The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-03-13
TIE NEW YORK SUN.
THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH "a 1872



ne IImss-The fato Ct Manassas was settled
result OF skIlful strategy that Achieves grs.,
victories without the loss Of a man. Its aband.
Ohhent has the deepest significance, because IL
is ended. '' Wv "-'
The Herdd.-Ths evacuation Of M.na~,, Il
virtually the end Of the rebelion Ia yirsinia.
snd the restoration of that state to the Union.
wan the close pursuit OF the retreating rebel
army, which will doubtless follow, we NAV
TOW reasonably count upon the I'll nal collapse
or the Vagrant Government of left Dlyis no
fcro the 1st Of May.
J'UhM of Comm 'rce.-The stronghold of
me rebellion has, thanks to the magnificent
stfa'egy OF ticn. Mcclellan fallen into tue
hAnds nt The Government, without the Ina, of A
life. The effect OF this on the ontire south II
u net possible TO estimate. The psnp'o have
hNed their ewes on that point, from orthern
anu tfum southern places OF view and haye re.
ghded IL az in sOme Sort the heart OF tho te
oellon. With the retreat a sudden a1d todfi.
Die thought OF failure, total, perhaps irrevoc,-
oIe' must appal tho whole territory OF tho rs-
bellioni while the North, from the sea TO the
praifies, will draw breath of roliof, anu utter
q shout " praise.
The Worid.-Msnas@s iS evacuated, -.
this retreat is sore disappointment, and Il ia
little comfort for us 20 know that tho army
which He'd was panic stricken at oar aoproa N.
and that hsli OF rebel Virginia has boen won
baek to US by strategy rather thin blood.
In other words, the WORLD is sorry TO learn
tha, the Federal forces have obtained signal
success, without loss Of life
The TIMES Washington correspondent snoor-
ipRly says:
The controversy still RACES IN Washington "a
TO whether the evacuation Of Mtnvs4s Nv the
rebels is matter of re oicing or regret. 1hsre
was GONE talk Of a movement 10 Congross TO
censure McCle Ian for crushing the enemy with
out spilling blood.
Ths TRInUSE, In explanation Of its attacks on
General Mcclellan, vouchsafos a characteristic
apology, in which nothing is retracted. 1t i'm
putes the failure to drive the rebels from Man.
aces long ogo to MtC cllAns well known Demo.
oraSic, ,prciplOs ooniosses its dislike TO the OK.
pulSon Of the hutchinson abolition singers from
the camps wishes the General had been loss
constitutional on the "contrabazd" question.
and would bo glad If these little offensive poeu.
Garities did not stand in the way Of vigorous
prosecution OF the war. Its Washing
ton correspondent writes as follows.-
Lieut.. Wy4e, of the Navy, was tho firs, to
beard the Monitor after hsr fight with tho Mer
fimac. Descending through tho man hole, he
unexpectedly found hlmsolf In a neat parlor
confronting mdshipman wa.hipg blood from
D.. IA is al 70 staud, ami an Oil sor cOinbing his
tsi' ~ mirror. Lieut. Worden lad ON a soi.
III I'd ai leading. Recognizi, 2 WISE by
. mo'e.'rf' You have" "The1 I an
plrEt d. ''id he gallint sdor. wyso
n i.t on hi' gong home with him. lie is
4~ h gust Lere. The Pfe,id-nt, sbo hoo
80 .. uc", lrd upou him last ntght, ani.
