The New York herald., 1864-08-26


Zee neet was rumorsd saturday tnlt our cavalry naa
Captured i've thousand prisoners eep Bottom ana
was hoped that Foster and hts had been goobed
during the cmmerian darkness OF Friday night but the
story proved 20 be without foundation.
The Demonstr alton ON the Weldon Rail-
Ioad-Grant and gherman-Early's
Operations an tho valley. Sc.
From the Richmond Examiner, August "a
All round the horizon sky Is Frightening. Gene
raj Grants movements both to the right and the eft
In order to break out OF his uneasy suaion have been
most signal failures. Whether the demonstration 10 bis
left on the Weldon Railroad, was Intended as fenL 20
draw attention from the serious movement his right.
or whether the demonstration on the right Was the tent
aud the serious movement that by the lett fank in
either case disaster has attended hmthe feut aud the
main operation have been failures alike On his right
every assault has been met and balted and beaten
back, aud on his left three thousand prisoners
fe into the hands Of General Hill. who had the good
fortune 10 command ~ that part OF sur line "The
ago." remarks Yankee correspondent How
they2 It is not in human nature take this continual
threshug without yielding usensiby TO che influence Of
certain COW. In truth the greater number OF Grants
men, being kidnapped foreigners, can have no desire to
peril their lives Ia cause which they know not
will fight the death for his country for his honor
for his hearth and home but what have they to dght
tori When the soldiers OF that Yankee army meet
troops the very wisest thing they do--wiser
even than running away-is to get themselves taken
never viii be- essbsnsed until % the end Of INC me war;
Grants style warfare altogether too bloody to suit the
feelings and taste Of any army that has no interest In the
cause except pay and ratons anu bis operations in Vr
gna since the day hs crossed tho Rapdan have certain
ly turned the Northern mind decidedly thoughts
OF peace tnan any other agency whatsoever We have
been inclined award to General the title Of
the greatest 'peace COMMISSIONER but consdera.
tion, that distinction must be conferred upon Grant
General Grants army may be considered as utterly
and signay and finally defeated. Whether the moment
como when she remnant Of II 10 to be driven to ts ships
General Lee s the best and sole judge That measure
however when he shall decide upon u, will be noble
movement In the interest Of pcice.
Sherman's campaign against Atlanta, as Il has been
copy OF Grants in Virginia from the beginning seems
destined to follow that model even 70 the end All the
readers thai sherman meets unexpected dcutes fuds
opposite him wherever he moves unexpected masses OF
troops learns that Hood has been largely renorced and
(worst OF ally finds awkward circumstances taking place
along bis lines of communication III the rear. In this
particular point Grant has the advantage Of sherman
the former has his base the aua II the worst
comes tho worst escape his own country.
sherman, IL no cannot move forward may never 50
But the most stirring news Of to-day is, that General
Early has more do not say fought and routed,
but stampeded, without nghsing the great and terrible
army OF Yankees that nas beeo pretending 20 pursuo
him for some days past. Sheridan, Avcrill, Crook,
Wrght-wbosoevor may be the commander OF them
breathless ardor. They sought him east. they
sought hlm west, all through Maryland. and on both
man and frugal swaio as he is was calmly reapng and
garnering his harvest in the ricn valley Of Virginia
Az last seems, the arduous researches Of that tre
mendous Yankee army crowned with success--
they found Early. any one is disposed TO mock and
the Yaukce folks for running away precipaeiy
the moment they found the man they had been search
ing TOR, cannot sympathize with such mockiug and
sneernR Hundred days. mcn," boys, negroes,
foreigners why should they expose themselves to be
killed by rough s'secesh" soldiers They oil surmise
aud shewdy suspect that there is soon to be peace
Peace is in the air. they smell they want TO live TO
enjoy it, and would hate the thought Of being killed
by the last stray volleys fred, as it were, tor
FORMS sake. Whatever may be tho popular feeling
In the armies OF Grant and Sherman. at least
clear by the examples Of kernstown and Strasburg
that the army especially entrusted with the defence Of
Washington has adopted principle the plain theory and
practice OF running away they may do this because,
being the scat Of government they are better
not think 1t worth while be killed at tho eleventh
hour they may do it merely by instinct"inssnct Is
. great matter.n
tered, however nothing remains tor Gen. Early pnt TO
follow them into Maryland and Pennsylvania Peace,
that pearl Of great price, s TO be found only IN pennsy
vana.