Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-10-16
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Yesterday III iAonns bad expired from the date OF
Lucolas proclaim ion calling Tor seVsRy'fve thousand
troops and inluguratug The Washington theory
then was that the tempest brewing in tie South was Only
mock thunder OF few defeated and discontinued par
ism: that the disturbance would amount 10 nothing
II ore than an sIasts that The display OF strong Gov
or ment force would the rebeious aGitators back
into suborduation; and that very soon submission and
oliet oud be restored NOrtbern arrogance confident
in numbers and material resources readily adopted these
ileas and assured itself that if quasi should
result Il would be Of the breest imaginable DURATION
Snort and sweet was their ivorito mode OF expressing
f. Necessity - sell as choice required that it should
So for they admitted tbsy could not stand long war
Tle prsa. Gsner Scott proposed to take bis 4h Of July
ure in Richmond which would be the signal tia. the
reb lion had been ",quelched" Very few thought that
p stance could be kept up for SIX months, and even
race Greeley when later day,t saw Little furth
G into the future thsn be had done at first admitted thai
4 b7 auy possibility the rebellion should not be pu
down in twelve months the attempt bad better be assr
dined-for said he History sfords no example of Il
Revolution thai bad maintained itself that long being
.ubiusd Well, sil. months have pss'ed-he six fqht.
no months VIA, is their record, and heW now stand
a beigerents, A Southern contemporary furnishes
tie following imperfect narrative:
The very first trial OF Southern yAlDr was attack
OF the baery Sese's Point In May lasr by the Uli'
I'd States steamers of.war Monticello and Mime sofa
9TH OF which driven II with loss Then followed
rstid succession an attempt by the Yankees to Seize
y,.,ax Court aouse in which they repuls d an
agagem Mt at Aqua Creek, in which the enemys vcs-
z we're compelled to withdraw, greatly damaged the
| mt at Pgs Point battery, which terminated with tie
b4lng aud repul-e OF the BarIiet Lane; and ally
| y ~ (,raa Ha he NhR
! regiment CT North Caroniaus and three Virginia COM
paaies glued splendid victory fVe-tpes the mum
Der of derals, killing and wounding several hundred
and losing but single man.
The month Of July tgnalized BY the ever meu or
able bat of Aansssas the history of which Ia too fresh
Ia the memory Of the South to render recapulaton ne
cslsary. The effect Of this triumph was 10 drive back
5,omfted dsgaced and Inundated Zoe, which, in the
eniude Of is pride and arrogance, had raised the cry
Goa 20 Bic mlnd" aud boosted that it would quarter
IN the capital OF vueipa the day after the engag -meat
The fruits OF August equally glorious on another
6-d The battle OF Oak Hill, with the defeat and death
o. General Lyon, furnished additional evidence OF the
superiority Of Southern soldiers 10 every COZ ct where
| he enemy enjoys overwhelming advantage In num-
hers. Septembc-, ico has been marked by Southern
rophias The capture Of Lexington by the gallant Plce
aud the repulss OF the Fedesas in Western Virginia by
,;an. jackson, are surely glorious achievements.
| To offset this extraordinary aud almost unbroken
.ries of successes what can the Federals exhibit!
rtial defeat by General Mcclellan at the head Of ten
tcusand men, Of less than fourth that number OF
! C,nfedsrates under Garrett and Pegram. Let the
exploit pass for what it il worth. The capture Of
,trras mounting twenty-five 80 pounders with gar
rson Of about 5Od soldiers by feet OF vesse!sowar
c,rryng goo troops and more than loo suts oil heavy
G iliOle.
oar contemporary might have embraced 10 this Data
LOCUS the victories of AIRY Creek, Vienna, Bull Rip
C-oss Laaes, Carrifn Ferry, Lewusvile, Santa Ross,
and the naval victory of Csp,ail Hons besides the
ialny brilliant and successful skirmishes OF McDorali
Ashby, Davis and Stus, as also the important opera
lions Of Van Dorm In Te1ss aud Baylor in Arizonaso