The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-06-05
THE SITUATION.

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No news from General McClellan's army was
received at the War Department yesterday in con.
sequence of the storm, which broke down the
telegraph line between Fortress Monroe and the
military headquarters. We publish in our columns
to-day full and graphic account of the three days
light before Richmond, on Saturday, Sunday and
Monday, from our special correspondent
witnessed the entire action. It is unnecessary to
recommend the story to the pesusal of the public
Tor 80 much of interest centres around this most
important battle of the campaign that it will un-
doubtsdy be read with avidity. We give also
map of the battle field, which will serve to illus.
trate our correspondents description.
The last news from General Banks column comes
nom Martinsburg yesterday and states that the
rebel General Jackson, with his whole force pass
ed through there towards New Market, which point
It is said they reached on Monday night, though
their rear guard was considerably harassed by
General Milroy on that morning at Fishers Hill,
mile and q half south Of Strasburg.
The defeat of Beauregard's army at Corinth is
complete. The advance of General Pope, with
10000 men thirty miles south Of Corinth, has de-
monstrated that the great rebel army of the West
is utterly broken up and demorazed General
Halleck states in despatch to the War De-
partment yesterday that General Pope already
reports ten thousand prisoners and deserters
from the enemy, and Is 900 stand of arms cap
tured. Thousands of the enemy are throwing
away their arms. farmer says that when Beau
regard learned that Colonel Elliott had cut the
railroad on his line of retreat-as we reported
in Tuesdays HERALD-he became frantic, and
told his men to save themselves the best way they
could. General Halleck further says:-We have
captured nine locomotives and number of cars.
One Of the former is already repaired and is
running to-day. Several more will be in running
order in two or three days. The result is all
could possibly desire.
Tour correspondent at Cornth, Miss, describes
the siege Of that place, giving the movements of
the federal army the efforts Of the rebel generals
TO circumvent the plans of General Halleck, the
several skirmshes preceding the evacuation, and
all the minutia Of the siege and its denouement.
From his letter we learn that General Halleck's
plans Of operations were changed somewhat after
he had arrived before Corinth, when he found
that the enemy had so fortified the place as
10 make it second Manassas. Our gains
were not fully known when his letter was
mailed, indeed it may be said that the facts and
results are not yet fully ascertaned even at Gene
raj Halleck's headquarters, for our troops are
continually bringing in rebel prisoners, discover.
ing secreted stores and hidden arms, and unearth.
ing rebel wealth Of ell sorts and In large guam.
titles.
Tho success Of General Pope, above referred
TO, in bsgging SO large q number Of the rebels,
will prove . severe loss If not . thorough de-
moralisation TO the army Of General Beauregard,
and will necessarily prevent another stand being
made by the rebels in the valley Of the Mississippi
The whereabouts Of Generals Beauregard, Price,
Van Dorm and Bragg, still remains mystery The
former-after giving the word Sauce q,ii peut y
Richmond, there to join his fortunes with those Of
JEFF. Davis and Joe Johnston. To illustrate the
movements Of our army in the West more fully, we
publish to-day some maps showing the operations
Of the Union forces and Of the enemy for some
sine past The battle fields around Corinth have
now become historic, and the deeds enacted there
win form no insignificant part in the story Of tn,
rebellion.
By the City Of New York, at this port, We have
details Of the European news Of the 22d Of May.
General Prim's letter, lately published in the
HERALD, in which he states his reasons for the re-
Doyal Of the Spanish troops from Mexico, and IN
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