The Placer herald., 1862-06-07
Latest Eastern Intelligence.


fore Richmond advanced on our army and
attacked the right flank.
General Casey's division, which was in the
first line gave way, causing temporary con,
fusion, during which the guns and baggage
were lost
But Gen. Heintzelman and Gen. Kearny
most gallantly brought up their troops,
which checked the enemy.
Al the same time the divisions of Gen.
Sedgwick and Gen. Richardson were brought
across the river and drove back the enemy
at the point of the bayonei, covering the
ground with his dead.
On Saturday morning the rebels attempt.
ed to renew the conflict but we're everywhere
repulsed.
We have taken many prisoners, among
shem Gen. Pettigrew and COL Long. Our
loss is heavy and the enemy's must be enor.
nous. Excepting Gen. Casey's division the
troops behaved splendidly, and several fine
bayonet charges were made.
The rebels object on Saturday was to cut
through the left wing OF tbs federal army,
and thus prevent perfect line of communi.
cation. The fsderals are represented as hay
ing gained great advantages.
WASHINGTON, June Sd.
dispatch from Mcclellan, dated yester.
day, says that the rebel officers were unable
TO rally their troops this morning. and have
retired towards Richmond. Our men have
moved forward to Fair Oak, five miles from
the city.
Jeff. Davis and Governor Letcher we're
both at the fight yesterday.
A dispatch dated nine o'clock last night
says: General Hooker made reconnois'
sance to-day on the Williamsburg turnpike,
and went within four miles of Richmond
without meeting the enemy in force Their
pickets kept in sight, but retreated at his
approach. Every one seems sanguine of
the fall of the rebel capital when our troops
advance, for the engagement Of Saturday
and Sundya, seas the fate of the city. They
threw the main body Of their army, compo.
sed OF their best troops, on our left, with II
view to crush it, and were defeated after two
days hard fighting, and forced to retreat.
Beauregard's army evacuated Corinth, on
Thursday night, May 26th, and the works
we're occupied the next morning by the
seth Ohio Regiment, under the command of
Gen. Pope.
CHICAGO, June I'd.
Dispatches from Corinth say that our cav
airy found all the tents of the enemy stand
ing. They took hundreds of barrels of beef
and 5000 stand Of arms in one encampment
on the Mobile and Ohio Railroad said 20 be'
long t" Price and Van Dorm, who left on
Thursday night
Our cavalry found the rebels in a strong
position, with artillery posted and supported
10y infantry, on several roads leading out OF
Corinth. The rebels commenced moving
their sick and wounded last Monday. Beaul
regard and Bragg did not move till Thurs
day.
Letters from Corin,l, state that the evac,
ustion Of the place commenced early il the
week, and was carried on in good order ill
our forces crowded too fast, when they were
obliged to flee iptatel y. 1t is under
stood that about half of the eneny's force
went South, on the Mobile and Ohio rail
road. Early III The week another body, SUPP
posed to number 10000, went to Grand
Junction, aad from 10000 to $4,000 to
Kossuth. After the rebel force had passed
down, thus causing division of their forces,
as above stated, that part Of the rebel torre
which went to Kossuih had to march on foot
in consequence of the insuffcency Of trans
portation, and will probably be captured as
a large body Of cavalry is in pursuit 1t is
not presumed that the part which went to
the Grand Junction will make any stand
there, but move down the Mississippi Cen
trail railroad to Jackson, and thence via the
Southern Mississippi railroad, to Meriden,
on the Mobile and Ohio road forming
junction with those who moved down the lat
tor road direct. The impression prevails
that the destination Of the whole force is
Richmond, which they can reach via Mobile.
An expedition 1000 strong, OF Federal
cavalry, was sent out, Wednesday night, to
destroy the bridge Of the Mobile and Ohio
railroad, 40 miles south of Corinth, and
have not yet been heard from, but it is sup
posed they have been successful.
LArER.-The cavalry expedition sent to
destroy the bridges south of Corinth return.
ed, having been successful, and destroyed
bridges on the road in several places. A
large amount Of commissary stores together
with pieces of artillery were captured.
They took several hundred prisoners, and
found $500 sick and wounded.
Memphis refugees cay that all the papers
have been removed to Grenada, Miss.
Residents of Corinth say that the rebels,
before leaving, destroyed the bridge acrosss
Cypress Creek, under a misapprebension,
making it necessary to destroy locomotives
and as many trains loaded with Commits
sary and Quartermaster's stores.
A series Of fights have taken place In the
valley ofthe Shenandoah, in Virginia between
the rebel forces under Jackson and Banks
column. Banks army had been weakened
by portion Of his troops, under the com
mand of Shields and Geary being transfer
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