Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-12-23
The War.

TIE ls. Yankee scheme for the capture OF Richmond
complete yuoninous and disastrOusa failure
those which had preceded it, The advance the
Rappahannock, Il Is evident was expected to be
aided BY subsidiary movements from Yorktown, from
Slfok and from the Of North Carolina OF these
onlv the last threatened DO mischief and that only
Tor brief s2ace. Tie maranders there have been
driven back ana al along our borders now from Penn.
sysania Charleston they quiet, and will be glad
20 be permitted remain for a. least three months
70 come. Tae campaign in Virginia, And We think IL
Worth Carolina ended fos the winter, so far the
enemy are oaceraed Il has been 70 them campaign Of
ua5rSeu failure and Disgrace Southwestern Virginia has
been delivered from their presence Lorng drove them
hov,.a- dova t6a Eausvhs; Jackson Knocked them
about right and .ef in the Valley of the Shenandoah
bu.e grzzl, would pack of cur dogs; still later he
captured their garrison at HarPers' Ferry Johnston
fooled them by timely and successful retreat from Centre
vile and Nanasss-and on the same ground afterwards,
Jackson and then Ice drubbed them syagely Magruder
puaisbsJt at Yorktown Lougsreet At William burg
aud Johnston a; The Seven Pines; Lee pounded them
for seven day, on the Cbicsahomny, ,i there was
cancel sog1d bone lst in their carcass; A. p Hl fell
r71a them se t..unjerbol, 40 Boie,ers mill and
Les w.lis Up the campaign 81 Virgiui, by bios at
Fredericksburg ''hlt makes the Who'll, Of LincolndOm
l.a! Ese drunken man TIE annals Of war do not
sdJx a more 5ri0ls y-1Tss work thau has been done
10 Virginia IS. turn that page, and leave it for
re wonder SUD admiration Of posyerity.
Looking a,ocg tho colst &c stO he expected tina,
determined effort Will aoK be made TO retrieve on water
something oftbe prestige they have loss land Charles
Ton. Savannah and Mobile shold hold themselves
ready for assault az any moment The enemy know the
lylntsse they have in the powerful arimen, and iron
shields Of tbe.r navy They imagine that the capture Of
tle v,u known c..ss have named will give them
only substantial advantage, here bar Great ,rlai abroad
The season is nov p-opitous, their immense prepare
uoas ere shout completed and tue ey,enc.s Of their
staauJn impel them 20 MAKE an Instant aud desperate
sfort. We cannot toresse the ress.- We believe that
these cities MI be- defended ei,h ya.or and o5stnacy
as: ri give ta,a gtps3us In history, whether
,u,y stand Or El. and we believe that il the enemy
,sSe heu, they a. tike only heaps Of ruins Bat We
I,rvslg pray ,l't taey may be sble beat back the
dsstrJ7,r All preserve themselves sEke from the go-
RIOS fl.s Of ss iz-lelioa aud tie iugorous Que of
passing g-lsr I1s y9se O; Yankee masters.
From Teauss-sg tas Intelligence is favorable. Rose.
c-aus DELHI b., .j,sacs 6lt The accounts from that
direction assure t1at he Nil sooa be forced to fight
rs.1s4J Or be -le. v7 sad besieged ia Nashville. he
has a,= Confederate General opposed 70 him, who il
10; p.hsui lader jssg AID no sill suffer- him to
spend Sue rsss quietly in ;he capital OF Tennessee.
F.5u Mississippi. 81 &C mus; ese5i, al Augusta coa-
tc1yo..rg, there is nothing encouraging. The con.
-. there Is developed 10 dOUb, and gloon. WithOu,
pain. sgsli. IN tire Northern accounts whch claim
II. hr forces the possession Of Grenada, it IS evident
tla, 70 have Us. zach ground aud that army has
5sea sorcsd back many Iii since the batt!e Of COrnth,
TIE Coaetgras sruy there Is far inferior in number to
VIA. Is generally supposed IL has received very
~ rslaiorceueuts for the story Of Hindnaus having
crcsed ths Mississippi Sith forty thocslud men was
sllui- .ss'v bogus while the Federal army coutnu-
ems .sean Of men has been pouring from the North
We.s 10 repIeusb ts ranks The nul,itudss which arc
q re hu-ed on our handful of heroes there yet
tlg -e,ty 70 move; when thei- preparations
pete desperate contest all cnsue for the possession
OF the yea, valley OF The Mississippi contest which,
we telr wl be hopeless ualess forces brought
~ reu.J-cerert 20 something nearer equality with
those OF o., ensus. Tie advent Of President Davis,
VIA has declared hes intention share the fortunes of
tbe Western army, will infuse spirit into the
M, a1d arouse the population energetic action;
AL ,be Pro-pect 10 Mississippi Is less cheerful than in
. aay other part ol the vast field Of war.