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She Wcchln (Constitntionfllist BY JAMES GARDNER. V2BY LATE AND IMPORTANT FROM KEN TUCKY—THE BATTLE AT PERRYVILLE INTERESTING AND AUTHENTIC PARTI&U LABS- from the Mobile Advertiser. Near Gamp Bhegkisbidgb. Ky , I ‘.Saturday, Oct. 11, 1862. ) , I am now writing you from Gen. McCown s camp, which is one mile from Camp 'Breckinridge, (formerly Camp Dick Robinson,) seven miles North-east ot Danville, in Garrard county, ou the Danville and Lexington Pike, and thirty miles from Lexington. It was near 6 o’clock when I closed my lust letter on the evening of the Bth instant. 'AI that time 1 was writing in a brick school house, (which 1 alluded to in my last,) ou the East ridge of the valley fronting Perryville, and about five hundred yards from Ute town. It was evident that the contest had been a most - bloody one, bui we bad steadily driven the eues uav back on our right and centre, and prevented a flank movement on our left. About this time cheering was heal’d from the centre, and it was supposed that we were completely routing the en ' emy. ' * soon after, however, the enemy opened a bate tery from their centre line, and commenced throw ing shell on the Schoolhouse Ridge., where a large number of cit zens were assembled io witness the battle, and where also were a number of wagons, ambulances, Ac. The shot fell thick and fast, and a general stampede took place among the citizen horsemen and our teams, on the road leading to Danville, as soon as the hist one exploded by the schoolhouse. Considering ttie.position rather a warm one, your correspondent concluded to retire also, but not before Capt. Semple’s Battery got in * position, and which soon silenced the enemy. My horse was unsaddled at the time, under a shed adjoining the side of the school house, where the shell came whirling and whizzing through the air, striking very near; and you may imagine how un comfortably vexatious 1 teitin attempting to bridle my horse, when the poor animal, who was much frightened, refused to tike the bit in his mouth, thus detaining me and himself in a very unpleas ant position, 1 succeeded at last in getting on his gear, and had hardly turned into the road, when a shot struck within five feet of me. I went ou tor a mile and a half, and stopped for the night at the house of a Mr. Durham, who furnished me, tor secession money, good board and lodging. The forces opposed to us at Perryville con sisted of the right wing of the “urmv of the Ohio,” composed cf Baeii’s veteran army, with Maj. Geu. Geo. W. Thomas as Commandsr-in» ’ Chief of the field, (Buell being in. command of the Department of the Ohio at Louisville,) and Gen. Alex. McCook commanding the first corps. We‘fought three divisions of 15,000 men against nine divisions of the AboHti .a army composed at least of 5,C00 each, making 45,000 men. Gens. Rousseau, J. S. Jackson and Sill, were among the divisi n commanders. Our forces consisted of Brig." Gen. Patton Anderson’s division, composed of Col. Powell’s brigade of the 24th Mississippi, Ist Arkansas. 45tb Alabama, 29th Tennessee, and Birrett's battery; Gen. Adams’ brigade of the 13tb,-16ti>, 2tuh, 25th Louisiana, and Slocomb’s bitter) of IVefhington Artillery, who took pos tessi..n on our left; Col. Jones’ brigade oi the »7th, 30th. §7th Mississippi, ana Lumsden’s bat tery; -nd Gen Brown’s brigade of the Ist and ada 41 Mississippi uul Palmer’s fc atiery n our centre. Geb. Buckner’s division, I -...tea was posted on our extreme right, with ■ Ans i.-en’s division, formed the “left wing on ’ue army of the Mississippi, ’ under M»j. Gen. Hardee. Cheatham’s aid Withers’ divisions termed the “right wing of the army of the Mis* ’ M.-sippi,” under Maj. Gen-. Polk ; Withers’ divi sion was absent, being with Mcj. Gen. Kirby ’ Smith—thus we had but three divisions in the t -Id. Before the battle commenced. Gem Cheat ham,who had beet. in position nn our extreme left, •as ordered to oar rear, between Perryville and Hr.rrradsbc-g, Gen. Bragg having anticipated t- i -hegreuiest force of the enemy was pressing ou cur riyht. to cut us off from connection with ItanodsbuVg. The reverse, unfortunately, proved the ease, -s the greatest force of the enemy was on our ’eft. As I nave Stated, the fion-bearced L’ddell opened the fight du our right, the supno si: on being that we were fighting the right wiug ouly of But H’s rmy. Gens’. Jones and Brown, on the centre, acted with Gen. Liddell, and Gen. Brown being wetinded early in the action, the command of hrs brigade, the first, devolved on C 'l. W. Miller, of the Ist Florida regiment, who fo.’ghf most gallantly, being the last to leave the ground on the next morning towards two o’efook. The engagement on our left did not commence u_;i.i about noon, and then it was only skirmish* tor ucoi.taderabfe .time, Colonel Powell’s bri» g-ide holding >tie exiteme left of our lines, and * g rilantly driving the enemy back for about a ' u. s jai3r.t stipe ior forces." It was about this nine, uiwaids 4 P. AL, wbtn General Smith’s bri g belonging to Cheattiani s division, was or d.r 1 hack to cor assistance, that Gen. Adami, w th Lis brave Lpuiriauians, was holding the «■; tmy in check .against tearful odds, when he wk • feed to fall back drum his petition. Gen. H .rd- . steiog the. importance of holding the point, - - deiefi General Adams to retake it, telling fiiat Le would be supported by reinforcements.