Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1862-07-08
The Battle on the Peninsula.

York Tribune from Fortress Monroe. under date
OF June II, which gives some light to relieve
the darkness Of the news from the right wing OF
our army on the Peninsula The writer seems
to have been ignorant of the fighting on lnurs'
day, although the letter is dated Friday, yet he
could hardly have given Il better idea OF the
causes which brought about the recent fighting,
| if he had written with knowledge Of the
event
! They who have known the reasons tor decay
on the Chlckahomlny, ana have experienced
no disappointment that the Impending battle
has not been fought, begin 10 turn III eXpectan-
CIV toward the quarter that has So long engaged
! the attention OF the world. The period OF de-
Law is drawing TO d close. Fac Volcano state OF
things along the whole hne denotes That the
eruption is lear at hand. lie present danger,
or probability, is that general engagement
will be brought on, not BY direct attack, or
any movement having that Tor Is sole purpose,
but by preliminary step, tie seinng OF posi-
uOn-the shifting ald setting OF the scenes the
immediate prelude to raising he curtain on
the last act OF the drama y nile Gen. Nc
Clellan IL now prepared to accept general en-
gugement should the enemy regard one OF these
movements as u challenge, he Is not yet qulle
prepared to make tae nnmlX-d challenge BY ia
King the Initiative and following 1t up 70 the
bitter end. 1t viii not be long before ne viii
arrive al this point IN ms preparations, when
there will be no motive for lurthur delay. We
have a variety Of rumors, one Of which is that
Stonewal Jackson has appeared Oh McClean's
ripbt. and is menacing the " lite House Ia
liny fbe rebel demonstrations for authority.
lher. is some reason for believing that jackson
ha. arrived IA the ueIgkbornood Of Richmond
and ,iped Inns with those OF the main army,
,nou,L the. ,oal,,i ,unno,lt,on is thAt he would
c.,,rIoue ra eInrIoy IN. Cn!on force, IN the I'D
, mar NAM ot Vu',iu,,. as he has hitherto DONE
nave no direct authority for s,yiu, that the
Wl,t, ll,use.,yiU .o,n 1eas. ii, be ina mint of
the d .r;gular interest winch IL it present has.
as the base Of the Army Of the Po omuc. vel /
AN, left To infer as mucn from a variety of rea-
sons Tie breaking up Of the bosptals there
by .anIinp away the Alrpe number OF pltients
in that vicinity, may NOT BE- PROC, IN itself of
such AN intention. taouoh such fact. taken in
Iconuection with others. mipht 90 IL strenothen
],ucl q sunnositlon. To-day Tie state of Maine
lalriyed with between 800 and 400 inyallds.
INIT few of them wounded. UJ b, followed by
200 ar 500 more. Tins ma, he smply 4,
measure of reform resulting from Il new rtome
While il NAV be that. IL NAV be someJl.iu,
more
prudent men esneciaIly since the recent rims
have felt that the White House was Il position
too much expo,ed 10 be the depot Of So much
property as the rebels would be able 50 DESTROY
: by a successful attack A general removal from
White House 10 West Point is not improbable
if il has not ALREADY taken rlaue Ii was hold
iug ont the hi hest inducements almost lmapina.
Die 60 the enemy, who. we may reasonably sup
nose. would omit no occasion or effort TO strike
al II point 80 vital. AicClelldn's right Is un
QUESTIONABLE his weak SIDE Whether there Il
any real ground Tor the alleged apprehension
concerning the White Houre, as the base
we NAV well suppose that. AZ one OF til,
- moves 90 the board, and among the last move,
: in the great game now drawing to close, I'll,
v rebel leaders NAV conclude that Jackson car
employ his forces in no wa, ~ well as to abdn
. don the campaign in the Shenandoah, aud max,
Z u rapid descent toward the White House VI
c Mcclellan right flank. The prize which tn,
o immense stores there offer would not be tin
j. only motive, FOL the movement would be tin
d favorable one Tor the rebels TO attack our entlr
y line, weakened as they might reasonably sup
pose II would ue by the diversions which Ia
to sudden appearance ol Jackson, or some on
It else, in our rear would tend to produce.
n II Jackson has abandoned the Snenandoa
is and is cooperating IN til. ueighborhood OF tn
ChlckanomIny, there will OF course he no Tea
son why the forces, or L.rge ,hare o. them