Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-09-18


present campaign it had certainly failed to satisfy the
world of its ability to main ain its Independence Had
the result OF the recent engagements in the vicinity Of
Richmond proved different the Confederate capital
would in all probability, have fallen Now. however
WHIT D. to all appearances, the North is compelled to de-
sst from active operations for mOntts it would
ain that the aims OF the South to recogn
tOn deserve the rlous consideration OF oregn govern
ments Another signal victory the part OF the Con.
ederaes may possibly decide the Cabinets Of England
and France on the course they will adpt.
The Entmys Loss 4" rhe Lat~ Operations.
The enemy admits a | g., down to Friday night, Of
0G0 men, p pc ically stating bis less that day
to have been 900. In OF The Baltimore paptrs It
is Said that the eatlte Yankee loss including that OF
Salu urday is 80 900 meD-k,led, wound d ard prison
ers THIS statem' NJ allows l5 600 TOR the on Sat
urday ! hat the loss that particular day vastly
greater than the enemy admit take be ctrtain-
hey not the persons overestmae their ow1 osss
and in the meantime Gen. Lee tells Us that over 900
OF them were taken aud p3roed the field II they
fought The battle with anything like the desperation
they pretend considering that it ased FIVE )nrs they
certainly had more than s 900 killed aud wcunded-
he letter of DR.. Coerdge conclusive upon this point
He says that four days after the battle there still
three thousand wounded Yankees uncared fer within
the lines OF Gen Lee 1t very CERTAIN they were not
cared tor 1t was because the number OF wounded
great that their turn had not come. Our own wounded
not exceeding, it said 3000 could very well be attended
to in day, and then the turn of the Yankees would
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tour days three thousand of them had not received sur
gical assistance. | his indicates al enormous list ot
wounded ard confirms the report of one officer, who
puts Gown their killed at 5000 and their wounded at
three times that figure making 20 900 killed ard wound
ed and Of Others who say that their killed and wounded
were TO US IN The proportion of 6ve six, and
to one. As many prisoners taken, who were not
included in the 1000 paroled men mentioned by Gene
raj Lee, we do not think make an over-estimate
when we set Gown the whole ankee loss at 80 900 in
round numbers. Their loss on Friday estimated by
Pope hmseA 8O0O, added to their loss on Saturday.
makes $4,000 Previous operations, including the
battle of Cedar Run the several expeditions of Stewart
and the various skirmishes in which we were almost
uniformly victorious should think would fairly bring
the total loss OF The eremy-eaving out of the account
the victory Of A. P Hill Sunday, of which we have
not the particulaTsto $4,000 men, since our forces
first crossed the Rapidan This is result almost un-
equaiIed ia the history OF modern campaigns
Napoleon describes his in the commence
ment of the German campaign of 1909 he abIest be
ever executed In day he broke through the cen.
treot the Austrian army, which scattered a
Vast extent of country and placed himself between the
two wings. On the second he fell upon the left which
he almost aDnihilaed at Landsreet seizng it's commu-
nicatons and cutting it off from Vienna. Ga the third
he attacked the right under the Archduke Charles at
Ecbmieh ard totally routed it, forcing it of upon the
Danube in lateral direction, exactly like McClellan's
change Of base TO WestOver and B. .rkely. On the
tourth, he attacked the it endeaVorng to
pass the Danube at Ratsbon aud annihated the rear
guard. The result, according to bis statement, was
loss to the eLemy o! $4,000 men. We know not
enough of Gen Lees strategy TO compare it with the
strategy of the French Emperor on that occasion but
the results have been equally brilliant and equally ind-
Catye OF the resources OF great military genius. Day
after day the enemy beaten, until his disasters cu
minated on the Plain of Manassas. Day after day our
officers and manifested their superiority to the
emy The total s glorious for all parties concern
Cd, and most auspcious or the country.-Rica. Dis.
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I The news from our advancing army in the North
east on yesterday was necessarily, very limited, nc
other established fact being ascertained than that
General jackson bad passed through Fredrek City
Maryland Reports were plentiful, usual 1t wes
stated empbacalIy by parties coming from I1esburg
that aruy had reached the Relay House. Line miles
rom B2ltimore and that, the reached Baltimore
large number OF citizens rose in and pitched
into the government troops-who were engaged in re
moving commissary stores from tie cty-siaying anC
bruisng them DscelaneOusly with bricks bullets anc
"biIles."
This is very good iem if true, and indicates tht
spirit with which The citizens OF Batimore will eoteI
into the struggle when their hands unshacked anc
their will! free.
TIL Confederate army 10 Maryland is consider
ed sufficiently strong for any emergency, while heavy
force guards their on the Sou bsde of the Poto
mac, and IS Tree to act in a4y direction in of Ne
cessity
Ii the course of few weeks our means of obtaining
Information will be greatly acitat, by the re-esab
lahment Ivy the telegraph and opsniog OF maj
communication 10 The conmapdirg pnr's of in,rli
2ence within ues.-R1chmond Enquirer l0t
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