Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1862-04-01
z From the Richmond Whig
The Revefs.s of the Rev 3lutiOn.

The narrative which we gave few days 81 c.
of the reverses sustained by the American arm
in the North, would be incomplete without
more detailed reference to the continuous calaln
lies which befel them in the Southern States
La the Spring OF i779, the British pfoj ec'ec 4
Burnside expedition" against Virginia. o.
sors havi G been consIruc ed solely for detene
against shipping, were uuteDabe on tee lsL,
side. Tue lower country, ''intersecied by dee
creeks, marshes and rivers, afford pa ,ses aln's
every where TO those whe command The
BY securing which they completely encelgpe troop
stationed on the rioers, aud cut OF their retrea,
into The broad, open country"
| mus the British having landed !: re to 1T
>ack he tort, which guarded Portsmouth On til,
Water SIDE, IL was abandoned by the garrlson
and he eIemy captured large body OF military
and naval stores, Shipping and cargoes. Tin
1855 sustained both by the public and ndivldua
was immense"
SavaLna was soon after captured by the Brit
sh, who fortified the place and subsequently re
pulsed three thousand French troops anu
Thousand Americans, who attempted to taxi
oy storm. Georgia was unable to set.
Charleston as next Invested; the Britis
|.landed not tar from where the FAT KEGS haze es
tablished themselves, sending heir ships OF Wa
To pass the forts and investing tie city closely "a
The land side. The city Was surrendered alter .
short siege, aud the British claim to have take
5,6lS prisoners, W tn magaziae military slor,
aud shipping OF grea. value.
The smaller casualties which succeeded, cui
minated 10 the defeat of The Southern army unde
Gates, at Camden. The British claim TO hav,
killed 900 aud captured l,OO0--,hey tnrel
200 wagons, great part ot the baggage, NH
''tary stores, small arms, aud al! the artillery p
Our army wa dlsarmed and dispersed.
In consequence of these sasteIs, the who'll,
country around submitted. The prisoners wer
discharged ON parole, and it was assumed oy the
British that s'tbe insarrecton was at an eud =
subsequently they seQusstered the es ates oi a.
''those who by an open avowal of rebellion
"pEinc:t Or by other notorious ac;s, ,houl
manifest wicked and desperate perseve.a anc.
I'm opposing the establishment OF Royal au
'thurity."
But when the British quit their shipping al
advanced into tue interior 10 comp etc the wosk
Of subjugation, the contest became some b.
more equal The defeat of Ferguson at King
Moun.aln aud the victory of Morgan at The Cow.
pens, encouraged the Americ ADS, and interpose
additional obstacles to their enemies.
Greene re Crganized his little army aud retrea'
ed. CsrnW alis, with superior and we'll EQUIP
ped force, pursued him across North Oaroilra
The British victory at Gailford weakened theii
force and compelled them to fall back and s,,an
don the State. Greene returned to liberate H..
Carol mas and Georgia This was acce nplis. e.
sgaln,t Rawdon's forces, and ultimately drive,
INTO Charleston, the British evacuated the Ca
olin4s.
We offer bnt summary of the remarkabl.
reverses sustained by the American arms dur,nl
the So thern carnpagn. With the want oi al
upon witch the .ffialency of an army depends
with people e,isp rlted, unarlned and divided
without adequate upplies OF ammunition, pi.
visions or clofhiug, the obstacles to success seen
Iu>nrnonnraole
Bu' these s ates, though divided and at wa
with themselves, were at heart determined no
TO sc bnt.
as 'he Scythian savage showed the Persian
mona,ch that as only the part of the drie,
hide on which he stood was pressed down, 81 :
conc Guered people will only be kept down wher.
the ight Of war rests upon them, SO The with
, drawa Of the British forces from any part of tLa
southern States added it immediately to t..
, area OF Resistance. No sooner did Cornw.llis o1
bands of Marion md Sumter occupied the posi-
/ ton. They chast,sed the disaffected and SO Iar.
, assed the enemy that "wearied with victor, >
: they thdrew.
With these examples of the reyerses whicl
befell our ancestors in contest with sup.ri ,
foe during war of seven ears, why should we
be discouraged at the temporary advantages O
,ur nemies
Those advant ges have Leen in great part due
to our having pursued the earlier policy of ou'
ancestors. Whilst our astuf Q foes have followed
the pans of the British invaders
/ We have defenaed everything to the water.
edge. We have thereby divided our forces arc
snmetimes placed them in positions where the
whole marine and military fire of the enemy
c uld be concentratzd against tt e,.e where any
advantage which we might gain would be los,
by the present protection of the shipping, and
when, if the enemy succeed, ''those that com.
mand the water" have been thereby eGabled
''cor pietely to envelope our troops stationed o,
the rivers and cut off their retreat into the
''brosd, open country."
This policy will be changed, as it was aban-
doned by our ancestors. Our troops will fail
back and compel the enemy to abandon his base
and pro!on1 his liGes of advance to detach t-onI
70 protect his temporary acquisitions. A dtd
thus v the natural defenoes of the country an,
advantages VII ch we may acquire will rtdnurd
to or permanent profit. Then. with peoIle
united. and unanimous IN their dete rminatiar.
never to submit We shall, like our ancestors
$ rupple through tie ccnfes., ard, ike then,
emerge Enrified and fit tor empire
\ Especial Telegram to the Stauuton Spectator
GRATIFYING INTELLIGENCE.
GREATEsT FEAT OF THE WAR;
The "MOnitOr" captured by the "Vir-
ginia."
/ W. stop the Press TO announce tie import ot
telegram reoeis ed this morning. Thoug'
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