— 1- was while advancing again, and anxiously 1 :.mg for the r.tnlGrcements that Gen. Adams, se<>< re- that the gallant young Major Austin (com* nding u buttißiou of bharp-shooters) wa? p i king cti; behind a Stine fence, what Adams supposed to be our own men, ordered him to cease tiring. * “ I tell you, sir, they are Yankees,” cried the ex cited Austin. “ I think not, and you had better go forward first, and ascertain,’’ replied Adams. “ I’M go, sir, bat 1 don’t think it necessary, for 1 .know they are Yankees,” insisted Austin. “Well,” saul Adanjs, “ I’ll go myself,” and dashing tor wa'd on his charger, he had not proceeded one hundred yards when a furious storm of Minnie balm whizzed by Lis ears from the enemy, who were shooting from.a rest at him, from behind a stone wall! The General turned immediately, and riding up, cned cut, “ Vou’re right, Major— they are Yank-es, and you may give ibetn goss.” Austin then p ‘-urea in a deadly (fie, tlje Washing ton Artillery,.rflocomb’s battery &Uo, doing ter ribla execution, driving the enemy back with fearful slaughter. Towards'six o’clock, as I have said, the firing became incessant on both sides. / There siood Adams, with his little brigade, hold ing back a division of the tuepiy, left, as it ivere, alooe to his fate, until, peeing no chance of being reinforced, he gradunllv fell basic, in most excel lent order, but not without considerable loss. It was at this time the cheering was heard on thepart-of the enemy, in the centre, and which wa« rrtnrned by our troops, which led us to be* iievb that the enemy was being routed, when thev open-, d a battery and shelled us from the School boutetidge. bo-in after this, night came on and cl- ri iLi-i scene of suite, our troops sleeping on and’emniDiCg tietors < f.lhe bai:lefl ei .d, besides cuplunr.g over 5bV prisoners. Our loss is eeti m.iti- i*t bet ween two a.id ’ipee thousand killed and - ’.undid. Ihe enemy’s loss, at a low esL niui!, is beiwe -ii five atyi-sfx itmusand. Amour I tt lu.led is Mtjur General J.,.ft. Jackson; Briga* diet General Ratcliff ucjfl Ferrell wounded. We toOa.e.evoh p -ct» hf tue, ettemy g cannon; de stroyed.four, aud brought. sifven off the field. It wa.' another battle of thtibh, without any decis-, iVe i Ault£. Liad v*e Lave had five thousand mure m o. Wilber.? been with us, we wooid have completely routed and annihilated the enepy, *• .Ik* s clear to Louisville.. No iitiops n the-world' ever faugh’ with such desterate courage as ours. Whole regiments of our iOCQ went into that fight barefooted, fought bartf opted, add had marched bsrefiiv'.id from Chattanooga I The First Tennessee, Col. Field, formerly Gen. Maney’s old regiment, went into the tight with 38:i men, and lost all but 90 ! Lieut? Col. Patterson was killed, and eight Cap tains out of the ten ! On the same day General Kirby Siflith whipped G-en. Tom Crittenden's forces between Lawrence burg and Nd vis, General Withers with General Morgan capturing 740 prisonersand an ammuni tion train ot wagons. On the next morning, the 9th, our infantry fell Lack from Perryville towards Harrodsburg, and our cavalry on tha Danville Pike. At 12 uoon the enemy hoisted a white flag ovuKhe town, and sent a flag of truce asking a cassation of hostilities to bury their dead, which was granted. General McCown was ordered to Camp Breckinridge to command the forces there, aad returning to Danville I stopped in one of the churches, now a hospital, to see if I could recog nize any old friend. I found a number of glorious angels administering to the wants of the sick, and one especially, noted for her an* gelic qualities, Miss Mary Dunlap, who assured us that whatever should be the fate of Kentucky, her women would remain true to the South. The situation of the country around Camp Breckinridge, near Dick’s river, is on a hill ridge with a natural fortification oi shelv ing rocks, while ou the north side is u deep ras vine, making it impassable and unapproachable. Is is a strong place, but may be taken by the ene» my getting in our rear by the Manchester Pike. In that ease we will probably go to Louisville, which I think ought to have been done at first. On Friday, the lOtb, it commenced raining, and has continued nearly ever since, making it almost impossible for officers to write out their reports of the battle, or to get the casualties. All of Hardee’s division has come up here, and I suppose our whole army will concentrate at this point. Sunday, 12 h.