The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-08-01
Ths Enkiish PR mier on The Basti- at g~ihtl

ron i~slien Post Gov Org n Jun4 p.
~ ] Is believed hat the Northern army, u0-
der cNUmand'of Gen Scott, amounts 10 six Y
10 u -and men, snd thst the en- e1ny has in the
ftsii force y bach is supposed - range from
- v MY 20 ninety thousand men Toe Tor.
mrr, II we may Judge from ihe recent IN air
near For NJ %. re, sPp%srfd TO be l'idlstio-
ii;fad nd nt ficiently co'nman ted The regi-
rrsnIS which were dispgtched under the COM
II tgB OF GPn pi rec TO atla@k the sntrench-
,1 carn at Great Bethel, were speedily re-
pulsed, and, n IN darkness Of the night :,
nr-d upou "a5h otder. This disaster is a.
ttibut ri 20 the mi manaGsment Of General
Pietc'. VINO, II Is stated lost his head, - or to
ibe Dissemination OF the IA " y Northern lev IS
10 face ult~k'a bttteries. aud To stand the
CALLING Il e OF Tifl a cannon" ..
The mil ary operations which hitherto
have La&aa place In America sem - Euro
Irtu u0I ms to be- utterly inexpiCable. In
His country we know com pa rttliyely lit lie
or to aiag of the organization of the South
err forces. We are obliged TO form orr CON
usions from the not very trus worthy ac-
cOuAts with which the New York pars
( var tA~ world 1t j., no sever, clear that
bAth n tie attach anon Fort Sumter and in
the recent aHaIr Ht Great. Be1hsi the Seces-
ultsts wate welt provided with artillery
and nat their troops were sufficiently well
= udied Il secure su Ce-S. We aspect thai
I delay nj hsstR on which have ma d
.le policy Of H. Federal nvernmeu are to
b. attFbu III IN iuiy 10 the CIrcum stance IN u
3en Scot, an abe ard experienced oflicer
ku1Ss thar mliitit regiments cannot, In the
shorr space OF two mon h., bs converted into
W u trained aud iii csen soldiers .s..
Gen Butler. VINO dlTec ted the disg=trous
movement from Fort Monroe, was the other
DIV " C'iciug lawyer, who Of course can
nc b. KIP s.tet to bsCtme General by IN
spirsti5n 1ha Northern army appears to bs
ia great want Of officers, owing 70 the circum
stance that tae great 10 j 1ri'y OF the Cttcsrs
OF tle regular army have thrown M their
C0mNl -sicas 10 take Service with the Scuth-
err SurgsEts Il & few DAYS we may tx.
p-ct t. hear 5Aet IL ,nassas Gap has brea the
Sc-ue OF q great rugels, upon the issue %
%hicD tbs fare of the Federal Capital must
Gepaad Hitherto the prestige of success has
he-u aItOge her on the side OF the Soulful
IN lttsr Of The greatest importance ~ the COM
n uCpul1nt OF a campaign. -..-.. -.
NJ Jefferson u Wis appears % have q we'll
sup llaa, we'll Cti cred, ana well organic I'll
army; while Mir. Lincoiu aud Gen. Scott
have unier their cOmmani raw lev.es more
IsrmTi ibia on paper han hey are to an enc
ia II the field Actuti walf re, however,
Is sharp, q Jlck insu GCtOr. and the North
e u pop alttl}u have only 10 initiate the en-
eTgy aAi &C WITTY OF the sou th@rn insurgents,
= i-arh Those habits OF disc pine and 10 col.
! c. t4 s. resources upon Which success d
ponds q 1t IS much IL Don euugring cOur-
se Al "a good ara righ 'tOus cause. the two
armies ~~r- approaching each other, and the
nS4L WaI- Seemed i.aIninent 1T Manassas
Cap, %Al, IA ali probability del ide, No; the
/. t. %: t2s campaign, oIt whether the North
CT n s1a.h Is 10 ID n" iavadtug party.