Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-06-30

,.A ,hs ;4ss has basu communicated 10 us that the
nro0ramme Of General Lee involves, IN all ProoaoIyi
nothing less than the abandonment oi hehmonu as tue
hel cspal and the transfer Of the main body oil MS
-. 80 . innction with the army Of General Bragg IN
Est Tennessee for the purposes oil demolshlng the
army of Rosecranz the army OF drenL anu tne re
coyery of the Southwest. There IS some psG ~
this theory With the iall OF VicksDurg ana rorI huu
son cons derable rebel army, perhaps UNITY tnou
sand men, will be dsarmed Us prisoners OF war, anu
Inion army including the forces OF Grant ana BANKS,
oil; no turned eastward strong enough literally 70 Wah
over the course from the Mississippi Ver 10 mooue ga
vanpah and Charleston, and thence 10 imhg'on anu
richmond unless Joe Johnston shall b. supported py
sC bousand veteran troops who eau be furnished only
from the army OF Lee
The Hegald thus foreshadoTs movement On h'cn-
mond by General Dix. The following language VIII
strike the reader as very significant
An the advantages of the military situation around
W.eh;ngton are with us-al the Disadvantages are Win
tbe enemy and the result With the exercise Of only or
binary ability the part of our supreme military au
| tbortes wihbe winding up the REBEL on Hhle our
,emnorary militia forces gathering on the fennsyNaua
her are not only guard her border coun-
ties and those OF Macy any more ioragng III
cursons but can furnish considerable column oil troops
for the defence of Washington the issue OF TINS cam
| n.ipn between Washington and Richmond Is ceary III
the hands Of our War Ofhce We believe tnat tGe uos
eminent can spare suieen. force to capture Kchnonu
that that city is now almost destitute OF troops and that
General Dix with twenty thousand men, could take II
without difficulty Let him be promptly furnished Win
rnon pfcsjbous.nd men and with instructions to move
follow the CITY viii one OF two things wli @
compelled to return to its ~ H. vi te =,
which will enable General Hookeo ~ ;; IT,
w. reso all the Advantages of conds s interior ne
against divided and widely scattered army. Washes
ton is our only weak point; and there to-day ar
srosg enough to settle with Lee and to march int
Richmond.
A correspondent of the Herald further foreshadow
this movement in letter from Gen. Di1s department!
He writes from Williamsburg:
1t seems from late reconnossancPs made by troops
that the enemy under WISE has retired to the deence
Of Richmond or their immediate vicinity; for it quit
certa that the road is clear and unobstruceC
hence to within nine miles Of that city.
During last night expedition, composed of portions
Of the One Hundred and Thirty ninth New York
Forteth Massachusetts, and One Hundred and Seventy
eighth Pennsylvania drafted militia, under command o.
Colonel Johnson of the latter regiment marched tc
jamestown Island Landing, on James river.
Major General Keves after starting General Gordon
division, in command of Colonel Vests brigade com
mander, Up the old Williamsburg stage road at once
proceeded to the spot where Colonel Johnsons exped
ton was encamped instead of going up the pennsul,
with the main column and ordered his wagons contain
ing fora to the until the coDjoint expedition up
the James river had safely embarked and started
1t was intended TO strike the rebel rear (of Wises
front, and by Ia ding the Cnickahomny distract
General Wise either to force him to abandon the
Peninsula lead to the capture Of his whole force
Everything on land which under the eye of Gen.
Reyes had gone on with satisfaction No delay mis-
| take had been committed TO mar his operations.
Early in the afternoon went up and joined General
Gordon's advance The troops arrived at the Twelve
Mile Ordinary about two O'Clock p. NJ and Immediately
the General started expedition, regiment of in.
fanty squadrons Of cavalry and section Of
tilery under Colonel R. NJ. West to Diascund bridge;
at the time two regiments OF infantry, under Col
Burr Porter up to the Cenrevlle road TO remain
while Colonel West and bis troops drove the rebel reg
ment said be picket Diascund bridge) back
on Colonel Porer's column, who will thus be enabled,
as we hope to bag number of them. To morrow will
| show tbs result.
Our in fine spirits, and anxious for 6ght-
Under General KeySs they feel if they in good
hands, and ready for any emergency he considers
necessary. Strange say, yet it is rue did meet
single straggler on my way up to join General Gordon
and This twelve miles from Williamsburg, and the
ond days march. Where else such a record be
shown
Tomorrow will, in all probability, give some STIR
ring We hear that General Peck has also moved
from Suffolk, on the southside Of James river The
rebels will have their hands full.