Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1863-05-19
The Proper View OF Events Facts to be nown
and Considered.

The fllowing commur cation is from 4
distinguished and respectable commercial
firm whose sources of information are the
best, ard who write with full understand
ing Of the facts;
70 Tie Editors Of tie Euenisaq Post.
we see with regret that the painful sus-
peuse 81 The public in regard 10 our mill
laty operations On The Rappahannock is
aggravated by the current conf;ct;no ~.
mors, most Of hleh, based upon 4 misun-
derstandlng Of the facts, greatly exaoerate
the national reyerses.
We are in possession Of accurate infor-
nation derived from our own correspond.
ents and communicated by telegraph, mail,
and special messenger, down to very late
hour, which goes 10 establish the following
facts:
|. The successful recrossing of the Rap
pahanoek by Gen. Hooker auas not the re-
suit Of a defeat Of The Rebels, but was Il
precautionary movement, caused by the
rapid r!re Of the river, his doubt in regard
TO Stoneman's success, the possibility OF
Lee having been largely reinforced, and
the delay in sending to bis own aid cor
responding accessions Of force. General
Hooker, from the moment Of bis first
crossing Of the Rappahanuock, declared
that he would not remain to allow it to
rise in his rear.
Richmond papers Of the 9Th inst,
ackn cpledge tie success Of Gen. Stone
mans raid, and that he had penetrated to
within six miles Of Richmond, tearing up the
railroad tracks and destroying the bridges.
We are now assured that Gen Stoneman,
having executed this work, is guarding the
line of approach to Lees army from Cor
louisville, to prevent the transmission to
bin Of supplies.
8. Gen. Peck, at Suffolk, has asceltaia-
ed that the force opposed to him on the
Backwater and Nansemond has been with
drawn; and he is on the move to assist in
the fina denounaent.
4. Gen. Keyes, also, with strong force
is on the way to reinforce the army Of
he Rappahannock.
5. The preparation to move our stores
from Acquia Greek are ia accordance with
a plan before formed to change the base
Of supplies to he line of the Orange and
Alexandria Railroad and it is already pub
lie that Gen.. Hentzelman is leading 3d.
900 veterans by that route to the aid Of
Gen. Hooker.
6. The losses of the enemy, thus far
very largely exceed our own; and his facil-
tiles for procuring both rienforcements
and supplies are far inferior to ours.
Thus, it will be seen that the Army Of
the Potomac has sustained no defeat.
The delay of the Government in forward
ing reinforcements has occasioned tenn
porary pause, without materially injuring
its morale or offensive power, and it is
certain that the efforts of the enemv to
overwhelm it have failed, while they have
bad the effect to weaken their own strength
at Charleston, achere combined land and
sea attack has probable ere this been made
by the Union forces.
1t will thus be seen that there exists no
substantial cause for dependency or dis
enlargement. The Army Of the Poto-
mac has added to lis already brilliant.repu-
tation for courage and fortitude; and its
commander, before famous for his fighting
qualities, has achieved reputation as a
strategist that places him in the frontrank OF
living generals, and established credit
for wise caution las far removed from
timidry as from rashness) for which even
his warmest friends were not prepared. To
adjure all true patriots mot to despair o
the Republic" would, under the cireum
stances, be unnecessary; but we may bic
them all have faith that the general sue
cess of our arms now occurring IN the
South Vest, will speedily be followed by
destructive and final blow to the Rebellion
on the Rappahannock.
SAM'L. HALLETT d Co.
No. 80 Beaver street, New York, May
7, 1868.