The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-05-06

Close oaa1tsrs.
MAY & iss.

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Closs Quarter.
EVERYTHING seems 10 indicate the approach
of q great battle between tho forces Of Nc,
Clellau and orr own, under General John.
s.cn Ne have the utmost confidence In the
skiil and ability Of our General We are well
swsrs that he knowe wha. 10 best to 90,
aud that he will be cure to do whatsoever Is
best. We hope he will be left free and an
trsmmelled, TO carry out his own views, Hnd
70 mako his own campaign IN his own way
Far be from rs tho objectionable preanmi
ton Of even limiting what ought TO be done
in a case where so con lately understands
the subject, anu We .aow so little OF A.
Nevertheless. We canno. forbsar observint
tat where the enemy is 80 superior to us. II
Ne number and rADge of his great guns, anc
in tho completeness of his email arms, il
would Z. The heisA: Of folly 10 allow the iseue
10 he s.aked alone upon the use OF Are -arms-
This is especially the ease in this instance
e.ncs the late example Of Shiloh has proved
beyond question that the bayonet, in The
hands of cUr troops, lie wespon which the
sosmy caunos : .sAsi...i. We baa: him vfe-
ever we came III contact with him with thai
weapon lie was unable 10 Withstand sin-
gle one OF cur charges. This fact SPEAKS
whole volum # ercoursg ement 10 our mei'
Whenever the long range guns OF The enemy
annoy them without he possibility Of retaiia
6on, q charge with the bayonet VIII be shre
20 decide the debate The English and French
infantry always charge battery by Which
they are CALLED. They newer think Of vast
inc ammunition in returning the Ere. Oar
Ioo,s are brave enough, and they are sufi
denly well disciplined 10 charge with tie
bra, Get, l. would seem, that where coirmn
cha, ling i. fred upon by column Ia posi-
ton Il ought 10 bs anuibilatcd before i eouid
rss,h the firing column. Bias experience has
no I'd that such is never the caso. On the con
tray The casualties are in general surprisingly
IN III, They are net nearly 50 great as when
he t., columns stand ind deliberately fse al
A.ch other. We recolec. s. case Ia point
- b. n occurred at the oaptu-. OF all advanced
houht two days before tho battle Il Bofodi
r., snd is related bg Gen. Gnprysnd III his
2 ply 70 Segnrs Narrative
lac reooubt N question Was open IN the
saI. On one flank vac deep ravine, and
..nout ten yards IN liz rear was another Gen
Corpanes, with auout fifteen hundred men
Vras ordered 70 take the rsdoubt He ATTEMPTED
- turn II by means Of the ravines in ques,ion
lie h.a driven the Russians ont of the frs,
-4vipe: out as his men rose the vergs OH the
opposite EIDE. they saw the Russians jus, rising
rae bank of the other. Beth parties i,
SANITY commenced such deadly nre tia, in
sss minutes SEQ men were killed or wounded
~ both sides The FIRE vas so furious that the
ctficers could not be heard for few moments.
but as soon as they could make themselves
Understood, charge was ordered, AMI the
enemy routed a, :he pout of The bayone:
What the firing coald not do even with the
srss Of SO many mon, the bayonst DID in
s;2n,iy. l. cleared the way for ihs French,
wh2 entered the redonbt by the rear wi.hou,
fa-'her Opposition, for the defend rs eyacu. |
a-'i II as SOON Is tsr saw that they were ,
,aIt.d
ioere ara many other examples besides |
tii+ 10 show that IL i, TIE safest 70 chsrvs A. |
erc,, when the Ere +. heavy Tho lose Is |
D.'7T - crest in rush rs i "a :. mere The ,
pastiss st+,nd still Ths coo.uess of The party
v"f-,TiDg The charge can Iassty ever BE- pro
~ red: none Indeed, t. cerrl ALE II The ~ All
8 = sove'' va'or can {tes.:v, Il, and cC.elsr |,
h"' mere such IL lis sanss. Our men NAV
g his 'o0s 'f-lge 1lutset= al dohancc, ii they |
va oha'Se risky, aisi viii NOT ioae hsii the |
n1"'hsr fhey would .ooa- by standing 70 be |
- - D. Mcclellan bc.s-tst. six months ago |
~ The Val WAS 20 be decided by artillery,
AID ne for:hn an wen. to work and cast any |
climber If long rangs guns, LIS. us show him |
t hat be Is mstaken--thAt We have something |
elsa beaides spades and pcka4es 30 depend !
npon- and .G' the bayouet still preserves its
ana snt supremacy upon the held of battls
The war be.Hes.. France and Austria, in |
sa, notwithstanding The enormous mass Of |
lane.raoge artillery III the hal.is o: the French,
wa decided Il; last by the bayonet. And So
il must be, and 81 it will us whenever tbs /
spade lie laid aside, ect the manhood of the
.oidiers substituted tor bitches aud eartL-
works