New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-02-03


90 our return home we roweJ TO the tarPet to see
he effect OF the shot and shell on its vicinity survey Of
to ru the gauntlet Of batteries viii hnd Il hard ROAD 10
travel
The Mounted Robber. Of the South.
From The Richmond EzamiHer. jan a.
THE CALVARY"
There are some people who advocate heavy ~.
crease Of the cavalry srm VI tho service IIey "oSa a.e
outnunIoef. " possible, all Other Description. Of tiooy
they appeal ibe good solid wOk oil MoIgsu sle ane
Forest he We" and to 'be clever prioIaree' o.
the LAT, IN proof OF the supeI-rieehv"ce % t
service. Wb Morgan aud Wheeler on theAf hP' 'h.y az
enthusiastic for cavalry o.iir.d ey usn,p0fn%s P..es
Of reyiysl preachers tor converted sinners
They show by their devotion to theii one nj
have been much ia camp that they sIe u
lie Cobed,rs 'rivce that they know very htle o. o
opinion entertained Ia the sny Of tpe e,NsiS sno nv
bey lees Of the ieeins towsfo then ontIhSu =!
The peopi, inhs5ius Of the regions svesro oy ne loop
or e V %S,s, 10 te ne 4h The tos. Which
hey are nded dr'gnste hoy call sh'ep
seo,oh~ DOL sheep having ne ldea ihst oS1'eu 80 & y
ons snd eosr.- The d-a OF a nos hoiIIoS y,
associated IN the pous ipd With the nas OF away uhu
nssmuch - the people sod Al, thry hss 81. S~n re
efvcihed hen tbs mounted troops e""e s'"o'' III 10 i
pct Of tie uDlstteed mind tbey cobioubd 10. ehoie.
ord ssns these troops with the most painful ISme ~
lew ,prolsi attachments Of "our o.vsfy" have done
great SERVER bat n We leave out Of view th- ant nros
invaluable services II these on me re a'e oc'h
ecyurKe 10 the ppe s9d 10 to cause Ih' 'Ipen'e
horse troop. enormous; IL h,eo une, ge-l = we
treasury that iaf.try. add the iunctoa upon the
trop. their rsp.cons aud ~snton dspedAious. rnld
lutuf nan hat
bsens con.deIsbe battle doihs lh. We 70 r'Sn hs
Performances Of our caivsry have nsIhed any s'"e o.
inc tn.a.em. and 10 one q tue chief duties 81 noHn
troops that Of oiylens victory ~ running down sud
utterly Destroying routed Zoe. the services nave Osea 20
Tic war h, been remarkable 10 the feet ths, Il has been
fought without that imporam element OF EuopesH s%e.
on the, troop. sfe few portion Of he conuorpt
The heavy compact chstr reel cavalry - TIC cfcHl no
Sn, o. ~. e Of ,o Ssy he! r5ra
go, of utuinrit battlr TO che iufaHtrJ col
ear" which be wtHss>.- with sloat 81 dsf on
"a ,uIailon W. hsv- littl. cavalry la service frw
dsgos .t or heavy; fever It'll ibst fuh Tie technical
idea snd rafPo,e Of 'ueh uooIt heu hti'Hs 10 " U"
done the ravsly 81 ordered on. file way 80
~ hf description Of tbs scn-fs rhy'iosnomy Of h,
e.ly., a. they 10 thtT camP- Snd upon Their
1do 49, mo, me..ils .csc proy,sed he wsrs Of =
OF, d,st.noe bot witch s,iles the PEOPLE o. be
spproseh /. oyer~htn,ns Th~y Usually sfmed Siih
v.ry wetpon Of ovnc except 10" ,.hef OF the
Tel ssoon. They sfs s shotut OF We oInl /" OF tus
.sbsr prsctc. They comfortably clad bui unws'hed
and A. tempt the that play about TIE "is"An'
IL Keb1,kA Their Uced' strangers g." the cnfy comb
.tsnsd with hab0a mud smell snd iiesciJ snd !" We
oTser which three ration, week Of corn supplied ny .he
Government ard much bay can be brgred or "rr'ied
from the olons b. march toseth't with hafd anu
ieckl.,. rduy msy b. ,uppO'ed 10 produce
The sLsaon' they erese end The Nan o.