—l have had no opportunity unt l now of getting a courier for Knoxville, and as one is about leaving, I hasten to close. Oea. PROBABLE CAFTUdE OE GALVESION. The following, from the Galveston News, is ad ditional to the brief account published in the Mobile Advertiser and Register: After being informed that the demand for sur» render could not be complied with, (some say before,) the gunboat opened a fire upon the fort, which was returned by the only gun that, was in the fort—for the few defences ol the city had long since been nearly dismantled. After the second or third broadside from the boat, that only gnu in the fort became dismount ed, when no further attempt could be made to maintain the unequal contest, and the gun was spiked and the fort set lire to and abandoned.— I'.ois, it appears, vzas about 1 P. M. Meantime, as we understand the accounts, the three other gunboats outside also came in over the bar, ail carrying white flags. It seems somes what doubtful whether these came up so as to participate in the fire upon the fort. We learn that three distinct interviews were had viiih the enemy. It is stated by some that the enemy’s fire upon the lort took place before the first interview bad closed, and while our Commissioners, who took the answer di CoL Cook to rhe steamer, were ou board of her. There was one small battery near Mr. Hutch lag’s wharf, which, it is snid, was air i attaeked ■ by -the gunboats, but we find it entirely impos sible to get any account of it that appears re liable. As well as we can learn, the result of the last interview with the enemy was, that four days from Saturday night should be allowed for the removal of the women and children, and all who desired to leave; but whether the terms embraced a surren der ot the city at the end of the four days, we can not learn. It is said that during this time the enemy agreed not to bring their gunboats nearer the city. Their present position is said to be about half way between Pelican Spit and Fort Point, or about three miles from toe centre of the city. During the same time we are to erect no bat - teries or fortifications. Since this suspension jpf hostilities, the inhahi* tints of the city have been removing as last as practicable, and the cats and one steamer are now xmstan-ly engaged, day and night, in remov ing ihe people with their effects. Many of our readers in the interior wiil doubt less be surprised and much mortified to find that after so much has been done and said about put ting Galveston in a condition to be defended, the city has, at last, been leit in so defenceless a con dition. On this subject the papers have not been per mitted to speak. Wh*etber any further attempt will be raaae to detend the city, or whether it will be given up t» the enemy, tvs cannot say. We have no heart to Apeak upon this subject, and even what we have now said may be consida ered objectionable. Fromthe best information we can get we be* lieve t'ue enemy have made their arrangements to get posses: ion of all the important points along the coast of Texas,, and we hope our people will prepare for it without delay. Never Satisfied—We fiiia the following no tices io the Augusta papers, fa a few lines of each other; * Georgia Railroad and Banking Company.— Augusta, Oct, 14, 1862. —Dividend No. 42. —A Semi annual dividend of Six Dollars per share has been declared by the Board, payable on and after Wednesday, the 22d inst. J. Milligan, Cashier." “Georgia Railroad, October loth, 1862.—0 n and after Ist November, 1862, the Rates of Freight on this Road will be advanced twenty per cent., making the rate forty per cent, on the Card Rates of June Ist, 1859. Geo. Yongk, Biip’t.” In times of peace this Railroad declared semi annual dividends of four dollars per share. Now it is able to pay six dollars per share to Stock* holders; and" yet is compelled by the times to raise tb’eir rates of freight 40 per cent. Why so? Do not the dividends sat sfy its managers, with out further pressure upon the people ? MMtdgcville (Jonfttlerate Union, Oct. 21. From Chicago to Sackamento.