, 1862-11-10
QUE WASHINGTON LETTER.

QUE WASHING TON LETTER. ;:
no Bdttle TO be Expected on tie Tbton,oc-Tae
Bird .F7omn-4Sige1 Himse.f Again in-Grnera,
Headquarters Despondeat-It Probabilities IF a
Change--Chaos - Wdsh5ngton-INe Uaruer's
t.s7g za.esssga'ion-Diselosars S.a,tting to
Especial Correspondence Of the Chicago Trhuns.3
WARRINGTON, Eov. 6, 1864.
lam reneTed1y assured By those who re-
fleet the opiricns Of the titn1ar general-lu-
cltet, and By these who are In Intimate rcla-
dorB with the Secretary Of war, that the
chances Of q general engagement between the
armies Of Mcclellan AID Lee arc very sm.ll.
As for the talk about The formers haakingtae
latter, 1t ID the purest nonsense In the world,
Lee isn't a tocl, and m army which marches
at the rate cf three OF four miles day il not
likely to cstch him mapping. Il he H. Ashts, It
Will be because he ehooaes to fight, and he
will Tot beapt SO to choose, unless he can get
us at disadvantage. Had he seen Ct, Re
could have seriously disputed some OF the
gsPs in the mountains, Of which our troops
hlFe taken possession. II be did not do SO,
it was because either be had decided to retreat
or desired 10 entice Mcclellan into some po.
sitlpn Where be could whip him.
Everything fayofs the former supposidon.
Weeks ago we Hete told-a-d the tale has
never been denied by competent witnesses-
that Lee wae sending towards Richmond his
imredinltnfa ard the abundant supplies OF
which he has stripped the Virginia valleya.
Daxa apo the ,upor creeD7up not fr,n, he,a-
$50 .,,,,ro~ss h,,t 80, .,,,;,,.,. .s-~e
rsmrses 1Lwuds, to What should be but never
Is the centre Of true Information Oil military
~. r+,c1. r~ao,s ,so1. nc 4ha ,.,,r.. 49,. .S.
~ .As $3.50 sNA.' -'A,4"''
eas was esacua1eo, c1ePt anto neang, 1onad be-
1ieTers aud awakened discussion. and aow
our uoraud ar1ny1' advancing xi.h
e,,e.ro,sa. .,d forr4s,, ~ +s,,,at
Aa44a4 4oosoe
preceded Dg pioneer pafaGrlphs N the
Herald class Of Newspapers, with an abund-
,nt ~, erva E,.c4 nj cvcreoe :, f.f, b,c,, ,or,
- ~ - y. ss-.- 80 - 80. - .S-A uton
II case o1 alu1es DEALS 1hs pn=a caasaSAslg
aId very E1owly feels its say to tn Blue
R,dpe f;rding a fa ~ ennadrops nf l;,ht eav,;.
-, =, =. ,.ath 49,. hae.~. - -, 49,
- Al no paeus oAi'su6 >neh1 pe'e'e l., ~ tu''se
vito sent thrM cut instructed them to be
driven, and msgnifa ing every paitry ssirfnt.h
Ut which /: can look into q ihr 1ebei strong
hold" But when it lifts The covet-sa sla f.
lst-the birds will not begin to eiu5-lor the
b.1ds have 1vwp.
did thirk it not Improbable taat The ene-
MI might attemp. to surn S,gets n4nk with
op,rion that We were not nke:y to get to
ThoroUEhfare Gap and WarreEton without
spr ethfDg u fight. But tbs Gap is a1re3dy
| occupied BY our Isrces, without 4 battle, and
/ ths 1etel io,e1 Mt Narrert0n is still e5:imstad
under 10,CG1. II no stronger than that, it can
ur5 be cprcs Of observation, such ss we,nli
| rrUa{u there Is iorg as practicable if L:u'a
! whole army w.1e at GorIonsvi;le.
| 1t, however. Wien the prnpr. moment ar
r;.ts for Si3sl TO Institute Inquiries a. War
| zen on, it, re discovered tha. tne body Of Or
eupeiiCl. be the advance Of a large force, nev31
! ftar1h result. lie has recovered from hts i'll
Gtss eui1i .icLtly 10 lake cein1,la.i IL {,.r=o:
| a1d Erot6bly wsnt to The fe5nt Il her last III: b
! q: i;:is morning. Gen. S;ckles' divisiu: ana
| aGd at least JIG, 600 men to lis electives sns
1i.:ke his ulirlt: strength nat far IRON Is jo
Sgd, With Is GOO let: 10 hir;scif- can :ffcct q
! az eci,te other urjor generals With thei
| 1t0, eco. But il docs no& look ROW as 1t IL
elenIy would give him IN opportunity .
! pr.Ecnt.
! Perhaps, It is we'll that McC1altau's srm.
Garnet nnd az enemy to fish:-fcr there ar
A<AobAoS Al EtAtS - III ~ - " NEl% u
| lis ,avGr, 10 b. skcptica; OF its Results. Ia.
t 1nasn reason Is that the panple aaont sfcCtci
1a.'s headquarters Is skept:cal. usadgaartsr
! TO say officers IN intimate rvia ions tuere
! pi'ts-has 10 confidence ID the ia IN; thlns
| xIccess impossible. or at least highly uafl=nr
t ablc Gu the roets 70 Hieh hnond eirctei 5y Ia:
| p1ssietnr; talks auollt the long lioc5 Of con-
| uh1ic:ticn; sighs for the sw4u.s Of III
j CEicks E.lnlEy and aIotter Peninsula cam
pajsu. Neru NeClcl,an and F1tz John Porte
| a'ic"ed to have their way, the aflns won'e
| Speedily f:e in traEsFer!s asafn-a}.5 not il
| tlua>1.mts iu thg Other stpss, most Of the a.!
! el,, :, i :rar- This ;s no jsks- 1tis sv2:ou
v, r:ty- Can All urn.y b= victorious, eau II RI
-!tially he exp. ctru 20 conquer, when It:
! l-:ser is t. src;s 81 cStynt ontof conceis viii
! t;rwstE SET tc: hi,n ~ 60: Is tHis 1ha war
uoEHe smelling the s'at!i: star Off znd r.joieiu:
1T 3ht eont0 II :lc trun.reis. O. i, it s1e y, !,
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