The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1863-10-21
TrtE MILITARY SITUATION

The lull in military affairs has again been
broken, and an active campaign is progress
irg " here it was least expected, and where
The Federals were perhaps least prepared. -
The willy ard able Confederate Geneiai Lee
once more on the war path, and menaceS
the Amy of the Potomac, and doubtless
proposes the capture of Washington His
lDovem Mt on General Meada's right flank,
vi hich has been executed with dangerous ce.
lsrity, has 'orced he latter to retreat and
General Lee is pressing him closely. he
Con niederate means fight undoubtedly and ii
alone means 10 lie seen whether he will force
bis adversary to fight IN osilion whore de.
feat would lie disaster, or whether General
Meade can select his own field OF battle -
That battle, when fought, will probably be
in The vicinity OF The Federal city, end per-
bsps within lorty eight hours, ii indeed it is
not already being fought. The relative ior>
ces Of these aimies can hardly be ccnjectur-
ed. We know that Gen, Meade has been
greatly weakened Ly the re enforcements
sent to Rosecians, and the thousar DIS sent
| into Pennsy lyania and Ohio for political pur
poses. General Lee was similarly situa ed
| by the withdrawal Of Gen. Longstree's
/ corps, which was sent TO Gen. Bragg. The
! Federal army, however, is the larger by
Thousands, but Il @ choice OF position may
decide The result, as it did at Gettysburg -
The Con edora'eS are playing big game and
General Lee is master OF his POSITION
| Should General Meade check mate him, new
| honors will cluster around him if lie fail
! there will tie onother commander lUr the Ar.
NY OF the Potomac.
The in cilJgeuce from Gen. RoFecrans's
Army is meagrr md far from saiis'actory.-
! HIS position is dangerous, notwithstanding
the aSsuran hat large rein Green ents had
reached b III, and hat lie " ouid soon resume
Offensive tleia iorS, G,n, Burnside is ma
king no s'tenpt 10 trm E juncuou with
! Gen E-sCcrrns, and could o. if he wished
10. The superior stra egy o. the Con edtr-
ates will coatae him 10 dis lict where ho
can DO BEN bat lHtle harm and the Sause
lor which he abors but little good, In the
mean time, The Confederate cavalry is play
ing havoc with RoeeclanS's supply ard am.
munition trains ard railway line oi conmu
nicaiion y bile General Joe Johnston and
| other Confederate leaders are operating on
the railroad ron Memphis to Decatur Ala
| bgna This is The route over v Whch the
| lreops BON Gen. Grants army we're to reach
Chattanooga. It's hard road to travel
We hear Nothing iicm General uooker
and his command. but they are somewhere
etween Nashville and Chattanooga. Up to
his time, there ore there is nothing encour
sgirs to the FEDERAL cause rom Rosecran',
army.
The siege Of Charleston draes its SLOW
! ling h along, and hat smous rebel strong
! hold seems no nearer reduction. We see nc
probability OF the Feterss obtaining the
possession Of chat city.
No,hing Of int ortsree has leen heard
lately nom the Texas expedition, which was
at best an absurdity in III conception. Were
it to prove a success in military view, which
is not likely, it would accomplish 10 mater
81 results. Missouri has been oyeriun by
the gueIrlas, as they are termed, and the
same gentry in est the banks ofstbe Missis
gippi TO such an extei.t that navigation for
lie purpose of commerce ia impracticable.- -
| SO much lor the hundreds OF millions expen
| ded to re open tie raviga' ion Of that river.
>uth ia the military situation, and SO pro-
| grtssos lie resurrection, IS MIR. Seward lace.
iousy calls it-N. Y Ne,Cs, OF, 16,