Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1862-06-05
nee EYAcuATIoN or CoRINTH.

THE HEEvACUATION OF CoRINTH,
NEAR CoRINrH, May 3O.-Pope's
advance guard, the seth Ohio Regi-
mert, occupied Corinth at 40 minutes
past O'Clock this morning, and hoist
ed the United States Flag on the Court
house. The enemy evacuated last
night, retrsatIng down the Mobile &
Ohio Railroad. The telegraph line is
occupied with military business. Par
ticulars Of the evacuation will be for
warded as soon as possible.
WASHINGTON, May 3O.-The follow
ing dispatches were received from Cor
inlh this p. NJ:
"NEAR CoRrNTH, May 80.
"Hon. z. II. Stanton, Sec'y of War:
"Gen. Pope's heavy batteries open
ed on the enemy's intrenchments yes
terday, about 10 O'Clock A. NJ, and
soon drove the rebels from their ad-
vanced batteries. Maj.-Gen. w. T.
Sherman established another heavy
battery yesterday p NJ. within one
thousand yards OF their works, and
skirmishing parties advanced at day
break this morning. Three OF our
divisions are already in the enemy's
advance works about three-quarters Of
mile from Corinth, which is in flames.
al. w. HALLECK, Maj. Gen"
SECOND DISPATCH.
"NEAE CoRrNrH, May 3O.-Our
advance guards are in Corinth. Ae-
counts are conflicting as to the enemy's
movements, and he is believed to be in
strong force on our left flank some
four or FIVE miles south Of Corinth, near
the Mobile & Ohio Railroad.
TSigned "H. w. HALLEcK.
Maj. Gen.
HALLEcK's HEADQUARTERS, May
3O.-During all last night the moving
of cars and suppressed whistles sound
ing, betokened some movement going
on, but this not being any extraordina-
ry occurrence, it was not considered Of
a remarkable nature. About FIVE this
morning, several explosions were dis
tinctly heard. Immediately after skir-
mishers were thrown out and general
advance commenced.
A very large amount Of railroad iron
was found untouched, there being some
twelve or fifteen tracks radiating from
the depot to the intrenchments, with
side tracks and switches, enabling the
rebels to move troops with great rapidi-
ty.
From all the information CLEANED
from prisoners, it is thought the evacu-
alton commenced at sundown last night,
the enemy retreating in three direc-
tions-east, west and south. Beaure-
gard stated to the citizens last night
that he intended evacuating, and to
throw himself upon both our danks.
At this hour Corinth is held as an
outpost. The cavalry are searching
for the enemy. Those sent by Pope
came upon and dispersed the enemy
eight miles below Corinth, on the No
bile & Ohio road, in the act of burning
bridge, capturing forty prisoners.
The enemy's rear guard destroyed
the depot, a few bales OF cotton and
church, and intended destroying the
entire village, but the citizens saved
some fifty houses. They also broke
open stores and burned their contents.
A large cavalry force, under Col.
Elliott, was sent out on Wednesday
morning by a circuitous route to de-
stroy the bridge on the Mobile d Ohio
Railroad; though not returned, we learn
from prisoners that it was known IN
Corinth last night that large bridge
had been destroyed forty miles south
by a body of our cavalry, and that
Pope's 3O-pounder Parrots yesterday
eufladed their camps, killing eighty
men and one hundred horses; also, that
a 30-pounder Parrot shell thrown into
Corinth by Pope as an experiment de-
stroyed locomotive, killing the engi-
neeT.
1t is. thought among military men
that the destruction Of the bridge south,
the uncomfortable proximity of our fall
ling shells, and the possibility of a
Federal success on the Mississippi, were