Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-04-21
The PNEMY's ADVANCE.

strei 9Th Sid IN AIS uHErndE" ;, ills aasi,
The great matter Of independence be secure.
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The RNEMYs ADVANCE.
We have soma reasons foT believing 'hat
Gen. Hooker designs chanting lis base OF
operations from Fredericksburg 10 tie White
House, and that, II not hsn 30 his pre6rnt
position by so 9 threatening cenonsn attn
OF Gyn. Lee, 10 se~ days ths enemy will re
found scendirg the York river. This ad-
vance is thus accounted for ia YanEes !snc:
GaneIal Hooke. was among the 'nost ur-
gent Of MoO!ellan'e officers IN The Gelottton
Of Yorktown as bssu, rather than sdVtu'!ng
frooi AlsxaI,Jris, aud thoug:. The prestncs
Of Ito Msssimao ia the J.mes wad all ctjec-
ton to thst ruute, as woll as the fyrtihost!nns
at Yorktown, yet it is saii ihat ha utgrd The
Peninsula over the land ruu!s hoia AieTa1-
dria. Though at fredericksburg now, and
tes, much nearer to Richmond Ita1 he wss
whoa Mcclellan was st Washington, yet itSn
tbs Peninsula wss Hooker preferences over
Fredericksburg. which ha7irs hssn evscus!sd
by u.s. could have been uulntsrrup!adly g.
lectei, ,se Mcclellan desired it az his Lase
It may TO said that McCicilep's experience
of ths p, ninsula will Persuade llotksF aEs'nst
that routs. On tho o:her hand, Earnsds's
reconnaissance .; F, sdarica sburg bag f".hing
to encourage Hooksr in attempting to sd
vaucs fcnm that point.
The diminishing along the upper Kappa
h,nnosk will not alter this purpose; those
:skir,nishes ncay here been undertaken foE the
lsra,s purpose Of sscsrtaipius the presin's OF
our army, Al we'll ss to induce Cen. Leo 10
bsl.oys real advance from Fredericksburg
vas intended. We regard these skirraish:s
a lsiu,s to deceive as VOL as to ascertain
yhs,ber Gen. I.se designs any advance be-
yord tbs Rsppahanucck- In ,ha view u ia
said that il H.ossr ia rot prepared t. sur
render ali fi,srt FOX the capture OF Richuicrd'
and to suuside into me:c guard f.r Washing
ton ctT, ts must ssleot some other route ban
tha. from F1cd.r:cksh H.. A long OveiIouo
march. 77it' single trsck Railroad, spsnalng
numerous rivers, wh"ss bridges may be e,si'y
destroyed, and whose crossings csn ba de-
fonded by sen,,ll fi1ce, presents ohstsc!es
net to hs feurd Gu ,he White hause route,
whsre lis base is loca;ei within Thirty ,ci!ee
Ct RichmMd, aud wh",e me right flank Of his
column would b. somewhat protected cT the
psuubkey river, q ,wigg Almost parallel with
his Line Of march. Tho York Rive- E%'Irosd
,snuot be destroyed with ary th'pg like the
facility that the Fredericksburg Rstl97sd
csa, md ,sa Ia repaired with ihush g7csIeT
s,ae.
Il has slw.7s tcsii hald By Ysnkse ofi:ers
Inst Washington is best protected by threat
ening Ri h:ucnd. sni ,LA' an sh's"cs which
may REQUIRE Gsu Lee t. detAeh portion 1T
b;s sru.y.f IN Frederick shu1s will prevent
Leo ffom sdvauoirg On Wsst'ustau.
Tho New Yctk Herald" commenting on
The battle Of Hanover Court house, says ::
: One the III 81 brilliant End successful tat-
,lss of Ice war, that Of Hauover Court House,
won by McOiellan's right wing, under Fitz
John Porter, victory from which the cap
lure Of Richmond would Lave follOEed but
for tho action Of The aul6CIiies At The ma
tional capital, e..
Nov, the action of the authorizes st"
Washington was the senciGg Of McDowell's
| corps to Banks, in the vs)ley--this sotion
prevented tie iarcurs Of Mcdowell with
Mcclellan. The pakhlng OF McClellan's tight
wing fax around to the n"eth Of Sickmond'
and tue bringing OF Mcdowell down from
fredericksburg il claimed TO have originated
with Hooker, and his fTiehds iu:ist that the
abandoning of that iuncture Vas the throw
inc away Of the easiest snd most practicable
mode of capturing M:hmonl. honkcr, il Is
snid, still cherishzs tho belief that h;s original
plaa osn be l. ade successful. ard thst lie is
/ the NAL to do il; apd thst by leaving strong
COLIN, we'll fortified 8. fredericksburg, snd
| moving bis Amy to tho White House, he
wcu,s o5npail Leo slso to toll ta2E to Rich
monj.
Whether this be good or bad plan Ct
campaign is fog Gea. I:;oks. to deci5s; we
II. Hha! Is whispered in Yankee lard, and
bought By little bisjs ~ our ofhta.
Sach plan Of advance would ta7e IS al
adjunct the threatening If Pe,srshate i.or,
suttulk, AID h,.y far L:n. :treei :. Operations
thsse, undsrtalon since :iI= ea,ys ,'S.: G.
adv, noe has lssEtt Cut, may aitsr General
Rockers opinions ws cannot say. Suffolk
WIS repasMg in taa.ied security u9on thu
margin OF the Disma' Swamp. Ibers It Tas
tbcuyh6 no Confederate fcIoe could ewes no
lest the negro stealing Yankees. 1t Camera!
Longstrset hes broken up the csmp snd is
stroyed The ocmnacd the Whits Hou.s n
vance may have to be Absndnned.
Suoh liz the Intelligence Of recent dstc
that intim.tes that change Of bass TO ths
White House wsa being prepared for. The
ohsnse may never take place. The move.
msnts OF Gen. Lee may prevent Hooker from
leaving Washington undefendsd- Tho 1ell
known feara of Lincoln caused Mcdowell tc
be stopped from joining Mcclellan, add these
4 Same spprshsnsions may atop Hooker from
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