New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-06-05
NEWS OF THE DAY.
THE WAR.

A bref telegram from Gen. Halleck to the Sec
,atsrv of War. dated yesterday, brings glorious intel
Toencs from the Southwest. Gen. Pope, WIN
fo,cs Of 40. 900 men, was 30 miles south of Corinth
driving Beauregards army before him. Ten thou
sand prisoners and deserters and $4,000 stand Of
arms had been taken; thousands OF the fugitive
Rebels were throwing away their guns and every
thing that impeded therfight. Nine locomotives and
large number Of cars have been taken 1t is stated
tha, when Beauregard learned that Col. Elliot had
cut the railway the line of his retreat, he became
frautic and advised bis men to save themselves as
best they could. This, however is but the story oil
farmer near the scene But it is undeniaby true
that the great Rebel army of the Mississippi Is no
better than mob flying for their lives.
The official report of Gen. Gordon, Commander
os the Third Brigade under Gen. Banks is in another
column His entire force engaged near Winchester
was 100 men, Of the ID Massachusetts,, I'd Wiscon-
ain. 9th Indiana and 2gth Pennsy lvsnia. Gen.
Gordon nclosed list of casualties, but tie figures
are not given in bis report. He confirms previous
accounts of the demoniac behavior of the people OF
Winchester Males aud females WED with each
other in firing from windows, throwing hand gren-
AIDES, hot water, and other missiles, while the
enerny's cavalry followed only to butcher helpless
soldiers sinking from fatigue and crying for mercy
Jacksons men ~ be set of devils, and IT 10 10
be hoped that Gen. Fremont VIII oyertake them.
Az for Winchester, it, people have earned a name
that will cling TO them ike curse. 1t speaks well
FOR the discipline of our men that the village n-
bsbited by these demons is still in existence.
Livery successive day develops more and more
the desperste character of the late battle before
Richmond. Our Fortress Montoe correspondent
learns that already 1000 Of our wounded have been
taken care of, and that accommodations for 3 900
more will be required. Good judges fix our whole
loss at 5000 to 900. That OF the enemy ia pretty
surely double this number. Richmond is one great
hospital and deep gloom and despair has fallen upon
the so lately defiant foe
The retresting Rebels under Jackson appear TO
have got through Strasburg without serious damage,
and moved off toward Newmarket. Gen. Milroy
had brush with their guard, u mile and g.
half south of Ssrasburg. There is rumor that the
Rebel Generals Smith and Longstreet are somewhere
in Tie Valley with l5,GaW men.
On the Sd page will be found much interesting
information concerning the operations Of General
Bsnks'S army, with additional names of killed and
wounded.
From Our Special Correspondent at Corinth we
have highly interesting account of the siege aud
occupation of that celebrated place. The letter is
printed on the LET page.
No dispatches from Gen. McClelIsns army were
received ct the War Department yesterday. The
military telegraph line below Fortress Monroe WAS
broken down by the storm.
There was no news Of Importance received al
Washington yesterday from the Shenandoah Valley.
The rise Of the river impedes military operations.