Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1863-02-04
The Army.

The army OF Gen. bragg Is SestmateQ aS
Is, 900; that of Gen. Rosecrans, without
his reinforcemeots, at go, 900: 1t is gene.
rally believed that the latter sought bat.
tie under; the impression that the former
was too weak to fight; and this impression
was made, doubtless, from information that
a large part Of our force had been sent to
Mississippi. A large part Of it was order.
ed thither, and was on its way, but the in
tention of Gen. Rosecrnns was known soon
enough to allow it to be called back
From what we hear, il the purpose of the
enemy had not been discovered as soon as
it was, Bragg would have been unable to
stand his ground would have had to re.
treat without striking blow, and, Of course,
large part of Tennessee would have been
lost to us. e. 8 Z, 8
y This, among other facts which might be
cited, serves to show that our armies are
too small for the heavy work which is be-,
fore them; and it is this belief, in large
measure, that controlled the enemy IN ma.
king up the present campaign. It was be.
lloYed that Bragg had been depleted in
order to check the advance of Burnside; it
was afterwards thought that the approach
to Vioksburg would draw the greater part
Of his force to Mississippi; and we have no
doubt that the present threats Of another
.non to Richmond" are made TO keep Lees
army lying idle in Virginia. All these
expectations have proved fallacious, save
in the recent case Of Bragg, and in that
no great harm has yet been done.
What the Confederate force in the ag.
gregate is We have no means Of knowing /;
but the general belief among the most
thonghtful Of our acquaintauces is, that
it does not exceed 400, 900 men. Lieut..
Maury, asreported by a Yankee yoyager,
puts it at 350, ,0O0-this at the time when
cleft the country, feVReek ego. Con.
sidering basunder a rigid execution ofthe
conacript law the number would be at:least
&c., 900, we may conclude that the law
has been 7ery laxly enEorced-indeed, not
enforced at ell in any proper and intended
seIse. - - s
This wonld be well enough if We could
seethe end of the war; il the enemy were
relaxing If his hordes were not endeavor..
ing with all their might to crush Us on all
sides. But as yet there is nothing to In;
dioate the approach OF peace, although it.
may be near at hand. It certainly cannot.
be seen, and until it shall be, the energy
which makes the Yankees formidable,
ought to stimulate US to provide the means
to defeat them
President Davis, in ell his brief address
ses to the public in his late tour, alluded to
this subject. At Vicksbnrg he said that
sson any fair field we were willing to fight
them two to one; we had often whipped
them three to one; at Antietam, General
Lee whipped them four TO one hpt this
might not be the case always. Astne enc;
my progressed in discipline, they app, ,ogcl-
ed nearer to our troops in efficiency. Hence
the necessity" he declared, "of providing
something like force corresponding to that
which the enemy is bringing againat ua. u
These words have had very little effect
that We can see. The army is not growing
larger fast, nor are the stragglers, whom
Mr.. Davis censpred 80 sbarpty,in any per-
ceptible degree becoming fewer. Mobile
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