The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1862-10-09

from dispatch. aud drove them across
J the stream and got possession OF the
hight. With oar troops. Gen. Ord took
! two batteries and 700 prisoners.
(Sisuedl L. s, GRANT,
Major Gen. Commanding.
HKApo'RS GEN. GRANTS ARMY,
Jackson, Tenn, Oct. 8.
10 MAJOR General Htheck:
Gess. Ord and Harlbat came upon
the enemy yesterday, and Gen. Hurlbut I
having driven in small bodies Of the reb-
els the day before, after seven hours hard
fighting, drove the enemy Eve miles back
across the Hatchie River, towards Cot !
ia,h, capturing two batteries, about three
hundred prisoners, aud many smal arms
l Immediately apprised Gen. Rosecraos
Of these facts, aud directed him to urge
on the GOOD work.
The following dispatch has just been
received frsm him:
CHEvALLA, Oct. 6.
To .Uey. Gen. Grant:
The enemy is totally routed, and
throwing everything away We are fol-
lowing sharpl7. W. s. RosEcRASs.
Acting Under previous orders, General
Hurlbut is following Gen. Mcpherson
is in the lead of Rosccrans' column. The
rebel Gen Martin is said to be killed
L. S. GRANT,
Maj, Gen. Commanding.
CAIRO, Oct. G.
r bel loss at Corinth is about 500
killed, and from 800 to l, 800 wounded.
We have near fifteen hundred prisoners
at Corinth, aud three hundred on the
Hatchie, with more constantly coming in.
We have noreport Of the FILLED on either
side in yesterdays aud Sundays battles.
Gen. Ord says that on Sunday we lost
several hundred wounded, and probably
more than the enemy.
We have taken several thousand stand
of arms, thrown away by the rebels 10
their flight. They are mostly new mus
kets, of English make.
Our loss at Cornth is about 500 killed
and 1000 wounded.
Oct. II have received the following
additional news from Corinth: Colonel
Thush, 41th ILL.,, was killed 10 the bat
tie Of Saturday. Col. Baldwin, 57th Ill.,,
and Lieut.. CO.. Sanders, 10Th lowe, for /
merry editor of the Davenport Gazette, I
were slightly wounded.
All the Iowa regiments at Corinth
were in the engagement and b,havcd
with great gallantry.
ST.. LOUIS, Oct I.
Dispatches received at headquarters
bring intelligence to the effect that on
Saturday mornin: Gen. Scho6eld ad.
ranccd upon the rebels at Newtonia, a
small town "a miles southwest of Spring,
field, and after two hours engagement,
the rebels broke and fed 10 all directions
Enemy's force estimated at 5000. Our
loss is triAing. -
Dispatches intercepted after the fight
advised Schofcld of the intention Of the
enemy to concentrate their whole force at
a point II miles distant from Newtonia.
to which point he was pushing rapidly
with the expectation of renewing the
battle on Sunday. No particulars have
yet been received.
Frank p. Blair was unanimously nom.
mated for Congress from the LIST district
CINCINNATI, Oct 4.
Geo. H. Pcndletun aud Alexander
Long were nominated for Congress YES.
terday by the Democrats of the 1st and
ID Districts.
A dispatch from Capt. IIauser, sd
Indiana, dated Greenupsburg, Ky, Oct.
Sd, says Gen. George Morgan arrived
with his whole command at Greenups.
burg, last evening. lie brought all his
trains and artillery with him. His men
are IN fine health, Notwithstanding the
many hardships they have undergone on
their march from Cumberland Gap.
The Commerciatsays: "Morsan'sr..
treat was the most arduous and hazardous
Of the war. During the march north.
ward, our army was constantly cnvcoped
) by the enemy's cavalry. Morgan main
tanned the offensive throughout. On one
occasion he marched fourteen successive
hours, for three days. Our troops had
r no water except that found in stasnan,
, pools.
7 "All the guns at the Gap were brough,
, away, except four thirty Founders
e too heavy for transportation. The trunn
j Ions OF these were Knocked off before the,
Y were abandoned.
e ."Greenupsburg, Kentucky, is fifteer
}. miles above Portsmouth, Ohio
}. PITTSBURGH, Pa, October /.
n The Fortress Monroe correspondent q
? the Philadelphia Press says that an I'D
vance movement is going on there which
may take prominent place in history
e 1t has Richmond for its destination, it i
d supposed
}. Major General Dix las succeeded i,
y >oustiog nearly all of the worthless, pro
c slavery officers who infested this point
It so that in the movement now about I,
e take place the rebels will be minus ,bei
s mail bags
d All the military posts in the vicinity O
= Fortress Monroe have been great,
d strengthened Of late.
e The enemy is evidently contractin, hi
j. lines about Winchester, awaiting tn,
i battle which will soon be forced uno,
= him by Gen. Mcclellan, who has eau
,,ous'y moved large army across tn
Potomac.
Gen. Lees conscripts are desertiup i,
q large numbers: The Maryland hills ,r
! full Of them