The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1898-10-06

yielded and fell back. scattering among the
houses | had the personal modification Of
witnessing this untoward and untimely
stampede.
Riddled and scattered, the ragged head
of Prices right stOrming columns advanced
10 near the house. north side Of the square,
in front of Gen. Halleck's former HeadquaT
tiers; when it was greeted by a storm OF
grape from a section Of Immell's battery,
soon enforced by the 10th Ohio which sent
them whirling back. pursued by the 5th
Mimi, which advanced on them from their
position near the derot.
Gen. Sullivan was ordered and promptly
advanced TO support Gen. Dayies's center.
His righ rallied and retook Battery Powell,
into which few of the stOrming column
had penetrated, while Hamilton. having
played upon the rebels on his right, over
the open space effectively swept by his
artillery, advanced on them and they fed.
The bait was over on the right.
During all this, the skirmishers Of the
left were moving in our front. A line-of-bat-
tie was formed on the ridge About 20 min
utes after the attack on the right, the enemy
advanced In four columns Oh Battery Rob-
nett. and were treated 10 grape and canister
until within fifty wards; when the Ohio Bri-
gade arose and gave them murderous fire of
musketry, before which they reeled and fell
back go the woods
They, however, gallantly reformed and
advanced again TO the charge, led by Col.
ROgels. Of the ID Tex. This time. they
reached the edge of the ditch: but the deadly
musketry-fire of the Ohio BTiga le again broke
them; and, at the word charge. the 11th No.
ami 27th Ohio sprans up and forward at
them, chasing their broken fragments back to
ha L.. Is,, ilo
Of the 4th Of October
DRIVING THE ENEMY.
In-his testimony before the Committee on
the Conduct of the War he says:
= Between 800 and O'Clock a. m. the
enemy opened his batteries furiouslv from
point in front Of Battery R0binett; but IN the
couEse Of an hour he was silenced and driven
from lls position. Our tioops, thus aroused
1roHfiheiT brief rest. which could scarcely be
called slumber, neryed themselves for the
coming fight; the brunt of which came on
abOat 10 O'Clock, when. the enemy charging
our right center. rayiess Division gave way,
but speedily rallied. and. with the aid Of
Hmnilton's Division and cross-fre from
Battery Robinett, poured in a fire so destruc-
tive that the enemy was thrown into confu-
sion and finally driven from this part Of the
field; AT the same time, he also charged Bat
terry EObinett: but was thoroughly repulsed.
after two OF three efforts and retired TO the
woods.
With our inferior numbers Of exhausted
troops we stood on the defensive sending
skilmishers TO the front and expecting an
other charge from the enemy, till about 3
O'Clock p. ~: when, finding that their skir-
mjsheTs yielded TO ouTs, we began to push
them, and by 4 clock became satisfied that
they intended 10 retire from our immediate
front; but 50 superior was their strength that
gould not believe they would altogether
abandon the operation. BY 6 p. IN, our
skirmisbers had pushed theirs back five
miles,
PURSUING THE ENEMY.
Our soldiers, having now been marching
and fighting some AZ hours with very little
rest, Gen. RosecTans ordered all but those on
the skirmish-line TO lie down while five days
Tations should be issued 10 them. aud that
they should start in pursuit Of the enemy
early next morning, but Just before sunset
Gen. Mcpherson arrived with five regiments
from Gen. Grant, and was given the advance
on the trail Of the flying enemy. whom he
followed - miles oct. ), having a skirmish
with his Iear-guard that night
Meantime another division. which Gen
Grant had pushed forward from Bolivar at 3
a. III. Of the eventful 4th, under Gen Hurl-
but, TO the relief OF Corinth, had struck the
head OF the eneuy's retreating forces and
sllirmished with it considerably during the
afternoon. Hurbut was Joined and ranked
next morning by Ord
The rebel advance having crossed the
llatchie River at Dayis's Bridge were en-
eountered by Ord and driven back 50 precipi-
tately that they were unable to burn the
bridges, losing two batteries and 300 prison
ers. Ord, being in inferior numbers. did not
pursue across the river but gathered up 800
small-arms which the rebels had thrown
away. lie reports that his losses in killed
and wounded during that days pursuit were
several hundreds, probably exceeding those