The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-06-11

-four was engaged at As.
Progress OF the War-Good News from
All POints-Everything Snug in Front
or Richmond.
Our readers will find in our telegraphic ad-
vices this morning quite variety of encour-
aging events and items of war news from all
points Of the compass, taking Richmond as the
centre. The latest intelligence, too, from our
army in front Of that beleaguered city assures
us that the work of the siege Is progressing
steadily and satisfactorily.
The visit of General Burnside to Fortress
Monroe, we have no doubt, is connected with
some very important communications to the
government in reference to the state of affairs
in North Carolina. We should not be surprised
if we were very soon to hear that her State
Convention or Legislature had been taking
some intiatory steps to deliver the Common
wealth from the dead body of the Southern con-
federacy, and to restore the State to the ark of
Union in season to prevent her becoming
place Of refuge for the retreating and hungry
rebel army from Richmond. We are well
assured that the popular sentiment Of North
Carolina leans strongly in this direction, and
that these little rebel guerilla operations on
the advanced detachments of General Burn
sides army really signify nothing.
General Fremont has been pushing Jackson
up the valley Of the Shenandoah over rougher
and longer road and at greater speed than
Jackson pushed the little army of General
Banks down that valley some two weeks ago.
1t will be seen, from Fremont's last report,
however, that Jackson, quick as he is upon the
wing, has not been quick enough this time to
make good his escape without having his
feathers ruff1ed to some purpose. Fremont
followed him eight miles beyond Harrisonburg,
forced him to fight and cut him up terribly.
This last achievement, together with the
loss Of many of his soldiers, killed and
wounded in the previous retreat, of
many wagons Of valuable supplies, and Of
Colonel Ashby, that most famous, skilful,
daring and enterprising cavalry leader of all
the South, can hardly fail to bring to a
speedy termination the military career Of
"Stonewall jackson" as the rebel champion Of
the valley Of the Shenandoah.
From General Halleck's headquarters we
have the important intelligence that Beaure-
gard on Saturday last was at Okolona, some
fifty or sixty miles south of Corinth and that
his army, including prisoners captured by Gen
Pope and assertions, had lost between twenty
and thirty thousand men since that remarkable
strategical evacuation Of Corinth. From this
information it would appear that Beauregard,
SO late as Saturday last, was thousand miles
from Richmond. Nor do we think it probable
that any considerable reinforcements from his
army within the last month have reached the
rebel capital, because of the roundabout and
tedious journey they would be compelled to
take.
Bsauregard. perhaps, may be watching his
chance for dash towards the Mississippi river,
and for some point where he may command
transportation, in the absence of our gunboats,
to take him and the remnant Of his army over
on the road to Texas and Mexico. It appears
that the household goods Of JEFF. Davis, includ-
ing his negroes, have been moved from his
homestead, near Vicksburg, to "some safe
place." which means, no doubt, some place
on the west side of the Mississippi. in anticipa-
ton that the master will be travelling in that
direction very shortly, il be can get away from
Richmond.
That problem will soon be settled; and from
all appearances of things, ''from the centre all
round to the sea-" the chances of Davis ever
reaching the Mississippi, except as State pri-
soner, are exceedingly questionable. A few
days more, and his disastrous and terrible,
though short lived, Southern military despotism
will be at an end, whatever may be his indi-
vdual fate