The Goodhue volunteer., 1863-09-23
SPECIAL TO THE VOLUNTEER.

ih'otceo Iegaineo tnelr position from which
they were subsequently driven after a So
we're engagement Of one hour and half.-
Gen. Thomas forces then charged the rebels
for nearly mile and hall, furnishing them
badly. About 2 o'clock in the afternoon
the rebels made fierce dash on our centre
Of the divisions of Generals Van
Cleve and Reynolds. General VaDCleve's
forces were struck on the right flank and
being vigorously pushed by the rebels, fell
back until Gen. Carter's lns was broken
and tho troops became much scattered.-
Gen. Thomas on the left, and Gen. Dawson
on the right, then pushed forward their iorc-
les vigorously towards the gap, and after a
hard fight, recovered the ground which had
been lost on the extreme right. The fight
disclosed tho intention Of the rebels; which
evidently was to get between US and Chat
tanooga. The general engagement, which
commenced at IL A. NJ. ended at about 6
P. M. Gen. Palmer, who had gathered to-
gether our scattered forces, and Gen. Negey
who had been sent from the right flank to
feel the centre, pushed forward and re estab
liihsd our line as it had been before the bat
tie began along the Chicawango Creek.
The couatry where the battle was fought
IS level but thickly overgrown With small
timber and brushwood, and very untavorable
for the use OF artillery-very little Of which
Was used.
The casualties in wounded are heavy, Lut
Extremely light in killed for so heavy a
musketry engagement. The fight on the
left was ono continuous rattle OF musketry
for an hour or more. No general officers
were injured. Col. Heg AMI Col. Bradley,
commanding brisades, were wounded ; Col.
Jones Of the Seth Ohio and Col. Carroll and
Maj. Eannetta, Of the 10Th Indiana, were
also wounded. Lieut.. Jones, Of the 10th
Indiana, was killed. Lieut.. COL Uar:. oi
the 4Oth Kentucky, and Lieut. Col Maxwell,
Of tho I'd Ohio, were wounded Lieut.. De.
grow, Lient. Ludlow and Lieut. Fessenden,
Of Battery II, 9th Artillery. were wounded,
Lieut.. Floyd, Of Battery I, 4th Artillery,
and Capt. Brown, Of the 3lst Illinois, were
wounded. Capt Searls Asst Adjt. Gen. Of
Starkweather's brigade, vas killed. Bat
terry I, Of the 5th Artillery was lost, and
afterwards recap,ured by the 10Th Indians.
The battle is not yet o,er-it will rroba
bly, be renewed to morrow.
| Rebel prisoners taken represent that the
corps Of Generals Hill, Polk, Johnston and
Longstrect were in the engagement.
Our men are in the best Of spirits and ca
ger to begin anew.
| New YORK. Sept II.
Steamship Hirckla from Liverpool 9th,
and Queenstown 9th has arrived.-the very
latest uia Queenstown, Liverpool 9th. The
morning Post believes there is little aouot
that the TIVE splendid Iron rams At Liver
pool will be detained by government under
the Foreign Enlistment Act: It neverthe-
less contends tha. they were built to the or
der ofa French house Under contract for
the late Pascha Of Egypt; but the present
Pascha repudiatss the contract. The opin
ion is they are intended for hostilsties against
. friendly power and court Of law must
decide upon their detention or release. The
Union Emancipation society addressed . me
mortal to Russia on subject similar to that
Of the Emancipation Society; urging prompt
Investigation. - .,~.@-
Tho news that the rebel government had
resolved to cal! out negroes was received
with distrust; some regard it trus con.
lessioa ofweakness by the South Others
q masssrly stroke Of policy. The Daily
Necs says it will prove eonclusively not
only that the confederate cause is hopeless.
bat that the leaders know it to be 50. The
Morning Post looks At il as master piece
ofpolicy. giving At once immense rsinforcs
men,s and expressing advantageous moral
Iio6nenence in Europe. ::
NEw YoRK, Sept. 21.
| The World says. sditorially, tha. private
Isdvices rsprsssnt considerable feeling in
New Orleans on the Intervention question.
ESPECIALLY among the French and Creole pop
ulstion, This feeling has been stimulated
lby the mail from the North. Il vas knoxn
20 the French Consul, at New Orleans. And
|sthsr4 thu. the French had occupied Mata-
lmos,s with 1000 or 5000 men within !,
lew days.
4 colissson Vas expec.ed bstxeen ths
Federal M French gunboass Il the u,o.,h
lot Tie Rio Gra.de, . sous matter conn.ct
id ui,h ooesoo asd essf,3ssats suppl;es.
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lieea and JET Davis Aass formed |. soeu.e
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