The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-07-30
The Rsut sfths FEDERAL Army.

Aus AVut oI tno = eo0buA army.
There Is an evident effort being made upon
the part Of the Fsderalists TO revive the
dropping spirits Of their defeated soldiery, BY
,iorif5inx Gen. Mcclellan and attributing u
dim military abilities not warranted. One OF
% correspondents Of Northern paper s1ys
II the War DEPARTING wishes to retrievs
he fortunes OF the country, let them GET Ma
or-0eneral MeClsHnD, raise him to he rans
4 Lieutenant General by brevet, and give
i'm the control Of the army. Such ar
tngemept would be eminently satisfactory
o Gen. Scott, and 1t is, perhaps, the onl
hing that can infuse life and spirit into on
low dropping soldiers. If we had had in the
i.ld and upon tue spot n General like Beaure-
ard, the disaster would not have reached it,
,ressut fearful proportions There acould
tare been no roNf no loss of cannon; no throw
ing away Of maskets and knapsacks.
He continues:
Destitute of artillery and cavalry, it Is i'm
yoss BILE for Us to make any movement to
wards Richmond until this want is supplied
Bat IL is in our power to hold Washing ton
But even to do that, we must act wisely IN
tdntly, and vigorously. We want loo, DOC
men here, ten Thousand every day for the
ext ten days. We want Ave times as many
annon as we had, OF the me kind IS those
We want ten thousand cavalry.
An attack on Washir ton is apprehended,
md upon this point the correspondent say-:
amuDg families and citizens genera ly. 1t j.
eared that Beauregard may attack the Cit
my moment, and II 80, that he Will take IL
It cannot be denied that there are som.
BOUNDS for apprehension; but wh3n the sub
Jact is examined, il Is seen that sch thu z
5 al astack on v ashingLOn can form no par
4 the present. plans OF the rebel Geaerai
dis troops, indeed, are more numerous thai
,urs, anu are Il us ned ith vic tory, W hIle ours
re dis spirited viii defeat.
The IDEA OF sncircllng Washing ton on ali
-ides with chain OF forts, each one nike For
hchenIy, which Was brought forward III M
etter sumo days aso, Is now seen TO be on,
haI CD Dnot be acted Oh too soon. With fort
N the heights Oh this side OF the river, III
yell as on the right bank, WashIngto Z
strength might laugh n siege 10 scorr. With
JuL them, If the Oh .reuc hmrnts there are car.
ned, we are gone.
Inc arrival OF ambulances here, bringing
tbs dead and wounded, Is Incessant. sum
II the wUu1ded have beeu lying III the wOOus
syer since Sunday Had il not been for III,
tood III their naversacks, ana the water IL
heir cantoens, they must have died OF star
'ntion. Ali the physicians and surgeons II.
his city are busy attending 10 the wounded,
<uC sotue nave been SEM from Baltimore
An immense number OF arms ana iegs n;ty.
oeen amputated. Inc groans OF some OF tn.
Wounded, as they are brought in. are agonlZ
iAS.
Inc Cabinet have been in session ever since
Monday uiorhiLS, VAN an lntcrmissiou from
ne Til Twelve LnIS morning
j ust :is Gloss iL Is ruu.Ored that Il courier
has passed our lines DuuutUlueC, and NAE
)een contacted TO neLAq uarters. IL Ii slio
le Deais Il communication from JEFF. Davl s
20 the President. Conjecture is via as " It's
contenLs, bat they may De lnIrIred from As
iornler ono. TINS Is Ao dnUot u repetition "a
II, and Il demand ior recOsuiLiCn.
The New York list, crack regiment t.
winch suffered aWIuAIy at Bars kun, IL
soiug nome.
IIsre Is great discomfort among the Zuu-
ayes, Us they have not been pAiu one cent %
New York. The loss Of this regiment Was
more th,n one halI ia one com paAy OF ~
men % are loss.