Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-01-23
EnE pREEAFoF zoElIcdeFaR.


Terrible Flight Of the Rebels --T,DslUs Oa'lnOn
and EgkN WagORI In Bshind--Ths
koTes Eagagsd- Interestiag PartieuIdTs.
From the Cincinnati and Louisville papers
received last night, WO gather few addi-
tional particulars Of the glorious defeat Of
the rebels upon the Cumberland. A letter
written at Somerset on the day of the
battle says;
think there is no doubt of zollicofer be-
ing killed, said 70 have been done BY COLONEL
Fry, of the I'd Kentucky regimenL Have
taken many prisoners. The Tennesseeans
fought like tigers, and have suffered much.
The elh Ohio badly cut up. Nov shslling
the intrenchments. Glorious thus far, and
I think there is no doubt Of great victory.
Have been Fighting all day heard the first
gun here about o'clock, but the fight COM
menced about daylight.
The Tennesseeans took one battery at the
point of the bayOnst, l understand.
A dispatch dated Lexington, KY 2lst,
Tuesday says;
Somerset dispatches received state that
two hundred and forty dead rebels we're left
| living on the field. go
One Indiana regiment in the hght lost in
/ killed seventy.
The force Of the rebels is thought to have
been fully double ours, and the contest was
very doubtful, until the death Of Zollicofer
/ being knoRn, when the rebels were panic
| stricken and fed. Before they reached their
intrenohments opposite Mills Spring, the re-
treat became perfect rout
The present status Of affairs is unknown
here. as
Gen. Cattsr's brigade Of East Tennesseeans
participated in the affair. This, and Gen
eral SchOepfs brigade formed the Federal
There is little doubt that Boyle is in rear
of the rebels at Monticello.
The Louisville Journal of Tuesday gives
these additional particulars
/ Additional dispatches received at head
quarters last evening confirm, to the fullest
/ extent, the important news which we pub
lished yesterday afternoon in the Bulletin.
Gen. Thomas followed up the Fetreating
rebels to their intTenchmeuts, and his men,
afSer night closed upon their victory, slept
on their arms until daylight to complete
their work, but the rebels took advantage Of
the darkness to cross to the southern side oi
tbe river, and upon reaching 9 place Of sup
posed safety they scattered in all directions,
but we do not think they can escape. There
are from seven to ten Federal regiments
which were thrown across the Cumberland
some days since, to intercept the retreat Of
the rebels, when their nest behind White
Oak Greek should have been broken up-
Unless they divide themselves up into squads
and find their way into Tennessee by un-
frequentsd paths, they mast 81 be entrapped
and the loyal Tennesseeans are like an
ayenging Nemesis upon their tracks, know
ing every road and every mountain deflle By
which escape is possible. a. j
Their retreat vas 80 complete panic that
they did not attempt to destroy anything, OF
they were fearful Of burning their stores
lest the blaze of cOn6sgration should light
the Federal forces to renewed attack, and
they quailed before the hailstsrm of lead
and iron which they knew that act would
bring down upon them. All their artillery,
twelve pieces, and ammunition, upward OF
eighty wagons and harness, all their COM
missary and qusr'ermaster's stores and camp
| equipage tell into our hands. Gen. Thomas
csrtifies to the good conduct Of our men, and
the whole nation will re-echo its plaudits to
Gen. Thomas, who has given to the Federal
arms the most brilliant success since the re-
bellion broke out.
The evacuation of the enemy's intrench-
ments took place on Sunday night, and yes
terdsy morning Gen. Thomas advanced tc
assault him and found the prey flown. The
rebel loss is estimated by different persons
at from two to four hundred, but no official
intelligence has yet been obtained on that
point The motshty on the part Of our
friends IS not stated either, but we cannot
expect such brilliant success without the
loss of some valuable lives. Knowing how
many anxious eyes will be turned toward
our columns to learn the fate Of relatives
and friends, we have made every exertiOn
to ascertain the extent of our killed and
/ wounded. but without suecess