The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-05-14
The Rebel View OF the situation.

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Indications point strongly TO battle coming OF ut Co
nih at early dsy which FOR agntnde OF the forces
engaged. will eclipse any that ranspirsd Anne
Our Judgment is TIA. tho Yan,cos ave nearly
hundred and afty thousand men, Beaursgard ia well
nigh fanked al sides He has army, but
not large the enemy. idle conceal the
feet hat we have fears f0r tho resat There Is
such u thing as being utisriy oYsfwhsmod with num-
bsrs, against which we can pro7ido remedy. II
southern vsor and able gencralship victory
Reausegard aud his army will win it.. defeat at that
point would 30 severe blow, particularly
,cay 70, esape creep. oltg tactis No,i,a direction in
osteA he il roaed, sar want his army 20 10
Nashville aud Louisville
Hut though such de.oat would be painful and severe
We can endure it. We can endure the Nss OF Beaurs-
Eaeds and Jchnstons armies, and then Dde-
psndence. II our day OF triumph don't sooner, it
viii wheu tho Yankees venture into our interior
and attempt 10 sabass.s and hold under subsection
will then have overstspped the bounds Of safety and
success to them in this wa ef conquest.
n the rebel general shoaId attempt TO fall back upon
Mobile he will hDi himself aankod there also, for the
-st will by that tima bs again possession Of that city
and harbor.-Enroa HKgaLD.l
Have the Mobile Rebels any sra mss"
The oiow lug letter vii, expsin some curious points
Of interest ~ FAR rs such document conld do 3d.
C.NtxnxRArE STATES STEAMER FLORIDA }
orr GRANTS Pass, March "a, 1862
Ny DEts farase--Your short but very welcome letter
cf tue sth inst has Just reached me. just think has
been over wse. getting to from Colombia. Vol,
dear father hnpo this will find you enjoying good
health as 7. Not bit OF The Morgan and Gaines
have both been down to The FORTS al present ct
Nbi'e them down again soon they are both
very good boats. The Commodore (RsndoIph) also
anne iow tho Morgan Is his aagship abe Is bssuti
IN mi h.rA ofI -
four schoonss ran out during the last week all VI them
bound % Havsna With loads OF cotton There only
three s,eI> oocsading here-aH Of Thorn steam
viz: steam sioop brig rugged craft and
slnboat fore.and-a.ter. They seem fear " bein2
veil "ua II sa psrha ~. S.n. =" s1e ~. :. ne pss
Noble papers. they have this ram business Is pretty
we'll discussed thoy will and; and, al all accs,nis
hsve several rams IN Mobile according TO tho papers.
Their fatss nsy day. perhaps DO That Of The Cum.
bertrand and Congress. Yod have heard all news of
What do you think OF the conduct or the
n2nfer, ocers aGd Of the United states shin
hsr,apdy
Yoa must excuse this short letter; for a. said be-
fore, there is hers that could interest you.
Sometimes accounts OF SCOTS cavalry companies
ing ssirmislsr with The sne'ny. Tho other day
pit them 20 digit, killing good many Of them and
they killing two II yoG declare that unable 10
say who yoar letter TO from before opened il.
Tie post mark Won could not make out, mr. did yog
direct me stter. did DOT know that you had left home
yet. got letter from mother, written tho f2th. by
The same that yours was received stating that ycn
had efl. assure you that 'Gown ia the rnouth'
~rn heard Of il. Your place might have easily bseu
filled by some Of those patriotic ysung dat
in w. r. x. According 81 nofiieg's eccornts. Colonel
Robertson rses them pretty roughly. write ~ mo<hss
once wees. aud sometimes tw.oe; wrote twice last
eek account 81 rot having lie trd from home Tn.
aiaiis, think, have been DELAYED for wniis. When
yog write again & me you coming back home
iow you ar,e I Nc NJ love TO Eihils and Pointer
you th.uI. le.l Emile that hear rrom Pierre
cssogsiiy. All the folks we'll Tell him 10 k~ all the
aESees he possibly We, on the Florida have
walked them several three lines and killed fe~
Of them. II ~eony lat Ammunition, bat u can't be hsd
way other Write soon, dear father aud accept
the We &c your e,1iei son. II l.. VAUGHAN.
Attention should be called this matter OF build
ing aud Immediately The emphasized phrases in the
.tter are very significant Why may not days boin
bAranent of Morgan Gaines and tbs vessels in
he hsrbor isats then, without powder should they
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