The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-08-19

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The Evacuation or Harrison's Landing
by General Mcclellan.
We have the satisfaction to announce 70 orr
readers this morning, by authority Of the War
Department, that our splendid Army OF the
Potomac on Saturday morning last completed
the important enterprise of the evacuation Of
Harrison's Landing. on the James river. and
that the army and its artillery, transportation
and supplies Of all descriptions, were removed
in safety and without interruption by the
enemy.
This evacuation, however, was not the work
Of day. 1t had been going on for several
days, beginning with the removal of all our
the peninsula. The radical journals have
done what they could, in the interval, to give
information upon the subject calculated to be
useful to the enemy; and If the rebels have
not availed themselves Of this information 1t
las been because of their want of faith
in these aforesaid journals rs channels
of reliable army intelligence. But had
any disaster resulted to our army in the
work Of this evacuation fearful responsibility
would have fallen upon these faithless
journals, which seem 10 have hboped in this
matter deliberately to compass the destruction
OF Mcclellan, at all hazards to the army and
the country.
We congratulate our readers, the army the
governments and the country that this difficult
and delicate undertaking on the part Of General
Mcclellan Of abandoning his late eDcampnent
ON the James river has resulted in a complete
success. This success may be truly set down,
under all the circumstances attending it, az one
Of the most brilliant achievements OF the war.
The enemy had been keeping vigilans watch
upon all the movements Of Mcclellan They
had surrounded him, and were ready to
pounce upon him in overwhelming force
in whatever direction he might attempt
to escape. To secure his object it was
necessary for Mcclellan to distract the enemy
and to divide his forces. Here the presence
of ssgacious and experienced soldier at Wash
ington US the General-n-Chief of the army. in
the place Of an inexperienced civilian, has
proved to be Of the greatest value. General
IIalleck knew exactly how 10 assist General
Mcclellan in the task before him. Hence the
forward overland movement Of General Pope
and his army towards Richmond, and the quiet
but mastery manner in which all the neediul
transports were from night to night, for several
weeks, moved into and out from Harrison's
Landing.
But the particular diversions which appear to
have most befoggcd aud embarrassed the enemy
In this enterprise were those Of General McClel-
Ian himself, threatening from the opposite side
OF the river q movement upon Richmond by
way Of Petersburg. and from this side an ad-
vance upon the rebel capital en- masse by way
Of Malvern Hill; for in the one case force of
thirty thousand rebels was moved down to the
defence OF Petersburg, and in the other q rebel
column OF one hundred thousand men was hur-
Hit. II was also somewhat difficult for the
rebels TO believe after he had fortified. himself.
that General Mcclellan, except to advance,
seriously meditated the evacuation OF his
strong position within thirty miles Of their ca
pital, and with powerful feet Of gunboats to
assist him in working hi. way up The river In
deed, there are not wanting some nquisitive
-ceptics on our ide who are disposed 20 aues-
ton the expedioucy OF this evacuation, as
s,ruing that General Mcclellan could maintain
himself against any attack until sufficiently
strengthened by reinlorccmcuts for forward
movement.
We are satisfied. however that this evacua-
ton Of Harrison's Landing was az wisely re-
solved upon by the government a. it has been
skilfully executed. II IL now the sickiy season
on the James river. aud the late cncampment OF
our army there, with miasmatic marsh on
either flank, was anything but healthy situa-
ton In fact, the sanitary condition Of the army
demanded its removal. There were, too, other
military reasons for this step. We may indi-
cate the most important. in the questions,
| OF what use TO us would be tho army
on the James river il the rebel army, two
hundred thousand strong, leaving Richmond
under the protection Of its Notifications,
| were to move northward upon General
Pope and follow him into Washington! or
how can we expect either the army Of Gen.
Pope or that Of Gen. Mcclellan TO advance upon
Richmond, with . rebel army between them