Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-09-21
RICHMOND Willie.
The War

We have nOinteigeac Ut any clAage Of saNs on The
RApidAn Tue enemy m TO have Prud nj tmidity
about advancing, aud General Lee contents Limss Nih
boldrg them a. bay lie has By bis s'ti'uds for
two moths and bali, nov given the stamp Of ialse
hood 70 the pTctenscn that he ICutd A. 6ettys-
burg YA1kee ucssIapsr, and bulletins tsemCd at tha'
tms vi,h accounts that he a,mg ia ouuste nation
aud eOnfus on before toe victorious Irocp. Of Meade
The fact was that be returning ekUr,y and Wiihou
moestaon TO bis defensive pOstio0 where his dA'
the enemy have dared venture 10 disturb him Va
less lie should himself advance on them it doubt
fa whether the fighting Tor tie eeascn is nOi over N
Virgini for the F,l rains will make toe moving
Of ar@iss yerJ difficult
AL ociet AZ CLa, esl.u. The failure 70 carry Sunttr
By as sut and the loss sustained in The Effort seems To
haye.beeu t-kcu qu seriously 10 heart by the enter
prisiug and bcpslul Gilmore. H. takes long time to
infect upon TIC siullOn in which tus repul5e places
him. and 10 Determine WAT he shall attempt mex.
Sumter has bsen battered about as low as il can be
brought by his ar.iry but It Is not thereby made
IenablC-nor so much weakened, even, dat 1t Con b.
carried by assault U. il is kon but it e has beet
gain BY tie occupation Of Morris IsSHd-tte ion.
esds calEot ,ntr the harboF the land force
beyond their present position Perhaps sftyr all :
more may discover that lie has taken the wrong route
tOC6arles.ou The situation is different but it may be
useful 10 him 70 remember that he Is 10 that
city than Mcclellan 10 Richmond, nor can be he
any no.e co eden, o. taxing Charleston than heClei
Ian vas Of taking this city.
Brsgg at lat promises 70 give battle, though in do
lag % hevountsers piece o. information 70 the enemy
that MIGHT more discseeuy have been KEEP. to himself
% wit: that be bss been largely reinforced Skirmisb
ing 4 b,ea going DAYS in his vicinity, with
ocd results 10 or d.; the attempts oi the enemy to
flank ous iore,s lave been defeated Bgsggs offer of
battle has been dscl ned snd he pledges himself
I, forcs the issue uyog item. We have every conf
denee tbAt the men uutes lin, if given fair play, Wi
win q great victory, uc1ory 20 overwhelming and
e,nplets a. 70 redeem all the disasters have
timed in the West Blu. do act forget that faulty
general nay parslyIo toe Creates. bslvery aud rem
der abCrive the NOS; Strenuous eEtrtCu.
Our ltsst advice from tue Trtns.E issppi repre-
sent matters 10 be quiet bu, tie account tia. reaches
tErCugb Yalkse haHneis Of The se,GDs OFT Of Large
execution ilcm New Orleans uDdsr Banks prepares us
10 hear soon TIA. the quis; has been 6roT,n The in
timatiOu TIA, tie expedition % designed the
FrsD,h in Me1ie,, aud u uphOid The Monroe doe.
nine IS piece OF Yankee gssconade. Il is doubtless
making It's way TexAs, AID expects in the absence
OF 20 msuy troops from tbat STATE 70 have al easy
time but l VII eIccunpr people whose boys aud old
men viii knew boE 20 lake tie places OF these who
absent and NbO viii make The road which tie
YANKEES pass crimson HyL TIER blood l. piece OF
bad meas % such tine inst the gallant Aagruder is
kgrs Dc c, Br5ai IRON sickness.