Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-10-17

Irp,In. Oct. 1.--Iiavirg driven in the enc
uiy'S skirn!i>hc,a, on Friday last, the com
bined force u. Generals Van Dorm and Prica
attacked llsln in their ertrench1ien,; at v
o'clock \. NJ, driving them out, and captured
TlEa pieces nia"'il'nr- zrd rnT.f,,.! rrpulSiEg
lhGm slowly, driving them hack until night
tall. uuT !nSS .as heavy during tho day,
Ph(.r's And Hireeu'S brisadcs suffering most.
Gen. Martin WAS killed, and Co.'s. Mcfarland
and Irwin. Of Missouri. seriously wounded.
At / o'clock on SATURDAY morning the
cnc'ny opened with his heavy artillery, which
octasonrd small loss. At s o'clock we I'D
rallcei. capturing several siege guns, Green's
brlsaGe again suffering heavily and being tho
lir8L to cuter the town. Cabell's brigade
! CHARGED tie Forr on College Hill. The enemy
r.cerve'! :heir fire until we were ,Sithin thirty
yArds, and ii,su opened niuiderGGs n.n, re-
pulling Them with great loss.
Information being received that tie army
At Bolivar, 10000 strncg, was marching Wa
P"cahnrtas, Oh our rear, II retreat wsa ordered
Nj o clock a. ~, snd was effected in
10 0nIrwh hnt dsorderly manner but bringing oil
the captured artillery, and our wounded and
baggage. Our forces fell back ten miles. 20
Cypress Creek.
At : o clock Sunday morning Col. Adams
comnencrd skirmishing with the lank.rs
lvnn Bolivar, 1T Pocahontas, AMI fell ha,n
Ole uiir, when he was reinforced by Nhn
field : legion and section OF art Iery, AMI
afterwards by Maury's division, which WIS
also reinforced; but the whole Of the force
proved insufficient, and were driven back.
t": enemy burning the bridge and Trap
ping Noore's brigade and four pieces Of
iIlicry.
Gems. Van Dorm and Vllepigue coming up
rccaptured Aloore's brigade with a brigade
II tneir captors and IS pieces OF artillery
The enclny were then driven back to MatoIa-
mI,as. ard nnr army continued tLci: fs;rcAt
To RlrIey,ovr the roadsby which our baggage
train fa,. passed.
hur loss IN all the engagements is estimated
ut 1000; the e,Icmy'n is much heavier. The
loss ut pncahontas was equal to that al Co.
rinth. unr loss may be over r-cstmate,i, as
,iragEl.'a we're numbered BY the thousands,
and thr retreat WAS not very orderly.
We l''St ionr pirccs OF artillery. We cap
| iurGd 2&jLl prisoners at Cnrlnth, who We're
brought of, The enemy made no sttcmpr
tn ioIIow uS from rorinth, nor did tho Boil
var tnrrr uller their defeat 4. Davis bridge.
| s+rncral Van Dorm was conspicuous Tor
his daring, and General Price, rs usual, felt at
home N the !cntteD shower, each escaping un-
hurt
Prices command were the first in the en-
| lrcrchmcnts. hlaury's division suffered the
heaviest l1ss. Gen. Cabell sustained severe
loss and acted most galantly.
The enemy fought with determination, and
man""ver"'I spiendidly; Rosecranz COM
tnsr,,,rI.
unr army are perfectly safe, and no fears
arc entertained of being followed by the Grip
pled Ianh GEES. We shall be quickly organ
.zed and ready for another combat. The
killing Of Colonels Rogers and Adams, and
General Moore, is contradicted.
Lieutenant San, Harrington, of Capt. Wade's
battery, Of St. Louis, is among the killed
lie fell il the heat of the battle, nobly dis
charging soldiers duty.