Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1862-06-03

Gen Polos heayy batteries opened upon the
enemy's eutrencamuts yesterday about 70 a
NJ and s0ou drove .hc rebels from their all
y4uced batteries
Maj Gen. W. Sherman established an-
other heavy battery Yesterday afternoon within
1900 yards OF their WORKS, aud diminishing ptr-
ties advanced at dlg break this morning. rhrco
OF our divisions 80 already IN Tine enemy S adj.
mnced works, abnt Jhr,e 'our;bs IF Il mile
from Cormth, whica is IN flames lus enemy
has fallen back OF ,hc Mobile and Ohio railroad
(signel,) II. " HALLEcS.
SECOND DISPATCH.
NEAR CoRNrH, May 80.
Our adYance guard are N Cornth. There
are conflicting accounts as TO the enemy's move
ments, but he is believed to be in strong force
on our left flank some four or five miles south
OF Corinth near the Mobile and Ohio Railroad.
(Signed) Il. w. IiALLFck, Maj Gen.
Gen. Hallccks Headquarters, May 30. Du-
ring nearly all Of last night the moving OF cars
and suppressed whistles sounding, betokened
some movemea, gsng on, but 1t not being any
extraordinary occurrence, was not considered
OF any unusual nature. About ) o clock this
morning several explosions We're distinctly
heard Immediately after, skirmishers were
thrown out and general advance commenced.
4 very large amount Of railroad iron was un-
touched. There being some twelve or fifteen
tracks Of IA broad from the depot to the en-
tfenchments, with side tracks and switches the
rebels were enabled 10 move with great rapidity.
From al the information Cleaned from Prison
crs It IS thought the evacuation commenced at
sundown ot last night, the enemy rctrs3uug 10
three directions East, West, and South Beau
regard stated 20 The citizens last night, that he
intended oyaeI4tng and throwing himself on
both our tanks
40 this hour 'orintb is held bg our outpost
and the cavalry searching ior the enemy rha
cavalry sent by cen. Pope came ulon and dis-
peTsod the reIcs. eight miles below Cgunth ON
the Mobile and Ohio Railroad 10 the act Of
burning Jbe bridge, capturing forty prisoners.
/ The enemy raar guard destroyed Che depot
ana lew bales Ut cotton, and church, ana
INTENDED 90 destroy the entire village, tu, the
citizens saved some 30 houses. ihcv also broke
/ open some stores and burned the contents
A large cavalry Gree under Col Elliot, seat out
Wednesday morng by a circlitous route To-
destroy bridge the Mobile Il Ohio railroad,
south OF Corluth though no. yet returned have
/ probably succeed 4, as we learn from prisoners
that 1t was known in Corinth last right that
large bridge had 5een destroyed, 40 mics at the
south by hady0f our cavalry, and that Gen.
Pope s2O FOUNDER PARROTS en6aded thercamp
killing 81 men, -ad 100 horses Also that "a
30-rounder Pautt she'll thrown INTO Conuth
10y Gen. Pope as IN experiment, destroyed 10
conceive and ki.led the engineer.
It Is thought aaong military men that the
destruction OF ridges south, the uncomiolt-
able proximity Of our falling shells and the
possiplIty Of Federal success on the Mississippi
were the causes o, the evacuation. The enemy =
works certainty were OF very great strength,
ana capable Of making u strong resistance.
NlLLAAsroRT, Md, May q. The p nci-
pal capture from Gen. Banks by the rebels. was
some oOO European rifles left by Gen Shields
when he went tIom the division for other parts
Heavy hrmg Was reported this forenoon between
Harper Ferry aud Char leston. Our pickets
on tne virginia shore have been driven in by
superior force oil rebels.
WASHINGTON, May 80. The Secretary of the
Interior IN Response TO u resolution OF the Sen
ate state that ii PERSONS have been arrested Tor
celng IN the slave trade. More have been con
vloted, nor have their bonds been forfeited
Inc steamer tatteras captured, on the 10Th
INST, IN Berwick bay the rebel steamer George
a. Morton loaded with provisions also on the
LIST ins'' schooner Magnolia with a cargo of
cotton and turpeusne
Inc same steamer on the 9th chased the rebel
steamer Fashion haded with cargo of cotton
ana terpent'ne ashore, where she was fired by
her own ew
New York, May 30. The 18th and Goth reg.
iments left this P NJ. There was a tremendous
cn'pourl,ng OF people, and enthusiastic cheers
greeted them