The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-09-02

/ e0wed, p1Sbe by. and certainly, in kone in i
ssar ces, dem erGIiz stl. by defeat.
| Tbs arliiiergmen who cut the Traces of
thesr borseesfrnm esxissoE and carriage At least
Knew fuar abSut guns than the msn who will
be rns to the new field batteries which the
Goyerna.eat ere getting up as fast es they
/ can AID the n ne ke Is. of the bes description
| sett oa The ii I'D or taken, eannos be replaced
Ter iofg tine TO come.
| In fact, ranch Ct this army must be reor-
s:tn3zao IL ice of an enemy. That enemy is
either ineom petent or artfuI; it is quite ear-
| tain be IL not aceuafsd by clemency gen.
| eroas pity lighters are h1ra Mt work
strengthening tie position oE the south bank
oil the river but forts do not cons Ii to safety.
| Without stout hearts behind their iiaes and
nIgas twoxss, ab@ttis and redoubts avail moth
| ing -
GRAED pLAy OF ATTACK ON WASHINGTON
MAPPED OUT.
| II must bs that the Confeierates are def
| cient in The means of transport, or in actual
! foFce TO make al attack which Is SO obvious
| II teey aaslre TO show the North 1t Is not pos
ssosa 70 subdue them. Tie corps which went
| from w winchester 10 III hauassas under johns ton
| ~ put Dy tae fe1era lists at &c, COO. Let us
! taxa 1t NJ b ait that number. eseaursgard and
| Akee are said 70 have hhd 6a, ,000 ct Manassas
| faeIuoihs, L presume, the forces bet ween ii
slid Rl2A npId, Divide that again There
/ were certainly 20 ooo between Monroe the
| b2nEs ~ a4sd RichEioad, of whom 10 600 could
/ besi'8red. and oa the Yves tern side of the CAP
AtsI of ina Contsderate States there was avail.
aoae at se15E aE0Lner cor ps OF a000 which
| eoui1 hstV@ been Teadjy streng heaed by
iotuo o. 10 600 more ra II the Son h in case OF
| q supreIne effort There seems no reason not
| eonree}ed With transport, equipment, or d;s-
cipnne. why the Con feierates should at have
oeefA aote lAs6 week 10 take the field with
1 - u5o taeEl. II two corps: one quite strong
| eAongn 70 menace the force on the right bauE
/ q tfae 70 solaac aae to Aold il IN check, or 70
| prevent 1t going over 10 the oIhsr side: tha
| other To erosairto Maryland, which il row IN
| pa3fs Gnfy kefit niss ly force, al 10 as.vauce
60 y a OF Washing on from the west aca north
] - re event o. sac ass the political ad van
/ tSgsS VIC I'd be very great ct home and abroad
| ;&-1d tDeEe won Ii b5 9. rev base of opera items
/ gained close 70 tfe enemY's lines, while the
/ A3Taat3g~s CT hoidiue, she Potomac and Chess
/ pa'Se Bay "ouid b. mach Geutraiixad and
| AnaiiY destroyed. ee Navy Yard wouId
| fall into the eEe;nyss hand ). Fort Washing
ten would probably soon fellow. Fortress
/ aonrce woGit b. Condemned 70 greater isoia-
/ taca Phi}sdel Dhia itseif would be in i'm nj
| nei,t ,anger 5heuld the CoE;ederates ATTEMPT
I 2F@fteT aggression.
| Bus, for one, General Bsau regard VIII cor, .
| sent 20 nc pian Of operations in which snceess
| IL not rendered Hs cSrtaia as map be hv M,
| isosStiie preparations, and he might not favor
! q pI'9posai which vz0uld lead 20 DIVIDING 81
| alIny snt1, tgFo parts, with 3. river batWeeu
then and an enemy on each side. Monroe
aad HaTop to4a, which are tae true ba.sas cf
| opatStio1ss against Richmond, have been
/ IS cSenea 80 reinforce The arny Covering
| s6inRSaE and Harper's Ferry, and vet /
eSaot II tAers are on the Sonth banh OF the
Potomac 81 rh3s moment 40 eco man all along
| the ,ia3S, who could raoya out and oftar ga
snsmy ba3ie, leaving any adequata guards IN
the reno has ant sarlisols in lha tete-G4s.6oqat
and works.
! TIRE CAVALRY or THE soETgEaE ARMY.
The oSn1ecegates, you wera inforned
/ from the S'optEs have eaIistod men 10 serys
Tor rae yYar, snd taAs no othere. Tns staple
/ Of their amy :. II undergo no Change aad as
- gfo|s oiGeI It ought to ge. better, unless it
You VIII pardon NE fer refs ring 10 p re-.
ma k IA oGe # Eay previous letters tkFst there
might be fle,ca skrnshas. AID eyenssaegui-
siaty G. s. gelneass. between The I'VE hTrliss,
bnt tha- 1hese Wgpid ts ialio red bY no eecis-
i've results, Owing ~ the want cf cawai-g -
SbC9cge 20 say thcteE +hs sSaic aud We dis
erFti5%o ole -c1t was caused hy alartas s'f and
1niEht have bes11 prevented by the prasenca OF
| cavalry no steps SIC t8Asa TO reInassv In {
great ae fciaEcy. T@a v1Eun taers VINO were al
| Man ssaS wiz resee s+aad the man on horse
back ap9aSu. and fs8is sxf ne Confederate are
quite Nwar@ Cf ts.a5f - antsge. thosgh they
:as2y aaTa sFa Is the loss of rsras,Y gen.
tieihen Sea se,i t4sss5rsss-tas DAY.
