Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-09-23

attack on ROsecTans.
A rebel despatch has been inttEe epted o.
the extreme front OF the Army II the Poto
mac, wherein the rebel comma der Of Ii
Amy of Northern Virginia, = infoFmet
from Richmond, that Bragg sage ged Rose
Grams on Saturday and Sunday, capturing
20 pieces OF artillery aud 500 - isOners.
The Star and National Rep ubliean il
their late editions this P. u. haE eaeeOnni
evidently derived from Oticial sources
The longer one from the EVeni ng Star i
as follows:
On Saturday, the 10th, DENT 'nstratior
was made by the rebels in str jug force
which appears TO have been rs PEELED BY
the force of Gen. Thomas, will the ad
vantage ON the federal side. o. q Sunday
an engagement commenced late 10 the
morning. The first gun was ERE AZ A
NJ, but 20 considerable firing cook place
till IL O'Clock. G stf
Gen Rosecrans rode the whole length Of
our line soon after the battle commenced.
Gen. Thomas Who held the right began TO
call for reinforcements. About IL o'clock
he sent word that he had been forced 10
retreat, the second line Of his reinforce
ments were then sent 70 him aud MeCoOk's
whole corps which was on the right and
as q reserve in the centre was sGint TO him.
Gen. Wood, Of Crittenden's corps, aud Van
CleVe, who held the front centre. were also
ordered 70 the front where the firing Of the
cannOnade showed that the enemy's force
was massed.
Their places were filed by Davis and
Sheridan of Gen. MeCOOk's corps. But
hardly had these division taken theirplaces
in the line when the rebel FIRE, which had
slackened, burst out in immense vOlleys
on the centre. This lasted about twenty
minutes and then Van CleVe, on Thomas
right, was seen to give way, but in tolera-
BILE order. Soon after which the lines OF
Reynolds and Davis broke in disorder,
borne down BY the enemy's columns, which
were said TO have consisted Of Folks corps.
These two divisions were the only ones
thrown into much disorder. Those of
NegleS and Van OlsVe were thrown into
confusion, bat soon rallied, holding their
places, the first on the left aud the second
on the right Of Thomas corps.
Davis and Sheridan. late in the day sue.
eeeded in rallying about 800 Of their forces
and Joined Thomas. General Thomas,
finding himself cut of from the right,
brought his division iato position for in
dependent fighting, his line assuming the
form of a horse shoe along the crest of q
wooded ridge. He was soon Joined by
Granger from RossTille with q division Of
Gen. McOOok and Gen. Steadman's diVi-
sious, and with these forces firmly main
tanned the fight until after dark. Our
troops were as firm rs the rocks they stood
upon. The enemy repeatedly hurled against
them the dense columns which had routed
Davis and Sheridan in the morning, but
every onset was repulsed with dreadful
slaughter.
Failing first on one and then on the 9TH
er point Of our lines the rebels for hours
Vainly sought to break them. Gen. Thorn
as seemed to have filed every soldier with
his own unconquerable frmness, aud Gen.
Granger. his hat torn by bullets, rode like
q lion wherever the combat was thiekest.
Every division commander bore himself
glOriOusly, and among them Gems. TOR
chin, Hazen and Parker especially distin-
g1ished themselves. Furchin charged
through the rebel lines with the bayonet,
and being surrounded, forced his way back
again. Parker, who bad two horses shot
under him, was seen fOrAing bic mea In
one line and made them lie down until the
enemy was close upon them, when sudden
" they arise and delivered their fire with
such effect that the assailing column fell
back in confusion, leaving the ground
covered with killed.
When night fell this band Of heroes
stood on the same ground occupied by
by them in the morning. Their spirits
being unbroken, their losses are not yet
estimated.
Gen. Thomas telegraphed on Monday
forenoon that the troops are in high spirits.
He brought of all his wounded. OF the
sick and wounded at CraWfish Spring, in
GLIDING our main hospital, nearly all had
been brought away. The number Of pris-
oners taken by the enemy will hardly sur |
pass 1000, besides the wounded, of whom |
not more than 1000 couId have fallen into
their hands. OF rebel prisoners We have
sent 1900 to Nashville. Most Of our losses
in artillery were occasioned by the killing
of horses.
Gen. Thomas returned to ROssViIIe on
Sunday night, after the battle had closed
Gen. ROsecrans had issued orders for all
his troops TO be concentrated with the
forces at Chattanooga.
In the last two assaults our troops
fought With the bayOuet, their ammunition
being exhausted.
The latest information that has reached
this city Is TO the effect that Gen. Rose
Grams would concentrate at Chattanooga
last night.
Thomas had been engaged with the enc |
my prior to 5 o'clock P. n. yesterday. and
It was therefore questionable whether he |
would reach Chattanooga last night.
There were Indications that the enemy |
was contemplating q demonstration on
another part of our line last evening.
The st. Louis Newspaper Difficulty.
ST. LOUIS, September 22.-In accord
anee 70 charges preferred Rgainst the edi-
tor of the Union, for violation Of order
90, Mr.. GrissOm was arrested this morn
ing aud pnt in his defensive. Stating the
Iii
lating the border counties, was sent in by
a friend from the country and published