Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1862-06-04
LATEST FROM CORIETH!
Rebel Evacuation Entire
EVERYTHING CARRIED AWAY.
OUR MEN GREATLY MORTIFIED.
The Rebels Retreat to Grand
Junction.
yR MEN GREATLY MORTIFIED.
CohISrr. May 81, /
yin Cairo. Inne |.

NObI&IH, stay Oh
y;n Cairo, June /.
Especial TO Tribune Yesterday
morning our reserve divisions were
brought up, and orr entire front moved
forward. The men having two days n.
tons in their hayersacks. During the
Jay We kept up a tremendous cannonale
sheI'iug the woods furiouely, the rebel.
hardly showing themselves, but replied
freely with few shots.
Last night VIC threw UP breastworks
alon" the entire front, and slept on our
arms within 1000 yards Of the enemy's
lines.
At 6 o'clock this morning, Gen. Pope
entered Corinth without the slightest OPP
position, and took possession. At the
same fine the Mayor, who had come up
on a different road, me: Gen. Nelson, and
sur cndcred the town to him.
There were no Inhabitants remaining,
except women and children and old men.
The rebels succeeded III conveying
away absolutely everything, except a
few provisions which, with the ware
houses, wero burned before We arrived.
They took every invalid from the hos
pitaI, and every letter from the Post
Office. They did not leave single gnn,
and had been moving troops moro than
six days, and stores more than two
weeks.
The most of the troops have gone To-
wards Grand Junction.
The rebels rear-guard, under Bragg,
1000 strong, marched southwark at
midnight.
Citizens assert positively that Beaure
gard was here and in command, and left
with the army.
All concur there were never more than
10000 troops thsro at once, and usually
much less
Rebel Notifications wero five miles
long, and extended from the Memphis d
Charleston to the Mobile d5 Ohio Rail
road, bat they were much weaker than
VIC supposed, and they could have been
carried by US at any time.
The few rebel prisoners We haSo are
deserters from the rebel lear-guarl.
There is great modification in our army.
have these details from one who is
there in person.
HALLEcK's HEADQUARTERS May 81.
Our cavalry found all the tents Of the
enemy standing. They took hundreds
Of barrels of beef and 700 stand of arms
in q laroe cncampmont on the Mobile &
Ohio Railroad, sail to belong to Prices
and Van Dorn's forces, who left on
Thursday night. The rebels are being
brought in squads of forty to fifty. OuI
cavalry found the rebels in starving con
dition, with artillery supported By in
antry. Tie rebels commenced moving
their sick last Monday. Beauregard and
Bragg were at Corinth, on Thursday, P
N.
The recently published card Of the
army newspaper correspondents gives at
erroneous impression that Gen. Halleck
his prohibited the reporter of tho New
York Associated Press with his army
from telecraphing anything except sucl
! items as he approves. Gen. Halleck ho:
never used such influence over the Asso
cated Press dispatches, and prohibited
I only such items as are Of contraband
character.
HAlLEcK's HEADQUARTERS. June /.
| Residents say the rebels burned the
Cypress Greek Railroad Bridge BY mis-
apprehension, causing the destruction d
seven locomotives and rs many train:
loaded with commissary and quarter.
master stores. This accounts for the
smoke seen by the signal corps from the
tree-tops.
Col Elliott and command returned Of
ter destroying the Mobile & Ohio Rail
road in several places, and a large
amount Of stores. He captured three
pieces Of artillery, thirty mounted pris
oners, and about six hundred infantry
with but little loss OH our side.
He found five hundred sick and
wounded ut Boonsviile.
Memphis refugees report that all the
newspapers have been removed to Gran
ada, Miss.
WASHINGTON, June z.
The following dispatch has been re-
ceived at the War Department 10 reply
to an enquiry of Gen. Meigs:
CoRNTH, May 81.
To AZ. c. Meigs, Q. IT. g.
If Beauregard has been at Richmond,
others have forged his signature, MS
have received letters from him ahout az
change of prisoners nearly every day for
the last fortnight. The evacuation OF
Corinih commenced Wednesday, and
was completed Thursday night, but in
great haste, as an immense amount Of
property was destroyed and abandoned.
No troops have Como from here to Rich
mond unless within tbs past two DAYS.
II. w HALLEcK,
Major General Co,nmaud;nc.