Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-01-16
ree INCREASE OF TIE cAvAInY.

TIE NcREisE OF TIE CAVALRY. -
The mcrnpletensss Ct ths victories won 10
this HaI must have struck the mast eArsiees
person, Who IL IL. least acquainted SIN 'he
h,Stcry ai Tho great ~1ia 81 th'' ""tA"'-
Whl the armies ENGAGED hare Inflated upon
their adverssries losses equal to any lhnlc'eo
in the blooii.st cGnteat OF the OLD world,
there has never folinwei that rout and dlaor-
sa,.izstiun produced ty Napoleon at Anster-
litz, Isna and Eylau With the exception Of
the BATH. around Richmond, the defeated ar
tmr mas alvs;s l.ecn able 10 renew the con-
hlct and even Mcclellan brought his defssted
columns again into action 81 Sharpsburg ard
fought thea With resolution AID tirlnne7s
NsIolsoa 2 Az .ii@ to turn hia Victories i'll
50 inter r6nt1 Of bis enemies by the hlsiItiei
use OF thi; powerful arm of the service, ths
cavalry. The Confederate Statea have de-
tnonstrs ted in this war. thst their people pos
sess all the requisites necessary to complete
the mos, splendid and efficient cavalry IN the
world Hi;h more horses than France pos
ScSettl. SlLt IfuflS ShttIEu tiAo AAA3'+'
uf tic ho1re fiom their earliest boyhood, the
carsltF or tho Confederate army has always
be-l: .s!w ito proper proportion and has never
ones i.err tnrpwn UPON tiic ranks OF the dis
,:riuf6rteil ius While the country esteelns,Tlth
jus. rc:,ieAt. gallant Stuart, Yan Dorm, Morgan,
F.rr.:!, Wheeler and Wharton. and regards
their noble services with full appreciation; II
c.i.noi bat he regretted that their small
rrsi.,e,ons and brisades would not permit their
rendering ,hat full service they might nave
performed had their commands borne their
proper proportion to The armies with winch
). shav served. Ii = heelsr and Wharton, 1t
the head of twenty thousand horse, had pre-
S;u:tsted their comma liis On the defeated
r;sh, wing of Rnsscrans st MGrreesboro' III
stead ii being compelled 10 rlcrrly hsrass
ihe resr, thr Federal army would no 'u"I'
have ,siiivd, Thar, did the .Austrlsns ut Aus
,er;i,a ehen ps allied by tie gallant cn'ras
seirs <: Marsi.
!, g.. b. ;c weight Ct iITsuidsbie pna
iarx generally eighteen 10 twenty thousa"n
81, ID, that Napoleon ioeinly trusted Tor thr
gazing as well as completing his Victories
ily decided opinion" said Nspvieon, " H.:
.hsl cavalry, # led Ivy equally brave and rs7o-
;uie asa, lrust swsys break infantry; ~
opi.ipn contrary 10 that generally rrct'Hs.',
hut supporta;. by not . few ri the hust :;l.:n
.,e.i,i. !acts recorded b. history IL ri ages,
arf -.hr.h. @olniny i:oin such GolnWa:,.".'
W.. So wei. aa.:: the rs':s ct 2o!h 'nfar:.E'
.ua artillery. III y oil WORTH the most serious
.:...s.a-. .sion I. u.s. ty tia cavalry thai
!Ianc,hai ranTuered II the I!ulno an:t .!a!!i..c
laid Naaneu7 ut AusteT!!tz aid Jtns !ur
As,utc h.sss arrested t.rur Gs L!o7 il pai.s
uIe li,e fa:,nsr4 destroyed CrssEus XIII
Julian ~ Asia. ar.t a;;ARri-o: aps.ii P: Ms,
Ga;7; lbs t-r:,ns ~, C:lua suL! uEa:r: that
1T A..S aIG.- l.,- ea1 recalled beiuT6, IL,
fortunes IT paIius persisted G::i:G. the SSy,h
10. .:av-lry; ns.ier's LoIs- 81! bu. drove the
Ensl.s.. ..l" l!.a Madras CURT. and tic English
,racoons decided the late al iuda al Assavt
. charge ~ Frellch horse ~ aar.ng" placed
Na!n;enn vi, Ito Cunsuin: thTol!- {. ancther oi
she English light drsgcons Oh the hank OF the
Did ..nxT,!. al Waterloo huTled niIn TO tho
.oct, IF Sf. Iie.t::a.
Iu..c sre s:.,nc ni tho most noted actions
rsc.,led by cav.tIy. and they Should tcscn
.ur s@:i..;;. rt= iist they have Tot r1ads Use
i t.s go, atinc"7 NJ ttr Confederate ho!Hs'
,.ru .iat rh.,t.l1 Uavc LelnInads. we know
,hst /. taLrs time 10 make the cavalry an!-
Tier ia. liz. n,,'lrhs is already torme1. The
: i;sner,ls If ca ea!ry isve shown their sptn=s
md t!i,e,a inr cavalry service: and il we
woul,, ..cu;etc our victories, as Marat. Keller
HAT sad I..t"n; MrahrnIr coHip!=ted those o'
Eaurlsut,, w~ must give IL ,..uarr and Wheeler
thu cuTsilv that ai,,A equiv, at lrast in mum
beers, ,tr isun.ig euirassers of tine French.
There Was Lime whom 81. considered
<:avaifv of but i!tiiu u,u IL country q"
,yo,uiv,t A. nn,s, hut stuart, Morgan, F"rTcsi.
wheeler aid Wharton have shawn how brare
ana aEillfu officers could oTerc0ue the
greatest disadvantages, and Iuake i'le'r COLI
1rands fel, by the enemy iii the most vital
Tnani.ET. ~ NuiHit, LILO hih'Si aSeS"i 'HS
increase and organisation Of the cavslry ca,l
,,.r' uct thSt arm, and when operations are
Resumed in tho spring. oGr Generals Of caVal
- car tahs The field with ~ eEty thousand
t",ss attached each Of the III mes of Gems.
Lee aud ,Iobnston, ". shall acrcr see another
incomplete victory.
The mere name Of the Black Horse Route.
th. enen,y sr Manassas, and if eur generals
hal had irir iialr :he number "f cavalry oar
-perpv !, cv.:fthey had 'Ios one in . hundred
III lie e ~"uL have .aciIrd Washing toni.
Oar intant'y a,"' :.'.i'e;y are no~ as Eear
perfection IT, iuay Stn ...r 30 hi ought: In
rnn.'s,s. efficiency and .ennlzltiou, III
pa,ient endurance, noble tiimncs:s MD ;.asii-
1ug iu,prruos,tY they rival tho Old Guard 81
Nspo;on,. Let us make our cavalry the cor.l,-
,erparL If Cavalry Of the Guard, and they I'LL
compete "vr victories aud shorten :h7 wa;.
W. ate GLAD 20 lea;n that camp Of i:sl:uc-
iicos tor cavalry Is ahuul Icing established
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ISgEsiIdArloN or ALLEGED FRAUDULENT
CONTRACTS.
Quite Eli animated definite sprung "a, YES.
tsrdx5Sn the iiousr nj Representatives, dpoii