Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-03-13
nsr.r.s. OF The RsvelusIoa.

reVerses sustained by the American arms IN the hortn
would be incomplete without more detailed references
TO the continuous cAamies which befel them in 'n'
/ Southern States.
In the Spring Of l779 the British projected "Burn
aide expedition" against Virginia Our forts having Deer
constructed scsy for defence against shipping were un
tenabe on the land side The lower country nterseos
ed BY deep creeks marshes and rivers sOrd passes Al
most everywhere to those Who command the water Os
securing hieh they completely envelope troops ''aI'O'o
IN m. rivers, and CIV. of their retreat into the broad
open e0lTI.ry."
Thus the British having landed force to attack the
for, which guarded Portsmouth on the water side, i
was sbauOld.d by the garrison and the enemy captur
large body OF military and naval stores, shipping and
csrgoes 1.-THE less sustained beth by the public and in
dividuAls was immense"
Savannah was soon after captured by the British, who
fortified the place and subsequently repused three thou
sand Preach troops and one thousand Americans who
attempted to take it by storm. Georgia unable TO
resist.
Charleston was next invested the British landed not
far from where the Yankees have established themselves
sending their ships Of to pass the forts and invest
ing the city closely on the land side The city was eur.
rendered after short siege, and the Briti,h claim to
have taken 5,6ls prisoners, win magazine, military
stores and shipping of great value.
The smaller casualties which succeeded, eliminated in
the defea. Of the Southern army under Gates at Gam
den The British claim to have killed 300 and captured
0O0-they captured 1900 wagons great part Of the
baggage, military stores, small arms, and all the Artl
"ery." Our army disarn and dispersed.
In consequences of these dsas ers the whole country
arouad submitted. The prisoners we're discharged on
pNrole and il Was assumed BY the British that he insur'
recion end Subsequently they sques,ered the
estates Of IL those who by open avoWa Of rebeous
principles by other notorious acts should manifest
wicked and desperate perseverance in opposing the
"re-S :sblishment OF ROYAL authority"
But when the British quit their shipping and advanced
uto the interior TO complete the work Of suSugaton,
the contest became somewhat more equal The defeat
of Fsrgusln at Kings Mountain, aud the victory OF
Morgan at the COwpers encouraged the Americans, and
inleIposed additional obstacles to their eneui6s.
Greene reorganIsd his little army and retreated.-
CORVALLIS, with a superior and well equipped force,
pursued him across North Carolina. The British victory
a. Guord weakened their forcs and compelled them to
fa back and abandon the State. Greene returned 70
liberate the Carolinas and G Orgia This was accom-
81 shed against RIudOns forces and ultimately driven
ilo Charleston the British evacuated ,h1 Caroinas
We tG.r but q summary of the remarkable reverses
sustained By the American arms during the Southern
c.mpa g. With the want OF all upon which the e.
fsiency Of an army dspends-Wta people disprited,
unarued and dvided-WhOu. adequate supplies of Au-
uuaou provisions clothing the obstacles to success
seem i0surmountable
4. - ii av1 rNTfth
themselves were a. heart determined not to submit
As the Scythian savage showed the Persian monarch
that as only tie part of the dried hide which be stood
WIS pressed down, q conquered people will only be
kept down where the weight Of rests upon them co
tho withdrawal of the British forces from any part Of the
Southern States added it Immediately TO the OF re-
.istance No sooner did CORVALLIS RaWdon withdraw
his foo, than the guerilla bands Of Marion and Sumter
occupied the position They chassed the disa ctsd and
50 harassed the enemy that Wesried with victory" they
withdrew.
With these examples Of the which befe our
ancestors 10 a contest with superior foe, during war
OF seven years, Why should We be discouraged at the
temporary advantages Of our enemics'
Those advantages have been in great part due to cur
hlvug pursued tie earlier policy of our ancestors
" nl2l our A-tute VI
81 invaders.
We have defended everything to the waters edge
We have thereby divided our forces and sometimes
> aced them in positions where the whole marine and
military FIRE Of the enemy could be sntrated against
,hem-Ehsre any advantage which We might gain would
se los: BY the present protection Of the shipping, and
when If the enemy succeed "Ibose tina. comma the
vacr" have been thereby enabled ''cou pstey to en-
"vsope our troops stationed on the rivers and cot of
" their retrca: into the broad, open country"
This policy will be changed, as it was abandoned by
our a, essiors Ou- troops will fall back and compel
the enemy abandon his base ard prooDg bis lines Of
aIvarcs to de,ach troops to protect his temporary
isi.ions Aided thus by the natural defeucs Of the
country, any advantages which may acquire will
d,uud TO our permanent profit. Tneu, with people
uri,sd and unanimous in their determination to
submit We SHALL like ancestors, struggle through
the contest, and Ikethem, emergepurif2d and fl: for
empire.