The New York herald., 1862-10-21
InaPertans Operatiens .t the West.

Ths eampalrn of General Bragg in Tennessee and Ken
lucky approaches ts conclusion and the military riddles
With which he and General Buell. have puzzled the world
and perhaps, themselves also, during the last four
months must shortly receive sort Of solution. As
nse have nov fought decisive action PerryvIs
sssre longer reason Tor silence on tho past facts Of
m o. who have been near the scene Of action, all con
IN the statement that Brucs @soh haze crushed Buell.
- 0nal action, az any ass sswcs he id 7npsfo. by
concentrating the foroes under Kirby smith, Marshall
Van rorn and steverscn could have often been the
superior q Buell. IN plumbers. But he preferred the
r.aa q Tansuserng ~ dsschmen,, 70 take possession
0s apparcnt anlng ~ cut Baeli on from bis base OF
sverstons This mode Of warfare actually did give hIm
u the larger part of both states and resulted
IN race between Buell. ana himself occupation o
Louxvriis. Bneu t<af hm a. ns vuc,, o.d got ners
!xr.s,w tesys sAsas oar o. p Ihs event seems 70
~ paenx hun short .nsmunicailnn with hts reserves
ssa rcnfe That part ef the camIaiEn which
aepanded upon extensive msnruvres, apTesrs 10 have
sassa wl,h basl occupation af isslsvs. the only
thing Gcm@ nAng trlaA of strength IN the
ssA We navs seen shs hs. q ,ns.s Is issues a. a.
kmgsr superior even equs, 20 the cnsdased federal
force unasr nsecs.ns. and thagh As barie % haze
ssas bsass no Yea ere o. yesterday Fra@sasr know
shs faf ncre mfsrtant Iia ~ gth has bern male
asss ~ rrsh the e,esraph a Nsosve from that place
sni therfwe ~boaia occ1sun surprise that the rst
insnssa u - sssi an event should eae % through
enc preSs Nc~ Vera and rhlsielIhia. We pubhshed
"a ys~asrday an on the Sub eel arordcd
~ shoe~ sources ~ ntcs4wpce, and a may be- some
aavp eeers IN, lhlax mose Of th. matter viii be
m Bus IN laoss staiemenss aPycns quite certain
that "a sAsf sdsaMfAs ~ ~ hrf dagsfg gh was scsfA
tAs O~f~ftas sr~w. ~ was. aias a yA1aA, and %
as r. CsrsmfA Let trust that rerryvs vii not bc
of thoss teiusive yc,nrrs fns same ioaruas
wheh savxntsses The hrst day of the afhi.
ako that Boe had soeea large rcinicrcenepls NJ
sbs sna q ~ and No hal saaeeai experience q ,ha,
pertnscicus character be quite that he dd
90. under the clrcnmsanc~~. abandon NE contest On
sbs other hAnd informed. with scsne authority
that KIRBY mith veuid oersanly rcsch the scene a
ton support hs chief Ba here The bts isht
as..r command dsarpcars, and We mus, await With
cen Bragg is sufficiently fortunate and able 10 gain
decislve victory Perry Vile. the result w be magni.
ncsnt fosscsson q Ioai@vic would be probable con
o. Kstueky, during several moths "a come, would b
oertaip aud waA tsai fafso., anit~d stores
G prspssons, hofA 0rain and Nor n there any
why tho next furtncr step advance should
thcn be taken, 70 wits-ns earfsrs ef Oncssaafs-as
s,s trhrh spssd pscs IA lard ~ Ksnsu ~ al
ssAai tAe ics of kns Ovicnss mas 10
Rus these spcculatons, however agreeable, NOT
With prudence Be indnxcd too far Tho events Of the
campaign IN the West up 70 this point, give more
SIsx Aai Br,es fesled ty Bseu tn ks ss~erai s1
,nnrys, wAsI qsk osrtasn n1f van Dorr, d>psfs NJ
vsous df nct of Ia frd dop, Nv
M the encounter AZ Cornth These reasonable grounds
Tnr aurtety IA ~, however, somewhat alevated ~ the
that the fnvorssle news which We publish
c,tray take every pains 10 dhsuc The date ~ NJ
natIe siso grss M great hopes II " clearly impoesbls
scr peses ans 10 have heen 81 that time enough
Ruen 10 afrbrd him the b1t assistance.
lhe On, rnsaus rise of tci N New Yo om ahundred
s.s lvest, ,.tbrss 10 . ton'ysf nfiveriy-ss, lends