, 1862-05-03
REBEL VIEWS OF NEW
ORLEANS.
The Richmond Dispatch feels
"Particularly jelly"
BEAUREGARD THE CENTRE
OF HOPE.
uE MUST LEAD 10000 MEN
INTO THE NORTHWEST
fF.ora the Richmond Dispatch, April IS


INTO THE NORTHWEST
IFyou the Richmond Dispatch, April 81
The fearful state Of suspense In which the
city existed for two or three days has as last
ended. New Orleans ISL possession OF this
enemy. It was evacuated By General Lowell,
Who Eas removed his forces to Camp Moore,
On The jackson Rai1road:
This is heavy blow; i Is useless to to deny y
lie mind had already become prepared for It
before the truth had been fnlly ascertainea. 1t t
is q heavy blow; but it is very far from being
& fat%l blow. We maJ expect to hear OF dis
asters wherever the enemy's gun6oats can De
possession. Gire him all Of them-.eFeEy one
of then-and still be is as far from bis oblcGt
IS he WAS this time last year aattGTas tel,
Hilton Head fell, Roanoke Island fell New
stIn in the field: They hare not fall-
cn-they have always beaten the, enemy
wherever they have encountered him.
When they shall have been beaten and dis
perEed so that they cannot rally again, then it
may be time to feel gloomy about our ptos::.
were unmanlf to despond, far less to think Q!
abandoning the cause. Even then the last
resource Of brave nation resolved not to oe
enslayed, remains to Us. we can even then,
rs other nations have done before us, resolve
| ourselves into guerilla force, composed of
| lie whole country, and fight the battle for
life OF death throughout million OF square
| miles. But that time is not come: Ihcg
| have not beaten our armies in pitched oa1ue,
| nor do re believe they viii erer 90 It; beaure-
gard, with DO o@eriul force, is still the guard
| ian Of the Southwest Johnston, with force
; still more powerful, faces Mcclellan at York
town. Stonewal Jackson presents an undaunt.
ed front in the valley: our armies IN Georgia ana
South Carolina are unsuodued, and we con-
tiuue to hold our own In the Old North state
The enemy has never been able to obtain an
| advantage over u.s. except by means OF MS
| gupboats. Take him away from them, and
We can always defeat him
By the loss Of New Orleans ne are separated
[ from West Louisiana, Tcxas, Arkansas and
Missouri. But many Of the brave troop;
from thut side OF the river are with US, and
those that are there will still ktep up the fight
in fpite Of their isolation They viii TIM:
constantly employ large portion OF the enc
n'ys army, and serve as Po"sflnl o1'1Ist9l q tbl
Corfederacy, and every river town which cat
l | be reached By gunboats, were in the possess
, ion Of the enemy Tomorrow, 1t would no
have the slightest effect upon the issue Q
: as defeat Of Bcauregard's army, or give bal
-. the same cause ior dependency. Fortunate
IL, they took no prisoners; our troops re
/ main to reinforce Beauregard or 10 go else
= where as they may be ordered.
TIC event Of this war Is still as much IN tu
G hands Of our people as it was before the fa
n Of New Orleana. Having made himself lnnste
~ Of the river and seahoard towns, the enemy
IL If he wish to conquer rs, must come into III
4 | in.erior There be will have to beat our arr
! ics, without the aid Of his lron-clad boats, o.
u fure he can boast Of having subducd the cou1
tc try, In the meantime the occupation OF {
a. many points must necessarily tend to tt
Y weakening Of his strength upon those pooiu
st on which the grand issue is to be decide
ut and thus far his success Is scarcely a disadVa
tace to uR. Let our countrymen inltate Il
re firm and magnanimous conduct OF our Elres
ul the Revolution, and we doubt not to see O
cause gloriously triumphant.
from the Norfolk Day Book, april 20
Disasters to q brave people art but the ia
OF ADt;rus, from which they rise with rene"
IL energies and a Grmer purpose. Ne ia
no faith In our ultimate SUCCESS; but should II
H., prove faI1acious VIC can remember tile cxatn[
~ Ut Sa1astn-1eluenber anu emulate it. Let
he put our humble trust in God, and fight fri
Ia. seacoast to interior, leaving monuments
- commemorate cur resolution upon every Ne
Oh | Animated by this determination, whan say
w5 their boasts OF conquest in the heroic lansus
49,. Of Wise, at Roanokc-Nevcg, never, never.
