The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-06-14

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and he hrs shown ny his eMo1uct sA4tgOo
may take him at hls ward. II hGweVeEeAt9
eHa resa,i,,te, and skIllfAi slveSsasy, shsG1& N
s,'"as en"ask n coasiase " te she wajh Qtp44
capital the tactics which hoAag eie1este
and II he caM make 0rsne roy q ne coseeoe ias6
fof every mile Of gssuads q nay b . qneoQna
rails themselves lll prove as iAexhsussibls = 4Ae
0bstiaacy OF their 0eaeSai ~ psrseat ~ eaa
oaly SEQ that this AsesAfsI gase has bees mayed
BY b0th parties thF01Gh Twelve days OS AattIe oaA
have heard what cTaas hiss hsss doing, anA ~
himself does full ixstlce. tn ~ eost eal tSs:Aful
dtspaic h~s, 10 the HneOaqweeohes 6erOlsm 81 ~
adversary. u u The fndrsl Hno most savage tesne
OF war-wh0 caa stamA The s0ss ktlllsa! Il II
more lhaa ever diinculs 70 predict Tie ssaat ~ q
contest Of endurance; hMs tAe aAvzusaaee 4of
grouad, position ana snteislsesce, sse ~tSa fhs
voniedsrssss. and wsshinksea has 1sse ta:s eeec
kiehin0nd IN be now
WHAT ras waros AND ooyeaxMswT nRm TmiH4
or rue YAnxss faIunPss.
From the London Post. (CaAlaet 0svaa,) May - ]
1.-THE North really consider the baslle n VlsRlnla
victory, It can only be hecsuse thsy have beca
% accustomed to Be dlsesaceftslly eeaeea In that
quarter by Gen. Lee, that they look upoa aaythlng
snoIt 0! utter and disastrous defeat - tslempA
Upon the same principle, II u 70 10 presune1 tbas
snoaid GFnat be uitimatfty ddven baet and so1ted,
thsy VIII not take u bs<h - boost eevjae bscO0e
SO haslsaated % faiIuss, ~ ihsy AegsF2 u - shs
short Of repuise and the aarrowest pnssIhs escape
from complete desuucl0a f0s the Gsaad Army Of
the Potomac, In It's .soa 10 Rtchm0ad" expi0ias,
WIZ Indeed he agreeable surprise f0s the Fsdesals
-Am'ost as great surprise as the uae1 pected Cap
t"se of Richmond would be Ex the soa.h. II
would he novelty In las way, perfectly OrisinAl
and unique. The latest teiesrams from the N"ith,
Whrh we print to day, tehd 10 show that u the
f"r Them Is virtually qatvaient 10 defeat. they
may think themselves fortunate. Both the 6ank
and the direct attempts to reach k.chmond have
mus far ssnal'y failed. The pseiendcd retreat OF
asserted BY 'hs FedeIais, are now expressly cos
'radicsed BY them.
IL is great mistake to estimate the inertia Of .
it Is conducted. The Thug will track his unc0n-
sct0us victim tor days and weeks, or even months,
through cod and hunger, and thousand aificni.
ties, t. stransle him nj iastnot for gain, not cor
the smallest traction Of any tangible good 10 he
got for hi mself by II, but simply to fulfill what he
considers his duty 70 the sansuimaSy divinity he
wOrships. 30 In the Norther Mies, there II, no
doubt, besides mrrccnartcs, maay grim fanatic.
Iab0Ting under The delusiOn that he Is lighting sthe
battles Of the Lord" In crusade again~t slavery
many political entinsiAst who 10 ready, with
the best aud sDsi disinterested tOns, to Offer
up six millions Of SuulAeneTs on the bl00dy shfine
Of "the Union as 1t was but, after ALL the truth
Is, fAot tAe Norh do not fight 30 scsH as tie South
WHAT TIE BRITISH ARIsrocRAcY rnlxK.
