Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-07-18
rRI1sy MORNING, JULY IS, 1867.
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We do not couplc la- battle OF tAe S.-.e''~
hoa:.ny With that OF 4A.sts'Gi1 70 c01'Ps''
Gen. Lee ,v:,!, y PEE. o.: 70 point OF: inc
siil.;::sr.: il. ne -:,!a: Ct ba;!'o aoo9:ea .!
the ..Jss-::> At Austerl!iz Win INT o. zen
1.z IN the late engagements asto.c Richmond
and . call II, 7..en,:o2 Of. tie country 10
the iroporta:.s fact TIA, Ger. Lee wcs success
nlio the san:c plan 0: bate tina; was a.
.eaacd viii caiam:tocs dissste: and dcfo2'
User re Immediate presence Of t::o Gapc-
-o-= # E.::ussi, - -SS;;.Str:s, when conserved
aaae~oce.c:s, i 0octoroE, Laa!!a.o:2, Aliora-
eo,z;tch s1:ti. l-:cal.c--,,ein.
~yT-.:s7 Napoleon, tie better 10 deceive the
.a....::e2, te..i oaci hen o.autz 70 BCunn, ano
as:o-a;nea :.poa making AusterlAz tie aeio
:: battle, - vw&s ::.-,=2ediate!:, followed b.,
u. Allies, Tho occupied Ausserli,1 witno"s
c;isou.e, al ,;..a 's1f:.',-s % P:atzen.
~Meaav,..ilS., So alison, :'the Allies in
g7est strength, a..ir1atcd b. tho presence Q!
thar -2soat.ira :ore:eiccs, and II the high
IS, SPIRITS vera marching L: Eve naass?i' COZ
r-n.s ,r:.ai-. .,co can@o2 shots Of the french
,..oos:=. :-- des!---- vas 10 trca re
r:r!v aaak {: iAa enemy, 80 as, n case 0;
S.s.s,yr, . CT: thar, OF from vienna, a:!l-
.h-o~ t?,s.n h2os ca ne mountains OF RoAe-
MA, and with NAT s:c-- chey proposed 70
commence ;hc action o. = rigorous attack or
IT,. WIG, n CD, it was hoped, would &c
s7ssdilly a-::s:oa @ai :hco~1 back into coz
:us.o2 OF the centre
y:so-a was to Napoleon VIVA: tae White
u,usc and York RiTe- we.a 70 Mcclellan
ia depot Q; ais supplies AID the base Of h.
o5.-a.!oas. To .ura Tee right Hank and cut
O.: ne case vas therefore tie prins7y o5jcc'
i both plan, Nos only ~ss the obje::s q:
Il. o,a-s .ae sane, bur tee .1o6e snd naa1e:
:: execution ,7cre Identical.
.Ine frs: co;c.aa, under Doc:o7od," con
tinues ice historian, ":aad ai-aaced oe:o-c
:Aa 7ish: aazl; >: the French as far SIS g.
jed nc ae,o-i, Commanded b Ls1sero I,
occupied ia important heights 81 Prat=e:-,
directly oa:ore :he;7 right wing; the t!.irl
under prybysze@ea::, crowned the eI1iae4ceS
Immediately behind that elevated point; tn
:oar:::. AID :s.:a;A!, under IElora6ow.,ch az
Leh.ea:r:e2. :ol,cweG il orGe-," while TIE re-
serve, 81Ge. the Grs2d Duke Constantine, oc
cu9:ci t;.e heights il. :roa, 0; Austerl::-. Tbs
colu ...as q Gen. Lee, under jackson, Sv-e-l,
Whiting, Lones:rees and the two Hills cor
RESPOND exactly g the Russian columns, an
performed :dca:!caiiy the sane ranaurres. ::
IS aot ou- purpose 70 :o!.o" Ire oatt-e
Through It's "ar.o-s scenes 9: carnage az
blood: il IS know. tia: the sea:us .: Sa2o-
leon !: ->tra:eG he Russian plan, and, undo.
-. :Saa q As, re-" 6. woa :::a create.
