The New York Herald Newspaper, May 31, 1862, Page 1

WHOLE NO. 9394. RINTH EVACUATED. hly Important from Gen. Halleck’s Army. he Union Troops in Posses- sion of the Town, re ¢ Stars and Stripes Flying from the Corinth Court House. g Retreat of the Rebels on the Mobile Railroad. | « HE PURSUIT. Union Cavalry Eight Mics Below Corinth. Despatches from Gen. Halleck to Secretary Stanton, - Reey Ken ae Despatches from General Halleck. Haspquanrans, DaraRrwens ov ras Misnecirri, CamP on Ts Conurrs Roan, May 28, 1862. E. M. Srawron, Secretary of War:— strong reconnoitering columns advanced this img on the right, centre aad left, to feel the enemy unmask his batteries, The enemy hotly contested ground at each point, but was driven back with eon” Jens. fhe column on the left encountered the strongest oppo. 1y left thirty dead on the field. Our losses at other ts are not yet ascertained. Some five or six officers a pumber of privates were captured. fhe fighting will probably be’ renewed to-morrow at (break. ‘The whole country is wo thickly wooded that ‘are compelied to feel our way. : 1H. W. HALLECK, Major General. ny. Pil ‘Ruan Connre, May 80, 1862. Pope’s heavy batteries openned upon the "s intrenchments yesterday about ten A. M., and drove the rebels from their advanced palteries. General W. T. Sherman established another battery yesterday afternoon within one thousand of their works, and skirmishing parties advanced daybreak thie morning. Three of our divisions are dy in the enemy’s advanced-works, about three- of amiie from Corinth, which is in flames, The has fallen back of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad, H, W. HALLZCK, Major General. Near Conmvrs, May 80, 1862. np. B. M. SPANFOR:— Dur advance guard are in Corinth. leting accounta as to the encmy’s movements. is believed to be in strong force on our left flank, four or five miles South of Coriuth, near the Mobile Ohio Railroad. =H. W. HALLECK, Major General. Telegrams to the Press. Wasurxcton, May 30, 1862, |A telegraphic despatch has just been received at the far Department from an unofficial source, utating that Re rebels left Corinth last night, and that Genera! Nel- noccupied their intrenghinents at eight o'clock this ‘Wasumncton, May 30, 1862. A despatch Just reocived at the War Department fully ‘tes the former mesrage that Corinth is evacuat- by the rebels and occupied by our troops, Prisoners yy the enomy {eft last might for Okolona, a point sixty- miles sauth of Corinth, om the Mobile and Ohio Burons Connra, May 20—Midnight. No ‘additional movements have taken place excayt skirneiebteg and strengthening our position. Gen. Halleck bas moved bis camp two miles forward ‘Lieat. Webb, ald to @en. Donelson, was among the captured yesterday. : Naan Comrrrn, May 80, 1862. Gen. Pope's advance, the Thirty-ninth Olsto regiment, Corinth at forty minutes past vie IMs morning, ruteed owr flag on ‘he Court House. ‘The enemy evacuated the place last aight, retreating down the and Obio Ratiroad. Mine 1s cocupied with military business, bus exrpectte ettatn partionlars soem. The Details of the Action. Ha..z0r’s Heavqvanrens, May 30, 1862. “During nparty all of last night the moving of cars and ‘supprested whistles sounding betokenced some movement on, but tt not being any extraordinary occurrence, waa not eons!derod of an extraordinary mature. About five o'clock thie moming several explosions were distinetly heard. Immodiately after skirmi:hors qwere throws out, and a general advance commenced. A very fargo amount of railroad iron was untouched. Thore being some twelve or Aftoen tracks of railroad from the @epot 16 the intrenchments, with side tracks end switches, they were enabled to move troops with reat rapidity. From all information gleaned Crom prisoners it te ‘Bonght the-evacuation commenced at sundown of last ‘euie, the enemy retreating 1m this digrent direo: Amis-—east, west and south. Roattrogard stated’ vo the citizens last night that be intended evaouating and throwing himscif on both eur “Gavbs. At this