Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-08-01
COMMENTS OF THE Z GLiSa PRESS on T IL BAT
TIES BEFORE RICHMOND.
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F.ou tae I.oueOl Times, Jay II.
The IS rategicsl movements which have led aGene
raj 10 retire. after attack OF the enemy IRON posi
ito which he had occupied in or TO make ~ assault
up,u bis capital are purely uLilcligible. l. is quite
obviors that re,rcgrAde movement, the part Of u
besisIing rmy an ulenahle position, coif-s'
sion Of weakness, a measure Of safety.
If the Elei,n army before D-lnI had thrown their
right beyond the bsee huudse aud then had EStired
acres after two hard his against soTte OF the 81
povs so that hrir right Obliged TO doub back aid
cover itself hi, thu lett on the Jumna, even our al
fec;oE our hopes aId fears could Tot deceVa US
into the bsef that tue retrogade movement. was made
in co sequ,Gcs OF any pfemed ated tsteg7, tni that
q attack ,Xpeced re ut winch must lead 10
| The siren ythoniug OF tbs new Pt stion.
II fer moment We take the Thames as representing
James river and theu imAgiue deep aud sluggish
sr am swept round the city from the rotheast N as
TO fall into the Thames below PIisioW m'rshcs, VIC y
have right idea OF the relations Of the Cl,C kttomny
9Th the tmes river am Richmond. To the east OF tho
HEX homay thus represented, let US Colceve river
10 virg from the northwest ~ Us snc5 OF Twelve miles
from l., which il called the PImuukey, aud which turns
III eastward into the sea a. some point OF the coast oil
| Es4, \.
| Toe Union general having advanced between the
,nas and the latter river iads himself with the ChCka'
bominy In his front d. urowa portion oil his army
ac,t a. he river and having thus established his II,
p-oc eds to pivot upon and to CN.end his right by the
right ,nk OF the Plmuukey as 10 90! to Ms North oil
| Richmond Scarcely had he doae 30 when the enemy
attacked the lett, which had crossed the river Chcka
hompy il ct on it detea;, take guCs and pris
opers aud only retres Whe9 Mcclellan throws large
| supporting force across the river
small cavalry zEia made by the enemy en- his right
sse,ps round t. destroys comms'aria vessels in the
Pamuukey and enCrchng his whole army, crosses the
Chckahominy beoS hiI left and returns 10 the " DO
lyae uered City" The communications OF the army so
situated have been mainly dependent on the rvers and
the ses and while the general has been preparing for Al
ass,u. on the enemy the corps witch he hiss relied
for some demonstration on his RENE right are sud
denly ali cked by the Confederate, uoder Sionewsl
ck ,on (so cad from bis enGCy iu holding TO an Oh
struction of that nature ia his Sht with Shields a.
| Wmches.er last spriae) aud chased gcrofs the Pc
tOmsc.
An active offensive movement in combination viii
Fremont fotcts Jackson fall back into the Hey o
ue Shenandoah bu sudienly turning 10 the cast, he
crossas tic mountains and marches straight with hu
victorious tie army largely reinforced" whether o'
B,tuegNds men iI impossible TO say aGd joint
the Conledsrates at Richmond Tao presence Of THU
dashing leader and his seems to invgOrate th'
southern leaders. o. the 26.h Of me they direct al
attack on the hight wing the UIion4s, bstween TIL
Chics aboniay and Pamunkey, in heavy force
Then Comts tiiei j confusion "Ths Federils. by OF
der of General Mcclellan, receded several miles, hod
pursued And therefore, running very had by the Von