The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1862-06-04
Front Royal Recaptured--A NUM-
her Of prisoners fnKan.


Major General Commanding.
Front Royal Recaptured--A num-
bcr OF prisoners taken.
WASHINGTON, May 3l.-A dispatch re.
ceived at the War Department states that
brigade OF our troops, preceded by four com
panies Of the Rhode Island Cavalry entered
Front Royal yesterday morning at IL o'clock,
and drove out the enemy, consisting Of the
9th Louisiana and four companies of the 18th
Georgia, and q body Of Cavalry. Our loss
is eight killed. four wounded, and one miss.
ing, all Of the K. ]. Cavalry.
| We captured six officers and one hundred
and fifty privates. Among the officers are
Capt, Brekwith West, of the 4Sth Va; 1st
Lieut. Gemmel, Of the 9th La; Lieuts. J. K
Dixon and Waterman, of the 18th Georgia.
We recaptured eighteen of our troops ta-
ken by the enemy at Front Royal week
ago, among whom we're several officers.
We captured large amount OF transpor
ta,ions, including FIVE engines and eleven
railroad cars.
Our advance was so rapid that the enemy
was completely surprised.
| A dispatch from the Associated Press re.
porter gives the names Of our killed.
The loss Of the enemy is not yet ascer.
tanned, but is said to be large, as our caval.
nv cut in upon them IN splendid style.
New York, June la special dispatch to
the Times, from Harper's Ferry, dated Sat.
urday, states that there was no signs of the
enemy. The 1lth New York State Militia
had arrived there but refused to be sworn in i,
l. H. NF L.
Col. Moedhof. The men stated that they
wanted to 60 to Washington. Major Bower,
OF Gen. Saxton's STAFF, addressed them as
follows: Those Of you willing to acknowl-
edge yourselves towards here in the face OF
the enemy, step out Of the ranks" They
did 80, and ,Dere ordered to leave and pay their
o,on soay back to New York. But few remain
ed at Harper's Ferry. 1t is German regi.
mcnt. Gen. Saxton rejected the whole re
gimens, saying that be did not want towards
in his command.
DISPATCH FROM GEN. MCLELLAN.-The
] following dispatch was published in the Eas
tern papers OF the 28th:
| McClellan's Headquarters, Tuesday, May 81
--8h p. m.--To Hon. E NJ Stanton, Secre
tary Of War: find some of the newspaper:
. publish letters from their correspondents will
this army, giving important information con
cerning our movements, position OF troops
!. etc.; in positive violation Of your orders. Al
it 10 impossible for me to ascertain with Ger
{ tainty, who these anonymous writers are.
beg to suggest that another order be publish
t ed, holding the editors responsible for its in
i fraction.
G, B. MCCLELLAN, Maj. Gen.
9 PEACE COMMISSIONERS ERs.--Captain Bsyee, q
the Tenth Ohio regiment, who has arrived a
: Evansville, Ind, from Huntsville. Ala, state
that Gen. Mitchell has granted passes to nc
d Bell and Jere. Clemens to visit Washington
d for the purpose Of making arrangements 10
re establishing peace in the Southwest.
Reported Eva afiOMc of COrimtIa
WASHINGTON, May 80 "A telegraph dis
e patch has just been received from an unoffi
{, cial source, that the rebels left Corinth, las
8, night, and that Gen Nelson occupied .hei
IT entertainments at o'clock this moring.
W Tae Report Confirmed.
It WAR DEPARTMENT.. May 3O.--A dispatch
IS lust received fully corroborates the forme
d message, that Corinth has been evacuated b
the rebels and occupied by our troops. :
ID Prisoners say that the enemy left last nigh
? for Okalona, point about $50 miles sout
= OF Corinth, on the Mobile and Ohio r. R.
NEAR CoRINTA, May 30.-Gen. Pope
at advance, the Thirty ninth Ohio, occupie
a: Corinth at six o'clock and forty minutes thi
@ morning, and planted their flags on the cou
le house. The enemy evacuated, last nigh
retreating down the Mobile & Ohio road liz
III am occupied with military business; pal
ib ticulars soon.
Lieut.. Webb, Aid to Gen Donelson, W,
among the prisoners captured yesterday.
ill WASHINGTON, May 30.-The followir
tn dispatches were received at the War Depar
be ment this afternoon.
,ir |" Near Corinth, May SOTO Hon. E.
es Stanton, Secretary of War: Gen. Pope
heavy batteries opened upon the enemy's e
trenchments yes terday, about ten a. m., al
n soon drove the rebels from their advance
ay batteries. Maj, Gen. I. W. Sherman Q
%, tabIshed another heavy battery yesterda
afternoon within one thousand yards OF th'
he works, and skirmishing parties advanced
nd daybreak this morning Three of our div
,r- ions are already in the enemy's advanc
works, about three quarters offs mile of Go
az inih, which is in flames. The enemy b
be fallen back to the Mobile railroad.
,r. H. w. HALLEck, Maj Gen.
er Second D,spatch--NEAR CoRINTH, May
nd TO Hon. E. M. Stanton, Secre tary of "
we Our advanced guard are in Corinth. Go
to flictlng accounts as to the enemys mo-
to ments are believed to be in strong force
m our left flank, some four or five miles sou
sr Of Corinth, near the Mobile and Ohio Ra
Os- road.
he H. w. HALLEcK, Maj. Gen
ni HALLECK's HEADQUARTERS, May 3d.
Of All last night, the moving oicars, suppress
by whistles sounding, betokened some mo
rt- ment going on, but not being an unsual {
40 currence, it was not considered oil an exit
md ordinary nature.
the About five o'clock in the morning seve
ely explosions were distinctly heard. lmme
ately alter skirmishers were thrown out, Q
!. and general advance was commenced.
ok very large amount Of railroad iron was ,
v . touched, there being some twelve or ffte
the tracks radiating from the depot 10 tho
trenchments, with side tracts and switch
tbe enabling them to move troops with great
cd pidity.
rec From all information gained from prison