Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1862-07-04
NEWS FROM THE SOUTH.
Beauregard on Halleck.
From he No5ue EUeHiaq Mews I


your issue OF yesterday of Major General
Halleck, commanding enemy S forces, which,
coming from such sorce, is most remarkable
in one respect--that it contains as many mis-
representations as lines:
" WASHINGTON, June 4, 1862.
The following dispatch was received this
afternoon at the War Department
HatlectS headquarters, June L. 1862.
" Hon. +. NJ Stanton, Secretary of War;
Gen. Pope, with 40, 600 men, is thirty
miles south Of Corinth, pushing the enemy
hard. lie already reports 10, 900 prisoners
and deserters from the enemy, and $4,000
stand of arms captured.
Thousands of the enemy are throwing
away their arms. farmer says that when
Beauregard learned that Colonel Elliott had
cut the railroad on his line of retreat he be-
1 came frantic, and told his men to save Them
selves the best way they could.
We have captured nine locomotives and a
number OF cars, One Of the former is already
repaired and isrunning to-day. Several more
viii be in running order in two or three DAYS
8 The result is all / could possibly desire
III. w. HALLECK,
Major-General Commanding"
General Pope did not push hardn upon me
I with 40, 600 men, thirty miles from Corinth,
on tho 4th instant, for my troops occupied II
defensive line in rear Of "rwenty mile Creek, -
less than twenty-five miles from Corinth un-
til the sth instant, when the want Of good
water induced me to retire at mn leisure to q
better position; moreover, if General Pope
had attempted, at any time during the retreat
! from Corinth, to push hard upon me, | would
! have given him such lesson MS would have
checked his ardor, but he was careful to adj
vance OH after my troops had retired from
each successive position.
The retreat was conducted with great order
and precision, doing much credit to the off
GERS and men under my ORDERS and must be
! looked upon in every respect by the country
as equivalent to a brilliant victory.
General Pope must certainly have dreamed
Of having taken 10000 prisoners and Is, 600
stand Of arms for we positively aceer lost
them. About 100 or 200 stragglers would
probably cover all the prisoners he took, and
about 500 damaged muskets all the arms
he got. These belonged to a convacscent
camp -four miles south of Coriuth) evacuated
during the night, and were overlooked on ac-
coun; Of the darkness. The actual number
of prisoners taken during the retreat was about
equal on both sides, and they were but few.
aior-General Halleck must be a very ere
dulous man, indeed, to believe the absurd
story Of that farmer" lie ought to know
that the burning Of two or more cars on q
railroad is not sufficient to make g Beaure-
gard frantic" and ridiculous especially when
expected every moment to hear Of the cap
ture Of his marauding party, whose departure
from Pennington had been communicated to
me the day before, and had given in conse-
quence all necessary orders; but u part of my
forces passed Bonneville an hour before the
arrival Of Colonel Elliotts command and the
other part arrived just in time to drive it
away and libcrate the conyaescents captured;
unfortunately, however, not in time to save
four of the sick, who were bar barously con-
sumed in the station-house. Let Colonel FL
liotts name descend to infamy MS the author
Of such revolving deed. Gen Halleck did
not capture nine locomotives. 1t was only by
the accidental destruction Of bridge before
some trains had passed that he got seven en-
gines, in a damaged condition, the cars hay-
ing been burnt by my orders.
tits indeed lamentable to see how little our
enemies respect truth and justice when speak
ing Of their military operations, especially
when, through inability or oyer-confdence,
they meet with deserved failure.
If the result be . all he desired, :" it can be
said he is easily satisfied it remains to be
seen whether his government and people will
be Of the like opinion
r attest that all we lost at Corinthand dur
ing the retreat would not amount to one day 5
expenses Of bis army.
Respectfully, your ob'tserv't,
G.. 7. BEAuREGAnD.
Address OF General Longstrect.
From the Richmond Dispatch, June %
IiEApQrARrERs RGur WING,
Army Jef0re RiehmOnG, JaHe II, 1862.
SOLDIERS You have marched out to fght
the battles Of your country, and by those bat
Ties must you be rescued from the shame Of
slavery. Your foes have declared their pur-
pose Of bringing you to beggary and ayar-
Ice their national characteristic, incites them
10 rCdoublcd efforts for the conquest Of the
South, in order that they may seize their
sunny fields aud happy homes. Already has
the hatred Of one Of their great leaders at
tempted to make the negro your equal by de-
clarng his freedom. They care not for the
blood Of babes nor carnage Of innocent wo-
men, which servile instruction thus stirred
up may bring upon their heads. Worse than
this, the North has sent forth another infii-
nous chief encouraging the lust Of his hire
lings to the dishou0r and violation Of those
Southern women who have so uutringly la
bored to clothc our soldiers in the field and
nurse our sick and wounded. If ever men
were called upon to defend the beloved daugh-
tiers Of their country, that now Is our duty.
Let such thoughts nerve you up to the most
dreadful shock Of battle; for were it certain
death, Geath would be better than the fate
i that defeat would entail upon us ALL But
remember, though the fiery noise Of the battle
( is indeed most terrifying and seems 70 threat
en- universal ruin, it is not 80 destructive as
/ il seems and few soldiers after al are slain.
This the Commanding General desires partic-
ularly TO impress upon the fresh and unexpe-
rienced troops who now constitute part Of
/ this command. Let officers and men, even
under The most formidable fire, observe quiet
deneanor and selRpossessed temper. Keep
cool, obey orders and aim low. Remember
I while you are doing this, and driving the
enemy before you, your comrades may be re-
lied on 70 support you on either side, and are
/ IN turn relying upon you. Stand well to
I your dgty, aud when these clouds break away,
as they surely will, the bright sunlight Of
peace falling upon our free, yirtuous and
happy land, viii be sufficient reward for the
sacrifices which We are now called upon to
make.
JANIS LosGsTnEEr,
Major General Commanding
The Maryland Line.
The Maryland line, Col Bradley r. John
son, is now stationed at stanton, va, for
the uuFpoge Of rrcruitiuO Tho foIlntvi,t,, 4,