The New York herald., 1861-10-11
The FAN Campai9n--A Birds Eye View
OF the Forces.

clothed and admirably equipped army, with sn-
pcror small arms and a powerful force Of ex-
cellent artillery, with six thousand cavalry,
with complete camp equipage, with ample
means of transportation, and, lastly, with inn
mense stores Of provisions and ammunition
without limit. This army, it is true, is not
veteran force; but neither is that of the enemy;
and every day, under the organizing mind Of
Mcclellan, there is visible Improvement in
it, and it is declared by competent judges to
be making rapid strides towards perfect drill
and discipline. As for evolutions upon large
scale and strategic movements, we must trust
General Mcclellan himself and his subordinate
generals for those operations, and we dare say
they will give as good an account of themselves
as the generals of the Confederates, notwith-
standing the prestige Of the battle OF Manassas
In discipline and individual courage no unpre-
JUDGED man will pretend to say that our troops
are not equal to the enemy. In all other re-
spects the Northern army has the advantage,
except that the rebels are fighting on the de-
fensive, and that our army is more liable to fall
into traps and ambuscades But superior gene
ralship will avoid such snares and compel the
enemy to fight upon fair Aeld.
In Western Virginia, in Maryland, in Missouri,
in Kentucky, and in the various camps Of in
struction, arc other federal armies, either in
active service or in reserve, expecting soon to
be called into action. AT all these points the
Union cause is prospering, except in Missouri
alone; and there, too, it will soon be
triumphant.
Now what, on the other hand, is the condition
Of the Southern armies? They are everywhere
cut up with sickness destitute Of winter cloth
ing and blankets, without sufficient camp equi-
page or means Of transportation, with inferior
arms and deficient in quantity, with scanty and
imperfect ammunition, without medical stores,
without money and without credit. The prin-
cipal force, under Johnston, Beauregard and
Smith, is gradually retiring before the advancing
columns Of our army of the Potomac, which has
already commenced its onward march Nothing
but discovery Of their inferiorty could dictate
such course. A battle is absolutely necessary
to preserve the rebel force from utter demo-
ralization. And yet the generals fear to risk it,
unless behind their intrenchments in some
| strong position. The prospect is, if they fight,
they will be whipped; if they do not fight their
! army will be disorganized and scattered, and
the Union army will soon be in Richmond. The
troops from the Southern seaboard are impa-
tient to return home to defend their coast, now
menaced by our feet; and when they soon hear
Of their ports being assailed one by one, or
several together, it will be impossible to restrain
them any longer, and they will leave virginians
to fight for Virginia
And herein lies the chief superiority of the
North. The South has no navy, and no COM
mercial marine out of which to extemporize a
navy. The Charleston Mercury recently admit
ted that the priyatcers were failure, and that
the North was mistress Of the sea. The late en-
gagement in Hatteras Inlet is but the prelude
to more important naval victories in the future.
The government will soon have other expcdi-
tons ready for the Southern coast consisting of
| powerful squadrons Of frigates and gilnboats,
now nearly completed, rivalling the navies of
Europe, and perfectly irresistible. Then Bea,,-
fort and Wilmington, in North Carolina; Charles
| ton and Georgetown, in South Carolina; Sa-
vannah, in Georgia; Fernandina and Pensacola,
in Florida; Mobile, in Alabama, and New Or
leans ITSELF will be in danger, together with the
coast of Texas. At any one or more of these
points naval descent may be suddenly and se-
cretly made, against which it will not be in the
power of the Confederate armies to guard. The
control of the ocean is with our flag. The
Southern people are not commercial or scafar-
ing, but agricultural in their pursuits. The
North, on the contrary, is eminentiy CONNER
cial, and from its maritime resources
can either capture every Southern port or
place it under such effectual blockade that all
communication from without is barred. The
products of the Confederate States. upon which
their prosperity depends, cannot reach the
market, and consequently the means of carry
ing on the war cannot be obtained; while, on
the other hand, the markets Of Europe are open
for the breadstuffs of the North and the sails of
our commercial marine will whiten every sea-
Soon, too, if success attends our arms in Ken
tueky and Missouri, a grand expedition will
proceed down the Mississippi; and thus the cot
ton States, attacked in front, in both fanks, and
PioU0Oit Az tHS iS~A aiVuSu lcNAS, VIII nave
no other alternative than to yield or be laid
waste by the devastations of war, and finally
conquered after an cyhausting struggle.
In view Of this condition of things, and the
gloomy aspect Of Europe, which affords no
hope of aid or comfort 70 the rebellious States
what is the duty Of the Southern peoples
Plainly ii is to overthrow their political and
military leaders, and submit to the authority Of
the United States government. BY adopting
this course they will secure all their rights
under the constitution; they will save their
homes from blood and carnage. and, instead Of
poverty and privation, prosperity and content
ment will abound and, the sting Of the abolition
serpent being drawn it will be rendered power
less for all time to come to destroy the peace
of a happy and united people.
LIEUTENANT BRAINE.-Amongst the most bril-
liant achievements Of our officers in the cam
paign thus far, the conduct Of Lieutenant
Brainc in the recent affair at Hatteras Inlet oc-
cupies foremost place. To the Judgment,