The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-03-24
INTERESTING FROM THE SOUTH.
General Hooker's Strategy as
Seen from Rebellion.
FEARS FOR THE REBEL ARMY.
THE RAILROADS OF REBELLION GIVING OUT.
Prospect Of the Rebel Armies Being Starved
Ont Of Their DcfenctS,
he DC, DC
Gen. uooker's Army Preparing 10 Move
Its Plan Of strategy.

Richmond
Active operations the chie federal armythat under
Hooker-are commences, and either decisive battle
the retreat Of tho army commanded by Zee mus. no
the speedy consequence. The latter contingency y pors
BILE but not at all probable and anotcr hc1uy frb Gso
the line Of the Rdppdhanaok may b. sdfaHdnhcTdf
ed. Significant movements 81 the onenyh forces mt
mate, with emphasis than the repeated dc.
caratons of the Northern press aud general ouisid'fA
tons Of military expedency OF political necessity that
great event may any day-ether 10 morrow,
the day, the neNt-and certainly Will trans
pre- without further delay than the condition Of The ro
me plan Of TIE cieny far aeorsd. seem 70 be ~
engagement oh he Copoicraia on 10 ODD 0ro'm nsGr
EodeJ .ckSrg iohiic a are army Tdsse M hdplahdn-
mock far higher and keeping hs nLinfs on is sde n ~
stream, Lee's The vast forces under
Hooker VIII at least enable him to undertake thr move
ne needs OF can manage Ia aed. Bui II Geaerai
Lee's nrqs IA ,ods ~ Bsccnber nothing can
be feared from such division " the combat
IT. However, the Confederate Generals force 10 not
manmuyro u II supposed that no eoar~ io"at. os -
fdH tack point h,chmond am gite ~ e''y
brtc gyedter daHce from has basc This "a The wort
that Ia even possible aud u would be no disaster even
II should occur. Some dtaaSrr, deen "a he tfor
poasig clended campaign 70 opHi5 ntH ~ csub, fdA
10 o,. ot Though have n.d such nseDeno mer AZ
lille the o. this year and though every
has been uncquiyo caly propour, yet We cannot
expect that tho chance Of war win run without variation
favor through the hundred casts q the rpn ai'o
which must be thrown On the nold Of 1868. hul THIS
country has proven beyond pcraisentuo ~ capacity
10 support adNer hazard with foftitune aud 10
redress the with spirit. In all wars chance ~
sometimes capricous bit 10 all wars faiH mpsty On
the side Of courage and conduct. Ftruna Fgrtuur
II eoiad probable dn NE Pres.fcnfg p,o,aand
tom Jor a day Of faarg and prayer mlga ten
app,0,Tidcy daLd hnic earlier, on tho
2lin OF March appendix may b. ne.es,ay Jor hp-
mdidi0a oter dcfedt, Thanksgiving over vic
tory. Rut although IL possible that battles AZ which,
thousands die may prccede the day 81 spiritual pro
paratuu that circumstance will not prevent TIE prayers
OF mios~the innocent, the oppressed and Struggling
from reaching their destination Ia time Nor n Il lmpfo
bable Held itself, from many brave heart,
may spring prayers less brioi aud pphy than thai
famous petition recorded m Clarendon, and declared by
b
toned by history Before the ooSibais " the Ing
sh civil when the the troops were 10 linz ~ battle
action Imminent general order was gwen TOR
the chapaine their frunt 81 each regiment.
The chaplain a regiment waE missing The worthy
cavalier who commanded II undertook do the duty
himself Ills prayer thus 49, Lord II ln the soik
this day should forget Thee, do mo- Thou f. pa -s'
(Which being said" adds the historian che put bs
hat and cried, Forward, march :"