Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-06-09
THE EVACUATION OF CORINTH.
WHEN AND HOW 1T WAS ACCOMPLISHED
NORTHERN ACCOUNTS.


NORTHERN ACCOUNTS.
late number of the New York Herald confirms the
reporte evacuation Of Corinth and gives addition
al PARTICULAR The Herald is in great delight over the
and heads its article with the following flaming cap
itals
Oorinth EVscuA'ed-Highly Important from General
HAlecks Army-The Union Troops in Possession OF the
ToWn-The Stars and Stripes Flying from the Corinth
Court ouse-The Retreat Of the Rebels on the Mobile
Railroad-The Pursut-The Union Cavalry Eight Miles
Below Corinth-The Despa'ches from General Halleck
to secretary Stanton, a.; g., IL.
GENERAL BALLECKs OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT or HIS &C.
PATTON CaRINTH.
The New York Herald has the following official des-
patch from General Haeck to the Secretary of War;
noancing his occupation of oOrnth:
Ma CoRKTH, May 81, 1862
Hon. + N. Stanton:
Our advance guard are in Oorinth.
Cor hictiDg accounts as to the enemy's movements.
He s believed to be iuetrong force left fink,
four FIVE miles south Of Oorinth, the NO.
bile and Ohio railroad.
H. W. HALLIcK, Msjor-General.
DISPATCHES TO THE PExss.
The New York II raid has also the following des.
patches in relation 10 the evacuation Of Corioth.
WASHINGTON, Nay 81, 1862.
Geographic despatch has just been received az the
War Department from unofficial source stating that
the rebels left Corinh last night and that General Nell
occupied their entertainments at eight O'Clock this
morning.
WASHINGTON, May 81, 1862
despatch, jus: received at the War Department full
ly coTroborates the former message that Cornth is
evacuated by the rebels and occupied by troops.
PrSonerssly the enemy left last night for 0kolona,
point siItyseven miles south Of Corinth, the Mobile
and Ohio railroad.
BfroRE CoRISTH, May SO-Midnight.
No additional movements have taken pAcs except
picket skirmishing and strengthening our position
General Haleck has moved his camp two miles for.
ward to-day.
Lieutenant Webb aid to General Doneson, was among
the prisoners captured yesterday.
MAR CoRIsTH, Nay 81, 1852.
General Popes advance, the Thirty-niuth Ohio Resi
ment occu pied Oorinth at forty minutes past six this
morning, and raised our flag on the court house.
The enemy evacuated the place last night retreatng
down the Mobile aud Ohio railroad.
Th" Telegraph line is occupied with military business
but eIpec: TO obtain particulars soou.
rHK DETAILS oY ACTION.
HALLEcE's HEADQUARTERS Nay 81, 1862.
During nearly all of last night the moving of cars and
suppressed whistles sounding betOkened some movement
goin en- but not being an extraordinary occurrence,
Was not considered of an extraordinary nature.
About Ave o'clock this morning several explosions
we're distinctly heard. Imm diately after skirmishers
we're thrown out aud general advance commenced.
A very large amount Of railroad iron untouched.
There being some twelve or fifteen tracks OF raros
from the depot to the entreuchments with side tracks
aud switches they were enabled TO move troops with
greN.Tapidty.
From all information cleaned from prisoners, it is
thought the evacuation commenced AZ shutdown OF last
night the enemy rereating IN three different directions
east west and south.
Besurogard stated TO the citizens lest night that he
intended evacuatng and throwing himself on both our
dIrks.
Az this hour Cornth.is held by our oupogs and the
cavalry is SEARCHING for the enemy.
That sent by Gen. Pope upon and dispersed the
sneuy eight miles below Cornth on the Mobile and Ohio
railroad the act Of burning the bridge and capturing
forty prisoners.
TIE enemy'5 rear guard destroyed the depo, few
bales of cotton and church, and intended destroying
the entire village, but the citizens saved some fifty
houses They also broke open stores and burned the
contents
large cavalry force, under Colonel Elliott cent out
on Wednesday morning by circutous route to desire
bridge the Mobile and Ohio railroad, south of Cor
intb though they have not yet returned have probably
succeeded learn from prisoners that il Known
IN Oonth las. night that large bridge had been de-
sroyed forty miles at the south by body of cayS
~ and that Gen. Popes twenty FOUNDER Parrots yes
,erday eufladed their camp, killing eighty and
hundred horses also the thirty pculder Parrot shell
thrown into COrInh by Pope experiment destroyed
locomotive ard killed the engineer
1t is thought among military men that the destruction
Of bridges south, the uncomfortable proximity of
falling shells and the possibility Of Federal success on
the Mississippi, tie causes Of the evacuation The
enemy's Tolks certainly Of very great strength
and capable Of making a stout resistance.