Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-05-27
The Retreat Of Geu. Banks.


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The Retreat Of Gen. Banks.
ia-Af The reports Of the retreat Of General
Banks retreat across the Potomac and
he determined pursuit BY Gen. Jackson,
has alled the country with alarm. The
-tt, war cry has gone out again, and the sons
u of ne loyal States are again rallying as
they did year ago for the defence Of the
National Capital OF the particulars of
the movement We cannot jet speak, but
we know that Gen. Banks has been oblig-
Cd to cross the Potomac and retreat as far,
atlsast IS HagerstOwn, and that the rebels
zs menace, If they do not already possess, the
,d baltimore s Ohio Road at Harper's Ferry
and AIartinsburg. If they hold these
points, they can easily throw large force
~ toward Baltimore and Washington. So
imminent is the danger Of this, that vol
III untesrs are called for, as they were year
sgo, to enlist for three months to defend
the Capital. How many ren there are at
Washington we do not know, but the for
a tifeati0ns for the defence Of that city are
nearly al upon the Virginia side. The
immediate danger at this time does not
come from that direction, and while they
s could not hold it for any length of time,
the rebels may be desperate enough to
make a bold dash upon the city, and seek
to destroy the archives and the city. 1t
would give them prestige which would
tsa.,i partially atone for the disasters which
have continuously poured upon them Of
late
There is no doubt that the whole State
Of Maryland, and especially the city of
Baltimore, are filed with traitors who viii
3 saiEe thsEhrst opportunity to rise in re-
sistanee 70 Federal authority. The riots
Of tie past two days in Baltimore are but
ai the Premonitory symptoms Of this upris-
.aia ing. The rebels in that city were acting
-raa in concert with those who were driving
Banks out OF Virginia And it win not
e5 be surprising f other blood than that shed
CSC upon the 18th Of April, 1851, shall at once
disgrace and cOnseerate the streets of the
- Monumental City. But this time the guns
- of Fort McHenry and Of the fOrtifeations
~, upon Federal Hill have the city under
their muzzles, and Gen. Dix is not the
-----l sol-a him for if he suffers that
city 70 murder Federal soldiers without
dealing out terrible and sweeping retri-
bItion.
A This sudden aggressive movement on the
part Of the rebels, changes the whole
feld Of interest We look now to Wash
ingtsn and not to Richmond and instead
81 0f speeulating upon the probable evaeus-
ton Of the rebel capital we are compelled
70 actually look with apprehension upon
eur own The whole North will respond
with enthusiasm to the call for troops, and
twice the number demanded viii be speed
m fly offered.
Mcdowell is not at liberty to fall back
for the defense Of Washington. His army
is needed to menace Richmond and to hold
---- the RHppahannock. Il is probable that
30 large portion Of the rebel army at Rich
mond has been quietly and swiftly trans
fsrred into the valley, and thst JaeksOn's
force is but the advance guard Of these
II this is so, it viii not do for Mcdowell
even if he could leave his position between
~ Richmond and Washington, to cross the
mountains and attack Jackson in the rear.
This danger has doubtless been fOreseen
and guarded against BY the rebels.
Vs This move threatens Gen, Fremont ss
wen as Banks If the rebels have VIM
chester and Harper's Ferry, they command
Romney and New Greek. Fremont can
not therefore fall back by that route, and
e be has not enough men to fight it out
and hold his position, he must retreat
across the mountains to the neighbOrhOOd
Of Beverly II this is done, the whole
Virginia valley, which hssoOst US 50 much
blood and treasure, is again in the hands
sia 81 The rebels, and must be re-eonquered by
another Summers campaign.
s-s.s. This is the dark side Of the picture. But
on the other hand, the rebels are entering
upon new system, in which they win
GAGS spread ,thsir forces ana expose themselves
20 attack By concentrating their forces
- they have thus far been able TO hold out
sgainst our advancing oolums; if bOwev-
- they again occupy Northern Virginia,
% o. advance Of Mcclellan and Burnside
Iar sn the one hand, and Of Fremont and Cox
from the Ksnswha valley on the other,
can carry out the plan which was being
= H. carried out when the rebels retreated from
Manassas, Of cutting the rebellion in two
end disposing Of the two halves in detail.
s - Il iS q bold but dangerous experiment
he rebels have tried, and, We believe, viii
YT,I uit;mately result in their discontinue, al
though they may for the time. drive one
division Of our forces before them.
- IATER. ~
~ Later dispatches say that Jackson has
fstfeated more rapidly than he advanced.
- Ihia ia not yet confirmed. It Is also re-
a. ported hat balloon Reconnaissance from
@ Gen. Meclellan's headquarters has dis
. closed the fact that the rebels are evheuat-
-. ing Richmond This is not improbable, if
s-fa = part Of their forces there have gone into
~ the valley as intimated above.
Gen. .Harney is living very quiet and
retired here having recently bouehta fine
~ house IN the addition and comes into