—The Omaha Republican relates a fact of telegraphing direct from Chicago to Sacramento, a distance of 2340 miles, worth repeating. The regular report of the associated press of California was being trans mitted, and the editor of the Republican happen ed to be in the Omaha office when the report was passing through. He says: » As an evidence of the facility with which busi ness was done between two offices at this im mense distance, we state the fact that at the con clusion of one portion of the report, the following conversation between the operators at Sacramen to and Chicago, actually occurred, occupying perhaps less than ohe minute of time. Operator, Sacramento —“Hold on till I light my p ‘SL KO -i,r.” ; J .„.„ Sucre-pento—(Half a minute afterwards;— All right—go ahead.” And Chicago proceeded to the conclusion of the report. ■ A few years* ago it was thought to be imprac ticable to send u message (without being re-writ ten) more than one-fourth oi this distance. fgi T- Lt. Col. Sloan.—We regret to hear that intelli gence has been received which leaves but little iloubt tha 1 -this gallant youitg officer is dead. He died within the enemy s lines, of ins wound, re ceived in one of the battles of Maryland. Our citizens will long cherish bis memory and dtplore the sad fortune of war by which he was, so early cut off in Ins career of uselulness an<J proihise. AUGUSTA, GA., WEDNESDAY MORNING, OCf 29, 1H62. from, the Atlanta (da.) Southern Confedirae.i. Oct. 98 ; MORE OF THE FRUITS OF RETAILING | LIQUOR- DESERTERS FROM THE PROVOST GUARD GO TO MARI- I ETTA TO PROCURE LIQUOR, GET ISKI NK AND COM - ; MIT MURDER. It is our painful duty to record a melancholy chapter of crime which never would have taken nlace but for the retailing of liquors. It appears that Marietta has been doing a thriv ing business in the way of selling liquor by the drink over since Col. Lee closed the bar rooms of this citv. The men who have been in the habit heretofore of wetting their whistles at will, have resorted to Marietta to gratify their appetites as often as the thirst for a dram became unendura ble. Some, ive understand, have gone up there and back nearly every day—others twice a week, and others once a week, since the sale by retail has been prohibited in Atlanta; and seme tew have almost taken up their abode in that place, to be convenient to a supply of liquor. As a consequence, we learn that dramshops in Marietta have sprung up rapidly and numerously and that activity in the trade has been greatly accelerated. Occasionally some thirsty members of the Pro- ■ vest. Guard in this city have stolen off there, > when all other expedients to get a drink here i have failed, for which they have always been pun- ; isbed. Day before yesterday, Lieutenant M. D. ■ Lee was out with a squad of Captain McConnell’s I company, looking after the escaped bridge burn- I ing tones, when some four of them deserted, iu ( order to go to Marietta to get liquor. They left i their scouting duties, and went up on the train at i some point above here, carrying with them their j guns and other weapons to be able to force them- i selves on the train, and to. protect themselves j with, in case any should attempt'to interfere with : their plans before their desire to get liquor was I gratified. They bad no showing authorizing , them to go on the train, but being well armed, j the conductor could not keep them oft. On arriving at Marietta, and finding the retail ! drinking establishments iu full operation, they “went in” quite strong, and were soon drunk. Some time in the night they got into a furious row with some of the people of thatepUrCe, in which they used their guns quite freelyr-shdpting' at the crowd in the most reckless manner. Three per sons were struck—two being slightly hurt, and one ’ instantly killed. 'lie was a young man— :, soldier—ana'was not in any way connected With the difficulty, but- was merely passing by. Ile had been home on sick furlough, and was just on his way to the cars to return to his command The ball entered his face near the mouth, and passed out at the back of his head, killing him instantly. He is represented to us as a line look ing, noble young man, of good family and stand ing. We did not learn bis name. Col. Lee received a dispatch acquainting him with th’s sad affair on Tuesday night at 11 o’clock, j He immediately pressed into Lis service an old ! engine, which Ihe fired up, and run the same to i Marietta, himself acting as engineer. He got there some time after midnight, and found the bar-rooms even then open, and well patronized Through his prompt exertions, all the offenders were arrested and brought back except one—the ringleader of the gang, named Elisfai. Crawford, who is at large at this writing. Crawford is rep resented to us as a noted character, a regular I.ACsperafio—well known to the police, of tins Ail these men, exsept one, are substitutes in '.tie Provost Guard of this citr, and this case is one more illustration of the care that should be exer cised by our officers in receiving substitutes. THE SITUATION IN THE WF?