The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-08-01


from the frontiers of France to those of Is
tria and Tyrol. His campaigns of Marengo,
Ulm, Austerli:z and Jena, are one uninter-
rupted conservation of the golden rul,.-I
When Napoleon's rapid movements were
crowned by taking Mack and his army pris-
oners at Ulm, the French soldiers taunted
their leader by saying that hitherto he won
battles with their arms, but now he won them
with their legs. Our only successes are won
by the rapid movements of Pope, Mitchell,
Grant and Morgan Gin Tennessee), and our
disasters are inflicted by the ubiquitous Stone
wall Jackson.
Military history teaches that the great and
rapidly moving commanders seldom, if ever,
have the choice of field of battle prepared,
selected for weeks, nay, even days before
nor do they mature their plans during weeks
and weeks for battle, to be fought when
they reach the enemy. Reason shows that
such far-reaching routine is impossible. Those
who attack an enemy do it rather on the field
selected and prepared by the enemy, this be-
ing the logical consequence of their rapid,
bold, truly military tactics. Napoleon scarce
ly ever had the choice of a field of battle GER
tainly not in the beginning Of his career in
Italy not in the plains under the Pyramids !;
not in the great plains Of Marengo, when he
rather by an accident came in contact with
the Austrian army nearly twice as numerous
as his, and above al outnumbering him by
numerous and excellent cavalry, Of which he
(Napoleon) had scarcely handful. Napo-
poleon selected not the immortal field of bat
tie of Austerltz, but his enemies. At Aus
terlitz, Gen Weihroter, the military adviser
of Alexander of Russia, inaugurated strategy.
Austerlitz was selected by the allied Austri-
ans and Russians as the most favorable STRAIT
egical point, and by strategy Napoleon and
his army were to be annihilated. Napoleon
who despised strategy, overthrow at Auster
Gtz the allied armies, ard the Austrian en-
pire to boot. Napoleon had not the choice
of the fields of Jena and Eylau, but found al
Jena the Prussians-at Eylau the Russians
fought, won, and overthrow Prussia. Ma
poleon had not the choice of Wagram, where
his army was cut in two by the Danube, then
extraordinarily swollen. But he won that day
and for the second time Austria lay at his
feet. He selected not Smolensk or Borodi
no.
Any student of the Napoeonic campaign
will find that even he handled with create
ease smaller than larger numbers. SO in hi
first Italian campaign; SO at Marengo; so a
Austeritz. Reason and logic establish tina
it must be SO, as the longer the line, the lal
ger the numbers, the more difficult to max
them move as one man, the more numerou
the physical and intellectual impediments.
These historical truths, as positive as an
mathematical law, submit to the seriou
consideration of the American people.
= GUROwSkI.
Washington, July ).
and :.
Hereafter, as far as practicable, the trool
of this command will subsist upon the coul
try in which their operations are carried O
= Vouchers will be given to the owners, statir
r on their face that they will be payable at tn
conclusion of the war, upon sufficient tes
mony being furnished that such owners ha,
3 been loyal citizens of the United States sin
the date of the vouchers.
: No 6. Hereafter in any operations of Il
# cavalry forces in this command, no supply
N baggage trains will be used unless so speci;
o ly stated. Two days cooked rations will
o carried by the men, and all villages throuE
4 which they pass will be laid under contrib
,t tion as heretofore stated. Whenever the {
Il der for the movement of any portion of II
,s army emanates from these headquarters, t
. time of marching ard that to be consumed
y the execution of the duty will be designate
- =, and no departure therefrom will be perm
a ted.
Va No says it is ordered that whenever
,e railroad, wagon road or telegraph, is injur
&c by parties of gueriilas the citizens livi
10 within five miles of the spot will be turn
no out en- masse to repair damage, and shall
= sides pay to the United States in money or
III property to be levied by military force
w. full amount of the pay and subsistence of
,a whole force necessary to coerce the perfo1
A. ance of the work during the time occupied
completing it. If soldier or legitimate
Mt, lower of the army be fired upon from {
Nv house, the house shall be razed to the gror
he and the inhabitants sent prisoners to
sts headquarters of this army.
nj The Richmond Enquirer of the 18th
of pears alarmed at the order of our war dep
nat ment concentrating the forces of Gems
on Dowell, Fremont and Banks under Gen P(
nv and remarks of the latter that he is not
the ously one of the most dangerous of the
he ion commanders, an officer of great acti
zen and daring, and is very apt to do unexpee
of things.
WHISKY vs.. HEALTH IN THE Army
out dan+ &c tho New yorL H.
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