East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1861-08-08
From the Southern Papers.

The following new view of the South
ern army in Virginia is from letter
written in Richmond by the correspond
ent of the Charleston Mercury, on the
Friday before the battle;
BEAUREGARp's ARMY SMALL AND MADE
QUATE.
Greats complaints are made Of the want
of executive efficiency. BeaUrcgard has
much too small a force for the work be-
fore him. We are left to fight desperate
odds and if we conquer, may effect little
beyond. a victory and adequate forces
would cause Washington instantly to fall,
rodesul Maryland, aud procure friendly
treaties with foreign nations. The Gov
eminent seems to rest satisfied with the
immense responsibility thrown on this
General. The people have no idea of how
few men he has relatively, and would hard.
ly believe it if told.-They have imagin-
ed, or have been led to believe, he has an
army of forty thousand men. 1t might
not be deemed "prWaeat" to say how many
or how few he has but it is very in
sufficient force to do the work before him
Twenty five or thirty thousand is real
~ all. He might have one hundred thous-
and or more, had the War Department
accepted the regiments from North Car
DINA and other States when offered, in
stead of haggling about twelve months
men, and men for the war, and about up.
pointments of staff officers and equip.
ments. While the truth is kept from the
people, the cause is staked upon desperaet
courage, valuable lives are lost, and the
whole campaign may become inefficient
and indecisive-Even victories, unless we
be in position to follow them up properly
lose their Importance. Not fame, but eff.
feet, is what is wanted.
A portion Of Gen. Johnston's command
has been asked by Gen Beauregard, who
has been solicitouS to conceal his lament
able weakness from the enemy, fearful
that knowledge of the truth might cx.
pose his whole FORGET to destruction. A
Cabinet meeting was held to-day on the
subject 1t is probable the orde rior this
movement has been sent, and that by to.
morrw Beauregard will be reinforced by
Johnston. Had the enemy been in great
err numbers, and had shown more skill
and courage at Bull Run, our army must
have fallen back.
THE RUSH OF TROOPS INTO VIRGINIA SINCE
THE BATTLE.
The Augusta (Ga) Chronicle and SOati.
nsl of July 26th, says:
BY Sunday next Beauregard may have
10000 under him, and by Sunday after
probably $4,000. Every train from the
South is bearing its great burden of sol.
diers to Virginia. Twenty thousand have
moved perhaps in that direction with in
the last six or eight days.sLet them all 60
on-all that can 20, and that intend to
20 at oil, just as fast as pos sible.
A SOUTHERN GUESS ABOUT THE FORWARD
MOVEMENT.
The Richmond correspondent of the
New Orleans Delta, writing the day after
the battle, says:
And as for Gen. Scott, though the
movement against Gen. Beauregard may
have been made according to his order,
doubt whether that order was given in &C
cordanc with his deliberate views OF poll
cy. precipitated into the measure, as
believe, by the camor of the politicians
at Washington, and by the blood-thrsty
rage of the Black Republican press, ht
was quito willing to remain at a distance
and leave the immediate responsibility
of failure, if the measure fail, with hi
subordinate officers, while ready to up
propriate the credit OF success to himself
if the measuse should succeed.
+ 1t is not easyto believe that Gen Scott
T il left to pursue his own plans, would
stake the issue of campaign on battle
fought under the circumstances of tha
Nof the Dist. Two months ago he com.
", Stted Q mistake by hating at A!exan
Hp,. Urossing the Potomac, instead
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a. prward briskly toward Rich
&c hat sprang from excess o
,, it is not reasonable to de
a mistake another arising
ito fault Of rsshness. Fol