Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-04-30
FROM NORTHERN VIRGINIA.

| Rumors were rife in Washington on the oath that
movements on tho part OF beth armies in Virginia wou
not be delayed many days 1t was whispered that
tight had taken place Il Warsnton aud that the UnioI
| tr ops had fallen back fro that place few miles,
jor Bragg, OF the rebel army, was captured on
San risy Wsrrenton, by SOU ID OF Geo. Gregg.
| oayary. He was formerly Mayor OF that town.
A body OF the rebels who were marauding in the
negbbornood OF AcotiDk, pear Alexandria, were pur-
sued aud nearly all captured by fqaad of the Frs
Michigan eaval. on SAsuroay even ng.
Gen Grant was with the Army OF the Potomac on
the 22d, and reviewed the Second Army Corps.
All civil ms turnsd back st Alsxaadr on ths
| "A h. and refused transit to the army.
Lieut. w. l. Hunter Of Mosby's command, W. O car
| tursd near Adie on the 23d while in CO nmaud of a
company of the Asa Virginia Cavalry.
TaR cAMPAIGS TOWARDS RIoHKosD-aRAsf AGAINsr LEE
The Washington correspondent of the New Y TX
Times supposed to be the who we'd The
object OF S1Srmsns expedition, undertake. In letter
t. that paper map OUT General Grants plan for the
capture OF Richmond Her premises that Grant not only
axe chmond, bu; fully expects take l.; that
any single line of opera ion thas eau be taken up must
be indscisiv; that to lake edmond and destroy the
ebel amy il l. Indispensable that there be double
ahauce on the eLemy-on his front and rear-or
m iVsmsnt by direct line and Co operative move
m.nt by the line Of the Pen neula, Souhs6e of the
Jam The military objection division of force is
removed by making cOluma Of sufficient strength
to take case OF itref % account Of the fortified ne
Of the Rsp dan, the stro gsst on the Contrent any
staple direc move on Richmond promises less success
than any previous attempt General Grant, on fist
ridiI asong the line OF Rapidsn Significantly 70
marked ttss he had no notion Of butting his head
against that fort"
The Times co respondent concludes BY saying:
Uembini G, now, the different operations we have
supposed we ave prepared to look the hypothetical
can ,gn 40 a whole. Its EDi Characteristic lie,
that t looks absolutely dseisgs result IL would
m 10 make Richmond another Vicssburg. If the re-
bells should retire, would be their policy II their po-
ston on the Rspdan turned they wouli fall back,
fighting aud defending passages Of the rivers to the
for6catonRSf Richmond. Here they would be invested
from the 81 nth by the column moving up from Peters
burg from the west by the Shenandoah column, and
from the moth by the main Amy Grant would then
be in position either to enter siege In FORM as at
Viektburg, or to attempt Rchmord by coup de main
as the circumstances may determine. II successful il
would be soaplsts success it would be the desuuc-
too OF Lees amy and Of the Southern Confeieracy-
Retreat southwark would be impossible, bo.a on ac-
c 1t OF the force entering Richmond from that SIDE
aud On account Of the river q. their back with eli Tie
idges destroyed Retreat ward would be equally
npTac icabe, both account Of the investing force
or that SIDE aud from the other fact that there
Il of retreat open in that directions for retest up
10 Virginia Valley would end by bringing the rebel,
face to lace with an army in Tennessee Il 10 uneer