, 1863-07-08
Chicago Gribn,re.
TUESDAY, JULY 8, 1868.
THE SITUATION At TEE EAST.

TUESDAY, JULY 8, 1868.
THE SITUATION At TEE EAST.
It is safe to believe that Lee has aban-
doncd lis Pennsylvania scheme as fail
ure. Hc came, and lis coming was q So
vcrc visitation to the rich region into which
his lean hordes were poured. He w,and
seeing, he appreciated the FITNESS of the
land in horses, cattle and much grain and
the rich spoi1s Of distressed farmers, sent
southwark in his hungry wagon trains.
What the spoils were our dispatches begin
TO tell U.s. The clothing Of men and women
ard little children; boots, no booty more
precious; and the plunder Of households,
such are the revelations made by the over
hauling Of these freebooters by our scouts
in Maryland. But though Les came and
saw, in that he did not conquer he lost all.
The recent victory Of Gen. Meade seems
to have bceu terrible blow to the rebel
force. They Ought wcll-1et us give the
rebels that Gro it. But they failed to dis
lodge our army In the trin1 Of strength
and metal, the test seems to hare been ac-
ccpted by Lee as conclusive without push
ing it 10 point destructive to his army.
There is nothing yet to Indicate that+ The
rebel General accepted the hint Of defeat
without the fact, and later dispatches show
that lie is on his route toward the Poto-
mac We trust the dispatches Of Gen.
Meade on the point The statements Of
o!hcr dispatches as to the dcmoralizations
and desertions Of the rebels fall upon our
ears with a familiar sound It strikes us
VIC have heard them before. We pass
them by, at all events, in the account OF
the situation. There is enough
that is re,iable and official to show
1latLce found his match in Meade
and, straightway abandoning the iaea Of
sackng Philadelphia, whose citizens heVc
been living the fortnight past with all their
white window shutters bolted fast; and Of
capturing Baltimore and Washington cur
ing this trip; has been seized with sud
den longing for Virginia soil, and to see
nce .o . ~
~ ot ~ .ue .*1s nse = 80 ~
front and rear. From the rebel capital
JEFF. himself calls chidingly to the once
!e' geuela4 " 'no 'eo'4s' A'e LAS 'en-
*u.eu oAee wv "4'sn' q, .Na avs e4
wv ~ co. =. W. w - - ~ s ~"
~ nee .4..1e.' ... 80. - =. 1 o. 49,. o. -
'.s'o'De A'' sA'8''e'sA ~N4'ts 0''@&> -tA''
sui W;11 Ia mi h,c1-9 That s. +ha onect;o,
t,,nfsesei1i1 if he osc,nes withont fnr:her
1,s.-., f,o~. NV +roona s ,,;1, 1,o = roort;fv-
;na faa+ +ox, Tha,,o,;oonon et,rted mt
~ orros+ = .,r,,or IN tbe rerv oct The
1noro nodo 3;c1t aron,pd mart of his
hootv and oot ow,v The ofFcer,s crrand
wos To hc snre to mt IN end to this nartic-
r1arMnrc1orv and he did so INIT the arrest of
4ne 1,,,rc1,- the nr;me inject FIR which thc
officer was ar1ncd v7th = c1rb and revolver
,niscorr;ed 1,ct nc 1,onc t,,e crcot Penn
sylvan,a bunelarv wi1l no: end in 8 rrcat
cscapade. EyerV exertion seems to be
making now to preycnt il. To be sure.
the Federal evacuation of Maryland
Heichts. announced in the Baltimore Da-
MRS of the 1st inst 1onked something
like opcuice window to dri7e burglar
out cc it, but if the purpose Of capture lies
cont. lied in the measure, it viii be an
plaudc:l I'LL the more when it comes to
light.
One thing is certain. the alarm Of Penn
sylyania NAV rest It is MI orer Rescue
las arrived. Fat horses and bceyes mn,
be brought home. Pence may smooth he,
1,,ff]cd uIumes. Agriculture nav taks
back 1cr plough s.ecds from the artillery
and the order Of u State peaceful, becsus,
1oya1. 1nuv he resumed. The plo1 of tht
enemy ocuinst her has failed, All that i;
nov nceded is The CAPTURE Of Ice and hi:
army 10 mike 1hc victory monumental
otherwise it will stand Us another Of those
on1y not singular, because numerous
.l>attles Of the Washington Richmond re
inn v1,cret1,e two forces impinre arains
ea,. o,ha- on1 +,,a, ~a,,a,.5 - ~,
eacu otAe1 @Aou eneu 'eoooau ~ 'o'
their bruises, and eaca Chant thelf Owl
praises, willie the journals in either inter
ne4 nrn11n mt q Tir*nrv fnr 1nfh ~,