New-York daily tribune., 1863-11-23
FATE SOUTHERN NEWS.
a x.a;Iby The UiclUOnd ENGuaincr af The
Loss Of Lite in the Nar-TLc Rebel
GovcrnmcHt hdvsrti"inE for tfena AMI
-Richnrond Escms-Thc Si,untion
i'm IenDrsscc--EsragE in a Fad Fix.
TO PERISH BY THE SWORD.

TO PERISH BY TIE SWORD
From TIE Richmond Examiner Nov. 10, 1893.
The Southern public has long since given up
the traditional attitude of standing on tptoe m oxpcc
.ation of great battle. II rather plants ieeIi hrny
is ices and sets lis teeth closely the better 10 |"
ceiyc the shock We have proved prowess on t'o
many fields To rcqnirc the encouragement of o. lie
tory more; We have met with to many dlsasVis !"
have balance disturbed by shEle deie4t ana ny
this time We have attained 10 sad pAilOs"p"! NHch
emit races both victory and defeat n one caiegoTs-i.
Oar oss seems aWays 10 outweigh the lWneial. psi'
tive gain; agd. to parody the famous hhe oi fiicHi
the Sont sappears to bc doomed always To lofe or
,ng,crY or congucrod." Onr advcrs 'rics see this
clearly ana have based their calculations on H. lhey
design To wear Va away piece i-io 1.dI' nui
BY baltic and by capture, aua then 10 h.,ah u. 9"on
bono of the L, ,beion ycriehra by VcFesrn, ana cA
tract the marrow at their icsno
OF course We regard inls Agnk"e plan ~ an hlt"I
mistake. as iaE, application oi H.iA''-",u lrinot
ules 10 the working organic stTuct res j ~ MT
ducs ton ~ srbtiaciioa II is question o tlt4lt!'
ono man loses both legs and both arms, and hsesi
another die from the extraction 81 tooth hut ms
taken as tic Yankees are ~ thinking tAt Inc NAo,
matter resolves itself into two diminishing series OF
which the Series is "a become inLit'sNn YET they are
not mistaken wien they 0af The Huie fnFs which
orr losses In battle occasion These loss haic been
great have been sufficient io slut The apftie 81 any
being bg. New England clogli eHa tese are TIE os'
ses which. Whenever battle is immiueni, ne puuNc
ant ratcs before the sAirmsAcfs aie cei'l cd
Gud the picket driven in.
We look forward then 20 the ronewal 81 The srug
. in tie NJ s.f We cannot indulge iu any feeling of ex
h ." '"o - -, " r., ~ III .,,rv. y q my
have some reason to expect IL but know it 70 be
possible tAat somebody viii D. fcN Boar 80 i' tAat
some poilt 81 ic ou,rry uc viii not BE pressed ~
spite II the explicit orders ~ tAe Commanding beneraii
tia. the ammunition wi! b. exhausted Jutttru minutes
before the lederas receive Te Nor lt l4' ttht some
ffunid courier Wlu usc hs N4g thft sUc hfellfs eiF
dccamp Wii forget 10 deliver message aia tAat TIE
Yankees ID retire IN good ofder. iui} pftlec AZ
rpspccfful distance by cur cavalry hnl ~ haeA on
str1i position which thcy vi malc imprt 1letle III
twenty fJur hours Tbs has been tie tory 81 ever!
victory O magnitude on tho S1liai IN SIDE, nni X Ray
be tlc history 81 other Vi,torics Aud tn, io hgAt
over, IN come hrsi single spies and then IL ir Dat
talOns-the casrrltlcs.
Ills said ,i.ttie var has hardened us 70 tho horrors
ofdeah l. ~ well thnt SEE hare become thus hardened,
or Otherwise nature co.ld not bear tie arshh, ara We
should hc TOO much unnamed % cafry on our gfcai
vrk Buf ,ro venture 20 tay that the frt t0rglt =
Ito ajorl;y II Ito people. Who have any claim. -
thought - al turns T. tic Lets oi Aica afd wounded
Foitunr. Ike tie chaTy rlnsgscs 10 honef' ~ pls
tie cup @. Joy 10 our mouiIt nha Nets 'hr ~ ~
does n0t wet tie palate The chalico o,sorros We
drink 20 the dfcgs. Georgia may D. saved, tui ~
Iaft 1,rr,sfrc b. rcyancff On ole thing " nay
count, f,sffll catalogue of death aul suffering. No
longer sau ILf foraog 7rfs ftfrf 20 or tAlfAiAhi!
h,T rooil f,ulies and ol! bood.'v nera'chc ~afs
The Generals q blih nf1lc ar, active caonsh in eft
llg ths dtuardf - tie familiar rtifnonii AAse1
by TO Goycrrl rlt-dcad e-ifnals q every sofi-
Il &c. on tue hoe We.l lor scr oluse tLa' usS"oir
NJ large entertain such sober. 10 haf aln q sai BON
H. ,Ieas o. tie subject u var oar arhy has hong
eu,erislucd thcm. The soldiers broW thai baltic eaa
muiailon disirufeinrnt pain and eeaih nhd W 90
Waf tolta BUf their ,Duf4sr 4 ~ or lnn.el hfaff
purcr. ard more enduring tIo tnn ne ssarFrr %
Of to p,oi .c W.! No; be- d4uhisl,i iAcy urns them
seiyrs fr1 o. flco with the re- C rnrr ~ TIE s4.F
g!e "Lir.fy y death Is no rr.e pa asr 90 lfi I'd
!. all g. ao larm 4 c!oo- iiclli-ai a. d. lss asiee
aallc alicrL4tfc
Tie EIaminey la The following notice, rcfor.
red - in tie article nh0fo VA - ais ri'rr columns
WAsTLo ~ TEr uovErNsFsT. prtp hsisis - LttEt
,rrn riof r,uso, "a by s.,.as notice a Mrrt.y. .sloP
cosnri Flani u tr4 bison 'tfs G, he SOS ss9r' or
corner o -I'h broad Ts'' 20 - Go oo'era',ai hi'
beos, iiii oeyaad Htcon & .aicf hf.n.H al, .,,
p.rons vl rai ofy riesiy tsash tlo ooics-i y-i ie
osivo The Tirft is..' 70 tae -'.--...'
