Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1863-05-22
The Richmond Enquirer
on the National War Policy.
FORTRESS MONROE, May 10th


! The Richmond Enquirer OF the 18th inst.
contains the following editorial article
/" There is evidently to be an active sum
mer campaign. The plan of the enemy
seems to be to keep our attention constant,
excited at every point at once, so that M
part Of oar whole width or frontier may b
freed from the urgent immediate apprehen
sion Of an attack. Then they can strik
where they think our line is the weakest oil
where our defenders are the least prepared
and il repulsed, they can retire and direct
blow at some other quarter. In the mean
time they can bag much plumber and c,us
much sorrow and heart break to our people
by expeditions through thinly peopled re
gIons. destitute Of troops. They can ais
force more and more ON our people within
their lines the hated oath for quiet lif
and to save their property from contscltion
I Thus they can both demoralizs and rob n
within our own borders, preparing all the
while for serious assault and delivering then
Just when they are ready and where the,
choose. 1t is hard TO say at what point the.
are most active just now If one look
southwest ward, it would seem that th'
State Of Mississippi is the region of mos
extensive operations. Immense armies arr
gathering around Vicksburs, and while
preparations are in progress for new as
sault upon that place, the back country is
devastated and the people pundered by cava
ry raids but a. tn. very same moment
Charleston is kept on the qaieire by energet
&c preparations for another ATTACK, by sea OF
land, or both at once. The object may bt
only to prevent General Beauregard from
sending away any Of his troops which now
defending Charleston.
At the same instant Gen Burnside threat
ems Eas. Tennessee, and Gen. Hooker, large
ly reinforced, is expected to cross the Rap
pahannock somewhere or anywhere from
Culpepper to Port Royal to keep some Of
our forces employed in the defense of Rich
mend. Reintorcements are sent to Fortress
Monroe. The gunboats are harassing NORTH
Carolina. In the Raleigh Progress Of tbs
18TH we read The gunboats continue &c
prowl up and down the Chowan and Par
quimous rivers They steal negroes, slaves
ware, jewellery and everything they can lay
their hands on, and have broken upa NAM
Der Of fisheries. They stole some $40l0
worth OF jewelry from a man named Cook,
breaking up his furniture and committing
other depredatons. In one instance they
entered u soldiers home and broke up his
furniture and crockery. &c.
Five or six thousand Yankees are reported
to be in Plymouth. and several cunboa,s are
in the sound. There is no enemy at Elcnton
and Elizabeth CITY. They recently burnt
a mill on Chovan river. the property of Mr..
Hives s;tnatad , milo h.Inw Winton -
some narsons entertain the ide, that the
free at PIvmouth mediate ar expedition mn
the Raan,Se river The rreat numbers ct
the enemr.s f,rc.s and the multitulcs oF
their SHINING make il EASY for them IN CIR.
rv on simultaneously all tbasa onerat,,ns
and tber a, not ca re for delay for il i. onr
people who are suffering. not theirs The
LONGER this stvl. Of warfare lasts the greater
will be the mas. o. nlunder carried North
the more of the mills machine sbons. and
railroads thew will have DESTROYED the moro
Of our national resources they DESTROY the
m,re of onr national resources they will
h NO mined and wasted and the hati.r
chance thew will have for an irresistible aa-
yaDce At last
They arc in no hurry. Last wear n,ltci
there was ur,ent haste Z, oct the rebellion
crushed in al DAYS. or in 90 Now we hear
mucb less of that vehement urgencv and
the whole Ynnke. nation seams 10 have Ind
on, IT'S aceorn, for war as the ssttl.I business
Of lie ra,her tban consent IN re.ce an 4
senar,tion Thev are r..rfec,Iv willin, t,
fybt nno, tha nr..en, .vstem f,r % op 40
Years. rbev are willinc durinaai, that time
to On on snbmit,ing 10 .uch defeats a. thew
baTe sustained at Frederick.bur and on tbe
Iann,hsnnock because by these defeats
thew lose not a foot of sr6und They los,
n,tiiin, hut men. and men mr.. If less value