New-York daily tribune., 1863-09-01

APPALLING is ablnd ntly apparent to al who witnessed
how both sides fougAt B while he primary eject o.
I curacemcnt nus been Chat both armies have drawn
of terribly shattered from the battle toif the south
cru army has done so because wa" ncee tif u.e"
nearer 10 s base in order 20 reSurplr Itself ommr
nitioa lille it must be presumCd that the oitherh
army. fighting close TO Washington ana theIeiorc
abundantly furnished with a requisites has drawn OK
because It feared IT'S lnaDly, oven upon the N"hrEc
ground which II occupied u ropc another attack Ihc
prospects " the Northern army cen only ne guessed ny
the hight d the revelations ~ the Npihtih press ana IN
connection with tie fact OF It's retreat; bnt can testify
that IN spite of their losses. the Confederate Generals
and trnnnS ero never fuller OF fight and So if an OppOr.
funy is afforded TO them by Gen Meade aud his army
ii may BE- predicted that they VIII prove should ii
he advisable for them 10 al back across the Potomac
Nor il be questioned that wherever the North
erneTs have fought upon NhgIman sol they nave
sustained far more crushing and uncCUivOcal de.
feat than upon the 3D. Of July they were abc to niict
upon inc army Of Gen. Lee. There Is manner Of
anaogy between the present attitude Of Gen. Lee and
tht o.. Gen. Mcclellan at Ham IisOns Landing that
Burnside and Hooker after their repuses at Freder
ick,hurg and Characteristic. Nor. in my belief will
there bc any renewal OF the conflict lately engaged in at
Gettysburg uucss the initiative is again taken by Gen
lee when his army is recruited by litte rest and
andy resuppied with artillery ihcre VIII be no more
attacks u?0n such position rs that of GciiySburg but
the indications al this moment axe that II s sailed s
hruil believe that he viii 1ch he WI AGAIN become
the a.sl.llnt md that the riglfl hut level battles a
Gettvshui w,l resemble another Eyau and be the pre-
mde ere long to anOiher riedand 10 be iplowed as Is
That tho ,drantnrcs Of TIC Confederate movement
into Prnnsvlvania have been great and manifold udmits
of dsputc. Every dap tn..; Gen Lees army passes
in the rch districts north o o Potomac the removal
of thrcconrths "a that days burden from confederate
- Federal shoulders Greet, nis has been the ieici
thus earned, If only for time. by The Confederate
STATES. upon whose soil IN Virginia and North Carolina
haidl. az nyAdcr l. lcii 'Ihe mere i"ct o ne osSi
bili;v of hc tarve, being secured without nocsig,ion
ia those two exposed states u priceless worth
HoHxoNo. Juv %. 1853.
There are several reflections evoked by the
recent expedition Of General Lee i2to Pennsy lyana
which caNac fail already 10 have >tTuCa many Ui youT
readp.> The Arsi ala most oJiols 4, that neither an
tagsni,t j. able to d. the other any material harm.
The second is that neither pali is able 10 ret It's own
army u.u such sciape A. 80 cfaU down upon IL head
= acruvnuC disaster Military critics al over iEc world
announced that II General Lec fseu his army could
TO, Escape utter annihati0n. Writing before the bat
tes .uf tetiy sburC when tAe Confederate prospects
wer i cJ.eT q, rose Vcltured to state tie opluion
Nm ue What mi IN no, ilr could NE, cnt General
Lee from getting back - Virginia when he liked and
where nc liked That opinion Lac been more than horae
out hy events as the! have happened Thirdly every
,ri@,,ib,fY mt an irfioiial and Il rc victor,
should ia this I've gained uy either party. The
vas area oi the ooutly which eNei!WAeie lies opcu
for retreat the incfc.clcy daily becoming NOR" ap
parent. of the cavalry on huil siucs tie hDuIIi
fatigue AID eXhau>iiol which, IN such q cIilrtc.
o,prta.n, ard plraiylcs The fOCt.comhaiuuis on
conhl 10 minnie RE material rcsa.ts of victory "
dcf.i' and make 20 more aLa iarre plter that 4 ~
which attain hy Sighting, Tie child just born WI! be
amt rlan 0colr ihr osput, D., sei.ird IN. Nolth-
erg.rr r, .Ainh anu i DIE tarsc FIR thinking.
tht' -ce>scs which they have lately attained have
adyfuo,N ON eTc ty tow III ihc attainment oi the
en- which they are s'r' ~ II Is possible tlh o!
~ tlc wl.n these words nIr read N the North they
NAV h hr.inn.n- awaken 90 NnoV!c ledge taat thls
be- i, clls.ou. IL las C''cn leon pointed out that
III sensational press both sides, and especially IN the
Norih arc ;e hahi II tAng upon solc nnaiiainabic
inclrp, likely - be momentous in finishing Tie wnr.
