The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-05-09
The Rebel Rout In virsinia-A Dissoivins

The Rebel Rout I'm virGi nia-A Dissoiving
View OF the Rebellion.
General Mcclellan is vigorously pushing
forward his victorious columns upon the re-
treating and demoralized forces of the enemy
charged with the defence of Richmond. On
Sunday he entered Yorktown; on Monday he
was in front of the enemy's works at Williams
burg; on Tuesday he passed over them and
into the ancient little city; on Wednesday
we find him ten miles beyond d, on the
left bank of the Chickahominy; and on Thurs
day our only doubt as to the remainder Of his
march upon Richmond is whether it will be
still disputed by the routed rebel forces of
General 10. Johnston, or whether, without fur
Their resistance, they win abandon their Con-
federate capital and the State of Virginia.
In this connection, our latest news from For
tress Monroe satisfies US that the cold Do
minion" is already virtually redeemed and
restored to the Union that from Richmond to
Norfolk the rebels are under panic which will
speedily rid the State of their presence; and,
better still, that their removal from Virginia
will soon be followed by their complete dis
persion, whether they attempt to pass out into
the cotton States by way of North Carolina or
East Tennessee.
While the Gaiena and several Of our gun
boats have passed up the James river, to attend
to the rebel army of the peninsula on that side,
our readers will be gratifed to hear that the
Monitor and the Stevens battery have led the
way over to Sewall's Point for final settle
ment with the Merrimac and the other rebel
defences of Norfolk. The reported evacuation
of Sewall's Point, however, would seem to in
dictate the evacuation Of the city under pre-
concerted movement for the absolute abandon
ment of the State with such forces, means and
munitions Of war as the desperate leaders con-
cerned may be able to carry of. 1t matters
little however, what their designs may be, for
the inevitable result, close at hand, is the cap
ture Of every fragment Of the armed forces Of
this rebellion in Virginia, or their expulsion
from the State.
The splendid achievements Of our naval
forces Of the Mississippi river, resulting in our
occupation of New Orleans, have contributed
much to the Generalization Of the great rebel
army Of the East The loss Of New Orleans to
JEFF. Davis and his confederatesi Is thus operating
to the fall Of Richmond, as their loss Of Nash
vile precipitated the evacuation Of Manassas.
In the same way Gen. McClellans occupation Of
Richmond will operate to break up and dis
perse the great rebel army Of the Southwest,
under General Beauregard, or so to demoralize
1t as to turn it over without much further
bloodshed into the hands Of the irresistible
army Of General Halleck.
East and West, we have thus before Us
dissolving view Of the broksn-backed rebellion,
which fully justides our oft repeated opinion
that il will be among the exploded con-
spiracies of the past. before tho fourth day Of
July. Our brave soldiers and sailors are prov
ing themselves too much, not only for the
armed traitors Of the South, but for the dis
union schemes and intriguss Of our abolition
conspirators of the North, East and West, over
the field of this rebellion. The day Of Q great
delverance is at hand.
A New Casus Belli Between Europe and
America.
It Is remarkable that, with all the pains we
take to behave ourselves properly, we are con-
stantly offending our transatlantic neighbors
in some way or other. Tho dust has not yet
had time to settle upon the voluminous diplo-
matte correspondence which satisfactorily
arranged the Trent afair-Msson and Slidell
have not yet completely recovered from their
surprise ct our unexpected return of their per-
sons and baggage to the custody Of England
and already wesdiscover that our interference
with the London Times correspondence, and
the return of Bull Run Russell to the British
isles, have incsnsed all Europe against US, and
given England new casus belR
In Yesterdays issue we published Russel's
valedictory and explanatory letter; but we
were unable to place before the public the
London Times editorial, the remarks Of the
Paris Pays, and the comments Of other Eu-
ropean journals upon Russell's dismissal
We hesitate to print them even now,
fearful Of the effects of such sanguinary
articles upon the terrified inhabitants Of
this barbarous and mob-governed country.
Like the war horse of Job, they breathe fire
and fury, threatenings and slaughter. All Eng
land is Of course hostile to us upon Russell's
account, and the gun mandatory at the