The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-05-02
Ritbmuun gispatrt.
FRIDAY lsU1NIN0. 3, lss,
IMPENDING BATTLES.
PROGRAMME OF THE CAMPAIGN

The New York Herald, whose editors en- 10
regard them selves complete masters OF strate-
gtc scisnce, contin ues to solve the knotsy pro.
biem of the war with rs much self f-satisfac.
ton a. 1t 10 pos.ible TO imagine. In As issue
OF April as.h that paper lays down the pro.
Kramms OF the cam paign az follow:
A great battle at Corinth, Mississippi, and
ano ID or at Yorktown, Virginia are imminent, {,
and the news Of the deadly clash Of arms may
reach rs at any moment from eitheT OF these
places-from which Of them 6rst 1t 10 almost
In possible to say. Though the news we pu b.
lish, yssssrda from st. Louis and Ohics 70
would indicate that Ealleck will probably
have the start Of Mcclellan, NO one can tell
what day may bring forth In Virginia. One
of those battle ecenss lies In tbs northeast
corner OF the rebel Confedefncy =, and the other
In the southwest. Our Gene ais will prooa-
bls move to the attack at both points nearly
At the same time. In order to prevent either of
the rebel armies Enforcing each other.
The Intelligence OF yesterday from Cairo
stated that on Thursday skirmish took place
between the advance guards of the rebel and
national troops between Pittsbufg Landing
and Corinth, and the rebels were driven ba X
towards the latter point whilst Gen. Ha,.
leck was pushing hts whole army vigorously
forward. The dispatch informed ms that Mr..
stevenson. OF Danv.lle, Ill who accompa-
MED the advance towards Cortnth, says he
heard tho constant rattle OF cars ard The
sounding OF steam whistles to wards Mem phis,
dnQ CODctud0Q JQ6t S00 re OSlo were T0LYeaflnR n
there. The conclusion does not logically fol.
low from the premises. The rattle OF the cars
and tho sounding Of the steam whistle would
rather iudicat 70 that rein for cement were arriv
sounds were heard before and during tho bat
tie at Manassas, and turned out to be the In
dlcations or troop. arriving from Winches
ter and Richmond. when the rebels .yant to
we have no doubt, therefore, that Van
Dorn's Jrc3 las arrived. and that q bloody
battle 10 approaching at Corinth II II has not
already taken place. BeaureEari may this
his stronghold to aid him tga.ns. superior
numbers and the superior skull OF haileck.
1t Is said that battle was offered the rebel
Genera; ct Pea Ridge, six miles from Gcrinth,
but he declined, though our troops, after sur.
rrisipE one of his camps there, and driv wing In
his ad vance, waited the onset of his main
body frcm eleven O'Clock till three, at which
time there were no signs OF the enemy. Ter
rioie will be the slaughter when these two
armies. numbering over 100000 men, meet In
battle array.
The Incl cations in Virginia are that a great
oattle may take pio ce at any moment at York.
town. But Il ts hard to tell whether the en-
smy Will await the blow prep arlL & for him
by Gen. M Jisllan at Yorktown, or whether
MS wily strategy will prompt him to parry it
main force at Mcdowell or Banks, meantime
throwing such distractions In the way of
McClellan's advance as will prevent his tax
Upon the result OF these two battles hangs
the fate Of the rebellion If the rebels should
win both, their dropping spirits would be re-
vivsd and the Wer would be prolonged tnde-
hnitely. Ii they should even sin one battle,
1t would enable them to hold out for some
time longer. But il they lose both, then 1t is
admitted by their own journals that there il
nothing left for them but guerrilla warfare |;
and we need scarcely say tnat this amour 3 to
nothing when it il NJ t in aid of largo bodies Of
regular troops In the field. Ii can only annoy
and harsss Ct best. Il can achieve 10 impor-
tantresult. 1t is admitted, too, that the .ea.
coast and the forts viii soon be all In our
hands. There Is Nc thing isf:, therefore, for
the rebels but submission If they are whipped
in the two impending battles. We learn that
all the Son thern railroads have been seized
by the Confederate Government, and that
they rely ca q new railroad from New Or.
leans, through Texas for 700 miles, to bring
them supplies OF beef and corr, and pro tbly
arms and ammunition, by way of Mexico. -
But as the road is not yet constr ucted, and Ia.
borers are only now being advertised for, this
device will be too late for their purpose - too
late even for the retreat of the sfeated lead.
ers to Mexico From the per feet arrange.
ments made by our Generals, we have no
doubt that they will defeat the enemy In both
BATTLES, and In q short time the rebellion will
have received the two fatal ows from which
1t can never recover.