Dour Corinth 10 held by our outposts, and the Gavairy is searching for the enemy. ‘That ent by Coneral Pope came upon end dispersed the enemy eight miles below Corinth on the Mobile and Unio Railvend, in the act of burning the bridge, aud eap- faring forty prisoners, ‘Toe enemy's rear guard destroyed the depot, a few ‘Dales of"cotten and a church, and intended destroying he entire village, but the citizens saved soree ftiy ‘Povscs, They also broke open sores and burned the scagesnee A large cavalry force under Colonel Elliot pent eut on Wednesday morning by & circuitous Foute to destroy @ bridge the on Mobile and Ohio Railroad south of Corinth, though they @ ttt yet returned, have probably miccood pe we learss from prisuners tbat 1 wae knowns Corinth >. THE NEW YORK HERALD. NEW YORK, SATURDAY, MAY 31, 1862. PRICE TWO CENTS. THE EVACUATION OF CORINTH. Important Movements FORT PILLOW’ (MEMPHIS sane ‘ MADISON’ a a Smeoatiadd ws Tab”, 3 UR OB aT Sa Y-) 2 Ney ¥ Sm CORINTH 4 mH> ‘“s BURNSV 2 o £2 SPRING { f BSWATEREORD SANATORAY SABBE VILLE Ns EYPANOLA §=POXFORD Ry By Yen a4 9 SPRINGDALE Pa OAKLAND a @ NAPOLEON 3 a ~ @ Qe i Vv a a. . i oe [2 STATE Tine = = DS a 3 ASeup, c pe 4 ry ag vy hikes, .: 9049 . f (CRAND GULP “AOU claSoW te ~ ViDNIA ge? NATCRES : “eo Lyrne, BABALAP : BOCUE CRTTTO 4 v summit Be Os, Pr ee oe ms STATE Tey ‘= —t CAMP MOOREX sa AMITE 4; TICKEAW BATON ROUC PONOHATOY LAY —————. last night that a» large bridge bad been destrayed forty miles at the south by a body of our cavalry, and that General Pope’s twenty-pounder Parrotts yesterday enfladed their camp, killing eighty men and, one hundred horses; also that a thirty-pounder Panroté shell, thrown into Corinth by Pope as an oxperi- ment, destroyed a locomotive and killed the engineer. It is theught among military men that the destruction @f Dridges South, the uncomfortable proximity of our ‘Talling shells, and the possibility of federal success on } the Mississippi, wore the causes of the evacuation. The enemy’s works, certainly, were of very great strength, and capable of making 4 stout resistance, Rebel Accounts. The rebels have (or bad) a paper in Corinth, from which we mao the following extracts. Other extracts from it—orders from General Beauregard—will be found im the Hanaup of the 25th of May:— ORDERS A LA NAPOLEON, ‘We call attention to the lever of General "Beauregard addressed to General Van Dorn, and published ¢ sewhere, requiring the names of all officers and privates who dis- tinguish themselves to be reported to him, as well as the boomy of ell those who misbebaye or abandon their ore. | ghee hataed sce rsyate be edeng gr hy eo hg is stop inaugurates a new era in the army of South. It has ‘been a complaint that once in the ranks always in the ranks. No matter how gailanta private might behave, it is argued that he never was promoted, Now we cannot say whether this be true or Bot. But one thing is certain, that iu the future the rule of Napoleon, which made his army tho best the world ever euw, is to be the rule of our army, Several of Na- poleon’s Field Marshals rose from the ranks. Mon of the Army of the West! Here ie a chance for you, By unexampled bravery write your names high on the roll of fame. If wo svoseed in this war—and we cannot doubt our final sucoess—tie Southern Confederacy ts obliged to become a mi.itary people—ten times more military than we ever hove been. Every boy must have a military as weil as @ common school education. You who distinguish yoursulves now will be the future mili tary directors of our country, to euy nothing of the fact nat pm names wil be repeated in sung as the deliver. ere of our rave from the thraidom of federal cruelty and oppression. REBEL VERSION OF A SKIRMISTT. Our correspondent ia General Mitchel’s column gives the factewith reverence tu the following: Lieutenant Colonel Woodsen, of the Third Kentucky cavalry, with a detachiment of eighty Toxas Rangers, at the enemy near the point where (he Decatur and Nashville Railroad crosses kik river, on the 9th