The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-05-07
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vl.es, shut up our armies as Mack was shut up
a. Tim, and take them all without u battle,
This ,s very grard ialk. and il is probably eug
ses.ed by the defsf s've policy which the Gov
ernanent has adopted, and which consists IN
Swing UP everything to the enemy AS he All
vanoes. We hope, however, that ssa't'n "a Ia
be changed and thai Wa ehail have sema
asaiins a, least before ws shall DO entirely
shut ur.
In the meau'ime. Richmond cannot he made
an Cim unless CenetAi johnston he made a
Mack and Gelesai Mcclellan Borapart. .
md ss we are unable 30 see how ;hsse meta
aosYhasc% can bs effected, we mus. be allow
81. 70 remain little increduous Il is certain
sas, TINS far General Johnston has proved
himself ary tbiag bat q cops OF the old Aus.
t.isu professor and should think
avau McCle,ian's wsrmes, adairsvs can
hard!v claim anything Nap,leonic fer bis iao.
'cs. or sli the Slow caches that ever hal
saythng 10 10 With the command o. men, he
- the siowest He has been Commander in
Csief of the Yankee hrmy for nine uon;hsr-
u" has had enemy ia his sight during the
whole OF that time. aid hs Las never VS.;
sought eatle. Napoleon, Oh the contrary,
was 10 u.e the words Of one Of his b:0grs
cherrl Lie lightning in the eyes Of his enc
m,es." In r..e ss.ino space CT time mentioned
saove, lie would have su5ve.'ed half dozen
snIiree- There cannot 70 Il more powerful
contrast than that which his operations before
,h- wy town of film rrasont to .he move
iuents OF McC sliaa ii bis approach to kjci1.
IaoAG.
Mcclellan Stared RS array frou, Washing
to..t~' n.cn.hs ago. liz bimso'f, ai,er iss''-
iu:- = taul1ef;rg proclamation &c his troops,
stated after taelH ,.dVu, 9iN weeks age From
Washington 70 Ri2a mind, by way OF YORK, il
:. Journey OF aeou, twenty four hours, with
the All o; steam, He has ueeu six " eeks on
'he Peninsl!2, And has no, tough, Il tattl8.-
~ began his Eayori:e syg;em ot digging
a9ou ~ ne got there, AID has been Al II ever
-Iaca. He brcught up Al the heavy aTtllisry
ne could frd 10 besiese General Johnston
Eha, General eutls, ed him - waste lis tine
n digging ditshee and throwing 40 dirt, and
then lei, aim 10 enjoy tie FRAT OF his labor,
"A IthdraWing lis troops without loss, gave II
few heavy cannon, into lLs open country,
where he project the s.gsaces 10 Rich
mcli, and fight At distance from the gun
boats 10 word, he has completely tatilsd
the little Napoleon, aud will nor allow him TO
.ivapce gave at the expense OF Il general ba.-
tie Very slow sH thia FOR a Ioan protesting
TO initiate Napoluun III his movements and
not altogether an sure M h. hnped it might
be
Napoleon wss s.. Bouo$ue IN tie latter cad
u August, 1865, with the grand army of Eng
land awaiting ths arrival OF Admiral Villa.
nsuye with ;. large iieet 20 convoy hla hoti!la
e tho shores OF "pertidions Albion He
Teamed that Filaus1ys had beeIl defeated and
etf.aed into Cai;z hy. British squadron M.
der Admiral Cal;ier. and thai Ile was there
ei.s-is biooksled. He cav that his grand
-,v4ene vi invasion was frustrated. Re. Eail
hour ne gave way 10 :. parDXysnl OF
rag. At the end OF tina, linie lao recovered
ii,nlaeIt, ami instantly took hie re-"i'iri9u
.Hs:ris and Ruesia I'D jo:aei wis.i Ealaud
80 u foarlh coalition ays Inef Franc AQ.tris
h16 slready Invaded B,.YaIiG - forced The
-jacsOr TO hy with bic n ny 10 oe aoi.. ii t,-
Ca,ubs. Hz is'eru.i.:-,l - transfer t:Io var I,
the banks ii the Danube, Ha Issued ofis,s. IA
staltiy, Cor the camps Il, Dyuogle and 4 mite
;-use, aaa .!ioso Ia Holland, TO be broken Up
These troops commenced IL Gil MAJ Il across
he " mole length Of France. about the middle
81 September, and were "u the Rhine by lhu
35:h. They had niarc iei FIVE hundred mle-
IL the Interval, aud they had no stsun 10 hei.,
them, On tbs 26th Napoleon Limseli arrived
1T ktrasburg, and the cams Gay the French
crossed il i've columns ut different places or
Fhs river. a portion II taen naDHrvlei I've
FORE the Black frrs,' ia front 81 Tim 20 per
saade Mack that they n;e..pt 10 sppruaca him
n that direction Tie others crossed ta+. |
Darute, united ~ilh Marnlp1t and the |
Slvsrlsrs 1nd VIII Bsrnati5;ts and march |
ing down the river the ', hole recrosead 10 |
lie Side they were originally o. and placed |
tiiemseiyes between MICS and Vieuna Mack |
had seversl divlrlons stationed III his rear |
They were all euecessiyeiy attscke! by over |
"a heiEiug forcss, ard either driven IN or CAP. |!
cured He then dew In all his remaining |
forces ~ Ciin, and Oh the 10th Of October ten |
iays alter the first blow. Of .he oampaieu SUI. |
rendered IL the pnmher Of 81, GG0 AS many
had already been Tort Ia the various actions
that hsd taken place,
Such lie tbs difference between Jim and !
Richmond, between Napoleon The great and |
Earoleon tie email The fren.n trocps |
marched, on foot, ak seven hundred miles. |
defeated the Austrians ia seven bloody COM |
bata with the lcss to Tue Ii OF BIZ 900 nen took
Clm, and captured 10000 more vita an Aus |
sYian Field Hhrshai--a,l in six weeks The |
Yankee troops Save passed over about tive |
hundred miles III ttsallers. fg2 w dirt enough
To bury the cat Of Hvetcn, fought enc OF two |
ak:rcliehes IL which they have been repglsrd |
a nd !. bag takeI them two months TO dc s,is
There come little difference, too arising on,
Of the relative position Of the two adversaries |
The French had been ~ the habit Of beating
the Austrtans two 20 ore. The Yankees nave
never been shlA To STAND before our neil il a
fair field, and havs never once gained al aivan
tase over them, without the use Of .hsis f:et
II must be considered, too, that Napoleon tho
Great bed the advantage OF keeping his de-
cigns aecr.t dati! thsy were r.hdy for execu-
zion. He snsrusted his in'eatjon Of invading
Germany TO nobody but tho King o; Bavaria /!
whom the Aus'riars had expelled frcm his
country, and 10 was ready to join him with |
all HE forces- The little Napoleon Ll4bs his |
cut 10 Bennett, and Bennett bats them out 10 |
the rest OF tie world. We taei much obliged |
t. the latter for this sketch OF bissle,d-rs in.
t7ntlops We hope Gea. Johnston will make |
good use OF it, Mack could cniy have been !
kept IN his position by conceans the danger |
from him Bennett has been kind enoueh n |
give ns due notics Of the danger o. oars. He !
snast not quarrel with cur General If he should
take the hint II would be very ,...ssan, M |