Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-04-25
LATE NORTHERN lsTslilssH0E,
Tho New York Herald" and les pttiadsl.
phia Inquirer OF tho 18Th inst, iurust ina
following Northern nsws
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TuE RsBkLLIoN III A Hfw rsisc

FROM the e"aclstiuI 81 MSuaseaa down 10
tho advance vi General MeOlaiiau'a 6rrn7 unon
yorktown, It gss considered very do:,btful
question whether the rrt,a! leaders you'd mako
another Htsni for tho defence OF their ICON
tederate oapithl," or would draw ctf' ttuir gov
ernnent, their armies, G, dnancp 4fd rT,iitiona
ri war from Richmond and Norfolk, Gnd ihsve
Virginia to her fste without turthec reE;stanca
uion this point, however, all DOUBTS may noS
bs dismissed tiuneral MeUsel!an's mayih TO-
Tarts Richmond mas been arrested NJ York
town by formidable opposing srmy, rendered.
ooubtY strong by lines ui reioubts and or
trencamhn's tx'enttin. ncraB. the Peninsula
from river 10 river, End armed with. y.,rha,s
i've hundred guns. insludjng lsrgo p:opor-
ton Of tho heavos: pieces f-om TIM great ,asr,-
zine of the Norfolk Navy Yard.
~ Yorktown, then, Ire rehuis hsys re-.
solved upct! desperate struggle for n. do
ienea u Richmond. Ii they NJ. defeated
Richmond aud Norfolk will doubtless bs ira
ciplsately abandoned, Gs Nashville and c Jlun.
odA were with tho fall vi F1rt Dorcysnn for
with the capture o! Yorktown, ths cav 20
hlehIaond wall DO oDaa to our AMY, ard Nor,
inlk viii Sa in position to 10 cssic lu7ne3
AL these contingencies and tia coner.i d.
SPAR End decentralization Nhicn, ilIlouetcut
tao saeeslious South, will follow the luss If
R!chihond. sCo thoroughly Understood By tho
rchel loadtta, and hence wa may With rood
reAson anticipate tho most desperate struggle
u! .ao wdl lOr The possession oi Yorktogn, sal;
lie lniast decisive issIo in ila results,
In this connection, !och:ag IS the eG!p1s!Qa
i4u': formidable works which were in readiness
los the reception Of Gsneral McClolls, OF. l.ls
appearances near Yorktown, We Cannot avoid
The conclusion that the entmS for nsnp ~eaks
hs7s shroEd!y dir;ue3, II they have aot losi.
tiVu!y kGawh, the roG;5 Cor Rhbrnnd ahic:,
would no tasoc by tbs !a-ir be!r o. our Pc
t0U.aG Army. In O.. =. sc,run. f,.r
,aesa formidable d.iencsa thfoYn I'D across tia
York peninsais, sni: for tho Immense Ir.n2
CISCO 'ered b,hi,d ihrIn u, the puurop,,f OF
General! Mcclellan We ti;its wc nave hare
evidence enough TO SHOW, first, that lie re;,e!
chiefs have not been anti H"e not drbsna.nt in
any way ulrin LIS loys! neIsnsoet ureas
| ot The copntry for :tI.r inioriu,,;t,u l.: She
plans and mIvt,nei!is az oar aTtniaa and
secondly ttai GsGtral Mcclellan, with
| forces which Ta cxpsd: will bu sufficient
| ior the wcrA, ia csa.84! with The duty
| OF du'oa;lhg the rebels ian position 4i,sr:
! :hey ere better dsiaGdt.! und In .res:tr force
| than In my other prai,lun which ti.ay huYs
held ai:r Tho wsr began. Win t'isii iran
clad saa monster, The Msrcta1e. and Tor .r-c.
! 'Eassd safe'litrl, tho reheis not CEiy cJE.,n.nd
the ia 'sna river On tho onI sIat, tut .:.l0 fu,
,isr York river, III tho Other Siha III tho Ps
| oihSn,s hofn11hSt unsafe % our Si.i:ru lrgns.
ports nna sdns-oa.a III this rasu!;. from the
| continued occupation vi Norialk bg ,as e6s-
| my, hid without ihtei! IDS, la shole
| ytar.
The traitors o; Mr. Rachhnan'. oriens,
Cabinet hsr! provided TOR The surroa,itT 10 iuj
rshzs OF thu Norfolk Na7y Yald, liza immense
stores Of alisGun:li lion, =: .|n u ;h!aa ,hnu
ssnd pieces OF artillery ant ihe Ire. al "a tioz.n
| 4rs..e': oi Ts", ironjihs tbs MerrirIaa, col
| lacted in that harbo, las! April Tvs sc:lcmea
| Of the couSpira.G:N wris too will LAD 70 be
fully discnvused ADD sv4ltei hv President
Lincoln. The Navy Yard buildings w.r. Aired,
~ were SOFIA Of the asipO, snd other. wpro
scu.ied, including the asr-lmAo; tn. toe
smnun.lion roasnzr;e,, sui those twn o. thFes
Thousand pieoes Of artillery, s!th our hurried
| hbaodonu.sGt Of Nosfo!t, ;oIt ,0to. tho nt,sacs-
sloo CT tu> 'ao<lG Wo aave sros raco7ered
! number Vi th;..a gu',a &, Caps RA!rare.,
| Roanoke Isl,nG. t9eT born, =lt as.y nu: at
| Fort Doneis C.lum:,us sa.i i-!auG 80. 20
have don, I, cry tine tSlveen aus1s. ani
| Dacs1,ter !sa', We should usvs mad Tecy taT
| NJ thIs,e rebel d,ienci+s to ove-,hrnW, mount.