inat,, killing several and capturing two captains, two lieutenants, forty-five non-commissioned officers and privates and eight negroes. Confederate boss tcur killed, anvere | Captain Harris, of the , aad seven GOOD MARKSMANSHIP, At tho Dattle of Shiloh it is estimated there wore dis- on the Confederate sie 1,000,000 balls from rt arms. The official report of the Federal loes iu killed and wounded j# 13,000. Allowing that the true number was much greater, say 20,000, still it leaves 980,000 shots thrown anay by our eoldiors—that is, our boys succeeded one \imé of Ofty shots ia dow me execution, Forty-nine misses and one bit | Now wouida’t It be better to save the powder and lead—do leas shooting aud more execution? At is known that most guns overshoot. The aim, there- fore, should not be abuve the knee. Better shoot at the feet than fail of eiiect. ss laa wounded is better than an epemy killed, si.0e to bear off and care for the wound. ed abstracts une or more elective men from the lines. Don’t shoot wildly; you might as woll not shoot at all. If you are confronted by 100,000 foes, a discharge of 800,000 bails against thar lines, judiciously and ovolly directed, within proper rauge, would decide the battle. You go out to fight aud be fooght, It is a merey to win the battle and end the war. jon you do, the more you have offected toward putting an end to this whe Maryland Epis: Disioyai. Bavtimons, May £9, 1862. ‘The Kplscopal Convention adjourned this afternoon, No Giscusaions were had on national aifiirs. The dis. Joyal membars having tho majority vented thoir sonti- ments by exclyding from the Standing Committee, and from (he delegation 1 the General Convention nearly a=aew loval san Who wag named for those positions, = Xa of the Rebels---The Retreat of Beauregard Towards Okolona. LINE P. NEWS FROM GEN. M’CLELLAN’S ARMY Our Special Army Correspondcnoe. Camp on THE CurcKAnoMNy, Near Ricuwonp, May 26, 1862. ‘The Bamily of the Reb: G-neral Robert Lee Within the Lines of the Peteral Army, dc, Yesterday we again pulled up stakes and departed for the vicinity of the rebel capital. The country as we progress becomes more open and diversified, and houses, which, since we left the immediate vicinity of Yorktown, wero few and fur between, now spzing up from p ints on every side, and give to the country an air of civill- gation which ts refreshing to behold, Some of those residences still retain their look of cheerfulness, and not few of them are inhabited by the families of the own- minus the males, with the exception of those who are of such an advanced age as to be unable to enter the army of Jefferson Davis. In ove of these houses, dis tant about seven miles from Richmond, and now some miles within our lines, was found the family of the rebel General Robert Lee, consisting of Mrs. Leo, her daughter-in-law, the wife of Cuionel Lee, of the heat vairy, and twe nieces, From what I can learn concerning them, it appears that they were sent here from Richmond by General Lee, about six days be- fore our forces advanced aud took , and hi ‘been living bere under guard of Union suldiers since the arrival of our advanced guard, When the grand ariny Game up, One our generals sent a party of soldiers to search the house occupied by Mrs. Lee and family, with 8 view to secure some valuable papers which were sup- ys w bi reted in the house. The soldiers made wear ‘ver having become satisfied that there was nothing coutraband, the ladics, on the pre- mises, were about to depart, wien Mrs. Lee banded a note vo the vi.cer in charge, which was directed to the commanaing officer of the division, with the request ‘that it should be handed to him in person. The nove,was delivered per instructions, and is as followe:— ‘To Tue GENeRaL IN Commax:— Sin—I hive patiently and humbly submitted to a search of my house by men under your command, who are satisfied that there is nothing here that they want, the plate aud otuer valuables bay.ng long sinve been moved to Richmond, aid ace Bow beyond the reach of any Northern