, 1862-06-04

the engineer and tearing the engine to pieces.
a number Of persons in the vicinity Of It at
the time were also killed and wounded.
The 22d Ohio claims to bethe first regiment
Of Buell's corps which entered the place.
Large quantities of beef, bacon and -four
were destroyed by the rebels before leaving,
The water in the place iH as good as any in
the world, and the region round about abounds
IN chalybeate springs.
During the twenty -four hours preceding The
evacuation of the place, twenty trains Of cars
filed with troops left 1t.
Contrabands stated that Beauregard left on
Wednesday for 0kalona, about forty miles to
the south, on the Mobile and Ohio railroad.
White residents said he had gone to Richmond
some days ago. Many assert that he has re-
turned to Holly Springs, on the Mobile and
Ohio railroad Still, others that {, 500 of the
rebels had gone to Kossuth, a few miles west
OF otCorintb, aud the remainder to Grand juno
ion, On the Charleston and Memphis railroad,
The health of the Federal army Is impro7-
Ing. There are but 5000 On the sick LIST at
present.
CAIRO, June 3.-No news Of Importance
rom Fort Pillow. A man named George Up
ton, Of McKeeeport, Pennsylvania, was killed
yesterday morning by the premature exp1o-
sion of one Of our mortars while loading It,
An important movement is on the tapis.
C4rRo, June 3.-ActiEity among the boats
OF The hotilla above Fort Pillow continues
and a forward movement cannot long be de-
1ayed.
As one Of OUT mortars vas being towed into
position yesterday, by the steamboat Cham
piop,. mortar prematurely exploded, in-
s'anily killing. man named Upton, and
slightly Tounding one or two others.
PAnEcAH, H., June 3.-The body Of Au-
drew Fisher, Sd regiment, was found dro wned
in the river yesterday. Private John r. How
lett, Co A, I'd regiment Illinois cavalry, has
been promoted to the adjutancy Of tue 1st
battalion Of the same regiment, with the rank
Of LIST lieutenant.
CAIRO, June 2.-The Memphis appeal Of
May 27th has this dispatch:
Y1cKspURG, May 27.-The Union fleet is
still below this city. The gnnboats fred at
ire, and they 1etired Il is sapposeS ssq ts they
are waiting for reinforcementR.
The Appeal says the rebel rams can hold the
mississippi against Foote and Fa1ragut
The Leak In Ha11eckss Army.
1t Is now well understood that " unauthorized
hangers On were excluded from the army OF Ten
nessee by Gen. Halleck because the rebels man
aged to obtain Intelligence Of the disposition OF
our forces through some one with the army. The
lcakE vidnal, according to the correspondence
e 1zs 81 fTfiMasi zns is brother Of Gev
chatting efsters named Irwin, whose father owns
any any amount Of b1oad acres and almost count
lees ontrabands and who have the enviab!e repu.
tatlon Of being the most elegant ladies in Ten
nesEee," reside at Savannah, and since the occu-
patton OF the place they have profeEsed strong
tb1on fentlments, and their parlor has been 3
frf1GrCi YeD6tZynU1 fnr a1 fha ir
the eeryice.
No one questioned their loyalty, and In course OF
TN tine they became as familiar with our poaition
portion Of this intelligence Was impaired BY a
brother Of Coy. Yates Of Illinois. Immediately
after an introduction to the Misses Irwin he be-.
came fascinated, and from that moment bis atten-
ton to both IN general, and one in particular, be-
came unIemit:ing, and the consideration he re:
celyed, which he attributed to the high position OF
bis brother, and his OWL pereonal charms, led him
10 an indiecTeet not to FAY crimfnai revelation ol
Al he knew about the plans Of the campaign and
man. and Hattery rendered him loquacious, until
the whole story was known to the sisters.
n the meantmH n AZ boheF fqqnd
| and what they learned during day was known to
| Beau1egard before second dawned. Our authori
ties soon discovered that there was leak some
| where, and the result was o sort OF persecution
who are made t9 shoulder all the fatheflesa sins
a9hnG the h afeF s While i
HA4o1S AattNA woe 4SfCtk4~N aA0 Ill" E4udH
| man found it very convenient to omit all fn1the
attention to the dan1sels. and seek healthier eli
| mate further north.
The above statement is travelling the round:
Of the press. There is not q word Of truth il
it, SO tar as t1efers to "a brother Of Coy
Yates OF 1iiinois.n The Times correspondent
| must have been drunk when he wrote tn
! above stuff. No brother or other relative 0
| Gov. Yates gave any more information to tn
| Misses Irwin than the man in the moon. N
| brother Of the Governor ever heard Of sue
females. What object the maudlin loafer q
the Times could have for perpetrating thi
libel on "a brother Of GOV. Yates" it ia diff
cult to imagine.