New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1862-03-22
1eATURDAY MORNING, MARCH u, asea.
ssls M u ras EoRY DF DEFENcE

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Inahe asticissnf the london Times, which vi
Z Aliskea An Thursday, occurs the following pas
III Tho history of war; there y probably
10 instance OF any good being achieved BY the DC
sSnpatson Of hesalands and harbors on an enemy
scoast, except when they have been used as tn,
n 49, of great op atipns the interior, h
This Was pnt forward hi support Of the Times
anent that the South could not be aubjugated
seE though fhe enc ceupied all the prcminen
81, on Till sea. coast. The declaration
netaI sense, has sbeensapec cen
s1ed III The xneyienees Of the enemy ID their Va
IN sss raids ocesnic borders. They tirsi
u Monyo on The Ghesa bnt
9fok nearly one year hive been compelled 10 con
81 themselves to that point, being sdefeated Cat
HE only time ihey attempted any Con.
tlree sincs fhe Federal expedition landed
Port Roysl, ssoath but no advance
IL thA hss been made bseaase they are
kss tlsF be defsese III the Confeder
fDFces which Stand rsady to fall on them, The
I they ges HE support of their
ss 0, also AK Halter a. md aneke Island
IN Ut fhsse points Aas been of lite
xaIpe ~ thu snensy since they are confined to
III the Ssonfad & ties IN their front At great
~ ill., been Held III more than
usiSal reants fNntIan
ss dare MT ma any and Flcfs i
IN mi hi tau heallansis which iut
n fh6 sea fleni s9yannSk, btit ii Ii d barren
did ialnnah ~ safs fhes
n ssayan
|Ss ialasi IN II, no one IN ssAy. Ia,
sae potnt sthe5s hsyes Handed lpon our cosst
II. poInt itself is the limit Of theif srations
ep1 ths Y III suppr easei only upon
small portion of thAs C6nfsderacy II
Ss ne xpefienrs then, confirms the decIafa-
III Times mere seizure aid nos.
H n and haEhors amount to
y Assary u poss snah snonEh
ia sthuss prevent Ill aacs: by faad.
sksrsbS Esnasr = ltaost useless 70 TIE enemy
dssesnt he may max Apan our coast Mean.
Ss these naval sxaeHi.
cost In iaslneaiset anonnts of inona5 viii
aa upon millions to ply HE peise iof
sxthe yafious poihta upon
ssE hich the sensrnv I'D NJ
~ fhese tbihgs hare 80, III done III hut
~ hsf4ns and are hot fkely 3to do Us
M sbs saiis lied With s6e bal
ssss n ort she Hnal adiastfnant
Accoanssss assg III ssso S2Is ss ] ~
M aud ID sis so o. 3
.aS HI us hecatlses ahs enemy
Tie ianguage sof sthe TiIfes as tl,e
HIT inferior. Hut
Hi cease when the aissr
afford suppd tos I'LL siavaaidg ARMY.
low the eass. s0a sfcf css arsupofl 1.-The
ghts ~ sqnal terms can be had add
stsonsf n Ahe interior tscan Be car
GIL cu by the which now
~ sas Was ifofh 81 siantpis IL;
soga NE Iaisaasen than We ever,
before II oar aivess IS sasiI II
III theory AZ sos ons, Ill aperi
~ ses \ folIers that our policy i,
plsessson M SEQ coast that ars not
9I pat men IL front 81 the
sssl cosst sEe cessary To check
in the interior THIS is|
Bragg hss donel het u leave, d bragg
Rensacals ana Mobile, enough only 10 pre-
vent an adVanes into The interior from TIE SEA.
ea pnipts Asaa the enemy and conceEtratel
E4alksf ogr other available force where tie enemy
move forward. Thus we will win the
sictafS inacsa at some points, and action al
N.Y. LasERsIoa AN oIlrIaslsy Is ia H.
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