Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-10-13

PerryNiiIe and Retreat af the Enrmy
10 Harrod>bars-No Battle on Thursday.
FLRRYsyiLLE, lkY,l VIA BARDsTowN, Oct.
Ic.-To xcjor General hcItecl, G.a.laI-ia-GLieT:
L have already advised you Of the army move
ments under my command from Louis VILE
Aiore or less skirmishins has occurred daily
With The fnemy's cavalry. =.
Since then IT was supposed thar he enemy
would give battle ~ Bardstown. Nv troops
reached that point on the sth instant. driving
OFT the eneniy's rear guard OF cavalry and ar
tilery. ....-
/ The main body retired towards Springfield,
MhIihef the pursuit was continued. .,.... ...-. r
The eenterseorps, under Gen. Gilbert. moved
on the direct road from Springfield 10 Perry
Vile, and arrived On the 9Th within TWO Mills
Of tie town, where The enemy was found 10 be
i'll force. 81. -.
The lei. column, under Gen. NJ 4 Cook. came
apcn the n ashN lille road about ten O'Clock yes
tert'ay. the atil instant. 1T was oni.red INTO
position 10 attack and strong reconnaissance
directed. .---4
Att O'Clock 1 received 4 request from sies
McCcck Tor reinfoTcements. anu learned Jhat
de lefi had been severely engaged foy several
hours. and that the right and left OF that corps
We're being turned and severely pressed.
ReiEforc, menis We're Immediately sent for
ward from The centre. Orders were also sent
10 The right column. under Gen. CriiteHden,
which was advancing by the Lebanon road. TO
push forward and attack the cnrmy's l.tt, but
II a. impossible for H TO get in position in Time
10 procure any decisive result.
The action continued until dark. Some fi.ft-
ing also occurred OH the centre.
The enemy Were everywhere rpIllsed. but
lot V ltboui some momcniary vantage Oh lac
lett.
The several eorI's w re pui in position during
lhe night. ard moved 10 the as;ack at-G O'Clock
this morning. Some diminishing Occurred xith
lie eTiemys rear guard. The enemy had fallen
back in the direction ef HaTTodsbHrs.
i have no accurate report OF CIR loss yet. Ii
Is probably pretty heavy. including valuable
Officers. Gems. Jackson and TerriI. regret 10
say, aIe among the killed. ID. & BU Ell,
MAYOR General Commanding. -
Tho Fight al PrrryviIIe. Ey.-I Hion Loss
abom I.50o-.That of tie Enemy mach
Larger.
louisville: Ky. Oc.. 10--12 o'clo. X mid
nicht.-A dispatch from BaTdStown 10 q Ov.
RohinSon says thar Gen. Crittenden's force was
not engaged III Wednesdays fight. and that
Gen. Woods force WAS hut temporarily en-
gagged. not haN ing arrived IN season. At night
The rebels retrtatcd wards HarTCdsbGrg, bat
WEI, hemmCd in.
Gen. Kirby Smiths dotachmenth had departed
from he other rebel O. lleLts Cn Duck river.
On Sunday we occupied advantageous iluai-
tions ali sides of tle snelny.
0Ur loss in killed and wounded on Wednes-
day was 1,5tC. The loss OF The oliemy is con-
SidcIId llGch larger.
Tie reports CT seVera battle EcaT Perry
VILE on Thursday are iEcorrrcr. The report
tame from four persons who left PerryViile
al seven O'Clock ON that morning. when skir-
Inislnns had commenced with slight cannona-
oIng.
Orhers. who lett the baule-Geld al , o'clock
on Thursday aflernoon,- say the firing ceased
before : o clock i'm the morning. and the remain
der OF Tire rebels We're making their way to-
wards Harrods burg, pursued by tiie Federal
amy. ..s. .
Col Jacobs. OF ;hc eth kentucky cav alry; was
slightly wounded in skirmish on "Wednesday
night, near lawrenceburs. buJ he continued on
duty on Thursday. r,. .f.
The IGth Ohio regiment lostSs2 killed and
wounded Il on Wednesday,. Company l.. Capt.
FolnIan. mostly from LoITisN Iile. ~ Col. Pope's
regiment, lost in killed and wounded all except
twelve. - ...-- ...
Gen. Rousseau aad Col. Pope's wounds are
very slight. --.
There are. conflicting s.ories about the deaIh
OF Gen. Lyile. Some report him wounded and
q prisoner. e. .g ...
The remains OF Gen. Jackson. Gen. TerrilI
and Gen. Webster have arrived here.
The sanitary committee have made every
preparation for the relief OF the wounded.
GOV. Morton. OF Indiana. is Ell ro1te hiJher
with large number OF surgeons and nurses.
Further from Kelitucky.
LOUISVILLE, Oct. 1.-THE Democrat learns
that Capt. Bowles' quartermasTers train was
attacked on the morning OF The Sth by party
of rebels, whom Major Bradford held in check
near Frankfort, when Kirby Smiths whole
force appeared on the opposite side Of the river
and necessitated q surrender OF seventeen u.
s. government wagons and ten or fifteen sut-
lcrs wagons.
The enemy captured $50 stragglers of our
amy, whom they sent back TO the train. Among
the Eederals captured Were Major Bradford,
Lieut. Cassel, Of the 18th Pennsylvania, Capt
Bowles, quarter,naster, Lieut. Bailey, of the
2tth Indiana, and Lieut. Goldsmith, OF the 39th
Ohio. .....'-t.. f-...- .... ..
The Jonrdal says Grayson was taken by the
rebels on the 10th of September. - -,
There was no fighting on Thursday, Friday,
nor Saturday. A battle was expected 10 take
place 10 morrow.
Cannonadmg was heard near Lawrenceburg,
Nv, to- day. Gen. Dumont has sent reinforce
O,I MS lbifhpr