The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-10-11


We have received Richmond papers covering
dates from the 9Th TO the Sth instant, from which
we take the following
The Damage Mr. Davis Has Done.
We hazard little in saying that the speech Of
the President at Macon is not such as the puDliC
had right to expect from Mr.. Davis at this criti
cal junciure of our affairs. The least the Pros-
dent Say about the late campaign in Georgia the
better He has shocked the country aud the
army already enough by what has trdnspired
under bis tction, 10 spare them deleuse of
his policy. The evidence accumulates that had
Johnston been retained in cOmma-d of the Ten
nessee army, Atlanta would not only have been
saved but SheTman's hosts would have been
destroyed. In the very pinch OF his campaign,
In the very vintage time Of victory, the President,
without Gne word of warning or remonsrau e,
removed chat old and skllful General" from the
army. Sherman in his report of his operations
before Atlanta presents the reader with the sequel.
These periodical iuterierences of the President
are fast bringing Us to grief, sapping the conf
dence of both people and army 10 his wisdom,
encouraging our enemies, and paving the way for
what we shudder TO reflect upon His tours TO
the West arc usually the preludes of disaster.
His consultation with Bragg and Johnston in
1862 ending with his ordering twelve thousln
to Vicksburg against the protest of these Generals
lost us the battle of MurfreesbOro and the de-
stTuctlOn OF Rosecrans' army. His visit 10 1853
diyiutd Bragg's army in front Of Grant az Cnuta-
nooga, by sending LOngstreet with tgenty-fve
thousand men on strategic errand to Knox.
sry Ridge, where the Army OF Tennessee came
nigh being annhiated.
The President is again on his travels to "confer
with the generals" Nay God deliver rs this
time from the dispensatiOn which the past teaches
US 10 aIli,i ipate.-AOHtg0msyy Nal.
Another Criticisms OF President DaVIg
Speech.
Some portions OF the speech of the President,
delivered at Macon, are unworthy of him, andgve
evidence of bad taste and worse temper. His
covert illusions 10 the great soldier he dsgraced-
so far as his official acOn could effect that end
are indelicate i.iimed, and reprehensiOle. Tney
are not IN keeping with the uignided silence Of
the nan who has not, 10 far a. the public know,
uttered one word OF complaint. 1t may he difn-
cult even for the President " make maj jOrity OF
his fellow. citizens believe that Johnston was
incapable OF "stIiking an honest and many blow
for Atlanta" Many Tan honest and many "a
manly blow" did he give as the forty y-fye thou
sand Yankees killed OF hOyS de combat in the
advance TO Atlanta, would testify. But let this
pass.
five were disposed 20 act the censor further
we might add that the term "scoundcel," applied
TO those who had misreprescnted the Presidents
official sction, must have fallen strangely upon
the ears of large audience of ladies aud gentle
men assembled in church 70 hear the highest
civil dignitary in the land discourse upon public
topics and the state OF the county!
The announcement by the President that two
thirds of the army are alb ent from the field, the
most Of them without leave, will take the country
by surprise. What could not those men accom-
pllhn now II tncY were IN tnt line OF Qutyl
-LyRchbdTg lTqtHidH.
--latest War News.
THE BATTLE OF DARBYTowN-THE YANKEES
DEFEATED AND DRIVEN FOUR MILES.
From. tie EraDIer OcfoyeyS
Yesterday morning broke upon one of those
clear, bright days Of autumn which are the glory
OF the declining year. The Yankee host, forty
thousand strong, lay enCamped on the north side
of James river, the main body in the neighhOr-
hood of Fort Harrison, ten miles southeast Of
Richmond, the 10th (Brncy's) Army Corps and
Kauiz's cavalry being nye and half mics nearer
the city, and In position between the DarbytoWu
and Charles City roads.
With the first carly light General Gary's
Brigade OF cavalry and considerable force OF
ouripfanhy stuck the Cuemy's right resting on
the Charles City road az point from for aud u
half 10 five miles from tho city. The Yankees
were completely surprised, and with little re, ,i,t-
ance fed into THEN ntrcuchmcnts shorl DIS
tRnce in their rear Here they were Ia strong
force and prepared for q desperate resistance (;
but our troops, following up their first blow
with great impetuosity Cltried the works and
drove the Yankees out capturing uine pieces Ot
cannon, one hundred artillery horses, and several
hundred prisoners.
General Gary 10y this time had Kautz on the
TuB, and was driving him ahead OF the infantry.
Our infantry continued 10 press the 10th Corps
back, Our troops then pressed forward toward
a second line OF the enemy g intrenchments, which
was carried after sharp contest, and the enemy
routed and pursued some distance towards Fort
Harrison, when our men being much fdtigued by
the heavy work OF the day, were Withdrawn from
the pursuit TO tle enemy line Of intreuchmeUts
iust taken.
The battle, 30 far had shed uudying glory upon
our troops, but fresh triumph was ia reserve for
them. The enemy, IN the course Of au hour
two having been rapidly reinforced from th
grand army at Foqt Harrison advanced with cou-
hdence TO the rocapture Of their former position.
They were, afICr long aud desperate Eight,
repulsed with Great slaughter and rs night closed
III we held all the ground we had taken.
This was most sauguiuary battle 10 the YAM
KEGS, the loss falling heavily, SIS usual upon CGi-
fee. We are not prepared TO make an estimate OF
their loss either IN killed or prisoners. The num-
her OF prisoners who have as yet arrived in the
city is small, our troops being during The day
otherwise occupied. The only prisoner Of note
we have seen I, Captain Asche, General KGut2 4
Adjutant- Genera, who was captured by Serge aus
New, OF GaTy's Brigade.
Our loss, we learn from OF sources, was very
small as compared with that Of the enemy,
Among our killed was the gallant Brglder-
General John Gregg, OF Texas BugadieT-G ne
raj Bratton, OF South Carolina, Is also reporSt
severely wounded.
Colonel Haskell Is seriously wounded, aud has
been brought 20 this city
IN eomplimentng the steady yaOr Of our troops
IN TINS battle too mueh cannot be said for ihc
Iashng General Gary ana his cavalry, Thev
Grove that Dutchman Kautz before thon from
the start and never allowed him pause uutil the
close Of the tight.