New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-06-12
-.om FORTRESS MONROE.
Y,sp Our spee'~ 'FoRTaEss MoSRoE, June y ieo<'
,uRrE MILES FROM RICHMOND

r,.- Our Special corretrSnss Moshos June 1861
ruRFE MILES FROM KCHMOND'
,.,,., written by an officer OF the army, 'niee
mile, from Richmond, states that i0r ,o%o
sxplosions had been heard in and about 'he
eiy. not of ordnance, but OF character Inn
49, ...,eral belief that the Rebels were blowing up
sh.;, works. That the explosions were ir0"i M.
,.n.e no one doubted, and the belei VIII msny VI
-, officers was that the Rebels were preparing "
.racuase Richmond. twas the OPINION OF maly
.hst a considerable part OF their army haa areau!
v;,hdrawn, though others were OF the opinioh 'nA'
che CITY would no. DC gained without desperate
hs,,le. No one doubted that IN case the enemy
offered battle while no. man =. IN tho our result The con-
At viii be the most desperate and sangninaIy OF
sny in the annals OF warfare.
TRADE WITH NORFOLK.
The report has gone abroad that the Port OF nor
folk has been opened by Gen. Dix, and tnst uio
and the North. This is wholly erroneous SOM ,a%
few special permits to trade there have oeen 49,
hut bevond his the Port Of Norfolk is seaeI 70 .os
discomfort and concern OF many VINO nave &c W. ~.
on another policy. II Is not imposso,e tha' VIC
str;ct;ons Will be removed at an early Gay, Wnep,
;udono from indications, the competition ID most oi
yhifgs needed by that community WIN De snslp
eDoSgh to bring the prices somewhat below the eA-
WHERE ARE TIE PoNTOON BRIDGES
Tho sndden and almost unprecedented rise In the
rh;ckshominy has proved q serious check to The
rny The populsr belief has for sometime been that
the army was beyond the river, and massed within
ave mites of Richmond. While this has been the egl-
innate inference from the dispatches, the real isct ID
that no uncomfortable portion Of the army has YET 10
xsss the Chickahominy and cannot till Its swollen
Volume has subsidized. Bat where are the large num-
Der of pontoon boats and gear for throwing bridges
over streams that were landed here two months ago
Are they still scattered along the route where they
were abandoned, in the mud, between Hampton and
Yorktown The fact that they are not brought into
use though the campaign suffers for the means 10
cross the Chickahominy, would indicate that this eH
penslve adjunct has been abandoned as useless'
ARRIVAL OF GEN. BURNSIDE.
Among the arrivals to-day is Maj ten Burnside,
from Newbern. He came by the inland route To
Norfolk the Chesapeake and Albemarle beng Davlg
able the entire length. Having passed most OF The
lsy with Gen. Dix he will proceed by express this
evening to White House, in the favorte steamer
Ne,amora, Capt X. Van Valkenburgh this being
The second trip Of the same steamer to White House
che same dav. or course the object OF Gen. II. {
visit if il known, is lot to be told, though 1t may
eaely be assumed relate to the grand events pend
ING in the warquarter. The General is IN excellent
health and condition, and was warmly received by
his numerous old acquaintance here. who did not
fail to congratulate him, as does the whole country
In having achieved, with the least number OF men
more important and brilliant results lhEn any o'nei
commander.
THE FALL OF RICHMOND.
The great pending event is the fall Of Richmond
Let the country not become impatient. The Com
nander Of the Army OF the Potomac skilfuly adaPti
means TO the ends in view. The country holds hin
closely to the task Of removing every doubt. and Of
making the victory sure and complete. Tho blow
shst is to crush the rebellion will in due time be
dealt and if at the time some Of the archtrai
tors are taken prisoners, the time which some may
now think unsccountable delay, all will acknowl
edge to have been we'll spent 1t may and probably
will be days yet-no matter how many, 30 long q.
che country can rest assured that there will be nt
failure.
MOVEMENT OF TROOPS.
Where the troops that have steamed in and out q
our harbor since Gen. McClelan's jurisdiction hal
been extended over this Department, came from o.
have gone, the reader must be content to know moth
ing about further than the anaconda shows dispo
sition 10 contract the ares Of bis coil somewhat.
WOUNDED AND SICK FOR ALBANY.
The steamer Louisiana, whose departure has been
delayed by the gale will leave this evening to-
morrow morning for Albany, with between 800 and
coo wounded and sick soldiers
THE BRAZILIAN GOING TO RICHMOND.
The Brazilian steam frigate, which for some time
has been lying bere has taken pilot for City Point,
James River. The Minister OF that country having
visited the Army Of the Potomac lately II Ia not i'm
probable that the object Of the frigates visit is to
enable hin to visit Richmond.