The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-06-11

The news from Fremont's command recounts
another victory. The General states in despatch
to the War Department yesterday, dated on Satur-
day, that the loss of the rebels in their retreat
from Harrisonburg on the day before was very Sc
we're. Among the killed was the ubiquitous Colo
mel Ashby, who, with his cavalry, has been Ia
RAISING our troops in Western Virginia at almost
every quarter. We scarcely heard of single
battle or skirmisb for months past that Ashby and
his cavalry did not have hand in. When he was
slain, according to General Fremont's report, he
was covering the retreat Of the enemy with his
whole cavalry force and three regiments of in.
fAntry with admirable skill and audacity. The re.
treat was followed up by pursuit on the part Of
Fremont's forces.
Dispatches Of day later-the sth inst.-report
q desperate battle with Jackson's army, eight
miles beyond Harrsonburg. whittier Fremont had
followed him. 1t was a severe engagement, and
the rebels were terribly cut up. Our loss in many
regiments particularly the Eighth New York
volunteers-was very heavy. This gallant corps
terrible contest with the enemy. The Gsribaldi
Guard was in the action, and behaved well.
Official dispatches from General Haleck to the
Secretary of War; received yesterday, announce
that the rebels had fallen back from Corinth fifty
miles by railroad and nearly seventy by the com
mon wagon road, to o place called Tuslla. Gen.
Beauregard is at Okoona. The losses of the
rebels by death and desertion are estimated by
Generals Pope and Buell. at over 20 900. There
seems to be no doubt Of the fact that after eva
cuating Corinth the assertions were very large
from the rebel ranks not to be exchanged, and
the avowal that they allowed themselves to be
taken, shows that the rebel army in the Southwest
is thoroughly sick and tired Of the odous service
in which it has been employed.
General Burnside arrived at Fortress Monroe
on Monday for the purpose Of making some i'm
portant communications to the government rela-
tive to his command. He sent his dispatches TO
Washington, and when the answers are trans
mitted he will return. Several skirmishes have
occurred recently in the vicinity Of Washington,
North Carolina, but they have not resulted in any
thing except the fact Of the presence Of the enemy
in that neghborhood
We publish to-day the official report Of the occu-
patton of Memphis, from Colonel Ellet and the
result Of his application to the Mayor for the
render Of the city. Colonel Elet sent his son into
the city with orders to hoist the United States flag
on the Custom House an6Post Office. The Mayor,
although he stated that the civic authorities had
no knowledge Of the surrender Of the city, admit
ted that he had no means Of resistance, and was
present himself when young Ellct hoisted the good
old flag.
Our extracts from the Southern papers to-day
are highly interesting. The Richmond Dispatch
gives terrible record d the rebel loss Of officers
ut the battle OF Fair Oaks While il puts down
the killed in the aggregate their side. at only
5000 which is, doubtless, considerably below the
mark, 1t says that they lost a vast number Of OF.
fcers, including FIVE generals, twenty.three
colonies, tenmajors and fifty seven captains, either
killed or captured. Ihe same paper makes the
important admission that our army can at any
time cut OF the retreat Of the rebels South by sez
ing the railroads At Petersburg, and ntimates tina,
retreat TO Lynchburg and the mountains was the
only one left to them.
The Secretary Of the Treasury telegraphed yes
tcrday TO the Chamber Of Commerce at Cincinnati
hso avl N.u
Orleans soon as the Mississippi river is cleared
CONGRESS.
In the Senate yesterday, the Military Commute
reported back the bill providing for an increas
OF the medical corps. resolution was adopte
calling for information as TO whether any claim
have been made by citizens Of the United State
for property destroyed BY the federal army, an
whether any measures have been taken to ascer
s.fn 49,. ac.r,i damarcs In such cases. and II az