Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-11-25

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the most Intimate placrs The cher of the rebsl al
evacuated Manassas. lis maneuv-r was ski-fsL Ua
able 10 assume the isnsive meuacel v7i.h at-aez
either a. Csntere where BIS 1lf=uae gTarl serve 1r
nothing or a. Richmond. tbs loss Of which llI bs
great check; unable. besde. cover both 1f these posi-
siors a. once, he could do mining better fsl back
VITA AL his forces upo Richmond For th. army r
the Potoraac. this eyacustiou was q. fortunate.
novsment unmasked before ir was ready. tls
transport Tss'els were not ell ctef even ra--
them Wers s- iee-b0uDd n the Hudson Il sal s.ls-
1n, should he psrssvero ia executing a rlr dy l-
s5le ihe movement By water toward be f.-gria I
Iuia should be ratEsr march By isnd t1 --hu- Is
Such was the grave decision which t5e youag s-u %
the Army Of the k0tonlac laia up sicE ~ q --r-.i
chamber of deierted house a kairiaEi had 20 maas
within tWentYfour hours
Il under these circumstance that Ea17s rea-i
him Of bis being deprived Of the command n sss ls
s say, tlat he could longer roeEon upon f n-
Grafton u She ofhs- armies of ile Union pi- -, aai
that the troops collected under bic orders were 30 be- -
v.ded mo f0ar grand corps, nader separate cs- a
nominated On the ground o. seui0lity,
generals Of division wis had BITS pers0nsi confidence t
snk d INTO taoalieru eon1iial ll wa. e1sy 17 cong
eeivei that there enough in this dcz e.rrfll
even the moss resolute mind St lis rss1 ltla ,,s
not The less promptly -aSso.
To pursue the Csufsderats army by land and 20 rr-.
E1e it up to Richmond, at tns Of the E
material inpossibiy. That fact vss bsaz experienced
At the ssms moment A light ealun1. commanded by
General Stoneman, had been thrown in pursuit 0f ts
enemy That column found the enemy s retreat up1n
the Rappahannoek and sloug The Co i1lgTIs railroad
and had tTo ulil pofant eHsag a1lalls WIG l-l Bus
tue rainI came ali TIE bridges czrrsl av tho
fords become npssfabie ths vas-co eouli nos e
crossed even y s7Fi1ng 60 long and t1-r7l-1us hal
they hecons she column had got ~ pr-Vi i1us and
i.s situation extremely critical. To mzE1 is
dition known. General Stonemsn had 20 g-t tTo is
carp OF the general inehief who had accor1aret ai
- the river the trunks OF bound together
by ropes Saeh was th- country in which the army
have to be engaged That i1 sl r.-. and ilz
rsius would c1nnus anH The 18th Of JE1a- lloracra
the enemy had burned aad DESTROYED al the raIre1f
bridgeG Bot, with The necessities Oh -l= A-sEicll sos
der, the unusual eaorousnsss q BIS ra-on', viii de
necessity Of carrying everything country v.lsr1
notAing Was 20 Be found, aud where She least storm re
sri the road iEpraetcaoie, tls army e11 zo slps ~
unless It supported its march either bs nav-5l
streams or ralroads Our military sl1liz-llslau has
rule that the wagon system necess r Tor army ous
hundred thousand men IA Europe, provision that
srIny 81 than three dzvs narcl from E sss rL
5perations. Here in the desert without roads l5-Vs
amy cannot, therefore 60 more lau 7rs al--
ney fom the railroad or the lea -uaIr
IT, And II the rosd Is intercepted b. ths tzEr1c1 y
0ridgaf . must await hsr repar 81 ~ rlsE oi going
forward without munitions and without f1oi Bar res
ihere were on TIE railroads leaiiaE % Richmond. Vt-
ducts which would require six weeks O. r=aaid Ils
TnarCh by land was therefore aaanI1nef an- -v fell
back the movement by water.
Bat tbs operation had changed i.s aspect and was 10
loaEsr the aaus a. General MsClesa hal conceive it,
fhs rsTslstioa OK his plan being male tc b7 enemy hsd
permitted The latter % take hlr prsealns nLinat the
NsnsaIss had preceded nEsad Of f1iloras che Opening
q ths campaign o. the Federal army and b Veusus
against Behmord hs4 esssss 30 be Frp-is-. Jrilr-
tuhaiety Also t va - lose the adveniage ri prompt
execution Already s0u1s d1ys have b. e1 permitted
eispss-lays employed in me us-isss pursui- at Ls
enemy to EartaL Court House and a- a--7- Still
Only 70 certain extent uuoff-late s- f trans
ports had not yet assembled As .l-v began "a
appear an orler wsi given TO ths army % enbar as
Alexandra There assin disar 1o1lnent a77a-d
The generaiu-ebeE Taey had promised -lzl means lr
Transporting a. once hf;y thoussu1 men, The vessels
assembled on the Potomac could hardly receive ha-f tl
number Instead OF carrying a. once 1s nd ben
pscted ths whole army with its artillery ami --r f.
