Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-10-09

T,s u7rs!co-i l-al Il decided defeat Of one OF
chr s.uis Fsl,h,! Us ys,.lrdly. Esere can &c no
do.5. ths. toe army ct Gsa. Van Dorm hSs met with
b'ooSy revsgsef il is not disastrous blow W shall
b. thankful sp2slrs from Ehs. We can learn OF the
a.tse,dsu. situation hat u. Van DOrn, after effect
irg junction nth Gen. Prize, who bad fal!en back
sa IaSa in csisr 70 facilitate shat movement advanced
upoa Corrth uih the intention Of driving the enemy
from his posi:on aui thus recovering control OF the
country conna-d,d by that strategic paint The enter
,ss VAS boli s,l hsEuious be-. promised, ii success
m 70 be fruitful o; advantageous results On the other
had de.ea, &: les. such defeat as would seriously
s5s,.sr our army, -iyh: Taarily interfere with Gen
Bags movements, snd would certainly have very
embarrassing Ell C. tie operations arcuad Nashville
king i1.o consideration tbe general features OF the
c,rptgl, and Ca, necessary iltesd'pentenee OF the
rs5y, s Of he various armies itapPears evident that
me advice Of Var D,rn into Tsnnessse constituted
prcu a PFC arsa,zei proyraums. Il can ve r,sd'y
Ia perceived, oy g.-o3 a. the msP, that Rssecrarz'
forces r,ssped s-curd OOrir.h, and communicating With
Gran a-rpv x M5-yb;s fvoraby siiuated ei'hsr
20 prevent Ison OF GU armies or to operate upon
he az gar @; B-lgSs co'4ma. Hsrcs the lie
ss .- q, lsf,,. b, E.,r, .lnv .. COalth IN order
s-c,15ss o., p4rPsss OF 20 keep /. employed IN Or
de- . NV, The ol'r. TIa m5rsny1: sglns; R'se.
e-l-- vs. thus military c5j.y. l. 10 anela6le &c
c-i.ssa ouiv ss 70 j;s direction. l. : possible that
s-ohss Ice Of siv,ac, nigh; h,To osCa attended Si,t
,,,-s.succsFs; bat Of It5 ws h,y5 no means Of ljg
Irg Tsetss--aa indeed, informs Us IhSs only Que Of
oar Gs-e-s us 81 Gu ne Of success in The aack or
C,.tb and TIA, l,asas IS respsusio9 for is results.
B-.iisave-y Simple matter to Judge after the fast
81 h. 3 .rF1~a n Ia
lea. apol AZ unsuccessful commander. II Gen. Van
Drrl "a, committed bIunder be is, Of course, snerable
e, sis due has bAns. II be hAz oWn rcSpacity,
tas ruslc ~, A1d thu: he b. plcc in position
h--s no caa - 1lyes br1s ds'redI: upon OUT eSuse
Su-.fie has oily sustained one Of those re7erses TO
vsch al armies are lisbla ard from which even TIE
s.c,n1ede.s are no. exempt, We sloald no. com
al. Ia jls:c, OF zuhjssing him to uodeser1ed con-
tume!7 a1d c,Jslr. We ,ru3; that the Southern PEG
s are sufi,say heroic % Selr up against Misfortune
yz-,u seeking . tsroE uP)u ols MAJ the Who'e bar
ne, % pl1 !, calsn'r, J; would At least, b, in the
higa,s 5s-cs u0 20 irl-S.s b'sus for this defeat TO
g., Va Dos b,s1 ls;er.lialag tie flcs OF tie
.,ss. I'D b.icg lL.5 prepared 10 render a. impartial
l3gasa..
Tss telegram ~bici rslohsi u, yesterday, leaves 70
I3-6: thai Re c)-l1. a CJ:il;a vs. oot,I,lte AID
1looI5 So-. ua5s.pg, to's /. leave Fo7m tof doubt
GA: ou- f5-c.s we-s ds!s-ssd- 1Scly def a:e3-ani
d.,v-n cS many ~ es fr0l. ths SID Of bI..s lf;ae
reporter has no: eIAyg,rI.s4 tbs tcs, Gu Losses must
have 5ssa t,rrid,. DIVISIONS aPpat t. Save been re-
aleei to brigade I'D orgAies to regiments. Several
= ,.irzu Sled I'll ga u,rs He; O.hsls wounded No
ss,ml.s ia given OF the actual .o5s OF beg 5ids; bu,
tts.s seems Ete rsls1a doub. lnlt. while ours SEs
ys-y heavy, lhs obs.DAacy vh -a,sa tie battle vas
fought: ana ;-s ,r.iy v4o- Ct or 2H, ms; have en
t-lsi serious 1.- aaou 'ls enemy. A. - ~ bslv,
or zen f-srs % o1url-s aSEirs; OSs.s5s.z.l-
number us h.s. ne c-lsoagJl OF knowing that Iae,r
tl.r-s coi a .eEiei =. Disgrace.
va. r,--t. .:s % d,S rom his ua'ovAFd even,
"a cauu,-, A. y g. --r.iy e-ia.;,. ! Is plan, hoS
ever 60. she ul.i ,se otj 9. u oar covenant has
he! a13 .aa: o., g.la Of our campaign IL sss u sss
s5 las bso2 ssrcs,5 dg.uvosd- Elergy, courage sd
ski nav rspais losses AID so1s for cu' e'!est
bas We clrn9. sg-,,s ia -t that 40 have rse'Vsd
very embarrassing s-d annoying ci5ck. We sincere J
hon, tia. uoH moe ttsu ever the GJye-nmeat and lie
a-scts vii eEl5 .Ics:,y aud energy il their sfIrts TO
fl-rsAs our ioss a1d sasrols le ,ss' alsss Of or
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