Many persons N lhc Con'odcHc! WA remember the
amusement with which they read ia November last just
sfer Mcclellan had tteA a-stt,Geu ny burnside M
flaming announcement Of Ihe No. York H-sd Snick'
ers G1p IN our possession: " Ihe oaeAbon. oi the
rebellion broken. l,I months and mo"ihs TIE press
OF ENGLAND ana America Ais taught IT. readers
to believe that the fate Of Nicksburg hinged
tie f4te of the rebellion. 10 las been III vain 10
raise a faint voice ot warning that Ni-kshure and
Port hudson might tald or might fiI but mat II both
feW tn Mi,sipui 500 d 70 moo rc opened 10 Federal
c,,-r.lc.. than would 'he Yang tie Kialc Boil have
fayen--WhaI ncytt l. has always ten held by many
W. heads in the South tLAt iLe policy oi I1g upon
certain strong points The river hhr Nicksburg ana
Por Hudson. and trying 10 oohicI lheAA mo onlD4'
ta,s i,npre-iobe fIom land or water WAS inisiaie
and oud pro- ed or later such poius At
was -Lod. oieieC fthsthlc' 10 lHt NOl ~ "AlcN
wifi tr,r fac.lfies - water c0mniI caon hcs were
adn prepared % cOr Will. A. soon as u became
evident ln ,slaboats .Lu Wov4rG tr,stls could pass
bsfi Iics hAc those q Ni,ashlis with rrInliy u be-
cane aselcss TO expose large bDoes a. a' AMI album
more IS wanted in regard 60 the Miss, iip an email
bo,rs Il cuerl.las upny either 5 Ao WI pck Du
th to's Of commercial vessels ard Occ sonhll hcu0
6-prrlfr shot tlrOusa Tie c-I. All l'IC'a ni ll'
United States army aud navy combined coud not PIE
yent every ohmncIclI vessel Wh.,n Gcccud' IRON
81 Io.i- 70 Ne, Orleans being az dozens Of
times 10 her long loa,ass iioD @'! 10 ''ii'
situaed ioT defense, AID, Triott fi'4s -ih tAel
ars lb9,f - lc gITIiaOlcd, oa r'I NIa. Gun ana
Na.ehel by tho North. II HI lE)bA.n take not many
IBtf 10 teach tho la!.eI Lat tcI ., ri inei Dr. fs
~ .s ever from the Possession Of tie MISSISSIPPI H'd
tn, fhc successes Of Gen Grants arms VIII 10 more
r.il, the mon than did the capture Il New Olclns
Such are I'D arguments Of Inan! ihodids 81 'oni'arF
atc, conf nation Of tr-lr .uilLip., am OVuIn 20
rccori thit never al any ierisi q residence with
in tn C0Ice rac! dil see tAc 'iiI' 81 I'iscr 10
Non g. domination 20 AA-4 "Hl ~, I"1iii'4''N',
Vic.lSlGx and I,gt Hudson ra. iah, tlwlc-ioH ana
NobI. may be- tako.-iIai ~ every s"1P1T towa was
aud cold .y England GIf4tC tlf Revolutionary Eaf-
IA, ti.fe i b,l.a tl.in au enormous of iiclly
prll I'VE country which j. Inccn1l'r DE. IleTc.o
t;ti,f ict, conc wi. -, Ie' - sAiiI ire south 20
und.g, 90, ~ and meets !oG az e'er5 iN., lAo AaS
not bad ole ,i ID lct OF Ap" because iAc Aoi@on
is f,i the ~ aent gloomy a1d c."ld'
In,sc is IN NY opinion. only o. cncnms'ance con
rec,e1 with tie present Federal lch upon Chri4s
tnD .stitl iustifcA apprehension lu regard 10 the
uo.ity - g., succcss Il j. 70 ne found 10 me char
acfcl aal ability Oi tae naval oictr ~ Command An
FugI,a.Hc. RhO have the advantage Of moving
Admiral Douiglea w. bear ie7lh"n! that ~ hc."hiihc
krnwd m OF ala that pertains 10 ordnance ald gunLrrY
he bas living superior 1" tbs kh""!eds' ne hoNS
atraugtll energy Of claIgct.r which Is refreshing
contrast 10 the D0mbGst ~ most Union Officers. ANY
a,t.cl conducted wAo.y Or - part ~ sLcL an oMcef
oanns. fail 70 De lofDd4J.c. But Ny 10 thc present
time here - every reas1L 10 tnlnk mai u VIII Dc In
,,.ii., for tie uioiI-ts 10 reduce iatery wagner
Wch j. the nut that tAcy are are present ,Ig 70
Cracb) before tie seasph NA4ch introduces ~" 'Iui
DOCtia gales sL8ll have commenced "thIhE u mort
common 3. lie latitude If laTestOn AL gales 0i great
violence about iAe D.de q august Inc uhiohisis van
ileu have 10 other method OF assaing te batte! iah
from their band approaches upon Morris Island Ihcse
apuracbcs must be conduct entirely along tie suf-
face of the ground II trench 20 the d pin Oi Ieet II
dug in the sand, IL nils instanily win wmer Ih1rc ~
therefore. little possibility 81 adv aucng by parhLeis ~
is doubtful whether any batteries which the Iedcras