Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-08-19

tory, a, glorious achisvment, a briiltths
success-in fact eyerythiug but q skirlhish
for at least week 5oFtsn ten days s.i4ii9b "''
aaV .yJuu SOUTHERN TRooPsaniaic az sF
SIT is impossible for me1t6 express any
opinion rs to the cohdi ton of the Northern
army till Tsee'it, but, SO far as 1 have bud
the means Of examining the state Of the
Southern troops, i incliue1ito think 'thnt
they are not 1T present capable of any very
great Aggressive effort; and lam disposed.
to the belief that nothing but tile instinct
Of REPRESENTATION will prove strong
enough 10 bold them together even in
defensive attitude, for any considerably
ptotraeted war! In cavalry and field arr.
iillety they are miserabiy deficient, agd
mere talk dbOAt ticold steep VIII not win
victories or mAintain successful campaign-
ing. I dou6tif Mr. Davis could for hissu-
preme struggle Just now put 5000 horses
and so pieces ofIight artillery in the tield.7
IT Geh. Sco0ti is not much better of, he
has. at all events, the nuclei of both arms
in the United States cavalry aud artillery
5whiEh remain 90. him! siuoI sds' aid
As 70 tiie commisserTt supplies, so long,
rs the drnitsa are scatteredin vhrious pro
vincesu or States Hrestiug jon5riYers, rail
road apd. towns, in ithe midst of eerl7
growing, beef and lm1tton u9aking comIpu5
Ipitlcsr there may be. no very great d ttieul-
ties felt by either but when tho aEmiessle
kmAssed togethers or moved away 4in rapid
matches y theiro deficient Organization on
vital, poiuts, will be speedily apparent and
cTuslly felt, and as the war goes on the
North having tbs seas!ppens aud, supplies
tOf food and other matters ACCESSIBLE, must
have The advantage in the long run if theEe
be one.s Even at this imomenti the South.
erRs troops useiEeit on. cartfi horses, ,rrAnd
stores, for whiEh the cORpisSerat ofdceESi
givethem rrecsiptsl that at isomeftlme or
other will'entillel the ownersi to payment
/; ;GOnfederate States moneY-iisa.iY1q H,hS
Iti 21iloai 81 n1'4nE. bGook4bE. 1s tis1 i7i"e
1t is evident as set that the South has
! lost ground, and that the North hits gained
! it since the fever Of excitenlent broke, into
| flames ~ Sumter ran tlropght the Union,
and Geyoured It with. the consuming sea7
gerless Of the fire in stlbble, A blocknde
1 has been epfoTeed. which, despite all a:sseT;7
I tions. and Pretepces 70 the contrary' has
prqdueed aiready, 70 my certain knowl-
edge much ineonyenience, and viii, I be be
| lteye, clnse serious. miscliefin the Soptll.
at. present .ille So1tberners are ehecred BY
the hope, algupst as siFoIs as a a conviction,
! the blockade 10 be enforced as soon as the
4 cotton crop is ready, and. that they viii
find means 10 raise, resist, or force it, even
| by WARMTH the United States. -; ,'is.5i II
i They talk 100, of the impossibility OF
/ enforcing a blaekade of all their coast, and
I;of the thousands Of miles Of COAST which
they possess, as a proof Shat all the riivies
j of The world could not do that which the
/ United States navy is called on to per-
1 form, Similar language has been used in
4 England aud elsewhere. But it's. not ne!
leessSry. to blockade all these many miles
/ OF coast; uature3tiie coral reel, tshe SIND
j bank, shallow water, dangerous seas, have
/ done that work. Most effeetqally, From
1 Chesapeak Bay. on The Northwest frontier
iof Virginia, to Galveston or Indidnold,
! there is no port which a vessel of large
| tolnage would care to enter which is not
iai,thfs moment nearly as etieiently block
laded rs is usual IN war. tog s,;ss ~ ~.
tssf,sF7stys s-:a .scARcITTss ~ t;oJl -,
is ,Asfs soon. asi4he, stock of merchandise,
provisions, wines, clothing, boots, teaf rof-
| fee; aud such articles. nowin, the South il
| exhausted n powerful test will be applied
! TO the statement that the South can supply
/ iftself, and can produce all that II wnRis-7
laiFeatiy, for; example, there is ane outcry
t,azainst the scarcity of salt When the
sailing season comes what will hocome, OF
the meat? Aud without salt pork what
lwin become Of the negrdes 2 All things
ara dear, pxcepithe raw fmateriattoF food,
at present For anordiunry shlHehr silk hat
! was charged st New etleans 81: SIS. asd.t
q linen siop coat cost 81 Z { for ma
! king flannel shirEz lspRldi i9s; GGla piece,
| A nd the flannel alone WIS as dear asIthe