.! MS :r....::er;- t--.--y2?-s. Tie bold at
d2Sl;ng assau.: .; Sou.E upo2 ne allies ceG-
re, and The capture .: he Ee.sAA:s Of Pratt
zeas. biSect::g. 60 J: were, tie allied army:
was the boI6 at auscess:4l nsaeuvre D.!
w!;ch- N2.,o..co7 ~o;:: 20 ;l2v. What nagat
have bcca he issue .: zee la:e c7.iess haG
McClcl-s2 -....i2 rigorous aad de-
.era::.;d assault cpoa Mas:cde- snt:
n2ge- @27- rs s:ae Q: the Ca:cSahoa:-
IN, canro: aow &c sail. Wai.e riding
from l;ccaa::.!!csv:lic 70 Gaines Mil sc
co-,d 10: III. its-- ;;fi::a: ,Iagr@car's position
o. il, -H.::::.-.-...c go :g!.sat prove secord
Heights a = 80, v...c-, assaulted by Me
elsa - CO -. Wig was 100 sar H..
SIC :, ;.l:-.:: ty::: :::.e ;:dc {: tho battle Of
C...c!;ai:or.,:.' as id :ae Vigorous assau.: q
sor!, :..a he i.,sierl..z.
General Lee lad P.o:idea against a:.y SUCH
,.:s;e:;; r.; a.::r,z. =. IL e1!un12y and &c
:-2e:;on ina; IN upon hin, ;;3r d.ie:.; aa:.:,
,....eaeh!a.. ~ IL: SO strengthened lis line
e. tbs s.Ge ne C.:.c.ahoD..y t:at it could
a.v2 lcsa Gs:Gaa-ed oy the corps Q! ,Iasru-
ds. Az Hass" -2::::7; ,2,-cC.cL.s2's arm.
=: Ia: --:Ctv..s.r -:!-.::,e 10 co-1:e. cir;
z--a... 20 pan q Ger. Lee. e*ideacas rs
.~,ap&c.:.- Is : Commander, EXHIBITS as :7su:
:: resources = e..:..::cats h::ass!: from 4 d.
lc.--..-22, a:.a aoas :.e vorid re superior
IL q Les oy.c ,isc.el:aa.,. Our ar? s:3ow
22d Il. .E-.::, Zee: i. --i'>1cr again
VII :&at an. a?-2.3...! = pos::.oa defended
d: les, w.-aou, :ee!:::::e O. dist.ua, il the
s.-.:.::es d, t.e:r General. Inc memoir Of
AL:,:::@;:i.,,,;;,!a aai Gaines vi! vii! s;s=.
oar :2sa. =. .:ey h9ar ,i:c ...m=
= 20. RS - / G.sS 5sit!o2 % "e2a1c7 laeir
6asg'. !. c.',2J saSse-ted ay IL. na:2c o.:
Jacks.
-':rcr as :auttary genius saons iorth
Wi s:ca.e- .us;re than n this late :riGnpa
"A position selected with the creates: care.
snd e;crmsgec}!ot, strengthened he most
e5;:e- re AID .G-a.:dab!e ort:a:caton--deItnd-
e. y 1 %e....ppoiil:ed and powerful army
-,u-fGa, assaulted and carried, causing ,ts
abandonment, the destruction Of vast
amounts Of m:l,arg s;ores, the loss OF SIXTY
ne pieces Of artillery, TIE abandonment Of
dad and wovnjvd, tae re;rca. OF tnirty
mis-, md hir..sssd and pursued bc vic
rc7.oa2ar.ny. Suca are tie results OF General
Lees plan Of battle.
Tho enemy seem to derive great oo.so.s-
t:oa i.'o.l ne cheering fac, that their defeat
IS :lo. IS bad as It might rare
5sea. = - - readily admit so plain a
proposition, we would hare him understand
tia. the reasoa IS not to be found in the de-
ssctive2es> OF the plan, bit IN the failure to
execute Subsequent orders b. subordinate
Generals after tie retreat began. Gen. Lee
designed 30 bag" the greater part Of Nc
Ciclan's army, and would hare succeeded
had his orders been obeyed ard the DISPOSE
:;oas Of BIS divisions been MADE as he c:r51-
ted. But though part nave escaped, re Doubt
If more escaped !rc,u the Chickahominy than
did from Auster!i,-, and ne kaow shat Gen.
Lees evidences Of victory we're as nu-
marcus and convincing as we're these