| log frnn ifty TO sevmal tu''ired h-s7y ghoe,
AID No difficulty Whsrv.:: :.or ic tnS nc>u 81.
ton of yorktown
Why, then, hss Norfolk Sv.st, pncraita,i 60
long u ranan in boes.1zsiyn ui tao suesi,y,
TkCn ii. e=:>.a rSo7:scG .afruoC=, cPGo q, s:,c
~
R9rai, enc!l havo b-vu shielded or i.y d "a:
any time by an o7nr6belnns b,staai:lri -: !?
W. oanndt snsSer this, lussiien. Va tun
osc. thc inquiripg readur 70 Mr. SaccS.s'y
W tilos, vino can, perhaps, gisa IL al g;od
reason for hs "ioAstrriy inactivity" ia Lhic
a.stter bs Tur tho ist, ;er.ps u t;.s r-oel
| steamer Nas;,viiis tc5E, EeGuiyrE ia arr
event, it csnbot Do deh,>I tia. Or nasl.1j: %
Norfolk bss giTsn birta :" that .-s.n! iuan8ieE,
tns Merrimsc, and the; ,iho ii.r;iul.u. wnils
saa reinsca ;uthct aud EnoaF, ii vy'!n IA
army o! h,t7 iaousauts Inif, il. Gr:esc4 Of Y5rs
tnSn, peventing, AZ saa desa, any htv&: d.
yoTs;an Oh our part in tho J1u.si E.ior il SUP
port OF General Mcclellan.
IN conclusion. this 5iezs oi T5ia:osl, uhder
all tho circumstances attending IT, puth Il 0sw
phase u[,on tina rsheiiion. Oar gcGersl ad-
| vance liz suddenly arrested, ind the h1ttss:
work OF the campaign Ia 'h:a t" fses bet re Us.
Nor Is il very encouraging IN This HSPsc. OF
| the sEar to find that General Mcclellan. With
formidable enemy in front, Is still sjs1, TO
"hrs In the rear" from our mslignan. and in
tripuirs Abolition politc'sus. ausn Zoe his
asitn,. We must, thersfnrr, '5b ps,isnt and
trust tv Inc skill of MeC!sl]sn, ths bTsvsry Of
his trouI.a, AID wise CO operation Of ss,e ad
| ADMINISTRATION, 10 make YorStoSn ,he fcs.rls III
tins crcwning victory Of t;'s wer a '"'rih!a
s,,ugelr st that poin. ia inevitable: hni uhtIe
! the careful preparedness of Con. A1G!e,n sre
! no $ fully justified By the obstacles before him,
rhe7 put to resi- all thoas la,s abolition Strici.
toTa, tkst his plans whrs ~ coatTiVed lhht
shsn h. did move from the P.tnthSa hs could
rovs forward TO Richmond with"at finding
any lhirs IN h.t Inns Of ID arcn INT Q ilsai yu2a
and ut,antio1td fortitiGat!oTG
SOUTHERN gyAPA T01sEesIT SdLT1HpRE
The focSiog correspondence Of ths Plila-
delphia "!aeu !ror" casriy sh"77a 'hst there
sro s:.rny "sool man sri. true" IN M.i7!sEd,
vao only Sai, Tor aT opportunity 70 :iT:ko
vigorously in botisif u, aouth1in ;:il:' >.;e.o,
AID let King Ahfaha:n tssi tnpt taeTa aTe
! thousaI.3s il t!et 5:arr mo d+sp'ss him sbe
hi- rinions
BALTiaosR, April l7ta,-:33 ao-':s i''.tatl taTr,
who undoubtedly have inssaa to communicate
With their friends in Ricnmpat Ana elsewhere
South, speak most confidently that the rrt'sls
bavs nnniGsr iroDclsd ztsarnsr just complated
at 2icbmenh, equal, they ssf, II NOT Superior
| tn the M6rr!mhc- She 's rsrh1le1 &c f's launch
Fl, sod isad7 /" sail dawn tha Jamsa r!7nf, To
uoito WITH the Virginia s!se you this state
uent M coming 10 ma through hoLrnsS IL
aioh PLACES considerable reI!anc-, ss Know
thu PARTIES, and All, conldnhi they m. IN
treduen, under ground cofssep'rrts5ea 7ith
thor suec:pl iiiv:.di in tho Southern army tod
In Richmond
There IL not sqpn tbe shallow "ie tnbt that
chr Baltimore EGuth6r1l sGypathiEara s'Sye