The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1862-11-06
TIE WARM KENTUCKY.
Major Cottcr Among the kepcis-
How General Polk Captured Him
Condition of Briggs Army
lrrom the ClcyelAni IeadeT, aQIh

FROM the tlfff lAfl1 tfta''if "'i"f
Major Co,,cr. of General McCook's stan.
Who was captured On tho 9Th instant, NJ the
battle of Perryvillc. reached here, yesterday
morning. having been paroled lie VAS
captured ut the close of the battle, when Y
was almost dark, having mistaken tho
enemv's lines fer our own. lie had the
supervision of twenty six guns IN the hghl,
xbich were located az different points IN the
feld Ho had LEFT battery at a certain point
10 ,isit A battery further down the line. and
was not absent over twenty minutes. While
no was gone, however. the former battery
foil back. and tho enemy following up took
the position they had just vacated. MAJOR
Co,tef. In riding back, heard the cheers OF
tho Rebels, but supposed that they came
from his own men. not knowing that they
had fallen back.
lie rode up aud inquired the cause OF the
cheering. They said. We have driven the
enemy-thcy are running. lie replied.
lyon will find plenty Of grey coats down
there. vet. meaning the Rebels. This reply
caused an officer 10 inquire. "Nho are You.
air 2" Il. S,r, am Major Cotter. oi General
Mccook's stan And /. sir. am Major
1eneral Po,k. of the Confederate Army and
sou are nv prisoner" The Major saw that
he sad cot into the wrong box. but had no
alternative but 60 submit. Before he LETT
tie suot seven othor Federal stan officers
rode up. and were captured a. he was Scn
McCook's abulance. containing all the ten
erals clothing except What be bad on. The
carpet bags OF his staff. they were allowed
no other baggage ON that march. refresh
ments, etc was driven 20 the spot. and Tell
rso the hands OF the Rebels. which relolced
them greatly. With the ambulance were
Il Al A lt,IL al
a. slaves who had belonged TO HIM IN Ten
nessec. and had run away. lhs was very
gratifying 10 the Bishop Venefal. without
doubt
Although Il vas promised that MAJOR Cor
rts's private property should be respected
nearly everything wac taken from HIM. even
the srnrs from his boots. his sword knot.&c.
He had 5000 in green. backs. which we're
no, taken until he reached the lines when
pNrrolled Then MoResN's Rangers took
all but $40 Of H. The Major SAYS be was
treased very kindly. except being robbed
10 w.s taken about ten miles from Ferry
Vile. and after being.kep, thcro Tor ihfee
DAYS vas parrolied and sent 10 our i'nss lie
expects 20 re exchanged soon.
The Major saw BGAoe. CuEArN,<. lfien
Nay. BrcKxrx and Others OF the kebcl ten.
srsls. aud talked with them. ksAcG SAID
the battle OF Perrysiho was the most
closelv contested fixet during the war. he
Rebel force wAs ~ 600 against li.uh'. rcd
erals. our men supposed a, the outset Of
the engagement that they we're only fighting
the rear guard Of bRArC, AIRY. IN whose
parsnit they were. but after an artillery .iuel
at long range. which lasted for some tifac,
they discovered that the whole Of bRAec :
ARMY we've bastcd against them The Nsjor
-. 49, H. ff.sna~
All astr. NJ Who we're bat from one %
tour miles distant th., Rebels. who were de-
scatcd u olid have been CAPTURED or brakca
up
The Rebels ackuor led Se los la khiesi
and wounded OF 600 men. Our less vas
between 300 and l0N The MAJOR sas.
the Rebels fought with desperate bravery
They attempted. az one stage 1T The tight
n asnk his Batteries. They marched up IL
al.pe eight deep. ard although the grA7s
FROM his guns made chains IN The Inc yarl.
IN width. they von'd close Up and maFcl
.tsd.iis on. Mortal men couid not endure
the ere, however. Aad they az lcagth Eel
<ailenlv back Al one lime there was a
had - hand hghs over fsEscS's Battcrs. "a
which dubbed mcsketS vcre usci The
battery n a. three times captured 81 m,
ksbsis. AMI three times rrsakcn ~ Cur mcn
WAS NattI- taE-s ttet@ 80 Ntrftt&tf 81
counters thar The brave tscocral 1HsKsl'
Cell.
MAJOR Coi.er -; noac 81 tic tasasx-sil
runs under ~ c,,srasnd- he cscarcd an
Serious injufv King throuEh a coFnfesi
. .rsire-poead bal struck the grclnd 81
-~~.ix beneath rs har<e's belly. thc concus
or knocking horre All rider con7'eie'
o..~ and cioed OF dess The Naior thc'
,,,,snte.I a cara,ry horse &c soaud. ard 90
"a, heen or hius lcng before = soiti -
rs,e .lour and ssrnck ne horse - Ne ~
The x.los's lex vss hsdls sfr.iaet ~ s'
- s.Il.sx CO a. lie tAea -enft.Af en-
-. - All horse. whsek had Fesofere1 iror