The weekly Butte record., 1863-09-26

hour. with slight loss TO Us After this bloody
repulse the enemy remained quiet until about
4 O'Clock in the afternoon. persisting however.
in maneuvreiDg on both fanks, their full and
correct information Of the country enabling
them to do 80 with great facility. Having got
again on our fanks. the enemy made vigor-
Gus attack, and 6ght ensued which has DO
parallel 10 history Col. Hooker's brigade.
Woods division, and the remnant Of Johnson's
division holding The lefi, covered themselves
with glory, and on the right and center, Bran
non, Bird, Reynolds and Palmer, with parts Of
their divisions, fought most gallanily, while
Stesdman and Granger with their reserves,
drove The enemy at every point when they went
IN. Al FIVE o'clock Thomas was sill triumph
ant, and on the eft we held the same line as in
the morning, bat With the right, the enemy
resting Oh line nearly at right angles with
that of the morning, Two lines of retreat were
open to him to Chattanooga, OF one Of which
he fell buck to RossvilIe during the night.
Oar losses have of course been heavy, but
the list of our killed is surprisingly light, AID
in the two days engagement of We have not
suffered much more in loss Of men than the eu-
emy. In charge made by Thomas on the
first day, We lo.i as many killed as We did d.
ring the balance Of that day.
What our 10 in prisoners and material is
We cannot say. Our killed will reach 200,
and our wounded 1000; most Of them slight
wounds. Among the General ofliceas killed.
are General Lyttle, Co.'s. Key and King, COM
manding brigades, and Col. Bartlett of the
10lst Illinois. Among the wounded are Gen
eral Morton, Of General Rosecrans' staff, and
several Colonies and majors msjority Of them
being only slightly woupded. General John
II. King is reported wounded and prisoner.
We have captured General Adams, OF Texas
and 800 of his men.
The New York Tribuue's special Washing
ton dispatch says that the general summing up
Of the battle in Northern Georgia is thus -
After two days severe fighting, in which Rose
Grams greatly inferior forces bore the shock of
l40,0 900 rebels, comprising the armies of Bragg
aud Johnson half of Lees, and all of Penn
bertons scattered troops that could be gather
ed together, he deemed it prudent to fall back
upon Chattanooga. which be did in good order.
At last accounts he had csl lablished communi-
cation with the cavalry of Burnside, who is
severely censured for not having arrived earlier
Two of Rosecrans divisions are reported not
to have behaved very well. 1t is believed that
Rosecrans will soon be put in position to ena-
bic him to resume the offensive. In the mean
time be is thought to be strong enough to hold
bis ground. There is reason to believe that
the attention of what remains of Lees army
will soon be occupied.
\ movement oI the army OF the Potomac
has commenced so far as to send forward Bu
ford's cavalry across the Rapidan. The cross
ing was effected without any opposition. 1t is
supposed but feeble force of rebels intervene
between Meade and Richmond Those who
have accumulated evidence. OF many detach
ments from Lees army having gone southwark
now seem inclined to admit the fact since the
news from Chattanooga. This battle has prov
ed that Rosecrans is fighting the whole South
ern Coniederacy.
Burnsides' forces were within thirty miles of
Chattanooga on Sunday. When they arrive
forward movement will be promptly made on
the lines of the rebels at Pigeon Mountain
The utmost confidence is felt that the rebels
will be beaten and compelled to fall back on
Rome or Atlanta.
The New York World says editorially that
private adviceS represent that there is consid
tion question. especially amongst the French
and Creole population. This feeling has been
much stimulated by the mails from the North.
1t was known to the French Consul at New
Orleans that the French had occupied Maia-
moras with 1000 or 5000 men within few
days. y collision is anticipated between the
French and Federal guuboats at the mouth of
the Rio Grande, on some matter connected with
cotton and confederate supplies. The feeling
with regard to intervention was recently iudi
Gated by an advance Of fTe per cent. on Con
federate bonds
Ex-Governor Moorehead, Of Kentucky, now
in Paris, it is positively alleged, has written TO
i friend in New York that Napoleon and JEFF
Davis had formed secret treaty for recogni,
tion, through the agency of S.def.
The Washington correspondent of the New
\ ork Herald makes statement TO the effect
that Stephens mission to Washington was to
consult with the Federal authorities Us to
whether Satifactory terms of compromise might
be arranged, so as to save the confederacy the
disgrace of inviting foreign aid-the said aid
TO be an arrangement with France-shc TO as
slst the rebels with fleets and armies in ex-