The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-05-18
The Interior or virginia-The Three ksst's
10 he Pur.ued, and the Difficulties OF tue

following. We have no concern "N "
IIarpcr's Perry route. The one via Alexan
.Iria will not be much smoother road IL
,-,vel Indications are that while both tbe.e
i,nes ury be attempted, the shorter route by
he York will pot b. neglected. Their march
through the swamps ana woods, every tree OF
y hich will conceal a marksinan, vii! be an in
tcfesting one. Between tie ferers and snakes
Of our eastern marshes, and the rihe bullets Oh
cur guerilla, an invading army will have
gay time. Tie correspondent of the Erpres'
has omitted, in HE list Of difficulties, one
which we look to with great confidence. 1t ID
the guerilla fighting, which will be the most
powerful auxiliary Of our volunteer ana resu-
lar iorccs,sif, indeed, that can be called 9"
auxiliary which, ia u country like Virginia
may be made the principal arm Oh deI'n'e
The Southern Confederate Army can h'"
Number scarcely less than hundred th'"seE"
,,o, and the copsnm,uate chiettan at lis head |
L,ov. how 70 distribute ana handle th'u Az |
he best possible manner; b"t IN '"S'"'1
,lo-c there a-c hundred thousand meu' NOT
enrolled a. r. guiur so!iier', accustomed if'n
...,,,b - the horse and the rits, every one Il
sbD.n. fr. N ten years TO fooFse9!e' VIII 'urh
| .,, and barass tho whole Line u march Of tbs
| Invading borGcs.
| rur I.-6Rtog oP vIaaIsGA-rHE THEE ROUTES
| ToBg Pr&scgU, An The riTFICrLTIA' " iAA
| WAY
rCc-respcaderce Of y. !. Expressl
| NA.ufHoroS, May 13 1881.
| To show the extent aHd int"hsi'y OF inc Sc
| cs ss0r, feeling III Virginia, sine" tl0 pFoHu'
| ,,ti,,, # int. Presidents Proclamation Ui NE
lG,n CT AyIll, II j. oniy necessary !" STATE .,at
| Tue eons and granczonS or tll"i } "s.'," -
| mil All iaa p.u.niueut members o. tHe
| Nnshir,tun fanny, the descendants OF ~
| J.5.rsnp ne Lees, ia" Gray sCLS, the "a
t-i g. tie HIoOkes, the Mas"ns, tRe az 1'~,s'
| the LewI---, and lnnHurF-pis othti7 "iO
trar the r.uIts aid Inb' tit III" b-oLu q inv
| ,,rpnt y,rs!liilus OF tie Revolution, are 10"
tagged upnu the gide OF tie southern Con
However greatly We may lament that SUCH
! :. tb.tae, II wound be- absurd 10 Geny o! a.
| ,.,n,.t 10 conceal II Ia the great emergency
| before u vye mus! deal with idcts, however
ct,e-srteable uu "e!co'3e. ana ZOE Win 1'iIi
| cies. "a, ;-..,, Of tho
| threatened invasion OF Virginia ~ me .
| tioverufneut? 10 be eEectnal at AL, IBIS IN
yaslCu must be lnildr from tfrre Ioints--Ni%
rim ALEXANDRIA viz Culpeper and Green
| vile TO RlcLmouG, OVERHEAD. r rom M
| En..a,,.,Lr VIA The ! ork River 10 the same
T | ritv ;t,b from Harutr' Ferry or lEt Folht a
!
. | i;u,rioLtrsYitle and Lyuchbu!E, III" !OI -
| tAus employed 20 60 operate, az clTtnl'!S'''''
+ ! cvs may REQUIRE, Win i-e oih"T "l'I''ohs VI
| he GRAND army.