marauders who may wish tor their pus- eession. WAFE OF ROBERT LES. veral,C. 3. A. What this note was intended for 1 iy we bs Keon, and how it tok the General cap be better imagined than written; but what occasions most surprige 18 the tact that of their having boen seut to this place by Gen, Lee, who could not but kuow that oor troops woud take po svasion of the plage ina few days, perhaps hours, is safer jor the families © 1ebel gouerals to be wihin the lines of the despised Usion army? of have the tables turned, and the army of Jeff. Mavis taken up that which wes ascribed ty the army of Abraham 1 nooln, viz,: the burning of property, ravishing of inn cent fe- males nad laying deslate the happy Uvesides oljpeaceful citizeus, whose only wish bas beea to be let alvuc?’’ Wo jive with the exp ctation of seeing Mrs. Lavie and jamiy within the preset week, and of welcommg her to the of Union soldiers. Wo are now lying within ciose shooting distance of the rebels Oceusivnally one of Our pickets is made to bite the dust by the hind of some lurking rebel. The work goes .n spiritedly, and the weather could not be more propitious, Rebel Accounts of Affairs | ond. RECOMMENDING THAT RICHMOND mp. [From the Richiwond Isnyuirer, May 21.) Uur deiencers are our own husbands, fathers, sons, brothers and kindred, dear tous, ana we lie down at night and rive up trom day to ay preserved from tava by the loved ones in the front. But th io numbers aud rl t closer every day. driven from the But are we citizens prey corpaes of out breth en (resh field, t© welcome and atteud om the wound. deur as they may be to usY Are we prepared tw wit- ness the deso.ation of our bh mes, and to encounter all the fr gor od, sacrifices which @sanguinary bombardment incury Wo hope citizens are equal to the sacrifice requlrod—pains , wounds, the sacriyce of proj erty and life, notwithstanding. It were betier that Kiel. mont's fale bo that of Moscow's, than that Richmond fall to be tho habitation of the wvader. We hope the patriotisin o Richmond is equal to the sacrifies, FRARPUL THAT SUP/'LIR® MAY BR OUT OFF, (From the Kiehment Whig, May 21.) We must call the actention of the Quartermaster and © the Importance of orvanizing likely vo jemaee 7t QINE ae 8 J +=) £ \ WATERSS 2 SONENDE transportation upon the James River Canal. That work Will bo found adequate to conduct the nateation with the upper country, If timely steps shui be taken to put all tho batteanx’and canal boats in oraer. Its plain that the railroads and use, but if the canal be put . the supptics of the upper With suflicient raptility to maintain our army. this important measure vill be attended to immediately. Indeed, we trust it ived the attention of the Contederate and vs. Let not an indignant public be uly to the important fact of an insuf- ficient communicatim with the interiv. Let not the Confederate authorities give occasion to comments which impair public eonfidence in the cause; and let the Presi dent of the measures that V rginia shall re- equate reward in the safety of her capital for oral wisdom with which she has conatructed that impor tant work. ‘ec infer from reported movements of the enemy that it is his purpose to move on Our railroads and interrupt our communication with the interior, We have no fear of the “ circumvallation” of which we heer, unless the Yankees advance far enough to command our railroads cogergee and if todo this a part of their army will ve to be separated from their base of supplies, and they will have to expose themselves to a flank moye- ment. WANT OF FOOD IM RICHMOND, [From the Richmond Whig, May 21.) ‘Tho city was never moro crowded than it now is, and the question of “feeding the multitude” assembled is one that challenges attention. The monopoly of the means of transportation by the quartermasters and commissaries of the Confederate gover: meat ts the chief cause of the scarcity of provisions in this city. Littie or no regard has beon paid, as we understand, vo the ne- cessities of the community, If ene day in seven