Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-06-26
Communication from Gen. Bsaursgarsi. ~
HEApoUAsTERs WESTERN DEF4RTMEsT; 1910

June H. 1862.
GENTLEMEN : My attention has just been called to
the following dispatch IN your issus 81 YES
$3.50 which coming from such source, is NEST re-
Lbla in one respt ct-that it contains as many mis-
renregentations as lines
" AsH1NeroN June 4, l862-The following dlspatch
roca;ved this afternoon at the War Department:
"'' "HALLECK's HEADQUARTERS,
" Hon. T. If. Stanton, Secretary Of WGr .,., 81
lean Pone with 10000 men. 10 thirty miles SCUM OF
cffb rnsbing he enemy hard He already reports 10 .
600 prisoners aVd deserters IRON the enemy anu
TSo1asnds of ths enemy throwing away their arms
farmer saws that when Beauregard learned hat Gov IL
lott had cut he railroad his line OF reVea ne became
tic and told hs men themselves the pest way
they could. ,o,or,otfvos and a pnrnhar Of ca,s
Ono frIrer is already repaired and il running to
dsV Several will be in running order in two or three
90" The h. result is all 1 could possibly desire.
riaior General Commanding.
[hoblIe EUenirg NetrS.
Cen Pone did not L" pusb hard upon me with &c, ;,
o0O men, 80 miles from Cornth on the 4th inst for my
troops occupied defensive line in OF Twenty
Mile Creek" less than 20 miles from Corinth, until the
18Th inst when the want OF good water induced me to
retire at my leisure to better position moreover, il
Gen Pope had attempted any time during the retreat
from Cornth to "pusn hard upon me, would have Civ
en- him such lesson as would have checked his ardor
but be was careful TO advance only after J troops had
The retreat conducted with great order and pre-
cison doing much credit to the officers and men uLder
ny orders and must be Looked upon in every respect
~ the country equivalent to brilliant victory.
Gen. Pope must certainly have dreamed of taking
TO 900 prisoners, and Is 600 stand OF arms ; for VIZ
positively never lost them about one or two hun
bred prisoners would probably all the prisoners
be took, and about FIVE hundred damaged mu8kets al
the arms he got these belonged to q cOnValescent
camp (our miles Suu'h Of CUrnth) evacuated during
the night and overlooked On account OF the dark
ness The acfua nsmbr Of prisoners taken during the
Tet seat was about equal both sides, ard they
but few.
Maior General HaIIeck must be very credul0us mar
indeed to believe The absurd story of that farmer -
lie ought to know that the burning OF two more cars
on a railroad is not sufficient to make BeauregarC
frantic" and ridicuousE especially when | expected
every moment TO hear of the capture of bis maraudiuf
party whose departure from Pennington had been com
munfcafed 10 tie day before and had given IN con
sequence all necessary orders bat part Of Ty forces
pissed Bonneville an hour before the arrival OF Colcne
Fiott's command and the other part arrived just II
time to drive it away and lberate the C0nvalescentE
caatured unfortunately however not in time to save foul
Of the sex, who barbarousy consumed iG the sta
ton house, Let Col EIiott's descend to intamy
as the author Of such a revolving deed Gen. BailccA
IlI not capture n1ne locomotives. 1t was only by The
accidental destruction OF bridge teore some trains
PASSED that be got engines IN damages c00dl
iioo The cars having been burnt by my orders.
1t is indeed lamentable to how little our eaemie
respect truth and justice when speaking of their Mill
ary operations, especially whea, through inability q
over-confdeuce, they meet deserved pLuce
If the result be "al he desired it be said h'
is easily satisfied it remains to be whether Iii
Government and people will be OF like opinion.
latest that eli we lost at Corinth and during tx
retreat would not amount to days expenses OF biz
army.
Respectfully, your obt serv't,
q. L. BEAUREGAED.