New-York daily tribune., 1861-06-09
THE WAR FOR THE UNION.
FROm FORTRESS nzONEOE.
Gen. Eutier's PLANS.
Of The y. Y. Tribune.

Correspondence OF lhe " l. lHpnio
FoRTRlss MONROE, June D, 1SGi.
Iperceiye that TIE N. Y. Tmes-a paper which l
remember, upon my last trip North, was engaged in
attempting 10 incIte tie people TO revolution ana In
warning the Presdeut and the General-iB.Chief that
they would be superseded if they did not pursue the
poicy which it dctated-bas turned its QuAdgiatefa
genius to u criticism Of the operau rs Of the Geneial In
command OF ihs Department lis seofrespopdent-Who
possibly has visited this fortress, though much doubt
a-has discovered that, being in every way prepared
for conflict, with large army and al immense naval
force 1T his command G,n. Buer Las been dcrehct in
Lis duty III hat lie has not cleared the southern shore
OF Hampton Roads OF tie gang OF traitors by whonl
now ines ed and wiptd Yorktown IRON the face OF
the earth forever He has TO be sure, occupied New
port News; but that point does lot appear to the cor
respondent aforesaid 10 be worth ccupylDg. Aud as
that appears to ali that has been done, II is al once
concluded that the fortnight which Gen. Butler has
passed here has been lost.
Ths might all be very well, if the assumed
facls upon which the column OF philosophy to
which l have referred is based, were correct.
But they are not. Firt, Gen. Butler has yet
10 have 6,000 effective under lis command,
ami until witOiu twenty-four hours he has had an
average of but cartrdge and half to u man. More
over, 1t supposed until very recently, that there
was ammunition enough IN the triless for all puI-
poses because such appeared TO be tie case upon the
records Of The Ordnance Department. The lreacheiy
OF late SECRETARY vi War mad well deceived the Gov
eruuent III this respect, in some others; and Ills
posI is equally destitute of transportation the troops
are scantily provided With camp eqwpage, ana no
sucn thing as a surf boat, fit for landing troops 10
known about the fortress otherwise than through the
history of Gen. SCOTS landing At Vera Cruz; and Of
the naval force ere pc hps tbe least said the soonest
nended. No person VINO has been u resident OF the
fortress during the last fortnight and who has lad
any opportunities TO learn The true state OF aalrs, VIII
for moment wonder tUat Norfolk is not yet taken.
One word more about Newport News. To make a
very long story reasonably short the correspondent
herembefore mentioned objects TO the occupation OF
that point, ( that it does not seem consistent with
any general plan; ~ it doesnot bear any relation that
eau be discovered, to ultimate results; l3 1t doesn
menace any of the positions Of the enemy; the en-
eampment ought to be eight or ten miles further up so
that Yorktown might be reached by an elSbt-mlle
march; 5 educated military minds do not little criil'
else this movement. This all sounds very learned but
IN uDedueaed and unmitary mind might be tempted to
mend the IL is just possible that the occupation
of Newpot News may hereafter be made toappeur con-
6stent VIII general pieIl "hch "
suite are attained even the Obtuse intellect OF 1he
TIMES correspondent may detect SONS relationship
between them and The occupation in question. If the
camp at Newport News does not menace any OF the
enemy positions, apprebend thai the occupation OF
the same ground by the enemy-an event which three
days delay in proceeding to that point would as Gen.
Butler we'll knew, have assured-would so far menace
the Whole country outside, and tLs fortress that
1se Tunes CORES pondenr would if he were here, be
likely u seek early Dveyance to tte metropolis.
A rrespondent Of ordinary intelligence, writing
in the back Office with toleraby respectable map be-
fore him, might see something beside sewaPs Pom
and Yorktown. Az any rate if he will diligently rea'
the newspapers during the next week. be will doubt
less hear of other points OF even more importance
TIE educated military minds of the corporais wit
n whom the correspondent associates may crucise th
movement but Gen. Scott, who knows something o
y managing armies, approves whpt was done by Gen
Butler, without his orders.