The New York herald., 1862-10-07
ruined The Potomac In his rear and he will not hnd
IN Northern az he did In Eastern Virginia, White oak
Swamp TO csves his retreat embarrass his pursusrs
The Alarm I'm Richmond.
fFrom the Richmend Enquirer, Dot. Al

PREPARING FOR TIE COMING SHOCK.
Judging from the past and from the appearance OF sne
the continuance Of the for another campaign and
very grand scale. True, Lincons negro proclamation
10 raising some commotion In the North but his universal
martial law will probably quiet that The Yankee seems
to have lost his whole desire for his freedom in his
attempt to destroy ours and the world does not at this
moment present more grinding tyranny and more ABB
ject submission than s in the domnons Of Abraham
the First Without therefore, such popular revo-
luton as day may indeed bring forth, but which It is
very unwse to calculate upon the whole power Of the
North is still to be exerted for our destruction
prsparaos nieS Iinc";n & n.aso His vast drafts Of
men are not all His ship yards are all busy, and gun
boats Of heavy draught and Of light dranght cased n
iron armor and fitted with all the art Of war and all
the appliances OF ingenuity, are being constructed in
great numbers.
Thus, while great army is to press us on land. our
coasts to be infested and large and small rivers
penetrated by mailed gunboats.
1t has become OF late little fashionable to sneer at
gunboats There s no good reason for this. They
certainly formidable of offence to people who
cannot meet them in the way And the rise in the
rivers, which the rains of winter always produce, will
give them the Of ascending to the heads of navga
tion.
We must prepare for these gunboas, not by ppantly
sneerng at gunboa pancs that would be very unwse.
Not by timd apprehensons Of inability to resist them
that would be very unwise also. But must prepare de-
fences rieers and distractions in their c0mnes We
must try all the virtues Of sharp shooters the
banks and sub aqueous batteries in the stream We must
make it necessary for the enemy to move in force
wherever he moves at all thus shall reduce the
ber Of his attempts We should have river guards OF
active courageous men, sufficient to prevent the
from landing and penetrating into the country. The
OF gunboat is small and be easily overcome
away from the vessel The shores that defend
must be relieved OF everything that could reward
raudng parties. All movable property should be retired
to q suitable distance.
To meet the coming hosts OF the enemXon land, our
army must not only be sufficiently increased point Of
numbers but its discipline and efficiency must be pro-
noted to the highest degree and good citizens and good
soldiers must all cheerfuy submit to and cooperate in
whatever is necessary to secure these results 1t is thus
and thus only that the is to be safely and speedily
ended All who desire those results his first wish,
should be willing to employ the The war is sepa
rating men from their business and homes, and inter-
ruptng the industry and the happiness Of the country
Let US end IL as soon as possible.
One of the principal evils TO be corrected in the army
is the practice OF struggling. II is vice which, If
allowed, win destroy any army in the world 1t
only be restrained by rigid discipline; and whatever
regulations may be necessary this end should be sus
ained by the sentiment Of the army and the country
1t is very common, however, to censure DIS harsh any
attempts made 10 repress this evil and perhaps these
ill-considered complaints may have sometimes found
their way into portions Of this paper But far from
being harsh it is only Just to the good officer or soldier
who stands up unfnchngy TO his arduous duty not
allow who is disposed TO shuttle to stragge from his
side The prevention Of struggling is demanded by the
best interests OF that for which the army itself
raised and Of which struggling would be the speedy
ruin.
II would surprise the unnitiated TO know how large
number there who habuay straggle away from
duty II is said there who have been in the
from the beginning, but have never been In fight In
the army, similar to what in everything, there
good and there shutters These last have TO be
strictly disciplined they will prove nothing but useless
consumers OF army rations And when they are pro-
ceeded against sympathy should not be with them
but with the good and brave whom they leaving
TO bear the whole brunt of the fight.
II these sraggers too that terrible scourge
TO country through which army passes. They arry
behind to punder while their brethren 60 10 Tight
The procuring Of army supplies and the discharge of this
important duty in such manner as not To destroy the
Of the country nor TO affect the people, demand
the most earnest attention. The safety Of the republic and
the comfort Of the citizens both involved Unfathfu
incompetent dishonest quartermasters and commissa
could plunge the country into ruin and the people
to desttuton and distress beyond the possibility of
ayertng it, Tho experience OF the government has ena
bed TO know who are it's best men In these departments
Let them be cherished and honored Unfit men must be
discharged without hesitation compuncton. Il will
do stand upon the feelings Of friends which will be
hurt by It, BY love Of country and love for
the soldier who fights its battles must turn them
and not TO make room for new and hungry set who seek
the Office for its opportunities but for good patriots
and honest and capable business men who will have at
heart the interest OF the country.
In short for the pdr that Is upon and ne campaign
that impends mua inprore scery eien of Strength and
eceruhing that oetLes We believe that this
Is the spirit and she effort Of all who m the responsible
places whether in the civil the military service of the
country We desire to sustain their hands and TO stmu
late their zeal and call upon every citizen and every
soldier TO give voice and influence IN the same behalf
Yellow Fever i'm Wilmington, NC.
IFrom the Richmond whig October =.
We regret TO learn that the yellow fever is on the
increase Wilmington, ana Is raging In the most malg
nant form. There were twenty nterments on Sunday,
and forty five reported on that day The hotels
all places of business closed Among the deaths
VIM. c. Battencourt prominent merchant: DIR.
James q. Dickson eminent physician stephen Jewett
cashier Of the Bank Of Wilmington; James s Green,
Treasurer and Beni Tollinger Dr. Choppn of General
Beauregards staff and several volunteer nurses have
arrived from Charleston.
[From the Richmond Examiner, Oct T.
We learn from the Wilmington Journal 0f Wednesday
that the pestience with which that city Is visited does
abatc 1t has however glad TO learn assumed
malignant type the number Of the fatal being
much less within the day two previous to the LIST or
October. ON Tuesday there were forty y-one
and only eight interments Oakdas Cemetery The
terments from former cases of taken At once"
says the Journal the fever seems TO yield readily II
not neglected too long the chances recovery
small To this facts being understood, and the greater
familiarity with the disease s 70 be ascribed the
paralively small mortality to the number Of recent
OBITUARY.
The Richmond Despatch Of the 9Th inst has the following
obituary notce-Died, in Wilmington, N. c., wedncs
day october l. 1862 Of yellow fever, Jos, g. K DURxIE
native OF Bangor Maine, aged ~ years The subject "
the above notice the manager OF the Southern Telc
graph Company's office in Wilmington, and well aud
favorably known throughout the entire city
Telegraphic Dispatches ts Richmond
Paperss
PROM TENNESSEE.
CHATTANOOGA, Oct. 2, 1862
A company Of partisan rangers yesterday drove the
Yankee pckets at Flat Rock back TO Nashville, killing
several. Flat Rock Is three miles from Nashville.
The Nashville Disrdtch Of the 3oth says that the