Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-09-03
LATE FOREIGN IhTELLI6ENCE
Mr.. ". III. KusBell'S Third LctteE.
Al. 4 4 LII. Dnkh,

WHAT Is THE PRESENT ATTITUDE or THE NORTH
The world secs thai The North hns not treat.
ed the S0uierne:s rs rchirs--we will not say
il has moi dared 10 10 So But the Federal.
isis have treated lle Cnn(yLerates up to this
moment As belhgerenta Rebels are hanged, inl'
prisoncd, ard Shni At discretion. Their flags
arr not rrrei'c'l; the exchange Of prisoners
With rebels il ritliculnns ! regular "block'
ade' of rebel p5rls is Iu!!r anomalous. 1t re-
maine 10 bt seen SITTER Mr. Davis recent hints,
what the government dares to do in tho case
Of tha ''pirates" whom its cruisers caught in
tbs act, red-handed Of Drigateering policy
| Meantime the arm raised 10 chastige and sub
dno has been struck dawn, and the altitude Of
the North is jus. ROW defensive. Thero will
be on tho part of the one people whom the
American press has most insulted and abused
every disposition 10 give fair play and 10 listen
To the call for "tnc." Bat tho quarrel nIs;
have its limits--the time must be fixed, and
! The sponge must be thrown mp if one or other
"f the combatants cannot "come up" 10 it; nor
dors it seem case in which any amount of
"judicious bottle holding can prolong the light."
Now, at The present moment the North III less
able to 60 into the contest than she was n
month ago. She has suffered a defeat, she has
lost morale and materiel. Besides killed,
wounded, and prisoners, cannon, arms, bag
gage, she has lost nm army Of three months
men, who have marched away to their homes
at the very mom2n; the Capital was in the
greatest danger.
TIE FEDERAL ErlSroRcEMENTs.
Upto this period The renlorccments secciYed
do not bring up the Fcderalists to the strength
they had before the fight. No one can or will
tell how many have strayed away and gone cli'
from their regiments since they returned to
| the camps here, but The actual number Of men
who have come here are less than those who have
gone vay home by fully 5000 rank and fla.
And the change has bsen by no means Coz ;ha
better. The tii;ee months mcn 81 le&s! hac
been three months under arms. The? were
! probably at least as rnartisl ELd a. rca3:T 70
| fight rs the rest 81 i!ier pe",':e ji't os ii.ry
are most required Grl i;i4iy ne. 10 &c laita
unseryictable. they reti!~ 10 receive Ill descrv.
Ell aid r;d;cu,a:!5 0Yl!in"g. ~ though they has:
! been gloTiors col.lutIers and patriots, a3teah
0i heIng broken AID rontch lGgitiTes, who
! marched alf fr1:n Washington when il in;gAi
be expected the enemy were a';yai,cIg a.a'rS'
! Il. IN their place come cyies H'ho hare no;
! hal even three !nnntl.i' training, aud who arc
no: rs well cE'IipYsd, 81 fac rs cln sce, as
| their predecessors, to face Hicn who Are riatei
with SUCCESS and tho prestige Ct the first ha:-
lie gained and to be associated %i.. :rg;Hc'.c;
cowcd, probably, and certainly, IN s';"" r..
stances; dcmoralized by defeat.
Az OE'CiHAl. PLAN or ATTACK oH wAsEiE@ccs--
ECAUKrGARn's CAuTloE.
| 1t must be that thc Confcdcratcs ast ,;.l:-ili
! in the means Of transport. or in actual !nr&c 10
! make m ataar: which is 90 obvious, il they
!esirc 10 shaw The North it is no; ii's.;he 1
Sublnc them. The corps which Ken; from
/ Winchester t. Manassas under Johnston Is fu
| by the FpdcraiistS at $1,000. Let us ;aHc il al
! half that uuInlcr Bcantrga:d im! IL" are
said 10 have had &C, 0GG nj Manassas inc.adn::,
| presume, the forces between il AMI l..cI":orI.
