Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1862-08-25
The Esvs Of the Week.

The enemy fancy they have discovered . 5
grave mistake in their past military policy. {
Iseir ~favorite plan of surrounding as On all
sides, and crushing So to death, a. with the
tolds OF an aRaconia, is now ~abandonea. =
Concentration is now the faverite tactics
and We are to be assailed frem the line of
the RaPidsn by a East army made up Of all
the troops that can be collected and spared
troEa the four quarters of the compass. The
army Of Mcclellan is to be transferred to the
rsglsa Of the Rappanannock, there to rein
force the army which has been brought to-
gether frsn great distance for the command
OF Pope. The ferces which have been raya-
ging the counties Of western Virginia are
withdrawn frem that quarter to swell the
host concentrating On the hills and plains
stretching frem Fredericksburg to tbs Blue
Ridge.
We are, therefore, on the sve of great
events and it is net to be disguised that the
danger which threatens as from that Girec-
ton is serious in the extreme. We caRnot
doubt the ability of our generals TO oppose
a successful resistance to tRe combined ar
mics which they have now to cope with ; but
we cannot resist q feeling of in patience fer
az early and decisive engagement. 1t is so
obviously our policy to deliver battle at the
earliest practicable momont, that every day
Of daley fills us with apprehension.
That there are serious defects and flaws in
their present plan Of the enemy is appa-
rent enough; but their measures are sufi-
Gent to sxeite our most anxious solieitude
if for no other reason, at least from the for
midable numbers they have marssslled fer
the onset. We feel uubounded confidence in
eur army, bit we are, nevertheless, exceed
ingly impatient for the news of decisive en-.
gagement.
The following items Of news wa gather
from the Richmond Examiner sf the s1st:
On Monday, AcClollaa crossed the Chick
aheminy int New Kent, with between ten
and fifteen thousand men, and wheeling
to the right, he marched towards Will
liamsburg. information received direct froH
Williamsburg yesterday morning il to the
effect that ke was then passing through that
town en- route for Yorktown or Fortress
Monroe.
From this information, upen the authen-
ITCHY eff which we have avery ralianse, we
esnclude that Mcclellan, having on last Sun.
day night seat eff by water all of kis forces
that the transports would ae~cemodate, deter.
mined to march the remainder to Fortress
Monroe, or some other convenient point. tc
meet The transports on their return fren
fredericksburg. This march he was on yes
terday performing. He has by this time beer
~rejeined by ais transports, and is embarkins
on them fer his final Observation-Disclosures
burg or Aqaia Greek.
NARRow EscAPK-From a gentleman who
arrived hare frem Orange Court House yes
tersay naornins, We learn that General Stuart
en- Monday night made q narrow escaps
froa capture by a BODY Of the enemy's C avail
ry. General Stuart, with his staff, was a.
> farm house, five miles east of Orange
Court House, and q short distance from the
Rapidan, when the Yankee cavalry, WHO had
crossed the stream and driven in our piekets
surrounded the house. General Stuart, by
speedy back door exit, escaped with the los.
of his hat and two of his aids.
The forays Of the Yankees are said to b.
bola and enterprising beJondprscedent. They
attack our picksts saily.
MISUNDERSTANDING like q thou
sand Aarylanasrs have reached Riohmen,
ia the last fortnight, who nave been COMPEL
ed to fly freHn thsir homes to escape LiRceln'
graft to aght against the South. The Exam
iner Of Wednesday last says, on the day prs
yious the arrivals were very numerous, most
ly from the counties, the roads from Bait
| more being toe strongly guarded to admit G
+ many escapes fron that point. One party
} leaving Laorardstown, Nd, were pouncc
: upon by absut forty of tina Seventh Ne
l YsFk cavalry, and eleven of tAem capture
. after the exchange eta number of shots. Al
7 other party were ovsrhsuled by the cavalr,
but a largs jug of whisksy in one of the wa,
G ons released taem from the difficulty by nal
ing the cavalrymen drunk, and they thus e
r capped capture.
Q Several Of the cavslrynen have been kill
= in the v~arisus rencounters with the escal
Ing refugees, but large numbers Of the ref
gees have been captures.
y One died Of sunstroke while endeavouri
v to reach thu Confederate lines.
&c We are glad to Knew that all who have
rived are fired with patriotic spirit, a
u are rapidly taking their posts where they c
I'd best avanse their wrongs, and in due ii
IA recover their henes from the gpeiler. e
70 A HEAVY AER1vAL.-The Mobile Regis
IA has a seemingly authentic statement O
kt late heavy arrival en- account of the Conf
eracy ata Confederate pert. One mill
pounds Of powder and thirty-fve theas:
sd stand OF arms are among the items of
u. cargo, the aggregate value Of which was B
that the government agreed to pay $500.
sterling sn delivery sua equivalent,
present rates of exchanges, to about $50
600!
to To De ExCHAxGED.-Wel esrn that Col,
Thomas G. Z~2rvona') has been recognize
he I" pIlSoaer q war Dy the yankee govsrsu