The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-06-06
GEN. HALLECK'S DIVISION.
LATEST FROM coR1NTH.
GLORIOUS VICTORY.


Just been received at the War Department:
HEADQUARTERS Dept MISS,
Camp on Corinth Road, May %.
Hon. E. M. Stanton, Secretary of War:
Three strong accommodating columns adj
-anced this morning on the right centre and
left to feel the enemy and unmask his bats
teries.
The enemy hotly contested his ground at
each point, but was driven back with con-
siderable loss.
The column on the left encountered the
strongest opposition.
Our loss was Is killed and wounded.
The e, envy lett 30 dead on the field.
Our losses at other points are not yet
ascertained.
Some five or six officers and number of
privates were captured.
The fighting will probably be renewed
tomorrow at daybreak.
| The whole country is so thickly wooded
that we are compelled to feel our way.
Signed, 81. w. HALLECK.
| Major General.
1t is stated that the rebel forces under
jackson, still lnger near Martinsburg or
Harper's Ferry.
BEFORE CoRINTH, May 29-Midnight.--
| There have been no additional movements,
| except picket skirmishing and strengthen.
ing our position.
Gen. Halleck moved bis camp two miles
forward today.
Lieut.. Weob, aid to Gen. Doneson, was
among the prisoners captured yesterday.
WASHINGTON, May 3l.--The following
| dispatch has been received at the War De-
partment this forenoon {:
HEADQUARTERS cAn M, SE a G Coz
To Hon. E. NJ. STANTON. Secretary OF War:
The enemy's position and works in front
Of CoriDth are an exceedingly strong posi-
ton.
In his fight this morning be destroyed an
immense amount of public and private
property, stores, provisions, wagons, tents,
&c., for miles out OF town. The roads are
| are filed with arms, haversacks, &c, thrown
away by the fleeing troops.
Large numbers of prisoners and deserters
have been captured, estimated by General
Pope at 1000.
General Beauregard evidently distrusts
his arms or be would have defended so
strong position. His troops are generally
much discouraged and demoralized. For
the last few days their resistance has been
slight
(Sgned) INV. HALLECK,
Major General Commanding.
| HALLECK's HEADQUARTERS, June L.
Residents say that the rebels burned Cy-
press creek railroad bridge by misappre-
hension, causing the destruction of seven
locomotives, and as many trains, loaded
with commissary and quartermaster stores.
This accounts for the smoke seen by signal
corps from the tree tops.
destroying the Mobile and Ohio Railroad,
in several places, and large amount in
stores. He captured three pieces of artil
lery, thirty mounted prisoners, and about
600 infantry, with but little loss on cur side.
He found $500 sick and wounded at
Bonneville.
Memphis refugees report that all the
newspapers have been removed to Granada,
Mississippi.
HALLEcK's HEADQUARTERS, May 81
Our cavalry found all the tents of the enc
my standing. They took hundreds of
barrels of beef, and 700 stand of arms 10
large encampment on the Mobile and Ohio
Railroad, said to belong to Price and Van
Dorn's forces, who left on Thursday night.
The rebels are being brought in, 10 squads
Of forty to fifty.
Our cavalry found the rebels in strong
position, with artillery supported by infan-
try.
The rebels commenced moving their sick
last Monday.
Beauregard and Bragg were a. Corinth
on Thursday afternoon.
The recently published card of the army
correspondents, gives an erroneous i'm.
preston that General Halleck has prohlbi
ted the reporter of the New York Asso>
ciated Press, with bis army, from telegraph
ing anything but such items as be approves.
General Halleck has never used such inhu>
ence with the Associated Press dispatches,
and prohibited only such items as are OF a
cont: aband character.
WASHINGTON, June 2.
The following dispatch has heen received
at the War Department, in reply to an in
quiry OF General Meigs:
CoR1NTH, May 81.
To NJ. G. Meigs, Quartermaster General:
If Beauregard has been at Richmond,
others have forged bis sig 1ature, as have
received letters from him about exchanging
of prisoners, nearly every day for the last
fortnight.
Evacuation of Corinth commenced Wed
nesday, and was completed Thursday night,
in great haste, as an immense amount of
property was destroyed and abandoned.
No troops have gone from here to Rich.
mond, unless within the past two days.
(Signed) 81. W. HALLECK,
Major-General Commanding.
Associated Press patch.
TIE BATTLE ON "WEDNESDAY.
The steamer Ohio Belle arrived here to.
day from Pittsburg Landing, with 100
rebel prisoners.
The following information is gathered
from lieutenant colonel in Pope's division,
who left the lines on Thursday morning.
There has no boat yet arrived with later
dates.
NIL - IN Il