had been conceded to the railrcad companies for the exc usivo accommodation of the public, it ts ye so that the sup. jhesef bacon, butier, &c., would have been much largor, and that instead of @scarcity there might Lave been something like an ad ly of broad and meat, &e. ‘The encroaghinen ny, the cout u- sion prevailing in some di nitorior fr which supplies havo been reesived, the withdraw: rolling sivck and other causes, may render uscless any atiempt at this time to afford relief: but no harm conid resuit from an oliicial notideation from the heais of the departments menutiov ed, that on cortein days o! week the railroad compaiios woud be at libert transport provisions or breadstatts to this city, without “let or hindrance’? from ihe Con‘ederave wuthor ities, REVEL MILITARY MOVEMENTS. ‘From ihe Richmond Whig, May 21,) .—W. P. A. telegraphs to” the Savan- Lagreat reaction is going on in Ken Covonei Morgan destroyed Oity-three loaded cars on the Nashvilie and Louisville road in bis recent expedition, Nashville rema‘ns firm aa a rock, Coloacl Morgad passed throngh Atanta yesterday. The Congeacrony Says What he captured $360,000 irom the Yankees. Tve following official despatch wan received here Tuesday afterneon:— “New River, May 19, via Dupuy 20th.—By the ¢o- operation of Geveral Marshall, General Cox bas beet driven from this scotion of the country, losing many Prisoners, his entire camp and garrison equipage, bag- ko. He » Brigadier General Commanding. *Avcvera, May 21.—-Charleaton of this morning stato that four federal vessols shelled Coles, Goat and Kiawah Ja! yesterday afternoon, The Confelerates retired after burning the quartegs, &o. twelve or fifteen miles from Charleston, THE PROVOST MARSHAL WANTS SLAVE LABOR. [From the Richmond Whig, M 18) Provoar MARsHAl’s Orrice, Rouse, May 16, 1862. Nonca.—The patriotie citizens of Richmond and its neighborhood ere earnestly and respectfully requested to oome forward to my office immediately and tender the services of such servants as they can Apare fer work on the defences of the city, to save me the disagreeable duty of indiscriminate impresament. 1 trust this noties will meet with sach res)ense as will do to the known patriotism of Virgistans, E. GRISWOLD, Major and Provost Marshal, MECHANICS WANTED. (From the Richmond Whig, May 18.] Com berate States Navy Lime OFrice OF MBICINE AND SU @eRy, Ricuwoxp, May 17, 1862. fomON.—The necessary |ospital arrangeme or the sick and wounded cann:t be completed for the want of two mechanics, and the wante of the sick cannot be met for the want of @ few attendanis. I will be mach in. debted wil) aid me in this moss impor. tant dity. HF oompeieut servanis aud pue ‘one plumbor, W. A. W. SPOTSWOOD, Surgoon Confederate States Navy, ENORMOUS BRAGOING. From the Kiowmond Wiig, May 21.) Genoral Heth is justiying the goou opiuion of thoae who urged his elevation to a general's command by the good service he is realersng in Western Virginia. His Victory at Giles Court House, like that of Ja McDowell, has been followed up to the destruct army oppose! to him. ‘This is well—it is giorvu hail it as the harbinger of a new state of things, when battles are to be no longer indecisive end victories no more fri itless. ‘We have n-ws of a very promising state of tnmult tp Kentoek: The speliof male contracts is losing 118 por teney , and the falsehoods of Yankee ediiors their power to deceive. We shall rejoice to soe Kentucky again a State that hor nob'e children now in exile and ia arms can hoar mea- ticwed without blushing. * Information has reached the governmont of conthued successes in Now Mexico, Santa Fe is svid to havo fal on into our hands, and it is believed that the efforts of the Lincoinites to get a commans foothold fa that broad territory of the South have now beew effvctual.y ae- feated. ‘The telegraph reports that the Yankee fleet off Char- Josten are expending ammunition on thewdjacest isiands, ue men declined to offer themselves as targets, and 60 ‘sot fire to their quarters and retired. NION