Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-11-12
A Movement ny the Federal Force>..
WcadcOrder To Advance and Fsgbt
..Outiine of Meade's Plans "A Gen.
eraI Engagems 10 be forced II
Possible, &c, nc.
Special Correspondence of the Chicago Times.
ARMY OF THE Potomac. November D

Activity once more 'm ENDS The dying throes
of two great armies are prolonged aud MY Toe
terrible Ere This communication shall have
reached the telegrap will have brought YOU
the announcement that other mo, ements of the
conterdiug armies in Virginia, at "A great bat
tle.-perhsps ofa great victory for the Union.
my be disastrous defeat. As the telegraph
WILL have announced the fact. the details and
plans OF the movement will not be iuOpportune
at he time this will he received.
Ii useless to enter into argument at
th- time To show the necessity Of activity now on
the prrt OF the Army OF the Potomac. The field
OF batrle is wide one-the enemy Is wary. Cir
cumstances have placed him entirely on the de-
iensive We face him in Mississippi. in Georgit.
IN virginia He watches US closely and shrewd
ly When we show weakness at any given point
he is ready TO attack His forces are moved
with rapiditv aud readiness that challenge our
admiration Always vigilant and watching for
an advantage, he is ever ready to withdraw
forces from point To concentrate
them At another. ii by doing,
he can gain an advantage over Us. His purpose
now plainly is defeat in Georgia OF this
there can be no doubt Aud for this purpose it
is fair to suppose that he will weaken his armies
in Virginia anu Mississippi to any extent possible
SO long do I discover the movements
Happiiy his movements in this region have been
discovered. We know that perhaps twenty thou
sand men. in addition TO those sent two months
ago. have recently been sent from Lees army to
reinforce Bragg. We know. moreover. beyond
doubt that N, AIDES army to day in Virginia out
numbers Lees oy twenty thousand men. regard
less Of the thousands Meade has been forced To
spare to insure the triumph Of abolitonism in
Massachusetts. New York and Maryland.
Such then is the possession of aft airs to-day.
And now an order is received from Washington,
imperative in its nature Meade is ordered TO
advance and fight This is II proper order Ii
would have been more proper had il been issued
ten days ago and before the army md been de
petei by fifteen thousand men sent away Ia vote
rhe Administration ticket i'm the States of New
York VI ryland. and Massachusetts,, but, never
theeSs. il il proper now The Army of the Pc
tomac j. still numerically superior to Lees army,
and can therefore 6Eht at an advantage.
The rebel army Is posted ON the north bank of
the RaJDhhtnnork. ia The vicinity ct Rtppthin-
mock St,tipn-its left resting in the vicinity OF
Sulphur Spring. and its right near Bank or the
United States Furd Neaie is close upon them
scarcely halt DAVIS march away. His Or;ers
are TO sdvrnce aud fight The duty is plain and
simple Nothing can be easier " Forward,
march," The work j. done All responsibility
rests with those who order the movement IL
defeat follows, the authorities at Washington.
who have ordered from 6itee5 10 f~euty
thousand men to fight the rising loyal sentiment
OF the North. must answer for IL. Ii success.
those who achieve despite the depletion OF their
ranks, must have the glory
have been placed ia possession of an outline
OF Gen Meade's plans Tor this movement, which.
as tie movement will have been ACCOMPLISHED
before this il printed. il will not be ou of place
tor me 10 give now.
Our army lies on line crossing the Orange
and Alexandria railroad at right angles in the
vicinity OF Warrenton Junction. The enemv. as
have said above are on the northery bunk OF
the Rappahinnock about eight or ten miles dis
tant. Meade. when all is ready, will advance
suddenly upon them He expects to be able by
the suldenness of his movement and the snperi
ority OF his numbers, to drive them precepitately
across the river Then. pursuing rapidly.
he hopes to get general battle out of
them between the two rlvers-i e., be
tween the X ,ppihtnnock and Rapidan But.
should he fail IN this. and should the enemy 10y
superior rapidly Of movement. escape TO their
fortified positions on the south OF the RiDdan,
then MeIde's plan i 10 leave show OF force in
their front, and, by rapid movement 10 the left,
throw the bulk ct his army across the river ~
in the vicinity OF Falmouth. and then move up
on the south bank To Il .nk them This movement
j. alre 'dy provided tor. ami the engineer force IL
ready To throw the necessary bridges across the
river whenever they are demanded
cannot, OF course. predict the result Of this
movement which looks so pretty on paper II
successful. OF course Richmond. and. indeed. the
whole oi Nirginlf, Il ours. IL otherwise, Meade
will hud himself in a very bad predcament, being
- TAR from las base. and having taken a position
that gives the eEemy an opportunity OF cutting
him of completely. both from supplies aud re
treat But sufficient for the day j. the evil there
OF. The contingencies that speak Of are in the
immediate future Let Us see what comes of
them. hoping for the best At all times Candidly
must say This Is the best movement can see
for this army. Unless are permitted to cut
loose entirely from our present base and return
20 the Peninsula. where. think. Richmond is
within our immediate grasp But this the present
administration will never permit. They would
sooner sacrifice the whole Uuion army than sur
render this point OF advantage t. the plans OF
General who i supposed TO sympatize with the
conservative sentiment Of The North
Therefore. let US wait aud watch and pray
r. J H.RKIsoS.