The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-06-10

- Monroe ana ee1uWe commnuu
ns,,nt rsporsinGto Major General kco'''s"
~ u s' srdsr Of the Secretary Of war;
l.. THOMAS. Adjutant. General.
asR. RALIscx's RRroRrs.
O.. eepy from, one Of the latest Northern
ezra q spect III an o. Den. Halleck's r@porta
w WAsuNaTox. J una 4, 1861.
ria following dispatch was rscsised this
.nsrroon at the war Department
"HALLucK's uHArauARrsRs,(
"Juns 4. 1864. )
.,a.. n. Nasses, Secretary Of War;
1s.n ,pe with IL, Geo men, il thtfty miles
Nth OF Coriptb, pushine the eusmy hart.
-. already reports 10 u 0 prisoners and de.
.rtes fron II. enemy. and $1,000 stand Of
srm, captured"
roousands OF the enemy Are throwirg way
,setr arms. A farmer says that when Beau.
gard lsarned that Col. Elliott had cur the
rAilrcai on hts line OF retreat he became fran.
~, way they could.
We have captursd nine locomotives and q
pum bsrs OF cara One Of ,he former 10 already
repaired, and Ii running to-day. Several
more will be In running order in two or three
The rssnit il all could pc..iely dssirs.
hsjor.3snerAl Commanding.
While We are fully aware OF the !alsity Of
HalleSA's reports 10 the Washington War De.
rartmsrt, q nee we know that Bsauregard's
vl,hd, avail from Corint III was In every respect
suocsss:ul, no, only from ps rsor al statements.
bot rom reliable correspondence, Is may not
b. smiss TO say, that on the soth OF May this
General reported to his supsriors at the Fed-
eral Capital that the Con federats position at
Corinth was exceedingly strong; that before
HHnt MIA hfrp fh u N n,
rnsnse amount OF public and private stores,
provisions, tents. &c, and that two thousand
prisoners and dsssrtsrs were captured. On
the slst, q special dispatch to tho New York
Tyiban., al.o from Oorinth. and published ny
authcrityof the military supervisor" makes
The ren.arka counter statement that the
works at Corinth "wsrs muca weaker than
We supposed, and could have been carried b.
Storm at any time" that the Contedsratel
carried away absolutely every thirg except d
few provisions, which, with the railroad de.
not and warehouses, were burned bsfore we
arrived. They did not leave g single gum
saws the correspondent, "aId had been NOV.
ing away troops more than six days. and
stores for more than two weeks. Ih0 few
prisoners We have" he adds, "are from the
Confederate rear. guard"
The Baltimore Fsps Shee. remarks, In view
of all this:
II such giaring contradictions Is thes, ara
permitted to be put forth, l. IL no wonder that
Gen Hal!eck expelled newspaps: correspond.
euts from his army. Although Gen. Hslleck
appears to BE- at q loss to know to what poin,
the Oonfsderates from Oorinth have retreat.
cd. the. correspondent OF the New York
Hrald has some spsculations on the su hiect
which may possibly tend to a solution Of ,he
mystery. After describing tbs Typographical
features OF the country around Corinth lie
alludes TO a succession OF ridges abou twsn tv
miles south OF Corinth, and at rig bit pe les
with the Mobile and Ohio Railroad ".These
RIGGS" he adds, "h 10 said, have been heavily
bls that E.auregard may make q stand ii ere.
ip order 10 draw Halleck after him; when,
iy a fanR movement In our rear, he will
fo,cs us to rig face, and fight cur way
hack to the river"