GUNGOATS IN THE JAMES RIV! [From the Petersburg Express, May 1 ‘The number of Yank @ gunveats vow lying fa Jamew river, of City Point, is eiuht. They keep weil out in the siream, nearly two miles from the shore, and but litte be discovered of their op-rations, Lhoy were greatly perated at the capture aud killing of se Lo: their men on Monday aftern on, and gave vent to their wrath by pro.ceting # me ene hundred shell tite every part and parosl of the Yomt where they thought it likely any 0; our pickets might be on the jookout, No one reesived Averatch. One of thy shells plunged into the carth 1 exploded, making hole big enough to con horse and rider, Others exploded in the trees, teu Off great limbs and scatt-r ng leaves and twigs im uil di- rections. Many of our boys secured seveval which failed to explode, CAPTURE OF THR-OFFICERS AND MEN OF THE UTITED them, the Ya:kees on land ¢ escape, but were, fortunately e minand to sirrevder was dso given to ein the beat, and several t mes repeated witho it It being very ont to our men that thy id Aired, tosurrendor, th One mait was ren to fall over except pe, to fall in the boat, leaving no doubt that one man of ther ali was leit to (ell the fate of bis comradcs, wos seen te paddle off wiih one hand. ther was too much injured w. Our men then quickly returned to atrain of jittle way off, pot their prisoners aboard, Gnd browsht them to town, whe they weve immo- Gately carried to General H ger’s bad june THE DESTRUCTION OF THE MERKIMAC [From the Richmond Wiig.) ‘The pilota of the late Contederate staves steamer Vir- uest @ BURpERsion Of public ept tou as wo tbe respecting themse.ves, wh ch apperred on Monday morning in the published official report of Com- modore Tatnall, detailing the love of that invaluable steamer, Tho pilots # ace (hat the investigation, which will doubtless be had to a lew daya, will pat the mater ia its proper light. Jo this connection, says the Peters- ba epress, wo may adi that evidences, which ounnot be fou ed, reach us dafly of the terror whick the Vir- ginia create. with the entite Yankee fleet. ‘ihe enemy themselves being the wthesses oy eee Old Point and captured every verwsel in or York river without résistanes. What hope can a people have when such an engine of warfare is wantonly destroy ed. be used. care stationed « News from the South, STORES ar MEMPHIS. ‘rom the Vicksburg wie) Prudential pre araticne are boing mate by the govern. Ment to eave the val able stores which bave accumulated ay Momphis. Every that cuald be uf service ww the army inthe whoe erty ‘been turned over ef- cial by the business men, ®ad this, too, waswic tho utmort aveertulnens in aimost avery inatauor. SUPP tee thie ceoure | are chormons in quantity ,and the soldhere will bave reason to thank the ipecrous chad pairs otic oitivens of (he Biff City for a oog time, OF course this wa. vot done without sacritices being made in atew fo ‘ances, but the ral. verdict #—bhetier thus than shat (hey sbould fato the hands of the ememy, tL, ACCOUNTS FROM ARIVONA, (From the Richmond Whig.) Governor Baylor, of Atizoua, waa taiey in Vicksburg, on his way to Richmond, and’ spoke very favorabiy of alaire in thet Territory. He i# confident of being adie to Dok it. Fort Craig, he thinks, has ee this ‘allen into will soon have: Union. thousand Mexican troops, way bad eaponeed t » have abandoned ti, now with Ho Avenks very highly of the nd says it iy tho most valuable ju the Ueno oir hauds, and General sible; He says boiween six and ~ | vie NEWS FROM GENERAL BANKS’ ARMY Detalls of the Retreat—Colonel Kenly’s Command Surrounded—Bravery of the Zouaves WAfrique=Thetr Low—Less than Fifty Wago: Lost—Hospital Stores and Camp Equipage Burnued= The Rebels Between Harper's Ferry i Charleston—The Union Pickets Driven In—The Loss of the Maine Regte ments and Secoad Massachusetts, &c. Wrhisameronr, May 28, 1862, It fs no lenger contraband to state that from the hour of recall from the pursuit of Jackson beyond Harrison- burg, and the ‘gobbling up" of ai! General