The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-09-19

JEwKKp Barr CAsp Aicxs ut is imposssbk
TO mobilize an army Of any magnitude N a
mountain countrysif ii iAt to adhere risiily to
the rules Of miHsAsy pedantry, and never to
hazard decentralization with supplies, or to
march without long retinue of baggage.
wagons and camp equipage. CELEBRITY and
snd,icniiess Of movement are the great essen
tails OF success in mountain warfare. An army
which can carry its provisions on it's back
for ten days and can march and bivouac all
ths, time without baggage or eneumbrances of
any sogt cannot fail 10 make itself felt in
mountain campaigning. The lasnest Of all ex-
cuses for u General commanding in such a re-
gion is that of bad roads and steep aseents--
Soldiers ON foot can get over ground without
the facility of wagon roads, and can zigzag up
and down mountains of any deelivity so that
They be not perpendicular. s.4s
CELEBRITY of movement makes an army much
stronger than an enemy OF equal force. If FIVE
thousand hostile forces are in one place, and
five thousand ia another. Il good General with
an active army Of six Thousand men, can whip
the ten, by pouncing upon the most accessible
body of the enemy FIRST, and attending to the
other five thousand afterwards Nigor and
rapidty of motion eompensates for the want of
numbers, and multiply an amy strength
The Texans furnished admirable examples of
small numbers resisting great ones in their
revolution; and they We're enabled to do so
simply by carrying with them in their marches
dried meat and provisonsin sufficient quantity
to last them many days nj time. Parched corn
is now recommended iy some of them as an
admirable substitute for bread. Jerked beef
aud pnrchcd corn light articles, and enough
Of them can be carried in a haversack for Il
week or a fortniGht's supply.
THIS mode Of campaigning, if it could be
successfully employed by our Generals, would
greatly facilitate the re-conquest of North
western Virginia. The populous States of
Ohio, Indiana and illinois, not to speak of
Pennsylvania, are too near TO that portion of
State to permit us to cope with the
Yankees there with eqnal numbers. 1t is ne
cessary for he to make npby CELEBRITY of move
ipent for our deficiency of numerical strength.
We must, of conrse, have magazines for pro-
visions and ammunition, regular camps, and
baggage wagons and tent equiPage in suffi-
Gent qpsn,jty but the movements of our
troops viii have 10 bs disengaged from these
encpmbranees, if we would accomplish the
early expulsion of the enemy, mnch less the
carrying of the war into Africa
The old Texas system of ranging for a
fort might at time. with no other food than
jerked beef, or dried veuison, or buffalo
haupch sld parched corn, furnishes an admi-
rabla suggestion 70 our Generals as to the
mode of Gbviating the chic: difficulty in the
way Of mobilizing their forces and quicken
ing our operations in the mountain regions of
orr State Our supplies Of horses for any
purpose are SO great, that we can mobilize
any desirable number of artillery and cavalry
companies to support the light infantry and
rifle troops tins prepared for rapid operations
With the large supply af light cannon IN the
hands of the Confederate Government, with
the unlimited supplies of horses at their com
nand, with any number of thorough horse.
msh III the service, there is but one single
thing needsui for the completion of the most
admirable force fos .4Qnntain warfare that
the world ever saw; and that is ihe procure
.nent of sucb articles of food as can be car
lied by the Iaen in quantities to last ten days
or fortnight al Ii time. We may drive the
enemy ont Of our mountains by regular mill
1arv opefataoas. bllt Western Virginia can
never be deemed sectfe from invasion by
Yankee raids, until some sysiem ~ warfare
is adopted on our side whicl. viii admit Of that
suddenness and rapidity Of military movement
which is necessary 10 give smaller numbers
IN advantage over great ones.