Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-07-15
Tie Eaeny's Operations.

Tie Eaeny's Operations
f:o'3 ssat!eraec lsteir dcwn tho river O. f.!
sjo:d.n's Point. We learn III st over one hun
cred Transports, vesasls of ~ar, and eunhoa,s,
:;e,i Hsrriana's Bar in the james river, while
;.s s.tnasIt Of McOl>l lian's broken army lss
u hs Soit thsTr bs!k iron Hercn Ureek to
Te.over, extending back from tho river abont
:ar:A !riies. They are working dsF snd night,
i;a2;ayida vi energy in their dafsat that We
zca!t Gery much daiiskt to s=e evinced By
tie Gcn iedsrates in the Hash Of their victory.
Sx long ~hsTvss already facilitate tie lRiid-
~ CT supplies and rsiuiorceusnts. Houses
.is bsing bull. fer stores and hospitals; snd
s7sry preparation which permanent base OF
el;u.a operations would indicate s:esds sxist
~ HirI.sna's Bar.
he sn.riy may cot move at al osrly dag,
oa;ihs, they hasa not abandoned the idsa VI
1,piurias Richmond, sill be spis.sa: 10 ang
lsr Thc :2aT wtness tb.ir cseTstioas ST H.r-
s.soa's Bs:.
Conmodo-e Wilkes, OF Trent nctoristy, as. /.
suned, on Saturday, t5e c'mmsrd CT the
Federal Hat in tie waters Of Jsmss liSer.--
Tlis 1sp il dasiraus CT Psrpetuating the fame
as acquired snong his couDtrymen for the
capture o. Mason ani S!idtl; for that reason,
s5l a1dse tne aeps thst be may be able 20
s,iss he dropping var spirit OF the North by
sols h7iilisn. szplo;. With his sun5osts, has
CjumotoTa RAeeSs been sup,rcedsd hy Com
nc43ra Wilkes That he will soon Try soue-
hing is lie opinion Of abls naval men in oar
ss;7.ce. Wilkes cannot Hyri to be idle in
J,u.ss ii7er lis abilities os an eth :er were
as7er regarded above rusiiocrity, but the pres-
;iys smong hs couatryuien Of the Trent affair,
a,s blinded both The Federal authority and
lnssf 80 to his capacity, and ne should not
oesur?Ti5ed oe a. any moment to hssr !hst Wilkes
was tstisring cut biz little brains rg,inst
piaf;'s Buff 'Tas sixtsAn Fsdersl gurhoais
Ia; ro= sEei,sr I'D protect Mcclellan ara
aised upa,i With Laole prids ard REGARDED
7.;u deeper tt=ctioD by McCi-l!sn's soldiers,
;aaa ah: o!her otjsc,s OF. earth. When the
:sc&;a I! Ito afmy !esched tbs rivar, a
Esc;t: ANY tMiler, meeting naval officer,
"a tic .=Kiun Of bis dsiisht thrsw his srma
assaad :iEn si.d exclaimed, "Thele ought 10
cas- saapos, ii every mans family" 50 deep
. ta=.- a,:seamsnt to the guuboa's ;hsi, waEe
s.. u insia cld.v,d froEa tie river, the srny
Touid ''sketG:dis" oa, Of Virginia the
a:a, da:A uish'. Tnsy regard Oolum-
cad With ,eLsra!ion, While four
=l!ie sAoot;og hundred pound iia ID qua is
iiai;zGd Mcclellan will hare to cs:vJ g;.n-
COS: with eTery regiment hcisIs be c.n uiake
:se:o Ie.v: lhs river.
The fe,le5als having had SUCCESS in canal
1o;Einy around Hand No. 10 and elsewhere
o. lie Mississippi, have been seriously coO-
s,dti;ns the iess b,lity ofa deep ditch foT gun,
,os!s around Drury's Bluff. Az ridiculous as
.aa ius; appear to some Of our read srs, we
sle= liza. .. one time, snd that not very re :
can;, Il yes discussed bS Fsdersi eEginsers.-
Ice co:l nie.s and perfect barricade, impossible
. Lao smallest craft, which nov extends acfois
'ne Ti7se ct Drury's Buff. would nave 70
o. ieEov:t undtT the desdllsS! fra
i;'u ueld artillery and shs,p skool-
e's, sven sfta: the silenc;ng Of our bat.
ss'i:, by the gunboats-.his the FodeTals will
understand, end they may seek to ditch Dsu-
y Bluff cut OF existence and Richmond into
s3tc;.
Ger sr9y re:ther dies nor driils oIe hsif Us
mach a. tie isrkses. end ye! tie spade ind
asrics contributed ss much to tie cef=nce Of
E,cL.noHc 81 he u,usks: end the can;:an. Oar
Gp.u:nt i,eop,s mI.si Ses tha. G:neisi Less
eiatarsla eArthwo-ks enabled hin 10 re:n.1e
ion The snen.S's front that lurgs portion Of
ms arIy l..at foil upon bin rear and u0u the
'!.cIiso nEich relieved Richmond. We tnust
again dig, dig, dig, Of Mcclellan will diS iato
nehtn,nd. The spade Can only be conquered
Titb the sis:e. lie sacvel will nl"e5s dsfrst
Re nusss..
We hope te See oar lt,Ss lines Of earts~"sss
extended On beth banks of the river, completed
s:d perfected VIII strength which viii defy
every ef3:.
We unds:st.rd thai .trn:sh occurre this
side OF Shirley, on Saturday, 10 which Fed
e!si othcer ~es woundtd and carried TO Shir-
~. Oae Of Cur pisksts was lightly wounded
The enemy sre gradually iesl,ng srould their
present position to find the exact locality OF
our troops. Many tkirnishes will take place
before they learn where We srs, all cF which
viii be heralded IS CREST and important yc!o-
r'ea, and ss marking McOlellsn's second ap>
proach to Richmond
The New York "Post" estimes the tots,
value Of the vessels and cargoes seizsd during