Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-10-10
Mr.. RUSSELLe .nn.pn.

The London Times, Of the IS h 0, e.,,,u,h., ,rh.
shes another long letter from NJ 49, SN =,
Washington, on the the 29.h August ", ansssSl h.
impressed with the bsef thu. the so called r.rt,,
in the "oyaT" States Is not only ia hopeless minor,
Lut that false pesee IL impossible. We quote pas.
sage from this part Of bi,lettsr:
No PEACE.
Peace Il no longer pinaca Tor the owls Wnicn CT
the United States and has produced some OF is usu'
results In the necessity which has srhen for the beaten
party TO ree.io their prssgs OF all the p,res in the
United States that which desires peace quodd peace,
at present the most hopeless because peace could only
now be obtained by the submission and cesson OF every
thing for which the North Is fighting, and BY the ioss 70
the North Of ALL nearly ALL its advantage. Bat still IL
works on, and the end would justify the MEANS ndeeo
an absolute peace could be the fruits Of its
There is no chance of such settlement SO far as can
see There are, in the North ITSELF the materials cf
trouble in the anger of the great parties, which accuse
each other OF the offences that brought on the eat war;
and on the WHOLE heres in my judgment greater prop
ability of peaceful adjustment offered by the actual sue.
cess Of the North in that she could the Unon
or allow the South to 60 out as dependent Republic
than BY any other form which the contest assume
II Is impossible for the North to retire from the contes
10 moral Bull Ran.
Mr. RUsskbL proceeds to show that the troubles Of
the Conederates vH by patsr and has the follow.
ing comment upon the
NAVAL EXPEDITIONS.
Within narrow bel. OF reefs and sand banks, the
Pamlico Sound Albemarle So1nd-inland seas running
into innum .rabs creeks and receiving system Of rv.
ers By which communication is opened to railroads and
towns far 10 the interior Of the country Here Turk the
the ,teers which saly cut through the openings OF
the outer bink and prey upon the passing and
here the coasng vessels have been plying up and down
with security One hundred and fifty nall YES eli la-
den with stones conveyed BY the United States shpsoi.
var are on the way to block up tie few passages by
which these vessels enter aud the mencfHar have
sso received orders to destroy the forts aud defences
which the rebels have occupied along the coast,
similar process vih Be applied TO oiAr prints 81 ths
coast farther South with vhai success II !, not yet pos
sbe 10 predict The external line Of reefs and sand
banks Is one of the curious instances Of recent
change aud of the effect of deposits aud currents
ia the world. At the place where Riegih sailed 10,
with fourteen feet OF wafer under hs keel there Is now
slndbink which IL entitled 10 he sppeatol OF XII.
sy hill higa above the surface. These banks extend
limos, to Tampico all around by Fords aud in other
places the nature Of the shores and the great Lakes and
agunes inside show tina. the process has bsen carried
on till the bank, became united to tina main land There
Is inside the most extensive and unique commn
nica,ion by water iu the world Energetic efforts will
be made to suspend it, aud the result will be serious suf-
erug aud ncoavenencs to the Inhabitants and the de-
struclioa of their private ring efforts.
> The closing up OF the iuets on the coast
will proye very embarrassing and we shall hea- no more
of vessels sailing out Of such places as Wilmington, aud
running the blockade If the expedition carries oq ITS
obi ct Some tronb, will be saved to the British Lega-
ton which has bad its full share Of annoyance and cor.
respondence Ia reference t, British vessels ssiz'd after
thew have left ports supposed to be blockaeel not to
sneak o. the great Increase of work connected with
the new pass 1ort system, and the euferng OF British
subjects who seeking 10 get home or 70 any place out
of the Safes which no. longer afford them either home
or employment"