The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-06-02


mentcd upon in the papers, as follows:
The Tncs-It Ia safe to say tho news ofthe rebels
having evacuated Cornth was as Little expected
az y, vas tnnt 81 10 evacuation Of yorktown.
Tie the war IN tle west is ended, The Ms is-irpi
Valley is In possession Of the Union. The entire
region T. Tie west, from Texas Northwhtl, can Of.
~ no liftntr resistance 4 the National arms.
| Forts WrisNt and RahiolIh must n,li with the
u 81 Connth. Tho testrc OF varis HARROW Ell 70
ne sonthca-tctn angie Oithe E,Ppb.iG. And Il Ia
almost certain that IN thus alan iouing II s,uth.
| western State, all If the rebel nrry which was
| Baaure. rr1 in body.
The Tri,uuc II acn Ifallock had never lssied
| "Gtntral o-'lcr No o" both 70 and tie coiltry
might at '"' moment be in ro-nesion Of some i'm
| portant Information. We believe tie C,nftt,!iion
| would Lave been unlrpken, aud It's s1ctoGutss as
uniinlaircd AL is at this momCnt II rome stray
uscb man bud cen permitted t. toll him that Cen
| Bcnurcgetd aud his army were on the move.
TIE WOyti.-rhis ovac Iation Ia good sratogv on
tc Inrt q Tie rebels. They could mol afford g. re.
| ~ Doth theit grand ermi,s la two simutlneou.
| battles, where tho ohsncca, IN each case were
s~nnst them. II is o. bee regretted 'ha, 4 rebels
| di uct iccido 10 risk 10th battles, lld give us
chance Of 'hiinR tho war at or'". Although H.,
retreat from COruta - confession If weakness,
| Il has ly no means tie DECISIVE m"'-i effect Of
| great ati'e
ne U.,,-it nc news of TIE evnornt'on by tie
rebel army uhdrt Deuurgard Of tA.ir strDns hold OF
Curnth, created Ia this city every variety II spscu.
lation and conjecture n, T. The present IL signs and
plaus Of Joii. paws and tho movements Of his ar
q.
East or W.. we SEQ from their recent opera,ioas
from winchester back among the virginia noun
t,ins almos, 10 kcutucky, tint they exceed us IN
| numbers ut every point uf collision. IL fuiiowsthnt
II, with half millions soldiers In the field, we can
mol apnre enough from other quarters 10 ov, rwh. m
"a every pulAt tie rebvla Ia Virginia, tie Pre,iIent
has acted very wisely Ia calling for more troops.
The following is from the Washington CORES
pondent Of tic HERALD, 3Ist ult:
The news today from Mar,hshrry and From,
Royal has infused general Joy throu bout the whole
| city. lie gloom that oN,rslrend the capital one
week ago has given pnoe 10 universal confidence
| the, tie rebel suefas IA the Shenandoah valley
III soon lie di.loicd OF.
For several DAYS past tho President las been con.
SANITY. day and ni,,it, In attendance II the War
Department. lie superis.s all tist IL i'ne In ref.
.renco To- army movements. II, IL iscdti,,abl In
lis attention 10 business, aul attends o. coufne
| himself to military matters until ills cilias shall
| have passed.
The journal Of Commerce. The policy of the
| war the part OF tie southern lc'dJrs seems u
| lie TO avoid final aud decisive battles anywhere
| Meant me tiC southern army must b., gin g. think
that winter and spring of retreats cvcry1 here 4.
an unrroinslns style Of war, ard demo galiEstion
| viii ia, yitably ,nsue In their raLkg
| The Commercial hdrcrfiscr evacuation ~
Corintl Is another admission that, unlike Achilles
tic only ,ayulncrable point n a r,bel is his heel
the rs,re.t, We incline 10 think, will lc utimat, "
tptho West rRthsr than the sOuih though tic re-
mote prospects, In either direction IRE oleerl, 80
Bt h. irit tit tie issue must lie decided largely
|
| necessary To gain time.
The Ern M IVst The surrender of Corin.h
"i'cis To us y" ott9n ,i't .. The enemy rightly
REGARDED This Iot as the KEY g. the $50 ithcrn der
out ui VIII Hey have used every ,rur, 10 kc,p ne
| The rnilt, ud ryst,u which IL opened Ia us hy u
ro,nH, 81 lerh.ls was Of the u,mo.t import nc
. | T. them. While they hold Cornth tAty could mop
' | IT, re- open communication " IA the East by IA
Mcriphis anl Charleston Railroad, on tho llac q
Which General Mitchell ~ successfully orerde'
, | Ths IN nov cut ot the question: and when N i'm
fill, into or hands the wet rebel army will b
10 all intciis confined to Mississippi and Alsbiina
with no 'nns Of getting supplies from tie West,
reiniorccn ciiis from tle Fast, except by u marcl
: across the whole state of Alsbamt. impossible 4
thcm with their poor means Of TRANSPORT un com
uon road.
The receipt Of the news in WASHINGTON is thu
alluded to by the correspondent Of the TIMES il
that city:
Tire details from Corn,h, indicating TIM, u, ,ea.
portion of II aure(arl's army lcft that place II
confusion, are received with suiisfsctiuu and tend
h. Gut TIE Splr,heralou tlpt IIllcck Will soon i,
attack, 1 1t some other point. The opinion that /
| portion Of tie rebel force has been forward. a /,
Richmond, aud that BesIrcsrd Is III tAat city
| gains considerable favor
Tho capture, bya brigade Of Shields Division
ofs nun,lcr of ioIcl officers aud men, and tho
driving ut from Front Rly"l Of the iiglth Louis.
lana and the Twelfth Georgia Reg mcnts and III c
occupancy Of the place hy our troops, are taken az
prompt nni gratifying reprisals ia the Department
| OF the Shenandoah, aud but II beginning of the
|
| and Ewell for their bod and merccss raid upon
| Banks. In less than awc,k from the day Of their
murderous charge upon konly at Front ya, the
Place IL restored T. the Old nag, and it, rebel occu
| pants dispersed In the most summary manner
| The reported sai,ty o kcny at Winchester causes
| great Rejoicing am Ing lis many friends here.
| The news that Banks lss returuod TO Martins.
| burgh, driving the enemy before him, and Of
course, into the hands Of Shields and Fremont also
or, atcs much enthusiasm, and altogether there is
much better feeling in tie Capitol City than there
| has teen for u week past. The most doubtful be-
| gin TO think that all is working well for tho Union,
| and the secession sympathizers again hang their
hends in SORROW.