The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1863-01-23
rhe Ame,lean aues,lsn.
GENERAL BuRNsIDE's DKPEAT.
IFrem the London Tines. December 2t.l

4 y
II must be remembered that we received
our accounts of the bloody work by telegram
TO Cape Race, which experience has always
shown 10 be favorable to the Federal side be-
cause the wires are under tie control of the
government, and the telegram cannot be
quickly tested by detailed accounts. 1t is
gently stated that when the Federal infantry
charged the Confederate position, they receiv-
ed a check. They were reinforced, and ad-
vanced once more to the attack, but were
again repulsed. After this they did not re-
turn. We arc toid that they slept upon the
field of battle; bat as We are also told that
the Federal dead in front of the Confederate
works remained where they had fallen twenty
f ur hours before, we must read this wi b
some latitude. The Federals would hardly
remain upon spot which was SO dangerous
that they could not go TO it in daylight to-
remove their dead but, on the ether hand
they could not retreat very far from the field
of battle without recrossing the river
II was expected indeed that General Burn.
side would renew the attack on tho 9Th, and
it is possible that by this time Burnside may
be master of these works and in fall march
npon Richmond, driving Lee and his disorgan-
lied army before him. The commencement,
however, does not Justify lis in predicting suob
an end. tits plain tha Burnside has received
q damaging repuse. If he retrieve it by force
or strategy, he is a great General Renewed
attacks after days interval do not often sue
coed, but he may even yet carry these Oonfed-
crate works, or perhaps turn them. IT, how
ever, he should fail once more, he has put
himself in the most disastrous position known
to General, and an enterprising enemy
ought, according to ali the rules of warfare,
TO destroy him, horse and foot, and not allow
him to take single gun across the Rappahan-
mock.
Such decisive victories indeed, do not seem
to happen in the New World bat the position
is very critical, and we may we'll feel revived
interest in the Army Of the Potomac. There
must have been horrible slaughter on both
sides in these battles, and more slaughter inI
all probability has since happened, although,
as the Coufederates fight behind their works,
their loss is no doubt less than that Of their
more exposed assaants
We de not like the intrusion of moral or
religious reflections in secular writings or in
for they are seldom used by
those who had a real reverence. These things,
however. force us on thought. Our bonds
of brotherhood and the essence of our common
worship, have lasted for II thousand years and
we are still celebrating our great Christian
festivals, crowding our churches, feeding our
hungry brethren, exchanging warm salutations
and this morning banding ourselves together
for enjoyment in Thousand forms We have
not party hatred amongst us; and even re
ligous sectS muzze their hostile dogmas and
shake hands heart w. On the other aide OF /
the Atlantic, we see people of orr own blood,
whose nature is as kindly as our own, whose
sense OF good coulpanionship is as strong, and
who have been only eighty years living to-
getler, yet they are now tearing each other in
pieces, and buryiug each others mutated
carcases by tens Of thousands In this con
trast there ia nothing of which we ought to
boast; but surely there is much to force a
thrill OF thankIu eSs. and something to sound
in our ears voice Of warning,