From the London Herald, derby Osgan,) Nay
s7th, 1884
If the American quarrel IL to be decided by the
ordeal Of battle, Il can hardly be said to be In q
eRt. Though soms fly thousand men at least have
been killed and wounded In a week, mail aftel
mali which brings us news from the battle elds In
Virginia represents the result Of this fGhti0x as
~ suggest 10 Us very precise balance of advan-
lages on either side-eBOugh, indeed, to make Us
doubtful as to the issue Ot events. On the one
side the power Of almost overwhelming numbers,
with teTOcluus energy which has not been parai
icird the former history Of the var-on The Other
side IHR PERFECTION OF SCIENTIFIC STRATEGY, with
anfTua, differentiation ID conquer or die. A. In the
ha.tIe between Greeks and Tfojans, where the
Father of the gods considered Il such perfect
match that he urged upon his fellow hanQ Quetess
the prOpriely Of not interfering either side, 40
As IL spOtl the game, this great match between the
Federal and the Confederate, seems SO even that
the very expression of sympathy tar eitlles, ftOm
the far of spec 'atoIs Of .he e"mhat, has s0me-
thing nj unfair0css la Il We vii dn Tea Grsn
the justice 10 say that he has made the most d
rect and perhaps the most skilltul attack that ha
yet beeH ievellei at the SOutileTm capital II mus
be cOn'essrd, however, that all previous attacks
have been MIsERABLg FAILVRxs; and IL Is not iul
probable that this will turn Out 10 be the cOmp'etes
failure OF all, for the very reason that Il has ap
preached nearast II success.
Ca the morning Of The 18Th May the tederals
found that the ene.ny had disappeared trOG lhei
front, aad the latest accounts leave them i.At0W
Ing slowly aud painfully tsfou&h thick mud ina
lsuAAA IN ahl
OF artillery. Tine will show the object OF III
Southern Hcncral Ia this movement. tie MAJ
wish to prevent his right Il tnk from betna tuFae'
by an advance along the Fredesic ks1usg Railroad
He may 6Hd the pOsitiOn on the PO creek too u
v0rabis to the Federal artillery aRd too TAT ffoa
hts supplies The advance Of Butler alOpg Jams
river may have made him anxiOus abOut the satet
Of Richmond. IL. may wish 70 draw The Fedess
army into the heart Of dificuIt eOMatsy. sosa
ten miles further south OF it, base Of operaiiOnl
that he may be the better enabled tn sSssOuad
aud camplete Its destruction. The poslit0n o
GRAFT IL n0w perilOus Ia an extreWS degree. II
has gone 80 far that nc has no longer a. Opportu
nity Of escape IN cass Of danger. There u % o.
appearance hut alternative left To him-h
must either arive Lee from his front or be himsel
annthiiated.
GRANT xrsr o, SnawARn.
Fem the London Telegraph, Nay g..
As long, tndred, as Grant moSes on0asds, I
long viii New York believe Ia him Hut Suppo.
he calls hait-suppOse that his crippled force
are held for more than . few days IN check bcfOl
come other iiac pits and breastwosks stsOas'
| than those Of Spotsyivania' To measure the pst
/ bable reaction, we must remembes that N ajnlOl
| bioodiess victory was hoped for, and thas lh
same Journal which records shese sanouiRas
struggles, very recently expressed its Opiai0a sAa
the csmpaign would result stn the gebei evscus
lion of the ely, and Lees retire. iaso u0stA Car
lima without battle, In order u save his army
That dream AT aay rate, hxs beea dispelDed: aad
the first indication Uf evil f0stuae, Nsw Yosk, sue
denly recovering from excitement that 10 al0O,
madness, will confess that tweasy msies q Wig
MIA soil may have been deadly won st The pslc
0f two Thousand snen for every mile.
RE rcnsIn0 IN nAScHssTIR
From the NJ Aachestes Examines, Nay y
A survey Of th,se diaiculties vi
l enable n {, understand the considerations WIKI
/ Gen Lee sDust take tnt0 accOuas Il detesmlail
l the tactics OF lhs campsisa. A retreat 70 RicI
m0ad would sinpstfy the situation, and seen
aff,rd hisa 80 m my advaatases If that h ths wo
to use where evesythiag looks dtsadvsntaseoas.
that We shalt not be surprised 10 hear " his 0scl
Ing IN ah.r Mt Oacc. tie u meAaced With ~ avl
iaache of disaster, and u he should avert tfo
| crushing hIM IL will be Hext u miracle 0f 81
| esgy and skill. la coOlaess, IN feSlittty 0s
| SOURCES, Ia psOmpsness OF deciei0n, and above al
| In uaAiachiRg TesOln Ion, Csaat has t!aneasosae
distanced his predecessors. The Fedrsai sDs1sc
have fought as they aevcv fought bsfOse On U
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