der may Inferred from single example boay an
kr. bo.e .tey aos raid hou distance o. feN-fa hnn
dred nie, into nes dashed down opon one o. our
iosd. bura blsgs. destroyed srVe si mile oAa
and made ther way b,ci great bs'ts They p.ed
houghs o-r,n village gous ana fetu'tliF "opITd Jew
hour. time took horse but had une lof thet
d-ped,toD The csvsly" went IN pursuit. dd not cs'eh
the f,nsrr', stopped IN The Same Vuge bnh IipPu ~
,wfrr. mort--..y Of tvtry blade q boy sid tdd 10 DC
found every bu.hrl VI they coud pot their hand on
robbed The snokshousrs OF their meat Inc
airy" accomplish gfrst deal but II IL deal 81 m'Hei
they p-o,rn sinouut 81 service but nninpfiy 4"
general ruc s. npre' udr,e 10 the beleii Of IN enemJ
Their Bck Of economy l. - drplrshe a. -m iees o. dil'
cphne aLd genera dit Hndiig oi ~ lees ~
the cop, nov 10 The h,d would be- hailed Win
Joy 10y ali the people whom 'hsy clam TO rFefei IL,
There lev brig dee Of splendid mounted troops III we
Confecefate ,tvco bat h4 piodlsou. body Of 'uollns
hose who r,d unsettled, uIy ihe m me biorf
co Intfy, stealing here, rob ns there Oeesg III ' paCe
and behaving little better IN INST who never heard Of IN
tho vienity Il The enemy who siHAys too late 10 eaten
ihr ". fr~s when force but deaduy efoclou' on all
udivonas ioysi the south, whom they choo.e 70
denouIcr Union aud WHO know anong the eou
prDpo ty Tie horyiIg spI citation Of tho calvary
1hese eprosehio the Confederate service cuf'r
sssu-t which h,5 have Tsised Up ound' O.
.oo,rge TO cur people. and desolion 10
large a,cls OF wderness county which but Tor them
would be- producing crops for thr general support
II the forage wien hos been Consumed uoit ora "seu
By these than uses. troops bsd been stFto tne
'srms which they hwy desol'td were ,tii IN euv'on'
if he tanners ~htm they Lave utterly di'connS'd ron
Y0docng crops, were SSH buy n their blesed capE an
add I smouut Of supplies would be Relied over 400 aDo
have, TO support entire sfns IN tbr HEIDI
bat 81, org licensed puudere permitted to run
r border country where crops are most uord oI
sirs aud which continue to be the cbiei theacf
military operations shall no, to hear OF scarce
pfovi.ioDs high price. Il food, arbitrary mpes'meL'' desc
| lated lafDs. AID abandoned homes aud hvlds -
lnsead OF few have lar too msDy cavalry. Gen.
Scott hd The true dea whep be discouraged The undue aug
m,naiiun this Had ihv Yankee INDUCED IA tue
expensive uIury Of horses and tho ,Ient that we
done service. t-r sIcLequer would have been
Doukiup year. The Of money which have been FL
pdrd the lurchae and 'upPOr bore. sod mules IN tie
moderate service would b. ibcrrdblc stated Dor cav
airs have beef the great suk pocket OF The wBr BHt sdo
Quartz master OF Of OsnsrO recently told the writer
he h,d .1rchasd great may mole horses oT ts par
licui rommsnd than there soldiers aud teamstrr' De-
sug a. al with the snimals lac had ho could mount
every and every eAmster AID servant Ia the command
good them would have horse to lead beside
tuis rItsvsssncr IA hor,eeh that has produced the
present 'cecy OF tne'e sns aud Tai'ed ib.if prices 70
he figures ruling Ordinary mules sold last
saturday lot at from $3.50 300 The NOR
y o Government horses l. IL is fully 20 cent
n year The scarcity aud high piCe ot draft snids pio
duced by ths Government d. maud will severely etrct SIC
OF siu aud will much effect tbs supply Of
making consumption OF double what ought "a
be An of The cavalry" force simpy imPoss
oty II We have more cavalry. must CONSENT 10 have nc
more The question VI cavalry simply question OF
nhsoso ruin Bu happily this service cannot Do increased
the horses aIe be- prscesb, prices. and ithey
could be- they would have to ssaryc for food