Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-11-27

soon as bis health was restored he would be appointed
to that department but President Davis for reasons
koicn only to himself determined otherwise end Gen
Bragg was put 10 command. Like brave patriot be
emit red upon his duties and in incredible short time
be had his army in foe condition and good discipline
on their march into Kentucky AS TO his plans Of on
eraons that in the main it identical with
that suggested by Gen. Beauregard and differed only in
few unessentis points There was fault in the pan
that admirable, the failure was Ia its ecution
General Bragg did not enece has plan fully because Of
difficulties he could neither foresee nor ntrol.
Before Gen. Braggs army had got to Chattanoopa
Gen. Buell. bad left Huntsville and leaving Steven
son. Gen. Bragg proposed to give him battle at Bat
tie creek and at McMinvle. but be pushed on bis re-
treat through Murfreesboro' 10 Nashville. At Nash
Vile be also refused to make stand and hurried on 70
Bowling Green. But why did Gen. Bragg let Buell.
get away from him For the reason that he had got
fifty miles the start ofhim, and the terrible CumbsrIani
Mountains between them. Gen.. Bragg expected this
and pushed on with bis army to Green river where he
intercepted Gen. Buell. and cut of his retreat Here be
captured 1890 prisoners and large quantity of stores
| and here he intended to give Gen Buell. fight. Wbv
did be not do it? For the best reason in the verdi
be could get no base of operations All the creeks and
rivers had gone dry-there no mills ruuning--hp
could get neither meal four-it was impossible ia
get days raions ahead. But why did he not iorsee
this Because be had been sadly deceived by pretend
ed Kentucky. riendS whO instead Of having grain aad
-four in abu dance tor his army as they promised alb
solutely went ahead ofhm and removed everything of
! the kind out of his reach. But was not Buell. in the
same condition Not at all-for the force that had
been occupying Bowling Green for weeks before had
gathered IN large supply of all kinds OF provisions, and
| he was well provided. For these reasons Gen. Bragg
compelled TO off the Nashville and Louisville
pike in the direction of Bardstown and could only bow
to Gen. Buell. as he passed him on his way to Louisville
Nor could General Bragg make successful stand at
Bardstown for the very same reasons and also because
it was impossible for Gen. Smith to join him in time TO
1meerGen. Bues largely Increased ARMY. L think it
part of Gen. Bragg's intention to make per
manent stand anywhere in Kentucky after he left Bards
town. and that the battle of Perryvlle necessity
and fought preparatory to our retreat. Gen. Bragg
found no friends in Kentucky that worthy of the
name. Gen, Kirby Smith bad let Gen. Morgan gel
away. Gen. Breckenridge had failed to come with bis
reinforcements. Gems. VanDOrn and Price had been
beaten by Rosencranz. Gen. Buell. was within two
days of any number of reinfrcements while Gen Bragg
was ten days distance from any at all. Winter was
hard upon him, aud he had received letter from The
President to bis army at ali hszards What coud
Gen. Bragg do but what he has done? II he had Stop.
ped ard fought Buell. aud routed him, be would at last
have been obliged to fall back upon the Gap and Knox
vile and that, too, under the greatest possible dsad
vantages. If Gems. Van Dorm and Price had succeed.
ed in Mississippi if Gems. Stevenson and Marshall had
elpued Morgan aud if Kentuckians had done one
half what they promised Gen. Bragg, army would
now be quarered around Louisville, and the State
would have been redeemed. But the failure of these
Bragg to fall back upon Knoxville.
But General Bragg's expedition into Kentucky was
not failure-it really great success. From the
time bis army left Chattanooga and Knoxville until it
returned he captured eighteen thousand prisoners
killed and wounded over eight thousand of the enemy
and destroyed immense quantities ofsores. He liberia
ted Tennessee, thus adding thousands of soldiers to
ranks and furnishing army with vast quantities Of
provisions that can be had. He captured and
brought out OF Kentucky thousands ofnules and horses
! ap1o opA haoon oDdn nd 9th md oh
And he did more thiDgs--he has enabled the govern
ment and country to what the true status of Ken
lucky is that she is utterly suhugated-that may
hope for nothing from her in present great struggle
and aIso that the idea OF invasion by army is alb
surd. CAPTAIN IN THE ARMY.
His Royal Highness the General Commanding+n.
Chief has decided upon introducing into the British
| army Ferrys br echoading carbine with which the
8h Hu@ars have been recently armed for experimen
tai purposes These carbnes carried in entirely
different manner from the muzzeloaders being enclosed
in leather and slung in perpendicular position in
of the fhioh