-T-THE LATEST FROM KENTUCKY. The Yankees still persist that they whipped us in the late battle in Kentucky, between Bragg and Buell. The following are some of their latest dispatches of the situation tn Kentucky ; Louisville, October 14, 1562 Governor Robin son has justteeceived a dispatch, stating that the rebels are retreating from Camp Dick Robinson to Lancaster. General Buell is in close pursuit of the enemy. Louisville, Wednesday, October 15—There was skirmishing yesterday ail along the line from Harrodsburg to Stanford. The rebels are trying to get out of the State. Louisville, Wednesday, October 15, P. M.—The Journal has a special dispatch from Frankfort, saying that Kirby Smith and his command had been captured between Lexington and Harrods burg. Headquarters here are unadvised of this and discredit the statement. The same paoer says that Basil Duke, brother in-law of John Morgan, had bceu killed; that 3,ooorebels came into Lexington this morning; that our forces captured ten thousand dollars worth of jeans from Smith’s command. All this needs confirmation. A rebel officer writing to Lexington, says tho rebel General Claiborne was killed near Perry villb, and the rebel General Wood wounded. The latter’s command-was transferred to General Preston. He writes that the rebels had fifteen thousand in the Perryville fight. Nashville papers of the 12th say the Nationals are concentrating a large force at Fort Douelson and mean to clear that portion of Tennessee of the rebels. Many rebel families at Clarksville are preparing to leave. The rose-water policy with the rebels is to be abandoned. It is reported, but Ciscredited, ’hat the rebel Gen. Buckner was seriously wounded in the at tack made by the rebels on Gilbert’s force on the Bth inst. There is no confirmation cf the death of Bragg and Cheatham. CptciNst-ATi, Wednesday, Get. 15.—Gen. Gfran* ger’s advance took possession cf Paris, Kentucky, to-day. A dispatch from Cairo on the 14th, says: The divisions of General Eosencrans, Stanley and Hamilton have returned to Corinth, where they are to be reorganized. General Hurlburt was removing from Bolivar to Jackson. Four hundred prisoners were sent to Holly Springs yesterday for exchange- 1 A dispatch from Paducah to day says the steam., er Hazell Dell was stopped seven hours at Evans ville by a large force of guerillas. The mails, negroes and a quantity of goods were taken from her. Several officers and, soldiers were also taken prisoners. Secretary Stanton has telegraphed Gen. Nettle to send no more contrabauds into Illinois until further orders. The New York Times, of the 16th, says, editqri ally, of the situation of the two armies: The declaration ot the Louisville and Cincinnati papers that the Union forces had re-occupied the towns of Lexington and Danville, Kentucky, al most concurrently with the battle at Perryville, proves to have been incorrect. And these move ments failing, the entire theory uuils upon thenri, that the rebels were flanked on the east as weii as the south, and could notescape from the StatCj fails also. We find it necessary, therefore, on the cor reoted reports from Kentucky, to recast our views of the position, and to confess that we now see little enough hope of ‘-’bagging” tpe army of Bragg. On Monday, it is said that skirmishing was in progress from £farrbdSburgh to Stanford— Static ford being a town ten mibs southeast of Danville. : If the rebels aye or haWbten at Camp Dick Ro binson, a movement- to Stanford by Buell would be well calculated io intercept their retreat. , W,e know nothing, UpweVer, of the actual position now. The indioatidns, as reprcsAfifed, are that . liueß is fairly’suuth of Bragg, jf the latter* >s at Camp Dick Robinson. This is a situation that implies, necessarily, a battle, and the rebpls are f said to decluhe their purposes to stand at Camp | Dick Robinson. We cannot believe it, but regard ’ them us in fijil f! 'ht to the rir mn’ains. - IMPORTANT OPINION OF THE ATTORNEY , I GENERAL OF THE CONFEDERATE STATES. Some days since we reported the proceedings of I a habeas corpus case before Judge Lyons, in which I William Collins was the applicant for discharge from the custody of General Winder, upon the grounds that the prisoner was a foreigner and not “a resident;” had eulisted for twelve months, which term had expired on the 15th of May, 1362 —the Cbnscript Act, which extended for ninety days the term of service of the twelve months’ men, not applying to foreigners;—and that the return of General Winder did not set forth why the prisoner, even admitting him to have owed service at the time of his arrest, had not been brought to court martial “within eight duys sub sequent to his arrest, or as speedily as the exigen cies of the service would permit.” The Judge • guve it as his opinion that the