Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1862-09-26
Military Movements.

Military MOven,ents.
The Euacuation Of Washington or IL great
battle IN Norylaaad a mllatorg necessity.
The Lynchburg Repu blican has the follow
ing under the caption given above:
1t is reported that Buells army, reduced to
boat 80 900 men, having evacuated Nashville,
is retreating upon Bowling Green. KY, discour
aged, disconfited, and demoraized and pursued
closely by Bragg with much larger army, !
daily amgmenting in numbers, and in high
hopes and confident Of victory Gen. Smith
with an army Of $4,000 men, flushed with
the victory at Richmond, and soon to be ren-
forced by the armies of Stevenson and Marshall,
will soon be on the banks Of the Ohio, and
probably in possession Of Cincinnatti, where
all the materials for prosecuting an invasive
war will be most ample. Gen. Price, too,
with large and effective army, is vending
his way towards the same destination. The
prospect, tnen is that there will be a speedy
union of the armies at Louisville and Cincn
n"ti, prepared to assume the offensive and to
carry tie wal into the hear. Of the enemv's
country. Now how is the matter in that portion
Of Virginia bordering upon Ohio, Pennsy lvania
and Maryland. Gems. Loring and Floyd
are upon the march To the Kanawha, and Gen.
Jenkins and Col lmboden, with armies largely
augmented Dy Tic fetufhiHS icvalty OF t1e
North est. pushing the war even beyond
the banks of the Ohio. while Gsn Lee with his
victorious army has crossed the Potomac, and
At once mensces Harrisburg, Baltimore and
Philadelphia. and with the prospect of speedily
cutting off al communication with Washington
except by the Potomac. How, then, is the
North to meet this formidable demonstration
Of the disciplined legions of the Ohio and the
Potomac, which, with the armies of N Northwest.
tern Virginia, will be socn banded together by
continuous and unbroken line Of communica
tiun. 1t Buell's army should be defeated ard
dispersed, as is highly probable, then there
would be no organized army of the North to
repel this invasion Of Ohio and PeInsy lvan,a,
except the army of Mcclellan ,coopen up W ,th
in the detences nf Washington and cut off
from all dret communicati.n IN with these States
w hat then is the alternative now forced upon
Mcclellan military necessity, ii the States
of Ohio and Pennsy lvania are to be defended?
He must either evacuate Washington and give
mp the whole Of Mary and, or he must leave
Washi ngten at once with his army and confront
Lee and fight the great battle for the Capital
aud for Mary lands soil.
The stake would seem too mighty to be sur
rendered without fierce aud bloody struggle
Hence we conclude that a great battle is i'm.
ninent in Mary land, which may decide her fate
md hat of Washington, and result in the ces-
sation of hostities between he North and South.
1t correob in these views shen every absent
officer and s"ldier who desires to be n battle
| involving such mighty issues should at once
| repair to his post. Nothing but absolute
| sickness will excuse those who belong TO the
| army for being absent from the field in such
| a crisis as this. It will not do for them to
talk about the want of transportation, when
| their gallant comrades, in Maryland,
| marched there on foot.
! We are grati6ed to learn from Mr.. Leices.
! ter Chapman, engaged by the State Agent at
/ the Salt Works, that Mr.. Woodfin is now turn
| ing out five hundred bushels OF Salt daily. The
amount will be increased four fold in few
/ days--iust so soon as additional kettles can be
1 put up. Let one be frightened about Salt,
for unless all signs fail the energetic State A
gent will have an abundant supply before frost.
'se AAtssYfs a&sss - e e SO s44shv;lle NesUs.