Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-09-24
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has despntcE from Q seat CINar ID Northeiu ueVEi
giving an count of the 6,s day's battle on the Chick
Am,u "A usual, the Yankees claim victory. We
copy the '-ps'oh tn.ir,:
"a ,HE ARMY OF TIE CUNBERIGND--A DESPERATE BAT
TE-RKPuLsE or TAX ExBGLs-FHE ENKaY REINTORc-
xD-A rlMP,EAuY RuERsE-oUR POSITION RECLAIMED.
IlGADo's Amy OF THE CUNBERL,Nn,
Three miles fron Craw6sh Springs. Sept ls
An eugag, ment begun this morning. AZ ii o'coc'
| With heavy sttack o. n. Thomas Orming the LETT
wing bus at FIST /, sas thought 10 merely feint.
The left uas composed o. McCCoks and ritienden's
troop tlIO~n converter CO offered, the msin por-
lions OF each he,ng on tue CD at the time. The
6ght on the left very dep rate. The enemy was
repui ed bat being reinforced regained their posi-,
ton from which they subsequ"n y driven, after a
4, spefate engageme OF hour aud half Gene raj
Thomas charged them for nearly mile, Furnishing them
severely.
About . m the rebels mad , a da III a, the centre,
| composed Of N Ueve and Re fuOds' divisions. The
former struck the76ght flank, aud, being vigor
Ousv pushed g. be uu,il the eeulre broken aud
n troops mucI scattered. Gen. Thomas, the lie L
snd Gen. DAVIS the gut threw forward their fore
| vigorously towards the Gar, a. d, fter, hard Is t,
rec ,vsred the 10 z ound fne light tbs extreme
right has b, IL Il the emmy apparently proposing
| 10 get b.t~, en- al Chattanooga.
| The generh engagement ended by O'clock m
Gen. Palmer, Who bad gathered the scattered forces
AID ten. n gley, who had been seat from the right
hluk TO ee the eenrs, pushed forward and re estab
shed our line t al been fore, parallel With aud
| along the Chickamsuga creek
The country is level aud theky oVergrown With small
timber and brush uuiaVO.abls 20 the OF artillery,
/ aud very little has been us, d.
/ The casualties ia wounded heavy, but Surpri-iDg
/ " light lied for heavy = muskeiry engagement
During the fight on the left there Nal continued roll
OF muskeIry for hours. No general eli ers wire in
jursd
Cols Hav aud Bradley, comm 1t dug brigades, were
wounded Colonel Joles S6ih Ohio, and COLONEL Car
roll and Major YAnnlAu Of the lU.h Irdiana, weIA,
wounded. IS
The 7slb Indiana recovered Fllly's battery.
Battery H. 5th ArtleV, vas lose aud reeaptured.
The light is net yet over, and will probable BE- re-
sumed Tomorrow.
the rebel prisoners taken represent the corps OF
Hill, Polk, johnston aud LOngslreet
The men are IN che best spirits, aud eager to begin
AneN.
A small number of prbOn have b Ell brought in,
including rebel captain
j is reported that Gen. Use is in conn aud
sEN. NEaLIY REPORrKD BADLY WOUND D.
7 Nashville Press OF Thursday, Sept IL says: A
gentleman who left Bridgeport at o'c ock est Ida,
Informs That IL reported there aud generally be
sved that the had been severe e. ing Nith the a6
vance Of the army uader Gen Rosgcran,. Particulars
not known further thaH that rbOmGs vision had
gu Worsl,d, Gu. Negey badly wounded, ard two
Cullnsls Killed.
ASoIHER AcCoUNr-DEFEAr OF RosEcRASs ACESowL-
NDGID
Toe Nes York Kori Of he 2lst c1atain, the follow.
ing telegram:
LOWS ILLE, Sept ALAS A. M.--Our army under
Gen. RIOS, has been badly beaten, and compelled
to retra to Chattanooga BY BRAGG, with heavy rein.
fOroeu' Eou Lee, Beauregard aud Joe Johnston.
The ~ occupation Of tle telegraph lines will
prevent tlr transmission of the particulars tonight.
IMPOErAar FSON EEW ORLEANs INTERVENTION
QUESTION
By arrival from New Orleans, 18Th inst the New
York World has the following important adviOes
was knOEn to the French Consul at New Orleans
and OJher that the French had occupied atamoras with
900 or 5000 men within few days, A collision wus
anticipated betEee the French and Federal gunboa
at the mouth Of the Rio Gesude, some matter con-
neoted with cotton aud Confederate supplies here
The feeling in regard int rventiOn vas recently in
dcAtsd by advance Of Eve per cent il Confederate
lu IL.
EE Governor MOrehesd, OF Kentucky who is not in
Per il lie positively alleged has written friends in
New York that Napoleon and JEFF Davis have formed a
treaty of recognition through the ageEcy Of Sill
dell.
YANKEE EIPEDuIoS BROUGHT TO GRIEF GUN.
BOATS TAEES, AND ALL on BOARD KILLED OR CAP
TUAED.
Anew Orleans correspondent furnishes the New York
=
their gunboAts at Sabine PAs AMI the defeating thereby
Of Que Of portion OF the expedition towards Texas That
expedition moving il three columns, one Of which
under command of General Franklin. The cores
pOndent FEys:
When F,snklin's went doEn the river ard Wash.
buFue Corps moved by railroad 20 Brashear aud BAYOU
B9lf week ago to day, the Federal gunboat, liz
ton aud S,chem moved down Berwick Bay to the Gulf
FrnkHL . transports were accompanied by three gun
boats, the Arizona, the Quaker City aud think the
Sc har'eL HerrOn's column was taken by steamboats,
TO the mOu b Of Red River TO go to Simnsport.
From var Gus COurces to mig gain the following
auth'nve Information about the movement: Toe Cnf
ton, Brisbesr took board two companies of the
Seventy IF New YO-k Regiment, aud when she and
the SAchem moved down toe bly the bel Colonel
Majors force at Camp sand, watching he movement
Immediately marched for YerniliOl Bay TO repe the
entrance Of the Federal force at that point
Ia the event of their no: entering that bay 1t is
known TO have been Asj rs intention TO push on TO
Sabine Pass. before yesterday the two gunbosfs
arrived at the pass the Uon taking the lead aud the
Sachem following. When they got in they we're ex.
posed 70 rikng fire from both sides Of the bay
Il IS not known that Major had arrived, but Sabine
Pass veil fortified aud the armament consisted of
the heaviest siege guns Capt Croker Of the itou
fired broadsds and in turning fire the other broad
side his boat grounded aud stuck fast on the Hat H.,
posed 10 a very heavy tire.
Some Of the soldiers sailors on board Witbou,
OtOeAei o'ueLS, Eau up hnlte Jag IN NeH OF lis
hopeless condition. Captain CrOcker turned one OF his
largest guns and fred through the machinery, com
/ pletely di a1ling the gunbOaL lie then spiked his
| guns AeauWh lie, two Confederate guuboats came
/ down and cap ured the Sa3bem Frankln's gunbors
and transports entered the pass just 10 time TO see the
last Of the brief action. 0ne or two soldiers escaped
from the Clifton and swan toward Frankn transports
aud taken board They say that there was not
in the after part of the Clifton who was not
killed wounded by the f-e from the batteries 90
shore Those remaining on board were. Of course.
taken prisoners Captain johnson and his men on the
sAOhem also prisoners, aud bis guoboat was taken
The Clifton believed 10 be wreck and useless 10 the
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