Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-10-05
ANOTHER LETTER FROM MR.. RUS.
SILL.

ANoTHEk LEFTER FROM NIX. hUs.
SELL.
The London Times Of Sept. I6, contains
another letter from Mr.. Russell. We make
the following extracts:
TWO PROMINENT EVENTS.
The two events Of the week, in q political
point Of view. are Mr.. Chase's appeal to the
people for national loan, and Gen. Fremont's
proclamation Of martial law in Missouri and
the liberation of the slaves belonging to the
rebel owners. The military event is the sue
cess Of the expedition to Cape Hatteras, which
is also Of considerable political significance.
While the partridges are having bad time Of
1t in England, which scarcely permits to be
properly thankful for their day Of grace yes
terday, there Is q fusillade rising up here from
the outposts beyond the Potomac, noisy as that
which comes from turnip feld and stubbls in
the pleasant isles three Thousand miles away.
But the advance Of the enemy is really intend
ed to exercise their men, and to find ground
for their fresh troops. On this side nothing
will be done for three or four weeks to come.
Gen. Mcclellan is at present incapacitated by
strain received when out riding, conse-
quence Of the constant personal supervision
and inspection by which he stimulated SO
largely the progress of the army, officers and
men, towards efficiency.
OUR FINE ARMY MATERIALS.
But the machine is fairly moving and in
working order, and by the time the season is
favorable and other combinations are ready
for execution the army tciu Justify the erpee-
tHtions Ichteh are entertained Of at, and will
deserve some Of the sulogies passed on it by
anticipation. Never, perhaps, has a finer body
Of men in all respects Of physique been assem-
blsd by any power in the world, and there is
no reason why their morale should not be i'm
proved so as to equal that Of the best troops in
Europe.
RUssELL's OPINION OF PICKET WARFARE.
These scouting parties and
NIB An ad az nd oil kip1 fur
of war into the art of Individual murder. There
are some officers who believe that the guerilla
work makes the men skflful in the use of their
arms, and accustomed to face the enemy. That
is much to be doubted, for it is generally
S'dodging" work, which, like long course of
trench duty and rife pits, does not encourage
young soldier to stand before his enemy in
the open field, The sight Of the secession flag
At Munsons HILL, which is visible from the
capital, is rather aggrayating, and observe
that the want of animosity towards the south
erners, which distinguished the northern troops
very remarkably in comparison with their en-
emies, is no longer to be deplored or CON-
mended, as the case may be, and that they are
now with difficulty to be restrained from COM
ing to the front and engaging with the Con-
federate outposts.
MILITARY VALUE OF THE HATrERAs VICTORY
The news from Cape Hatteras, which was
received here yesterday, caused great exults-
paper rs " grand victory" It is certainly
great success. and it has been achieved so
easily that the original design of the expedi-
zion has been abandoned, and, instead Of block
sding up the entrance and destroying the pas
ssges, Gen. Butler and Com. Stringham ar
rived at the much more sound conclusion to
occupy the works which they found ready
built TO their hands, which course offers the
advantages stated in the general despatch, and
must prove Of the most serious inconvenience
70 the enemy, and terror and dismay to
North Carolina. doubt not the influence of
this coup will be felt at Richmond and Manas-
sas, and it may probably induce the Confede-
rates to risk an attack on Washington, or a
march into Maryland. 1t must certainly lead
TO q diffusion Of part Of their forces to watch
the rivers and cities Of North Carolina. It
will be observed that the Confederate account
OF the surrender Of the forts aseribes the result
TO want OF ammunition; and, on looking over
the inventory Of the captured material, It GER
tAinly appears as if they had only ten 80
pound she'll, and no round shot at all They
were hammered at from more than two miles
with Dahlgren's 10-inch shell, Q5-inch fuses. J
and had very little chance, indeed, in an open
work without classmates, while their retreat
was cut of by the fire Of the ships along the
spit and BY the landing Of the troops on the
beach.
THE REBEL COAST.
Cape Hatterss is relighted-a secure haven
stroyed. The bloodless success is not less so
because It is bloodless, but then it Is not either
a"grand battle" nor glorious victory"
The Navy Department, which originated the
expedition, will recover popularity; the Navy
itself viii be encouraged after its season Of
comparative inaction and obcurity
Ths Con nfedsrateS tctH hare to lookout notc
for their SsaboGTd. The towns on Albemarle
Sound and such places as Beaufort and New
berne are Of no small Importance. railway
from the former city leads direct to Richmond,
via Goldsborough, Weldon, and Petersburg,
and Is connected with the, line to Norfolk, to
Wilmington and Charleston. There is one
thing remarkable about the wounded-their
youth. They vary from IL to q, with the ex-
ception Of one man, who is 81 years of age, and
will never be more.
Mr.. CHAsE's FISCAL PROPOSITION
With reference to Mr.. Chsse's proposition,
which will 90 over to England by the same
mail, probably with some indications of the
way in which it has been received and is work
ing here, Ii Is sufficient to say that the appeal
has not been made without considerable debat te
and reluctance; as the effect on the banks oi
saving and deposit all over the States excited
considerable apprehension 4 am so far frem
the actual 9ests of trade and commerce as well
as OF money, that il would be useless for me tC
speculate on subjects respecting which more
recent facts must be made known in Europe
from Boston, but / may state that the Govern
ment Will Do very much disappointed If the
response to their appeal is not prompt and lib
eral.
YREHoxr's PROCLAMATION AND THE SLAVE
QUESTION IN GENERAL.
The real force Of the Republican party il
now to be tested, for the proclamation Of Gen
Fremont 10 really bringing the issue to thai
which /, for one, believed 10 must come If the
war went on-a war Of Abolition fight be
tween the northern abolitionists and the south.
ern slaveholders. Hsw many in the North
will stand by and see the fght out? None will
do'so in the South, be assured Of that Hith.
erto the South has been clad in impenetrable
armor. There hes been q coat Of steel thrown
around the peculiar institution, which il wa.
impossible to pierces The attempts to reach
the slaves ss mass have failed; the wedge in.
serted BY the federslists at Manassas was benz
and broknn. Bat Gen. Fremont IS toorking
at kks Soft places; he Is getting his knife il
between the chinks Of the plate mail, and the
very Vitafs tremble. By way Of comment or
this act Of the commander Of the federalists In
the Mississippi Valley, the authorities in Wash
n