Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-07-05
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The "iiis Viiiain," Raymond Of the New ork Times
Who pubshe, daily programmes fer General Scott, has
kiady undertaken 10 supply Generals with
We hear no is .: Fortress Monroe, experimenting
and directing General Buffers operations lie employs
his leisure in throSiug out suggestions for
plign Where will the frs, bow fall 81 be AXIS JEFF
Davis be says, has al army Of 75OOo-which he must
6gbs somewhere very soon or lose character In the
bgi0GiDg he had two schemes for Invading the loyal
States and removing the from Southern soil. These
-ere to invade PENNSYLVANIA by way Of Harpars Ferry
B.gerstoSn and Chambefsburg; to seize Washington
snd advance by Baliimoe. But both Of thess now
inprac;ioabe and al the Rebel demon ia either
direction are msrs fsnts Their real objse. now is
Fortress Monroe The following his reasons for this
opinion;
Fortress Monroe Is bull. upon the extreme point Of
peninsula that lies between James and York rivers; and
at Yorktown, which 10 also on il, abou, twenty miles
ives. Of Fortress konroe the peninsula is remedy
row, and Il well fortified no force could pass to the
lief of the fort invested below. We think il il the pur
pose Of JEFF Dasis, having well secured this cal de
at Yorktown, 10 throw army of 80 coo men the
peninsula leaving 20 600 10 cover Redmond, and pro-
coed By way Of Gres. Bethel assault Fort Mon
roe.
There numerous routes Of access TO this theatre
OF operAtions-ono by railroad from Weldon, IN. }
cOnnecdcg with ell the SOutn 10 portsmouth another
by railroad from Richmond Va. TO Norfolk another BY
railroad 10 City Point York River, ard thence down
that TO YorktOEn; aud arother still, by James
River frsm RchTond. At no other point Of attack
could the Confederate States converge their forces with
such rspdity Fort Monroe; post which IL of
from al communication with the United States Govern
ment by land.
Most of the heavy siege cannon Of the Coafederases
are at Gosport Navy Yard and could with comparative
ease be brought into action sgains: For. Monroe The
war vessels OF the Unifsd States through which succor
might be afforded TO the besseged fortress will be
distributed along the coast Of the Southern States block
aiding ports 100 remote 70 be recalled in time repe
vigorous siege. What Is IT, then with the Confederates
but question: how many lives to ding away in the SIEGE
assault and capture OF Fort Monroe? And when cap
tured what is it to the Confederate States? The key
that ualocks the prison Of Virginia. that iooses Mary
land from bonds that puts Richmond and Baltimore in
communication and transfers Davis headquarters to Bal
timore perhaps and traps Washington by fanking il;
that uniie the waters OF the Potomac the James the
York and the RBppahannock rivers With those Of
the Chesapeake Bay and lis Confederate flag the
whole Of them that secures in a temperate zone, the
best harbor on the Atlantic coast depot FOR cotton
and as tempting prize hold out TO Free Trade Eng
land and France their reward for breaking up the
blockade and establishing perpetual free commerce with
the populations OF the States Of America The Virgin
itns will be presented the idea in this assault that 10
for the defence OF their own SOIL for the possession OF
their renowned fortress for the securing Of their
own State Of the seat Of future Southern commerce that
their blood must bs poured out Ike water. And il
ever Aows, Il viii dow there.
These are our reasons for the opinion have ad.
vanced. The Government cannot be too vgilant iu
looking TO Fortress Monroe too lavish il providing
means for rs defence.