New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-06-30
The Situation Before Richmond.

FoRTRYss MONROE June q. 1852
They who have known the ressonB Tor delay ON
the Chickahomny, and have experienced no oissp-
oointment that the impending battle has not been
fought begin to in expectancy toward the quar-
Ter that has 20 long engaged the attention OF the
world The period of delay is drawing to close
The volcanic sate q things along the whole line de-
notes that the eruption is al hand The present
DANGER or probability, is that general engagement
will be brought on, not by q direct attack, or any
movement having that for its sole purpose, but BY
preliminary ep the selling of position the shift
ing and setting of the scenes the immediate prelude
TO rsisng the curtain on the last set Of the drama
While Gen. Mcclellan is now prepared to accept
general engagement should the enemy regard one OF
thess movements 81 a challenge he IL not yet quite
prepared 10 make the unmixed challenge by taxing
The initiative and following It UP 70 the bitter
end. Ii will not be long before be VIII arrive
at this point in his preparations, when there
will be no motive for further delay: we
have a variety OF rumors, one Of which - that
Stonewall jackson has appeared On DicClelan
right, and ID menacing the W hite House. Iaklng
Rsbe representations for authority, there If some
reason for believing that jackson bas arrived Ia the
neighborhood Of Richmond and joined his FORCES
with those Of the main army, though the ioeica
supposilon is that be would continue 70 employ the
Inop forces in the upper part Of Virginia a. be has
hitherto DONE have no direct authority for saying
that the White House Will soon cease 10 be tue point
of The particular interest winch II At present mas q,
the base Of the Army Of the Potomac, yet sn let
to infer az much from variety OF reasons. The
breaking up Of the hospitals there, by sending away
the large number Of patients il that vicinity, may
not be proof in itself OF such al inienuOu thOugh
snch fact taken 10 connection with others fnight 20
to strengthen such suppOsition. Today the STATE
of Maine arrived, with between 800 and 4DO invalds
Int few Of them wounded, TO be followed BY 200
or !, 800 more. This may be simply measure OF
reform resulting from q new regime. WINE II may
be that II may be something more.
Prudent men, especially since the recent rains,
have felt that the White House was position too
much exposed to he the depot Of 10 much property
az the Rebels would be able 20 destroy By success
full attack A general removal from White House
20 West Point 10 not improbable, II II has not already
taken place. 10 was holding out the highest induce
ments almost imaginable 10 The enemy, who, we
NAV reasonably suppose, would omit no occasion or
effort to strike at point 50 vital. Mcclellan night
IL internationally bis weak side. Whether there Il
any real ground for the alleged Apprehension con-
corning the White Houee, as Vie base, We may well
suppose that az Of the moves on the board, and
among the last moves IN the great game now draw
inQ 10 q close, the Rebel leaders may conclude that
jackson can employ hs forces IN no way 80 wen a.
to abandon the campaign in the shenandoah, and
maxi a rapid descent toward the White House Oh
Mcclellan night flank. The prlze winch the i'm
1nense stores there offer would not b. the only
tive for the movement would be the favorable one
for the Rebels to attack our entire line, weakened
az they might reasonably suppose 1t would be by
the diversions which the sudden appearance Of Jack
son. or some one else in our rear would tend TO pro-
duce.
If jackson has abandoned the Shenandoah and IL
cooperating in the neighborbood Of the CljckabOn-
my, there will of course he no reason why the
forces, OF large share Of them IN the upper part Of
Virginia, divided into four departments, under as
many Major-Generals, should not be at moved
forward 10 strengthen Mcclellan. Without under
taking TO say that precisely this is being DONE ]
will cay, the country may rest assured that in cage
Jackson has made his appearance III the quarter al
legged he will find troops to oppose him; and their
embarkation the Rappahannock or the Potomac,
or boil would only prove the vigilance ana re-
sources Of the Government in checkmalng the wiley
enemy.
The next ter dsys win in all probability be marked
with important events. II plans have not failed,
sharp and important enterprise will have been accom-
plished a. part OF the plan Of operations against
Richmond, before this reaches the public eye, In
which The Navy, Of our inland streams, will
have played a Conspicuous part The Rebel army is
SpYNslpy Little Gsposed ~ @ake another retreat ]