MiIrr6sY z>s -1ezRA11oss NcaTE AND ssou7H.
| Tt- n r resu T2Gers are Increasing the
ana -ssFt 81 E3stssr -ln proper ton as they
atfE ~ le offes If lll8ir loAves, ana taee de
s E"t Sl@ u 20 p@rcs5.e that Eha sTaailer7he
tss reg S@Te t'e .ess. ID aid be tha iayar of the
t9r neE~-fc9 Il Is E6 eEet1t to arufe te, lose
80 sali9, ftsst-s1aou III positions, throw gwav its
Iadske IL ise s ils Vsoaassd iii tha hands OF the
/ sHesns. md F-G aams 1airty and osSa miles
/ frora font CT Oantre7ille. not rsersgy 10 Ar
/ AcSg3os 9ut TO Washington, without ans
sanSe az az; i0F without loss there was no
! 0i}ase OF retreat. and therefore no excuse for
panic anos 1G4t Again, they say tARre Was
!. 1lIly & p0a sson II their army e1gagsd. TIE
/ sfeAteg sa EaeIar these who were noRsn gavad
| - >rua, laaH. E4S before tie battle when
/ - D1welEs force was ezian1es8ted ia ssfrorega
| al S1,oD1, IL Bts said fifteen regiments ad
| ss7iss qusafiy lcir ed New lis aveFred only
| IS 0a0, OF Is ooa. or II 900 were in action -
| Naaf on earth were tae rest about :?
A=6 am obliged 20 say that Mr. Davis
slz s9InSnts ara quite rs starsltsg far, willis
! - declares the enemy were So o00 strong. he
| aStraIsse> Ia by asserting that OF ali bis hos.
| eDlF l5eQD took part il the battle As TO
io5ssss Of course. ii is beyond anything but
| l4-t}tgfH AEi9n 20 gtye An estimate. Regiments
| ported 20 have been annih lated have turned
| up quite hase and hearty, neat as supported
| On Eaa d2g OF marching home and fond pa
rents. wives and relatives will he spared
many pangs ard q great deal of mourning. i
Lhf46 my estimate Of killed and wou AIDED
was naiAfsy eQfTect, Tha prisoners may
alnaUrt TO more than 9u9 or o0o, hat the
| Fa3e-afIsts have lost moTe heavily than the
| totals u der these heads would show per haps.
| II would ce rather ridiculous to cali IL either
| hard fought, bloody, or glorious field bu,
| - is an important one it was a most trying
| ons 70 tne Eederails 8, who were badly fed
| aud hard worked In a gatarieSs country. on g
| j July day, tor twelve hours they were ex-
! posed to the demoraliz'n2 effects Of long con-
tilaed artillery IRE. II spite OF their want
of tstseIpsine and the very unaecou tzcsa root,
| he federaiIass 81 first allowed .aiaerity, but
aiter tiale shsy became torpid AMI difficult
81 handle
No one questions the general bravery OF
Americans, native or adopted, on either side;
bgg 4 Iefeat Is rendered worss than ridiculous
by attempts 70 tara it into Il triumph. Let
the anforIu nass brave rest content with the
sympathy they deserve, and sh1u The ovations
gT1t 81 ttlS II tha PraiSn
SID iiaitary cannot resaae gun, nor save a
staucaTs, nor win a oattle-~eveu If IL be from
cor a1opasf il Beoadw y Or Bowery.
AMY Arp Dl1ascIAL xgAsuREs oP The WASHING.
ToS CAB sRr.
The Government in some measure let the
world sae viAat shay Ihink oS tie charges n ada
Agiias 81 ts fca1s af The a.fIny in reference to
fhe .I4ia patLle. Here Is an order gus. pub
Lshsf.
(a1r Russell here gives The order July 25)
cf Aajutant General Tnomas. United States
Army, directing that volunteer officers shall
undergo an exam aati0a, as we'll a. ne recon
structioa Of the military districts in Virginia,
Marytand, Delaware. and Pennsylvania
He then. .eoat.n ues--Y es terdaye & bill was
passed by the House OF Representatives inn
rosing tax on carriages Of frcyn 81 to $50 /:
goid watches, vi; silver watches, Soc excise
On spiriiuous lqaoTs. S.. per gallon; and on
farmeatad liquors, t0c. p8r barrel, OF &c. a gall
lan al i2eoaes oEer $500 per anaam. three
psr caat,, including money al interest, &c
Every interest IN TIE eountry is also tx ad in-
Guiding tax on Ina net Income OF the banks,
but not On their eaFrelcy or bank circulation.
I4aaeea estates are .xeWise taxed, and If 1t be
accepted By he's ther branehs of the Legls
lature, shs peo Pie O. Ehe North Will begin TO
feel tcat fighting is an expansive laxnry, par.
ficGlarsy ii IL bs unsuccessful.
GENERALS BsgEay gUTLER, AND THE FoaTIFfcA-
TIoaa eF poA1sgss Aoxgox-TER DxFEscxs
CT JAAEs RtFaRs
1t will na weeks hefcre we have dcEe hear
iag and sseing aee8an Is of BAH Run, or, as II
may be bestcr called, Of Manassas, unless
sArsn other etinss Ear ven as M in very likely