New-York daily tribune., 1862-05-02
THE NEW LINE OF DEFENSE IN VIR-
GINA.
PREPARATIONS 10 RESIST THE UNION ADVANCE.

From The Rtch1s9rS xda.iaeT, hytH ~ -
The clouds Of war thicken each moment. The
enemy are pouriug large forces into the valley OF the
Rsnr.;hannock from several directions. Mcclellan
is rcrcrted To have dispatched BODY oi troops .P
the Raroahannock from the bay TO re-enioice mc
Dowells division al fredeuoks5urg' ciu]1h III "
Fanouier. who arrived Yesterday, reports large
army as advancing from Warrenton. Gen. Jackson
/; ss,d 10 have lien back from the valley TO uOr-
dousyille before Banks, who follows after hln "lt'
a column Of about thirty thousand n'en: IL ., Dai;As
and Mcdowell should combine their O'Vlsio u, Wnisi
il rrobasly their purpose, Rlchr end would . oe
,hraatened from the direction Of the Potomac, WIN
slxty thousand men. ,,,... ..,ot,,rc..
nents TO meet tbese approaching Columns anu AZ i
very probablc that decisive battle may DC iouSn'
orb of Richmond before that on The Penlnsnlh mas
trensnired. Oar beat fighting generals have pnr-
sued the policy of giving the enemy herec hth'
before falling back under the pressure oi superior
fo cee This was the tactics OF Jackson al wan
chester and if he IL lt none viii doubtless e hi,
tactics again before falling back behind the Inc o'
the ChickahOmiuy. ,n.,
Tbe ciFo. of the enemy will doubtless be TO effect
"a ;ureiioY Of ls forces under Banks and McD0Weii
.onewhcre ia the County al Loui-a or CaIoh o
We suppo G il will be necessary for t,en' Jackfou
~ vItIArw uutl he cen get both Of these cOunlis
H. Lis front Tiis done, the instincts of the man
win doubtless induce him 90 offer battle. Ouf
Corinth is on tie Chicloihominy, nhd our Sn,0n ,t
somewhere in advance in Caroline or Louisa We
OF a fierce battle this advanced theateI, where
ever il may be. -..
We angar well for Il result Of any engagement
tlpt may come OF in that region Of country. Inc
enemy will be far from his water-base OF operations
He will be cclnuelled 10 meet us on equal terms III
every respect except his superior numbers, and We
can manage pretty heavy odds OF these. a soldier
accounted in q soldiers satisfactory way iOr our
Welding at last il Of our most important Dhties'
He said whipped them the beat part OF tie TINE,
.o,tld irltf aud xgG EhOuIt have
whip cd them all the time il they had not" on-re-
enforcel" until lbefe was no end TO them. they
got the better ,i US on the second Day ut Shiloh
fimply by this Irocely Of @ out-rt -cnforclng Us,
ifch their proNinity 10 the river enabled them TO
d. If tbev come ia uIon us Il. far - Caroline or
LOri-a they will be 90 far from their water trans.
poftatiou that this f4vorite plan OF out-Ie eniorc
i,p1 viii be impracticale. Whatever odds they
open the battle with those odds only VIII they hold
against us. The men that fight and are whipped one
oay will have to Gght snd be whipped The next II II
thGy renew The encounter. whipped army VIII
not ret while fresh army comes forward to en-
VsQe our trools, worn and weary with days e.
eriiou and cXciien ent, as on other occasions.
II isnol ior 40 90 diyulgc the lumaer Of our own
tToops that are concentrating on tie lines north oi
kicbnOld. Suffice u 10 cav, That we btueYe them
10 be ample 10 withstand AID rcpu.e To et'ny.
There IL tlis further encouraging featue Of the cam
paim IN that direction, namely: nat both Cons.
ia, k.ou and Ewcll have tie ltpitgiou Of lcin8
fighting Generals. Farneat and vigorous woIk on
our side is all that is wanted Dispute every mii'
Of the r0ad cell eycry foot Of teIi'ory Ior blood
Is tie true tactics. The sage policy of tic buck
tlacL may do very well at tines, and tho n.tue "i
spades aud saud-bags may be ye'y great IN llc
proper place; but here is campaisn ~ open hoI'l
where numbers viii not We gItsty n'e uli, 'J enJ
where neither side has lad time for engineering ana
INFRINGING. That country, too, oiers many D,uio-
ields; dnd as thia war at last must De DECIDED ny
artlo. better tlat they should be fought lIoml,l
nd bf.yely, than postponed to more con'e'eH' Sou
n RicbuIoud Il 10 fail by the want OF Vai9f ~
.roons or c0nduot in Generals, II may "a wen i1i
~. month ge the next; and if tie enemy y 10 pe
rived, beaten aud digraced from our so,' iSl s'y
~ I'D tIan Nor they have rffned tic country uy
, Iong occupation Of it. We lose more Gy Gihaay
tan ' ibev do. Their expenses go on, whether 'ne'