The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-07-07


n Rssaslsa u ~ I've Asmisa.
napVsass evident 70 ~ from MsaAs's die.
patsA II Friday thai Gen. Lee has u list A.
eaiuel ~ objsst Of his hong and anxious L.
Aess, - tAas hs has brought the remnant OF
III Army Of The Potomac into position in
WAish - nay destroy Il u single blow. His
paaa bseiss 70 develop Itself more fully, and
/, psspossasn - Il DOES % We are more and
noce 0lsosk with its wisdom and with the
Ioue Isseenst Of ~ mind which conceived H.
Knswhe full well tAas he battle Of Chaocel'
iossviIas had 20 crippled the army Of Hooker
~ 10 seuA not iotssIers vita HE designs, he
ds>eenined 70 carry the VA into the snemy's
own country, 70 make them feel vi the hor.
rors Of war actually were, and TO support bis
army upon their abundance. His movements
e,ppslied Hooker 10 follow him, released
lielnend from Ill sstual danger. and at
~ seDs tine we're % admirably masked
thas the Yankee Bobadil could form no concep'
Non Of his intentions. The capture Of Win
ehssasr opened the way into the heart Of Penn.
syivania, and into Il Lee poured his whole
army. Tho rapid progress Of bis advanced
eorps soon compelled the Yankee army to
lsevs their position around Washington and
come ia pursuit Of hin, and this. beyond all
doahA Lee iorssaw. Lougsersst had advanced
- fhs - Gettysburg, whom last Wednesday
hs sans IN contact with the whole Yankee
army. For two days he fought It, evidently,
from their own showing, gaining greatly
the advantage. In the meantime Lee
hes BEEN concentrating bis whole foree
npon that point, apparently with Il in
tsuton Of fighting Q great and decisive bat
tle-e battle which shall not only decide the
fnas Of the present campaign, but have most
important bearing upon the issue Of the whole
sostsst What the result will be. or has been,
past events do not permit 40 to doubt. When
ever W have met the Yankees We have beat.
On them, and they have rarely been less than
three 70 one. Here their forces will have been
not greatly superior TO ours. II Longstreet
was able not only 70 check, but actually to de-
feat their whole army With bis single corps,
what may VI. mot expect from the whole army
Of Lss1
II the decisive battle has ye. been fought,
IL must have been ON the 4th, 5:h, or 9th Of
July. These three days are all memorable in
the history Of mankind. Everybody knows
what the 4th Of July was famous for. On
the 5th, in 1914, was fought the battle Of Coip-
psws, In Canada, where old Scott distin.
guished himself On the 9th July, 1869,
occurred the great battle Of Wagrsm, be-
tween the French under the Emperor Napo
leon, and the Austrisns under the Archduke
Cherries. II was one of the most tremendous
conflicts Of which there is any account in the
history Of the world. 1t was fought by SOC. 900
warriors, in eight Of 20 many eye Witnesses for
The battle field lay In full view of VisDns, aud
every stssple, roof, and window, that com.
msndsd eight Of II, was crowded with spec
tstors. From an early hour In the morning
until late in the evening the earth trembled
beneath the incessant roar Of 1900 pieces of
artillery. The Aussrisns we're defeated with
the loss of 1900 men, but they cold their
blood dearly. History, apparently, has her
favorite days; that H. there are certain days
into which she 10 fond Of providing great
svantA II the expected battle has occurred, it
1ut makes more noted day already immortal
In the annalt OF mankind.
What will the Yankees do next IL tLis army
shall have been annihilatsd7 That Ia quss.
ton which It bshooves Mr.. Lincoln to think of
very seriously, and no doubt he 10 giving il all
The attention in his power. They cannot send
any more veteran troops 70 replace it, and the
probability IL that they may lose both Wash.
ington and Baltimore At any rate they will
lose al Of Penney lvanis this side of the Sus-
qushanns, and our troops will have it for the
support Of the war. If Lincoln depend upon
raw lsviss, they will bs slaughtered like sheep.
II hs bring ON Rosscrans, Bragg will recover
The whole of Tennessee. II he call up Grant,
hs muse abandon all his designs against Vicks-
burg. Whichever way he turns, An insoluble
difficulty presents itself, nor 10 ut all improbs.
bic that he may have to leave Washington rs
he sntsrsd it, We are surprised indeed that
he has remained % long.
p. A-Ths intelligence communicated from
Nsrtinsburg 10 glorious, II srus IL does not
cone in such shape, however, that we Can
place implicit reliance on it. We therefore
publiaf Il sei what II 10 Wossh. Nevertheless,
We DOUBT rot thai Genera Lee has defeated
Nsade, although this intelligence may not he