The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-05-12
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The change Of eNs;tm witch has been Intro
in, I'D. ID everywhere working its legitimate
result By absrd,uir., detached pos's which
are Within rea,h % she enemvs hce'. and
which il IT, therefore, impossible to defend,
re srs -ns eist 10 concentrate powerful forces
rpon essea,iHl points, and 10 bais lie enemy
81 every attack al vital consequence. Inc
skies begin So grow brighter. Every day we
hear ct victories uron small scale ""le1
are. ~e are very s4usu'ne IN 3ehe''hs' VI"
he tcrerunners OF great events. Eve" Ia"
j,'e panic which hese, TIE city last Friday,
IL connection with the river, has been oil es
ser,ial ssrvi,e We ARE warranted in saying
ikN if the enemy ges here, it will not hs by
nasns Of his steamboats, up the river. Nor
asn he reach us By march from the PENN.
s..!s. where the cold eteel OF Johnston al troops
-f'ectnally barn the way. At every step
b. takes on this line. he removes himself
further from HE gunbos,s, aud without
ale yunboats he can d. nothing. Our
troops on THE line are in the highes:
sp,rite. and desirs nothing 30 much as bat
lie They are in no disposition 10 count num-
eers. They feel confident that they will beat
tse enemy wherever the fight shall come on.
Nor GO We arprehend anything from the d.
recsion Of Petersburg. The authorities had
we'll considered that question before Norfolk
oss abandoned. That evacuation Was MADE
e,h the utmost deliberation, and IN purSn'
suce OF the syetem Of concentration TO WHICH
The Government is now fairly committed 1t
was we'll and thoroughly considered The
susmy took possession Of it Saturday night
viii: few thousand troops. The presump-
ton is, that he will endeavor 90 reach Peters
bang by the railroad and thus obtain posses
SION Of the Danville road, in pursuance of his
plan of hemming us in aud cutting of our cup
,hes Burnside is expected to unite with ali
his forces in this project. 1t is unnecessary to
say that this scheme will be resisted, and that
"a. il supposes An abandonment Of the steam
boats, it is the beet thing that can happen fer
Us.
Jacksou's victory over Miiroy seoDsi 10 have
been complete The defeated enemy left all
iheil wounded in the hands CT our men, anc
are endeavoring to make their escape, rur-
ered with all the energy peculiar 10 old Stone
wallis operations. We learn that lie has cert
.,ourie.s all along the line of the enemy's re-
treat, calling on the people to obstruct the
roads in every possible way. He seems de-
te.minsd 10 res, satisfied with nothing less
than the capture OF the whole army. His
move upon Milroy, while ne had Banks IT
Ills front wac beautiful strategic operation
and demonstrated the immense advantage Of
interior lines OF operation. Il resembles The
operations OF The Consn;s Nero and Llrlus,
when they cut Oft Hasdr,ibal OF the Me'aulns.
caring the second Panic wsI.
The enemy AZ Cc-iG:l appear 10 confess
tbeir inability to CONTEXT :he possession OF that
roins with BeanregsId. n { parts! action
vi I've Thousand ~ them, he drove sheia
before him Ike sheep, They Fed t. t!leir
sunbos,s tor protection, and there they viii
stsv unless they GO /" Memphis, or come Here
II ,ha latter, BesuT-gsrd will recover Tonnes.
see and ster a. cnce into Kentucky. on his
way - OHIO.
= wss rurGred Yesterday that Genera
He,h had givsr the enemy 4 -ound tr9bbps
near ffiies Court House, aud Captured aii his |
.ommissary stoIes, sc. The report VA 70
psa,ei 10 Us as coming irom the War Once |
M bt. before this paper goes 70 p"5Fs, the |
'rr;a viii hs known, aud reported III our news
."iCmus VS. haze not the leRSs i"ub', il
General Heth has net the aae!py he has
beaten them, for We have great confidence il
lis abilities, which will be sure To make them
s~i7ss known and felt whenever an opportun
" is afforded h:n.
For further information with regard IA WAT
matters, re Mps' refer the reader 10 our regu
lar war column We have thrown together in q
short compass the incidents above recorded that
"nr readers may see from inspecting the whole
he'd al single glance how much cause we
have TO be grateful for the good fortune that
- breaking upon us after our dark days, az the
May sun which now sheds it's genial warmth
thronghou nature has succeeded TO the dismal
Arripg through which we have just passed
We shall continue to beat the enemy as long
IS We can keep him from the water Vi that
we feel perfectly assured. And more we Ieei
convinced that were it not for their superior
fleet. we should end the war in lsss than three
month";, by the defeat or capture OF All 'he'r
armies. lie. the Respondent cheer up Every
thing is working right.