Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-06-23

'1f rom ten. BeauFegard.
From the Mobile Eyeng Ne~s
HEADeUARTERs WESTERN DgPaRrsyyrl
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HEADQUARIERs WESTERN DgPsRravVr
GFNrLsMEN: Ny attention la. ;,s, IN
called to the following dispatch (pu5li~b.j is
your is cue Of yesterday of Majlr- General Flal
leck. commanding enrniys forces. ahi.h CON
iGg from such 3 source, i most Temaik ksbls la
one resPeet-tha. it contains as many misrspie-
sensations o. liHes
WASHINGTON, June 4, 1862 The f0Ilowins,
| Dispatch vas received this afternoon al the War
| Department:
( HALLECK's 1Espqr ARrFRs
june g. I-t2
Hon. T. Stanton, 5 eretAry Of Wa:
d" Gen PJpe. with 900 men. IS thirty mi ss
south cf Corinth. pushing Ihs enc ny hard lie
already reports 10 OOO prisoners AM -serters
from the enemy, aud II 900 stand Of arms cap
tured
Thousands Of tie enemy ere throwing sway
their arms. A farmsr lays thst wh5n Beauf5-
gard learned that Col. Elliott had cus the ra.l-
road on his line OF retreat be became frantic, and
told MS nea to save themselves he best way
they cOuld
We have captured nine locomotives and
number Of cars. One Of the former is already
repaired, and is running to-day. Several mora
will BE- in running order in two CT three days
The result is al / could possibly desHe.
III w HALLICK.
No u GeuerAl Commanding"
5000 men, thirty miles from COTinth on the 4;h
last, tT, my troops occupied = defensive l.Es "a
rear OF Twenty Mile Creek less team twenty
i've miles from CJTinth until he Ssh inst y hen
the want Of good water induced NE 70 retire n
Hg leisure to better position; ui Jse0ver, # Gen
Pope had attempted A. any tine during the re-
treat iIom COrintn, q DASA hgui Ip0n me, would
have given him such a lesson as would have
checked bis ardOr; but he YVES careful 20 advance
mtuf fta1 rlffr Il.
ceSsiYe position
lHe retreat was conducted with great order
AM precision, doing much cTeGit 70 the officers
and men under my orders, and must ts booked
upon n every r spect by the country As eqaiva-
lent t0 bril- liant victory
zen Pope nut ce tainiy have dreamed Of
having taking 10000 prisoner, al i 1900 sfend
90 rrms Tor - positively Efter lost hee,, ab,u.
oue " two hundred s.,R -gl=rs would probably
cover sli the prisoners he tOOk, and about i've
buhJTed damsg ID muskets al the srHs lie got
these belonged 70 a cOnYalesceut camo {tCur
miles south Of Coriu'h) svscua' ed dU. ing tb-
uigh' and were overlooked on account Of tho
darkness. The actual humber Of prisoners
tax during the Teueat " a. about equal Oa
5o.h sides sud they were buf Ew
M,iJE-GeueTsi Hallsck must be q very crslu.
lOus man indeed to believe the aLsu,d story OF
- tina. farmer H ought 70 know that the
burning ci Two or more ears OE 4 railroad Is not
sTih ;ient 10 make d" BesuTr@.Td frantic" aad
especially when I expected every
moment TO hear Of the capture Of bis maraudiDg
party, wh1se departure from Pennington had
been communicated T. me The DAY before, and
had given IN cOnseq 1suee all necessary orders
but at Of my forces passed Bonneville au
hour bctOre The arrival of Col EiiJtt's command
and the other part arrived jusl IN time 70 drive
It away and u 0sTste the COuYalescgu.s captured
however. not in tims to save ioug
Of the sick, who were bzgi arOusly consumed in
he st-tIOu h0ue l. Co. EIiott's name To-
scsI-d u intamy ihe su.haTo such a revolving
deed Ger. Halleck did rot capture Hias loco
nstives l. ss only by iue accidental destTUs-
lion OF bridge before some trains had passed.
hat ne got Se-ea engines in a damaged cOndi-
non, TIE cars having been burnt by my orders.
lE IS indeed lsmentab.e TO see how little cur
enemies respect truth aud justice when speaking
IF their military operations, especially when.
through inability or over -eOLhience, they meek
with deserved f-i ure
II the I-sulI be all be desired" L can be
said lie IS easily ssiisi-d; it rem.ias to Be seen
vi h' tier his government AMI people will BE Of
he like opiIi n
attest that all We los! Al CUIinth and during
the Ietrs a., would not amount to one days sX-
Dense5 # his army.
Respectfully, your obt ,eTvt,
G.. I. BEAUREGARD