was necessary 30 make she Ieisral fot.la so many
ferry boats l. vas the llth OF March vaeu tie move
ment of the whole army begaa l;s ef-efzaI Strength
somposed Of eleven divisions OF Ifsntr- 81 f-ofu
eight thousand each more than 81 -as7.-
sand regular infaatry and cavalry. ana sbaut tdrs
hundred and hfiy pieces Of frif ar-ierr---ls unu8
a.ouztng 20 one hund7-d sud twenty -.onVia5 men
One division va detached az the moment Of dapartra
10 gc-uo one knew for what no-ive.o iar- inis-
pcutsnt command undsr the orders Of Genera Fremont
in the mountains Of Aorhern Virgins ' viii see tE5
army OF the FoJouae successlvelg undergo otcr work
inss no lsEs inezPieahe But let ne not aniiciDsse
1t required fortnight 70 carry ias llsase arl1z-
uaeut, which We have juEr enu -eratc5 Fortress
Mouroe the plaes selsoseI for irs dshsr --io nae m
p-ara1ca Of the Merrimsc and Tie terrible r-rr -s-rr
lt had gwen Of strength, feroddiug aav logger tie Fs
ers nsvy 20 Be considered absolute mistress ar t,
Virginia waters, the Army had not been abe select t
mot fav0raDls point for isadinE Fort es sf1uros IS a
regular citadel built in stone. the s0cie- point OF
lhs Virginia PsninsuiE a1t hss remained sie
EuniHg Of the ia the hands Size Feiaral govern
meut The Fortress crossing fire With fla- of fore
eallsd The Kip tapE built on au artificial una1 Of
stone. commands the pass, which, from fL= open z
leads TO Hampton Roads and from thar Richmond ig
the James river, Ee BY the Elizabeth rrer 10 Nor
folk where the Msrriu1ac vsz I is ia -a.ss frter-
that the two naval actions occurred with which
the public attention has been actively engaged ana
which has had grave nhueucs on th= destHIs of
the army Of tle Potomac thai i- viii perhaps BE- ou
Of place 70 sdnit them in this history
Harr tue Prince goes az length afo she fight between
the Merrmse and ths various United States vessels vita
which shs was engaged -Ens. C03Ll
Twas Ia these ereu-natausas that arrived .t Tart
ress Monroe. The roaistrad was saon covered via
Tes-ls coming. from Alezandria. SON. f-rl An
nAposi l0aded " ID soldiers, a1neys with horses
guns and mater ais % ali kinds. soulel-s counted
AZ nm
twenty twenty I've large steam posts -uaiiu-
the u13aent come 20 the wharf and auE -hs htsru
twenty thousand meu that they carried Imagine che
shocking disaster thar would have occurred II lie tr
rimae had suddenly appeared IN the midst cr that dense
nass Of vesssis, s1k ng them one after ther aat
sendng % ino oofto taose human lives tha- co1i not
possibly have sEcapfd be. hoUs For the Federal an.
thortes, naval. a. vel military these few days must
have been days o the most Ilous aolciru1e. Every
time that smoke perceived above tee trees -bi
concealed the mouth Of the EiEssth river tha heart
beat Violently but the hsrrimac came uct Sbs u---
mted the deharkafiou Of the army 90 be completed
without her interfsreucs.
Why did sse not eozlel She did not c1ns because
from her position al Norfolk sct1g as constant monaco
she obtained a. that mouen without rss Two results Of
equal importance In the first place rha usaI-ss5 tg
naval forces assembled to cooperate with the land Jrcss
IL the attack a. forAtoHn IN the second uiaca-auI
thai was the chief obieot-shs deprived tie F-dersI
army Of al the advantages which the possession Of t
James river WOuld have secured % i for campaign OF
which Richmond was the hzse
Naat an immense serFice rendered bT siazIs vessel
We have seen bow impossi5s it ha1 been 70 make the
OF iua Eololaac A4Falca directly land
from " ashnEtOn % Richmond. CONSEQUENCE OF ths
emitting 0f the sirosds nec-Essrv 10 urgr.5-,irr-
and TO the length Of time DO would nave ras~ u 10 - Il
her seYa paris mere Wesee -aa diforl road % Icl-
mond obstruoted By vessel ufhiri h.d Iu.Ff -
eaFsd Et ihs destruction q the NolS9k n.vv ard which
raised half burned froIn ths dock aad -rsf7-z
By hands ss insi issut bold into formidable war
machine Instead Of going orr the bsrkr Of Chs
Jsrass rivsT mp 70 Richmond alos-dins them ragiy.
with the escort and support % g powerful ti.f-
Federal army q forced 70 dissmbark iu the ria
great htx'lt1. a. Fortrsss Mcuroe, TO take tbe
ole, but long and roundabout route of The i .-,
{ had nrst 10 60 70 Yo ksoFvu. overcome tb....
then ascend the York river ard Pauunk-vf - t.-
Houss, which Is the head OF navigator -
of departure, where it will lose the sup,rrrt tf t
boats 10 vii hsvG 20 advance along III York i-v.r.
way, railroad fortunately without idges an .--
que1tly difficult TO intercept but tHT uzh az unh ~
region, with the formidable ohsrrce # Che Chi a.-
mOud.
4 sure and rapid operation ihus changed into
loag and hazard ,us campaign, and al from having a.
lowed 70 escape for tigae and poiB only t
empire 81 the waters The efficiency of suirssssd vss
sss lad been doubted the herrzo was held Of little
account before ths was known. and BIZ terlv was the
earelessness punished In the West the Cu.ou arries
marched from success "a fucoessthhns 20 the ce.par
ation the enerEy. and the entsrprisinE spirit Of the nav
admirably seooEded bI the geographic structure Of ri
county. Cue single saecessful dzht BY aha Cours5-r
sies a. sea one single blow that they were sbs to- strike
0y Aufprse, vas going perhaps F-avss the FEDERAL
grand army, make it lose aeaFr.1hic sdvsut,ses
equai TO those which q had found the West and 10
eompromise, or al least pospsae the laeces Of ia ops
ralons-so true = = hat experience has nos yet taught,
even 70 ne p9ople most powerful II a The utility
tnat eHn be derived from the cooperation Of well
sanizsd navy in the WAITS By land
GEN. HOOKER's RECEPTION rs -gE ARsrY
II popular dsponstrations furnisa any tast ,f
popular regard, Gen. HooasI's reception at