: TToui.ose such invading forces, Gen. Lee
II as have. the best rpas0us tor neileNl ing, VA
= | Mace trnnus a. West Point Oh the 1ofh
= | RIVER y miles below Richmoud win large
: reserves b., ween West Point anC that cry -
, l.-cp ;.itn " III also contest the entrance q
y the Statr at HarpeG's Ferry on the Point o
| Rocks rs tnr case nsy be-, and another i
| AIrxtnuria. Fredericksburg, also, i oelp'
fortified, 10 prevent surpris" IN thal quar- "r
:. E,ta cen al tnt e. points and Richmond WIZ
:, D. pcs ted large bCdlts OF deserves, preIt.t
" .o~.,,y emergency that may ar!Sr. 81 that
= ! eaou!t, the I = troops succeed IA tHteTtH
tI. state, they viii be compelled 10 en- II
at various points on III" route lAI&
d bodies of troops strongly posted )
uo-itI0us capable of being maintained 10
many DAVIS az illis: a large invading army =
&c From Iirper'5 Ferry TO Idchnt0Ha, "
~ .tluAtou, j. ,bou Zoe tniies-the To"t" - IA
Through mario ~ valley Tor me Il. - Ia 10,
l. the way Il Wis from this valley thtt .1"i
y ! gan derived 4 large lo!uon of his ihinpi
riHrulen in the Revolution, and It's county
II. Auyu.ta--. Old Federal AuEustt Is Gil
~ ,.leDr .ied FOR th- proficiency OF her til!E't
III lais itlI oIIeut braucA oI Wax ser wee,
le counties Of Rockingham, SHENANDOAH i.h
re- ptg. are inhabited by a sturdy race OF Il
mrs d, scpndants OF GERMAN Migrants FRO
rs P,uEeTlNaui,t. intellectually they ara d
very brilliant specimens OF human nltuI
. | but when driven 10 the wall tney VIII hH'
n iire Ter tuyvel." They arr all Ken OF u
Cf s;Iucp III. owners Of superb farms, lth"
, am liz Of those il Lancaster county, Pa +
Il" Inarkabte tor their economy ana !hrlit, ~
lr, their answering and uheolnpfo!nisihE -
tn uuCracy.H THAT diEi@loA q! tue L - ~ Il
-N winch InnIcues ca l,!chmoLd - me Naii
he r,,ta .y;li rgQutra u tita-ral OF rQHsumfnh
" ability Mansfield would be ctmpet'nt
! ihs tt,s ition, but cannot "hH DE SPAR Il iF'
rd, | Headquarters here. il consequence CT IN" {
49, | dining health OF CifH. Scott. Ntnsheiu
No. I'm Connecticut, aud graduated al W.
ten ynint in the Engineers, in ls-2. Tie is abe
:,y IL wears Old, and enc OF the most Falua
nn- oii Tha invasicn Of Virginia, by the way
rr alexandria, will also reqGIr 4 General OF I
parior ability, rs he wiil probably be co
ere ne,Ied TO encounter at some point Oh Tie ro
Fin | ~ Richmond, General Lee himself, or ii
-; events that das hing Artlllery oihcer, so "
htt- known TO the fIcQuenters Of Newport, il
vars | RnnkheaG MaGruCer
Ih.d@,ynce Of the York River will probt
-hal he eptrus ted TO General B"durtgard, no
life, euter upon the duty coa dmore. In the OF
roo ion of Manor Anderson, BeaurrEord IS
ditr OF infinite resource ana t4Hal 10 alii
ID II auy emergency.
ion, Now. it ,s readily to he inferred from q
SCOTS we'll known caution that lie We
ndl- uotarpaln Of Ma king movement upon III
nth raopd, by thu three routes above d"scFt (
> with less than 81, ouQ trOoPs-2j 900 Tor tde
At OF lev route 20 $50 tor the AleXaauria Route,
rlike AZ least 1890 tor York River. An &'.ditIe
-, force OF ~ least 900 m"n would oe requ
'ho 10 hold BriLadirr- General hugGi"s titte
fet- massachusetts III check, at + rederitA@buI
making So zoe Ia al. To Keep 5000 in
field and 10 600 more Tor the defence OF w u
.tago | ,ugtou or a total Of s. co., would require
= | enlistment of at least 81 600 neu-for GU
every regiment, 200 are usually on IN"
luble | list For Interesting details Un this pc
-, =, the curious reader N referred 10 Gibbon
y" " hputiui Memoir OF his own Life; tor CTlt
& il was a soldier as well rs a historian. anu
, an his actual experience OF emp llie among
British Volunteers IN the county of hent
lie ~ rived much valuable Information, " hlt.
! ele turned To good account liz his Decline ana
OF the Roman Empire.
etoic Let Us suppose that thee" ~ ,oo' men u.
/, hut finally n u tered In, armed ana equipped,
| that they advance on Richmond, aud Al |
'peei- least three pitched battles. 10 say hotnli
North | minor skirmishes, succeed IN reaching
what then ? 1t will be time enough 10 an
'Coi-N this ues tion the 4th OF July. ~,
ID the Major Robert ): Garrett, la 9 OF the e.. WI
f,ntry. is the Adiutant General OF the
y 'ho GINA Army. lie WAS an aide De caihpoi
seem | lor at buena Vista, and afterwards coiitn
-, ~ nat of the corps OF Cadets at west poi
~ - From his long residence in Os"rgo' h"'
les of Troy and West Point, and ms marriage
hav. a lady OF New York city, he lie even I
n"'0 known in the Empire State than IN Nifs
way. He is ABOUT forty years OF aS",iru Oh Elii
ranks zeal ana devoted To his profession.
voted c