The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1862-06-10
Progress of the War.

Progress of the War.
EE- The progress OF the Union arms
still confines uninterrupted The evac
uatlon Of Corinth, which we chronicled
last week, has been closely followed up
and the doubtful character of the victory
claimed over BEAUREGARD somewhat re
deemed. The brilliant exploit Of Col
ELLIOTT. with his'regiment of Iowa Cav
airy, in breaking up the line Of the Mo.
bile and Ohio Railroad, cutting BEAuRE-
CARDS direct sou hern line of retreat,
had the effect of DIS ,ouraging his army
and scattering his forces. Gen. .Pops
followed him with energy, and from a
point thirty miles south of Corintn re.
ported having taken 10000 prisoners
and deserters, and the capture of $1,000
stand of aims. The enemy are repre-
sented to be thoroughly demoralized, and
throw ing away their arms and accoutre.
men'5, which cover the road on the line
Il their retreat. 1t cannot be otherwise
than that troops raised by CONSUMPTION,
and kept together by force. must be hope
lessly scattered in such retreat.
Conseq uent upon the retreat of BEAU
REGARD, we have the evacuation of Fort
Pillow, and the peaceable surrender of
Memphis. Commodore FARRACUr, with
his gulb rats, was, some ime since, at
|lcksburg, on the lower Mississippi, and
it will probably be but short time now
before the upper and lower feet will have
opened The river entirely, crushing out
the rebel fl Get now between them. BEAU.
REGARD certainly will have neither sup
plies or transportation for such an army
as he ha ut C,rInth, and we think the
whole Mississippi valley must shortly be
cleaned of urge bodies Of rebels.
Gen. Curtis is yet in Arkansas, and
still, it would seem, in the neighborhood
OF batesvllle, fighting and whipping the
guerrilas at their own game.
Before Richmond, on the 31st and LIST.
a battle of considerable moment was
fought, being SECOND edition of that at
Pittsburg LanImg. The enemy precip-
itated themselves in great force upon the
rawest troops of the army, which, as at
Pllisbuss, were plared in the front. On
Saturday they We're abuudandy success
ful IA driving back, killing, wounding.
and dispensing, Gen. CAsEY's division.
HEiNrzLEM,N, however, was there, and
he WHO wiring victory from repulse at
Williamson was competent to win tr-
umph from defeat at Seven Pines. He
he'll the enemy at bay until night, and
then MCCLELLAN, and SUMNER and Hook
En- AMI KEARSEY came, and the next day
the rebel column was rolled back be-
yond lis original position, beaten with
great loss. Our own army was badly
cut up, and the latest reports give 1000
as the number Of our killed and wound
ed. The loss Of tents. clothing and
stores, WIS also great The rebel loss is
stated p 'silisely at 1000 killed and
wounded The battle, paralleling that at
Plttsburg in this as in all its particulars,
m ~ be considered drawn one. Since
At took place, no movement Of conse-
quenc, seems TO have transpired, al.
though last nights report represents a
large gun boat fleet approaching Rich
monl by the James River.
Gen. FHrM Nr's rapid pursuit ofJAc,-
soN, which has caused him to sked addle |
oat Of The Shenandoah valley faster than
he went int, it, seems to have been check. |
ed by heavy rains anl swollen streams,
or probably by proper orders from head
quarters. JACKSON is said to have been
reinforced by $4,000 men under SMITH
and k,SGsTREEr.
Tn Gen. HFETER's department the in
ye'lm4nt OF Oh .rleslop goes forward, and
is probably by this time accomplished.
we hope the punishment Of South Caro-,
iiGs is shortly TO come.
Commodore PORTER is before Mobile,
an as soon AS The opening Of the Miss