Tie following items are aiso taken from The
T1amisfr ~ ile l.fht
seven hundred a9io Yankee .or'rs We, 'eri 90
Innillc !cliciday. H.AAI46 --lD 'r"aid.4 % tat
CnAnoE or DpioY.frr.--Iloher, c. Edwards. a
ii1caoi MOTT cumberland cDrntg. Na- lodged b. Castle
lunGer yesterday. charge - dl8oj at TO spcc
lc CHARGE Of which remain .ta General Wilfcf.
4 branch OF Castle Ihgldcr Dos been cstahiJlcl In
tho baliug opposite tho castc. and = - be do
voted a. the reception 81 thr irrkec tcssricss 90
place Il greater security. ThA e. - q T.sonrf'
nov numbering upwards u tHo ilraiea, VIII b. "hA'
iel!eG 90 tholr leW quarters in Day or tru
THE SITUATION ~ THhNE-sIR.
Frar. ILo Richmond L1llfrf. irh.
A. The hHolrNe kegisiT (now ppDl.hc ia
Arrrir) is rsrposcd 20 b. ll iAe ooahdrncc - Gen
! % D =
Of what II going forward b. those plr1. Nc fFo an A.
tclc from that journal "a Ety T. soae oo'cs' asoAs Of
The K,bsh
tlons report t.nt ten Bragg aruy f f'lag back 70
Dalton II procscs not 90 believe te funoI. hr' laooii
iadusirloGrly D. 0pn'ofly" iDr 10 n true t'DcL
"1le road fOm Chclnnrurn station - TIC cami'
~ Eagxs army is very much cli up % on account o!
tlo rceut ralns In that region and The travel over tie
road is ID almost Ha had condition hf was TIE Tp1d
from CelfftFillr 20 hnunssrH iu i-'i.' Rebel
"It,ro arc no obstacles in tie way ~ bringing gp
sr,, . frorn Nishsa o. tif Iodrrilr ~ erpt The o.
csoral ones created hytle riis oi or catcfpfiing
egcnllu. which arc only temporary. aud soon 10
moved" iHfNlL
qle last two extracts lagc beirne On ihs first IN.
less Bra.g can Gloss the windows II heaven AID
brl'd r GlHnrf Cnusewny.
motives 0l kndnrss 20 Gen. EIacg fnd yet susus
us n tAe very anticipated more-cAl -uEgcsicd b. Iae
.rlc unwcic6ne truth rre,cut. it,elf that we have
seven miloa 20 wrcon pror.l'rf Over b'd Iofd.
through Chickannuga Greek nui thltianooga Tim.
over swampy, niIy county while ttc enemy D. within
two miles ol he railway t,r'ninls rtl which b. lr.ua-
p,rt bis supplies. As o. inter aJpoalAca ald bud
wcaDr renders the roads mo,o aud more Alnaah.c ~
Missionary Ridge Ito euiiefsa aiI a.aoi ances oi olr
army viii incIC4lr.
..Ncce.sity SIT compel Br'gc ~ abandon his prc.cat
tcllic ine along kielonnr, itdsr for one uT her 10
tts rcfI rnd whore the hnHLlHg mlncWCa OF Uc
c1my viii ilnd Ian With less ndg4rt16r Tho hopes ~
au gigu'c8 into IcnlHa.rs arc pIaurlly q fIi. Il.
b.atlrfDfmrd military aliiofif cannot conceive u
way g. which ihc enemy may be succ, ,saluy hunAed.
wl.le - b. admitted on ai sides thai direct ...n!t H.
out OF the question We begin now 10 loar tL.t O. e
army Dl not advance. but the rcycFaC"
Why docg ne htbd iiaof "laDor indnstrl0ufly 60
euoo. Ne" ior au anticipated rofrcat Of Gen Blircf
10 t.e patenl facts aud noccssiics of ne Situation
cor,uol n fo do Justice 70 fhe General in Clicff
Wct.icr from Thf Rsif IN tAii. tlHt We DO not b1.
iicre that i}rlnR VIII retreat. Ile may 60 change hs
ro,filn "a. o lei0rc stated na 20 a. Die lu to COM
d ncatsu4th tlf city moro readily. aud with strong
,a.hmfna lot pOEn 10 De- ~ iinn'. Ia very irlih,
r l,e ,nrt ~ 0sr army ls ror advancing but under
slci fciiricu1ua rtt tho Whole uoy io sp.odJ cou-
r1ldstcat tp Iaoal G1.nt Il ho comes out A4m Chat
tlIeD~l.
JltIbdf fhle 60. c6Its jorouial.
"AaucIilf.lood of lI au,a auDa iID'a.slcs sni the