Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1863-09-23

out and MISSION nluSe. Auc N|oilie Ao' ',1'
right extended TO the northeast as tar aS ne
Western and Atlanta rallroad commanded, hy
Polk and protected BY Wharton 5 cavalry,
while their left touched point about i've
miles southwest of Laiagette> ana conlmanded
I,v General \. ?. Hill, with Forrest IS cavalry
on his flank.
Earlv Sunday morning came again the Con
federates with renewed vigor aud SO FURIOUS
was the assault that the whole line fell back
Thomas's co1ps again bore the nrult or me
battIe, and the divisions Of kosSeau, Negty,
aud Reynolds fought brayeIy. Early IN the
tiav the regular brigade, commanded Dy Uene-
rai King, found itself pittcd against superior
numbers. Cen King, who was Wonnded IN
the arm al Stone river, was again dl>abed ano
taken prisoner. Gen Lytle was Killed, and
it j. said his body will arrive here tonight, TO
be sent 10 Ohio to morrow morning.
The latest information I have Of strictly
reliable nature is UP to Sunday night, when
rhe haf,le terminated With 3 slight advantage
- thn Contederates. The new 24:pounder
NanoIeon guns made shocking havoc, and none
1vsra losf The commanders Of McCook $
,.orns (;enerais johnson, Jeff {. Davis, and
Sher,1an, rs well as those Of Crittenden 5.
Generals WOOD Palmer, and Van CIeve took
An active uart in the tWo days fight, yet suffer
~ ~ y less extent than did the divisions III
1hona,' ) CORPS, coln man led by UcneraIs Neg
lev Hrannan, and Reynolds. Colonel Stau-
lev commanding brigade in NegIey diyls
| ion. WAS wounded early III Sunday hght' -
| Several cavalry fights took place en- Sunday,
| The CUuedcratts Uelug Worste0'
| Nv intoruaut thinks that it even the tede-
| raj army should bc colnpel:oo 70 tall back upon
| ('nattanooga it viii nut be failure, a> the
| Jrog, annie was IaId Uut LII that WISE Shd al
that tout be could successfully re@Aat twice MS
| nuluD5r.
Ihe strength of the Confederate forces IS
| not Tar trunl oae hundred tilousOnd meli> near
! Iv twice the number OF our oWn. Generals
joe Juhn,lon and Bragg We're III comhIaIl'',
with Polk on the right aud 4. /. ILL on the
lett Ill the aV4lIaoIe men tronl tue oln1fenS
armies OF the Uuntederacy assisted Ia this
,.nntpst T,ongstreut's 5 corps, under Generals
Jackson and Ely, arriving after the comnence~
ueur OF The battle Al the battle Ot Stone
river the following were the DIVISION com-
ma,,Iers on the Confederate side: Breckln,
ride. Cheathaln, sJleLurne, Anderson, ana
Sfeuarg This time their divisions are com
maudyd by Breckiuridge, Hlndnan, t,ly,
Jackson. Anderson, Buckner, Slaughter, We
hnrup Stevart and Cheatham, WIFE eht addl-
f,nn II tour br2gadcs Of cavalry under Ue"s
Forrest, Wharton, Wheeler, and Maury-
The prisoners say that the troops had 3een ar
riving trom all quarters tor several weeks ano
rhat several Thousand Of peAbeTton 5 men
we're III the battle,
There is great excitement in the city, as a
world Of rpmors are tying.
The Chronicle adds Official dispatches
have teen received from General kosecrans,
datgd as late as 5 clock Monday afternoon
He then had positive information 1hat long
1.-raot' : corns had reinforced Bragg betore the
1.,ttIe ~ fha lQtl> and it was stated BY desert
ers r%s on the 2lst, that EHeIs corps had also
;ninpd Bragg =