, 1862-05-31
EVACUATION OF CoR1NTH,

SATURDAY, MAY 81, 1863.
EVACUATION OF CoRINTH.
Corinth Is evacuated The rebels once
more have taken to their heels en- naasss in
search Of the Alaet ditch" Gen. Ha}leck
pressed them little On Wednesday, just
as skillfnl surgeon feels of telon or
cancer, and they disappeared at once.
They had good reasons for going, although
there is no question that it has been their
Intention to fight at Corinth. They were.
compelled to flee or accept the alternative
OF heing utterly routed
The latest adyices fem Fa1agut's Mis-
sissippi feet we're from rebel sources, but
to the effect that it had reached Vicksburg,
and that the surrender Of the place had
been demanded Ia all probability, the
Notifications there have either been quietly
given up or else knocked to pieces by the
fleet, leaving the way to Memphis, three
hundred and ninety.six miles above, un-
pbst1ucted. With the river and Memphis
in cur possession, there are no more
Arkansas hams and sacks OF corn Tor Cor
inth-no river navigation and short rail-
road transportation Of supplies We pos
Ecssing Memphis, all Of the rebel supphes
must come from. Eastern Mississippi and
Alabama, or from the country along the
Iii bile and Ohio road.
I,is easy tosee that a general command
ing the rebels at Corinth would be nervous
with a powerful army enuenched In sue
cessige parallels in front, occupying the arc
of d quadrant with heavy guns in position
to open conyerging fire upon the works
at Corinth, With men so massed, that by q
sudden, determined movement, they could
sweep like an avalanche down through
Pennington, crushing all opposition, and
obtain possession Of the Mobile and Ohio
road-the main life-giving artery of the
rebel army. 1t would be like the prick Of
a needle into the spine of i man-paralyz-
ing. Why, then, attempt to hold the placsp
Beauregard, or whoever commands the
rebels, knew very well that with the Mis-
sissippi open, Fort Pillow evacuated, as it
must be in ten days time he would
hare al army moving upon his rear,
Stcels division, the force at Hickman, No.
10, New Madrid, the New Mexico troops,
and those now hurrying to the field under
the late call, could all be massed for such
purpose. 1t would be sheer folly for
Beauregard to wait st Corinth under such
circumstances, unless he was confident Of
being able to support his army and
Iepluse the Federal troops, no matter
where or when they advanced. He knew
that that was not within the range Of pos
sibiliics, he knew that the odds were
against him and 80, after q faint show o1
fight ran from the much vaunted strong.
hold.
He had but one direction to take-due
South. He is reported to have gone to
Okalopa, little town one hundred and
fifty miles from Corintb, On the Nashville
and Ohio road, and one hundred
and seventy miles northeast Of Jack
son, Miss This is not carrying out the
rebel programme Of marching upor
Cincinnati, and the Northern States gen
orally, but men sometimes change
their minds! We shall be told by the rehe
press thRt this is master piece ofstrategy-
getting US away from OUT gunboats-fron
our supplies from the base of our epera
4,,,.o. and +1,o+ =, 41,o e&rnr,oe ,f 1f;-c;c
sippi we shall find our Waterloo. There
with their ally Yellow Jack, they hope Il
decimate US, but with proper sanitary regu
1ations, General Halleck can spend tn
summer in Mississippi without fear Of rav
sges from yellow fever.
We shall wait with interest to hear tn
details Of the eTacuation-whether it hal
been going on for several days, with few
men left behind to pop at our pickets AMI
keep up appearances, while munitions AMI
nldterse1 was moved away, or whetherit wa
sudden movement Of the whole army
We shall probably learn that the evacua
ton has been going Oh for some time, an
that Beauregard has saved his stores an
supplies. Ten days ago, before the CORES
pondents we're expelled, deserters an
prisoners said that troops were moyin
southwark. 1t Was supposed that the rel
els were Strengthening their right wing fl
the purpose Ct making an attack upo
Gen- Pope at Pennington. 4 body
rebel cavalry threatened Pope's WACO
teams between Hamburg and Farmingto
which strengthened the supposition.
was blind on the part Of the enemy. Ge
Ha1leck will probably not be able to Owe
take the rebels, for they, having had gre
experience in running, will beat him Q
and out.
So the rebellion co1lapses In daY
two re shall undoubtedly hear that Me1
phia is ours, and the Mississippi open
navigation.