The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-01-26

stint every appliance he could desire But he has not
advanced into the interior One single fent only
has he made, and has been driven back by a
handful of our men. Had he pushed Immediately
into the anterior landing he might accomplished
some Important advantage but he has remained still and
inactive long that the way is nav blocked Our
officers speak with entire confidence their ability to
Withstand him He has let the golden opportunity Slip
and now he must tight hard for every ground
he advances over He has solaced himself with the
belief that by waiting and striking in concert with his
colleagues ia South Mississippi kentucky and Virginia.
he could still take Lee and his army But
that entire army will be there in his path whatever may
happen other quarters the time when il is at
tackled hardly make the difference between victory
and defeat
Next in the grand round we find the expedition Of
Burnside, which, II seems, Is to strike at the
ard towns of North Carolina and cut off our
railroad line between Norfolk and Petersburg and
expedition Of the Yankees, from which they are ex.
pectng greater results than from all others large
an armament and so numerous abedy oStroops may IN
deed embarrass In Eastern North Carona but
1t is quite certain that If tho southern people had been
allowed to choose the destination Of this expedition for
the enemy, they would have designated the very one
which the enemy himself has selected The coast OF
North Carolina, from Norfolk Wilmington with its
sand islands shifting nlets and shallow sounds its dis
malswamps and everglades its canebrakes and cypress
bogs stretching out for miles to the right and left Of
river channels, constitute the most delightful Cretan
labyrinth for the confusion and enpelopemsn Of an enc
my 10 be found the world
Dymcans OF his vessels Of shallow draft he may pene
f,ate through the jungle and reaon the rm and more
In very great peril II he masses hstroops,
likewise and fight him successfully inland,
hns him ngiorously TO the channels OF the rv
II no scatters his forces he puts it In power
20 attack and beat them In detail II he cut
railroad connection with Charleston nhat docs not ruin
for shall have better line under way far in
this interior beyond his reach His scheme IL is
get into the Of Norfolk by shallow boats through
the Dismal Swamp Canal, and TO destroy the railroad
bridge at Weldon. The natural defenoes Of Norfolk
from the Albemare Sound almost perfect requiring
but the slightest assistance Of art and TO Weldon he
will find 1t rather difficult TO reach 1t than TO burn
the bridge when there
On che whole may be predicted safety in advance,
not likely reach onefourth the OF the expedition
itself the enemy The chances arc, that for every
million Of expenditure In its outfit, IL will not innict
hundred thousand dollars Of damage to ourselves n the
enemy afford 10 keep up the by operations Of
this Sort II is automatically certain that afford
suffer part OF the programme without trouble.
This Burnside expedition completes the grand designs OF
Mcclellan. He Is entirely ready "to crush out the
rebellion and the Union" Tho chances Of
cess are against him.
We have scotchcd the snake the Potomac we did
the thing before winter set in in Western Virginia
We did IL In the most summary manner the peninsula
In June IL docs not vet appear that have not done
II in Kentucky. The movements Of the serpent too
feeble on the coast Of Mississippi 10 require any
decisive steps against him there yet We have
scotched the snake Beaufort Burnside Is the last coil
of the REPTILE and f We can cripple aud destroy him
there troubles may bo set down over; for the
enemy's treasury IL now bankrupt, and without
great and brilliant which will put him in possess
sion Of this must break down IN few months
We have apprehensions from Burnside but prompt
and vigorous rally Of people against this favorite
enterprise Of the enemy will carry drmay and despair
che he art Of the North.