New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-07-02
FROM FORTRESS MONROE.
The late Entities before Ricbmcnd-Det"iis
! OF fIcCIcilan's Wo,csaents-A Brilliant
i Strategic Acl,iey ement.

The country, no doubt, will be good deal at
loss how TO interpret the recent movements Of Gen.
Mcclellan, the apparent forcing back Of his right
wing the occupation by the Rebel forces OF consd-
cradle extent OF country before held by us the giving
up to them Of the White House and the Pamunkey
River the breaking up of the base Of operations and
the apparent success which all this gives TO the
Rebels. say apparent because when it shall be
known how these changes affect the campaign, it
will not be difficult to see that Gen. Mcclellan has
gained more than he has lost, and We may readily
suppose that, like a skillful chesspayer, he has per-
miitcd his antagonist 20 win ZONE men TO the end
that he may place his men in position TO be all the
more effectively used
II may be assumed that early in the campaign,
Gen. Fit John Poter's division was thrown for
ward 20 Hanover Couri-House and the Junction, on
the extreme right. not much a necessary step in
The investment Of Richmond, with the view OF any
pern.anent advantage, which the eopgaiion of his
hue consequent on IL would give him, as to seize
uuon the Northern Railway communication from
Richmond. jackson having, nevertheless. got ont
and gone into the Valley, there was little need OF
holding the position. II The reader will place local
map before him, he will all the better understand
the bearing OF this aud subsequent movements.
When. carly on Thursday, Gen. Porter was at
,arked, he SWING fonni gradu3liy, keeping the
enemy in check, and At times con;esling tie ground
briskly which Of course was necessary 10 preserve
the sicsdiness oi hrs own movement. Tie next
dav he fnrihe! swung ronnd. The enemy occupied
the region If Meadow Bridge and Meehanicsviile as
tar rs New Bridge There ~ reaeon 60 believe that
Gen. McCicllans fgh; wing further retired to the
vicinity OF where tIe rail Dad crosses the Chehit-
iouiry that he enemy yesterday Occapled Dispatch
station, and that they now, or VIII soon, Occupy the
country lying between the Pamnnkey and the rail
way 10 the Nknle Home, ana even below the rail-
way IL they cioo.a. GeH. NcC'ciidH's SHttre force
.s Ger,ss ne CL.cLaaOmsHg, and the bridges are no
doubt all destroyed
On "Wednesday IL viii be COLLECTED, he advanced
bi- ioii-Gcas Hooker, k-auiey. and oihels-con-
fiderably 10 IN mpor.an; position, from whieh tie
Rebels wore rdi.ln,ly driven. so tnaf now Gen.
McCl.ian'- ngh' rosis on the 'nickahominv, while
his len j. virtually on the james River, 'Is " hole
force beng considerably Withdrawn IRON the
,wampy section, into " hic The Rebels have plunged.
Ills line therefore. drawn from the ue@Dotb0od .!
the iute erection OF the railway and ChiciahOniny,
OF New Bridge. on a curve toward The James River,
- much rhorier, secure, vastly easier Oi de-
tense neafer 70 Richmond, and more compact than
before, aud he will have gwen up none Of his de
iensiye works.
That he change 0l base from orb TO James River
was determined On week ago is entirely certain,
md fronsporis i-cre or her 'r0yHpfte J1m,s Rtger
before ne 0',0ck an McCifN0H'f r4git. IL is not
difficult TO believe that the entire movement, IN
cludug the attack the change Of line and espeelaliy
the advance of the rebels on the left side Of the
Chickahominv toward White House, Fas strictly an
0ccOrdaHce r.u t.i. " Ceii0HS WisheS and piaA
II Withdrew them non. nd advanced him toward
Richmond.
His new base y in the valuable co.
operation Oi the g nave huilnB most
OF the tine thus lar y the James
River, unable 10 coo 1erj yaecuilng
the greatest campaig. of t . ,ieience
the new line aud ha-e ..r'. II and Fort
Darling, the front of PEI. obs ne iver
remains 10 be inferred. lie. ~ - an i'm.
portsnt key TO Kichmofd. 10 III. m. 40 II, ana
the obstruc;iOus owed uuOnI q. 10 aud the
Rebel plan OF action Is ho un.
Several lows have ALREADY ielt o- Jan IS River
and others will soon follow The p'..i OF Landing,
where the new base will be established, sill lrob.-
Div be CoXs Ferry, some twelve or iteen miles be-
low Richmond. From this place runs a turnpike
road direct 10 the CITY. The river, the glinboais
al 10 able 10 keen clear, there being but one bat
terry still slve-thst which the Jacob Bell engaged
lew days since, and which the gunJoal. will prob
ably be able 10 dispose o..
Gen. Mcclellan Did flsg-Oioer GolisborouPh
have been much in communication by telegraph con
CeTning This important movement, and the TWO are
IN hearty cooperation.
The boai- that formerly ran 20 White House, go
daily 20 West Point though Yesterday the freight
and passengers taken up were brought back again.
There is one point regard to which the reader
will naturally feel interest. aud that Is, whose
troops made the stt1ck on our rlght! The belief
that they were Jackson's has been confirmed, aud
tie Representation that he Is still in the Valley OF
The Shenandoah IS dolusiOn. When he arrives Al
White Hon. e where, doubtless, vast supplies are
supposed 10 be- he will find absolutely nothing but
1otila OF gunboats which will raise merry tbun-
der with all corners within four miles.
1t IS nlectured. even more that was Gen. Die
Clellans plan TO press forward bis left when his
rioht swung round and press forward TO Richmond.
Of this part OF TIE scheme, granting II really IL so,
we hear nothing yet, and there Is reason 20 be-
heye that II such was the plan II was not carried
out.
. p. The Knckerbocker, from White House,
has arrived with Col. Ingalls, A. 2. II on board.
EVERYTHING a, White House was burnt, including |
White House itself, though not by our orders. The
J3d New-lork Regiment came down, being unable |
TO 70 10 the front The occupation vi the country be-
tween White House aid the Chchahomiiy by The
Rebels IL complete. IelegIaphic aud other commit
nicaton with Gen. Mcclellan, save by James River,
is cut oil.
The Nelly Baker, which left for York River this
mou.ipg with freight, passengers, and mails, mas
returned with all board, having gone no further
than orkiown. The reason she did not proceed 10
West Point has not tIanspired. The burning party
left behind at White House last evening came down
by land TO Yorktown, marching all night. Nothing
further ~ known concerning Affairs III trout. All
srrmise-and suIml,es are various.
HoiEpost 3 p. pi., SuRday.-Gen. Casey has ar
rived from the White House. Up TO = o'clock hast
evening Saturday the enemy had not appeared
there. All the stores that had not been reshlpped
were eonsumed-not large amount in all.
by some, the situation OF McClellans army If
deemed critical. Gen. Casey says that there are
seven miles of hard lighting between the army and
James River. These fears are allayed by the fact
that Mcclellan has reached the James River, AZ
stated by us in our Morning Edtion.-Ed. zr'bl
On the contrary iherese rumors sfost that McClel-