Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1863-10-17

New York, October 1.-THE billiard
match tonight at Irving Hall for l 800
points, was won by Kavanaugh of New
York, over Sereiter of Detroit, byg785
points.
The Times correspondence from the
army of the Potomac, Oct. 18th, says:
The enemy made two desperate but
unsuccessful attempts to whip this army
to-day in detail and destroy our trains,
but in both he most signally failed.
At daybreak, between Catlett's station
and Auburn, Stuart and A. P Hill made
simultaneous attack on Gen. Greggs
cavalry and the I'd army corps 8
Almost the first intimation given of
the enemys presence was the opening of
their batteries on the I'd corps.
Our troops were speedily in position,
and the enemy was repulsed with consid-
cradle loss.
Late in the afternoon Hill made an
other dash to cut off the I'd corps. He
first attacked the rear of the 9TH corps,
killing men of the Pennsylvania Re
serves, and wounding Is or 20 more.
When the head of the second corps
had reached Kettle Run, near Bristow' S
Hill made terrible onslaught on both
corps
The I'd corps was on the east side Of
the railroad track, and used the road
embankment at several points for breast
works. $685.
The enemy charged up to the embank
ment, when the I'd corps charged in turn
capturing 700 or 800 prisoners and one
battery.
Several charges were made, and eacl
time the enemy were forced back with
great slaughter, leaving their killed and
wounded in our hands. Arapid musket
ry fire was kept up on both sides until q
long while after dark, when the enemy
retired. | have not been able 10 obtair
full list of the killed and wounded, but
it is not large.
Capt Ball, Sd Minnesota, was wound
ed in three places.
When the enemy charged the railroad
finding themselves in a dangerous place
they waved their hands in token of sur
render. AT this moment Capt Bal
sprang up the embankment, when vol
ley was fired at him, three taking effect
The Minnesoteans returned it, and man
rebels suffered death in retaliation TO
their act of treachery
The trains are all safe There is som,
artillery practice this morning near Rap
pahannock Station, but without mucI
damage.
The First Maine Cavalry, Col Smith
which was cut off on Monday night nea
Jefferson, across the Rappahannock
reached Bristow Station on Tuesda-
night The regiment escaped with tn
loss of one squad of men, sent to com
municate with Gen Gregg, about 90 il
number.
Our army behaved handsomely.
The following is an additional list O
causalties: Killed, Col. James E. Ma
lone, 42d New York regiment, command
ing Sd Brigade, End Division, End Corps
Wounded, Capt s. NJ. Smith, It'll Mich
gan infantry, 1nspector-General of Gen
Webb's staff; Capt. Frank Weasel, Judg
Advocate I'd Division, I'd Corps; Capt
Thomas st. Clair, LIST Minnesota, slight
| ly; Lieut. J. DeGray, lst Minnesota
slightly. The 1st Minnesota lost l kill
led, 20 wounded, and missing; 82d New
York, Z killed and Is wounded; all tn
above were in the LIST Brigade, I'd Divis
ion.
| The casualties in the Sd Brigade, 8
Division, are killed, IS wounded anC
25 missing. The 4th Brigade, Sd Diyis
ion, lost IA killed, wounded and missing
Many of the latter will turn up.