The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-05-01
IMPORTANT FROM RICHMOND.
The Reported Preparations Of the
Rebels to Resist Generals
Banks and Mcdowell.
Impending Battle North Of
Richmond.
THE LINE OF THE CHICXAHOMINY,
de-, &c, &c.
from the Richmond Examiner, April 2s.l

From the Richmond Examiner, April 2Sl
The clouds Of war thcken each moment. The enemy
pouring large orcos into the valley Of the Kappa
hammock from several directions. Mcclellan reported
TO have despatched body Of troops up the Rappahan
mock from the bay reinforce McDowel's division 81
Fredericksburg A citizen Of rauquier, who arrived
yesterday reports large army advancing from War;
renton Con. Jackson said 10 have fallen back from
tho valley to Gordonsville before Banks, who follows
after him with column Of about thirty thousand men,.
If Banks and Mcdowell should combine their divisionsJ
which is probably their purpose, Richmond would bs
threatened from the direction Of the Potomac with SIXTY
thousand men.
Our government has ordered heary requirements "a
meet these approaching cotuans and very probable at
decisive battle may be fought north Of Richmond ofcrS
that on the Peninsula has yenspred Our bcst fighting
generals hevo pursued tho policy Of giving the enemy
fierce fight before falling back under the pressure d
superior This the tactics Of Jackson At Wni
chestor and IL he is let Alone will doubtless be his
tactics again before falling back behind the line Of the
Chickahomny.
Tho effort Of the enemy win doubtless be to effect .
junction Of his forcos under Banks and Mcdowell
somewhere in tho county Of Louisa Caro-
line. We suppose it will be necessary for General
Jackson to withdraw until he get both OF these
coumns in his 'front.' This done the instincts Of the man
will, doubtless, induce him to offer battle. Ous
Corinth is on tho Chckahominy and Shiloh some.
where in advance in Caroline Louisa. We should mol
BE- surprised al hearing wit, ,ceeh Of fierce battle on
this adoosced theatre, rherecer IL maybe.
We augur well for the result Of any engagement has
may como OF in that region Of country. The enemy
will bo far from his base Of operations. He will
be compelled equal terms in respect
except his superior numbers and manage pretty
heavy odds of these. soldier accounted in soldiers
satisfactory way for yielding ut last in ono or cur
most important battles. IIo said We whipped them the
pest part Of the time, and as long as we could
Ggt should have whipped them nii the tims thsy
had not reinforced until there end 10 them.
Tnoy got tie better Of the day Shiloh
ply by this process Of out-reIforcng u.s. which their
proximity tho river enabled them to do. they come
in upon far Caroline Louisa, hcy will be 80 fa
from their water transportation that this favoro plan o
"ou reinforcing" will be impraccable Whatever odds
they open the battle with those odds only wthey hold
against u.s. The that fight and whipped one day
will have 10 fight and DO whipped the next they renew
the encounter. whipped army will not rest while
fresh army forward TO engage our troops worn
and weary with days exertion and excitement as on
other occasions.
It's aes for TO dirss0c the number Of tseps
that are concentrating the lines NORTH q RicAmonG
S;Ece to say that beiiece them TO be ample % wtfb-
stand and ypuse the enemy. There 10 this further en-
coursgng feature OF the campaign in that directions
namely that both Generals jackson and Ewe have the
reputation Of being fighting generals. Earnest and vgo
rous work on all that wanted Dispute every
ms OF the road sell every foot Of territory for blood IL
the tactics The sage policy Of the back track may
do very timse the virtue or spades and sand
bags may be very great in the proper place. but here
n campaign In opon Aeid, where numbers viii
not be greatly unequal, and where neither sidS
has had time for engineering and dirt digging.
That country. too, offers many battle fields;
and as this last be decided by battles bet
ter that they should be fought promptly and bravey
than postponed to convenient seasons add
localities.
II Richmond is to fall by the want Of valor troops
or conduct in generals IL may well fall this mont. &
the next and If the enemy is to bc driven ,atc .n,
dsgraced from our SOIL far better mat Il should be done
when they have r-.uy entered than a,or they have
ru..a tho country by long occupation Of il. We lose
more By delay than they DO Their expenses go on, Who
thor their armies within territory hanging
upon borders. Wa lose thousands Of dollars IN value
every day the marauders remain IN midst.
The strategy Of the back track very costly
1t exhausts tho pocket crushes the heart q the
country The woaf and tcaf q fScliSs entails Is icar
al. protraos the work of ruin IL iutenscs and pro.
longs indenitey the agouies Of exile which the cl.
zcn's living death. Invasion should be the signal OF
bloody and desperate work; OF fierce encounter and
wraihful blows not OF cold strategy and impossible
Official policy.
From the Charleston Mercury1
We may mention that General Lec General Johnston
and General Randolph, the Secretary OF ar concur in
The confident belief that shah certainy beat ne IN.
rading armies ia V1giiia, aud Richmond canno b
taea We have ,his encouraging statement from high
authority.
IRON the Norfolk Day Book, April 2e.l
News has reached US that the enemy wcro vigorously
bombardng Yorktown yesterday, but with what effect
we are unable 10 say.
[rrom the Richmond Dispatch, April ISL
wo are requested TO say that planters would do we'll 70
ssnd In Of their tobacco, since there Is for
in tho warehouses, anda moderate demand IN ae pre-
sent aspect Of dfairs however, nos prepared 70 advise
he 10 M step Better far that every particle Of tobacco
should be destroyed than sent whore there 10 even
faint prospect of s contributing TO the aid ccmors
q the enemy