said prisoner should be discharged, but the District Attorney for the Confederate States, Mr. Aylett, desiring to take •m appeal, the Judge remanded the prisoner to the custody of General Winder to give time for the issuance of a writ of error, at the same time allowing the prisoner the privilege of bail, and i appointing the hour of nine o’clock, A. M, on i Saturday, for the time to bring his surety into ; Crnit- At the hour appointed for bearing the applica ! ’.ion of Collins for bail, Mr. Aylett appeared and Liulnnated to :be Judge, that having ascertained ; that the Attorney General of the Con federate j States bad, some weeks ago, sustained in one of his opinions, many of the grounds taken by Judge Lyons; in bis opinion, he did not, under the cir ] cumstances, feel at liberty, as an officer of the : Government, to prosecute an appeal. He, there ; fore, would oppose no further obstacles to the I dischrge of the prisoner, although so soon as he | should be discharged, he would be again arrested, ' and should he then sue out another writ of habeas ! corpus, the return of Gen, Winder would prevent I the simple question of the right of a civil court to i discharge a prisoner who is show n by the return of the proper military authority to have ,been com mitted' for mutiny and desertion before his proper discharge, and whilst Le owed military service to the Contederaey. The prisoner was then discharged, but was im- - mediately 're-ariiested, by the ancient 'detective w’.t/I'’flie patriaiclial beard.' A's hb’ slews' were I taken bv bis counsel to sue out .another Writ of habeas co/pas, we preilime -L- pl ■ cas-i will be ascertain -d by a. court martial, which is soon to be called for that purpose. As the decision of the Attorney Genera!, to which Mr. Aylett alluded, is one of great import ance and very general" interest, we give below a synopsis of its most material points; One Hogan, an Ir istdnan, a member of the 2d Mississippi regfmen*, was committed for trial o'- the military authorities, upon the charge of mu ! tiny and desertion. The case was very obscurely 1 stated to the Attorney General; but, upon the h~- ; potbesis that be was a foreigner who had enlisted for the space of twelve months, and who was no: “ a resident” of the Confederate States, the Attor ney Genera! gave it as bis opinion, Ist. That i he onus of proving that he wa- a resi dent and liable to cohscriptio'u or ninety days af ter tbs expiration oi the period of twelve months, rested upon the Government. “2. That a foreigner not a ‘resident’ of the C-m --, federary (i* e. not having a domicil here,) who enlists tor th? period of twelve months, is to his discharge at the expiration c-f h>s term oi contra; ? o' rcUstmeo . “3. That if, at the expiration cf his term ct service, said foreigner applies for his discharge and it is refused him, and he thereupon refuses to do duty, bis refusal is not mutiny, although it may be an offence of a lower grad-if committed pending his application to ascertain his right to a di. c charge. “4. That if said foreigner, at the expiration of his term of service, applies to the proper officer for his diecharge, and it is refused, he does not commit the-. ‘reuce ot desertion if be absconds, aitbudgh this running away under such circums stances mr.y he an offence of smaller magnitude. “5. That the simple refusal to do duty does not constitute mutiny, although such reftisal is a crime. Mutiny implies combination, a conspire ing cf two or more.’’— Richmond Examiner. THE AFFAIR AT PCCOTALIGO-A BRILLIANT VICTORY I irom the Charleston Courier, 24. The latest information received Wednesday night stated that the enemy had been driven back to their gunboats. It was also, reported that they had been punished very severely, and treated, leaving their dead unbuned on the field. This intelligence, which allayed the intense anxie ty of our people, was fully confirmed by later and authentic information received last evening. By this it appears that our loss is about fifty killed and forty wounded. Forty i f the enemy's dead were left on the field and road, while their supposed loss, as confirmed by prisoners taken by our troops, amounts to at least tvto hundred killed and wounded. The force of the enemy that landed at Macksy’s Point consisted of six Yankee regiments with one bate tery of ten pound rifle guns and two boat howits - zers. Our troops captured from eighty to one hundred small arms. Thus has another raid of the enemy with a powerini ioree been signally defeated. Os the strength or our own force, or the names of tlee gallant uampanies and regiments engaged, we have no positive knowledge. That the enemy evidently mrenhed a surprise of our garrison, and looked for an easy victory, appears from the con fident xuanner in