The Sun.
London, England, 1864-11-10 00:00:00

has again made a reconnaissance, on thiss eec"i3i
employing the greater portion o his 3na
the result continues the same. He has fa-Bee
foes prepared to receive him, and, after wilstod
to have been literally nothing more than a
inspection of the Confederate position, hisettrocaer
been marched back to its previous place ei 9011
ment. With the right wing of the Faders
sio
the famous, or, perhaps more correctly sPedi sol
infamous, General Butler cautiously advalleca
" without finding any point unguarded; ' and
W
the left Generals Hancock and arren, ed'
gaged in a similar operation, were attackedolo
Confederates, and compelled to withdraw t eieti
previous position. As it is only stated leo si
terms that there were casualties on both st
,elder
may conclude that the carnage was not evs 00
able ; but the net result of the tnaroe'llte
be gathered from the laconic telegranicitioP,
neral Grant has resumed his old Peoe,eo
It was, of comae, quite possible that 001
Grant might, ere the winter sets in, ent‘t joi/
mond at the head of a victorious army ; 1)01
ing from probabilities, we should say that thel3
of the campaign ceased to be uncertain w Ist
transported his army to the south bank of thereto
River. The Federal General undertook tei'of b
passage to Richmond by the sheer weigh:od
immense army, and when it was found tha"ificit
rous though that army was, it was still ieseopel
to effect this object, the fallacy of Grant's ere
sins became apparent. Within 24 hours aftetto
ing the Rapidan, in the beginning of N 1,19,,
deral Consmander-insChief made his fir!,"
against the Southern battalions in the VV''
and failed. Day after day, for nearly
repeated the experiment in the thickli
brakes of Spottsylvania, but with no othe
than that of weakening the army on whose
strength he mainly relied to effect his ob;
the South Anna, and lastly on the Chick'
he again hurled this human battering-
ther compact lines of his foes, but without
the most insignificant breach. At this
army was said to have lost nearly ball its
complement of troops, and then it was
the least observant could not avoid fores,
ultimate failure of the campaign, The
General was himself reluctantly compelle“.
the inutility of pursuing a system of tact'
promised to end in the annihilation of
and saw himself forced to commence what
regarded as a second campaign from a lie.
operations, with an army considerably
and not a little demoralised by the fee
which it had sustained. Crossing the Jul
he laid siege to Petersburg. But as Rick
always been regarded as even more
from the south than from the north, it
sonable to expect that the residue of an a
had in vain attempted to cross the Chi(
would be enabled to force the still strk
which interposed -between Petersburg
Confederate capital. Of this Grant has
rably conscious himself, and it seems to
owing rather to a sentiment of rel'
acknowledge himself toiled than to any
that we must attribute his protracted
neighbourhood of Richmond. As for tb
rates, they knew that their capital was
attacked through Petersburg by the .0
of the army they had so signally defeated for
sylvania ; and, to mark their contempt pt
aggressors, they invaded Pennsylvania, se
forcements to their army in Georgia, and lia'b
tainee even until now a strong
force in theof,
doah Valley. Opening his eyes to the fell'
down before a town in Central Virginiat,list,
ing columns of Confederates were doing
pleased on the Federal frontier, and probe,'
into activity by the remonstrances of thee 10
ment at Washington, Grant has from tirtiato
attempted to carry Petersburg by assault, eceso,P
the network of defences with which theaioeS
rates have encircled their principal city". 'fre 9041
have, however, universally ended in failithrell
latest, of which intelligence has now rese.,loooo
in no respect differed from those by rfortiloo
been preceded. Although the result of tl'e vete ;I
ing election can scarcely be doubtful, tbefooteo
tic party continue to struggle manfully r ore 11
success of their nominee. Those in poWeboaolol
dently determined to leave nothing ° c vese
every expedient is employed to obtain thcetto 9f,
msjority for Mr Lincoln. The offices 01 0 004,0
cratic electioneering agents in Washingt!olse',o
timore havo been closed by the military :olio
on the ground of forging votes PorP•cossidel
given by Federal soldiers ; and Gee.
the polls under the protection of the re freet;,
the praiseworthy intention of preservit3vl yorPoo,
election. The State authorities of ICtocelil
ft
Kentucky have protested against thisTgetfirio
securing for American citizens their 't8.011"1031
chise, but it is not probable the pr(Aes a let: ft
eegree influence the conduct or the '
Mr Lincoln will, as he told the depdt'hif
Tennessee, act in his own way, and teavo
osii
tine' opponents to act in theirs. If the 013'611
cannot employ such effective means as the „oil
ment will, so much the worse for the opP
oe
Its bitterest enemies carnot, at all everitBl
he present Administration of duplicity.

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