Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-04-25
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T,s Nav York Herald reviews the Ritnstion OF Affairs
a, Ne Pcuinsula, in the following article tsl
From the evacuation Of ksna;sas dowate the advance
n General MeOleans army upon YorktoHn, It was COL
siiered very doubtful question whether the rebel lead
srs would make snoher aod for the defence OF theii
.Oonft dsrae" capital would draw III their govern
nent their armies ordnance anu munitions Of var from
Riohnond aud Norfolk and leave Virginia to her 10 q
uitbout iurihar resiHaoe. Upon this tpcnt he"eger
al doubts may be dismissed. Gfnrrai AcOleuAn
march towards Richmond has been arrtsed at YORK
town By formidable opposing army, rendered donelj
strong BY lines of Iedoubs aid entrerchme t. extend
rS across the pennsua ftom Eyes 10 rver and armed
sikh PERHAPS ASe hundred guns, including large pro
portion of tho heaviest peces from the great mags zns
A. Y,,tL1ow5 Then, Ihe rebels shsFo rssolved upon
desperate strus gle for the defence Of camond II they
are defeated RiohpOnd aud Norfolk viii doubtless b.
ortcpitately abandoned Nashville and Columbus
we're uth tho fall OF Fort D57eson; for, with the cap
ute OF yorktown tho way 10 Roamohd VIII DO open io
our army aua Norfolk will DO IL position TO be easily
turned Alibsss eoptngeueies and the general d,sPA'
.,d denomination which, throughout tho rbelIioai
Siulb vii iuliuU tAe loss Of Richmond, arc horunssi,
Understood BY the rebel lszSss and hence Es may
cd reason aa,eipI.e hs most ds'psrais snNggs VI ~
sar for k possession Of f1rkOUa aud ne most dsei
sits tSsBs IA as resat q.
Ia dis eonnse.on, locking al The szisHivs AVID for
nida6ls ,o5rks weh IN readiness Cr The reception
Of Gen. A,C,hdn ca his sJgsar-nfe near York O''
20 canRf agoia tie cancellation that tie sAsnv IL nan.
ssk, hGvs shysriiy dtvHsd u hsy haze no phit'~tS
kaosH the route for RebwoHd oh'oh sond b iak'h %
ne man BODY II CLr Potomac array. la no way oal
80 s.a',,, ~. ,h,se formd,ble dslenoss thrcyn "
80, de Yotk nenins,a And for tho immense army
discovered bshld them on tao approach oil denefa
Mcclellan We think 20 have here eyidensj rpouHh 70
80 g., ,a, ,hs rrh.I ohIel have not b. on and 1rl
pen cat any way upon the eJa newspaper Pfe's
tho oountry for their information OF The Aans sad nos
,eots Of onr a,mi,s and, stcondly that Gen kgUlsl
a ,,h lorees which 70 e1pset will be suhoienI ioT the
- h CHARGED Win tho duty OF defeating tho Tebe
In a ncston vhors tasy are better defended and IL
grs.t force than In any other position which they have
Geld since the began. With their iT' p clad sea
monst r-thS herrimAo Der iron easea sSelli 1
the rebels not ony command the james river W the OF
side but they render York river the other side Of the
peninsula sOsstzi unsafe 10 ogr GOOD tran Prts ana
gEHbJds. All tt5 Fesus bon tho CONT lusL c-upA'
o1 OF Norfolk By tie enemy, aud Steeus interruption
for whole year.
Tas traitors Of NJ. BuchaaInS original Cabinet had
provided for the surrender TO tue rebels OF che Norfo
NlVy Yard, lis immense stores Of AMMUNITION. is tEo
hse thousand pieces Of artillery, and the ;et 81
B. zen vessels OF N4E Including the Aerrmsc, collected
VI that harbor last April the .S-eses Of the eonspra
COTS two well laid TO be iuy discovered anS ayert'
d by President Lincoln. Toe navy yard buildings
s,u,llsd, iuOlCsing the Aerrimae; bu; the smmuni.
ZION maSsE Ies. and ttoss two or three thousand
cisees Of at lsIy, With our bUpSt abandonment OF
Norfolk fell iptD the poseS son OF the rebels We lsye
since recovereds nueoer Of those guns at Cane Aaeias
Roanoke Island heWberD Grd sway out az Fort DSnel
% Columbus and Island No 10 Had he Fecspturet
Norfolk % We might easly have done At any time be-
tween August and December las, We should have had
Ve lev OF these r. bel deisrces 10 overthrow mouling
from gry 10 several hundred heavy guns AID diff
,uty Shatsyer COW in the occupation OF yorktown.
Why tbep has k3rfok been permi. ted so long 70 re