The New York herald., 1862-09-21
TIE Southern Army In nary,and.

llicm The Richmond Illustrated New s of Sept I31
TIE rpvcment which has placed troops upon the
SOL C Maryland has electrified tho country already
ung IL The glory achieved by the cnrivaied OF
rabie army the high skill OF is great COMMANDER
Tho Jftics hopes entertained and a shadow OF
doubt sess 20 oh,rude itself for upon the
| Evening rrcsnec' Criticism ahashed by the brilliant
successes that have cleared Virginia Of the Yankees
sraca Of time so brief that we hardly ren2e its
eNteree, Is seei for the time, and voice Is heard
bnt that OF anrrob on The public, indeed, has, all
b.ns, nesn hlcs1 o inc soNertm,ni NJ regard " les
particular matter eaG'ris desired march M1rr
lind tn,meliG'y cfor te bote Of handssaS July Of
faS peGr rs wishes were not grahod tlcn for reasons
which coGhi apneafoG sufficient the government
oo Il has never abandoned that avorts project ceas
cd TO hone tiai the day might when il would be
graied. has come al last and the oduance has te7,
rGd 'a7 ne 'ros fdcoru,le circumstances that 4 is pos
se ic irGcjne The veteran forces of the enemy have
been either destroyed demofalized by the battles OF
July aud August To meet cur troois in Maryland, tcy
have little else than recruits many Of them ayers q
the esrvicc ri, cf them cowed and overawed by
the IN of the last three months and the high
putation OF the enemy they brought oppose Re
the Numbers c( these recruits large they they
viii siill he match for veterans Indeed tear9s
tc force, ne greater The confusion and ne certain ami
ofe fctai NE dfca But cur generals have IL 10 their
power, by breaking up the railways TO prevent very
| great accumulation cveu OF raw recruits.
lti evident that this movement has either taken the
enemy entirely by surprise that IL he anticipated it,
e was utterly unable TO prevent IT, As late as the 9Th OF
tnal possession OF Fredercktown at least within few
miles of IT, Philadelphia paper assured It's readers that
~ hs passages Of the Potomac were securely enarded
and that would be impossible fo the rebels" TO
that river. day or two before the Washington Star cx
pressed the mest scornful incredoy upon the samo
subject decarin that It wshed nothing better than for
them 10 make the attempt II honed Gen. Mcclellan would
not interrupt Them but suffer them TO pass over with.
out that he might cut Oft their retreat and
capture the wtoe Of them We were inclined, at first to
believe that this empty braggadocionerc whis
tng to keep conraeebut from the entire absence OF
all precautions TO delay passage are induced TO
thin that Il was spoken in earnest and that was not
believed ~ Washington more than at Philadelphia,
that the attempt would be made The inhabanis thus
far, have shown themselves highly favorable to our
cause, which is, indeed their own. II is repored-with
what degree OF truth know no-hat the county OF
Frederick has already furnished brigade Of infantry and
$50 cavalry As it has been generally believed that the
western portion Of Maryland that which least
disposed to join with the South this fact, If il be fact
Is OF the greatest significance The eastern counties and
the city OF Baltimore have long been known TO be unan
NOUS nearly in fav"r and the sign thus given
in Frederick indicates very eobe party in favor of the
Yankee rule
Mighty events-migh.ier than any that have yet oc-
curredare evidently tho wing. Before another issue
Of this papor great battle may have been fought and
the fate of Washington, possibly OF the have cen
determined. We wait with anxiety, yet without the
smallest fear for the result Our brave boys net TO
be beaten by any force the Yankees can bring against
thcm.