Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-05-06

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The expected battle o. Corinth, has been
suspended, It seems, by The rains. Ths' clouds
have ordained brioftgu but the expectation
of mighty COT tlict there, ca1not probably De
long disappointed. Let every one wh" believes
in a Providence above, utter his most pious
aspirations in behalf of the noble Beaurcgard
and his compatrot heroes. lie has file ar
my. Ho is sustained by corps OF Generals
such as Napoleon might have beon proud OF !;
men who have proved themselves not simply
in other wars, but what is much moro impor-
portant and to the point, 10 This war. Bragg
Price, Van Dorm, Hardee, Breckenridge, Polk,
Rndmsn, are names that it is ali honor for any
mans name to follow in the list CT gallant and
skiIful commanders.
But Basuresard is confronted BY superior
force, and by Lincoln's most trusted Chiefs
Halleck and Buell. and Pope have been csiisd
thither with their commands. it would see"
as if it had been determined 10 lreoEitaso
upon Beaurcgard the whole power "i the
North. both of brute numbers and OF military
skill. 1t is a terrible ordeal to which our
lucky leader is now to be subjected Inc
sympathies, and may No not sod the prayers
of whole people ara stirred in his behalf )
and the hows OF his safety and o. his SUCCESS
will make all our borders vocal with louo
thanksgiyipgs. We trust that beore this week
he ended. ,nis universal scng will ascend 10
Heaven. But We must be prepared Tor what
ever result may conc a battle is very uncer-
tain rs,ne; and perfectly confident expects
ton OF success, except under peculiar cirenn-
Stances is thspark Of mailman
it is familiar fact, that while nothing more
is uncertain than the length of LIE OF iii lndlV!-
dual, nothing admits gilmore accurate estimate
than the average duration OF human life, con-
siderins community in tho aggregate. For
this reason, while it would DO folly in amy per
son. ana might be yuinous to him, to presume
upon length Of days lor himself. yot insurance
companies may grant to large numbers q
men, policies Of life insurance With the Ger
tsinty that they sre making safe calculations
In the s.me manner, while we DO not consider
any result in the future more secure than our
triumph in this war, taking ii as tohota ana
as the aggregate result of all our bsttles, yet
VIC cannot encourage our readers to stake
their confidence on any individual encounter,
or to mako lis ISSUE the measure Of their gen
eral hopes. In the giant struggle iii which VIC
are engaged we must expect many trials OF
our fortitude, aud should therefore cultivate a
sercre courage and faith that looks through
clouds to the sunshine that lies beyond.
Besides the expectations associated with Co
rinth battle on much smaller Scale, but very
interesting in its conseq and fer thuhopes
which hang about it, is also Imminent in the
Valley ci Virginia. TO uss famliar term
"a fight or foot race" seems inevitable and
Stone Wall Jackson is not fond Of running
Rc has an army worthy Of such q leader; and
whatever the same number Of men car do, he
and they ssill do. None will receive more
generous congratulations than the country will
bcstow on them, if the result Of the conflict
should bind new laurels upon their brows;
mono deserve greater sympathy in ;ln heroic
Attempt which they will certainly make.--
In Tia other important portions OF the area
of con lct the movements, however interest
ing, do not indicate any immediate collisions,
but rather postpone tho expectation. Mculel-
Ian, with his vast army, will not ciisr battla Oh
equal terms SO long as he can avoid it. We
shall have to choose lield that will deprive
this digging and crawling Napoleon Of ad
vantage, and which will require him either to
meet us on it or abandon his progress. Any
movement on our part that tends to this re-
suit must DC construed by our people, as To-
yorabic to cur interest.