Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-01-21
THE WAR IN VIRGINIA.
From Gen. Buruxide's Armv
From the New York World. oorr..rens.

From he New York Worlds Oorresponoer. /,
WITH TEE ARMY OF yHE PoronAc Satur
Gay, Jan. i9.-for three weeks this arny hs.
.rH Tloranne between movement and inae-
tlon. L vice has The order 10 march b~en coun
termsnd"d, and this morning asain ands M.
1ncer marching orders, with the ins,itabie
thr,e Gays raiions and the eixty rounds OF
cartridges. Which way the column hexds 10
Yet inperfecty known, but the fret d.fl.ct,on
Is probably due west toward ono OF the foyds
oi the happahannoek, on the eneIny's left
fank, and distant some n We or sis n,tias ~
fa.mcuih. ~o0'o
Yesterday the pontoon. moved thither bv q
cirCulons route behind the hllls so as q, DO
Sn' oi the Nisien of the enemy. Five pontoon
bridges are TO lie thrown across the river .on.<
dtiance apart, and upon th-ee this army ls
again TO cross the Kappa hammock wh-fh.r
me crossing shall be as successful as that OF
the ilih OF December remains 10 be seen pey
hans we may prefer to lose more In Crossing
ne Ms dia h mn. &ee crrfanlS can sror;; r.
SIDE is bound 10 fight, and within three Ssr.
you will probably again hear Of an other de,-
perate contest, with Its thousand OF slaiu and
is iale OF victory or defeat. How earnestly
thus whole army prays for victory, not onlv
Tor Its own sake but for that of the country
few outside IL can tell OF
The army moves forward now. no, over-oon-
ncent In It's OWN strength, though feeling ss
sured that with equal chances, and sraip.t
man for man. IL will be successful Its condi-
ton rs fully equal 70 any previous time, 30 far.
a. regards numbers and ma terial of war T,n
not sure but that II is considerably stronger in
men than at any previous time when il has
moved on the enemy. We are not 40 stronr a.
to move straight and irresistibly upon Rich-
mond, IN case the enemy Is thoreueh hiy defes to-,
IN the first pitched battle.
Without doubt the forces Of the Rebels onro.
site have been some what reduced of late bv the
Withdrawal OF small bodies of rrinforceuen,.
for other points. But probably MOI enonrh
have gone 10 seriously affect their Strength
Lees army ls composed Of eight large div
slonF. commanded by Generals A. p Hiu N
III. HILL Elrly. Hood walkar ~.
Laws, and Anderson. These divisions a..
divided into wings. jackson commanding IN.
right, comprising the three first named div
slons, and Longstrert the left, comprising tha
hre last named divisions. These div yislons ne
stronger tRan ours, they are composed Of
from four to five brigade each, and each has
from nve TO seven regiments. Thus. while we
have a greater number of divisions the strenxth
OF one ol theirs he greater in proportion than
one OF ours. Whether their total strength "a
equal TO oursis the important point. Probably
it is not.
Yesterday the enemy, who has been exceed
lnfly quiet for several DAYS, appeared aSain IN
our immediate front in large force, and dis
played himself 20 our view as though he wanted
MS 10 see him. Whatever We nav do ve have
no fear hut that the enemy knows more about
IL Than 10 desirable, although the preparation.
Tor and particulars Of this movement Ia We h4en
kept exceedingly quiet.
Ii is my belief, from what little know. thai
the coming light is going 10 be tedious and des-
perate that we are going TO try our endurance
as Well as cur bravery, and that the side having
the most pluck and the most endurance will.
like Rosecrans AZ Murfreesboro', eventually
win. L do not think we shall butt our heads
against any impregnable intrenchmente, bu:
by maneuyering, compel the enemy 10 come out
and fight as in the open field, or evacuate
his fortified position and fall back without a
fight.
i learn that without doubt one division Of
Lees army, ana but one, that OF General RAN
som. has been detached and sent OF 10 other
points, in this case 10 North Carolina 70 oppose
Fosters forces there. The assertion OF the
RtsbFYnnd Enduirer that the seat Of war is
have some fsundation after ali.