Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1862-06-04
Cortuth Evacuated.

Corinth Evacuated.
The telegraph announces that another
bleodless victory has been achieved
by our army at Corintli, by the evacua-
ton Of that post by the rebel forces.
The dispatch of the Both from Washing
ton saws. . The rebels left Corinth last
night aud Gen. NELSON occupied their
.n,renchments at clock this morning"
Our Government has officers in com
mand Of the Federal army who ought to
know the condition of affairs better than
we do, but il certainly looks to us that
there is something wroas somewhere;
that our officers in command are out-gen
er,led, and that such bloodless victo-
ries" are far from bringing the war to
close For nearly two months has Gen
H.LLEcK been making his approaches
upon Cerinth and just as he has every
thing in readiness to whip the rebels, or
force them to surrender, the news comes
that = Co-inth Is evacuated. and our troops
are in possession of their works. OF
ono thing there can lie no doubt, the
rebels never let Corintis while they had
a show of success at that point and it is
equally certain that all their forces were
neger removed from there in single
night What then has Gen. IlALLECK
been doInr that he has not been posted
IN regard to the movements of the enemy?
Day after day the reports came over the
wires that the sound OF the locomotive
whistle and the rumbling OF cars, heard
bv our troops indicated unusual activity
on the part Of the troops, aud the suppo-
sition has been coupled with the report
that heavy reinforccments were being
sent to the aid of the rebels, when the
truth las boen, we have no doubt, that
very activity has been oecasioned by the
removal Of the rebel stores and forces
from Corinth 10 some point where their
commanders could see a better chance of
success, or perhaps with the intention of
permitting Gen. HALLEcR to wear out his
men in digging trenches and erecting for
tticatons in more sickly climate, FOR
the purpose of making slow approaches
while the rebels arc leaving FOR some
other point More of cur men are sick
ening and dying from hardships and dis
ease than would be killed by the enemv's
bullet, in battle that would decide the
contest, and yet nothing is accomplished
that points to 4 close Of hostilties.
We profess no military science, and it
may not become Us to question the policy
81 those placed in commend of our ar
mics, but it certainly appears to US that
there Is screw loose somewhere. The
General who docs not keep himself posted
in the movements of the enemy, at least
when the two armies are within few
miles of each other, negiects a part Of
his duty AS commander The rebels are
we'll informed of all that our troops are
doing and know just how long it is safe
for them to remain in front of them. We
hear almost daily that deserters are COM
ing into our lines who report the condi-
ton and movements Of the enemy, and
and yet the Jesuit proves that they give
no correct information Mt all of the real
condition of the enemy Why, we ask,
is all this suffered TO be
If Gen HALLEcK docs not keep himself
informed Of the strength and movements
OF the enemy, he lacks one great qualif
cation of general that is possessed in an
eminent degree by those against whom
l. !
is going on in the rebel camp, why has
be permitted BEACREGARp to remove en-
~rmv of a hundred thousand men from
under his nose just rs he is ready 20
make prisoners Of the whole of themf-
Never had an army n better chance Ter
obtaining information Of the movements
az an enemy than woa,d Gen. HALLEcK
have bat for his famous Order No 3, ex
Guiding negroes from his lines. There
ere thousands of slaves in and about the
rebel camp who could and gladly would
lice to our lines and give the m st valua-
BE Information, if they were permitted to
do SO But for some reason tie HAL
/, c6 has seen III 10 forbid them the lib
srty Of communicating In ans way with
himself or his subordinates in command,
and trusts to other sources for in.orna
ion, whish does not appear 10 Us TO
amount to anything that benefits our ar
ny Q evacuation OF Corinth may lie
looked upon by seine as 4 victory, but to
u. i appears that it would take more
.uch Victories 70 put down the rebellion
shan our army is able to stand, at this
season OF the year in an unhealthy eli
mate
SENSATIONAL NEWS FROM FoGT PILLOW.
The reading puic should understand
that nearly all the startling intelligence