Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-08-05
shUN EyROSE.
a,sE BiTrLES sEFoR5 RECHFofE'

i've cannot profess to be greatly SURPRISED u
This disaster. We have for some time Looked
in vain Tor any Federal preparations in flrgi-
mir corresponding to the change III the gene
raj military situations which has been taking
place for the last three or four months. Inc
dispersion of large portion Of the Federal
army in expeditions and garriSons, sImuita-
ncous with the concentration OF the Conte!s-
rate army through the abandonment OF a
lsrre number Of its positions, constituted a
new relation bctw cen the TWO collective forces,
the importance Of which, it seems to US, has
not been appreciated at Washington. II
nuoht 10 have uecn clearly perceived that
eycrv Federal SUCCESS in the outlvirg pnr
riops nj TN. scene Of war would tend 10 in
crease the difficulties Of Gen. Mcclellan, who
should hay, been reinforced accordingly
This was not done, aid 4 reverse IL Tie nAiH-
raj consequence.
Serious as this reverse oil inc feEcrd!' uh-
,iouk,clly is, il would be a great luiSlakr To
ST., il, It any dcrilitr character. Inc people
al the North will be surprised, ana possibly,
for the moment, alarmed. st he defeat OF the
most numerous OF their armies Bit we Il"
not EXPECT that they Will Lose in moment
that proud consciousness II Immensely Supc-
rinr strength, which thry have acquired rs
.xn.risncc, and which they scr reflected IN The
unininn OF the world. They will more prob
AbIy ascriUe their disasters" 10 HiSaFF'ica-
ton of the resources the; have placed III the
,li.posal Of tbs Government. and Willie III
crrnsing those resources from thr;r b"unhlesS
store will take prccauti"nS Tor their better
rmploTmrnt. Hitherto cheeks have "n'y prh-
Yokch them 10 mlehtirr cIertions; and with
out paradox, at the very moment, when th'
largest army has suffered rcycr>,.. thc Nprth
know, il:tli' stronger a. thu South .hoWa IL
sell weaker tli,n IT any prry!"'iS stage o. thc
war. While, therefore, we recognize the I'M
nortur.-,. ut tic Confederate 'ilcccSs, we src M
il al event which l.; likely I" draw ont rather
than shorten the war; for whether We SUP
pust. Tie North t. he fighting to restore Inc
Union IL It's former territorial iEirgrit;- or
simply, rs some advise, for frontier, II -
certain that its citizens cannot afford To re-
tire frnm toe col.iest Until they EATc cen
c!;lsiyclv established thcr superiority.
From H." London I!T.s
i'y this t;nr The BATH: before l'';:Iti'ht
has been n fully discussed as the mt:SrcneSS o!
thu news Received b. telegraph VAL allow
The IMPRESSION s:hicl, this great mllltar!
event lias nlac!. M EI.s!iSi! >ucir:y Is not I"
lie mistaken. If there were before an: "h"
thought that the resistance Vi the South WIS
likely t. liz urcrcoint b.; The exploits u ten.
&c thIlan'4 arIGy hefyrc Richmond, hey are
hoy L:.ircp:r-, 1t can!."t te doubted '!is!
Il kstt,v II ,hr highest Importance has b''e
fought ni,i fn.l the Federal army LA: hce1
lLrnyn bach ac0Is!.srroh!.. distances 2'ar"i
Ies nCe:;l--ironL its i"r'ncr position.
E,.; il the Virginia rampai.,n las ei'':"d Iii
L Hrnn!.er which shows that the Confederate :
ARC able 10 curry Oh n long w&r, the nght'ne
at Charleston shows that, r"en At isolmi"d
poiut:. they ere prepared 10 rrr:i:Ive an enc
M. Ii!r ambiguity Of the telegraph prepared
III, u believe ,h&t tEe battle before Charlf:-
ton en.iri III . victor; Tor the South. Inc
tnins Is how liiadr clear. X Federal General,
yiuinly ig.uvant Of the cnGlny h.: was to attach,
and the ,ieieuce- he VA, likely u mre;, AL
gaI,cr.l ,.ith sutur l,?u! Hell 10 thu SttGrL VI
- batter; and he g.riu: ~ hhye hr*n ~ cola
pi.talf defeated ~ ihc british SER II
Nry Qrlrur. aud E:ti,aF; n.mrh lit The s&":''
manner.
The laura! IL bu L.,",.! !r".n .i!rs. c'".i!.
l., cIr;,. Il.vc: l. probably It. tic present
inrlL"nt, iii tnr"lsc h0i Si1s4:* -"Cc't I" ti'fe
III. defenders, ri t..i hateful n;"l a!rncicuo
a.ar Cold make ths'n,t!Y i've! l,eisr;. Inc IL
osr;;;! pnn.jn 1i ever ciTi!:tt Naii0a ::
! i..;n.r Ir,,;.. and lGoye strongly rxrr.eSe::
s.;I,., -. s,,;er,;r,.e. IN u:hncf, tr. F.rjera.
20 ,.,.,,.rl.i Thr nr,;or, d IL, H.c;;::,erJ.
$.slss uul. ;a;ciyh Il? ,n.rh Il, the, rle: =
.c,;u'.t rl,.. interference al; Engi.ui an,. tie
NIL, r,.y cn,.nt scorn If En,:;sh aari,.s ans!
.i,t;.n.. If rruljsi, ans i,it Eu.liSh upiSi.
= nii r III tt, ,:,in;, 81 lhr wnI.i. sind -:e
r,.,. hons. I'M. il, .,.;,. O.. .ii.t, Indignation
and hi.th,uwn 3 o1,u.,..:, he good sens.
Which has nnIfrlnly .nar ,.ri ar c"..ns.i- u.
mi; u:air ma; i, length. t..r,a,i.
iyr Must rr,,eaL and l.yrai agu;n car .R!-
na.i racpg:nsnL.;!oi. to lie Fe.:rfai~ 10 put
~, .,,,i T., iii, i,rTii! e. ,..: MIA; have itirT