The Big blue union. [volume] (Marysville, Kan.) 1862-1866, 1862-06-07
coR1nrH EVACUATED.

patticalars IL the svacua,ios of Corinth
+ by therebels:
BEFORE CoR1NTH, May 90, Midnight.
There has been no additional movement
excep, picket skirmishing and strengthing
cur position. Gen. Halleck moved his
camp two miles forward to-day.
Lieut.. Webb. aid to Gen. Donelson, was
among the prisoners cap,ured Yesterday
The following dispatches have been re-
ceived from Gen. Halleck. They are da-
ted May 80: sa -
We took possession of Corinth this
morning. The enemy is retreating south
ward. 'a
Second Dispatch Ito the Secretary of
War: Gen. Pope's heavy batteries opened
upon the enemies entertainments yester-
day about 10 o'clock A. NJ, and soon drove
the rebels from their advanced batteries.
r.General w. T. Sherman establish
ed another heavy battery yesterday afer-
neon within one thousand yards Of their
works, and skirmishing parties advanced.
AT Atdaybreak this morning. Three of
our divisions are already in the enemies
advanced works, about three-quarters Of
mile from Corinth, which is in flames.
Third Dispatch. Our advance guard
are in Corinth. Accounts are conflicting
as to the enenys movements, and he is be-
lieved to be in strong force on our left
flank, some four or five miles south of
| Corin,h, near the Mobile and Ohio Rail-
road. 9t t
/ FURTHER AccouNrs-Dated as above !:
A dispatch has been received at Wash
| ington fully corrobora,ing the former dis
patch that Corinth is evacuated by the reb
els and occupied by our troops. Prison
ers say the enemy left last night for Oko-
lana, point seventy-six miles south of
! Corinth on the Mobile and Ohio railroad.
General Pope's advance guard, the 39th
Ohio regiment, occupied Corinth at 40
minutes past 6 o'clock this morning, and
hoisted the U. S. flag on the court house.
The enemy evacuated last night. retrcating
down the Mobile and Ohio railroad. The
telegraph line is occupied with military
| business now. sill m .gon 5a
During nearly all last night the moving
of cars and suppressed whistles sounding
! betokened some movement going Oh, but
not being an unusual occurrence, was not
considered Of an extraordinary nature
A bout 5 o'clock this morning several ex-
!, plosions were heard. Immediately skir.
mishers were thrown out, and general
advance commenced. A very large
amount of railroad iron, untouched, there
being some twelve or fifteen tracks radiat-
ing from the depot to the entertainments
with side tracks and switches, enabling
/ them to move troops with great rapidity.
From all the information CLEANED from
prisoners, it is thought the evacuation COM
menced at sundown last night, the enemy
retreating in three directions--east, west
and south. asey q
Beauregard stated to the citizens last
night that he intended evacuating, and to
throw himself on both of our tanks. Al
this hour Corinth is held by our forces
and the cavalry are searching for the enc
my. Thatsent out by Gen. Pope came up
on and dispersed the enemy Smiles below
Corinth on the Mobile and Ohio railroad
in the act of burning bridge, capturing
40 prisoners.
The enemy's rear guard destroyed the
depot few bales of cotton and church
and intended 1, destroying the entire
village, but the citizens saved some fifty
houses. They also broke open stores and
burned the contents.
| A large cavalry force, under Col. Eli.
OFT, were sent out Wednes day morning, by
a circuitous route, to destroy bridge or
the Mobile & Ohio railroad, south of Cor.
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