gen Martih, Of the fourth brigade
chiefly MisslssippiaIis v as killed, Also Colonel
Rogers Of Texas, and Colonel Writ Adams Of
Mississippi General Cabell Was injured by 4
fall from his horse. q
Ten thousand fresh Federas. from Bolivar
hurrassed Maury's division, which wasin advance
in tbs retrogade movement ,.l.4. gy, .al,. b.
| The army is understood 10 be in the vicinity
OF Ripley. aud perfectly safe. ftls ruinJred that
but one General was sangaine u success b. foro
the attaek-~ hich is due to him No officers
have yet arrived here. or any of the wounded.
sICosD DISPATcn.
4 MOBlLE, Oct. B. Especial 10 tho Advertsec,
! and Rsgistyr.--TUPELD, 7th.--HavinR driven In
the enemy's skirlishers. The mbinel forces VI
| Van Duru and Price attacked 4Lei III their en-
trehchnenis iit nine A. M,. Friday, diving them
out, capturing hine pieces OF artillery, aud con
tlDued repuislgg 'henl slowly driving lh IN back
IA ~. l..t. - H. a
day. Phrier'5 aud Greet,'s brigades suffering
Jrhost. Ge,,efa Martin was killed 'Coloneis
Mcfalaud aud Grueh, OF Missouri, seriously
wounded ga ........ rrrsr. gat.i 'au. .
At o'clock Saturday morning the enemy
opelei With heavy artillery At 8 o'clock we
advanced, capturing several seige guns Green's
brigade again suffered heavily, being the first to
enter the town. Cabells brigade charged the
fort on College Hill. The elcmy reserved their
fire until they were within thirty yards. III, u
opened u murderUls fire, repulsing them with
great loss . .Hs.,I ~
Information being received that the army at
Bolivar, 2O,UUO strong, was marching, via Poca-
hontas, on our rear r retreat was ordered at 10
A. M. Our forces were so,neu hat dsorganiz+d.
but brought of part of the captured tillery
aud our wounded and baggage-lalliug back ~
miles to Cyphus Creek .... ...
AT eight O'Clock Sunday Colonel --- com.
menced skirmishiug with the Yankee force tiom
Bolivar at Pvcatoua as, and fell back one me
when he was reinforced by Whiltield's legion
and a section OF artillery, and afterwards by
Maury's brigade, which wa, also r,.ipforced, bGt
the whole Vi this force proved insufficient, aud
wns driven back, Tho enemy burning the bridge
aud trapping nauryS brigade and four pieces
of artillery
Van burn and Yillepigue coming up relieved
Maury, aud captured brigade Of their captols
and thirteen pieces Of artillery. The enemy
were then driven back tu lAluiamOras, ami our
army continued their retreat to Ripley, over the
road our baggage train had passed. ,...l
Our loss in all the engagements is estimated
ut five thousand, anu the cncniys much heavier.
ihe loss at Pocahvhtas was equal TO that at
CounIh. Our 'oss may BIZ over estimated, MS
stragglers were numbered by the thousand, aud
the retreat was not very orderly We lost four
pieces vi artillery. We captured three hundred
and iity prisoners at Cornlh, who were brought
off, a..
The enemy mad no attempt to foloa up from
Cornth, lor did the Bolivar force, after their de-
leal at Dav s. bridge. g"
Van Dorm was conspicuous for dating, and
Price, as usual, felt At hUme in the irOu shower,
| each escaping unhutt
Pnces command vas the first in the entrench
meuts. SID.
Maurys division suffered the heaviest loss
Gen. Cabel Sustained severe loss, aud acted most
sallan'y ....,.
The enemy fought determiuealy, and were
IN answered spleuddly. ROSectans command
cd III person.
Ga, amy are perfectly safe, and no fears are
entertained If their beng followed by the Grip.
pi, d Yankees We will be quickly organized
anu really tor another combat
The ked OF Colones Rogers and Adams and
| Gen. Moore is cuniradIcted.
Lieut., sam. harrington, Of Captain Wade's
| battery, st Louis, IL a,nung The killed. lie fell
IN The heat of ballle, hobly dischaising sol
Iier's duty.