Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-06-19
LATE FROM RIcHmnSp

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McCIsllaB's Prospects Bsjoye ths Rsssl
CGYitat-La,sst from St0nt tcaI Jackson.
REBsL vIEws OF n'cLELLAN's CAMPAIGN.
From the Richmond Whig, June4l
The brilliant operations Of Gen. Jackson In the
v,llsy Of tie & sssns3daah, , Gripping aud dis.
McDOwell-of Banks at Front Royal and Win
cbes,er-of Fremont at Cross Keys and shields
a.Pori Republic, have had a wide reaching and
important bearing on the war These several
cOTpswere TO have been consolidated ard bfol . nj
across the Blue Ridge 60 route for Richmond
" ben they reached the Rappahannock, NJ ,Dow-
ell, with his Fredericksbutg army, was TO fall
into line, snd the united columns were to be pre
cipitated on the devoted city from the north Al
the same time IL Is probable Burnside was er.
pected TO be cn hand from the south, advancing
Up the south side OF the James from tie direction
cfSIfOlk, "a conjunction with the Monitor and
!ts conSoris In the river The Capital being tbIts
saailed from the north and south, Mcclellan
was to make tbs grand attack ffom the east, In
front .. -2s :
The plan was gigantic one, and, In all prob
ability, would have succeeded, but for the mas
terly movements Of Jackson, completely paralyz
ing the Valley force, and compiling Mcdowell
In de'ach large portion Of his uTmy to save
Banks and Company nom demolition, and tneir
capital froea capture. Thus len without co-ope>
ration and succor, Mcclellan 10 AFRAID 10 siri ke
Within sound almost Of the cl urch bells Of Rich
mOnd, wi hin sight almost Of the long coveted
treasure, sudden disappointment strikes him, a
COid usmOT s-iTss him, aud he skulks ana hides
himself like craven in the dismal marshes of
tie Chlckanominy-one day 9 nding 10 wash
'ngton braggarI and mendacious bulletin Of
what his iayincible army has done and 10 about
TO do, and the next bavling with all his might
Tor heinforeem>nts For the present, at least he
Is cornered BY the bold dash Of Jackson-the next
move should be check.mate.
DARk PROSPECTS FOR RICHMOND.
From the Richmond Examiner June IL
II b uncertain whether McCleIlsn's army has
fallen back to a fort hed camp iu the rear Of bis
nt position or forieeri snd as the art and practice
OF making reconnaissance in force seems TO be
unknown 70 military men In America and the
Cenfeterates have not gotten so far in French as
20 understand the use Of balloons there In proba.
HlY little information worthy Of reliance In the
possession Of any person or persons In Richmond
One thing Is manifest, that Mcclellan is not at
taeking the Confedera Ines or operating apa,nst
tn city As he came here for hose purposes,
and as be published to ali man kind the intention
and pledge to push to the wall, - the fact
that b Is doing nothing OF The sort; that he has
drawn his Piekets back, and acts as II only oe
cueled about tas safety Of his army, proves that
here Is a terrible hitch sIip some where and
taai t.ae plan OF his campaign has been interpo-
lS'ed with an impOTtant digression
Tt fact Is tha the Federal 6 .vernment AZ this
moment Is In more q cult pn7itiol than Il has
ever been before, running gre.ter danger than II
hss incurred since Manassas, and passing a worse
IHsit than that Tn which tue Coafederacy was
lsteiy brought. !: Is now manifest that The Gov
ernneHt at Wash lyton is cwsre OF its condition
and that tce road 30 Richmond, In wbich McClei.
laa started last win,ef. via Yorktown h.s been
fOE the present, abandoned.
hcDowell's co operation was necessary 10 that
plan, and the celeriee an5 sucsecs OF J1cfsop'.
movements in the Valley hsve compel ed mis-
recall for the defense Of this city. The regular
national troops have been withdraw from both
Fredericksburg aud NOrfolk-their places are
supplied oVthe militia lately summoned from the
North The 600 taken frota Norfolk baya prob-
ably Joined Mcclellan bat the whole force iately
marching on Richmond from Frede-,cksburg has
gone 70 the scene OF operations 10 the Valley.
T1at swtit-fO0ted Achilles, wuO has routed
BInks, DESTROYED shieids, and suitten Fremont
VIII give Mcdowell a long days work He NAV
Ind grave Ia his way before be turns again to-
wards Richmond At any rate, the design de
pendent on his cooperation must be abandoned
and perhaps Mcclellan is not less perplexed than
o-rseIyes 10 decide which shall be the nsw plan
LATER FROM IAcKsos's ARMY
The following was received n this city (Rich-
mOud) Yesterday:
"STAUsToS, yaae 12-MIdnight-The enemy
his evacuated HarrisonbuTg with all his forces,
and are falling back down tbs valley.
Capt Harry CLINE of Ashby's cavalry, to-day
captured twenty four Yankee prirorers near Pc
tsrsbrrg
The position OF Jscksonis forces-whesher pur-
suing or not-is not given In the dispatch. The
public had not yet been made aware of the oc-
cupation Of Harrisonburg by the Yankees II
'Stonewall'sn forces are IN the enemy's rear,
repetition OF Banks strategic m0vementsn across
tae Potomac may 0e necessary on the part Of Fre-
Inons and Shields II their commands ere the ones
alluded to In the dispatch.
IHE STUFF ON WHICH THE REBELS FEED rHY1a
COIRAGB.
By recent arrival from Norfolk, we learn that
one OF the regiments ordered 10 march to rein.
force Mcclellan, mutinted, and that sixty of the
men were shot before order aud obedience were
restored At the time Of the departure of our in
fOrnant, sixteen English war vessels, four iron.
elad-oue among which was thought TO be tie
Warriof-vere In Hampton Roads. The cause
OF the visit Of his feet was unknown, but gave
rise to many surmises, Doth among our own peo-
pie and the Yankees.
THE KIcHMoNDITBs GETTING PINcHED FOR FOOD.
The citiLens Of Richmond, we are glad to see,
are awakening 20 proper estimate Of the shsme-
ful extortion pfactised upon them In the various
art.c Is Of IoOd furnished the market, while not
tHirtY miles around the country, the verv same
articles for which they pay down a small for
tune here daily are selling at the moss mode
rate CT prices, and in abundance at that 10 10
plain that unless the authorities In the At
Ter Of geng these supplies into the city thsrs ssl
es vdEt ~ our sSidst bsfoTs DlidsEpl1gtr. With
Toe cutting Of railroad comm unication the east
and nOrta by tae enemy, and the mon nspolizing of
the roads south and west by the Confederate Gov
ernment 10 must be evident TO every one that the
people can do nothing toward getting provisions
10 tn Richmond market In any abundance, espe-
clallY when tie wagon roads are impass Eble with
Hire- As the enemy draw their lines OF commu-
nicatioas, the need will become greater as the
chances Of reaching the country are lessened. /
u The rebel presses are very severe and
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