, 1861-10-03

nv ri neor a f,a1f Ini1Ifn9 If NAV ord fah,.- /
lo1s amount Of money to support them: One |
n n;s:tio ~ +be hnsTinr on the - nta- s !. a;ds y
- ~ 1atn.ea 11 9,a n ~ ?tu9
statae r.+e5 forr Tno5rsa +hors ~ ~ ateA @
~ ~ ro.eu <,usr +hen1 vs. en- -, 1a Vs9
1nillion and md when we come to ~ Money @ rae1 as
o1a ~ r;4onn,etanc" 41 tn1a Th;a ~ 4sf, sae
~ 1st.io+;e-, .,nt ~ ths ~, hsat W.
a56s11d ha4e 1e1;slate5 ~ w;th9rt Xxx tees 9asr
nIetenttons hSiITing "at ~ ~ i9nrn,n,s :" tns
ff,ono-ass and hs.e s;nn,v vn+aa ~ ~
Heid 1he forne Ee fnnmnHt adenn.ta ~ ~ ~
n;J;faW eTircnc1es nf the Gonfa1arafa Sto+ae ~
We have no idea Hal the hall rni11iom Of ,e Men
or he maanE for thsir snnnnrt ever he rennired' '
~ tsnd It 5;ff;cn1t n ~ a., ar,n ~ e;n6t1
+ +honsand men toeetheIH in in VIRGINIA and ei5hty
fhnugand is encEoh. and We fear nore fhan
erongh fnr anv military nse va can mt them |
10. ihiers says there vas bnt one man in
Europe Who could WELD one hundred thou
sand men in the field, and that man Was Napo~
coming On to maturity, butat present they |
have not appeared. NO General on either |
side, in our war with the United States, has |
yet appeared who hae proved h'mself able ef-
1clentl{ to handle thirty thoaSaaa men IN the
field: Troops that yoM cannot tight are ele'
pacate, and embarzass-nelp to disorganizac
opinion that II We had been little more mod
es.e our a1%y ano ta nnaneaai 5;t.f aemonstsa
tloss ]e Hou.a nase atti oesm LILLE Mole e.
.eo ~ vs. aun ~ sr4rtentinns .easra uxen
smpncy Is ts pphsitases ptha WILLIE tes We w
nGT @ aat ~ ma4t aan aan 1c +; fs,11pes, 4S
VIII ueat Lue enEMs, efsn tilH ~ neu1es' tu14
nunuele o:e Gelsa4ay 3,a3 's1s H. aIsnno,e.
Afpfop1iat:ons as Tase aso peen maze 70 N
@ erease our naty: 9at lMs + oePattmens 9: Hnleh
GME DEtu EGEAl1E uts,,1tEL6u. laEEUIu4QE 10 L4E
Goistl1ut'on, NJ ,aEPlop1!aho3ns can pe Votee
py Iu1gIees un1ess ples1ousy 5eco1aIaenaed
ny tne EAseuuVe A1tle OF notalng nnmNt nhs nsle-
tolole otsa a.lesouilaenoeA ~ t1t 2Aecut!Re
fef lEe oelen.e OF our coash. iet. Il de-
fenslYe var was 70 pc the policy Of the
Conmanoermthtef, WAS clear that
cur coass mnst pe asea4eo, Ine caiei
aafantsge VI our tremies 9efng tAe pos
have 20 occunation IN defendipgth the NortnaI4,
States, ahd they must find employment On
our seauoafo. 3a3s py strange heonSasse1-
CT, While cur army mas neen sioHly Organized:
aud IA Kept inactive, our coasts are ie1l uhpEo-
tected. Congress, although, we fear, too late,
seems to be now somewhat alive to this result,
and has appropriated $2.Np,U0O tor tne coast
detense- Our need Is eunboats. But what
can we now DO In applying this money? The
Navy tard a. Fensaeoa st9nos oelesgute9 ano e.
useless to Us. The Navy Yard at Nortolk Is
fully employed in repairing and preparing for
sta the ships we captured from the enemy
whenwe captured the Navy Yard. Are the
strumentalities at band at Charleston, OF
saya2nah, or Mobile, to build the 1ron-clad
gunhosta Or ironclaa toaang batteries H1en
our defense lmperatlqejy requires! we 1e2t
| they are not. Where, tnen, can they ne op-
| talked: In Europe-where they ought to
| have been ordered or obtained long ago. Bnt
| viii The energy Of the Adminlstr alton be equal
to fhe emergency? The question will be an
s9e1ed according to the col 4 eence in the eff.
cheney Of he Coz .rnment. The very appro-
| t,ratlou Of but two millions Of money instead
| Of Elk, which the e1igenciea Of our defense
msa,u sa1i{ ~ ~ eHsc;encv of tha i.
ministration in the Navy Dtpirtment. The
States, nc iear, VII nave 10 % ot.sno tnemselsfs
| nY she!I Own devices, aud "4luoot soaooats
or HaFal assls(ance.
| OPERATIONS on TIE SOUTHERN COAST.
Photographed IRON Nc" ofleans'J
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. pa sailor capturet
| ny the Federa steamer Massachusetts,, and Sc
ad1ifc in leaky boat On account Of bis refus
ing to take the Lincoln oath, Was picked ul
and has arrived here. He reports that th'
Federa.s hare nine batteries on Chambe
Island, and are expecting lumber to built
houses and hospitals. Twelve thousand mel
are TO be placed on that Island and N t.
neighbo7hocd. They also intended to fortif
| Ship Island, and prevent all communicates
between Mobile and. New Orleans.
The sailor ssid that the enemy recesyg
daily the New Orleans papers and we're faA
posted In regard to current events.
MEMPHIS. fyia Mobile,) Sept 2O.-The Cor
federates are doubtless occupying Muldraugh'
Hill, in: :Kc4atncky, to-day Gen Rousseau
| opposing item, and battle 1s expected 1901
- G5sa,s ~ ~ rasterdav es ~
General A. s. Johnston has arrived IN u
'uI1gus ~ rsnor+ed that ooo Feaerals Ind lande
nine n,iles above Columbus, with the intentic
:. of m attack.
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CoMMASpERs on THE POTOMAC.
= from the Richmond Dtsoatch. 21th,7
= NJ nsae,soat tae oo.ar1,a 81 tha ;mnor,a,
..xs Ae i - .1axo. ~ Hnaa4aI ,.1on II ';nr ~
GSs ~ ~ +a1,aa4+ M13ol TenGm nF sfrasts w.
smlta, taeg NJ s1Re1n'eGaTsS VII na- ~ m;fb 10
sne cay ~ ,t.., nHm 1ota- aa Tas a.. ~ +he 4;
uaIs ~ a1as oda dats IA ~ nre5nato5
gtlspsG tlasS SIS q e@1gte Ea aansta5 ~; at q
q Mest Iotes ie ~ - ~ ~ foMn1ia.1 ~ r. y y
neaa q ~ eIass, aun o:ss o. ~ ~ =
nleaess 1oqors ~ ~ - ~ an I "s 8,
!ht1 tae ooilso u Eug gesis es ~ s4s ~ aAy1 o.
tnat capacl} hesseo t1,un VIZ T., 80
%a1, W4nnnS ngnea ~ -. - 5a y
e cles lnah any otnel o.ncel ~ ~ Eta"o D., -
se!sce. ~ ~ u1oes1sq t 81 a., o1i o[ ~
~ as+Taori;napp n a,iitiee rH w
le goes up to Manassas this morning, and II