The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1862-10-16
Frcm the Sew York World
The Military situation.


The Union forces have won @ victory ia
Kentucky. OF this :aese can now be very
lItsls doubs. Bragg's forces are in retreat,
horgan's gusrrillas have been scattered.
and the federal armies even now are close
upon the southern boundary line Of Ken
lucky In hot pursuit OF the defeated enemy.
Phis victory promises TO be mos, fruitful in
- results. Ohio 10 mepaced no longer,
Kentucky will soon be redeemed. Tonnes.
sss-sass 40 we'll ss west-will fall Into our
possession before the first of November
Such Is the prospect 80 far as tho operations
Of General Busll's army promise to extend.
Nos Is this all. The recsEt victory at
corinsh gives Us possession .agaIn of the
Memphis and Charleston road. together with
- much Of Northern Alabama and Missis-
Appi a. We can occupy With our troops. II
she naval force 10 In readiness Nicksburg
snshA b soon be ours. and tho Mississippi
spsnsd from end 10 and There Is 10 doub,
rAsnh yss 60 do. bus II Bragg 70 really de-
tsatsd ths rebellion Ia the West IL almos,
over. Battles are yet 10 be fought. posi-
ssons taken and occupied. but al over
whelming Unisn force In the wa.s ought p'
occupy she whole eountry down even 10
Co the Gulf Nothing but ofsclal imhs-
eih,y like that which has cursed US
hitherto can prevent this consamnation.
In the East all as yet 10 quiet. Our army
IL being thoroughly recognized for the final
blow. 60 much depends upon the coming
eonhict In Virginia that we must insure all
the conditions of victory before our troops
move. Opposed TO General Mcclellan Ia
the grand army OF the rebels led by all il
ablest leaders. IL is veteran army, com
posed Of men who have been under arms
some since the commencement Of the war
and the residue since last spring. To oppose
this veteran host Gen. Mcclellan has an
Army half veterans and half raw recruits
Thee las, must be drilled and brigaded
and everything INNS, be got In readiness, so
that when they do move there need be no
stoppsge between the Potomac and the
James. Nor viii there be after the order To
advance Is giveu. The first heavy rain that
s~elis the Potomac may be the signal for
the movement OF our grand army. But We
shall SEQ.
II Is curious 10 notice that the Union gen
erals who have been under a cloud OF popu-
hr displeasure for the past summer months
are one by one redeeming their reputation.
ten. Mcclellan, who had been charged with
nmidisy. wan, of CO, .aciss and skill. too. the
eastern army. dis,eartened and demoraIired
by defeat. and ina series ofbriliant movo.
ments out Unanswered and beat victorious
enemy His reputation will hereafter 90
sacred TO his countrymcn.
SO. too with Gems. Grant and Rosocrans
fhe former Is the hero ofonc Of the greatest
as indeed il was the first victory Of the war
but his csrelessneSs at Shiloh got him into
disrePu,e which his recent mastery comb
nations a, I-u IA aud Corinih ought 10 re-
move. The willy rebel Price fell into a trsE
~ tte@t = EtetiiS Nhtto uas lost ttm NJ,
army and the confederate campaign in m,
Southwest General Rosecrsns also va.
practically set aside after hi. Western Viz
giula campaign. as being too SLOW. although
he vas never defeated and had driven an.
rebels ovt Of al the country between N,
Ohio s,d the Blue Ridge. HIS recent VIC
tories al cOrin,h and Lula show him 20 b,
hrave and skillfal Geld oaicer
Last Of all comes Gee. Buell., whose re.
pSssd slo~nss and want Of enterprise has
passed inses provsrh. Re Won Shiloh or
the sseond day, but. 20 say the least s,nc.
then he has been unfortunste In nav b,
that she immense territory he 80 require,
20 guard called for mere rooy- thar ,.
socN spare. and TIA, Be REILLY wss no, 4,
Ssans fer being uossis 70 sercm,llsh i'm.
pc0ihilisiss lis recent movements sho-
,hul. dash. ard CELEBRITY Should he ~hh
eraxs hsndsomsly. sod redeem keniack,
ara Team s-sss. BE 81 sr<s AFTER rspd ~.l
9Th bis ccu-sry
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..usou IN erisscising he operatives - sea
.s.l. i. he Geld Ssrecn SGT sVa~.
s...sb,s IN ali cases. bas ne gresssss sss
...,s have lost % vel - g.ine1 battles a.
~.ur.lxrs All - wsli thai ssss ssll