The New York herald., 1864-08-07

The sprtngtng OF the Wine Before Pc
Fightina-The Mechnnicai skiII ana
Industrial Resources of the North, &c.
From the Richmond Enquirer, August
Perhaps nothing can Illustrate better the difference be.
tween the Yankee and Confederate habits tran the
cumstnnces attending the recent explosion lines
is the FIRST exhibition in his quarter of science which
has achieved ancient and modern warfare than
perhaps any other The strategy OF MarlborouThdelbe
irasied with that OF Napoleon resstless but
transient-and sagacious soldiers doubt whether
the campaigns OF the first were not more
nomcA OF and more permanent their
results than tho more brilliant conquests OF
his tIustrousgsu The two schools have their
eminent pupils; but the destructive visits OF Banks Hun
ter, Aver andGrerson have passed like tempest
the country leaving the peope more united md energetic
while the slower ard more systematic approaches by
aege and bocxade have been more troublesome 4, our
selves and, when successful attended with more per.
mauent occupation of the country.
We mean reflection upon engineer corps. No
doubt they know and do what the books teach by formula
and diagram. We do not Euow that they arc re
spons.hs Tor rot having known and guarded again ST
design hinted at by letter writers as starting"
directly atimated by prisoners who said that
Grant was "nnng" Wedo not ctitcise their failure to
detect the point at which this operation tn tske
place. TO infer logicav-like King James. when
formed by an anonymous communication that the Par.
lament WIS threatened with Sudden destruction
that the danger TO be apprehended from
explosion OF gunpowder. But Information IL,
that there is n ravine within the enemy's works
and not very distant from our lines--that from tn
ravine tunnel driven. Terminating at n denh OF
forty fect below our salient rcdonbt that We had ira
versed the intervening between tho two lines with
gallery cacuted TO intercept ordinary approaches
and that We md sunk shaft within our redoubt to
reasonable depth Tho command OF the ravine. however
gave the the power direct their work and plant
their any depth below Notifications aud Is
therefore, suppose that the ordinary appliances Of
galleries and tubes FOR hearing the progress the mine
OF avail Besides, 1t appears that much OF the
work effected by boring, and to that extent in
audible
The difference between the two bellgerents s that the
Yankees conmenr cd this war with all the means and APP
planes of mechanical art Tho south had dsreeardei
this important element OF warfare The Yankees wove
cloth and manufactured iron The South relied chiefly
upon the importation OF these important commodities
Tue Yankees cast cannon aud built ships; they con
strucled wagons enough TO furnish both armies. Ihe
South Obliged to organize all tho Industrial enter
prises necessary TO arm, co,ne and transport
Tho YANKEES bad the advantage OF every i'm
proved arm In Furore and America. Their dieietic
and sanitary eysems have saved them thousands OF sol
ders who would have died uron the fare OF the
military hospital. They copied he Sanitary Commission
OF the Crimean war Preserved fruits, desscoated vege
tables sodined milk the condensed nutrment meat
she concentrated essence OF tea and cefee and
and cordas REFRESH patent ambuances spring beds and
hair mattresses soace the sick and wounded When
the Geld hosritas beyond the Apponatox suffered for
water canal was out and steam pumps put up aud
abundant supply was furnished.
The mechanical skill OF these people was shown 10 the
tho fed and the formidable esrthworks which they erect
TO cover their cowardy Dutch and negroes II
vcksburs and by the recent mine before Petersburg
and indeed By works which dot and deface the whole
South.
We taking measures TO meet these form dabis
demonstrations and TO equaxe this great disparity Our
engineer corps Is Intelligent and energetic, and s force
mas been much increased. We have abored usder a
want OF many thiags which skiku foe employs
10 aoundanoc but with 70 perceive defeat seems 70
have been TO repair u.
should We not do sos Modern warfare demands the
most perfect mode Of destruction. Should send our
men 70 the ncid with inferior weapons7 The rapid
means OF transportation. Should bc content With
ratue trap railroads and broken down wagops9 Album
dant stores o food pupcsuay carried every point OF
military operations. Can be ented vth de.
hcent supplies or Irregular deiveryS Ample force and
abundant implements " construct any work OF material
dssencep Can ws sxpe eur soldiers 70 Oh guard ~