The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-07-19
THE WAR PLANS or rpy sourp.

The Baltimore correspondent Of the Herald gives
the 'iul particular Of recent council Of war
among the Southern Generals At Richmond, at
which the following programme was determined
upon:
1t was unanimously agreed not only that 1t would
not 40 to lose any more territory, but also that
what has been lost must be regained The results
Of the defensive policy, which has been hitherto
the policy Of the South. were not regarded "a sat.
isfactory. and its abandonment was strongly urged
Both Gen. regard and Gen. Leo underworld
demonstrate the feasibility Of an invasion ef the
North at three different points-nameiy from Cum.
berisnd or Williamsport into Pennsylvania; from
Louisville and Cincinnati into Indiana and Ohio
and from Paducah and Cairo into Illinois. II was
not certainly known whether the sinyasonu flank
Of the platform had been accepted or not. Il was
strennously opposed by jeff. Davis and one or two
OF the 0eneras but large majority of them
were In favor Of It. 1t IL known, however, that
the following operations were agreed on as form.
Ing parts Of the summer campaign:
i. Tne immediate obstruction Of the James river,
30 as to make it impossible for Mcclellan to use it
as means for communicating with the Govern
ment and for the transportation Of reinforcements
aud army supplies
The reoccupation of williamsburg Yorktown.
and the entire Peninsula
g. The recovery of the whole of the territory Of
Virginia, and the repossession of the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad.
a. The recovery of New Orleans, Memphis, and
the Mississippi river and the expulsion OF the Fed.
eTbt troops from tennessee and Kentucky. When
these objects had been accomplished, the Lee and
Beauregard plan proposed:
5. To make the Potomac and Ohio rivera al once
their base OF operations and frontier line, and to
transfer the seat OF war from Virginia to Maryland
6. To burl upon Washington from Richmond, a
column of two hundred thousand troops; the cap
ture of that city, the Liberation of Baltimore and
the invasion of the North al the three points named
above by becomingin in turn the invaders they hope
to make it necessary to keep at home for the
defence of Of our cities fully five hundred thousand
troops.
The plan adopted for the obstruction of the James
river was by the secret erection Of permanent
batteries to be afterwards mounted with heavy guns
of long range, and by the use at present Of bat.
teries Of light artillery, mostly ried guns, that
can be moved from place to place. Several of these
various commanding points on the James river,
where they are completely concealed by the thick
woods and bushes. This dense foliage affords, ALSO
complete concealment to the men who work on
them, who have instructions, also, not to show
themselves to any passing vessels. sentries are
stationed so as to give notice of the approach of
vessels; and the latter pass the men at work on
the batteries suspend their labor If there is any dan
the batteries completed the trees and bushes in
front Of them will be cut down, and the river will
be found to be closed. 1t will be remembered that
it was in this way that the batteries on the Poto
mac river were erected last summer
The Importance of Virginia to the rebels has been
forcby demonstrated by the events of the spring
campaign, and hence the strenuous efforts which
they will make to regain it. If they can restore
there the stain quO bellum the state of
affairs as they existed in June. 1861 they believe
that we never again can invade that State. Its ca.
pablties for defence superb; indeed, quail
ed anywhere. And it, on the recurrence of the cool
weather of the fall, we can De compelled to begin
the campaign over again at Manassas and Romney
on the north and Fortress Monroe on the south
east the rebel leaders expect that will find the
road to Richmond still less practicable in fall than
We found it in the spring.
Such is their rather extensive programme for the
summer campaign. The means ut their command
for its execution are rather inadequate; but they
count upon the active assistance Of both England
and France. Both of these nations they think, will
recognize their independence, and their vessels
breaking the blockade take their cotton and sugar
away and bring them arms and ammunition in re-
turn. They have now in arms 100000 troops dis
tributed as follows: