White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1863-09-24

WASHINGTON. Sept. 22:-Aecordin,
to official dispatches received her. d,,ss
as late a. Eve O'Clock. yesterday .f,,.
noon. Rosecfans had information that
Longstreet's corps had reinforced Br,g,
before the hattie on Saturday.. sud j. ~, us
subsequently stated by desertrs from III,
rebel armv. that Ewsll's corps had also
come to his assistance.
A telegram was received here TODAY
from the officer in command at Chs,t,.
nooga. which speaks in tbs most .ncou.
raging terms Of the e.1enl r.sul, Of
The action on Saturday sud Sunday, IN
which. according to hi. representation.
Tire Union army achieved . substantial
snrce-s. the enemy losing tie nostiu Hi.
led. wounded. DC.
Prisoners taken from, Disgg'ssrmy ay
that Mobile has been stripped Of ttooy.
for Brapg's army. and ,iiss; some ,rarrr
have already been sent: to- hin from
Charleston. Also rsstrroop from Us-'i
army were in the Last fight. 10 fact ,ha
the whole Confederacv seemed concsnrs
ted for an attack on Rosscrsns.
A rebel dispatch has been intercepted
on the extreme front Of the Army Of tie
Potomac. wherein the rebel CON-
mander Of the Army in northern Vi.
ginis is informed from Richmond. Ii +
Bragg engaged Rosecrans on Saturday
and Sunday. capturing 20 pieces Of snil.
lsry and 5000 prisoners.
The Star and Nsrional Republie,u.
IN their late editions this afternoon. have
accounts evidently derived from ofseia.
sources. The longer one. from the Eve
ming Star, is a follows On Saturday.
the 18th, . demonstration WAS made Oy
the rebels in strong force: which sppssn
to have been repellsi by the force Of
Thomss. with the advantage on .hs
Federal sile. On Sunday % engage
ment commenced late in t.s mornias.
The 6rst gun was fred st9' O'Clock.
A. H., bat no considerable firing: took
place until ten. Previous to- tso O'Clock
General Rosecrans rode the whole length
Of our line. Soon after the battle com
menced. General Thomas who. held ,hs
left began to call for reinforcsmsn'..
About IL o'lcock word came that heSsd
been forced to retire.
The second line Of re-enforcsnsrss
were then sent to him. snd McCooEt
whole corps. which was on the right 's"
a. . reserve in the centre. wss sen! 20
him. General Wood Of Crittsnisnf
corps, and Van CIeve. who held thsf front
centre, were also ordered to tbs left snsf'
the fury Of the csnnonsds showed I'd"
the enemy was msssed.
Their places were filled BY Davis 'ai
Sheridan. of General McCook. corp.
but hardly had these divisions taken 'eei
places in the line. when the rebel D."
which had slsckered. burst ont N ln,
menss volleys in the centre. In" l,rs'
sbout twenty minutes. and then ~.
Cievs on Tbonss' right M sss0 70
give way. but in tolsrsbls order; coon
ter which the lines Of Reynolds ssa w..
broke 10 disorder, borne down .! :.
enemy's columns. which srs said 70 DID,"
consisted Of Polk's corps.
These two divisions were ths onay ~
thrown into nuck disorder, snd tho:
Neeiey and Vss Clsvs wsrs ihro.s W..
eocfusion, but soou rallied and b''d ~
places, the FIRST "a the left. and tns '''
on the right q Thomss' corps: lac.
Davis snd Sheridan late in toe 10y. o!'
succeeded in rsll,iss sbout eight .,s.. ,a'.
and Of their forces, shd joined inOsa A
General Tbomss. finding him.'ii COZ u. !"
from the right, brought bis dl,s;0s % Il,
to position fo- iadependsnt 6snaDe r.. ~
lines ssaumins the form Of . ho''' '''
along the crese Of . wooded ridss. ,,,s
He was soss Joined By Grsnsr IL r..
Ros.ville, with division OF GessG
Cook, and General Stesdmsns c.I c.;.I
and with these forces firmly nsl0.. ..aoo,
the ight until after dsrk. Oo, - M,
were q innovsbls - the foeA
stood upos. :, ...i,s.
Th. enemy repeatedly hurled /, ,scs,.d:
them the dense columns which %: hot
Davis sad Shsridsn IN the mcrnn ssp
svery onsss wss rspolssd with d'''
slaughter. 70 a., os 10
otbsr poios Of our lines. tbs enemy Tss.