Banks’ army except two small infantry brigades, fourteen guns and | two regiments of comparatively inexperienced cavalry, every officer was firmly imbued with the belief that should Jackson and Ewell combine to arrai! cw wo were completely at their mercy. It must not be supposed that all the force above mentioned could be concentrated to repulse the enemy in case of an attack, At last one half of the infantry foree was required for special ser uch as guarding trains of wagons, bridges, rail- roads, kc., while the cavairy were required to be cop tinually on the scout to guard against surprise. When your correspondent temporarily leit eamp a Strasburg on the Sunday previous to the bloody affair a Front Royal, it was known that hordes of guerfilas were swarming the mountains and lakes of tho north and south forks of the Shenandoah, on our rear and flanks; but no indications could be obtained of any contemplated at-? tack. Swill the very wevkness of our army would, known to the rebel commanders, be sufficient to induce an onslarght with even equal pumbers. At the hotel in Frout Royal, on the nightef the 16th yeur correspondent saw an accomplished prostitute whe has figured largely in the reb:l caure,and having seem her but a short time previous at Maertixeburg, her pre sence at Front Royal at a time when the rebels were sur ror nding it, suspicions were aroused that rhe meant mis- chie’. She was pointed out to the military com- manders there, and her arrest ordered. It i@ now known that she was the bearer of an extensive correspondence between the rebels insite and 01 taide of our lines. I have the following statement f.om an officer who participated in the battle at Front Royal:—After you left Front Royal, Bolle Boyd made trip to Winchester, in company with acavalrgo‘tcer. While there she was ar- rosted by the military authorities, but, with her uswal adroituess and assumed innocence, she got ciear of any charge of treachery, and returned to Front Roya) again, Av hour previous to the attack on Colonel Kenly, Belle went out on a rise of ground south of the town, and was seen to wave her handkerchief towards the point from which the cevtre of the attack was made. Your correspondont cannot vouch for the strict accu- racy of all the foregoing, but undeniable proof existe here of her treason. Belle now reposes on her laurels im the rebel camp. @ ‘The first intelligenee of the attack on Front Royal wag brought to Winchester by one of the Ira Harris Guard, and was telegraphed to Genera) Banks at Strasburg by Captain Flagg, Assistant Quartermaster United States Army. But fifteen minutes elapsed after the rebels were diseovered before Colonel Kenly’s command was completely surrounded. The details of the murderous affair having been published are omitted in this letter. ‘The large quantity of nedicmes and surgical instra- ments and hospital stores at Winchester wero destrey- ed by Medical Purveyor Baxter while the enemy were in town. Dr. Baxter parsed through a storm of balls and shells, and was several times fired on from the Taylor House, where ho ha: bearded for weeks. Collis’ Zouaves d'Afrique, @ batalion of lea Harris Guard, under Colonel De Forrest; Captain Hampton, @ the Pitsburg battery, a few of bis men, and a smal) body of infantry, were cut off by the main body of the enemy between Middletown and Winchester, ‘The whole force c nsisted of less than one thousand men, The Zovaves and cavalry bad been detailed to de- stroy the bridges after our retreat. Captain Hampton,, after securing his guns, went to the rear to bringof hip battery wagon and forge. Finding their retreat cut off, they retraced the read to Strasburg. Several times Hampton checked pursuit by the ebemy’s cavalry by mounting a stove pipe on his carriage and placing it in position till the iutanury had passed alead, ‘ho ruse was not discuvered by the enemy. Reaching Strasburg, this force collected thirty-five abandened wagons loaded withjoommiseary stores, Thenee they took the mountain rood north, and by a cecuitous