The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-09-13
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...aar sA,e lass moysmsnt a Cen. Ice as full Of
r.1e. Faae II h dangerous, TO \ certain extent,
= ~ snoseA. No mil,ary operation ever was, or
49, =. b, entirely desstsnte Of danger. War u
- = very unsafe game for amy man TO play sud
a ooxsys none Of its mower are perfectly safe
WeeAtnetcu We thought to he cautious com
nonasr, and 10 q certain extern, he was So Yet h'a
svo moyements across the Delaware, resulting rt'
spessivSly In the battles OF Trenton ana Prince
TN. vr>rs hessrdous movements. Ne had eheice
~ av,,a bs<ore him on both Of these occasions he
Gala .a,hpr remain au,e. IN Philadelphia, with
h>.ssn and diaheartened army, sud wait for the
enemy TO besiees him In overwhelming fTee, "h'eh
:. certainly would have done soon as the Ice
broke up, or be could run the risk Of being cut ON
nv eros.ins The Delaware and carrying the var
into the very heart Of the enemys camp la The
arv, case dss,s ue,ion was slower, but 1t WIS in
sv,sabie In the last case, there was fair ssance
of success He chose the boider and more gene
rous alternative, ana he was completely successful
Fortune never smiles on any one wbois not willing
70 hazard something Ia order TO obtain her faver.
Gen Lee was not In the condition of Washinf
ton He had been victorious until applause for
vlcsoeiss achieved hsd, doubt, begun Ia pail
upon his taste. he had just defeated the enemy in
Q periss Of battles remark able for their brlarcy
and effect The most dangerous position he eouid
have assumed ander such circumst aIces. was one
which implied inaction. If he had fallen back the
ensmy would have advanced, as soon a. reinforced.
upon the Rappahannock, and reoccupied all hts
old positions II he had remsined stationary. his
position would have been identical with that Of our
army last year. We have always maintained, and
We still maintain, that the tine danger TO that army
lay In Its inactivity after the battle of Aansssas
Il would not have been as far as we have ever
been able to understand the matter, half so can
ssrous to have crossed at once late naFyisnd,
where Il would have met nothing but raw troops,
thoroughly demoralized by the defeat they lad 40
lately sustained and ready to hy st tie fiat crack
of gun. BY remaining STATIONARY at AsNassas.
with the Rappahxnnock and James both In its rear,
and both accessible TO the sneniy's gunhoats it
gave time to that enemy to recover from hs panic.
10 make soldiers out of bis recrus and 10 threaten
Il ON front flank and rear, with seven hundred
thousand men. That ii escaped destruction we
been fruitful in strange events Had TIE enemy
been guided By the dictates Of the liost ordinsry
sssscty, We see not how all the talents OF General
Johnston-gres, ss they are known to he-coald
have ex ricatel IL from its poriious Position Aid
In precisely such position should We he now had
Gen. Lee halted a second time at Manassas.
The movement which Gen. Lee hiss aow made Is
bold, but II Is ssgaeous sud Qualified hy the high
est military sa,hol tiles There sra ptsoeaents
enough In Its favor and perhaps shall be a@cufsd
for citing two or three of ther,
In tho Italian campaign of 1900 while the Aus
tri2n General Melas was engaged in the siege Of
Genoa the First Consul Bonaparte led an sTiny
through Switzerland, over the grea, st. Bernard
down the valley of the Dora Baites and took pos
session of all IombarfY, snd the greater part OF
Piedmont in his resr. He then crossed tie Pc. cut
OF his retreat TO Germany, intercepted bis supplies
destroyed his communications, and forced him to
fight the fatsi battle Of Marango ii such position
that while fighting lie was iseng his own country
instead Of having 1t at his back and hai France at
his back instead OF in his front This result sn
armistice by which the Austrian army became tn
all intents, prisoners Ct war. far any opera
tions In Italy "ere concerned.
In the campaign OF 1906 Genera! MACK matched
into Bavaria with an army Of 10000 men, and made
his headquarters AT UlTn. The Emperor Napoleon
induced him t. believe that he intended 30 Invade
Germany By the route which rms through the
Black Forrest and passes tkrs1gh that i5vn. lie
msde preparations to repei at ack font bur,
Hike Pope, he left his 10 take iteeii
leaving Eve six detsehm of several Thousand
men each, at different poiuta between himself and
Vienna Napoleon crossed The Rhine q. five diner
emit points ST each Of which there " ~ a roAi IL adj
ing to Msck's rear and avoiding liz altogesher-
Each of his corps fell upon one OF Mack detaeh.
msnts and after these hal all been routed they con
centrated In his rear, Snd forced Lin t. surrender
This has always been looked upon As one vi the
boldest and at the same time salest iuitary opera
tions Of modern times.
In the Prussisn campaign of 1906. the Duke OF
Brunswick moved towards the frontiers, ni,b the
rate because he thought the French wond come ty
the route he on inssmuch as they hsd come bat
way In the seven years war. Napoleon passed hinl
ON bis left by dfferen, road turned him completely
and forced the passage Of the saal by which be gU,
into his rear cut off his commune aiions destroyed
his stores, and forced him gh the battle of jena
with France in his rear aud Berlin which lie was TO
protect, in his feont.
General Lees movement re elnbies these AMI Is
no doubt made with similar object In view
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