The New York herald., 1862-10-22

al sl2 Sugars quiet. while prices were unchanged
The sales embraced 400 hhds 100 boxes Coffee was
firm. The cargo Of the Kuyphanson comprising 500
bags Of Rio was sold TO the trade st 2Cc., moahs
Freighs were steady, with moderats engagements,
The Rebel Army OF Virginia and It's
Movemcnts--Dangcr TO Us OF Delay.
What are the designs of the rebel army Of
Virginia? Is General Lee awaiting an attack,
or preparing to make one upon the right or the
left OF our army, or is he only fnessing TO de-
ccive General Mcclellan, and to steal of to
Richmond?
The prevailing opinion in our army seems 60
be that the rebel commander, having chosen q
strong position, is waiting somewhere between
Charlestown and Winchester for General Nc
Clel!ans advance, and is prepared to give him
battle. But there are some who suppose that
Lee is manmuvring to draw Mcclellan M
the Shenandoah Valley, and then 20 dash
suddenly across the Blue Ridge and raaAe
another effort to push into Washington, by way
Of Manassas. 1t is also suspected that he may
Contemplate a repetition Of his strategy on the
Clickshomny and that this late enc!fcling
raid Of Stuart, like that which preceded the
seven days' battle,iu front of Richmond slay
DO followed by dash upon the flank of Gene
rsl Mcclellan or a desperase etfor. to turn hiu,'
ard drive him into the Potomac, We incline
to the conclusion, however, that, all The schemes
and calculations which brought General Lee
and Dis immense army into Northern Maryland
having utterly fsiled, his present. ob5ect is to
get bsck again - the reyel capital; if possible.
witholss the hazards of an sther genersG engage
ment.
The active resDnnoiassEees frsn General
Sigel's oamp near Gentrevilse. towards tts- Rap
pahannoclr and thc-Blue Rilge, harc-diseIosed
rebel arrlF at WaInnton ard along the Ma
nsssas and. Richmord Railroad northwaral to
Bristow Staaion, a Jesnt within haM dessn
miles Of Manassas functions Frcm other
sources it appears that on tfseastern eide. all
the passes over the BDse RidGe from the She
nandoah V1llsy, for asAandred .nailes, sre eocoa-
pied each by strong rebel grsrsl, and that At
the Important railroad junctiane Of Gsrdoms-
willie General 10. JohBsaon is~p@ted with an
army of fsEsy or fifty Thousand mem AL
these precautions may be necessary to secure
the lines Of, commuI sation with Richmond
from which General Lae drawsethe BULLS of h.s.
supplies; but we suspee$ that Eiis real object I'M
holding all ihose mouasan pao,eS /, tU,'secure'
his line Of retreat, ar d to coSsr it fsem. tlss-
observations. Of his ensnay.
In any oyenk, we behave thai delay 10 us IS
now our greatest danger. With his arrangec
ments fora retreat perfeotea d, Lee, with lis
whole array, might to day set loat for Efchmoaa,
and defy pursuit; for % the, twO armieasare now
situated-ths one on the Rotomac betweea.
Williamsaort and HsTper's Ferry, and the other
near Wn0hester-thsrei is aainterval Of two,
days ordinary march between them. The es-
cape of Beauregard4from Corinth shoald nos be
forgotten Let us cut or Lees army fcom
RichnSnd. and we,secure. both Richmond and
his army, but if we fail in this thu. captEno Of
Richmond may require. long and Wasting
siege by an army Of Two or aree hundred
Thousand
Assuming tlat Lee Intends to SIGHT where he
stands, we know that every days delay on our
part contributes something 70 strengthen his
position and his defences. It also appears that
the rebel troops from Western Virginia are
marching to join him, and FIVE wait fortnight
longer he may perhaps be reinforced by halt
the Kentucky army of Bragg ana Kirby Smith
Our Army of the Potomac, we are assured, is
abundantly competent to march at once upon
Leo and to give him decisive ohastsement
The country, entertaining this conviction, call;
| for an advance. Our financial affairs, the sea
son, and all our advantages of the present time
demand an advance upon the rebel army O.
Virginia without further delay. All that dc
| lays General Mcclellan, We understand, is tht
want OF certain indispensable supplies. Blu
these, to any extent, we suppose, can be fur
nishcd in two or three days from Washington
Lei them be furnished, and let us avoid th'
dangers OF delay and Of another winter On
campmcnt on the Potomac and seize the oppor
tunity for q decisive defeat of the rebel arm,
of Virginia now while it is within our reach.
L
THE IRoN-CLAD AT SEA.--England and France
| have es vet failed to produce an iron-clad fri
gate which will sail we'll during sea voyages
The Warrior, the Black Prince and La Gloir
we're comparative failures, and now tho Nor
mandie must be added to the same list. TIL
Normandie sailed for Martinique, with picke'
crew, and La Gravierre, the best admiral in tn
French service, was on board. She arrived a
Martinique, indeed; but the Paris Temps admit
that "though favored by magnificent weather
tho Normaudic rolled dreadfully--so much g
that IL was found necessary to constantly hav
the guns lashed TO keep the matches down an
10 take every precaution in the cabins at mea
time against sudden lurches. In addition tn
want Of air between decks was sxceedingl
marked, the ventilators being insufficient"
l. We have not yet made any experiments wit
scaroing iron-clads on this side the Atlantic
unless the voyage of the Ironsidcs from Phils