New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-05-30
4 Rebel view Of tho sirnn,iou.

The intelligence already published Is con-
frmcd IN the nost complete manner The cher artny
II thc enemy has abandoned Us bose on ihe haiii'n
and UPPER RappahnuuoCk and established nlneW source ~
,irr on The lower waters ~ the last named river ne
Port ROY al and IoppaAnnuock. lis troops hic missed
iu t0c country between tie Matinply and tlc Lower
Earpal llnoCt His front Do 80 Mi.lo.d anl iic loW.
Green. This c'rnrc o. position has rendered hecos-
envy corresponding change ir the position 81 Gen.
Lee. After ascertiiniug Chat no onomy ives leit %
lclt lu SpOtsy ynna. Doe has come down tao line DC
ms icf gih success from tir FIRST and again rinnci
Linel between Grani aud Richmond noas Hanover
Junction.
Tie northern lourrals certainly 40 icep up their
game wonderfully wei thong tiey make ao quotation
grant imposturc the palI able spm tc vulgar boast
demanded hy their mesfel NJ Washington. WIN ma
tatcl Yiror and perinlciy though hey 90 not quote
the price ~ gold. Or tic neWs OF On. movement ~
Gen. Lee they VIII ~ course, raise TIE yell Of triumph
loader than over Tho retreat Of Le-the night " i.o
Coufcderncs Have they not abandoned slottsylvabla
Court IL not tie junction twenty miles nearer
Richmond What 100 amount ~ gaseous nonsense and
truenient llaci funIdisn viii De- expended on tlese
u,mc. j. is irgfatur 90 tlins 81 The turn they vii
give a. thr flet b1f wr cannot icp ia ami can Afford
% pisc DAT con do 10 earthly hnrm We supIosc-
ttlf people lavc sense u Nen-l0rk and London as
elsewhere. end VIII De- difficult 90 make them believe
tat thc Confederate amy flying when . moves il0m
position which Dol adversary las abandoned O. Place
te.fiul before im lcfo- tie new .o.d on which Do is
determined t0 travel
Wien Cen Ice moves OFF. army anera lot harle
hr thc rrposc q getting away from i.s aatago-iti,
because De- hnds himself unable 90 maintain struggle
of butte force with Lim ls wII have rctrolfcd Llt
either patty has done thli lt is certainly Grant Lee
followed hm ir1fl fc Wilderness le is moss tir lest tO
Dbl We and is pnrrer nOf pursued from Sgoftt rni1
10 s trcc That by both movements these armies have
hcOn brought nearer tO lrlr0 nd. NIf flr lnf ans
rendered uccca. ly te conf gun ton of ilc .1!l and
re lines Of t.osc rircs which lc Dad received 90 de-
i,ld. lhtF AuFc theI sources remote iln.n t.t ttt
approach 10 in their course and empty their waters 300
OH. ucIg boring York. l.lt iur Grant b. choice
Ie swi.c ie rOw s because hr could BOT pass over
a.. a. D. ID. 10 ID .f. If. o.. r ef
como 90 Spotty WANNA hy travelling along The straight
r0rl Washington 90 Fred .UuTr through STAFF
have arrived 90 Milford aud Bowling Green from leit
Eosal 1nppahauuock without The slaughter OF lis
troops n The wilderness or at Gre Court House Iir
n,At have como stili nearer Tie might have come 'O
tia Pip.rc Tree. within eleven miles OF Richmond
without an engagement with Cen Lee. Tie might have
come up the Peninsula perhaps. 10 Fair Oaks nns
joined hands with Butter OIL ihe south side as some s
expect Lin 90 do. ald tbs Ae VIII doubtless prollmu
u Die end 20 lnye been The object ~ I'D DIS clrcuf0us
route. Hy each ~ these ways II adynncc he would
have brought Gen Lee from the Raldan nearer toI
Richmond. lie did not take tiom because there were
dangers and defects. lie preferred TIE first and ne
second before the third aud this before tie fourth.
That be abandoned after trial the two first is due 10
two clear defeats IN battle.
30 far from Losing ground Lee has gained manifest
advantage by each change Of the lines Ii b. easier 70
defend that portion of bis line which is 10 Rich
mOud than tlat which Was far removed from IL. lie D.
far better situated than M Spotisylvania Court
Rouse, and that better than The Wilderness. In /
either place BIS supplies stores ana recniofccicns hud
10 come up from Richmond. Inc country hhs long /
since been scared and beaten into desert by the drums
and trampngb Of three inyusOns. From the railroads
to his camp weary miles Of red mud were always ntrf
posed by every shower His cavalry Is VIGOROUSLY de.
iccyc and las always proven inefficient Ia protect ms
communications at those moments when they were most
needed. While operating The lower rivers all oi these
troubles are over. few honrs give him Ms sup /
plies. The roads longer be- severed with ll-
puniy. The difficulties under ch hc has labOrcd are
transferred " the score Of The enemy Perhaps con
l. tf sN rN
Grant prefer encounter Lee in the Wilderness IN
stead Of coming straight to Milford
Considering the whole facts we think Tie time has
come when COniodcrltcs may exchange c0ngraull-
tOus. No rejecting man can douhi that the general
situation ls very much improved since the day when
Grant crossed the Bapdan aud Butlcr landed al Der
The Confederate Government had been well warned or
thc concentration against Richmond II was half con
WINGED Of It's reality But 1t was only half belief an
ldta rather theoretical than practical. II was Ju.i
enough moved - render 10 active In recruiting the
divisions which Lee had with him the lapidan. IL
was not 50 satisfied II tie truth 40 10 collect all the
divisions Of Lees army in their place. even in the
state. IL made unusual collection of material in
Virginia. But throughout tie Winter the enemy
marched up his men from every quarter II tie United
states 10 The outer lines Of virginia Fully dttcrhineu
TO make the blow decisive, be pared cost or means
acted without regard 10 future campaigns Iai nteg
rupted by any disturbing cause he placed bis armies n
positions whence they coud Do brought upon vital
points Of attack IN n ow hours Of movement Whom al
was quie ready and the roads entirely dry The signal
llf'hi hHN ilf Two Nieatr ol ufhilNtiNf NtNllii
fflc. u.s. warned but ID prepared, at The same instant
mat was indeed critical moment. But TIE ship he'd
an original strength sufficient to stand the shock Lees
tlln army beat the chief force OF the enemy IN Tire
w lirrhcssi iht second blow was dcudcnrd by TIE
near Drmy. Every since elapsed
mas iecn gam 10 us. Time lll wanted 10 bring
up Beaurcgard and we got time when he forced tho
cHony nom ms ihtrenchmcnts and Tc0pened commu-
hcatons. and when Lee hid given "a flnn answer 10
the question whether he able 70 stand up against
le inA weight on Grant The chief Danger the danger
f bong crushed under tie rul OF I'll avalanche ceased
Do c1let 10 uuo that uc chance 81 battle may yct
some DAY, fail against vi but II 10 certainly lar lee