route, and came in sight of Winehester only to find themseives tx the enemy's rear, Tiking the road to Bath, followed by a battalion of rebel cavalty, they finally rei the Po. tome noar Hancock and roachod hore last might with but small loss, On one occasion the Zouaves (only about seventy in number) kept at buy: for an hour @ brivade of tho enemy,and pert whole forces, Tho Zowaves aro General Bunks” bod; gand, ar to have ben Well sevect d for sue An important duty. Tho fo lowing ts their loxe:—Killed, Ja » Wilkarn Morla-e, James M. Rritton, los Fedeiaw. Missing, nee, At Hancock. aves found secreted aud broug!.t of six cages of rites, Less than fifty wagons, out of abont 600, including sidered worthless by Coueral ~hielte when he ama, have bers lost, anit the enemy have de- rived but live benef from what was abundoned on the road, A large amount of old camp equipsge turned over to the Quartermaster was burnt. Ome of the privepal acquisitions by the enemy was betwoen 600 and 1,000 Europown ritles, left there by Genera’ Siueds when he joined Geo. Hanks’ command. The safety of 8o large a portinn of oar transportation and stores 1s undo ‘btediy attrib table to the experience of Capt. Holabird, Chief Quartermaster, and Capt, Beck. with, Chief Commineary. Brigadier General 3. W. Crawford, late surgeon under Anderson at Fort Sumter, and afterwards Laspector General under Gen. Resoerans, in Western Virginia, has been appointed to the First brigade of Gen, Williama? ently commanded by Cok Lonely, ® Jost roport (thee P, M.) heavy a be- twoon Har; er's Ferry and Charlestown. Our j on the Virginix side of the Potomac have been driven by @ superior turce of the euemy. Loss of the Ma Regiments in General Banks’ Army. Portiaxn, May 80, 1862, Melegrephed the following to Wrizsassrone; May 20, 1862, Tam directed to inform you that the Iss of the Maine rogimouts ander Gevera! Bapks was ag follows:— First Maine cavalry—Maj@? Cilley, mortally wounded and left at Middietown: Assistant surgeon Halley, prisom- er, left with Major Ciley. acting Aseistumt Sor oon (low. ard, prover; ravk aad file missing, 71, kuledand ed unknown. ‘Tenth Maine infantry-- Killed, none; wannded , 6; mise- ing, 17, which will be reduced. Officers all safe. Loss of the Masauchusctts Second Regt- ment. Bostox, May 80, 1863, Aspecial despatch to the Jowrnal gives a full itet © cagualtios in the Massachusetts Second regiment, under Gon, Bunks, as nine killed, forty three wounded, 169 missing, Total, 235. The Call for Troops. Governor Andrew, of Massachusetts, has published the follow ing Lelograms:— TELEGRAM I—coPy. Wasninutux, May 25, 1862, To Governor ANDREW:— Sond ali the troops forward that you medintely. Banks 1@ compietely routed. The enemy are in large toree etqenet ae Harper's Ferry. IN M. STANTON, Socretary of War, TELEGRAM 11—oorT. i Wasuxarox, May 26, 1862. To THe GovEnvor oF Massacttuserr: = Intelligence frum various leaves no doubt that the enemy, io great force, ie aareone on Washwg- ton. You will — ae ” poe ‘rare sdiately Bil the Volunteer and mi itia foree Rtate. EDWIN M, STANTUN, ‘seoresney of War. (raugonag, 1t1—oory. ‘ AsdyuTON, To Governor Anrarw:— Your teleg am received, The orders on bY the Adjutant General and Genera! In addition the eto 1 hereby aul make requisitions upon the respective Quid commiaaarios, at your discretios, and du aud per. form whatever ac # and things tnry bo neccesary for the raising and forwa ding ons for the government, This telegram wo be rr Wor t ommend, May 22, 1962. ernor Axprew, Boston corer yon dent direc:# buat the mUIi® be released: an the enlistment: mode for three yenes or during the war ‘Tots | Unis k will, praction ly, net be longer than « your, The iateat intel ence (rom General Binks states that he how pve | nowy. his whole commen |, with sual las Cove tira jones of our (0/08 have Deo made witch, is @ hoped, will ca, tare the @intny, AUWIN M. SEANTON, Secretary of War, Captain De Hoteville Governor Washbarne:-— a, 1962. desire wit? Tartermastee ize you to nAstere arte: t