Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1862-06-06
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Yankee accounts from Corsnth-7he
AIvG7ace.


Yankee papers received at Richmond are fill
ed with letters from Corinth, detailing the op-
eratons of their army. We group together
the following extracts:
The movement of General Hallecks army
still goes on, bnt most slowly. This is not
only the result of series Of rainy days, which
have necessarily made all progress of an army
almost impossible, but, too of an evident de.
termination on the part of General Halleck to
move cautiously and slowly, and to rush his
army into no position where the enemy can
take an advantage To be sure it has been pos
sbie for him anv day this last fortnight to get
his forces in certain condition right up to
the enemy's entertainments and to begin the
attack at once. But the result of pushing a
hungry and exhausted army against the enemy
strong position too sadly shown IN July
last to lead any one to wish for Its repetition
here. If General Halleck's advance has been
slow, it will be found to be When the
time arrives the army, fresh and vigorous, will
be- hurled upon the foe With force there will
be no resisting.
The movements of the different divisions of
General Grants corps IN some respects remind
one very forcibiy OF game OF draughts lo
day division is advanced. Next day it lies
quietly by, and another jumps in, passes on to
the head, and SO on the army is gradually be-
ing put into the position which it is TO occupy
on the field OF battle. The reserves follow on
at proper supporting distance benino'
At present our advance General Sherman S
dvlslon) is encamped about two miles beyond
Monterey, a little town about nine miles this
side Of Cornth. To morrow | suppose there
will be general advance of all the divisions to
within five or six mile. of Cornth, ,and by next
day the prelimnaries Of the game will begin to
open The general attack however, cannot
take place for several days yet. 1t may be
week.
The evacuation Of Corinth is still as much
ola mOoted question as over. w hen generals
and newspaper men BESIDES disagree, who shall
decide? [ have previously expressed my con
viction that we should find the enemy r strong
force there. SiIce writing you last, have
seen nothing TO lead mo to change this opinion,
l think the sen timent is gaining ground among
our military meE, and especially among those
who have been out on scouting parties near that
place, that Corinth will only be occupied by
the Federal army after a long and serious
struggle. Judging from army movements
General Halleck entertains the same opin-
ion
Yesterday there was very important re-
connoisance. Some days ago. it will be re-
membered, Gen. Pope's command reached
Pennington, and found the Confed crates in pos
session. They were forty five hundred strong
and had a battery Of artillery. After an en-
gagement the Confederates were defeated and
driven away. General Pope encarnped near
the town, but so bold were the Confederate
pickets that they occupied the opposite sub
urbs, and were finally driven away this morn
ing. At an early hour the accommodating for
started. 1t consisted of two divisions, Gen.
Stanley's and Payne's, with section of artil-
lery.
The remaining division, that of Gen. Ham
ilton, remained as reserve Advancing stead
lily, 8 line of skirmishers thrown out, the Com
fsderate pirke,s were driven from the houses
and away from their stations along the hill
sfdss. At ten our troops had reached what is
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