Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1863-11-05
LATE SOUTHERN NEWS.

The full files OF Southern newspapers being to The gath
instant which have been received, evince decided dsap
pontment the result of Gen. Lees recent campaign
The Richmond Examiner pronouices it ga failure" so
far the grand object of cutting of Meades retreat
concerned but ratulaes itself that has put end
for the to any advance against Richmond and upon
their having captured twelve hundred prisoners of
set to four hundred and fifty and five pieces Of artillery
which they lost The army correspondent Of the Rich
mond Enquirer writes gloomiy, and pronounces Lees
retreat after his advance, military expedent, if not
necessity and up the results Of the campaign thus
1--WE have captured be says, about fifteen hundred
of the enemy with small killed and wounded
at least many MORE and torn up the Orange and Alex
andria railroad for twenty FIVE miles, with loss OF not
over twelve hundred in killed and wounded some few
prisoners and four pieces Of artillery Chose lost by Hills
corps at Brstow StaiOn) Whether the game worth
the candle will not attempt to decide. Some think
have done wonders 1t has only taken ten days to do
all this"
The same correspondent confesses that it is singular
and fact calling for explanation that pursuing army
should have its artillery captured by its retreang adver
sary and does not hesitate to say that it resulted from
gross Encouragement" His description Of the suffer
ngs and privations Of Lees soldiers on their retreat
vivid. He says:
1" ] have bravo men who had walked all the way
from the RapidAnn to Bstow Station and back to CuL
pepper with bare feet And these same men had never
these yesterday morning making their way with
uncovered feet through mud aud mre and sosh in the
midst Of heavy rain, with much indifference to the
storm aud Of buoyancy and cheerfuness than can
we'll be imagined under the circumstances"
The Govern nent the writer says cannot furnish these
men, and be calls upon private munifcence and beraty
TO supply the Governmental deficiency. The Of the
army, he declares, suffering for clothing shoes, and
socks and destitute OF numerous comforts
Notwithstanding the abundant crops Of the past season.
the question Of subsistence during the coming winter 10
engaging the profoundest socitude at the South Prov
Of every kind have been monopozed by SPECTATORS,
and have consequently attained rates that place them be-
yond the reach Of the body Of the people In addition to
this the various modes Of uter communication have been
30 completely broken up by excessive without repair,
or by the raids Of forces that there Of
bringing supplies to market from the quarters where they
are most plentiful Matters the rebel press mournluy
admit, "instesd Of growing better, daily becoming
worse and Of them moved by the spectre of starya
ton which he foresees excams agony Of apprehen-
sion, 1--WE stand upon the brink Of moral volcano
Among other serious perpextss Of the Southern people
the universal want Of salt which threatens the loss OF
the large crop of hogs which been made during the
past season.
Affairs at Chattanooga do not wear satisfactory ap-
peaance to the rebels and the press unite with voice
in censurnQ the delay that has occurred since the battle
OF Chickamaupa Tennessee, they declare is now the
grand central point OF the war; and failure there will be
terribly DISASTROUS Matters they confess critical,
and the Government 10 censured not being duly alive
to the Importance Of retaining that country The loss Of
vicksburg declared to be nothing comparison with
the loss of East Tennessee the former Afforded the
rebels nothing while the latter gave them the meat upon
which they to draw for the subsistence Of the army
during the current and coming years