Washington telegraph., 1862-04-02
no. 12.

ssE the tOiIOWlng extract from an ar
ticie in the London fines, exhibits the
remarkably clear apprehension which pre-
wells in Europe c,nceruing our affairs =
v They are certrinly not ignorant Of facts.
The stnbbsrn abstinence OF England from
4 the enforcement of all her previous rules
concerning bl0ckade=, after having firmly
announced her intention to observe them
ID the outset, j. the result Of some SIMS
ter policy The hearts of all the South
are becoming a ienated from a nation
whnse unu=ull course can be the result
of nothing else than treachsry aud heart
( lessnc,s. The opinion of Mr.. Yancey Is
that her ubject i to prolong the war, and
w.aken both sides. until American su
prem .cy Is lost on the Western Coati-
n-nt
'Wuh half million men to keep and
4 nn money Iu tile trea-nry-wlth people
ciamlr,ls fnr wyr, vt unwilling 10 pay
taxes ar essi lake government loans, 1t Is
I it lest necessary fir the administration
tr have the -emb.ance of success. III
they cannot win great victory, they
mu-i vie little one. AMI call them great.
Bu-, in tile history Of war there i probs-
ably nn instance nt any good beingachiev.
ei by tie occup :ion of headlands aud
harb 'r~ % an enemy's cast, except when
they have been used As the basis Of great
OperatIDus ia the Interior. s., In the
present war the c,p'ure Of IIatteras has
tten wirhru. effect on the course Uf af.
Tirs; the retention of Fort Pickeus does
net Icrrify Alabama or Florida. and the
capture uf Beaufort, Or even the destruc-
ZION at what remains of Charleston, can.
) net Aft ia. cotton States of the Atla1-
! tl-r Except for feE mi.es from the sea-
y ara But in the North these little suc>
{ c..~--, give infirite qualification. The
magnificent exploits of the Wabash at
PJri Royal Sere "a thousands of North
ern tongues. until Capt. Davis was thrown
;n-u me shade by Capt. Wilkes As this
pTe-unt month Df January will see the
federal irea-uTy pouring out incontrovert.
able promises to Tay fast as the impro-
vrd printIng machines can print them, IL
will he necessary to do something to re.
store good huinor, aud TO Keep before the
eye NJ the much lrustiu. people the mir
lge Ui = suppressed rebellion Ii Is there
fore prnolbie that as political device
~nhe attempt will b. made on one of the
:iri uf lllc coast What the fortunes of
>ucu an enterprise will Re, we Lave no
means nt krnving, fpr the strength o. the
-Jntli-rif' 10 those parts il quite a inys-
rrry. Iei, from all that we learn. it
-ee.u- that the Cunfedarates hold much
;i.c same opinions a, hsre been ezpresse d
y, Europe
Ore tiin- becomes more and more clear
she more he question l. considered, and
that IL, thai everything il this war de.
pends Un the earnestDess of the Southern
M pig d. they really intend to fight it
ont !" the last, W will they think it to
their interest 70 j5in the North again. and
reconstruct the Uui0n on those favorable
iern> which the North would be reioiced
20 give them? Everything Indicates the
THAI the Former Is the true temper of the
South, and that thirty years Of bickeriug
followed By year Of actual ho,tilities,
has turned this proud and yindictiye peo.
plc intO impiaclble enemies Of the Yam
KEGS. III ibis be the se,all the heabites
90 the coast will be disregarded, and
tlie Cnntcderaies must be crashed by ar
mics passing through their country and
conGuering 1t mile by mile. 70 thinks
Alr. Jetieison Davis, for according to our
special correspondent, the Confederates
are concentrating enormous forces in Vir-
ginii, anI comparatively ueglecting other
parts uf their territory The war in Ken
tucky and Missouri being interrupted,
every regiment that the Coufederates can
obtain will be brought to Manassas in OIL
der to make good the defence Of their
positions on the Potomac. Here, appar-
emily, the great battle must some day be
fought, aud that it j. probable that from
the pressure on Gen. Mcclellan, an ad.
vance may take place even during the
winfcr, if iiuc weather sets in.
On the result of this campaign We have
no desire TO specuiate. The Contederates
are Inferior in The important matter Of
arms, for. though they have been doing
their best to msnufacture rifles for them
selves, the number produced can be but
small IN comparison with that which the
Fed.ras have obtained from abroad Oa
the other hand, they said to have ar
tillery ID sufficient strength to defend their
positions which for six months they have
been strengthening under the superinteu-
dence Of The nblest officers In the old
United States army. The contest, there
fore, will no dou5t be long and stubborn.
But we look little beyond, we shall see
that if the Confederates be in earnest, a
FederGi Uictory tcoaiJ be only The begin
ming N Federal q iicHlttes A retreat to
a new position would be the consequence,
and the Northern lines would have to ad-
vance through a wasted country and q
hostile population, every day taking them
further from their friends aud resources !;
aud, as Virginia alone is as large as Eng
land and Wales, we may form an idea of
the time necessary for the complete sub
jugation of the South. The. veil must
now be falling fron the eyes Of the North
ern people, and they must be aware Of th .
gigantic enterprise before them Indeed.
W. find that the dream of a Uuion party