Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-07-10
THE SUNNI ING UP,

ne lace OF the enemy,-hWays unSoi'
Fat to accomplish and especially so, when,
as in this instance, il was done in the
Zoe of an immensely superior force,-w
have the assurance Of many Army officers
that the position of the Corps de .arme is
greatly strengthened, in its new position, for
future operations against Richmond.
It's also equally certain, if the accounts
which come to us are to believed, that the
loss sustained by the enemy in the general
.oii'u,onS,ns -.,.- -
Zen, Mcclellan ordered change of position,
considerably exceeds that of our own. Our
forces, while on the retreat to the new line of
defences, were covered by the artillery, ard
the enemy was cut down, in every encoun.
ter, like grass, before its tremendous dis
charges.
We also have the assurance from General
Mcclellan himself, that he brought of sue
cessfully all his artillery save one piece,
which was left behind on account of the
breaking Of the carriage, and that, of his
immense train ofsupplies, but one wagon was
Lost.
And finally, in the last great battle which
was fought on Tuesday last, the enemy was
badly beaten, suffering great losses, and was
driven in confusion, our men Fighting even
more splendidy than before"
Thus matters stood in view of the advices
received on the morning of the 4th of July.
Later dispatches received on Saturday
are important as being entirely confrmatory
of the overwhelming repulse of the enemy
in the final battle on Tuesday. Rebel of
ficers, taken prisoners freely admitted their
loss to be at least 10000 In killed and
wounded. We are also cheered by the in
telligence that our men, Notwithstanding the
severity of the trials thro which they have
passed, are not in the least broken in spirit
or down-hearted, but on the contrary, they
are represented as having never been in
better spirits or more anxious to fight than
now. Even the wounded express an anxiety
to recover from their wounds, that they may
join their regimenss before the grand entry
into Richmond
Meantime, reinforcements in large mum
bers are constantly arriving, and it cannot
be long before Gen. Mcclellan will again be
able to take the offensive.
With the enemy, this cannot be. He hal
done his best, and failed in the attempt. He
has lost his last chance to annihilate theArmy
of the Potomac. Although he has inflicted
great losses upon it, and caused it to fal
back, he has only driven it into better posi-
ton to advance upon Richmond than it be
fore occupied; while the position of tn
rebels to resist an advance is much wor 81
Lett as they are in the Chicahominy swan I
with their columns fearfully decimated, vii
no hope ofgreatly strengthening their force
by new levies of effective troops, their pos
ton is indeed precarious. 1t would seem
be an memorable necessity for them to ia
back to their old line Of defences.
There are other considerations to be take
into account, which, though founded upo
conjecture, are yet not without their cheer
ing significance, as laying the foundation fl
the hope that the fall of Richmond may y,
be speedily accomplished, and thus the bloc
of our brave troops be avenged. Viii
Mcclellan is being reinforced, and Resin
his weary troops, it is to be supposed TIL
neither Gen. Pope nor Gen. Burnside al
idle. They ought to be within supportir
distance of Richmond. They ought to |
able to strike the enemy simultaneously upo
both tanks, while Gen. Mcclellan and ii
6unboat feet push up directly against tt
entire. Gen. Pope is reported to have
le ast fifty thousand men consolidated und.
hi command, and to be pushing them to,
ar h Richmond by forced marches On Il
9th er side of Richmond, though we have \
info rmaton that is at all reliable, it is n
unli kelly that Burnside is moving upon ii
same, common centre. Gen. Halleck, to
can spare a large number Of his splend
troop ', to join in the final assault upon Il
rebel capital.
We trust in God that the Goverrme
will see the necessity Of putting forth Il
most her cslean efforts to meet at once, al
overwhelmingly defeat, the enemy, in fin
struggle. In no other way can we prove
the late movements being considered a,
treated in Europe as rebel victory, al
. Union disaster. In no other way, it 10
be, can we possibly prevent the occasi
being seized upon as a pretext for iorei
Intervention. Let the army be placed in
condition to strike, and to strike nowl !
time must be lost. Nothing but CONSUMING