, 1862-05-26

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Tie evacuation OF Norfolk, of which we
have intelligence this morning, has been de-
t, 11nired upon, We presume, By Geis. Ran
dolph, Lee aud Johnston, after full and care
ful Consultation. It is doubtless considereda
military n ces,ity, the T g5onnds whereof, as
c1iiiciec- II necessity, it is very sad and
humilia1ing one--tlc loss Of the oalg great
navy yard in The Confederate Stltes. We
t1utt, however, We shall soon See the good
results gained hy the important step. # it
tue d S iTo S aTtTa isie 'pS obes as
a errat resolve. Our readers viii
remember that Bonaparte, after besicgiug
Nantua with TO- 900 men for months, with i
great train OF artillery, and when abou1 to
reap the fruit Of }o1g toll In an almost certain
pity, on the 51st Of july ordered Serrurier to
burn his guu-carrlages, spike his cannon, burg
AiF prcjectilea, and throw his 20 wdcr into tue
water. for the purpose OF joining the besieging
1c1ee to the active army. Concentrating on
d:ys, with e, 900 men, three brilliant battles,
Rh;eb put &, 600 aoss du combat Wur,nser
icst 20 600 1ntn-T 600 or 5000 killed. and
1s,O0 Or IL, 900 o0prisoncrs. He wss driven out Of
thr field 1nlo the mountains. II similar results
follow the evacuation Of Norfolk. the people
Of the Confederate States Will be reconclied
even TO tie temporary sacrifice Of Norfolk,
Jackson's victory in the valley Of Virgins,
Is N encouraging aud important event. The
region is Important. The killed and wounded
pcc5*d- But, rs the enemy ia pursued. we
hope 1t viii enable that valiant and CAPABLE
commander to take the field north Of Mason
and Dixon's line. Such diversion would be
timey and beneficial to Johnston and Beaure-
gard, whose only fear is the Inequality Of AIMS
and Enen they have to meet
3he Strategy of the commanders Of both
grand armies Of the Confederate States appears
70 be the same Gen. Johnston strives to get
ne Nottaetn forces away from their fortiaea-
swamp, or near to Richmond. Gen. Reanre.
gard awaits the grand attack OF Halieck a,
CoFinth, aWay from The Tennessee River
beating back their corps OF observation, ami
ready for the eonbat. Mcclellan and Hallecl
are can1ious, though their forces largely out
number the troops Of the South. They ar
feeling their way wi3h large reconuoiteriu,
boaits. Or approaching with trenches
Johnston's rear guard, in falling back befor
me eas'a aa aRP5oschss ana cannon has been .:
burg and at Ba1nhamville, repulsed the enc
my with sanguinary success. Wheth John
ston will succeed in making them follow au
IN bringing on the general action at the dcsi1
ed poan5' n re 9ave nSt yet learned @ + he doe
dug and big guns mounted. Or Mcclellan hi
attack at some Other locality, perhaps bv croRI
ing James River and attacking from the sopfI
or by wa9 OF Fredericksburg On the nortt
The pressure upon him Is great. Johnsto
can fall back no further and will not He ca
on15 change front now.
The strategy Of Halleck will be the dete
ninatson Of The preciee points Of attack, t
nanner OF attack and the m1neuvering on Il
Held Of hattle-ahe disposition and NOV
ments os bis Hpops. With an eye to the
things, ne Is Investigating the localities a1
arrangements OF his antagonist, as far as
Ia able to ascertain. His advance CORPS
5NW haa' II seents, Penetrated as far as Fs
tackled By Confederate force Of eqnai nur
6ers, under Ssns. sts Bragg and Van born, 8,
Of their main body, to whom general actff
is offered
We trust that atte1 The preliminary enpas
~ments We bare had, decisive battles viii so
be fought 10 the East and iu the West r
suspense isof the most intense xnd painful tx;r
On these battles depends 1he early aud tin
pbant termis1atiou of the war or Its protr
fion, with untold troubles to the South.
them, probably depends the attack on Charl
ton. We hope to see the South redeem
and tuch blows struck as will palsy the at
of our ruth1ess assai1auts. j..