The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-01-20


SUFFICIENT TO enable him 10 maneeuVre will
some possibility Of success over the plains 0
that region, he might hurl back the array II
front Of him at pre- ent, and penetrate tho stat
uf Ohio. The attainment OF this object woul,
render worthless sll the plans Of he enemy -
TIE circle Of armies would be in the condition
Of the constructor whoee back has been broken
the tcepe OF war would he transferred to hi
own territory, and every ore who has witness
Cd the ravages Of armies In any Of the invade
districts Of Virginia, knows what q priceless
blessing u designated in that brief phrase. HI
would be attacked beyond bis deienccs. Tn,
alarm and confusion Of the United States would
paralyze its Government and its Generals, and
the entire arrangement, by which we sufFsr
row and dresd great disatsfs 10 future would
he Immediately reversed
We have pointed 10 the General commanding
the confederate forces in Kentucky q, the per.
ion TO whom this business should be entrusted,
becauis he the only one in position, at this
Ioint of the game, TO undertake an aivtsco on
the er envy with probabilities Of SUCCESS, even II
sufficient forces could be allotted " the others.
No natural obstacles cucumber his path as In
The c0e u Polk and Beauregard- A eonccntri-
tion Of Troops now employed on the seicoa,t,
and At ether points where no vital blow can be
either given or received, Is all thai Ia necessary
TO him for efectipg this grest end. t. form
such a COCO sntratiop, IL will he necessary TO
leave some portions Of the frontier without
other protection than the inhabitants of the
naffrnipftTE COuIIFY can hHOtn, Out TINS VIII,
In most cases lie found more than sufficient
against stacks that were only inton Tod TO
withdraw our troops from real points Of ttrate-
ey; and even If Otherwise, they must for brief
time b. lett TO take their chance till the bioT
that will relieve them. with the whole confede
rscy, can DO struck who're only 1t can be doliv-
ered.
At present General Johnston confronts supe-
rior forces tho enemy under Buell., one of tho
ncst cautious, painstsking and able generals on
the other side. General Bdell has now, immo-
diately in front Of Johnston, an army Of severn
~ six thous nd men, and can bring 10 bear on
Us, At other given poin $, thirty thousand more.
What the Coufcdtiate commander has, may
not be stated, but it is probably enough to hold
his pr sent strong position against At v numbers
that might attack him there. But tho enemy
has the choice 10 attack him there or 20 pass
him on either side, get to his rear and cut Oft
his supplies. This he can do by leaving sat.
fcient army in front Of General Johnston, VIII 10
be can still send upon the right Il IL flank force
a. large "A he leaves behind. Thai this Is thu p. an
Of Buell. Is now no longer doubtful. Ho has
placed force Of eight thousand men at Glasgow,
thirty miles TO the eastward Of Bowling Green,
threatening the rear Of General Johnston, while
il is within easy supporting diAtance Of two other
posts held in strong force by the enemy. II the
plan OF Buell. is successful, It may result in
treat disaster. To defeat him 1t is absolutely
neceasary that more men should AZ once be sent
To BONluE hften. heneTA Jb usNpu' Uu1t
have force sufficient to attack Buell. IN from,
with good chance Of success AMI 10y dong 80
will not only d, feat his scheme on tho cO1tro Of
the coufederacy, but meiia'ely transfer the
war 10 the state Of Ohio aud thus save the Whole
Scuih from tho great i inger Of being overrun in
the first fine weather OF the coming spring.
W. arc satisfied hit, beyond the differing
possibilities QC a JJrtiyn in'e, reator, ME only
rat, nal hope zee Gun eniertdiu ora speedy Ten
mirdfton Of this trIT Is Is ~ BE- fund ~ an n
JtnHre campaign across tie ohio, from IN,
point that General Johnston no Gefc4ds. The
bsst lins Of advance ina. Unable 10 stfike Al
the yiials Of tho North which ar, tho Lax.
States, is that through kontuCky TIE country
is plsin. tho people nOl actively h 5'llc. sup.
plies without siitt and the great - cures Of the
North Is boyOnd. The enemy uGderst inls tina,
and are making tremendous efforts to secure
Kentucky To them without the possibi ity VI
etcGpe. This season { inacticn, from the in
Clemency Of the -nes is a precious bot u Pro
Whence 20 us; We can now determine on
Ian; sno prepare Tor its execution in short
lime, that Il render nsught and abortivs all
the costly and complicated devices OF the aivOr-
Baiy.
HFAvY MORT LIrY AMONG rIIE REBELS.
The etms paper ha3 the iollowing:-
Tho report OF the beePr OF Il ly wood Csm,'
teIy, that up to the l2th inst. five hundred and
forty Contecerate sollietsh al h.eu burIoi 1t that
tons Of an unpleasant nature. To account tol
tn sseeminI, eXcoSrive mortality anon. our br Az,
defer dera, We may state that, to within very
recent period, il has been the practice ia the
army Of the Potomac 10 retain all sick and dis
alled soldiers in the scsnty and ill-proyilel &
pitals az that place, till, from want Of skill, tn,
viru'ence Of the disease, ex, oSure, or sone Othe
cause, thoy were past the power OF human skill
When tho colder was thus re iucsd he was dis
patched to Richmond. II may, in truth, b
statd that many who bus came were a. goo,
as dead on their arrival. The parties hav nj
want Of attention or skull. The soldiers, o
many oi them, when received, were pat. hope
REBEL ACCOUNT uF THE PESsAroLA's KS
CAPE.
On Saturday morning, tho 18th inst, SAY
the federichsburgh (Va) RgoOADER, tn
Mount Vernon was observed to be comm
up tho river, just on the creek, and our mor
thinking that she ventured la rather too neat
let alp tho EGGS Of war at her, hriug too III ~
both OF which missed her Inc Mount Nernu
did not respond On Sunday morning, JUS b,
fore day, the batteries ~ EvanspOrt Op med o
the Pensacola as she attempted 10 run III
blockade Of the batteries. Just be orc dlv OF
men at the upper batteries ht ard the sound
steam and commenced firing by sound, rightl
supposing that it proceeded from the Pens icol
which, having been for some time 'cornere
in Warrington, was trying TO mske her wa
out. This was kept up all the way doSr
far as our guns exteDdod-some tbir y-nir
shots in all being thrown--but il is believe,
without success, inssmu UGH as she plss. Aqui
creek running worry swiftly and without any ~
sisiAncc.
The tugs which were accomp,n ying her b
tho Evausi oft batteries, and which was Obser'
I'd just as th,y were II getting by, wsi
Doubles merely an o cnrt as a p'acautio
against a. accident and Tor tho purpose of rot
dvtirg as,i'tal Go, should any 10 nooiod. 4