The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1862-06-05
NEAR CoRINTH, May 81

The following were received from
Corinth this afternoon:
NEAR CoRINTH, May 80.
To Hon. E. NJ Stanton Secretary of War.
Gen. Pope's heavy batteries opened
upon the enemy's entertainments yes
terday, about 10 o'clock A. NJ, and
soon drove the rebels from their adj
vanced batteries. Major General w.
II. Sherman established another heavy
battery, yesterday afternoon, within
one tn ,usand yards of their works,
and skirmishing parties advanced at
day break this morning. Three OF our
division are already in the enemy's al .
vanced works, about three-quartcrs OF
a mile from Corintl,, which is in flames.
H. w. HALLECK. Major General.
SECOND DISPATCH. 1870 sdi
NEAR CoR1NTH, May 80.
Our advance guard are in Corinth.
Accounts are conflicting as to the ene-
niy's movements, and he is believed to
be i'm strong force on our left flank,
some four or five miles south of Cor
NTH, near the Mobile and Ohio Rail
road.
H. W. HALLECK, Maj. Gen.
i HALLEck's HgADoUARrRRs May 3d.
During all last night the moving of
cars and whistles sounding betokened
some movement going on, but 1T not
being an unusual occurrence 1t was not
! considered of An extraordinary nature.
About s O'Clock this morning several
explosions were distinctly heard. I'm
mcdiately after skirmishers were thrown
ont and general advance commenced
! A very large amount of Railroad iror
I was found untouched, there being
. some ~ or Is tracks radiating from
the depot to the intrenclIinents writ
; side tracks and switches, enabling then
D TO move troops with great rapidity
E From all information CLEANED tron
prisoners it is thought the evacuation
commenced at shutdown last night, tn
enemy retreating in three directions
East, West and South. Beauregar'
J. stated to the citizens last night that h
If intended evacuating and throwing him
self on both our TANKS. At this hou
Cnrin,h is held rs an out post, and til
Is cavalry are searching for the enem,
p That sent ont by Gen. Pope came upo
n. and dispersed the enemy eight mile
below Corinth on the Mobile and OH
Railroad, IN the act of burning bridg
SIS capturing 40 prisoners. The enemy
n rear guard destroyed, at the depot,
,p few bales of cotton aud church, the
IS intended destroying the entire villae
- bu, the citizens saved some so house
&c they also broke open stores and burnt
their contents A large cavalry fore
q. under Col Elliott, was sent out {
!, Wednesday morning, hy circuito
- route, to destroy a bridge on the NJ
us bile g. Ohio Railroad, south OF Co
nd NTH. Though they have not returne
of we learn from prisoners that 1T W
known in Corinth last night that
large bridge had been destroyed for
as miles south by body of our cavali
six and that Pope's 80 pounder Parro
ON Yesterday enfiaded their camps, kill
"a so men and 100 horses also, that
90 poun,ler Parrot shell thrown into. O.
vas NTH, by Pope, as an experiment, d,
rue troyed a locomotive, killing the en-
. neer. 1t is Thought among military IN
/ that the destruction of the bridge sou
aS' the uncomfortable proximity of
by falling shells, and the possibility OF
to Federal success on the Alississlp
ion were the causes of the evacuation
uh the enemy's works. They were C
o tainly of very great strength, and G
=" able of a stout resistance.
WASHINGTON, May 81
ton The following dispatch was recei'
,ole at the War Department this mornir
"HEApouARrERs, NEAR CoRISrB, May 8
''ro Hon. E. NJ. Stanton: ans
GU. "The enemy's position and works
OF front of Corinth were exceedin
avi- strong. He cannot occupy stron
"a position in his flight. This morn
he destroyed an immense amount
public and private property, sto
the provisions, wagons, tents, DC.
of miles out of the town the roads
;, = filled with arms, ,haversacks,
-. thrown away by his fleeing troops.
VICE large number of prisoners and de
1t Is tiers have been captured, estimated
the Gen. Pope at 1000. General Bea
tied gard evidently distrusts his army, o
would have defended SO strong a |
Fer ton. His troops are generally N
rded discouraged aud demoralized, for
!, the last few days their resistance has
IS all slight. ,''
gu III w HALLECK,
Mr.. .Maior-General Commandin
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