The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-08-05
Mcclellan In Earcps.

mcclellan seems to be- In . fair way to becom
the Laughing stock Of the world II Is surprising to
src how exactly The Eaelish newspapers have taken
the measure Of his foot although In England they
receive none bit Yankee Journals. The strategic
movement which doubled his right wing up on his
lef and sers tho whole, heller skel,sr, upon James
river thirty ave mes from bis original base. firn
iShes the London Journals with an insxhsasi.bls
fund OF rsillsry. The Confedsratss, the Pest says
must bear their revsrsss with astonishing philosr
ply, since they illuminated their capital upon ~
eeipt Of the intelligence. On the other hand the
Fsdsrsls gave NO such token Of sxultation over
their victory. The gloom which pervadsd Wash
inxton and New York Il cons;dsrs very singular
mode Of celebrating great triumph. II has hi:
st McClelan's mode of changing his base. or. IN
other words, Of conducting his retreat, and says be
does no. deserve the praise bestowed by Napoleon
upon one of his Generais---shat he surpassed all
others in organizing aud conducting retreat
However" says the Post, whether predetermined
or not the recent movement has left Gen. McClel
Ian and his army many miles farther distant ffom
Richmond, on the banks of the James river, with
friendly Aotilla If gunboats in his rear, ready to
shell the Confederaes should they attempt to force
him once more to pu: in practice his novel princi
pies of strategy
The Times makes itself merry with poor Macs
'bayouet charges upou paper, says that "the facts
Of his great strategic victory are fast ooxng out,
and asserts thst "even the American Government
cauno: destroy truth forever" tsives Mcclellan
great credit for the skill with which he contrlved to
tone down" his defeat; tu. says 1t must now be
plain to the dullest capacity that he was so badly
beaten that he would have been driven into the
river had he no; been protected by his gunboats.
1T Is rapidly coming to this says the Times, that
the greater the victory announced the more terrible
will be the defeat believed in, and the President
and his War Ministers may succeed in nystify ing
the public mind that il they really saoa!d gain
great victory the announcement OF il will put New
York into mourning. and ruin all the spectators
for n rise in Government stocks.
The ssyeres, hit, however Is given by the Giebe,
which says that after seven days severe fighting
and terrible loss Mcclellan has achieved the great
strategic movement of establishing himself in
position which LIE might have reached without
fighting by land water any tine before the 9Th
of June.
FROM these and other comments Of the-English
press, Mcclellan and Lincoln might learn great
truth. which they seem thus far quite unable to
comprehend Camden is always best in all con-
cevable cases. They have nothing 40 much at
heart to deceive the English people except to
deceive the Yankee nation In order to reach this
much-eoveted end they have lied until the English
people have ceased to place the least confidence in
anything they say and even the Yankee nation il
far from considering their reports Of equal authority
with the gospsl They had best try the truth for a
short tinae by way OF a change To tell lie which
nobody believes is sell ones soul the devil for
i-redee,nable shinpasters.