New-York daily tribune., 1862-05-17
AFFAIRS AT THE SOUTH.
From TAs Augss,a (Ga.) ChvOniete and Ssns'n~ msve
ANOTHER EVACUATION.


ment of tlL evacuation of Norfolk. This takes us
rather by snrpIis and we hope II may mol oe truo
as The Eramivr does not Assert II posiuVety, ~"
TIE Nortok Doy.Book Of the 9Th, the day after the
evacuation is raid to have commenced, m!nes NJ y.
meu,on Of IT, The fact that the telegraph orlngs 10
90 news of the occurrence argues nothing, q NO.
thing of importance comes 10 the press through tnss
medium.
Is Norfolk evacuated We think there is more In
volved than The consequences mentioned y Ins
Examiner. With the exception OF New'Orieans
and Richmond, IL 10 the most important city OF the
Confederscv, and loeing 1t We shall be more crip-
pied than by the loss of any other city Indeed, We
io not perceive how Richmond il to be defended
after Norfolk has fallen, the James River opened to
The euemy's feet ard Mcclellan and Burnside per.
mted 10 unite their forces. The Merrimac may NOT
ne lost with the loss of Norfolk, but her inactivity
since her famous battle leads US 10 think that she
was so badly injured in the encounter a. TO be use.
less excert AZ a scarecrOw. IT, however, she 70
onIy held by string of "red tape" from Richmond,
we NAV vet hear good tidiugs OF her. We hope the
information Of The Eromtnfr may prove on'r"s'
BURNSIDE "MOyING on"
From The Wilmington J,urna! May
report reached here this morning 70 tne cHSc'
that tie enemy had thrown forward 10 Tresnvine' '
Pitt County, on the Tar River, force o! ?,vVV meh
porion Of them cavalry. This report Is otougas
bv a messenger, and appears likely to De correcs:
Jbe RaJe,gh Pee,ster says that news reached taas
c,y on Tuesday morning that the Yankees mao
landed a considerable force at the town OF Wesn
ington I. is barely possible that the enemy saouiu
contemplate movement on the railroad AZ WILSON,
but We think the object is rimly 20 piaSu., ,,n,-x
annoy The people and ijure that section OF country
BY interfering with planting, thus hoping 10 e'os'
rass our cause by diminishing our supplies
luOPELEssNESS OF REBEL SUCCESS AT FohF
WRIGHT.
Correspondence Of The Chs, s.ton cO9s.: ,u % vs,
| The news from Fort Wright is encouraging oniy
10 the exten. that we still bravey maintain the dc.
fense The enemy have ten mortar boats ana
number of transports From the former neSvy
firing is INCREASINGLY kept up night and day. Thus
far tue ouly casualties the loss OF ieg ana an
arm one OF the sufferers being all aged ciIzen OF inc
ueiyhborbood who was present 70 iurnisn assi1ane nv
10 the oi, abled il it should be required. ~ 10 To
ported also that we burst one OF our uiors.s A..
Tn. enemy are supposed TO have burst three the
pecuary of the ex pl slons at the several times ana
The failure OF the shells 10 sppear In tneir acsa.
toned places indicating this probaoiity. since lhen
oDly seven mortar bosts have been III use. H. ny
own Impression that the fall of Fort Wright Is only
the work of time es was the case with Pulaski and
that he enemy not prepared 10 take IL ubtn atcI
the coming battle at Coiinth. Only Two Oh .nen
punboats remain, with the mortars ana toe majority
of their troops have departed up the tennessee 70
Piltsburg. .. -,
THE SUCCESS OF THE REBELLION DEPENDS os
RETAINING RICHMOND.
/ The Pjcb,noDd Ernmlnsr OF May 9Th, mas the Ioi'
lowing editorial on the position OF the conendipg
armies in The veuiusuh. The Eram.ner says:
Tie battles in tee peninsula, which may now 20
considered as joined are the moet inportar. eVen.s
that have transpred since the settlement OF America.
Ii we are successful, and retain Richmond, tnere
will be foreign Intervention aud peace wthoas 'hs
po.sibility OF disappointment before the month ..
Inne If we are defea,ed ard lose Richmond, ITO
Coufederacy ia launched wide, troubled, ana un'
certain OF acoiient.
, Foreign Governments can delay action now OILY
. ON the ground Of great Union success. Seward
: M the end of his promises. IL the United Staies
fs TO take the Caital Of this country on the pres
ent uisl and mme 1iAtely, the game IL up. Aresoy
. il is declared in NewYork that the Southern Con-
federsey ha, been recognized BY France. IhNnew
may not be rue bus il Is the shadow OF Inc coming
-, eyent--he event that stands VI Tue aoor
But # Richmond is taken the United states f'an
again plead for, and again get delay. The faI OF
the Capital and the fight of the Government could
, he striking evidence of power. lhey wol I'D de-
clare that before Midsummer they would 81 Sdue the
remnant of tho South they would De beue .ved. AL
, the world wouli turn deaf ear to our argunsStl,
md shut their eyes painful STIR .pgle which
they would regard certain TO arrive. at tragcal
conclusion. Tn, success OF the Sor .th would then
be difficult, and to be attained oy desperate mesrs
All depends on the preser,--. -. ,,-----
defends in turn on the obstinsey and persistence Of
the fighting in the peninsula Nothing should be ale
lowed TO Justify the eyacdation u Richmond. II
beaten IN one battle another should be begun despite
all tue rules of West Point and practice OF the pres.
ent war. No expense Of hie po danger Of destruc-
, tiop. should enter into this calculation No effort
should ne spared to nspirit the troops to encourage
and hold them up to ryet their determination not 20
, quit the ground between York River and Richmond.
Iet us bope tlat President Davis and the Generals
will be equal TO this crisis. Let them show them
selves ia person 10 the troops, share their toll Gre
their hearts, aud lead them to victory.