The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-06-05
THE REBEL LOSSES.
SCENES AND INCIDENTS.
&c., ke., &c.
the SIEGE OF CoRlNTH.

the SIEGE OF C0RINTH.
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In THE ADVANCE POUR MILES FROM CoRnrH, Mss.,
May 20. 1852. !
General Hallecks Preparation-Cautious Aduances-
Picket Shoottsg-Tukin0 Positions-Sharpshocers En-
gased-Ho,o the Army Aoues to the Risht-IVhat Is to
Be Accomplished by N-Scarcity of Watr-Sicaness in
Camp Battle in Hurlbuts Divtsioa-Geseral Nelson
Has Artillery Due,-Whas the Deseyters Say, de-, &c.
THE SIEGE OF coRIHrH BEGUN.
The great conflict ardently looked forward to with
dread and anxiety by friends at home has bean in
definitely Deferred and instead Of attacking General
Beauregard in his intrsnchmsnts General Haleck has
proceeded invest the rebel position and intends 10
approach it by regular and slow advances Do not
derstand that the Investment 10 complete, ever
likely With the force at his disposal Beauregard
can DEFY any such attempt on Hsllecks part
TIE REBEL FoKrF1CArom.
Corinth is distant four milos from works. hun
dred yards to the Of which write this; but their
principal defence is but three miles. One mile to the
northeast of Corinth is immense swamp-mmenss in
extent Of area and the word immense will serve az
an expressive adjective 10 designate its reported depth
of mud Behind this swamp rises a hill, or range OF
hills which halr encrcles the town Of Corinth, and
these the works Of the rebels have been erected 1t Is
Peter G. T. Bsauregard and We have the authority Of
his as an engineer for the general supposion
that they are strong and admirably planned fortinca
tions The whole line Ii connected half sncrcnR the
city IS half moon with the horns to the south and
embeished with divers and sundry bastions. dsmiune
lunette and various other styles OF forts The swamp
is natural ditch, whose passage win give storming
party considerable trouble.
GENERAL HALLEcxs LINE or INVESTMENT.
The works which General Halleck has thrown up in
front OF those Of the rebels have arrived at concu-
sion unless like that we wot Of in tho play and which
IL described as most lame and impotent@ y but imagine
he did not intend them permanent works and intends
TO desert them early day. advancing and again
inrenchng On tho left Gener Pope has none At
ALL General Buell. in the centre has built rife pits and
few demilunes for the purpose OF obtaining suaad
ng hrs In Gen. Thomas corps there beautiful
works. superior strength and workmanship the
mark general TO all the works Of the corps Port
Royal Sherman whom Is supposed by his seven milo
insrenchent knowledge and several weeks cxpersnce
in the sovereign State OF South Carolina had finished
his education in the line Of Geld fortcataus but he ap
pears to have confidence in his brgaders than in
himself and told that he actually required the com.
mandsrs OF brgades in his division sign document
requiring thcm supervise the making well as plan
ming OF the works In their 'front.' and holding them rc-
sponsible for tho As consequence line is badly
,ntrenched because the different brgaders worked on
their own hook they here the West Gen. Robert
cCook got work nrst and planned and built his works
TO suit mis- own 'front.' General Fry, his right had to
arrange his works TO suit those Of McCook and General
schoep had accommodate hmsslt 10 the two and not
to the ground. stopped . moment schospn this
morning. and found he had ecdmped beyond his nircA
ment Ihavs ntimatsd, previous to the digresson Of
the last few sentences that probably the works are 10
be advanced shortly In the front Of General Buell. and
on the main Corinth road-et the reader in his mind en-
phasizs the name and remember that IL applies 70 road
which is tangent from Pitsburg Landing TO Corinth-
there IL range OF hills which have been called Driver
hills for the sake efcenvcniencs the being
owner Of the plantation Drivers hills higher than
the range on which We are situated and, besides Il il
stated they abound nns springs running streams
These hills will bs tAs nrst that the advance
movement will bring w 10, and doubt not
vs shall have 10 Hsht for their possession. TIA
rebel pcksts are now in possession OF them. nsh.
At long range takes place daily between the rebels posted
along these lines and own picksts just in their
'front.' daring rebel who, with long range gun, had
sscsndsd tree and three Of our men 70 their
long homes (the frame work around the grave or ono
Charles B. Moln, Company r, Second Minnesota in.
faptry-h now my desk), met with his fate on Sunday
sharpshootsr Of the Second Minnesota 70 revenge the
death Of his comrade picked him on with unsrrng aim
and through the marine glasses the scs saw the rsbsl
fall TO the ground
now The ARMY B MOVING TO The nonr.
But are We ready to advance Drivers and divers
other hills and intrsnch answS think not Pope not
and his left is I'VE mos from Corinth Buell.
and Thomas Yesterday the whole line moved to the
rrhno further in advance but along and behind the
vorks-that is, General W. T. sherman (Kentucky sher
mani. who IL on the extreme right, moved in such
manner that his left rested where bis right had been
moving thus his swn length 10 the right The next d.
vision took hts place. and thus through the whole army
movsmest was made to the right. General (Ksntuoky)
snsrman will throw up his works and shortly be ready
70 move again. and thus the whole line viii sgain move
10 the right.
AND WHAT II TO m AoconrImxD BY =.
Tho aim must be apparent to the enemy. General
pa,lect IL well aware that he will have 70 fight for his
position and to accomplish what he aims At. This aim
is TO gain possession Of the railroadsths Mobile
and Ohio and Memphis and Chsrestonand to strike the
prairie land west Of Cornth. This would be achieve.
ment which would cause the evacuation OF Cornh or
fierce and desperate movement left and rear.
vigorous sheng will cause the same result IL mado
from our present position. The movement to the right
would bring Pope the present position OF Gen. Buell.,
and Buell. to that Of Thomas Tho above idea that Of