Santa Fe gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1859-1864, 1863-11-21
SANTA FE, SATURDAY NOV. q, 1863.
Gcn. ices Campaign.



The Army Of tie Potomac has at length SETTLED
down, after its great rNce up ana down Virginia
The whrl, aud buatle and confusion Of the back
ward aud the forward movement have 80 far piyel
place to calmer moods, that It ia possible now t,
survey with some satisfaction the seiies Of com
pcated and exciting eveuts whose relations ant
upshut it was at the time impossible to grasp.
IL mnst be acknowledged thut the caplnaiap a
the past fortnight has not been one that ha
brought much glory to either Amy The opera
tons with the exception Of a variety of skirmish
rs and the .Onp considerable brush at Bristuc
have all h,ri Of the kind included under the tern
strategy that is marches and maneuyers out 0
sight Ol the enemy The rebels have inflicted n,
grcal damage onus, We have inflicted no grca
damage on the rebels Intruth, the real result
Of lhlS invasive movement on the part Of Gen
Lee ure TO be sought for not so much in apythinl
that has been accomplished hero in Virginia, a
N ule relations Of operations here TO the Who'll
Held or war. In tbs regard il remains to be sect
now lJT the progress aDd fortunes Ofthe war vii
be effected by the late rebel movement, At pre-
sent 1t assumes tho character Of diversion il
ayor OF operations in the Southwest. There /
not the shadow Of doubt tlata considerable Dor
Ton of the troops with which Lee threw bacl
Meade are now on their wy to reinforce the rrl,
el army in Tennessee for active work against SOM
portion Of the great line now being held by tn
unOn forces, lfom Chattanooga to the Gaps O
Virginia.
REBEL THEORY or LEEs FORWARD MOVEMENT.
! have had frequent opportunity Of learning tn
rebel hrory OF l.ee's late movement, having con
yrrsed With mn y citizens Of the country throupI
which VIZ have dprpI the past two ur three day.
passrd III tn vale oI Lae / army and they al tel
Tue same story II is tat the movement wa
made for the purpose of throwing thl Army of til
Potomac back Oh Washington and then utter
destr ying the railroad connecting Neals army
on the line Of The Rapidau with It's base, thus re
ileyIng Richmond from ,he standing menace whcI
our occupation Of that front Of operations hel,
ont, eShauitiug the season during which it is nos
sible for us to make Fall campaign, ind throw
ing US orertill next Spring, when the dissolution
OF our army and prospective rebel operations il
tho Southwest would secure them peace.
These views were stated to me as those Of thu
rebel leaders. by (among many others 40 intelli
gent aud cultivated llng,hmln named Green VIII
lives 10 thostyle Of an English gentleman on {
charming estate at Greenwich few niles, norlI
Of WarTeStOn, and with whom Generals Lee an,
kweI, and their respective stats, stayed last Sun
day, while On the retreat.
real. OBJECT OF THE CAMPAIGN.
arob wos tbo ,hoor, o;ron 49,, h,,.L. .l.,,.-
their boeE,crd mnyssnt ' SnG ,Io t%nnrh '"''S o. !"
bnns mn, ths wh,I, ,rn,l, 4, 1. d""h,I'e I"e" po'
oIlment in il a nhn orc.mnaian - "','S - "IS ,LSs
Oh which ten. Lee later entpred embracua doubt
less, complexIly of arms; nnd there can BE- III
doubt that il the rebel GeneHlIssino hud beel
able to plant hnsrlTin favorable position ol
Meade's communications, hr would have givel
battle ihe desperate dOshes which they made .
our trains show, too how greedy thry were lo
booty. With these addeodu we have, perhaps
the whole OF the series Of motives that prUmpte,
Lee 10 the forward movemeht Tlpre IS no proba
bIly that he ever parposed crossing thu Pot ma,
tor u Fesll INVASION Oh Maryland Or Penn ylvna
lhere ls' on the contrary, very great certainly thu
be did not design such a movement for his arm
brought no poatoon train, iact in itself con
elusive against any such design, and further cor
rohoated by the limited quantity Of supplies b.
had with him. ...,. .i.........
As to the results Of tho movement, the Tebe!
did not succeed IN any considerable captures; tn
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