The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1862-06-18
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To GgS. J. G. MARTIN,
Adj General, Raleigh, \. G.
c,r,c.ponaence y IL Mobile Advertiser.

Correspondence Of the Mobile AdreFtiser.
HIGHLY INTERESTING FROM CoRINrH.
Coriuih. May IS. 1861.
Dear FORSYTH: Das sfter day, week after
week, have been spent il marching and
countermarching By the twn armies here,
and again anil again we have confidently ex-
nee ed a pitche btiie in les than twenty
iour hours. The ID ,odles, with thtir chafac-
trristic timiIits and prudence, have been
,padng their way along towards Corinlh,
and reinforcing until they have now an i'm,
men,e army al command. with all the appll-
ances the mechanic arts can give. aud all the
abuadance which rich provision Country
can furnish.
II is now understood that or Generals are
about 20 eyacuate, aud leave The contested
ground to the cremy without giving battle.
This will dpubtles, cause surprise with all,
gre i disappointment t. tie sangunary, and
curses loud aud deep among certain hre-elt-
ers III immense wisdom, Who have dpne mnst
of Tie furious talking since the war began.
and none Of the lighting. fon will SOM be
satisfied, however, that il is wise move.
and the most disa.tross blow 10 tic enemy
a, this time that We could strike.
We may vet have hard hsh, before we
grt Of tor i i preslmible that the eaeny.
when they discover IL, will attack as slgnr-
ouslv and attempt - cut our army - pieces.
/ We leara frnn several exchanged prisoner.
i that iheY haze us il a position iram which
sc cannnt retreat. aud confidently expect 10
/ bag plr while army. Thy take il for grant.
"a we shall attempt t. retreat By tie MOBILE
& Oaio railroad. and will make desperate
attempt 10 cot u, 81, blt oar General. know
i Nhs ihcv are about, and the move viii be
successfully nlde. and siih more loss II he
enemy than tDu, Il . not prudent nov %
/ speak IT oIr plan Of operations
The main rrlspa. Tor the e'ae alton oil
CuFinih are the following:
1t Water ! yery scarce aal bad. and
nuf arms Il slf.ri1g srrs,ly NTH sicktrss.
81 TIE enemy re mbrt adsaniageou,ls
posie 10 pm a heiitii. AMI have received
ycrY large Fctnlyr.epent..
81 Ii ii. should 81 defeated, Il wolll b.
ihr Distraction Ut tie army II tie Miss.
sippl.
irh. II We wete 10 win battle. II would
be alter such desperate struggle that i
NDllj cust u. f,r m,re Than we can nov AZ
ford. Oar army wulll be 80 cut TO pieces
thar We should have ni'hng left 10 oprr,te
a!ain.t ihr eneny's troops on the Gulf aud
tie Mississippi. river
5tb. fh.re IS npihins a. Corinih 10 6ghi
for. Ths railroad to Tie Est il cut Of llom
Us. Tie enemy can take Fort Pillow WHEN.
ever they chuD.e to take the matter seriously
10 hand. Tie whole country Tor fifty miles
around j. urged out BY our army, and the
enem, csn End nothing but disease and star.
walton 10 our rear. They cannot posi- bly,
advance into The interior 10 any direction
where they would not Be surrounded By enc.
mics.
II We can keep such an army as We have
nov. We can, 10 the Course Of the sumner,
cut up 10 detail any army they may attempt
TO send ou' 81 their gunboAts.
The Fabian policy 10 certainly the best
fnr Us 10 our present condition. The United
States Government is wasting under is mil.
lions OF expense day, aid Se can certainly
offend our fresdes longer than they can
keep up such war a thousand miles from
ihrlr resources Every hundred miles they
come increases their expenses 10 geonetrlca
ratio.
h Our generals will no doubt take eyerJ
means Of impeding their progress and an.
noying them. and IL they viii keep few
hundred men scattered along the railroadI
they can render them worthless to the enc.
my.
There 10 much Of interest that might tel
you. but AN sot At liberty 70 do -. To.
morrow may be az sysn,fil day. Oar retreat
will probabIy b. commenced, unless the
enemy choose 10 cone OPP and attack Us.
Our plsp nov is Tor the~hoIe army 70 msreh