0. ..pno f.s rec, NJ rnlr tipn aad sr r,tetul
.' -, "i' ymga hottie with tho ~oundod,
10 t."....e ~hlo gr,eting ths siilIr.
t,to co.tsp'ndent cf the WORLD says:
t'n. 'l.'l,ck has, believe, signided HI. do
sire tha' the fleet should push on down the river
as quickly rs possible. Commodore Footo who
sifsi % 49phher'2o 52aHo vRrempt JIM his Ac'iaps
another heavy engagement until his Runhoats
are rend.rd more secure. lle has, at Forts
Henry and Donelson, lost four pilots by sh1ts
passing through the pilot houses. Those, as
NAV 10 seen, are like conlcal mounds, tistog
about six feet abOve the scay back Of tho leVil-
than turtles, and are pierced with holes through
which the pilot observes the action and gives
directions TO the wheolsman who is 10 the centre
of the boat Tho pilots have eN pressed decided
unNillingnesl 10 rosumo thor labOrs, sine, the
melancholy affairs Of their cOmra1oa, until ttD
pilot houses have beeniurther protected. About
a foot thickness of solid timber, covered with
light iron plate, formed the original protection,
10 which IS now added several inches of live oak
and two aud falf inches Cf plate, foo tro'
mendous impact Of l20 lbs. solid shot, when
hurled against structure ~ elevated and hol-
|, w. at short range. IA suigis7t TO sweep
through il as II bull II rlsheo. IL IL not TO DO
wondered as, therefore, that tho pilots express
some hesitarcy at assuming their posts moro
particular, as tho rebels, by means OF their for
fha nil IA W
in oIder to disable tho boat. Ths boats, II IS
preslSmcd, will al be ready for action in Few
days The experience Of the Cumberland and
Tennessee has suVgosted some other improve
ments ard precautions TO meet the altered clr-
cumstances on tue Mississippi.
IL will be recollected that ths Essex, at Fort
Henry, was disabled by shot into her bolers,
and driited out Of action. Az Douelson the C'n-
cinnati dag ship and Louisville had their
| steering app iratus shot away, and also driftod
| out of the engagement. The consequences Of a
| similar mishap AZ Columbus, laind No. ~ or
at Randolph, would hardly be "a easily avoided.
| Here the vessel, unless speedily rescued whli
under are. must drift into action under the en-
emy's guns. Tho current on the Mississippi Is
strong at Columbus, (on account OF the narrow
| channel II ia now eight miles an hOur) aud
woe beiall the gunboat which ia lett to the mer
cies Of the current without steering apparatus
OF motive power TO got out OF range. Ine scr
Il
| n.tr.tr lhra mlst bs spor'i,ly rslgcst.
| r-I.,i...I " a, I'll, he uf ltvuua1le ssryi,
| H. I,i.nE 100 efe4 v, tOr's ~ tloy cIl b
| plst,c ~ the eAtr,rno ran.o e. The many
| "i.' I'M. eat TOIr T. tnelr mo- ilsf snail
| ,.i,. ~, 4yely osyond tanger,
..r. non Wasbissts- --rb. u~G pto
| Hu.d. ~G.ir Esnrs o. othtr D'-astors
TIE Phse of II chmOId 10 the Ba'snc
80, 40.
WAsuIVGroN March II, 1862.
It hs-, GRE hundred n Vspapir cou'spon
en,s arc this morning over the Potomac and {
their way toroards Richmond ready to NAL
acquaintance with battle news, or victories,
defeats. Such an army of newspaper men VI
scarcely ever before seen In this vicinity, AZ
It may be said Of them, as of Jobs WARRIORS
they smell the battle siar off.
The excitement here is almost indofcibahl
Since the disaster at Fortress Monroe We ha
, had no lull. Many have been inclined TO Glat
{ Mr.. Wells, but without fairness think.
. has boon urging G ngresl TO mako epp'opr
| tons for iron.clad vessels, but the memDari
) Congress have been 30 busy ovar the patty M
{ ters before them that thoy bave negltctei
provide for this emergency. For one ih'hS I
Secretary Of tnO Navy and his assistant, a4 "
a. some Of our navy ciptain3, are very mueh
Iane. They have laug hod a. the idea o. I
20 Merrimac4 DOING any thing agains' Us, wh'
ever tho idea was suR sested. Some Of cur b
naval commanders have pOoh-pOOhei'
. danger away. Gen. Wool has repeatedly war;
ID the govern pent Of the danger ahead, and eve
- body here has been trusting 20 rebel tal3ehO