The Sun.
London, England, 1862-09-30 00:00:00

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NEWS_PAPER
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Meanwhile, these famished arid shoe. 74' i`t)?-;
less Southerners, who have fought thei
Richmond to Washing ton,ure objects of s
Northern press, which,, gaining a little human-41 S
their seeming dilatoriness, exhausts itself in ridicule
and invective against the ragged and hungry locusts
who ttive invaded their soil. It is strange that a
people so quick and intelligent at the Aniericans
should fail to see what a bitter satire against them-
selves these sneers supply. The whole earth has
been ransacked to turn these luxurious and costly
Federals into the field. Endless have been the
boasts which have been addressed to European ilk-I--
dons f0r.1.8 Month's. past about the arms, ammuni-
tion, army trains, clothing, and feeding of the
Northern troops ; but in what has it alt ended ?
The Southerners, famished and without uniforms,
possibly (if the Northern papers speak truth) not
unfamiliar with vermin, and accustomed to consider
parched corn and green apples a luxury, threaten --
Washington and Philadelphia and Cincinnati will
destruction. If Gen. MTh:Haws own heart could
be laid bare would it justify the carelessness with
which the hopeless struggle is still regarded by the
North? An answer might be given by asking,
" Why does not General M'Clellan, at the head of
his mighty army of 200,000 men, drive those filthy
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and ragged and insolent Southerners like chaff be-
fore the wind 9' Say what anybody likes, the
Confederates have vastly more to gain by delay
than their opponents. Their mild and conciliatory-
language and attitude, the total absence of inquisi-
torial scrutiny or proscription, the prompt repres-
sion of pillage and robbery, are beginning to exer-
cise powerful influence over the sentiments °Mary-
landers. Add to this that these ragged and star-
ving men, who have fought so well upon greerA
corn and unripe apples, are not likely to fight less
well when fed upon abundance of beef. It is
known that almost the only damage done by the
Confederates on the soil of Maryland has been the
destruction of the large stone and iron bridge which
carries the;Baltimore and Ohio Railroad over the
Monocacy River not far from Frederick city. The
inactivity of the Confederates is no doubt caused by-
the delay necessary for reducing the Federal ge4r-
rison which occupies the Maryland heights o'vr.r-
hanging Harper's Ferry. It is believed that these
heights are held by 15,000 Federal troops under
Colonel or General Miles, and it is also 'believed
that, although completely surrounded ti-v the Con-
federates, these heights were yesterday still in the
possession of the Federals.

Everything seems still to favour the opinion ex-
pressed in a former letter, that the design of the
Confederates is to isolate Washington by cutting it
and Baltimore off from railroad communication.
with the North, and then to tiy conclusions with
M'Clellan's force upon the soil of Maryland. Pos-
sibly it maybe General Lee's wish that M'Clellan
should attack him. It is reported that General
Lee has lately been thrown from his horse, and has
severely sprained both his wrists.

Nothing is more discouraging to the b opes of the
Unionists than the additional details which are daily
reaching us of the recent battles in Virginia. That
the Federal loss was enormous, that the very highest
estimates ever indulged in were no exaggerations,
that hundreds and hundreds of miserable wretches
died of starvation on the battle-field, and many from
the mortification of their neglected wounds, is not
denied though little dwelt on. There was always
some satisfaction in thinking that similar or greater
loss was inflicted upon the Confederate army, and
arguments have actually been employed in the pub-
lic journals that in a war of exhaustion the North,
as possessing more lives to spend, must outlast the
South. But great as is the disparity in numbers of
the two sections it is not as great as was the disparity
in the number of the slain during these recent
battles. It is estimated that not less than 20,000
Federals perished or were wounded or taken pri-
soners during the latter half of August, and espe-
cially in the great battles of the 29th and 30th.
Officers in the Confederate service who took part in
those battles stoutly deny that the Confederate loss
in killed, wounded, and missing upon those two
dabs exceeded 2,500 men. The confidence of the
Confederate armies is proportionably enhanced.
" It is a mere accident, sir, if any of us is killed !"
Such is the contemptuous tone of superiority heard
among the Confederates that a story has obtained
much vogue among them to the effect that in one of
these recent battles a Southern force, guarding a
line of railroad in a place where the rails were laid
upon masses of small rocks and loose stones, found
themselves short of ammunition. A Northern bri-
gade was advancing upon them, and it seemed in-
evitable that they must retire, when a voice was
heard, " Give them the rocks, my lads !" Instantly
a shower of stones rent the air, and the Northerners
recoiled, little dreaming, perhaps, that they were
advancing upon men who had no other arms than
those which David wielded against Goliath. The
story may be true or false ; but it should be men-
tioned as an evidence of the superior heart which
the Southerners carry into battle.
That the policy towards Maryland will, at least
for the present, be eminently conciliatory is evi-
denced by one fact. Within the last few days a
gentleman who has been long conspicuous as a vehe-
ment Unionist, who has written to congratulate and
encourage the Federal Government in reference to
, the arrests of rebels made in Baltimore and else-
where, fell into the hands of the Confederate army.
The Confederate generals were perfectly aware of his
opinions and demeanour, but he Was released with-
out a murmur or complaint. It is hardly necessary
to state that such treatment has effected a consider-
able change in his opinions and heart. Moreover,
the payment accorded to all Marylanders from
whom cattle or provisions were taken impels these
same Marylanders to enter into fresh transactions
with the invaders and to carry to them salt or shoes,
or whatever they ask for. Such is the paralysis of
the Federal authorities that up to yesterday very
few and very imperfect steps had been taken to
close the numerous roads and lanes running across
the State, and to intercept supplies flowing out of
Baltimore and every other town.
But it may confidently be predicted that directly
the Pennsylvanian frontier is crossed these con-
ciliatory measures will be heard of no more. It is
impossible to pass much time with Southerners
without perceiving how bitterly the ravages of the
Federals in Virginia, Tennessee, and Alabama are
remembered. Who can wonder at the bitterness
and exasperation of men who have been " Blen-
kerised" by German marauders , upon whose daugh-
ters deeds of shame which would have left a stain
withtheimpun troops of Alaric have been perpetrated
Who have seen ancient and honoured
homes gutted by a reckless and brutal soldiery ?
Simultaneously wit the stirring events of land We hear of the inch reasing danger of ii
and of the approach not only of the Confederate force
under Gen. Kirby Smith, but also of 40,000 men
under Gen, Bragg, to oppose whom Gen. Buell
and 40,000 Federals are marching from the south-
western portion of Kentucky. It may be that New
York and Boston still hope against hope, but what
expectation can be entertained in England and
Europe that it is possible that the Union should
arise again ? Such are not the feelings of Governor
Curtin, of Pennsylvania, who in an agony of terror
calls upon Philadelphia to help him and send more
and more troops to Harrisburg. Can these inex-
perienced shopkeepers, many of whom never,
handled a gun till within the last 48 hours, be ex-
pected to cope with men hardened in such a fur-
nace of trial and adversity as the " foot-cavalry" of
" Stonewall" Jackson.?

Briefly, then, to sum up the present situation, it
may be stated that an immense Confederate force,
numbering from 150,000 to 200,000 mea, aro on
te almest
the soil of Maryland, headed by at least seven of
the ablest Confederate Generals, in whom they
have enthusiastic confidence, and that they are
hushed by an unbroken tide of victory. That they
have behaved with
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that they have not seized Hagerstown and West-
minster and other
than was at first reported, is looked upon by 801zo
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observers,