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The Daily Dispatch: May 26, 1862., [Electronic resource], Halleck's advance (search)
rmy, entrenching himself at strong points, working the roads and making good bridges over the creeks and swamps, as he cautiously advances. He has resorted to every means to ascertain our position, and, in order to approach our lines on the left, he sent Col. Elliot: with a flag of truce, the other day, under the pretext to exchange one of our captains for his engineers, a lieutenant colonel. The truth is, the imposition was so base that the flag of truce should have been disregarded, and Elliott and his escort made prisoners. It may take the enemy several days yet to make his reconnaissances, in order to get into position for a regular siege of Corinth, in the planting of his heavy guns, etc. Any hour, however, may bring on au engagement of a portion of our forces on either wing with the enemy's advance. It is now impossible for Halleck to recede. He must push on, whatever be the consequences, and the abolition government is, no doubt, urging him forward, as every day adds t