The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1862-08-21
From Gen. .Ns'CIeHEan's Army.


From the philadelphia Press.
The news from Gen. M'Clellan's army,
though of startling Importance, will hard
ly surprise our readers, having for a week
pas been foreshadowed IL these columns.
Gen. Mcclellan has gained great adyan-
tage, which disperses all the apprehensions
that were felt for his safety. He has
abandoned position from which he never
could have been driven, voluntarily,
deliberately, and, as far as VIC learn, with
out losing man, gun, Or wagon. lie
will effect a combination with Pope and
Burnside, and attack Richmond from the
North. with such overwhelming plumbers
that resistance will be futile. The army
will be unit, and will have but one
crushing blow to strike before it marches
into the rebel capital with note Of triumph.
There will be no more capturing OF Pope's
officers, and bearing them to jail in hand
cuffs as common telous no more raids up
the Valley by the guerilla jackson no
more blockading of rivers, and intercept
ting OF supplies and relniorcements TO our
armies no more falling upon isolated
divisions, and annihilating them by sheer
numbers /; no more interrupting the tele-
graphic communication with Washington !;
In word no more reverses to our arms
from want OF Co operation among gener-
ais no more complaints that their plans
have been interiered with, or thwarted By
reason Of official ircompetency. Hereafter
we are TO have united army, and let US
hope united and harmonious people. For
weeks past approximations have filled ii e
public mind that disaster would beiall the
Army of the Potomac before rein iorcemeuts
could be sent to it. The rebels were con-
fdent Of their prey, and attempted, at
their leisure, to blockade the James river,
amusing themselves at intervals by firing
on unarmed transports and shelling our
camps at midnight. How promptly aud
how splendidly the tables have been
turned BY the. occupation of Malvern
Hill, and formidable looking reconnoisan-
ces on the south side Of the river, the
enemy were led to believe that offensive
operations" were to be Immediately
resumed on the Peninsula, in conjunction
with an advance by Pope.
General II Clellan sedulously inculcated
this idea in every movement, and his own
troops, deceived by the appearance Of the
situation" improved in health and spir-
It's At length the grand coup was carried
out. and the enemy's bright anticipations
dashed to the ground Gen. NJ MCIcllan
has retrieved the msfortunes Of the cam
paign, sustained the honor Of the Union,
and restored the confidence OF the people
it will not surprise Us if. in
the face Of this brilliant fuit dcc0n'ph, the
rebel journals have the audacity To claim
another victoryl They will endeayor to
prove that it was the result of necessity,
Notwithstanding the fact that they could
never have competed Gen. Mcclellan TO
abandor position. He would have
been dM~helmed and utterly crushed
weeks ago had the enemy dared to attack
him, or could they, by any sacrifice of life,
however great, have succeeded In driving
him into the james. But, unfortunately
for their plans, our army was safe while a
gunboat remained on the river. 1t was,
perhaps, as much with view to release
the Monitor, Galena, and the other war
vessels, from the necessity of guarding our
transports, as for any other reason, that
the change of base was decided on ; and
here we may remark, that Gen Mcclellan
has, for the second time, changed his base
of operations in the face of greatly supe-
rior force OF the enemy with marvellous
success. In each case has lie sustained
less damage than he has inflicted on his
opponents in each case has the grand
result been hastened-not retarded.
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rea. A. @. Mullin, ESQ, has been ap-