New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-11-22
TEE NEW CAMPAIGN.

The Rebel capital has been yarioualy msn-
aced by iho approach of Union armies on dii-
fercnt lines Of atl4ck. The campaigns pro-
jcctel for ifS capture have contemplated also
in some instances the environment pHi esp
tIre oi the Rebel siluics of defense, and It h.
necessary 70 regard thesr purposes M consider
Ing the different plaus. Nevertheless, they MAY
be briefly and plainly stated, aud with refer
cnce 20 the present ndvunce require 10 be I'M
derslood.
When Johnston aud Braufegafd chpse the
advanced line of defense wAercoi Manassas was
The t.rato,c center, Tie deca. Of their forces
was deemed by Gen. Scott Tie es-caiial, as y
was the obvious, preliminary 10 q msnt
ON Richmond. lie tilcd il with half ls avail
able forces, uLdcT an incompetent General And
disastrousy hied. Mcclellan declared The
hattie Of Bull Ron splendid reconro ssance
Tor han, and apparenuy regarded Il as decisive
against another attempt. Tic preferred T.
leave the Rebels At Manassas, tranport IA
GRIMES 10 Annapolis, AID thence SET sail ior the
Peninsula. O,crIu!ed in tins, he advanced
aga.aet Napossas jgst N time TO observe The
enemy's rear guard disappearing IN the distance;
then COMMUNICATING, embarked o. tae Poi0-
plac. lal1cd at Fortress Monroe and started
for Richmond by WY Of The Peninstia. That
campaign proving failure even more signal,
and infinitely mols disastrous than Bull Run,
his army was withdrawn b. Goa. HaIlcck.
There remains, therefore, but one method Of
direct approach TO Richmond which has moi
been unsucccss!uiiy tried AID that IL from
Fredericksburg as base on a line six.y-lye
miles in length. Mcdowell once lay at this
point with 90 .CC0 mon, aud possibly might then
have advanced with effect, but tie opportunity
Was lost. Burnside IL now to attempt u, and We
propose to consider the situation.
McCellan's army after Intellectual pursuit. VI
Lee through Mary land, aud an indoclsTe con
test at Antietam, ius,ead Of cross.og III instant
and unrelen,ing pursuit, was strung song Oh
the Maryland side OF thc Potomac from VIII
Transport 10 Harper's Ferry, apparently Tor l."
other purpose than to 10 picket dot! IN behalf
OF Penus wanna. How Thoroughly even .hat
duty was done, the ciIclr which stuart drew
around it in bis Pennsylvania raid mny suii-
GENTLY declare. II is known that Mcclellan
believed an advance either UPON Richmond OF
against tie Rebel forces concentrated ot Win
chester impossible from the Upper PotHac as
q b,se. Ia conviction was freely ey6v ID in
private but instead Of public declaration
Of his opinion IN reference TO The public
demand for activity, lie erdearOrcd 10 excuse
his delay By pclty colnpiaints about want OF
supplies, which be- was aiterward obliged 20
ADMIT were unlounded. Gen. halleck ordered
an advance, but the order was uHheedcd. Thel
President renewed the command, but stli he
las notionless When at length he obeyed, il
was openly declared at his headquarters that
the movement was against Tie opnon OF The
General vho led u, aDd wolld result only IN
going into Winter Quarters on the Rappahan-
mock instead O. on tho Potomac. The charac-
ter Of tie advance was suci however, no to
give color and authority 10 these statements.
The patience Of tie President was at length
worn on. b. the disobedicnce and incnpacity
Of Gen. Mcclellan, and be removed tbat officer
from the command Of the army aud put Gen.
Burnside at lis lead
when Burnside assumed command the army
had already advanced by slow marches from
larpers Ferry to SaicAers Gap, aud thence
to Warrcuton. which waa NeCltlaa's head