New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-07-12
WAR.


Throughout the thirty centuries Of records Of mani
history imorued with wars carried on in the Old
World fiom linus 10 the Atlantic shores resouud,
one Idnal, absolute rne Of warfare, and this rule
10 comrri-ed in two words-RAPIDITY OF MOVE
MENT-rspdity Of movement In marching or getting
the enemy, and rpidIty Of maneuvers on the field
Of battle. Were IL not that il is for the Destruction
Of man, IL ia undoubtedly the GOLDEN RUIZ OF WAT
fare. 1t sus,sins itself from that dim epoch when
man fought perhsps only with clubs, with pointed
sticks, then with ARROWS, &C.. down 70 to-day, when
the uo.t fearful arms OF destruction are in Tie
rule ts its roots IN rrston and logic and bm' s why
il is sbsolutc. To IL sl The great captains owe their
iaue toe victories, and conqneets reeordrd IN his
to,y. Froni Cyrus dow 10 Somewhat Jach,0i, ra-
Jidiiy Of movement and ia result, surpri-e OF the
psmy, assured all the victories. JOE ness oil eye,
qackres- in approaching the exigencie' Gu given
| field VI battle, rapidly TO prof by tie eventual
faults of the enemy, insight into the enemy's aim-,
a d hnsliy, the u,pirtioo of tho momeni-thi,
big eel pilt and silri ute Of military genins all
are corOlisries 10 the above-Dsmed g0'd,a yu,. Al
ways adetidiDg, al'-powefiu II remained the
same with varions tactics. IL was cecsive for the
Macedonian rbaaBs, tor the Roman leglnns, and foI
our modern regiments, briRades, and diviaioBe.
| TO bis Ii. binnl like ppiily 81 NOV ,mrns, Alex
ander the Cir ~ wHs Indebted not only for his We
tories the GraDicua, and on the plains OF Arbe'a
Int sl.o those cnnqnesis from the Nile TO Baetrla
and Indus. Hannibal surprised the Romans by lie
m, iaiiy of hs march from spain 10 ltnly, ard by
that Other with which he ponpced upon them on The
| Iciuo, at lIusiuere, at Gamma. Any one familiar
with terars sunsl-. admires ihr ali"r nn,lrlhs.ed
,ariG,rv with WI h he moved lie legions III q lila
IA country then wit out roadf-aDd a'tef"ard III
al paris of Tie world or tbs Roman Empire.
| Gustsvus Of Swedeo, with iorce II abOut ~ ,O0t
NEIL moved 10 all dirrc ions Ut Germany, between
TIE Ri lie and tie Elne dealing blow after blow a.
bic palic-strIcken enemies.
| Charles Nj. for y-sIr owed his sneee,s 10 biz
restless military no inty. Frederick Tie Great, Z
sovereign of abou. four millions OF subjects, had al
| one ii ne Oh It's hands Fran -, Aastii, Russa and
Sssoay vi h an aggregate nj about b3, ,vO %
inhabitants With bis ltle sruy, he moved shuttle
! like IRON BraLdehLurg 10 leila, bohemia ahd
Saxony, boarding aud whipping Lis nui'ron'
neDiics.
Na,oleou terrified the Ola World 10y the torrent
like ral idiry with which he rushed from the Air
t'ing rather than marching from The ifouiiefs o
France 10 those Of Isirs i, ri. Tile cainlalsn
vi MaengO, Ulm, Auslerz and jena, are ore IN
IN errup,ed cousecruiion Fl lhe Colleen rule. WLei
Napoleun's Rapid movements were crowned 10y
| taking Mack sDd tis army PRISONERS a. Uiui, th'
+. en,h eolIeIs tsubed their esd.r BY yayins thu
hitherto he won battles win their Grms, hot nov
be on them with their legs. Our only unccec,e
sre won Ly the rprii movements OF Pore, Grant
aGers sro Infected by the ubiquitous Sionews Al
jackson.
| Military history teaehe. that the grea, ard rap
ioly novIug commanders s-d. IN, " ever, have g.
choice ~ Held II battle prepared, sei.oIod io
weeLR, nav, even days before; nor do liey matnf
their rlIus dining weeks and WEEKS for bsii IL, L
be fought Whcn they reach the epemy. keuso
shows dat such fuI-regohiDg routine IN POS ilie
Hoe Who attack al enemy 40 IL rsther On a het
seleoled aud prepared by he enemy, this beng ,h
iosci oonscq hence OF a cir ri Id, bed, Truly nill
tAry tacics. Napoleon scarcely ever had tire .hoio
Of field Of tat lei certainly not Ia The ,eYinpiDg
tns career Iialy, not ~ The lains under lie
au ids; Uos ia The great rlans Of Narcpso, wurn b
,stber by All accident came ~ contact win Ib' AN
| tran army ncaily twice as huu"rous a. IL, az
aOOye al Outuumbcritg lin ny rnDs rous "a j ., FL
leut cavalry, Il ~tict h- ,NH.oleorl bal scarcely
Lsndiul. M ole0n eteced not The iinnorti hel
Of battle OF Austerl p but his -uenies- AZ AnsIei
Ih,z General WriarOtcr, ,le military sfyieer 81 Al
exgi.der Of Rursi., insusuraied strafegy. AusieI
inI war selected BY the allied Aus,rIaas and Ha'
sians ~ the moot favorable strotgicd point, md b.
| ,trotegy Napoleon aud bic army wore 10 be sInhi
/ ted. Napoleon who deepiecd strategy, oNerthreV
ut hn,ieiiz H., allied ann es, ani the Austrian En
pie ~ bod. Napoleon bad not the choice VI tb
iclds Of Jenu or Eylsu bat found a, Jena the Prus
siins-at Eylau tie kussians--fouaht, Von, sh
overthrow PTnrsla. Napoleon had rot the choice .
Na.qam, wheIe his army wes cut 10 NO 10y tue Dan
nte then extraordinarily swoien. But he Won Una
day. and for the second tine AnAtra lay nj bis feet
he selectsd not suiol,Usk or Borod'DO.
Aly student % the Napol-vnic campaigns vii
hnd mat even lie handled with greater tas. smails
than lafeer numbers. So IN bib frat Italian can
pairn; 70 at Msreogo; SCAT isterli,L. Reaso
AID logic establish That IL murt he ~, the longe
tue line, the larger tho numbers, tue more dihcul
10 make them move ss man, the more nuinrrou
the Of ysicai aud The intellectual impcdiments.
These ii-.oi al ,rulbs, "a potitiyo "a any mathe
uaiic.,i law submit 20 The senouu confederation
| tho American people. GUhoHski.
| HGa4rgfos, July ). ibo2.
VARIOUS WAR ITEMS.