| Divide that again There we're certainly -, 500
! between Monroe, the Court (Ij a:!i itIcaGloEi,
Of whom 10, 900 could tc spared nd On the
western side ol the capital OF tile Con!aiclaI"
States there VAS available II ira:t another corp
Of 10000, which could Lave SesE readily
strengthened by $4,000 ii 1890 mGrs rom
The South in case CT supreme EFFORT. Taclc
seems no reaeon, not connected With transport.
equipment or discipline, Why the Con!edsra'es
should not have been able last week 10 t&;ie
the field with T5 900 mcn, in two corps; oma
quite strong enough TO menace the force on the
right bank Of the Potomac. and IL iai! ii n
check, or to prevent it going over 10 iii: Oihr;
side Tie other 10 cross into MaryiaTd which
is nos i'll parts only kept quiet b. fofcn end
10 advance dawn on Washington !r1.a ;hc vest
and north.
The artiilerymen who cut the traces oi their
horses from caisson and carriage at lesst Ena'7
more about guns than the men who will IL
put 10 the new Geld batteries Which the trGy
ernment are getting up as fast as they can :;
and the inuskets, Of the best description let
on the field or taken, cannot h@ Trpla c'i 10! 3
; long time to come
In fact, much Of lhia arm" :;',r-l o. ,r".
ganizcd in face Of au cnvIny. That cncI,y is
either incompetent Or artiul it is quite cci:
tain he is not ac,uate1 by c!emency or scn.
erous pity. Engineers are hard n "orl:
Strengthening the position on the south basis
Of the river; bus forts do rot cnnsii:&iG 3;i!ty
! Withcut stout hearts i:ehins; their lincs ard
; hreastwoTks abattis and redoIbts avail nothing,
in even. oi succcss. the political Advantages
! wunlA be very great at home and abroad. an!
| there would be new base Of operations g:i@ai
close to the cnemy's lines, while The advantages
Of holding the Potomac and Chesapeake hay
would be much nen!rnlizcd and finally de
! sti0rcd. The navg-yard would fall in!o the
eaernys hands. Fort Washington would
! probably aoon lolow Fortress Monroe ~n"Id
! !:e condemned 10 greater isolation. ph:iad.i
nhia itself would be in imninlnI danger
! should the Oonle1aTates attempt grc"irr A.,
gTession.
! But for Ole, General EcatireyAri viii :;'n-
! sent to no plan Of operaii1ns in which o';:re:g-
. is not rendered Us certain rs may be u. nl:
possible precautions, and ne might mol favor &
| proposal which Houl1 lead 10 dividinga an army
| into two parts, with = river kcwccn tiHru ard
an enemy on each side Monroe ard lamp
toli, which nra the true bases Of operations
agains! Richmond, have been weakened 10 re-
! inforcc the army covering Washington and
! Ii.rper's Ferry, Eri vel i0ubl It lartG hra
: On the South bank of the Prtoni:, 4: :h:a so.
mani, 20, 900 men ali along the ine!. who "s:.I
! .nogc out and offer ali enemy baltic. :".v"s
any adequate guards in the trenches Ihi s.,r.
sons in The !t!r du pant and works.
ysIg CoyPEDERATg CAyALgr
Tie Conlcderatas, as you were iipiu'cd
! from the SOUTH have enlisted uicn ~ ser"; i1l
tha war, ard take no others. The star' 6t
thair army will undergo NO charge, aH1 a. ii
groas older il ougl! 20 get '2i;sf, mt'iss7 II 81
! beaten.
You will pardon ms f"r reer:ing t"a &c.
mark in one Of my previous letters, that there
| might be fierce siiirmishcs, ard cvoa s4nIu.
nary engagements, bes'Teen the t.oa:n.ies, bnt
! that these would bc followed by no decisive
results owing 20 the want Of cavalry, Strange
to say though tie panic AMI very discTcdita-
bic roata vas caused hy alarms Of, and might
have been prevented hy the presence n! csral-
ry, no steps are taken to remedy lha: great
deficiency The volunteers whc we're al Ma
! nassas will neysr stand the mar or horseback
again, and believe the Confedsra.cs arc quito
| aware of their advantage though tba:' may
bare had to mourn the loss os taen:- ,2'...!cIcc
who fell during the day.
wH..T In. RUSSELL SAW iH iii. rEiIi:. acsTEs
J POST OFFICE.