From the Petersburg Express, April s9l
III But there is another aspect Of the mat
are ttill more cheering to the Contederates.
ne 7a,ge d;ad fine ar1ny ar1ieh .oas assigned for
t.Jt,sce Of Nt7o O79easas cor saow DC united !
.dy TIE aruss at Corinth in lime to ass.t in The q
,a orS Of dr5,ing the Td'ada@s cut cf TeEnexste
kentucky, and in q march across ~ Ohs9 y;
tue movement which, we cannot doubt, will
ion commenced and ca1dcd through az sooI
all The Tennessee c. Cumberland 'aI - ana an
Eow navigation. Then will be our
portunity for striking crushing blow
vii more than redeem all our losses.
say want to zee 8 column Of $50 900 soutl
the troops led un By. Beanressazd through
ON same strength through the Northern st
atefl ly Johnston, SO that whilst the Yankees
taking our coast and river cities, We VII
daeo sweeping theirs; and then.we would see
it is would suffer most and endure their 81
.''.a bic crisis, fought the battles OF 1tal
1t Is, Numidsa, and thus drove their Carthage
war | {aluoet) conquerors from their own
Let Us fight the battles of the South
'arty Northern soil The capture Of phllade
n Of OF New York would bc to us guarant
49, peace in thirty days upon our own te
sue, III have 400, eco soldiers in the field, Of u
n \. | Napoleon, in the zenith Of his glory, L
= tho have been proud. They wonld move
NV alacrity in the direction Of Yankee la1
| tie tbc word was just given them from
,unts mond. oh, tnat Il may o. gwen as ~ -
= To- huge army, which could easily support
.uace in the ensmy'e country, we woula have
.na serve sufficiently powerful to protect ou
auo interior, comprising compact and pop
poiut territory between the Mississippi and
tar Of 1lc eaun IN eALenl ~ ~. ort ha1f
] bat- 9;riu ard all Kentucky y and Teunrssec),
ppear ur trans'MsslsslpE etf,nory LIT ', Ve1eso e-es
the iota of conquest Of such 4 country
omas, l~-teronsly absurd, and tue 1all o. N5 q;
Is Of I1 1I nnt 1uo 1 nvarps tJ an ;nsh nsarsr th
an Of summation Of their accuE5ed purpos
oaigns N.Y. u Ssr Ire hs anr o.
iliary The ways Of God ART mysterious. and
t1,su reefs the affairs OF nen SO as often
istory. afterwards proves ,hc happiest hat
{ auy have occurred for their welfare. VI
long sirce 'fled our mind down to
arms; ,et, thht if the cause Of the South is D
&C COIL fayored, it will and must triumph. If
aetah- Will ard must perish, ~crr It suppor
eSsoo millions Of armed men and hundreds {
he day clad war vessels Of the most powell
scription. So tar,sswc hare had altetn:
yessts and 1eycrses which have not b
cieiye. We must fight on with mort
b con- bic energy than We have done. We MI
Poto- concentrate our forces at fewer poiu
he 18th @ tusl men uIon e te ax,a a.s,,,
Shiloh. malntain It at al hazari1s tie position
Mt have ueerente, able to give as well as to
nanns-1 blows. With half q million OF men P
t., t. be iii hcTond The Iiulits Of the Confear
ain VII "
II Of the | Colonel Croeker and Major c.
Opinions differ whether these ger
| officers Of the 93d New York Rcgim
ssion Of or did mt desert IN the -cbe1s befo,
, out OF town Their repi,nent xas in adrane
MADE sey's brigade, across WarViek river, a
e was gu In 1,1oo yards Of rebel battery.