which they advanced. It is ‘rite ported that in their movement upon Coosawbai chie they double quicked to the scene of action, and, from the small force to oppose them at that point, they succeeded in getting possession of a portion cf the railroad. We have found it impossible to obtain a full list of the casualties, but hope to receive u full , report to-day. <_ Among the killed in the fight at Pocutaiigo,was ' Daniel P. Campbell, son or our esteemed City Treasurer, Archibald Campbell, Esq. He tell, we learn, while on volunteer duty with the Beau fort Arullery. The deceased was a promising young mao, and graduated with high distinction from the Citadel Academy, at its annual com mencement on the breaking out ot the revolution. Private Dußosc Porcher, ot the Charleston Light Dragoons, is reported dangerously wounded ;”M. Brewton I’rihgle, slightly wounded iu the loot, and Gabriel Manigault, slightly wounded iu the head. The following are the casualties in the Fifth Company, Captain J. Edwards, Eleventh Soutn Carolina Volunteers, in the- engagement at Poco taligo, Wednesday: Killed—Private A. S. Dukes. Wounded—Lieut. Rush, slightly in head; Or derly Miller, .slight; J. H. Dantzler, flesh wound in hand; J. S. Fuucfciss, slight; A. N. Wanna, maker, slight; J. D. Rickenbacker, slight; J. W. Thomas, slight; D. A. Cook, slight; S. D. Myers slight. Total, 1 killed. 9 wotmdea. From the Army of Northern Virginia; —We have but httio news from Gen. Lee s army, On Friday the enemy crossed the Potomac at Wil liamsport, some 10 or 15,001) strong, over to Martinsburg. Ou learning of the enemy’g ad vance, Stonewall Jackson attacked him and drove him back across the river on a double-quick. The Yankees are'represented ,as not having waited-for*' the SecondfifQ froai our men. The mbvenie-ur, no doiibt, wag intended as a ruse de io dravy Jackson over, into,Maryland, having, it is presum ed. laid a trqp far that 'aspite General; but Jia was not ro be-cahgbi. t ’ Saturday morning everything along the lines was in'Sfcf . //no Ji’Chm -Ild [Fh-.l Dtsp‘.ltci:, 22. VOL. J- No <4. COL. JOHN FORSYTH. I We were glad to meet its our sanctum yesterday I morujtig. ibis gontlemau just from bis tour with bragg’j Kv-Ultitky . , I. -I rirrii ir-wste an officer on (hat General’s Staff. He is on his wdy home. Hiahea’rib is remarkably good consider ing all things. During the campaign of Bragg’s army in Kentucky, Col. Forsyth has rendered the cause the most important service in many ways which history will record of him —and which it. would perhaps be improper to allude to now spe cifically. The country will know it at the right time, and will not i ail to award that honor which is due. He left Gen. Bragg’s.army mostly thia Aide »-.f. Cumberland Gap. The whole army, with all the arms, ammunition aud supplies procured were . successff.il}' brought off, tn the face <if a largely superior force, which had to be kept back by cav alry and art (I! ary skirmishing every day. Coh F. fully confirms our views, heretofore given in our columns, (of Bragg’s falling buck) .in every par ticular. He could have whipped Buell at eny time from Louisville to the Gap, but the victory would . have been a barren and fruitless one—not worth the loss of a half dozen lives. It would still have been necessary to leave Kentucky. The battle of p pl —v—I'te -r-'n'd no' fi-ive been foiKrht. had it not beeu necet-sary to give BueiLaCli uLaiUg tue better to enable Bragg’s army to retire without such serious molestation as be would otherwise have had. The expedition into Kenfuekv is a failure fc-r two causes; Ist. The people were’ not ready to take up arms. Nearly everybody was favorable to us, and against Lincoln, iu their feelings, but they are crushed—the manhood crushed out of them by the car of the abolition despotism, which has ground them to the earth. The women all hurrahed, clapped their hands uud waived their houdkerchiets; the boys hurrahed for Jeff Day» (and tbe-Scutheru "Jonfi d-'racr, but the men were cov in '■their deuions'rations. They would give us a word of encouragement when t'ley could do so on the sly—and all th a sort of thio;;; but they feared tve would not be able to remti n there and protevf them—knowing .that iq cute ou.r army res tired, certain confiscation of property and ruin of their with indignity i.o lheir families, and perhaus imprisonment,'awj.itei them;-; Indeed, it is fa>t' much surprising tfiut' hten"’of families should be slow, to act" in such a case. Recruits 1 • '"■TpJ.-irt n” fo Bragg to r- ii.iin -.her ■. 2d. TUB laXiure Ot Van Lorr, to carry [’’rice’s army through to Paducah and Smithland, as we explained yesterday. These two causes, and none other, made Bragg fail br.'-k. - ' But where is Bragg going? The country—ee* penial ly the Yankees, h 3 '* ou ‘ before -very Icr.g.