The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-03-09
February Past and Nothing Accom- plish-
ed-Bright Prospects Ahead.
IErou tho Richu ~ .

EebrU0rY F0Bt ana N0emlmR ACCOM- DIlDn-
ed-Bright Prospects Ahead.
From the Richmond Examiner, March a.
The month Of February has gone by without advan-
tago gained IN any quarter by the enemy month,
which last year full Of disaster south
passed without any misfortune discontinue whatever
to The sequel Of ina high scdr BIDS fdu
% rrope as free from calamity iaa year. a, thu tims It
termed ,vith cong Then the enemy strong do
fant and menasing all around our borders while we
at all points unprepared, weak and despondent We
without armies, without fotacaons without pre-
paration without pian, and without almost nerve
rage in department OF the executive from head so
foot Norfolk about 10 be evacuated the noble Mer
rmac 10 be blown Port Royal 70 be stormed and
tsken Manassas TO be abandoned Columbus Island No TO-
Memphis, Nashville, Middle and West Tennessee and
North Alabama and Mississippi occupied by the
enemy, New Orleans ard louisiana lost with
q blow, the virginia Valley. with ali its
meat and forage ovcrrun, Eastern North Ca
rolina, with its stores Of grain taken Us: Rich
mond stripped and dsnuded for gh and special trains
ordered for melancholy Official hegira from the Confede
rate capital. The OF the south couded with
gloom and the stout heart Of the people though
despairlng, oppressed with dependency which
found no relief In single prospect or promise Of better
fortune.
mo,fhs ago teSs artano than cheering The .ohoe
repessd and, although the Of NIL others
the most auspcous for the enemy and nnuspicious
for ourselves, the party fun Of hope. conf
denee and defiance; hey, o. dependency and dirrua
ormidably Threatened, is Ia q condition TO be sue
cosstuly defended by sixty thousand (cncctlve)
against all tho forces which could be mustered against
her.
v,okstyg second in impotance only D. Richmond o.
confidently teliered ,mpreonabk The most formidable
war vessels Of the enemy have succeeded In running
past batteries only be speedily captured by our en-
erprsng forces below; aud 70 become Invaluable acqu
stions at no cost at ALL TO our promising little
navy.
Charreuo, ich 10 b. ne special oe Of Yanr,s
masniy and d,sire and wich, IN aportancs
arong, confident and defiant vicksbmg The morbid
apprehension Of gunboais which last year haunted tho
y 2, ,s oIr eos pa as way 70 na,Sn
far from dreadiag encounter With them At Charleston and
ycburs, our forces are inpatient for tho onslaught
The condition OF affairs before Chattanooga where opera
tons In the oren ned are In prospect, 10 equally hopeful
W, hdN there b,a dise,ptnarsan and orpanl;er Of
roo1s in tie pyson 81 General 5ropg and bert
vocr op eid Of great bodies n er IN Ae psrson On
Generd Johns1n. To this happy combination of In
the heads Of that army added veteran troops admirably
led by corps Of officers distinguished fortheir courage
enterprise, experience and military ability.
In quarter Of The waitdry field eur oFdirs wsdv
soratre AR o. ern doubtful asTsc The checruness and
confidence Of the troops arc surprising Everything that
work o. preparation been accomplished under the
direction o. such approved engineers Lee In Virginia
Gustavus smith Ia North Carolina, BcauresArd South
Carolina and Georgia, and Johnston In tho West No
man, child 10 tho whole South fears that
military bunder viii be committed by the present leaders
Of tho different armies All confident that the uoops
will do their duty without exception and that they win
be disposed BY the generals tina, viii be Ios.
without necessity and not blow struck without effect
The contrast between the present feeling In thls re-
spect and that which prevailed year ago Is Itself cnn.
duciye q the result not only q tho campaign DOW oen
HSt put w Wv Inv eNNo1u mlitut hhCces ~
necessity the NORTH not only with respect 70 the
stability Of Lncons administration aud the consent n
the people To longer prosecution OF ho~ttes but 70
the integrity The armies ia the Held We arc In oondl
tion b. bear many rcvorscs with equsnlnty, ADD yet
have all the chances OF success In favor The my
the contrary, IN circumstances be ruined by
dscomnturs and yet have little prospect q achieving
any decided success military estimation, the failure
o. invader " achieve positive success accounted
virtual defeat and every day which passes by without
seine result may be Justly counted loss the enemy
Hsnnibaps campaigns Italy, though hardly marked BY
than signal defeat, rctulled final disaster ans
expulsion and Tabus sAieved the deliyerance ~ ITO
Roman domain by lzpsc of time, during which he
rarely dared 10 hazard an engagement
These same Advantages of situation belong tho
beginning ~ The coming seasons csnpagn aud have
added 70 ihsnsa Al ueryadins sense " hous and cnna