The New York herald., 1862-12-04

course deserves credit Tor his in escaping let his
friends take the hint and praise him accordingly.
The Rebels Intend TO Create a Navy.
TFiosn the Richfnend Whg, Nov. 27.l
The NEED OF NAVY.
Perhaps the.conederacy has made in the con-
Acct OF the more serious than that OF taking
formidable naval power OF the North. Il may be true
khatlhe South rs not maritime country II may be
true that che has commercial navy, and that she
almost destitute OF that class OF population which
mariners supplied. iiut It is not true that these
Deficiencies may be remeded It has often been as
sumed that there . certain ncompatibity between
military power and naval power that the nation which
strongest on land must BY Seine sort Of compensatory
be weak the water that the ion which
strong the water be strong land. II Is
likewise often asserted with good dead Of positvenes
that without commercial navy, and maritime popua
taon, country can hope become powerful sea-
70 compete with an adversary possessing those advan
sages. All Of these assuin tons i'll founded and fa
hcious. They may be supported by ali prtort argu-
ne but they contradicted by the facts Of history
10 say that a nation strsng on water must be weak
land, slSong land must be weak on water
serve 10 pcis anthesis, illustrate doc
erIe OF ccmpensti n but it really has very little iou
dation either in In history The that
salient and renarkabs instances may be found to prove
precisely the opposite opinion and i we aerc compelled
% olow bli!iy IN the footprints Of history might
with plausbilty that naval and military strength
must always be found in combination, and that the
can never achieve marked and permanent success until
Is joined with the other. At the OF
Persian .phanica was the dominant naval power
The world and PhGnca was in alliance with Persia. The
Greeks Courageous and determined but they we're
without shs and Athens herself had not then become
a
navy they extemporizsd it from the waves, and the
victory OF Saams saved Greece from conquest and subi
CATION. When the Peloponuesan began Athens was
supreme al sea and Sparta he'd dominion the land
me struggle between the rival characterized
y varying fortunes aud indecsve results until Sparta,
though destitute ships and OF srs had managed %
raise and equip and man navy and thus TO acquire
hdnputabe escendeucy
The wars between Rome and Carthage furnish another
example Of the sans kind. Carthage commercial
end naval power. Rome exclusively a military
power Yet Rome although at the beginning destitute
a and.
succeeded IN bringing the successful issue only
when she had broken the naval of her adver
oaTy. Nor the experience OF modern times
weaken the force OF the examples drawn from ancient
Notosy. Those countries which exposed sesooasts
able TO maintain themselves at The decline OF the
military power Of the Italian republics aud Spain
coincident with the decay OF their naval supremacy The
rise Of England into the first of nations was concur
with the increase Of her naval strength Perhaps
nothg contributed t, the final overthrow Of Napo
leon than the destruction OF his fees and the annhlaon
Of lis naval resources Yet the France Of to-day does
persorty Of England. She knows that with mill
tary Nowess, the value of her troops, the skin
o. Ser generals she needs the assistance O.
spowertu navy 10 enable her naintaIu
her position at the head OF European nations We
thin that the events o. the present have sufficiently
shown headvantages derived by the enemy from his
unquescncd naval supremacy and the Of tho
federacy In undertaking tho Importance naval arma.
mente. Nor is the devoid Of incident prove thar
capable Of meeting the North on water that we
can bad as good ships enemy bring against
and many Of our ooers are as sfu as ing and
rssoale as any Of whom history gives ~ sxamp Th
achievements OF the Virginia the aafonhed
the wa-d and promised 20 herald snocession ~ cop
derate nava victories such would snabe least
make decent resistance 70 the Yankee power water
And here we may state TACT which, although It may be
support asaD prose BY .gaes.asace a.srsy at o..
Ned iss Nec Orleans tater than ne Tanes eet AMI
skaf, q. had been the hands con,pcteni ocrs 4
sco,d drpe,s TIE emys pesseL from he river The
Louisians alone was capable. had she been properly
placed, Of defending the river and saving the city
We rspsa. that there no good reason why tnls con
federacy oud not assume high rank as naval power
Yankee assumption Of nvincibe superiority the
There are mae ways than one 70 create navy. We
buy we cannot build The resources and the energy
which have nsbled us to resist the immense armies
the North u maintain hundreds OF thousands OF
arms and 70 conduct war which, In its magnitude has
rever had pa ael ought 20 lie sufficient To enable US 20
Est possession q: hfty hundred ships We them
new and we shall continue need them. Iowsoever
or whensoever tais war may terminate, country Ike
ours with sng coast line, traverscd every direction
by nsyigabc bays and rivers, and contiguous ar
fogsz, hostile rSss never enjoy security 80 long
permits ersary 70 usurp undsputcd dominion
Of thS sea. We have proven military power-it re-
VIII iSte unreasonable 20 anticipate the day when the
pe0ps1 the ceniede scy will experience emot ions sim
lar 70 these which animated the Greeks when they heard
the ytory ot Salamf the Spartans when Lyssnders
triumph fhroks The power OF their rival the
somans mhen they saw ~ the forum the spoils by
lluls in sss nrst % Roman naval victories
The Thres tened Dombsrd.ens or Fred.
ericksburg.
iErou the RoLmoDd Wing Noy 2,l
oESRslL suElyR's CORRESPONDENCE wyru qur
CITY OFFICIALs.
The Msors Cormunication ALREADY publshedl yas
across the rvey after twelve O'Clock night Ab.
three A. the fspx lug communication was receiyed
HyADygAKrERs. RIGHr GRAND DIVISION
CkNp Wa FAIN0UTH, Non. n. 1882
~ ina Miron sp conSor COUNCIL, fredericksburg. Va
Your letter VI tbis afefnoon Is at hand, and IN Gu,
sIa cease aud Tia. your sows shall no, be oeoapeS ;,
Aiy " tLe cnenys forces aud pour assertion that lack
" transportation renders II Impossible 70 rnovo ht
y Nomso chlf Ell SICK wounded aud aged, am author l
III se hsy 70 you that batteries viii not open up
'be tasn ~ ne hour desgnstei General Patrick will
nscet comnile" q representatives, from your
ISofJuw morhi.R al uine O'Clock the Lacey HcuFr
Very rsrpscaay. your obedisn, servant,
n. V. SUMNER, |
Bfsvet MAJOR General Commanding d,vis,ou l
an Interview having thus boen invited al nine A. NJ !
I !f rhughtef, ~ .. wallace J. /. Marya, Jr. W. l
Little and Scott, on the part n the eitilene ana
'epsrp ksrshsw, 90 behalf Of the military, proceeded