The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-05-29

pickels had been driven 10. and our lines
swept on through the woods, and up very
close tohillS that we're said to perfectly
command Corinth. Gen. Bob MoOoob,
looking on. for a road tolead his brigade
by, went plump into rebel camp, that
had evidently been hastily deserted but a
very short time before, and with his usual
way Of losing no chances, he managed to
snatch up 6ns rebef saddle, which be
threw over his horses neck, as he came
galiOpipg back. to givs,his orders to ad'
vance.
Meantime. Gen. A. M D. MeCook's
Brigade was out, just to the left Of sher.
man's@ The two swept up for a mileUr
two inside the rebel lines; the position Of
the woods and the nature of tho ground
was ascertained. aud il was supposed by
ell that the ground thus occupied, (,he
high land just beyond hall. dried swamp
would be permanently held, sn
| We found one rather pretty residence,
q one.story frame cottage, that looked
more like home than any house this side
oil Savannah. The owner had carried oil
nearly all his furniture, but fw books
were, streHp over the floor, a "Harmoni.
um II belisys that's the name Of the a.
bominab,e Invention - vas abandoned,
aud some bureaus conlsined papers and
packages that be had evidently been too
much hurried to take. .., .,l SD. III
A few hundred yards toward our left
on the Harrington road. a little squad Of
our cavalry were advanced into the edge
Of some open fields. On the opposite
lside, say eight hundred yards away, com
Ipany Of gray. coated rebel cavalry .wsrt
drawn up. apparently with the mere pur,
pose Of watching our movements. They
| irst a single shot at US, which Just BORE
Iup to carry, the distance, and fell harm
less among the, horses feet. Down L
1.-The extreme righ. there was little sharE
picket firing, and on the left an occasion
al shot, but in the main, the enemy offer
ed no resistance whateyeE 4r kali D.
+ Very much to sycryboGy's surprise. ou
troops were gradually ordered back 4
their old camps again, and through Iht
afternoon the whole ground was aban lon
cd, Last nightii is said the rebels m
back and lsoccupied it with infantry AM
, artillery IN considerable force. Col. ,Har
lan's 10Th Kentucky has gone out to SO
about it, and the Colonel will not fail t
, give good account of himself. I'D a- 2.
II Gen. Halleck has taken another hitcl
forward with his headquarters, lhi
time he has moved forward four mile
from Monterey, He isstill about a mil
behind any Of oar camps, excepting q poi
tipi OF the, reserves. .,,a5i,I,a 1sobor
!; Same prisoners taken BY Gen. Bob, Nc
Cook yesterday, during the reconnoiF
sance, confrm the reports We have here
. tofore had of despondeney in che rebe
/, ranks since the series of.pur nations
/, successes began swelling 50 rapidly.-
|. They say our reconnoissances on the csr
ter and right have gone In some instance
within three. fourhs of mile Of the
forti6oations. and that outside these the
, will make no serious fight. They den
that there has been any evacuation, an
their ststemeot in nthis particular was al
: SO confirmed yesterday by negro Sci
: want belonging 10 an Ohio regiment, WI
] had been taken prisoner at Pit,sbur
Landing, and who managed 10 make hi
escape. The prisoners say also. and tn
story has been confirmed in various way,
that they are shipping large quantities ,
y their commissary stores 10 some Centr'
!. Mississippi point, on the Mobile road
o Things in fact look. so they admit. as
y they might either make desperate sanc
/ or, il they deemed best. a very rapid r.
q treat. They put the rebel numbers at flo
' eighty to one e'huudrsi and twenty tho,
Q sand, and say that beauregard has bee
u heavily reinforced from all quarters.
\ There was sharp picket firing all tbr
o last night, though the damage done seen
TO have been very slight.