Newbern weekly progress. [volume] (Newbern, N.C.) 1858-1863, 1862-06-14
vacuatiOn of Corinth
Weakness oflhe Rebel Works!
ported Evacuation of Richmond
zenphi. also Reported Evacuated
1o, 900 PRISONERS CAPTURED.
PRECIPzTArE FL4GHT::

I 10, 600 PRISONERS CAPTURED.
81 PRECIPzrArE FLIGHT,
bHfcia, Report of General EHaHeek.
lCog1NTH, Saturday, May 81, 1862.
Via CA1ko, June l, 1862.
yesterday morning our reserve divisions
wtsf brought Up, and our entire front moved
forsFrd, the men having two days rations in
| the haversaeks. During The day We kept up
a 9nendous ear'non ,'ing, Smelling the WOO
fpr.xsiY The reaeis 1sr,lly showed them
! - a.k 81 :. isys isssr.s -
SfsssgTsNE, ngnt We7tbrew u.8 breastwoiks afoag
the eRtIre front; and slept our arms within
| ], 200 yards of the enemy's breastworks At
| + o'clock this morning Gen Pope entered Cor
NTH without the slightest resistance, and took
POSSESSION
1T the same time the Mayor, who had come
QUITO INHERENT road, met Gen Nelson, and
SURRENDERED the town to him.
The mort Of the troops have gone towards
Grand Jufction. The Rebel rear guard, un-
der Bragg. l0, 600 strong marched southward
at midnight. Citizens assert positively that
Beatregard was there in person. and lei. with
III concpr that never more than 10000
trcsps were Shere at once, and usually much
! less.
The rebel fortfications were Ave miles long
| troa the Memphis and Charleston to the Mo
bile. and Ohlo Road; but they were much
wesk ker than we supposed. They could have
beel carried by storm any time. The few
prisoners we have are deserters from the rebel
reaiguard There g great modification IN
oura army.
1have these details from one who was there
in Ierson.
CpR1sTH, Friday, May 3O.-It is now ascer-
! PaH rjpht
btole last, the enemy etreating soutnwardly
until they reached the railroad bridge burned
by detachment of our forces. whence they
vert to Grand Junction, and thence south
waIay on the jackson Railroad Some ladies
! andseveral citizens remain here
Che citizens inform US that Richmond has
beer evacuated, and that Memphis is almost
wildly deserted, all the stores being closed
wltlf the exception of a lew groceries.
It's ascertained that Van Dorm had band
of Indians under him.
Cd jackson reports finding the road for
several miles strewn with knapsacks, haver-
sacks, arms, and canteens, showing great de-
morlizaton.
Tie woods are full of stragglers, who are
berg brought in as fast as possible. Proba-
.blsa.So 600, including -al.nast The entire 1ath-
Lol1iana, are in our lines now.
Many of them are deserters, and the balance
have been captured since the evacuation.
A United States military telegraph line was
completed to this point Tonight
VAsu1NGroN, May 31.-The following des-
path was received at the War Department
this morning:
HEADQUARTERS, CAMP NEAR CoRINrH,
Friday, May SO, 1862
Hon e. IL. Stanton, Secretary Of Var:
SR: The eneny's position and works in
from of Corinth were exceedingly strong. He
canRot occupy stronger position in his flight.
Thismornlng he destroyed an immense amount
of public and private property, Stores provls-
lGss wagons, tents, &c.
Fer miles cut of town the roads are filled
With arms, haversscks, &C, thrown away by
his hseng troops. A large number Of prison
ersAnd deserters have been captured, estimat
ed ly Gen. Pope at 1O,O Gen. Beauregard
evitently distrusts his army, or he would have
defsnded so strong a position. His troops are
gerfrally much discouraged and denorallZed.
! In I'll the engagements Tor the last few days
th-i rosist tance has been slight.
II. W. HALLECK,
Major Gen. Commanding
0afia3 Report ef Cen. w. y. sherman
eaapisIc Description Of the contest for
Eehe Possession Of ss=tsseii's Eacusc.
UEADQUARTERs 9TH DIV. ARMY OF THE Tenn,
iCAMr BEFORE CoRISTH May ~, 1862. {
CaH GEO E. FLTSr, Assistant Adjutant-
dsneral, Chietof Gen. TAomas's STAFF:
Sg: | have the honor to report that, in
com i,liance with the purpose Of MajorGeneral
Halkck, as explained at the interview of the
1ltt instant, Gen. Thomas being present, |
made all possible inquiry as to the topography
of the ground in my front, with it's water
couises, fields, and roads, and on the 18th
made dispositions to drive the enemy from his
position at Russelrs house.
| requested Gen. Hurlbut TO put in motion
two gluents and. battery of artillery, at 3
o clock p. M, on the road which passes the
front or his line and runs to RuSseil's house.
l ordered Gen. Denver 10 take right hand
road with two regiments of his brigade and
one battery of light artillery, viz: the 10th
and y Ohio, and Barrett's battery, and gave
him guide so to conduct his march as to
arrive on the left of the enemys position by
the time he was engaged in front and order
ed Gen Morgan L. Smiths brigade with
Bouons battery, TO follow the main road,
drive back brigade OF the chemy's forces that
held the position at Russelrs, with their sbir-
misbers and plckets, down to the causeway
and bridge across small stream about eight
hundred yards this side Of Russelrs house,
supposed to be branch of Bridge Creek.
All these torceS were put in motion at 3
D. NJ, Gen. Denver's forces taking the right
hand road, and Gen. Smiths the direct main
read On reaching the causeway, Gen. Smith
deploycd his skirlnishers forward, and sent out
his advance guard. The column advanced,
and the skirmlshers became engaged at once.
The firing very brisk, but the enemy S
pickcts were driven steadily back til, they
reached the position of their brigade at Russell s
House. where their resistance was obstinate
The ground was unfav rable to artillery till
the skirmishers had cleared the hill bey yond
the causeway, when Major Taylor, Chief OF
Artillery, advanced first one Of Beuton's guns
and.vcry after the remaining three guns
of the battery. These, upon reaching the hill
top, commenced firing at RusselIS house and
out-houses, in which the enemy had taken
shelter, when their whole force retreated, and
full possession was obtained Of Rnssell's house