The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-06-05
ImeORTANT. FROM MAI.LEcK,s CON;

HALLScK's HnADouARrERs g. May ST.
Our Cavalry found all the teOts Of the en-
smy standing. They took hundreds Of
barrels Of beef and 1000 stand Of arms in
largs enca aupment on the Mobile and
Ohio failroad, said to belong to Price
Aba Van D6sn's .lereBs. who leit on
Thursday night. =.
ts-Trs i.beIs Sse being brought iSS in
squads of forty and City. 0oy cavalry
found the .ebels on several roads, in strong
positions. with artillery soppofted BY N
iantry. The rebels commenced moving
their sick last Monday. Beau.egard and
Bragg were at Ocrinth cn Thursd.y afIer-
noon. .ss,s :, ss.s.'S- 1889
The recently published card pf The army
newspaper correspondents gives an1er-
roneous Impression that General Haleck
has prohibited tie reporter OF the Nsw
York Associated press with this army
from tsleeraphing anything, even when
not ,contrabapj. except such items as NE
approves. General Halleck .hes mover
used such influence over the Associated
Press dispatches, and ,eras . only, such
items as are Of a oontrab,nd character, },
HALLEcK's IlEADoEARrERS, June 1,
= Residents say J,at ihs, rebels burned
Cypress Greek railroad bridge by ,misap.
prehsqsiop. causing the tdestruciioH ol
seven locomotives and as many trains
loaded with Commissary and Qasrternas
ter stores. This accounts for The smoke
seen by the ,sigpal corps from the tree
tops. 7u4as
,WAsHIEeros, June 2,-The following
dispatch was received at the War Dtpart.
meat this morning, i, ,,.,..5sb 80.
I... HALLEoKs HEADoUARTERs,b bCAaPe
.t....,. 4 ,NEAR CoRISTn, June J Z ss
Hon. e. NJ Stanton, Secretary Of iWur::p
The following dispatch has becu ieesiS,
ed from Gen, iPvpeit s,sa, ~. iyoo 1ni,i
TO MAJ. GtE HALLEch' It gives me
pleasure, 70 report 10 day ,;LO brilliant
success OF the expedition sent ou, on tby
28Ih met, under ,Coloncl Elliot, with rtLs
Second Iowa Cavalry, ,.,,.,- ~ ,,s,, q
: Afer forced 4 marches, day aud night,
through, s,yesy dlfhcult cbuntry aud pb,
strucled BY the enemy,he finally sucsted,
ed in reaching The Mobile spd Ohio H. Il,
at Bonneville, at two O'Clock, A. NJ. OF
the 30th. lie destroyed tie track 10 ma
ny places south aud north OF town, blew
up ohu ttlTer,, destroyed The switch and
track, burned up the depot and q train Of
30 cars. loadedowith supplies OF every
kind. destroyed 10, 900 stand Of shialI
arms. 3pieces Of artillery and q great
quantity Of clothing and ammunition, and
paroled 1000 prisoners which he could
hot keep Wilkins cavalry. .HN"0 ''' s''ra "a
The enemy had heard ot his moyem I nts
and had o train Of box aud "a, cars, win
Aying artillery, and 5000 infantry, run.
ming up Ind dowoo the road 10 prevent
him from teachipg II. Tie whols road
vac liusd with piokeis for several days. Q
Col. Elliotrs command subsisted on
meat alone; snch as they could find 10 the
country. % For daring and dispatch, This
expedition has been distinguished III The
highes, degfus. ard entitlss' Col. Elliott
aud bis command to high distinction. '2''
The results will be embarrassing 10
the enamy and contribute greatly 10 their
loss and dsmoralizstlon.' lie reports the
road full Of small parties OF the fs,rsatlng
enemy scattering in all directions. 's'l