— Soritliern Confederacy, Oct. 24 OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE FROM EGLLT SPRINGS 2Vor.-i (A-- .4 tia/iia (<?a-l Bou£Aem Cemfederacy. Oct. 23. Toixy Springs, M-ss.. Oct. 14. - My account, l timed and necessarily.imperfect, of the operations of oun a- iny at and near Corinth, you should have received in time for your issue of this duy. I have keen no reason as yet for any correction of Hie ieadifig features of the report gent yon—though ’bere were seine errors in the ii-'s’gnari'.m .f rriops-. specially engaged in the i fight ; u iS.uud-.iy. These you will have corrected I prir-n npij.r .■r, n rr c '« of information. Of.one thir.tr Hl am satisfied, tfiat wo suife/eil IciS tmu tut. enemy more—judging from the official telegrams i of Federal G/.u rate—than the znoSt sanguine arn-jug us estimated at rhe dale of my ieiter to you. The pursuit made by the r.i—tgy proved to be ridteulouriy inefficient and ris'.g fficaßt, though it was so, only an account of the mass -rly move • meats.of -otir* : leading Generals nd the severe .punishment repeatedly meted out. to' the advance of tb? enemy by our -brave troops in the rear h< . our army. Hcfly Springs fr bow headquarteto,. Here-a'nd in advance of ibis place, on Cold Water Creek, we have a large part of our army. I need not state further as to the of the riroopß,£>nly that effective Qiajs-tres -have eeen taken, also, for the defense of the line df the Mobile Sz Ohio R'til* 1 road. The army is especially, reguiqt-jg .itseffective condition for offensive operations;-and will soon be able to take the field again with -far better prospects of success. The news of the appointment of Gen. Pembere ton to the cnmm.'.::d <»f ’Lis .Tfrf-iir’V ”J, with th* rank of Lieuteijaut Geu.erai, has 'bee'ti received very generally with the liveliest feelings of satis- , faction. This change, if is hoped, will be an ' improvement. The change giyes pleasure, at any rate. More anon, C. J. W. JtgF*’We clip the,‘ioltowing paragraphs irw.te. the Wi’miugion (N. C.),JouruaL bulletin, ?f 6pt. 22d: , . ■ ■ The fever has again entered Our office, apd pros trated one of dur very few remaining hands. We trust that the attack will not. prof e sermons. Even a slip is hard to get but now. However, some of the convalescents have been aronnd to-day. looking ghostly enough, but vet mending, and we begin.ro feel'as though all wan; not.quite gone. The cool northerly breeze whis tling around, gms us hope that we may soon have frost, and ihen we will ue somewhat safer, and may be able to get a telegrapher. Under a clear sky and a fresh a fad from'tat Northward, with a bracing temperature, the pesti lence we trust h' s reached its limit, and a contina uanceof the weather v, e are nowexperiencing will probably cause its ravages next week to be confined to those already attacked. If so, it may tnen be said to have disappeared,as an epidemic. Our hopes are strong that the first week in No vember will see the plague fully stayed. The number of new cases yesterday shows some decrease, being not over tbirtysthree and from tne indications so fa? to-day,, we are led to belie've that the report.to be made- to-morrow mornin", will show a stilt smaller number of new cases oc-*' cuiTing. The interraenis yesterday at thp cemetery num* bered as high as 10- It is probable that the total of fteatts, incJudicg colored people; might ex» need this by some three or four. Thirteen fourteen is as near as we can approximate toe actual number of dsdtbs. * • 11, as we sincerely trust, the main headway of the pestilence Bai been checked, we cau begin t» survey ithe grotred, and arrive at some conclusion us to '.Ke dimensions cf the calamity. We heaid. it eutimated, this morning, th-.t the number of cases would not vary far from sixteen hundred . and the number of deaths far from four hundred’ which would exhibit a rate vs mortalitv equal to 25 per cent, oi all ton*, taken. But it must be borne in mind that the disease,existed here caus ing an uuu&uaf ■.rfatitv, sdm-y time before' it was prou •nuced yefai-y-fever, and it was not until it vvas declaredtepiriemic any regular reports of' the mimber or cases was made by our phvsicians Inese.consideiations induce us to believe that the actua facts will uxeec-d any detail of’ tliem that vi .-'wtcdga or't.fEci'al The ’ otesvii'. •. Jlcmnerathas the independence ’ to condemn ;n ?i foly) th e bad faith of t.V Yankee Gov -rnmsnt ;□ Blinding their paroled Stfldmrs into active special service. The Democrat is un der tue, impression that a paroled prisoner is an rnuep under the authority of hi s ca ,, rors as 7 f ' Rtifi in .hew custodv and that, therefore. i«e Gov?.-mi,nt . as no.ng.jt to'hend paroled priswu ‘R’ -tJC-i ' ■ -L-npebtita Indians,