The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-02-08


lie bon "a 1918 aad sscgndei the ducel hrone ~
Isl4 lie has children; but his heir TO the Creosn
throne viii be the eldest W bis ooNpil, anu Mbpn
loy arc SAKE Coburg Goths Prince Alfred
Q. kDgant viii become tho "nOaarch .! all 10 surveys
ID MAY be sseestpe 70 your BILE eaders tokno@
that that denomination u ab mutations the waite ono
ker lass been abolished, or a. oasl ~ 20 'caggf ~ t
tho Partisan had the pleasure 81 QUO
few evenings since at which fnOre than one bali the
gentlemen had dispensed with the white c,asat weats
ia ace OF II fancy cored 10 some cases black cfdvAh
Ihs old fogies obsct lie change and cling T. Tue
white but young FTarcs " very pfcpe uo.e 81,
mined % 40 oss .pea. y aea ~ m ~ siiuguia
Ell from gai.ga dt cGte. -. ...
II IS greatly foorod thai the continual wet weather
hch has prevailed IN France Tor tho last Two mo1shs
viii have very injurious effect upon the gran crops.
1t nouishes tue nsocts an Tots the sraa :. wu 20
terrible n addition 20 tbs msery es4sea uy she dmo-
ricln France should be obliged 70 euer next year
from = short grain crop.
Our BerIln correspondents.
BrnLIS Jan. ~, 1883.
Tr,,,,srn s,rSecsa On me Ars'icdr Woy--Gatns ana
Losses Of ts 7uo Coaiendins aies at the Close u The
s.corS r,ars Can,paim-Adoice 10 II. European PsU-
eys-Louss YapoteOa Recoa'idcr His Policy de-
The Berlin AQgemene ztans contains a scTies Of art.
olss on the Amer war, which, am iniorssd, are
from the pen OF the most distinguished military
mon ia Prussia and which the operations OF tho two
beigersnt parties discussed with IN "ooecveness"
as tho Germans say that contrasts favoraby with the
fan translation woGo occupy too much Of your valuable
snae but consider IL my duty give short synopsis
al these military sketches showing tho opinion o Prus
sian ogsts she condAcs Of ne war and ia iaius
The great interneclns struggle In North America says
she writer has arrived at the telnuaon OF It's se0oad
campaign and the question naturally presents itseu:
Whsi arc tbs results o. such exeri and the
fruits OF all tnis boodsbed and The misery mat attends
gSss s' ss 81 we siaVs 4aH
VII on "a telt powerfully even Ia kurope!-or u the
ssas Tbs. mus, decide the fc Of tho Western heis
phelo SIN buried the womb of distant futurityf We
that small proportion OF the statesmen the
prsss and tne pubic Of Europe lock upon the
sansulpary catastrophe OK Fredericksburg as. thu
knsn * slI the hopes hitherto entertained for
Sue presorvssion Of tls un,cn, ana believe thAs
the North VIII ether submit u s a.msmSelnienI s OF
ipsusdated by President Lacoip We Cannot. however,
attach so tnuch importance to lest battle notwhstand
IT. least OF al rom military point Of view II has
cost thousands Of lives both Sides but has rot pro-
dacec any considerable change Ia tho relative position "
the armies: IL only confirmed the balance OF power
this part Of the theatre OF war which was already
esab shed ip Nov Yo,. and wa.nmg.on 70 90 sure .ne
by destroying 1T blow the expectations placed upon
tho new Commsndsr ,inth,ef and the now military
coav on that nna victory only be obsned At tho
expense further sacrifices nrd stN vigorous AID
decrslnsd s5sts It's possible thas the cue gy Of She
too die South In the consciousness OF exhaustion,
VII accept s pro1s Of peace ssa eS Is % nsT So Il
from ts pressn, dcpressIn, aud that IN
shall hive IntelligsnceoS nsw srmAmsnts
and uew battles
After this introduction tho author proceeds describo
Of the parties at the beginning Of ths
war ard the progress Of the asst campaign (1sol)
both In the Fast and the WssL Il was, on tho
| Six months after Bull run their grand army, ua.
| der jos. Johnston and Henuresard, was encamped
sss o. @ ssckrSa occupied as me gpper
cooped up In HE ntrenchmnnts round the federal
capital. lie great navy yard " Norfolk WIS st in thu
hauGs q tho Ccntederae with che exception OF Hattsras
and Port Royal, entire coast from North Carolina
Louisiana, was intact; tho nrst regiments were only
landed Ship Island In Decombar, and even the block
ade was iinIerfectly msinsained. In tho West the
whole colrsY Of The hssissppi, from Cairo TO
| ia nsatucky Conoders,e Legislature was. sitting
| a. Sowliny Green Nashville aspirod even 20
troops os tho NORTH wsrc dhsas With bods success and
had not yci sci foot ca the soil Of Arkansas Taking
az tsetber the south had q, tnss time attained height
~ power hh shc has no. reached again after tho
victories Ia Northern Virginia In August 1862 Her arms
had whsrc penetrated beyond the limits OF the orr
liIai coueieslcy; she ws IN possession Of ali Virginia.
