Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-06-06

All the wounded and mauy of the dead |
rave been sent to White House by railroad
t is impossible to obtain correct lists of the
of the past three days.
LATER.
Monday, 9 p. m.-Gen. Hooker made a
to-day ON the Martinsburg
turnpike to within miles of Richmond,
without meeting the enemy in force. Their
pickets kept in sight, but retreated at his ap-
proach. Every one seems sauguine of the
fall Of the rebel capital when our troops ad-
vance for an engagement.
The fight Of Saturday and Sunday seals
the fate Of that city. They threw the main
body of the army, composed of the best troops,
on our left wing, with view of crushing 1t.
They were defeated after two days hard
fighting, and forced tor etire.
FREMoNr's HEADQUARTERS,
NEAR STRAsBURG, June l.
Gen. Fremont, with q strong column, left
Franklin, last Saturday, and has crossed the
Shenandoah mountains, marching nearly 100
miles, with little means of transport and no
supplies in the country. This morning, five
miles from Strasburg, he overlook jackson,
in full retreat, with his whole force on the
road from Winchester to Strasburg. Col.
Clasonet, commanding the advance brigade,
came upon the enemy strongly posted with
artillery, which opened as soon as the head of
his column appeared. Gen. Fremont brought
his main column rapidly up and formed in
line of battle. jackson declined to fight, and,
while holding Olasonet in check with por-
ton OF his troops, withdrew his main force
and continued his retreat. In the skirmish
five of the 9Th Virginia and two of the Goth
Ohio were wounded. The enemy's loss is
unknown. Twenty-Five prisoners were taken
by our cavalry.
1t. Col. Downey, Sd regiment Potomac
Home Brigade, in a skirmlsh on Thursday
morning, drove a large party Of Ashby's cav
airy through Vaudeville. killing two and
wounding others.
FREMoNT's HEADQUARTERS,
NEAR SrRAsBURG, juno 2.
Gen. Fremont's advance brigade under
Col. Clasonet occupied Strasburg, last night,
without resistance, Jackson rapidly retreating
before our forces
A midnight reconnaissance three miles be.
yond Strasourg, came upon q rope barricade
and ambush of Jacksons rear guard. Our
troops retired, with only three wounded.
Col. Figgelmenz, of Frcmonts staff, with
only Is men, charged and put to flight body
Of cavalry, commanded by Ashby in person
Summers two divisions, composed of Sedg
wicks and Richardson's, crossed the Chicka
hominy, at P. M. yesterday, taking position
WASHINGTON, June l.
The following was received at the Wal
Department this morning:
Hatiecks Headquarters, Camp near Cor
NTH, June 1st.-To Hon. E. NJ Stanton
Secretary of War. The following dispatch
has been received from Gen. Pope:
To Maj. Gen. Halleck 1T gives me pleas
ure to report to-day the brilliant success Of
the expedition sent out on the 28th inst. Col
Elliott, with the I'd Iowa cavalry, after forced
marches, day and night, through very diff
fcult country, and cbstructed by the enemy
finally succeeded in reaching the Mobile
and Ohio railroad, at Bonneville, at 2 o'clocl
A. NJ, of the 30th. He destroyed the tracl
in many places, south and north of the town
blew up one culyert, destroyed the switch
and track, burned up the depot and locomo
i've, and train of % cars loaded with sup
plies of every kind destroyed 1000 stand o
small arms. pieces of artillery and grea
quantity of clothing and ammunition, ant
paroled 1000 prisoners, which he could no
keep with his cavalry.
The enemy had heard O. his movements
and had train of box cars and flat cars, will
flying artillery and 5000 infantry, moving VI
and down the road to prevent him from
reaching it. The whole road was lined will
pickets. For several days Col. Elliot's com
mand subsisted on meat alone such as they
could find in the country.
For daring and dispatch this expedition
has been distinguished in the highest degree
and entities Col. Elliott and his command t
distinction. The results will be embarrassing
to the enemy, and contribute greatly to thei
loss and decentralization. He reports tn
road full of small parties. of the retreatinI
enemy, scattering in all directions.
Special to Wy. Tribune.
CoRINTH, May 81, Via Cairo, June l.
Yesterday morning our reserve divisions wer
brought up and our entire army moved for
ward-tEe men having two days rations il
their havcrsacks. During the day we KEEP
up tremendous commanding, Smelling tn
woods furiously. The rebels hardly shove,
themselves, but replied feebly with a few
shots. Last night we threw up breast work
| along the entire front, and slept on our arm
within 1000 yards of the enemy's breast
| works
At o'clock this morning, Gen. Pope en-
| tered Corinth without the slightest opposi
ton, and took possession. At the same tim
the mayor, who had come out on differen
road surrendered the town to Gen. Nelson
There were no inhabitants remaining, excep
women, Oh ldren and old men.
The rebels succeeded in carrying away ab
solutely every thing except few provisions
which, with the warehouses, were burned
before we arrived. They took every invalic
from the hospital and every letter from the
post Office. They did not leave single gun
and have been removing troops more than si1
days and stores for more than two weeks
TIE most of the troops have gone towards
Grand Junction. The rebel rear guard, un
der Bragg, 10000 strong, marched south
ward at midnight. Citizens assert positively
that Beauregard was there in person and
left with the army. All concur that there
were never more than 60, 900 troops there at
once, and usually much less. The rebel for.
ti6cations were five miles long and extended
from the Memphis and Charleston, to the
Mobile and Ohio Railroad. but they were
much weaker than we supposed. Thsy
could have been carried by storm any
time. The Memphis prisoners we have are
deserters from the rebel rear guard. There
is great modification in our army. l have
these details from one who was there in
person.
HALIEoK's HEADQUARTERS, May 81.
Our cavalry found al the tents of the en-
envy standing. They took hundreds Of bar.
rels of beef and OllQ stand of arms in a