Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1862-05-20
From Gen. ualieck,s army.
Pltts5urg Landing, May Is.


Gen Haleek has issued a second order.
expelling all civilians from camp, designed
more EXPRESSLY to exclude newspaper cor
respondents. The order is imperative in
this instance Of the Objectionable ones are
to be held Individually responsible.
The report is again revived that Cerinth
is evacuated; bur, though cur pickets are
within shooting distance OF each other, the
actual fact is q matter If doubt.
Gen. Haiicck doubts the report, while
other officers give it full credence.
New York, Nay Is.
Memphis papers Of the l4th are booking
for lattle at C1riuth with terrible inter-
est. They estimate the Federal army at
60,000, and insist that it is greatly dcmUr-
allied. Ttey say they don'tall6w them
selves to think OF being defeated Beaure
gard is undoubtedly at Corinih.
Caro-. May IS.
News from Pittsturg Lending is unim
por;ant. After picket skirulioh on our
extreme right, lasting nearly two DAYS. the
rebels were driven hack, having succeeded
in destroying bridge over s,nhu creek.
four miles north Of Cariuth, TO prevent the
advance OF cur forces.
Twelve Of our men are reported wound
ed.
Dsscrters report Il at the rebel army is
suffering greatly for provisions and water.
and that many of thoir cattle ore starving
for want Of forage.
GuerrIlas ibfesi the country surrounding
Hickman, New Madiid and other points
below, and are committing great depreda-
tirus.
No news from the fleet.
The Ouf,hoat AiaupJ fs;ty 1ar, 49, a.
night, the injuries which she received du-
ring the recent engagement having been
repaired.
Passengers from Pitt56urg give currency
| to the report, brought into our camp by
deserters, that Bragg commands the army
at Corinth, Beauregard having gone east
Price commands the right wing, Polk the
centre, and Van Dorm the left.
Before Corinth Nav II.
Latest adyices from Gen. Curtis are. that
his Forces, between Searcy and Little Rock,
Ark, are rapidly marching on the capital.
! Gov. Rector called out the militia and the
| people generally TO come ont. Large nun
bers applied to General Curtis for protec-
! ton, having the desire to come under the
old flag
/ There is general advance along our
! 1870 ''"SAN' WI aHiiIB win MUCH bkT-
mishing, and several severe engagements.
! General Sherman's division lost forty-four
killed and considerable number wounded
IN attacking RusselI's house, which the
| rebels have occupied for some time past,
worrying the pickets. We succeeded in
driving the enemy from their position
We are expecting an attack on Sunday
morning. Among the killed rebel. lie # on
the ground was one with sword, surpas-
ed to be an uficer Of our forces, under Mai.
! Gen. Sherman
We still occupy the Russell house.
There was skirm>hing by the Eighth
Miss 1uri only about three hundred yards
from the enemy's breastworks Several
rifles were captured in the skiruish IN the
right, which are pc Ifectly new, marked
Breese 4 Fryman, Bremen, !" much supe-
rinr - our rifles used, cur shareholders.
having Ia, &c of from 500 to ! SEQ yards,
while ours are only effective at alb ut ! GOO.
ln all cases the rebels left on the field ere
! shot in the head, and the wounded shot in
! the neck and breast. The euemy's Iss on
the field was about 40 killed and 100 woun
/ dcd