with tho exception Of the northwestern extremity; oi
Eastern and southern kentucky ali Iennessee tho sont OF
Missouri the whole vi Arkansas and lexss Rnd The
ind sputoi mistress OF the great tshor " Waters Her
sGccsss can only DO explained ~ the TACT that the
ana psaed 10. by the Southern leaders, and that II Ind
taken tho fe6tra government completely by slrprso.
wren Gst tross out President lncon had only jus,
arrived Warrington. He found neither army nos leei,
even tn materials for them ma nesn ta Harpers
f6lry and Norfolk. Everything bad 70 bs created: 40
a. ~ had 10 DO organized face o. the enemy ships had
b. 10 bgs; guns and ANN milton provided, end the
~ 70 country reused from IA pacific Sysea.2ns 70 meet
lie stern realities Of var.
Ihls sa,a 81 tsinss continues our prcsslsn sirssss,
has been 10 reversed by tho canpsgn Of
ist2 Az toe kast, aftor hird fought actions and
poatf Guouatons crccess tie northern poron oi Vir
iuia firmly Rsld BY the CDlon Burnside must he bad
senaal n aite the check experienced q Frede cEs
hgg could BE- expelled rom hsss.ion on tho Nsrp
c0cx For mOulcpt be hs evacuated Frsi9yckfbrrg
bui bis gaaboats ssla command ,he river mo iiec "
operations hf therpcfe retaEnea t. ~ proper line sud
the adv pts6e q seoE.apaca Fouon = 90 tho Fte q
tne ieacras zoe peninsula q Norfolk has boon
pied morn whonce concentration may 30 uu3efia48a
ee inst Fetcrsoufs non the South While ho grand srmy
taresleas richmond from tho norih. II snort ser ~
we battles o. A' yoar tns Union has gsagd 10 acon
darcy even "a virginia aud this IS tne rfsut or c.rsa
10 which, tol separately. the arms q he South VIC.
t5rou. n sues: every encounter Against McGsans 10
fesl BEFORE Richmond sgd Pore IN Northern virginia %
which must nov bs added tho battle OF ErstercEsbuFs
he sgy set % u acCleans brief ospalao In NAiyzAd
her Victories Consequently 20, overwhelming
thcy appeared 81 Grst and above an Ice power o. The
Hoslh las acrsased more steadily ard sxansysy than
hers N0re brilliant victories tau sst year wi be
quigea The pgrt ~ ,n South 10 meet this growing pre-.
ponderEsce, though o. course &C would by 90 means
guarantee th. his prapondeance OF the North viii 10.
sare he copgsess u Richnoad duras tho SrsuDg c-u,
Islm.
the greater, importance Hen,ucsy and Missouri s,s
SAFE Nashville. Memphis, Nsw srioans-she grand
emporium Of the scat6-srs tsksa even the s.ass q
bear any ~ ns fall ofChAr ton savannah
~ ell points the rfonisr line o. the Confsdefsss bss
recsd.d ard though sIvsya enterrsins somvnnea
successful n occsgasl Satr and incart'ops thsy haze
sisd niteris nesy avery attenrt 70 Iessf. tue poe
tns that have oesD wressd ffcm thor By thsi adver
ssrlss Ins question whethsr those resHss bear
Auy proportion 10 ths 5ixsnc cnbrts and fatfinces
made " u. north--~hs'nr she q. abe and wiz
os 10 prosecute her MvautA, and Zoe rr they Nave
wssssned the resources broken ine sts,ri,oa II
the South The data necessary fr answerlsg u question
mon, only BE- formed on analogy sud p,osat n,sy
W. may take u for granted however that up 10 tie
present time the North has scarcely sarered uc Leayor
csses than the South, aud for the smps reason hal
q her Loaf battles has been total lead.
ma u loo destrlcten di.rsrsop o. the dosssc army
me los.es on zach side may probably be catnaod vt
rather above than Under 200 oce men, srd vet rether
far'y seems 70 feed any particular dincni,y 10 70.
placns thasn, win the important dicr eac6, rgeei
nat tho south has lore bcen forced u lntroducs
tue cuuscriftton which hss only bccn partially
resorte1 20 a. tho North. This rhendincnon
sust be very nsrpctive % raea who after Inc nrs sir
nss 10 turic,, bcasteis0 audy or tbs superiority OF
o. karrpem sysscn 81 Feyernrclt ana military Oh ,ni
on, 10 he tbsf yea ~ var thai ebs,yhs ~
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