Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-09-12
The Late BatiIcs.

From tie Richmond Enquire. fth
The operations il Northern Virginia, Of which
the telegraph has. brought us The gratifying
news, form a is sequsl 70 the campaign OF sbe
ChIckahominy. TIE extent Of the advantages
gained ct Manassas, ana ihs opportunity i0r
new achievements which they have opened. are
as yet not understood hsIe. We DO not know
with accuracy the relative positions Of the two
armies. and the line Of tas enemy retreat
Sufficient is known however, % justify the
deYOUtess gratitude of the Ezo.e Conlsdezecy.
and G bounding pride ia tAa 81 our generals
and the unparalleled ber0ism Of our e1mDsra-
bic soldiers. They have added new and glow
ing chapter TO theig tsne, ami have gained wLs.
scanned Impossible sta stronger hold on the
affections aad the eppiause OF tl-ir c9unTyren.
Esy the time soon come when these dear ciaz rs
VIII al be permitted to return .a their homes
again, crowned with their Cuiyiag L~olors. 90
enjoy in peace that liberty which they have so
glOriousiy defended
From the accounts which have reached us.
VIC think It likely that a sudden rise ia the Rap
~pGhann0ck, which dslayed our movements a
day or two, Is 81 t11t saved Pc1e from feeling
the fol- force Of Lees army, before The rem
forcaments Of Mcclellan reached him. After
crossing the RappGhanBOez, our e-easrals seem
TO have c-ircumyelted Pope az er mers viii.
They got upon his hanzs, and hey got ali
LAAaa AAa-- EaaaaA AIS -EFL D
with bis rear, capeu-e5 his guards, destroyed
as magazines or supplies, ana prevented bin
for some time, from even forwarding to Lincoln
his usual victory bulletins So lar as he has
escaped destruction st az, it IS probably wholly
due 20 the oPp5fiune aTig&l ID q portion Of
AcClslau's troops. Even tais IVES not able TO
save the combined forces from 2 terrible ehas-
The ARMIES Of tie Potomac and Of
the Rsppshaunoc6, have bean routed and still
further demoralized, and the only aim of the
braggars fees who so lately threatened the Con
federate capital, is tO.ssTe th=ir Own.
Thus again has Manassas become @ proud
Jams in tee history OF cur young C0nfed5racy
La July, 1861, the Federal host which sought
there 20 crush our budding strength, was b-oken
and scattered by our amy, greatly inferior ia
numbers, indeed, bat superior ia the qualities
which make a soldier. After many vicissitudas
# war, two grand armies meet ntha same spot,
months and a week lstsr, Ala That dis
can do has been done en- each side. i
vas no longer the mseaug Of raw .eviea, al an
to the terroTs Of tho batilei It IS q meeting 8
veteran soldiers and Of pracised generals.
The enemy was there ia his strength lie mas
lot another such army On tas hsld of strife We
him in our strength. Again Mansssas has
the triumph Of ouf banners and the
srlble overthrow OF our enemies. as In tse
avs Of cur weakness, so now in the hour of miL
ary development on the paIt OF b0sb bsligeF-
hts, the superiority Of our soldiers has been
em0nstratod, aud tde forces Of the enemy have
ed bsfore ours. Then Jet ihs poets attune their
sTps anew and sing again The gleries of Manas-
Each hil and dale and every undu,aioa
classic ground forever